Economic and Monetary Union

Deepening and Convergence

PROGRAM: July 5, 2018

This program is subject to change. Panelists are listed in alphabetical order.

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11:30

Registration and light buffet lunch
12:30

Opening remarks

Heinrich Schaller
Chief Executive Officer
Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich

Ewald Nowotny
Governor
Oesterreichische Nationalbank

Harald Mahrer
President
Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
13:15

Keynote lectures:
Deepening EMU - Political Integration and Economic Convergence

Jens Weidmann
President
Deutsche Bundesbank

Yves Mersch
Member of the Executive Board
European Central Bank

Christoph Leitl
President
EUROCHAMBRES - The Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry | WKÖ
14:30 - Panel 1

Stocktaking: Convergence in EMU and CESEE

Chair:
Peter Mooslechner
 Executive Director
Oesterreichische Nationalbank

Panelists:
Sylvie Goulard
 Second Deputy Governor
Banque de France

Michael Landesmann
 Professor of Economics
Johannes Kepler University Linz | The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw)

Boris Vujčić
 Governor
Croatian National Bank
15:45

Coffee break
16:15 - Panel 2

Social Cohesion - The Role of Labour Mobility

Chair:
Kurt Pribil
Executive Director
Oesterreichische Nationalbank

Panelists:
Thomas Liebig
Senior Migration Specialist
OECD

Angela Pfister
Economic Expert
Austrian Trade Union Federation (ÖGB)

Klaus F. Zimmermann
President | Professor
Global Labor Organization (GLO) | Maastricht University | UNU-MERIT

17:15 - Panel 3

EMU Deepening from Today's Perspective

Chair:
Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell
Former member of the Executive Board, ECB
Emerita Consultant, Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO)

Panelists:
Christian Keuschnigg
 Professor
University of St. Gallen

Ulrike Rabmer-Koller
President
European Association of Craft, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (UEAPME)

Thomas Wieser
 Former President
Eurogroup Working Group/EFC
18:15

End of Day 1
19:00

Aperitif
19:30 - Dinner

Dinner speech: Deepening EMU - Political Integration and Economic Convergence

Boris Vujčić
 Governor
Croatian National Bank

This dinner takes place at the Schlossmuseum Linz on invitation of Land Oberösterreich.

PROGRAM: July 6, 2018

This program is subject to change. Panelists are listed in alphabetical order.

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09:00

Keynote lecture: Deepening EMU - Political Integration and Economic Convergence

Marco Buti
Director-General
European Commission, Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN)
09:30 - Panel 4

Financial Convergence, Resilience and Supervision

Chair:
Franz Rudorfer
 Managing Director
Austrian Federal Economic Chamber

Panelists:
Florian Hagenauer
 Member of the Management Board
Oberbank

Hannes Mösenbacher
 Chief Risk Officer
Raiffeisen Bank International AG

Marco Valli
 Head of Macro Research, Chief Eurozone Economist
UniCredit Bank AG
10:30 - Panel 5

Convergence of Production, Investment and the Reduction of Imbalances

Chair:
Ralf Kronberger
 Director
Austrian Federal Economic Chamber

Panelists:
Marco Buti
Director-General
European Commission, Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN)

Wilhelm Molterer
 Managing Director
European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI)

Robert Ottel
Member of the Management Board and CEO
voestalpine AG
11:30

Coffee break
12:00 - Session

Banking and Capital Markets Union - Financial Regulation and SME Financing

Keynote lectures:
Danièle Nouy
 Chair of the Supervisory Board
European Central Bank

Andreas Treichl
 Chair of Division | CEO
Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
Bank and Insurance, Erste Bank Group

Chair:
Andreas Ittner
Vice Governor
Oesterreichische Nationalbank

Panelists:
Othmar Karas
 MEP
European Parliament

Heinrich Schaller
CEO
Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich
13:30

Closing remarks

Ewald Nowotny
Governor
Oesterreichische Nationalbank
13:45

End of conference

Please note that the OeNB/WKÖ will take pictures of participants during the conference and may use them in their online or print publications.
This program is supported by Land Oberösterreich and Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich AG.


GENERAL INFORMATION

Conference Secretariat
Phone: (+43-1) 404 20-6620
Fax: (+43-1) 404 20-04 6697
E-mail: event-management@oenb.at

Speaker

All speakers are listed in alphabetical order.

LINZ - GENERAL INFORMATION

Discover Linz

In Linz, the European Capital of Culture and a UNESCO City of Media Arts, a triad of culture, nature and industry awaits visitors. It has a long and eventful history, and the architecture of its developed city centre with the baroque Hauptplatz is unique.
Find the top 10 sights here or visit Linztourismus.at for upcoming events in and around Linz.

Special Suggestion: Höhenrausch

At the Höhenrausch 2018 exhibition, unique works of media art are situated along the popular wooden walkways over the roofs of the city, accompanied by wide-ranging views over Linz.

Special Suggestion: Pöstlingberg

Let's set off up Linz's local mountain! An excursion to Pöstlingberg is an unforgettable experience - Change your perspectives on Linz!

LINZ - TRAVEL INFORMATION

PLANE

Flight to Blue Danube Airport Linz
20 minutes to the city centre by taxi

Flight to Vienna International Airport
100 minutes to Linz by train

TRAIN

ÖBB - Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Phone: +43 51717
www.oebb.at

WESTbahn
Phone: +43 1 89900
www.westbahn.at

TAXI

Linzer Taxi, Tel. +43 732 2244
Grünes Funktaxi, Tel. +43 732 6969
Gelbes Funktaxi, Tel. +43 732 3344
RTS Taxi, Tel. +43 732 610388
Die Willys, Tel. +43 732 341095
Taxi - Limousinenservice Hackermüller, Tel. +43 664 2423658

CAR

Motorway (A1) from Munich - Salzburg, Vienna - Budapest
Motorway (A8) from Passau - Regensburg
Motorway (A7) from Prague

Public transport - LINZ AG Linien

Download public transport map
For further information, please visit: Linztourismus.at

LOCATIONS


Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich
Eventlocation
Europaplatz 1a
4020 Linz - Austria


Schlossmuseum
Dinner
Schlossberg 1
4020 Linz - Austria

HOTELS

Please use this code for booking: 'EMU Conference'

Arcotel Nike

Untere Donaulände 9 - 4020 Linz
+43 732 76260

Courtyard Linz by Marriott

Europaplatz 2 - 4020 Linz
+43 732 69590

Hotel Donauwelle

Am Winterhafen 13 - 4020 Linz
+43 732 78 99 971

ParkInn by Radisson Linz

Hessenplatz 16-18 - 4020 Linz
+43 732 777 100 3502

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