Programme

13:45 – 14:30

Registration

14:30 – 15:15

Welcome:

• Dr Helena Melnikov, Chief Executive of the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK)
• Tanja Gönner, Chief Executive of the Federation of German Industries (BDI)
• Sir Michael Arthur KCMG, President of the German-British Chamber of Industry & Commerce

Opening Speeches:

• Katherina Reiche, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy of Germany
• The Right Hon Peter Kyle MP, Secretary of State for Business and Trade

15:15 – 16:30

Panel 1: UK and Germany: Driving European Security and Resilience

Introductory Remarks to the Panel:

• HE Susanne Baumann, German Ambassador to the United Kingdom

Moderator:

• Dr Ben Schreer, Executive Director, IISS-Europe; Director, Defence, Technology and Future Conflict 
   

Panellists:

• Carolyn Esser, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Darktrace 
• Thomas Gottschild, Executive Vice President Strategy & Future Growth, MBDA / Managing Director MBDA Germany
• Lauren Kjeldsen, Chief Operating Officer Custom Solutions, Evonik Industries
• Bernhard Kluttig, Director-General for Security, Gas and Hydrogen, Federal Holdings, German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy
• Richard Price, Chief Legal & Corporate Affairs Officer, Anglo American Plc

16:30 – 17:00

Coffee Break

17:00 – 18:15

Panel 2: UK and Germany: Generating growth and innovation through industrial cooperation

Introductory Remarks to the Panel:

• HE Andrew Mitchell CMG, British Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany

Moderator:

• Rain Newton-Smith, Director General of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) 
   

Panellists:

• Amanda Brooks CBE, Interim Permanent Secretary, Department for Business and Trade
• Marcel de Groot, CEO, Vodafone Germany 
• Dr Frederik Doyé, Senior Vice President & Head of Europe, Siemens Energy
• Médard Schoenmaeckers, Country Managing Director Germany, Boehringer Ingelheim
• N.N., BMW

18:15 – 18:30

Closing Remarks:

• Shevaun Haviland CBE, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC)
• Dr Volker Treier, Chief Executive of Foreign Trade, Member of the Executive Board of the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK)

18:30 – 19:00

Registration

19:00 – 21:00

Reception in the Foyer & Atrium of the Haus der Deutschen Wirtschaft