Frank Xu: “Measures to lower the barriers for investment”

Frank Xu, director of CiiPa, on the benefits of German-sino cluster cooperation in challenging times. Since 2017, the Frankfurt-based investment agency CIIPA has been presenting itself at HANNOVER MESSE – in each case together with several industrial locations...

Domenico Iacovelli: “Local agility is essential for survival”.

Domenico Iacovelli, CEO of the Schuler Group, on internationalization, growth and division of labor even in times of pandemic and war. What changes for the old growth models of internationalization after Covid and the Ukraine war? The world has changed because of the...

Dominic Kurtaz: “Ecosystems mean knowledge exchange”

Dominic Kurtaz, Managing Director EuroCentral of Dassault Systèmes, on the role of digital knowledge platforms – both for innovation and new customer value How has the virtual workplace changed as a result of the Corona pandemic? Corona has certainly helped...

Rolant Bent: “Clearing the head of old ways of thinking”.

In times of Corona: Roland Bent, CTO of PHOENIX CONTACT GmbH & Co. KG, on the corporate vision of sustainability Mr. Bent, how have you personally perceived the last months of the Corona crisis?  Time passes by at an enormous speed. Apart from two business trips...

Dr. Eberhard Veit: “There is a real new spirit of optimism”

We asked Dr. Eberhard Veit, a member of the supervisory boards of numerous medium-sized German manufacturers, but also of Robert Bosch GmbH, in mid-July about the situation of industrial companies after Corona. Veit sees positive prospects for innovation and...

Dr. Gunther Kegel: “We need a positive idea of the future”

Dr. Gunther Kegel, CEO of Pepperl+Fuchs AG and newly elected President of ZVEI on the effects of Corona, new industrial perspectives and the future of globalization. Dr. Kegel, how does the corona crisis affect Pepperl & Fuchs? We are very stable in terms of...