Location: Hotel Steigenberger Esplanade, Jena Participants: 150 Thuringian entrepreneurs, 18 representatives of clusters and banks, 19 representatives of foreign chambers of commerce and LEG offices abroad Program items:Plenary:
- On the current economic development in Thuringia and the resulting tasks
Jürgen Reinholz, Thuringian Minister of Economics - The global economy in transition - new markets and trends for the German and Thuringian economy in light of new global challenges
Professor Ulrich Blum, President of the Halle Institute for Economic Research - Open markets secure growth, stability, and prosperity - perspectives for German foreign trade, initiation and management of international cooperations
Jens Nagel, Managing Director of the Federal Association of German Export Trade e.V., Berlin - Can Russia compensate for what is lost in exports to the West?
Prof. Dr. Klaus Mangold, Chairman of the Eastern Committee of the German Economy - Opportunities for the Thuringian economy in developing trade and economic relations with the USA
Fred B. Irwin, President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany - Business and investment opportunities for Thuringian companies in the Asian economic area - opportunity or risk?
Friedolin Strack, Germany Coordinator of the Asia-Pacific Committee of German Business (APA) - Opportunities and business possibilities for the Thuringian economy on the Latin American market
Christoph G. Schmitt, Chief Executive Officer of the Latin America Association e.V. - HERMES guarantees - a proven instrument even in times of the financial crisis?
Klaus Preißler, Corporate Consultant Euler Hermes Credit Insurance AG - The LEG Thüringen - your partner in managing international business contacts
Dr. Arnulf Wulff, Head of Acquisition, Technology and International Contacte, LEG Thüringen



