“Hamburg Summit” 2008: Speakers and Moderators

  • H.E. Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid Al Qasimi, Minister of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Foreign Trade, UAE
  • Ole von Beust, First Mayor and President of the Senate, Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
  • Simon Brooks, Vice President, European Investment Bank, Luxembourg
  • Klaus Bernhart, General Manager, HSH Nordbank AG, New York Branch, Global Head of Energy, U.S.A.
  • Dr. Martin Brudermüller, Member of the Board, BASF SE, Hong Kong
  • Ronnie C. Chan, Chairman, Hang Lung Group, Hong Kong
  • Prof. Leonard Cheng, Acting Dean, School of Business and Management, Chair Professor, Department of Economics, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
  • Lt. General (Ret.) Daniel Christman, Senior Vice President, US Chamber of Commerce, U.S.A.
  • Dai Wenkai, Deputy President, Chief Economist, Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery (Group) Co. Ltd., P.R. China
  • Yury Y. Demidov, Chairman of the Board, SCHWARZMEER UND OSTSEE Versicherungs-Aktiengesellschaft SOVAG, Germany
  • Dr. Bernd Drouven, Chief Executive Officer, Norddeutsche Affinerie AG, Germany
  • Jochen Friedrich, Member of the Management Board in charge for the Financial Markets Division, HSH Nordbank, Germany
  • Prof. Jens Froese, Professor and Head of Institute of Ship Operation, Sea Transport and Simulation (ISSUS), Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg, Professor of International Logistics Management and Engineering, Jacobs University Bremen gGmbH, Germany
  • Dr. Ilham Akbar Habibie, Chairman, Institute for Democratization and Socialization of Technology, Vice Chairman, Board of Directors, The Habibie Center Foundation, Indonesia (confirmed)
  • Dr. Richard Hausmann, Chairman, German Chamber of Commerce in China, President and Chief Executive Officer of North East Asia Region, Siemens AG, President and Chief Executive Officer, Siemens Ltd., P.R. China
  • August Wilhelm Henningsen, Chairman of the Executive Board, Lufthansa Technik AG, Germany
  • The Rt. Hon. the Lord Heseltine CH, Former Deputy Prime Minister and First Minister of State, Chairman, Haymarket Media, U.K.
  • Frank Horch, President, Hamburg Chamber of Commerce, Germany
  • Arding Hsu, Senior Vice President, Head of Corporate Technology, Siemens Ltd., China, P.R. China
  • Anne Marie Idrac, Minister of State to the Minister for the Economy, Industry and Employment, with responsibility for Foreign Trade, France
  • Dr. N. Janardhan, Political Analyst, Gulf-Asia Affairs, Dubai, UAE
  • Jiang Yiren, Member of the Standing Committee, CPPCC National Committee, Chairman, CFIE Presidium, Chairman, Shanghai Federation of Industrial Economics, P.R. China
  • Peter Kleinschmidt, Member of the Executive Board, Beiersdorf AG, Germany
  • Steffen Klusmann, Editor-in-Chief, Financial Times Deutschland, Germany
  • László Kovács, Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union, European Commission, Belgium
  • Lee Kuan Yew, Minister Mentor, Republic of Singapore (via satellite)
  • Christine Loh, Chief Executive Officer, Civic Exchange, Hong Kong
  • Lu Weiding, President, Wanxiang Group Corporation, Chairman, CFIE Presidium, P.R. China
  • David Marsh, Chairman, London and Oxford Capital Markets plc, U.K.
  • Matthias Nass, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, DIE ZEIT, Germany
  • David O’Sullivan, Director General, Directorate General Trade, European Commission, Belgium
  • Prof. Lucas D. Papademos, Vice President, European Central Bank, Germany
  • Prof. Edmund Phelps, Nobel Laureate, Director, Center on Capitalism and Society, McVickar Professor of Political Economy, Columbia University, U.S.A.
  • Thomas Richterich, Chief Executive Officer, Nordex AG, Germany
  • Bertram R.C. Rickmers, Chairman, Rickmers Holding GmbH & Cie. KG, Germany
  • Peter Rieck, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, HSH Nordbank, Germany
  • Michel Rocard, Former Prime Minister of France, Member of the European Parliament, France
  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Eckhard Rohkamm, Chairman, German Asia-Pacific Business Association (OAV), Germany
  • Prof. Dr. Eberhard Sandschneider, Otto Wolff-Director, Research Institute, German Council on Foreign Relations, Germany
  • Dr. Michael Schaefer, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the People’s Republic of China
  • Helmut Schmidt, former Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany
  • Jean-Luc Schneider, Deputy Director, Policy Branch, Economics Department, OECD, France
  • Nikolaus W. Schües, Conference Chairman, Former President, Hamburg Chamber of Commerce, Shipowner, F. Laeisz GmbH, Germany
  • Dr. Margot Schüller, Senior Research Fellow, GIGA – Institute of Asian Studies, Germany
  • Prof. David Shambaugh, Director, China Policy Program, The Elliott School of International Affairs, The George Washington University, U.S.A.
  • Pierre Simon, President, Eurochambres, Belgium
  • Prof. Dr. Dennis Snower, President, Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Germany
  • Jack C.K. So, Chairman, Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Hong Kong
  • Dr. Theo Sommer, Editor-at-large, DIE ZEIT, Germany
  • Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Deputy Chancellor and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany
  • Dr. Günter Strempel, Director Energy Innovation Laboratory, BP (China) Holdings Limited, P.R. China
  • Andreas Streubig, Division Manager Environmental and Social Policy, Otto Group, Germany
  • David Tak-kei Sun, BBS, JP, Chairman and Managing Partner, Ernst & Young Far East Area, Hong Kong
  • John Thornhill, European Editor, Financial Times, U.K.
  • Prof. Dr. h.c. Horst Teltschik, Chairman, Teltschik│Hauer Associates, Germany
  • Prof. Dr. Norbert Walter, Chief Economist, Head of Deutsche Bank Research, Deutsche Bank AG, Germany
  • Dr. Ulrich Weber, Vice President Final Assembly Line China, Airbus
  • Wu Xiangming, Chairman, Shanghai Maglev Transportation Development Co. Ltd., P.R. China
  • Jörg Wuttke, President of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, P.R. China
  • Prof. Xie Danyang, Head of Economic Department, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
  • Xie Qihua, Former Chairwoman, Baosteel Group Corporation
    Executive Chairwoman, CFIE Presidium
  • Zhang Dejiang, Deputy Prime Minister, People’s Republic of China, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, P.R. China