Raising productivity levels in Britain and

8th September 2004 Venue: 34 Belgrave Square, Convened by Dr. Rebecca Harding and Dr. Heiko Fritz

List of Participants

Dr. Matthew Allen Research Fellow, International Business Metropolitan University Business School

Mark Beatson, Director, Technology, Economics, Statistics and Evaluation Department of Trade and Industry, London

Dr. Stefan Bergheim Senior Economist, Macro Trends Deutsche Bank Research, Frankfurt am Main

Dr. Marc Cowling Senior Economist The Work Foundation, London

Dr. Michael Dauderstädt Head, International Policy Analysis Unit Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Bonn

Richard Excell Senior Policy Analyst Trade Union Congress, London

Dr. Heiko Fritz DAAD Lecturer in Economics Institute for German Studies, University of Birmingham

Prof. Howard Gospel Professor of Management King’s College London

Dr. Simon Green Lecturer in German Politics Institute for German Studies, University of Birmingham

Dr. Rebecca Harding Chief Economist The Work Foundation, London Director, UK Global Entrepreneurship Monitor London Business School

Anne-Ruth Herkes German Embassy, London

Dr. Heinz Jansen German Country Desk, DG ECfin European Commission, Brussels

Dr. Armin Jungbluth Counsellor, Labour Affairs German Embassy, London

Martin Langer German Embassy, London

John McFall MP Chair, Treasury Select Committee House of Commons, London

Jackie Newbury Managing Director J L Newbury Financial Consulting Ltd.

Stephen Radley Chief Economist Engineering Employers Federation, London

Prof. Dr. Marcel Thum Director, ifo Institute Dresden Professor of Public Economics Technical University of Dresden

Ed Turner Series Organiser, Search for Solutions Institute for German Studies, University of Birmingham

Ken Warwick Deputy Chief Economic Adviser Department of Trade and Industry, London

Dr. Rainer Weinert Assistant Professor Institute of Sociology, Free University,

Prof. Dr. Paul J.J. Welfens Director, European Institute for International Economic Relations University of Wuppertal