Parallel Panel Discussions 2.1-2.5
2.1 What Does the Just, Modern Welfare State of the Future Look Like? (German/English - Livestream)
- Stefanie Janczyk, Head of Social and Labour Market Policy Resort at the IG Metall (trade union of metalworkers), Frankfurt
- Joachim Rock, Head of Labour, Social Affairs and Europe Department at Paritätischer Gesamtverband e.V., Berlin
- Martin Rosemann, Member of the German Bundestag (MP/SPD), Deputy Spokesman of the Working Group Labour and Social Affairs of the SPD Parliamentary Group in the German Bundestag, Berlin
- Stefan Sell, Professor of Economics, Social Policy and Social Sciences at the University of Applied Sciences Koblenz
Chair:
Sebastian Puschner, Journalist at the weekly newspaper “der Freitag”
2.2 How Can We Stabilize the Eurozone and Strengthen Convergence in Europe? (German/English)
- László Andor, Professor of Economic Policy at the Corvinus University of Budapest and Senior Research Fellow at the Foundation for European Progressive Studies, Brussels, former EU-Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, Brussels
- Sebastian Dullien, Academic Director of the Macroeconomic Policy Institute at the Hans-Böckler-Stiftung, Düsseldorf and Professor of International Economics at HTW Berlin – University of Applied Sciences, Berlin
- Ashoka Mody, Professor of International Economic Policy at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, Princeton, former Deputy Director of the Research and European Departments at the International Monetary Fund, Washington, D.C.
Chair:
Ulrike Herrmann, Journalist at the “taz” newspaper
2.3 Digitalisation and Good Work: How Can We Shape the New World of Labour? (only in German)
- Thorben Albrecht, Federal Executive Director of the SPD, former State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Berlin
- Karl-Heinz Brandl, Head of Innovation and Good Work Division at the German United Services Union (ver.di) National Administration, Berlin
- Sandra Hofmann, Head of Labor Market Research at the WifOR Research Institute, Darmstadt
- Ute Klammer, Executive Director of the Institute for Work, Skills and Training at the University of Duisburg-Essen
Chair:
Sabine Gillessen, Gillessen Strategy Politics
2.4 How Can We Achieve More Public Investment and Affordable Housing in Times of the Debt Ceilings and the European Fiscal Compact? (only in German)
- Matthias Kollatz, Senator for Finance in Berlin
- Tom Krebs, Professor of Macroeconomics and Economic Policy at the University of Mannheim
- Florian Moritz, Head of Economic, Finance and Fiscal Policy Department at the German Confederation of Trade Unions, Executive Board, Berlin
- Karin Zauner-Lohmeyer, Head of Social Management and European Affairs Department, City of Vienna
Chair:
Mark Schieritz, Correspondent of the weekly newspaper “Die Zeit”
2.5. Trump, China, Brexit and Co.: How Should Trade Policy React to the Challenges of Globalisation and Increasing Protectionism? (only in German)
- Pia Eberhardt, Researcher & Campaigner with Corporate Europe Observatory, Berlin
- Wolfgang Lemb, Member of the Executive Committee of the German Metalworkers‘ Trade Union (IG Metall), Frankfurt
- Angela Mans, Head of Foreign Trade and International Relations at the German Association of the Automotive Industry, Berlin
- Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel, Federal Deputy Chairman of the SPD, SPD Chairman and Leader of the SPD Parliamentary Group in the State of Hesse, Wiesbaden
Chair:
Petra Pinzler, Correspondent of the weekly newspaper “Die Zeit”