Business partner USA Agenda

Business partner USA
Date/Time: Tuesday, 26 April 2016, 2:30 – 4:45 p.m.
Place: Hall 3, Global Business & Markets, Business Forum 2
The United States, thanks to its tremendous economic strength, is extremely important for the German
export industry. In 2015, the country became Germany’s most important national trading partner. Hence,
Germany Trade & Invest (GTAI) invites to a panel discussion about German-American economic relations.
Beside the current state of the U.S. economy, recent developments in its industrial sector as well as
practical questions of doing business in the U.S. will be discussed.
Agenda
2:30 p.m. Opening
Dr. Jürgen Friedrich, CEO, Germany Trade & Invest (GTAI)
Dr. Volker Treier, Deputy Chief Executive Officer DIHK-International, AHK-Network, DIHK
2:40 p.m. Panel Discussion
Moderation:
Dr. Ursula Weidenfeld
Journalist
Panel Discussion 1:
Industry Reloaded? – The U.S. industry between expansion and integration
Keynote
Dr. Reinhold Festge, President of the VDMA, Partner at Haver & Boecker OHG, Oelde
On the Podium:
Dr. Reinhold Festge
President of the VDMA, Partner at Haver & Boecker OHG, Oelde
Markus Schyboll
CEO, Murrelektronik GmbH
Stephan Schmitt
Member of the Executive Board of Management, TÜV Rheinland AG
Martin Wiekert
Economic Analyst, Germany Trade & Invest (GTAI), Washington DC office
3:45 p.m. Panel Discussion 2:
From market entry to own production facilities in the US - Entrepreneurs report
On the Podium:
Alexandra Knauer
CEO & Owner, KNAUER Wissenschaftliche Geräte GmbH
Welf-Christoph von Plato
Sales Development Middle Europe, Claas Global Sales GmbH
Dr.-Ing. Anna-Katharina Wittenstein
Member of the Board, WITTENSTEIN AG
Markus Strotmann
Member of the Management Board, B. Braun Melsungen AG

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