Voices
Contributors share their personal viewpoints on global trade, industry policy and corporate challenges.
“Where you find people, you find markets too”
Before HANNOVER MESSE 2018: Dr. Volker Treier from the DIHK talks about the prospects for German exports.
Global manufacturing networks require free markets
Dr. Gunther Kegel, CEO of Pepperl+Fuchs, on the subject of current challenges and the role that Asia plays Does a global manufacturing network eliminate any exposure to regional market developments? Our turnover split – 25 percent each in Germany, Europe, the USA and...
Bringing value into the German market
Dr. Stefan Franzke, CEO of Berlin Partner for Business and Technology, on the importance of startups for the German economy When you found a startup, it is very important not to be alone so you can reach a diverse environment. Berlin can provide the access to all the...
“We will face new challenges”
Friedhelm Loh, owner and CEO of Rittal, on HANNOVER MESSE as the launch pad of global success and future challenges Digitisation belongs just as much as development in a targeted programme of research funding – Friedhelm Loh Dr. Loh, how many Hanover Fairs have you...
“On the nature of industrial cooperation”
Ambassador Per Thöresson: “Co-Lab” means Partner Country Sweden’s social culture of innovation Our motto Co-Lab is a combination of the terms cooperation (Co) and innovation (Lab) and thus the two most important success factors of Swedish entrepreneurship – Per...
“Europe has to become faster and more effective”
Dr. Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut, on industrial partnership and competition with China
Boosting Competitiveness of European Industrial Enterprises
Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska on new EU programmes and incentives to support businesses What are the main targets of the new commission to boost competitiveness of industrial enterprises? Enterprises thrive in the right value chain; often that means crossing...
“Knowledge is not constrained to one country”
Renate Pilz, owner of automation and safety specialist Pilz on the values which motivate her global teams and have lead to long-term success. At Pilz, innovation is a central part of our corporate strategy as we believe that technology leadership is the only way to...
“Poland participates in the fourth industrial revolution”
Mateusz Morawiecki, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Development and Finance, on the industrial strategy of Poland. The interview with Mateusz Morawiecki was published in the Global Business Magazine 2017, when Poland was the Partner Country of the Hannover Messe...
“Double-digit growth in Asia”
Dr. Robert Bauer, CEO of SICK AG, on the perspectives of Industry 4.0 in the ASEAN region. Everyone is talking about the worldwide problems caused by trade policies. Have you been affected by them yet? The trade conflicts are definitely having an impact on the...
“Our companies contribute directly to the prosperity of the world markets”
Michael Ziesemer, President of ZVEI, on globalisation and Industry 4.0. Integrating value added processes beyond industry and national borders creates value networks on a global scale – Michael Ziesemer Trump, Brexit and more: How does the electrical industry look at...
“Innovations originate in the provinces”
Prof. Dr. Klaus Mangold, among the best connoisseurs of the Russian economy, has been present for years with current Eastern Europe topics at Hannover Messe At a macroeconomic level, Russia is once again heading in the right direction after several tough years and is...