• The borrowed upswing – who foots the bill?
• America first! – Who does US economic nationalism hurt?
• Dollar-Dämmerung – threats to Germany‘s capital investment and export industry

• America‘s global competition with China – what about Europe?
• Dissolution of the liberal trade world order – impacts on German politics and economy
• US populism as a risk and opportunity for Europe‘s role in the world

• Economic growth – the guarantee of success for stability and social peace in Europe
• Europe‘s Marshall Plan as a chance for institutional investors
• Global rules and institutions as a prerequisite for Europe‘s commercial
  success in the world

• Oil prices – geo-economic change drivers
• Populism & nationalism as threats to world trade and peace
• Democracy and world trade – a dependent relationship

„I am amazed at how clearly Josef Braml got to the heart of complex issues. I‘ve heard a lot of talks in my life – this was by far the
best.“ Heinrich Schmidhuber, former Managing President of the Association of Bavarian Savings Banks and Member of the Presidium of the German Football Association

„Thank you very much for making the talk so pertinent to the Fonds
Professionell Kongress. The feedback from visitors was outstanding. The topic went down very well and, in asset management, the global perspective is the starting point for a competent strategy.“ Philipp Baar-Baarenfels, Director Austria, AXA Investment
Managers Germany GmbH

„On behalf of the DIHK SME Committee, we thank you for the very interesting exchange with you. You gave the participants real insider knowledge about the tectonics of US politics, which they can‘t get from the media.“ Ingo Schwarz, Chairman of the DIHK SME Committee, and Marc Evers, Head of the Small Business Unit, Start-up and Business Succession Unit

„Josef Braml is amazingly good when he‘s talking about his topic.“ Prof. Dr Gerald Lembke, a digital pioneer and expert in the use of digital media, at the European Media Summit, Lech am Arlberg