The Europe's 500 Conference - the European Growth Summit is gathering well-known keynote speakers, politicians and the elite of European growth entrepreneurs to meet, discuss topics of their interest and exchange their experiences and finally develop recommendations for politicians and decision makers to improve the environment for growth entrepreneurs.
Pictures from the Summit 2011 are available on ww.deribaucourt.com/2011-02-03-europes500
Gerhard Schröder, former Chancellor of Federal Republic of Germany -
Mr. Uto Baader, Founder and Chairman Baader Bank AG Germany -
Martin Schoeller, President Europe's 500 (from left to right)
European Growth Summit 2011
Europe's 500 Award Ceremony
February 3, 2011 at the European Parliament
in Brussels
Under the patronage of the European Parliament and
Belgian Ministry of Economy and Reform
Growth Financing vs. De-Leveraging - A Contradiction?
The lack of bank financing prevents growth and jobs - how to cure
Europe's 500 presents and hands over its White Paper and Recommendations "How to solve the dilemma of stabilizing (public sector budgets, banks and currency) and maintaining growth at the same time." to the European Commission for Enterprise and Industry.
Program:
14.00-14.10 Welcome Speech by
Markus Ferber, MEP
14.10-14.20 Introduction by Martin Schoeller, President Europe's 500
14.20-14.50 Escape of Risk
The European large banks quit credit risk - a paradigm change?
Vincent van Quickenborne, Minister for Economy and Reform, Belgium
14.50-15.05 Break
15.05-16.05 Consequences and increased difficulties for growth financing
Dr. Walter Bickel (CEO Alvarez & Marsal),
Carlos Fernández (Deputy General Manager Informa D&B S.A. Spain),
Dr.
Ingo Friedrich (former Vice-President of the European Parliament),
David Frodsham (CEO-CF, Spain),
Hugh Morgan-Williams (Chairman of Business Europe's SME Committee);
Moderator: Dave Darsch (CEO-CF)
16.05-16.20 Break
16.20-17.20 What are possible solutions?
Keynote: Antonio Preto, Head of Cabinet of Antonio Tajani, Vice-President of the EU Commission, Commissioner for Enterprise and Industry
Dr. Gerd-Uwe Baden (Chairman of the Board of Management of Euler Hermes
Kreditversicherungs-AG, France),
Ulrich Korff (CEO Plenum AG Germany).
Dr. Norbert
Rollinger (Board Member of R+V, Germany),
Martin Schoeller
(President Europe's 500),
Prof. Dr. h.c. Dietrich Walther (BiTS Iserlohn);
Moderator: Sally Costerton (CEO of EMEA Hill & Knowlton)
17.20-17.30 Break
17.30-18.30 Long-term values versus short-term over reaction
Philipp Aminoff (President of GEEF),
Hubert Reynier (Vice-President International Committee of Croissance Plus France),
Brian Williamson (Member of the Board of The Entrepreneurial Exchange, Scotland),
Moderator: Juan Roure (Co-Founder of Europe's 500)
19.00-20.00 Award Ceremony
to honor the Europe's Top Growth Companies 2010.
by Gerhard Schröder, former Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany
Results presented by Corinne Saunders, Senior Vice-President D&B International Partnerships / Latin America
Moderator: Dave Darsch (Europe's 500)
20.00-23.00 Award Dinner
Keynote speech "Europe and Russia" given by Gerhard Schröder, former Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany
Many thanks to our partners:
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Pictures are available on ww.deribaucourt.com/2011-02-03-europes500
English Press Release:
Europe's 500 calls for the European Commission to address the expected tightening of financing available to European Growth Companies
Europe's 500 turns to the insurance sector for possible solutions
Results of the Europe's 500 Ranking 2010
Winners' List 2010
TOP 50 List 2010
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Deutsche Pressemeldung:
Europe's 500 fordert die Europäische Kommission auf, sich trotz der notwendigen Konsolidierungspolitik um die Verbesserung der Investitions- und Exportfinanzierung für die Mittelständischen Wachstumsunternehmen zu kümmern.
Ergebnisse des Europe's 500 Rankings
Gewinner der Liste 2010
TOP 50 Liste 2010
Logo Europes 500
Please contact office@europes500.com if you have any further questions.