Trump 2.0 – All Change? Challenges and opportunities for Eastern Europe
20 January 2025 2:00 pm CET
3rd FIW Round Table: Focus Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe
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Venue
Austrian Federal Economic Chamber | Hall 6 (Rudolf Sallinger) I Wiedner Hauptstraße 63 | 1040 Vienna
Description
Description The inauguration of Donald Trump as President of the United States marks a peak in global uncertainty. Trump is widely expected to unravel a series of transactional deals that could reshape the global economic and political landscape. Europe, and particularly Eastern Europe, stands to be significantly impacted. Few regions are as reliant on the United States for military security, energy supply, and economic demand. While it is broadly anticipated that economic ties could be strained through steep tariff increases, the future dynamics of military and energy dependencies are harder to predict. The FIW 3rd Round Table event aims to shed light on the potential challenges and opportunities arising from the policies of President-elect Donald Trump.
Event language: English
Programme
13.30 – 14.00 Registration and Welcome Coffee
14.00 – 14.15 Welcome Addresses
- Gudrun Hager | Regional Director North, West, Central and Southern Europe, ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
- Manfred Schekulin | Director for Trade and Competition Policy Analyses and Strategies, Austrian Federal Ministry of Labour and Economy (BMAW)
- Mario Holzner | Director, The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw)
14.15 – 14.45 Introductory Presentation on: "(Eastern) Europe’s Dependence on the US"
- Mario Holzner | Director, The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw)
14.45 – 16.00 Panel Discussion: "Trump’s 2nd Term and Its Impact on the Economies of Eastern Europe"
- Zsolt Darvas | Senior Fellow, Bruegel, Bruxelles
- Mario Holzner | Director, The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw)
- Irene Lack-Hageneder | Head of ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA in Washington
- Radu Magdin | CEO, Smartlink Communications, Bucharest
- Paul Rübig | fMEP, Member EESC, ACER and Rübig Holding
Chair: Gerd Bommer | Regional Director Southeast Europe, Eastern Europe/Central Asia, ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
16.00 – 17.00 Networking
Registration
Please use the registration link above to ensure your access to the event.
FIW Round Table is a series of events to discuss current trade policy issues and foster a systematic and sustainable networking among different actors in this field from Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe.
The FIW - Research Centre International Economics (https://www.fiw.ac.at/) is a cooperation between the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU), the University Vienna, the Johannes Kepler University Linz and the University of Innsbruck, WIFO and wiiw. FIW is supported by the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research (BMBFW) and the Federal Ministry of Labour and Economy (BMAW).