Thursday, 3rd of July 2014 14.00h to 20.30h

Economic Council Germany / Wirtschaftsrat DeutschlandHotel InterContinental, Budapester Straße 2, 10787 Berlin

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ECONOMIC CONFERENCE 2014WIRTSCHAFTSTAG 2014

Economic Council Germany / Wirtschaftsrat DeutschlandHotel InterContinental, Budapester Straße 2, 10787 Berlin

Prof. Dr. Kurt J. Lauk, President Wolfgang Steiger, General Secretary

InvitationIn recent years, the Wirtschaftstag has become one of the largest and most influential economic conferences in Germany and an important meeting place for international business and European politics to shape the business agenda for the coming years.

The Presidium and Board have chosen the following keynote theme for the 2014 Economic Conference:

„Germany and Europe in Transition:Putting Europe on a path to sustainable growth“

As in past years, Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel will hold a keynote speech at the opening session. This year, we are very pleased to welcome the Taoiseach of Ireland, Mr. Enda Kenny, as one of our special guests. With his courageous economic reforms, Mr Kenny led Ireland out of the crisis. Further contributors of the opening session will be Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn, Chairman of the Board, Volkswa-gen AG, Günther Oettinger, EU Commissioner for Energy, Christian Lindner MdL, Federal Chairman of the FDP, Peter Terium, Chairman

of the Executive Board, RWE AG, and Dr. Kurt Bock, Chairman of the Executive Board, BASF SE.

Besides the EU Commissioner of Trade, Karel De Gucht, the Head of the Federal Chancellery, Peter Altmaier MdB, the Federal Ministers Alexander Dobrindt MdB and Hermann Gröhe MdB, our top-class panel discussions will bring together high level politicians, business executives and representatives of major associations.

We are delighted to welcome the key players for European finance and monetary policy at the evening session of the Wirtschaftstag. In keeping with the motto ‘Putting Europe on a path to sustainable growth’, Dr. Jens Weidmann, President of the Deutsche Bundesbank, will open this session. Followed by a keynote speech about the future of the Euro from the President of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi. Dr. Wolfgang Schäuble MdB, Federal Minister of Finance will hold the closing keynote speech.

We look forward to your attendance and active involvement in the discussions at the 2014 Economic Conference.

Berlin, June 2014

8.00 a.m. to 9.30 a.m.Members’ and Delegates’ Conference(for members of the Economic Council to the CDU only)

1.45 p.m. to 2.00 p.m.Chairman‘s Welcome & Opening Remarks2.00 p.m. to 3.00 p.m. Energy Roundtable3.00 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. Opening Keynotes5.00 p.m. to 6.45 p.m.Panel I: Fresh Momentum for a transatlantic Economic

PartnershipPanel II: Energy, Industry, Jobs –

Germany’s Future as an Economic HubPanel III: Investing in Germany’s InfrastructurePanel IV: The Possibilities and Challenges of Demographic

Change

7.15 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.Evening Event

Conference Timetable Economic Conference 2014

1.45 p.m. to 2.00 p.m. Welcome Prof. Dr. Kurt J. LaukPresident, Economic Council to the CDU e.V.

2.00 p.m. to 3.00 p.m.Energy RoundtableDr. Kurt BockChairman of the Executive Board, BASF SE

Günther H. OettingerCommissioner for Energy, European Commission

Christian Lindner MdL Federal Chairman of the FDP

Peter Terium Chairman of the Executive Board, RWE AG

In conversation with:Dr. Wulf Schmiese Journalist, ZDF

Opening

3.00 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. Opening Keynote SessionIndustrial Base Europe: More innovation to ensure long term growthProf. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Martin Winterkorn Chairman of the Board, Volkswagen AG

Real Recovery, Sustainable Jobs and Lasting Growth –Ireland‘s story and Europe‘s next stepsEnda Kenny TDTaoiseach of Ireland and Leader of Fine Gael

Agenda for Germany and EuropeDr. Angela Merkel MdBChancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany

5.00 p.m. to 6.45 p.m. Fresh Momentum for a transatlantic Economic Partnership

Impulse SpeechKarel De GuchtCommissioner for Trade, European Commission

Kenneth ClarkeMinister without Portfolio in Cabinet Office, United Kingdom

Ambassador Susan SchwabFormer United States Trade Representative

PodiumDr. Theodor WeimerSpokesperson for the Board, HypoVereinsbank-UniCredit Bank AG

Dorothee BelzMember of the Management Board, Microsoft Europe

Wolf LichtensteinCEO DACH Region, SAS Institute GmbH

Dr. Michael MertinChairman of the Board, Jenoptik AG

Dr. Norbert Roettgen MdBFederal Minister ret., Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the German Bundestag

ModerationFriedrich MerzChairman, Atlantik-Brücke e.V.

Panel I

5.00 p.m. to 6.45 p.m. Energy, Industry, Jobs – Germany’s Future as an Economic Hub

Impulse SpeechPeter Altmaier MdBHead of the Federal Chancellery and Federal Minister for Special Tasks

Dr. Volkmar Denner Chairman of the Management Board, Robert Bosch GmbH

Dr. Karl-Thomas NeumannChairman of the Board, Adam Opel AG

PodiumDr. Kurt BockChairman of the Executive Board, BASF SE

Tuomo HatakkaChairman of the Executive Board, Vattenfall GmbH

Oliver BellMember of the Board, Norsk Hydro ASA & President, WirtschaftsVereinigung Metalle e.V.

Dr. Michael Fuchs MdBDeputy Chairman of the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group

Prof. Dr. Norbert Winkeljohann Spokesperson for the Board, PricewaterhouseCoopers AG WPG

ModerationHildegard Müller Chair of the Executive Board and member of the steering committee, BDEW Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft e.V.

Panel II

5.00 p.m. to is 6.45 p.m. Investing in Germany’s Infrastructure

Impulse SpeechAlexander Dobrindt MdBFederal Minister for Transport and Digital Infrastructure

Carsten SpohrChairman of the Board, Deutsche Lufthansa AG

Rainer NeskeMember of the Board, Deutsche Bank AG

PodiumBoris SchuchtChairman of the Management Board, 50 Hertz Transmission GmbH

Walter HaasCTO, Huawei Technologies Deutschland GmbH

Frank SportolariManaging Director of UPS Germany

Dr. Michael Meister MdBParliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Finance

ModerationProf. Klaus-Peter MüllerChairman of the steering committee, Deutsches Verkehrsforum e.V. & Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Commerzbank AG

Panel III

5.00 p.m. to 6.45 p.m. The Possibilities and Challenges of Demographic Change

Impulse SpeechHermann Gröhe MdBFederal Minister for Health

Dr. Eric SchweitzerChairman of the Board, ALBA Group plc & Co. KG & President, German Chamber of Commerce and Industry e. V.

Dr. Birgit KönigChair of the Board, Allianz Private Krankenversicherungs-AG

PodiumManfred BauerMember of the Board, MLP AG

Stefan Oelrich General Manager Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH

Steffen Bilger MdB Chairman of the Young Group of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the German Bundestag

Uwe Laue Chairman of the Board, Debeka Insurance AG

Prof. Hans Helmut SchetterVice-President of the Economic Council to the CDU e.V.

ModerationMargaret Heckel Author of the book, “Midlife Boomers: Why there has never been a better time to be old.”

Panel IV

Evening Event7.15 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.

IntroductionProf. Dr. Kurt J. Lauk President of the Economic Council to the CDU e.V.

A strong regulatory Framework for the Eurozone Dr. Jens WeidmannPresident, Deutsche Bundesbank

A stable currency and stronger EuropeMario DraghiPresident, European Central Bank

Institutional Change and European ConciliationDr. Wolfgang Schäuble MdBFederal Minister for Finance

There will be a simultaneous translation provided from English to German and German to English throughout the day.

Conference ManagementOverall management: Wolfgang Steiger,

General SecretaryOverall management: Dr. Rainer Gerding,

Federal ManagerPress support: Klaus-Hubert Fugger,

Press SpokesmanOrganisation: Iris Hund,

Head of Organisation/FinanceConception: Simon Steinbrück,

Director

Wirtschaftsrat der CDU e.V., Luisenstraße 44, 10117 Berlin Tel. ++49 30 / 2 40 87-0, Fax ++49 30 / 2 40 87-405 www.wirtschaftsrat.de, E-Mail: Email: wirtschaftstag@wirtschaftsrat.de

During the conference urgent messages will be conveyed to participants via ++49 30 26 02-12 83.

Conference VenueHotel InterContinental Budapester Straße 2, 10787 Berlin Tel.: ++49 30 / 2602-0, Fax ++49 30 / 26022600.

Conference FeeThe conference fee is � 80 per person for members of the Economic Council and � 290 per person for non-members and accompany-ing persons. No charge is made for journalists and members of the Junior Groups. You are kindly requested to pay the conference fee to Deutsche Bank AG Bonn, IBAN: DE31 3807 0059 0310 0476 00, BIC: DEUT-DEDK380. When making the remittance please ensure that you enter the names of the person(s) participating on the remittance slip.

Organisation

We have reserved a limited number of rooms in the Hotel Inter-Continental at special rates from 29 June to 6 July 2014 for parti-cipants in the 2014 Economic Conference.

You are kindly requested to directly contact the Hotel Inter-Continental and make your booking by 16 June 2014 using the code “2014 Economic Conference”

Please note that registrations will be handled on a first come, first served basis.

Hotel InterContinental Budapester Straße 2, 10787 Berlin, Tel. ++49 30 / 26 02 12 87

Deutsche Bahn AG will be allocating a limited number of railway tickets at special rates for the period from 1 to 5 July 2014.

Reservations can be made via the Deutsche Bahn AG hotline, Tel.: ++49 1805 31 11 53. Code: Wirtschaftstag.

Prices: � 99 for a second-class return ticket inside Germany; � 159 for a first-class return ticket inside Germany.

Hotel room allocation

Railway ticket allocation

Thursday, 3rd of July 2014 14.00h to 20.30h

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