At the invitation of Continental, Klaus Schweinsberg gave a keynote speech at the Infotainment and Connectivity Summit in front of 100 international top managers. In order to reflect the topic of the conference in Prague, Klaus Schweinsberg delivered his speech on “Quality and Leadership – in Times of Uncertainty”.
“The effects of the digital revolution on family businesses and family assets” was the central topcic of the exclusive tutorial for (young) members of Boards of Directors and Boards of Advisers. Klaus Schweinsberg led the tutorial together with Liechtenstein Academy under the guidance of H.S.H. Prince Heinrich von und zu Liechtenstein. By invitation of Markus Langes-Swarovski, the event took place at the Swarovski headquarter in Wattens, Tyrol. The event was attended by young members of supervisory boards of renowned family businesses from Liechtenstein, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In addition to an intensive exchange of experiences among the attendees, high-ranking experts provided food for thought like Dr. Joachim Faber, supervisory board chairman of Benckiser, Coty and Deutsche Börse, the managing director of the leading European internet-investor Lakestar as well as the former Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, General Sir Richard Shirreff.
“The Mittelstand as a part of German Identity” – was the focus of the event held by the Deutsche Nationalstiftung on January 26th 2016. About 160 business representatives accepted the invitation and attended the event in Cologne. Prof. Dr. Klaus Schweinsberg moderated the panel with Dr. Patrick Adenauer, Prof. Dr. Richard Schröder, Prof. Dr. Hermann Simon and Dr. Dirk Janßen. The panel centred on the challenges and opportunities facing the German Mittelstand today and its unique position in the world. Against the background of the German Reunification, the Deutsche Nationalstiftung was founded among others by former German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt. The non-partisan and non-profit organisation aims to promote the political culture of Germany within the European Union and to provide a forum for discussion and comment on the pressing questions facing Germany today and in the future.
Many representatives of the leading german family businesses gathered at the annual Entrepreneur-Success-Forum in November at Castle Bensberg. Prof. Peter May and Prof. Klaus Schweinsberg hosted the event on the subject of Neues Denken – Köpfe und Konzepte für eine neue Zeit (new ways of thinking – minds and concepts for a new time). Among the speakers and panellists were Dr. Simone Bagel-Trah, Dr. Kjell Nordström, Lutz Goebel, Dr. Jürgen Heraeus, Roland Koch, Jan Rinnert, Armin Laschet, Christian Lindner, Kasper Rorsted, Stefan Smalla and Dr. Heinrich Weiss.
In October the Exclusive Tutorial (Privatissimum) Update for (young) Boards of Directors and Boards of Advisers took place at the conference venue of the Centre for Strategy and Higher Leadership at Lake Constance. Speakers included Dr. Rüdiger Grube, CEO and Chairman of the Management Board of Deutsche Bahn AG, René Obermann, Managing Director Warburg Pincus, Johannes Freiherr v. Salmuth, Chairman of the Advisory Board of Röchling Group and managing partner of the Friedrich Graf von Westphalen law firm, Carsten Laschet.
