The Hamburg Summit 2008
The third “Hamburg Summit: China meets Europe” took place at the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce from 10 to 12 September 2008.
The Hamburg Chamber of Commerce is the initiator and organizer of “The Hamburg Summit: China meets Europe”, which with its second edition in 2006 has become a premier platform for corporate figureheads and public leaders dedicated to improving the economic, political and cultural relationship between China and Europe.
The entire concept of the “Hamburg Summit”, which is hold in Hamburg every two years, aims to foster the ongoing dialog on topics of mutual interests among international leaders focusing on the Sino-European relationship. Besides political and economical key speeches given by outstanding personalities the conference provides expert panels discussing economical issues.
According to the participants, the conference has been a considerable success. Thanks to the international acknowledgement achieved, the “Hamburg Summit” has already established a tradition, which the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce intends to preserve.
- Moderation by the Conference Chairman, Nikolaus W. Schües (10 September 2008)
- Speech by the President of the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce, Frank Horch (10 September 2008)
- Speech by the First Mayor of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Ole von Beust (10 September 2008)
- Speech by the Head of Delegation of the CFIE, Xie Qihua (10 September 2008)
- Speech by the German Minister for Foreign Affairs and Deputy Chancellor, Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier (10 September 2008)
- Speech by the Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union of the European Commission, László Kovács (10 September 2008)
- Words of Welcome by the President of the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce, Frank Horch (11 September 2008)
- Words of Welcome by the First Mayor of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Ole von Beust (11 September 2008)
- Words of Welcome by the Minister of State to the Minister for the Economy, Industry and Employment, with responsibility for Foreign Trade, Anne-Maria Idrac (11 September 2008)
- Keynote Speech by the Member of the Standing Committee, CPPCC National Committee, Chairman, CFIE Presidium, Chairman, Shanghai Federation of Industrial Economics, Jiang Yiren (11 September 2008)
- Keynote Speech by the Vice President of the European Central Bank, Prof. Lucas D. Papademos (11 September 2008)
- Keynote Speech by the Minister of Foreign Trade of the UAE, H.E. Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi (11 September 2008)
- Welcome Address by the Former Chancellor of Germany, Helmut Schmidt (11 September 2008)
- Keynote Speech by the President of Eurochambres, Pierre Simon (12 September 2008)
- Closing Remarks by the Conference Chairman, Nikolaus W. Schües (12 September 2008)