| 8th Intercultural Congress in Passau |
 Interkultureller Kongress, ICUnet.AGNewHorizons 2011 from October 6-8 2011The city of Passau and ICUnet.AG will stage a conference on successful global management for the eighth time in the heart of Europe. The event will focus on new perspectives and trends, as well as opportunities and challenges in international collaboration. International experts will present fascinating benchmarks in intercultural management, give best practice examples from their international work and invite participants to exchange knowledge and experiences.  More than 250 experts and managers from international enterprises, institutions and organizations will meet in the Redoute Passau from October 6-8 for the 8th Intercultural Congress. Unlocking international market places and gaining synergies through global cooperation are more than ever factors for success and not just since the economic and financial crisis. "The importance of intercultural competence will to continue to rise. We are currently seeing how important it is to demonstrate on the global market that you can differentiate yourself," Prof. Dr. Burkhard Schwenker, chairman of Roland Berger Strategy Consultants GmbH, made clear at last year's Congress. "Understanding products and technologies, but also the dynamics of markets, and above all people -- this will only be successful through building up intercultural skills." Subjects such as expertise transfer and market positioning in the international context are opportunities for expansion not only for large DAX enterprises. "Intercultural management is the factor for success that will also help small and medium-sized companies to position themselves abroad," emphasized Dr. Fritz Audebert, executive chairman of ICUnet.AG. "Passau is the ideal place for a conference on the theme of international management," said Passau's Mayor, Juergen Dupper. "It's right at the heart of where the borders of three countries meet -- Austria, Czech Republic and Germany. It's an international commercial, educational and communications hub that has many partnerships with cities all over the world and its has a university with an international focus." The Intercultural Congress also sets important priorities for the region and "once more demonstrates Passau's intercultural cosmopolitanism," the Mayor added. Agenda: Invited speakers include: • Ursula Schwarzenbart, Daimler AG Director of Global Diversity • Rhoda Schnitzer, SCA Asia Pacific Human Resources and Communications Manager • Stefan Piwanski, SMA Solar Technology AG division manager corporate HR • Amir Roughani, VISPIRON AG Chairman • Beatrice Achaleke, winner of the Global Diversity Innovation Award • David Kuria, winner of the Cycle Dubai International Best Practice Award 2010 and Managing Director of Nairobi-based Ecotact Congress participants will have various career development opportunities, as well as possibilities for personal conversation with the speakers and for networking. On the congress agenda are also seven practically orientated workshops that include coverage concepts for international employees, legal conditions for the delegation in home or foreign countries. Optimization of costs and challenges of the global international world will also be discussed. More information: www.interkultureller-kongress.de |
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