FEICA European Adhesive & Sealant Conference

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Klaus Schweinsberg was keynote speaker at the FEICA conference taking place in September in Berlin. In his speech entitled: “Value Creation – in Times of Uncertainty” he addressed more than 550 delegates from 31 countries representing the European adhesive and sealant industry. Further speakers and panellists included Jan-Dirk Auris, Executive Vice President Adhesive Technologies Henkel, James J. Owens, President and CEO H.B. FULLER, Bernard Pinatel, Chairman and CEO BOSTIK as well as Jan Jenisch, CEO SIKA.

Symposium: “A Foundation as a Corporate Model for the Future: Opportunities and Risks”

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In June Klaus Schweinsberg was invited to the Symposium on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the Carl-Zeiss Foundation. Together with Prof. Dr. h. c. Ludwig Georg Braun, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of B. Braun Melsungen AG, Prof. Dr. jur. Stefan J. Geibel, Institute for German and European Corporate and Commercial Law, University of Heidelberg, Dr. Frank Heinricht, president and CEO, SCHOTT AG and Prof. Dr. Klaus Schweinsberg engaged in a discussion entitled „Corporate-Governance-Structures in interaction between companies and foundations“ . The event was hosted by the Carl-Zeiss Foundation in cooperation with Carl Zeiss AG, Schott AG and the F.A.Z. Institute.
Interview zur Veranstaltung auf Youtube

24 Hours – Today. Tonight. Tomorrow.

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For the fifth time international Top-Managers gathered at the “24 Hours”-Event at the invitation of Telekom CEO Timotheus Höttges. The guests and participants included General Keith B. Alexander (picture), the former Director of the National Security Agency (NSA) , Joi Ito, Director MIT Media Lab and Daniel Ek, CEO of Spotify. Klaus Schweinsberg facilitated the event.

Exclusive Tutorial 2014

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The fourth Exclusive Tutorial (Privatissimum) for (young) Boards of Directors and Boards of Advisers took place in June at Castle Ehreshoven close to Cologne. Speaker of the two-day intensive seminar included Dr. Hans Michael Gaul, member of the Siemens AG advisory board, the former  Chairman of the Supervisory Board of BP Europa SE, Wilhelm Bonse-Geuking, as well as Professor Dr. Peter May, Chair of the German Commission Governance Code for family owned businesses.

International Utility and Energy Conference (IUEC)

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Klaus Schweinsberg was keynote speaker at Accenture’s International Utilities and Energy Conference (IUEC) taking place in April 2014 in Berlin. The annual, two-day event is dedicated to examining topics of global interest to international senior leadership executives in the electricity, natural gas, and water industries. In his speech titled ‘Current Trends: A View on the World’s Economic Environment’ Klaus Schweinsberg shared his ideas on how to spur economic growth and establish more international cooperation in challenging times.