Important statements from the 2024 Economic Summit

Review of the 2024 Economic Summit

The Economic Summit 2024 - Impressions from the two days

Speaker 2024

Dr. Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut MdL

Minister for Economic Affairs, Labor and Tourism Baden-Württemberg

Dr. Rainer Dulger

President of the Entrepreneurs Association of Baden-Württemberg - UBW

Carmen Mittler

Chairwoman of the Baden-Württemberg Banking Association

Rainer Reichhold

President HANDWERK BW

Prof. Dr. Andrea Wechsler MdEP

Group of the European People's Party, Member of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) of the European Parliament

Dr. Matthias Net

President of the Savings Banks Association of Baden-Württemberg

Dr. Ulrich Theileis

President of the Baden-Württemberg Cooperative Association

Dr. Jan Stefan Roell

President of the Baden-Württemberg Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Dr. Werner Götz

Chairman of the Management Board of TransnetBW

Andreas Glück MdEP

Renew Europe Group, Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI)

Bernd Lange MdEP

Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats, Chair of the Committee on International Trade (INTA)

Franz Loogen

Managing Director e-mobil bw

Hildegard Müller

President of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA)

MdEP Michael Bloss

Member of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) and the Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China

Michael Hager

Head of Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis, European Commission

Mark Nicklas

Head of Unit Mobility, Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW), European Commission

Outi Slotboom

Director of Strategy and Economic Analysis, Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW), European Commission

Kai Lücke

Senior Vice President and Head of External Relations, ZF Group

Position paper on the 2024 Economic Summit

A video review of 2023 - the short version

Photo gallery 2023

Position paper on the 2023 Economic Summit

Review 2021 / 2022

At the 2021 / 2022 Economic Summit on 31 January 2022, Baden-Württemberg's Minister of Economic Affairs, Dr. Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut MdL, discussed the transformation of the economy and the European Green Deal with the leaders of Baden-Württemberg's economy and high-ranking EU representatives at a hybrid event.

Under the guiding theme of “A sustainable and competitive Europe”, the Minister discussed the various challenges facing the economy and possible solutions from Baden-Württemberg with her guests.
 

A video review of 2022 - the short version

Position paper on the 2022 Economic Summit

Review 2020

Due to the pandemic, the 2020 Business Summit was held purely digitally. Under the guiding theme “Ways out of the Corona crisis”, Minister Dr. Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut MdL discussed possibilities and strategies of the EU and the Baden-Württemberg innovation region for economic reconstruction together with representatives of the Southwest economic associations and representatives of the European Union.

Joint position paper of the five umbrella associations of the economy in Baden-Württemberg 2020

Review of 2019

State Secretary Katrin Schütz reflects on a successful 2019 Economic Summit with over 300 participants: "The great interest demonstrates the importance of direct economic policy exchange between Baden-Württemberg and the European Union."

Joint position paper of the five umbrella associations of the economy in Baden-Württemberg 2019

Review of 2018

The first Baden-Württemberg - EU Economic Summit attracted over 200 visitors to Brussels in 2018.

Under the theme "Securing and Increasing Competitiveness," Dr. Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut, Minister of Economic Affairs, Labor and Housing of Baden-Württemberg, met with representatives of Baden-Württemberg's business community and the EU in various forums and events.

Position paper on the 2018 Economic Summit