Welcome

The 1^st European Headquarters Congress on October 4^th and 5^th 2012 in Vienna constitutes a get-together of international experts and decision-makers from politics, economy and science. Thus it is a unique opportunity to expand one´s managerial horizon, deepen one´s knowledge and competence as well as socializing with other participants. The congress will take place at the Imperial Riding School Renaissance Vienna Hotel in the Pirouette room.

Changing political, economic and societal frameworks demand new forms of corporate management, new scopes of action and innovation. Headquarters play a substantial role in this transformation.

The 1^st European Headquarters Congress offers an open space to discuss the status quo of the role and tasks of headquarters plus their current and future perspectives. Considering political, economic and societal determining factors it deals with the question, how existing corporate structures can be optimized to strengthen the company´s stability and resistance against crises.

The Congress definitively offers a unique opportunity to meet international experts and a broad range of representatives of Multinational Enterprises, politics and science. Above all it marks the beginning of a periodic interchange of knowledge and the establishment of an international Headquarters Community.