International Spring Conference:
"Europe's Prospects in the Face of Slower Global Economic Growth"

Thursday and Friday 22-23 March 2007
Commerzbank AG, Frankfurt

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Programme
22 March 2007
11:00	Press conference
12:00	Cold buffet lunch
12:45	Welcome and Introduction by a Member of the Board, Commerzbank, Frankfurt Hans-Werner Sinn, President, Ifo Institute, Munich
13:00	US-Growth Machine Runs out of Steam – Impact on Global Economy Jim O'Neill, Goldman Sachs (GS), London
13:30	China, India and Asia: the new growth engines Gerard Lyons, Standard Chartered Bank, London
14:00	The European Economy - Stable Development in an Environment of Slowing Global Growth Hans-Werner Sinn, Ifo Institute, Munich
14:30	Discussion
15:00	Coffee break
15:30	Global Imbalances and Exchange Rate Variations Jörg Krämer, Commerzbank, Frankfurt
16:00	Challenges for Financial Markets in Slowing Global Growth Axel Bertuch-Samuels, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Washington
16:30	Global Foreign Direct Investment – Patterns and Outlook Laza Kekic, The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), London
17:00	General discussion
17:30	End of session
19:00	Dinner
23 March 2007
9:00	Welcome and Introduction Hans-Günther Vieweg, Ifo Institute, Munich
9:10	High Growth Momentum in Manufacturing – For How long? Hector Pollitt, Cambridge Econometrics, Cambridge
09:50	Steel Industry – Consolidation Anticipates Challenge from Growing Competitive Pressure Armand Sadler, International Iron and Steel Institute, Luxembourg
10:15	Discussion
10:30	Coffee break
10:50	Chemicals – European Recovery Drives Demand – Exploitation of Overseas Growth Potential Remains the Companies' Challenge Rita Dicke, Lanxess, Leverkusen
11:15	Automotive Industry – The EU Market – Close to Long-term Saturation? N.N.
11:40	Textile Industry – Command the Value-added Chain to Meet the Low-wage Challenge Francesco Marchi, EURATEX, Bruxelles/Brussels
12:05	Logistics – Globalisation, new Technologies and Distribution Techniques Drive Growth Jan-Thido Karlshaus, Deutsche Post AG – DHL, Bonn
12:30	General discussion
13:00	End of the Session
	Hot buffet lunch
14:30	End of conference

International Spring Conference: "Europe's Prospects in the Face of Slower Global Economic Growth"

Programme

CESifo International Spring Conference

International Spring Conference:
"Europe's Prospects in the Face of Slower Global Economic Growth"