
Federal Chancellor, DAX bosses and top investors will discuss investments, innovation and transformation in Germany on October 7th.
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The Germany summit takes place on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Handelsblatt and the 100th anniversary of the WirtschaftsWoche.
At the Germany Summit, the Chancellor and DAX bosses, economists and top investors will discuss investments, innovation and transformation of Germany as a location. On October 7th from 9:30 a.m.
Berlin. Germany is facing a new economic milestone: growth, competitiveness and innovative strength must be rethought under changing global conditions.
To mark the 80th anniversary of the Handelsblatt and 100 years of WirtschaftsWoche, we are inviting you to the Germany Summit for the first time. Together with leading decision-makers from business, politics and science, we discuss what a concrete blueprint for a new economic awakening could look like - and what steps are necessary now.
The Germany Summit is an invitation to take responsibility – and to actively shape the future of Germany as a location.
Discussions include:
Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz
CEO of the Volkswagen Group Oliver Blume
CEO of Deutsche Bank Christian Sewing
Federal Minister of Education Karin Prien
Investment banking boss J.P. Morgan, Dorothee Blessing
Handelsblatt editor-in-chief Sebastian Matthes
Wirtschaftswoche editor-in-chief Horst von Buttlar
in the live stream on October 7th.
The video for the live stream can be found further down in the article. What's special: As a Handelsblatt subscriber, you can be there live.
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