22.02.2016
Summary
The region of Northern Italy, Southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland and (later also South-East France) can un-
doubtedly be referred to as “Europe’s Powerhub”. To ensure the prosperity of the region for years to come, the aim of
the initiative “Powerhub Alps-Adria Region” is to connect scientists, politicians and entrepreneurs to define a common path
for the future. That means also to promote the region to strategic partners in the global world.
What “Powerhub Alps-Adria Region” will do
The initiative will start projects, hold conferences, build up service platforms and a Business Think Tank, release
publications and develop a guideline for the region’s future. “Powerhub Alps-Adria Region” will address, amongst other
fields, employment and labour market, energy, research, sustainability and environment, investments, infrastructure and
education, migration – see also http://ec.europa.eu/about/juncker-commission/priorities/index_en.htm . One main target is the
creation of specific projects.
Membership
The “Powerhub Alps-Adria Region” is open for all companies of the region. The companies will be members of the AlpsAdria internal Think Tank (with its working groups and service platforms), which is a part of Alps-Adria, and the general
assembly, which will vote the political board with its politicians and representatives of associations
Structure of the initiative
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Political Board
The President of the Political Board will be Ms. Elisabetta
Gardini MEP. The first board members will be appointed.
Regulary: Every 4 years there will be an election. Members
President Elisabetta GARDINI MEP
are politicians, representatives of associations or
Political Board (with Ambassadors)
BOARD
eupag GmbH
EXECUTIVE UNIT
universities
Political and Economical
Science & Research
TRANSPORT
WORKING GROUP
SME Europe
Dr. Horst Heitz
SECRETARY GENERAL
FINANCE
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Business Think Tank Alps-Adria
Every company can appoint two representatives as
ACADEMIC
ADVISORS of the
Board and Think
Tank of Alps Adria
conseiller économique of the Business Think Tank AlpsAdria. They are organized as working groups and give
WORKING GROUP
advice to the board and create specific projects.
SMEs
WORKING GROUP
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OTHERS
WORKING GROUP
SERVICES
B2B, EU Funds, eCommerce and education / training
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PLATFORMS
Think Tank: Business Members - conseiller économique
General Assembly
Service Platforms
Political and Economical Science and Research
External Advises and Studies for Board and Think Tank
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Secretary General and Executive Unit
The secretariat general will be coordinating the daily
business of the initiative.
Implementation of the initiative
The construction of Alps Adria cluster region will be done
in three phases (rough timeframe):
A) Structures: development of by-laws and panels / development
of working groups and service platforms I member recruitment I
formulation of basic principles / determination of short-term goals I
first conferences in Brussels and partner cities – next planned in
Munich (2016).
The initiative Alps-Adria will be financed by:
Moderate membership fees of the companies
Associations and Companies can enter strategic partnerships
Events complemented with sponsoring / EU funding and / or
contributions by companies
Business projects and services (platforms)
Are based on the amount of work and will be financed separately
B) Operational capability and first results: first position papers I by the participants and / or contracting authorities
implementation of specific projects I full operational capability of the Basics on costs and finances.
service platforms for EU funding / B2B / advanced training /
Costs / Contributions are based ultimately on the goals and
eCommerce I conferences / workshops / roundtables (end 2016).
means of the cluster region and its members. Only then a solid
financial plan can be designed.
C) Establishment and institutionalization: Positioning as a
relevant political-economic NGO in the region / states / EU;
A concept for funding has to be adopted in the early phase of the
Creation of a regional chamber of commerce as an umbrella
Alps-Adriatic Region.
organization with services for companies in the region which can
also implement the marketing of the Alps-Adriatic region as a
Until then, the eupag GmbH will carry the pre-financing. eupag
business location. Offices in Brussels and in the regions (2020offers its infrastructure for phase A. For Italy and France they will
2025).
identify co-operation partners.
Intended Board | Italy
(Official Partner City ividale del Friuli)
Elisabetta Gardini MEP (Forza Italia)
(confirmed) | Italy President Alps-Adria,
Senator of SME EUROPE of the EPP,
Chairwoman of the Working Group Micro
Dr. Emanuele Borasio (confirmed) I
Italy
President of CNA's Young Entrepreneurs
Group
Business
Dr. Paolo Santin (confirmed) I Italy
Partner of TEMPESTIVE Srl (confirmed)
Prof. Paolo F. Bariani (confirmed) I
Italy
Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale
Università degli Studi di Padova
Prof. Luciano Gamberini (confirmed)
Astefano Balloch (confirmed) I Italy
IItaly
Mayor Cividale del Friuli
Associate Professor
University of Padova
Head of the Human Technology Laboratories
Intended Board | Germany
(Official Partner City Munich – tbc )
Ludwig Spaenle Bavarian Minister of
State (confirmed) (Christlich-Soziale Union)
| Germany
Vice-President Alps-Adria,
State Minister of Education, Science and Culture
Mechthilde Wittmann MdL (confirmed)
(Christlich-Soziale Union) | Germany
Member of the Bavarian Parliament, Committee
of European Affairs
Katrin Albsteiger MdB (confirmed)
(Christlich Soziale Union) I Germany
(Committee of European Affairs, Member of
Delegation to Austria, Vice Chairwoman of
Hans Podiuk StR (confirmed)
(Christlich-Soziale Union) | Germany
City
Council
and
Chairman
of
the
CSU
Parliamentary Group in Munich
Junge Union Deutschland
Thomas Schmatz (confirmed) (ChristlichSoziale Union) | Germany
Vice-Chairman of Mittelstands-Union Bayern
Chairman of Mittelstand-Union Munich
Georg Schlagbauer StR | (confirmed)
Germany
President of Chamber of Handcrafts for Bavaria
Intended Board | Austria
(Official Partner City Linz – confirmed)
Brigitte Jank NRAbg. (confirmed)
Dr. Paul Rübig MEP (confirmed)
(Österreichische Volkspartei) | Austria
(Österreichische Volkspartei) | Austria
Vice-President Alps-Adria, Member of the Austrian
Honorary President of SME Europe of the EPP,
National Council, Honourable President of the
President of SME Global, Member of the EP
Österreichischer Wirtschaftsbund
Delegation of Switzerland
Dr. Angelika Winzig NRAbg. (confirmed) I
(Österreichische Volkspartei) | Austria
Member of the Austrian Parliament, Vice-President
and Treasurer of SME Europe of the EPP
Asdin El Habbassi NRAbg. (confirmed)
(Österreichische Volkspartei) I Austria
President of Austrian Workers Union (ÖAAB) Salzburg
Mag. Bernhard Baier StR (confirmed)
(Österreichische Volkspartei) | Austria
Deputy Mayor of Linz
Alexander Klacsca (confirmed) I Austria
National Chairman for Transport und Traffic at
the Austrian Chambers of Commerce (WKÖ),
General Manager of Paul Klacska GmbH
Intended Board | Switzerland
(Official Partner City Basel - tbc)
Markus Lehman former National
Councillor (Christlichdemokratische
Volkspartei) (tbc)
I Switzerland former Vice-President of CVP
Basel-Stadt
Doris Fiala (FDP. Die Liberalen) I
Switzerland (tbc)
Vice-Chairperson of the Swiss delegation to the
PACE
Member of the National Council and European
Council
Prof. Dr. Rolf Weder (tbc)
Tino Schneider (tbc)
I Switzerland
President of JCVP
I Switzerland
Professor of International Economics and
European Integration
Europainstitut Universität Basel
Dr. Jan Atteslander (confirmed)
I Switzerland
Member of the Management of Economiesuisse
Head of Foreign Economic Affairs
Roman Hagen (confirmed) I Switzerland
Head Brussels Representation of SWISSGRID
Intended Expert Board for SMEs and Regions | EU
Jiří Buriánek (confirmed) | Germany and
Czech Republic
Michael Jäger (confirmed) | Germany
Secretary General, Taxpayers Association of
Europe (TAE), Policy Officer Communication of
Secretary General of the Committee of the Regions
Taxpayers Association of Bavaria
Alain Terrenoire (confirmed) Member of
Dr. Ingo Friedrich (confirmed)
EESC (UMP)
(Christlich-Soziale Union) | Germany
President of Paneuropa France
Former Vice-President of the European
Vice President of CNS Atlantique
Parliament, President of the European Economic
Former Member of National Parliament of France
Senate, Treasurer of the EPP
Former Member of European Parliament
Dr. Horst Heitz (confirmed)
Prof. Dr. Franz Schausberger (confirmed)
(Österreichische Volkspartei) | Austria
Chairman of the Board of The Institute of the
Regions of Europe (IRE)
| Germany
Secretary General Alps-Adria, Executive Director
SME Europe of the EPP
Honorary Members
Dr. Christoph Leitl (tbc)
Dr. Beate Merk (tbc) (Christlich-Soziale
(Österreichische Volkspartei) | Austria
First speaker of the Business Members Alps-
Union) | Germany
Adria, Honorary President of SME Europe of the
Minister of State of Bavaria for European Affairs
EPP, Honorary President
of Eurochambres,
President of WKÖ
Dr. Johannes Hahn (tbc)
Günther Oettinger (tbc) (Christlich
(Österreichische Volkspartei) | Austria
Demokratische Union) | Germany
Member of the European Commission
Vice-President of the European Commission
Antonio Tajani MEP (tbc) (Forza Italia)
I Italy Former
European Commissioner,
Honorary President of SME EUROPE, VicePresident of Alps-Adria
Sebastian Kurz (tbc) | (Österreichische
Volkspartei) | Austria
Minister of Austria for Foreign Affairs
Ambassadors of Alps-Adria Powerhub Region
Martin Kastler - for Visegrad
(Christlich Soziale Union) (confirmed) I
Alessio Montanarini - for Middle East
Germany
(confirmed) I Italy
Former MEP, Senator and Chairman of
President of AISVEC
Working Group Social of SME EUROPE
President of INTERG, Head of HSS Visegrad
Hubert Pirker - for Eastern Europe
(Österreichische Volkspartei)
Joseph Faymonville – for BELGIUM,
(confirmed) I Austria
Luxembourg (confirmed) I Belgium
Former MEP
Senator of European Economic Senate (EWS)
Founder of EUCONET
Founder of THG Group
Dr.-Ing. Gi Won ON – for ASIA I South
Javier Hurtado Mira - for Spain and
Korea (confirmed)
South America (tbc) I Spain
President of KIC-Europe (Korea Research and
President of DEMYAC
Innovation Centre-Europe ASBL)
Business Think Tank Alps-Adria / Working Groups
(Chairman and experts only from business sector – every company can send up to two conseillers économique)
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Agriculture and Food Products (tbc)
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Education and life long learning (tbc)
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Energy (tbc)
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Financial Affairs and Taxation (tbc)
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Infrastructure, Logistics and Transport (tbc)
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Innovation and Research(tbc)
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Internet and E-Commerce (tbc)
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Real Estate and Construction Business (tbc)
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Regional Network and Cross-border Trade (tbc)
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SME-Policy (tbc)
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Start-Ups (tbc)
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Tourism, Environment Protection and Culture (tbc)
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International trade (tbc)
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Migration and skilled labour (tbc)
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others
Permanent Service Platforms – Part of the Think Tank
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Platform Permanent Education, Staff and advanced training
coordination: Jan Schrastetter, eupag
Partners: Science Partners
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Platform Investments and B2B
coordination: Dr. Fischer, eupag
Partner: Magazine Private Wealth (tbc)
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Platform European Funds
coordination: Dr. Fischer, eupag
Strategic Partner: THG (tbc)
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Platform Internet and eCommerce for SMEs
coordination: Mika Vainio and Sergej Lukutin, eupag
Strategic Partner: Google (tbc)
Cooperation Partners
Management Alps-Adria with Contacts
Office of Elisabetta Gardini MEP
President Alps-Adria
Office: +32 2 284 53 93
E-Mail:
elisabetta.gardini@europarl.europa.eu
Dr. Horst Heitz
Secretary General Alps-Adria
Executive Director SME Europe of the
EPP
Office: +32 2 588 29 73
E-Mail: horst.heitz@smeeurope.eu
Lilia Heitz-Pyvovar (AUT-CH-G)
Frank Gübner
Senior Project Manager
Executive Director Think Tank
eupag GmbH
Secretary General of CSU Munich
E-Mail: l.pivovar@eupag.eu
E-Mail frank.guebner@csu-bayern.de
Dr. Ludger Fischer (AUT-CH-G)
Vice Executive Director Think Tank
Policy and Service Platforms
eupag GmbH
E-Mail: l.fischer@eupag.eu
Stefan Knoflach (AUT-CH-G)
Event Manager and Policy Advisor
eupag GmbH
E-Mail: s.knoflach@eupag.eu
Management Alps-Adria with Contacts
Carsten Beck (AUT-CH-G)
Mika Vainio (AUT-CH-G)
Project Manager
IT Senior Project Manager
eupag GmbH
eupag GmbH
E-Mail: g.eberle@eupag.eu
E-Mail: m.vainio@eupag.eu
Jan Schrastetter (AUT-CH-G)
Director of Service Platform Education,
Training and Science (ETS)
Italian Partner (tba)
eupag GmbH
French Partner (tba)
International Partners (tba)
Contact Alps-Adria
Office Alps-Adria Munich
c/o CSU-Bezirksverband München Geschäftsstelle
Adamstraße 2
80636 München
Office Alps-Adria Brussels
c/o SME Europe
Rue de Pascale 22
1040 Brussels
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