Why does Germany remain attractive to international investors, even though the country is simultaneously under significant pressure to reform?  

This session adopts the perspective of international companies and examines the factors that currently influence location decisions and future investment. The focus is on public safety, political stability, market size, research capacity, openness to technology, and Germany’s role as a European hub. 

How can transformation be successfully achieved where it really needs to happen – within the company itself?  

This session explores transformation as the result of specific business decisions taken under intense pressure. It focuses on the further development of business models, organisational structures and processes, as well as the unique decision-making logic of family businesses. 

Which technologies will be crucial for German companies in the coming years – and where will this create investment opportunities, scalable business models and exit potential? 

This session focuses on three key technology sectors of growing strategic and transactional relevance. It also demonstrates how capital flows, investors and funding are driving these developments, and which innovation and market segments decision-makers should focus on from an investment and corporate perspective.