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01.06.2026

Economic Dependencies in a Fragmenting World: Resilience, Competitiveness and Europe's Strategic Choices

Invitation to the event on 8 July 2026 at 6:00 p.m. at the Austrian National Bank: ASCII Strategic Expert Dialogue and Panel Discussion

High-level experts from economics, policy, and system science discuss how Europe can reduce economic dependencies and define concrete priorities to strengthen resilience while remaining open and competitive.

Agenda

18:00: Welcome

Martin Kocher (Governor, Austrian National Bank – OeNB)

Gabriel Felbermayr (President, Supply Chain Intelligence Institute Austria – ASCII)

18:10-18:35: Keynote 1 (Policy)
Román Arjona, Chief Economist, DG GROW

18:35-19:00: Keynote 2 (Science)

19:00-19:40: Expert Panel Discussion
Martin Kocher
Román Arjona
Peter Klimek

Moderated discussion with the audience (Questions and Answers)

19:40-20:00: Closing Round
Key takeaways and priority actions

20:00: Get-Together
Drinks and Networking

Further information and registration

Please contact

Dr. Klaus Friesenbichler

Dr. Klaus Friesenbichler

Industrial, Innovation and International Economics

+43 1 798 26 01 - 296 klaus.friesenbichler@wifo.ac.at