The program is structured in panel and plenary sessions. Panel sessions will address issues identified with entrepreneurs, aiming to generate debate and conclusions from each.

* Speakers are invited and subject to changes in availability

Conference speakers:

• Europe's 500 winners from the new EU-member-States 

• Martin Schoeller, President Europe’s 500 
  Philip Aminoff, President GEEF European Group of Owner Managed and Family Enterprises 

• Ernest-Antoine Seilliere, Chairman of BUSINESSEUROPE 

• Antonio Conjero, Grupo Siro Director FBN (Olivier de Richoufftz, Executive Director) 

• Jennifer Blanke, Author of WEF Global Competitiveness Report 

• Jean-Pierre Lehmann, Founding Director of The Evian Group at IMD 

• Geoffroy Roux de Bezieux, President Croissance Plus

• Andy Reinhardt, Business Week 

• Alexandr Vondra, Vice-Prime Minister Czech Republic

• Dave Darsch, CEO-CF Collaborative Forum, Spai

• Frederic Jousset, Co-President Webhelp SA, France, Europe’s 500 winner 2007

• Andreas Aufschnaiter, Chairman, GCI, Germany

• Matti Virtanen, Perlos Finland

• Markku Hangasjärvi, CEO Salcomp Plc.

• Angelo Moratti, Moratti Group; Franz Haniel, Cornelius Grupp

• Prof. von Schlippe, Witten-Herdecke

• Thilo von Throta, CFO Engel & Völkers

• Bert W.M. Twaalfhoven, EFER

• David Hobbs,Vice President Cambridge Energy

• Ferdinand Fiedler BioMa Energie AG

• Joaquin Almunia, EU Commissioner for Economics and Monetary Affairs

• Dr. Antonella Mei- Pochtler, Senior Partner, The Boston Consulting Group

• Emmanuel Guerroult, Head of European Equity Capital Markets, Morgan Stanley

• Princess Caroline of Monaco