Event – Munich Economic Summit

9th Munich Economic Summit - The Financial Crisis: The Way Forward

29 – 30 April 2010


Munich, Germany

Over 20 renowned speakers will discuss the causes of the financial crisis, the different approaches for overcoming it and an effective regulation of the banking sector with 180 invited guests from academia, politics and business.


The speakers include:
Horst Köhler, President of the Federal Republic of Germany;
Claude Trichet, President of the European Central Bank;
Axel Weber, President of the German Bundesbank;
Valdis Dombrovskis, Prime Minister of the Republic of Latvia;
Konstantinos Simitis, former Prime Minister, Republic of Greece;
Martin Zeil, State Minister for Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Transport and Technology, Free State of Bavaria;
Georg Fahrenschon, State Minister of Finance, Free State of Bavaria;
Theo Waigel, former Federal Minister of Finance;
Jochen Sanio, President of the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin).

The Summit is hosted by Jürgen Chrobog, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the BMW Stiftung Herbert Quandt, and Hans-Werner Sinn, President of the Ifo Institute.