ifo Industry Colloquium 2014

The ifo Industry Dialogue is a platform for discussing current developments from a sector-specific perspective. Experts from companies, associations, politics and research discuss current industry developments, trends and challenges in the four industry forums Industry, Trade, Construction and Services. The conference, which the ifo Institute regularly organizes in cooperation with the Chamber of Industry and Commerce for Munich and Upper Bavaria, is sponsored by the Bavarian State Ministry of Economic Affairs, Energy and Technology.

After the welcoming address by the President of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce for Munich and Upper Bavaria, Eberhard Sasse, Hans-Werner Sinn, President of the ifo Institute, spoke on the subject of "The economic situation in Germany and Europe" and Timo Wollmershäuser, also of the ifo Institute, on the subject of "Medium-term projection for Germany". These presentations were followed by the four industry forums. At the end of the event, Gabriel Felbermayr, ifo Institute, discussed the question "Transatlantic free trade - opportunity or threat?".