Opening Keynote
Did the World Change?
European Business in a New Geopolitical Era
Prof. Dr. Niklas Potrafke
Director of the ifo Center for Public Finance and Political Economy
Niklas Potrafke heads the Ifo Center for Public Finance and Political Economy and has been Professor of Finance at LMU Munich since 2012. His research interests include public finance, economic policy and political economy.
After completing his undergraduate degree in economics at the Fernuniversität Hagen, Niklas Potrafke (*1980) obtained a diploma in economics at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. In 2008 he received his doctorate there from Charles B. Blankart. He completed the Berlin Doctoral Program in Economics and Management Science and is a visiting scholar at the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) in Berlin. Study and research stays take him to the University of California, Berkeley, ETH Zurich and KOF Konjunkturforschungsstelle as well as to the University of Groningen. From 2008 to 2012, Potrafke was an assistant at the Chair of Political Economy of Heinrich W. Ursprung at the University of Konstanz.
Niklas Potrafke researches current economic policy issues and transfers research findings into public discourse. He advises policymakers on fiscal policy issues in projects for the Federal Ministry of Finance and state ministries. As an expert, he is regularly invited to hearings in the German Bundestag and state parliaments.
Closing Keynote
Finding Talent in a Tough Employment Market
Nigel Jeremy
Globally Recognised HR Expert
Nigel Jeremy is a globally recognized expert within the HR and Learning and Development profession, with experience spanning three decades. He has led the L&D and Recruitment functions for companies including Marks and Spencer, HBOS, Vodafone and EasyJet.
In 2014, Nigel joined British Airways as their Chief Learning Officer responsible for all learning, development and recruitment activity across this global business and iconic UK brand. British Airways employs over 40,000 people across 75 countries servicing the travel needs of some 45million customers every year. During his five-year tenure, BA achieved record levels of profitability and was named as the number 1 Consumer Superbrand from 2014 to 2018, securing the top position against 1,500 other brands vying for the prestigious title, and is the first airline to have received the award.He has developed a strong international reputation as a conference speaker in his fields of expertise, which spans all aspects of HR with a particular focus on leadership, management and executive development and the creation of employee-centric culture. He also speaks regularly around the issues of working across international cultures and generations in the workplace. With an impressive track record in creating talent and performance cultures, Nigel’s presentations always find a way to make the complex issues of leadership and management psychology simple and practical in terms of deployment. You can expect a conversational, humorous style with plenty of tips and lessons learned from his time working across many sectors.
Nigel gained his BSc at the University of Manchester with First Class Honours. He is an Associate of the Institute of Financial Services, a Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, holds level B status with the British Psychological Society, and is a licensed Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming.
