Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region Progressive, committed and livable Agenda What to expect

Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region Regional planning and development • Progressive • Who we are and what we do • Committed • How we work (together) • Livable • Our roles

March 2019 Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region 2 Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region Home to 2.4 million people Hesse

Rhineland- Palatinate

Baden-Württemberg

GIS data: © GeoBasis-DE / BKG 2016 (data modified)

March 2019 Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region 3 Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region Excellent accessibility

Nine High-speed passenger Mannheim Harbour Centre motorways and freight hub City Airport Mannheim / Ludwigshafen

March 2019 Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region 4 Rhine-Neckar 2025 Vision and Mission

Vision The Rhine-Neckar region provides ideal conditions for businesses, specialist workers and innovative ideas. It is acknowledged to be one of the most attractive and competitive regions in Europe. Rhine-Neckar is a progressive, committed and livable region.

Mission Our strength comes from the unity of our forces. We are building an alliance of strong partners across industrial, organisational and regional boundaries. We are quick to identify economic, social and ecological challenges and collaborate to find forward-looking solutions for the region.

March 2019 Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region 5 Developing the region together Joining forces in an alliance of strong partners

Forging alliances. Our role: To position our region in the competitive locations Being a driving force. market and to develop its economic, social and ecological Promoting the region assets in effective partnerships. Supporting regional initiatives.

March 2019 Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region 6 Acting on behalf of the states State Treaty of 26 July 2005 defines the framework

Article 1 “All regional policy areas, including regional planning, that extend directly or indirectly beyond the boundaries of one of the contracting States, and all regional development activities shall be carried out in a process of constant collaboration and in line with the interests of neighbouring areas.”

March 2019 Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region 7 Interaction of institutions in the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region A single model for regional development

Board Zukunft Chambers of Association Metropolregion Crafts and assembly, Strategic level Rhein-Neckar e.V. Industry, local politics office Chambers of crafts

Zukunft Verband Region Metropolregion Metropolregion Rhein-Neckar Rhein-Neckar Rhein-Neckar e.V. Operational level office GmbH office

March 2019 Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region 8 Political decision-making in the region Verband Region Rhein-Neckar (VRRN)

Chariman Association assembly Stefan Dallinger 96 members Administration board Head of district of Rhine-Neckar (Including 23 ex officio)

Committee for Regional Development and Planning Committee Management

VRRN*-offices Ralph Schlusche Association director

*Verband Region Rhein-Neckar

March 2019 Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region 9 Strategic Dialogue in the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region Business, Academia and Politicians in Dialogue | Chair of the ZMRN*

Matthias Baaß Dr. Fritz Brechtel Stefan Dallinger Prof. Dr. Bernhard Eitel Mayor City of Viernheim District Councillor Deputy Chair ZMRN e.V President Heidelberg Germersheim District Head of district of Rhine-Neckar University

Michael Heinz Albrecht Hornbach Dr. Tilman Krauch Dr. Peter Kurz Chair ZMRN e.V. President Chamber of Member of the Board of Lord Mayor City of Member of the Board of Industry and Commerce Management Freudenberg Mannheim Executive Directors BASF SE for the Palatinate SE

Dr. Georg Müller Luka Mucic Dr. Ursula Redeker Manfred Schnabel Chief Executive Officer Member of the Executive Spokesperson & Member President Rhine-Neckar MVV Energie AG Board SAP SE of the Executive Board Chamber of Commerce Roche Diagnostics GmbH and Industry

Hans-Dieter Schneider Bert Siegelmann Jutta Steinruck Prof. Dr. Eckart Würzner Mayor Municipality of Rhein-Neckar Fernsehen Lord Mayor City of Lord Mayor City of Heidelberg Mutterstadt Ludwigshafen

*Zukunft Metropolregion Rhein-Neckar e.V.

March 2019 Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region 10 Strong Partners for Regional Development Financing regional development

Shareholders Sponsors

March 2019 Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region 11 The Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region in Europe Connected to strong partners across Europe

March 2019 Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region 12 Action areas for collaborative regional development Future-oriented and pioneering

Urban and Energy Cultural Mobility eGovernment open space transition region development

Labour Region of European Health Promoting Civic market/ excellence in cooperation region innovation engagement professionals education

March 2019 Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region 13 Progressive Rhine-Neckar – a location for industry

Economic indicators • GDP (2016): €38,799 per capita (Germany: €38,370) • GVA (2016): €85,845 million • Employees paying social security contributions (06/2018): 937,144 • Unemployment rate (02/2019): 4.3% (Germany: 5.3%) • 158,311 businesses represented by Chambers of Commerce and Industry • Exports from manufacturing industry (2018): • Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Palatinate District (whole district): 68.5% • Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Rhine-Neckar District: 60.9% • Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Darmstadt District: 37.6% • Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Rheinhessen District (Worms): 64.4%

Source: Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Rhine-Neckar

March 2019 Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region 14 Progressive Rhine-Neckar – a location for industry

Value of listed companies* from Germany’s eleven metropolitan regions: 1) Rhine-Ruhr €389.9 billion 2) Munich €371.9 billion Dax 3) Rhine-Neckar €196.1 billion* 4) Rhine-Main €149.0 billion 5) Hanover €147.1 billion 6) Stuttgart €69.8 billion MDax 7) Hamburg €54.1 billion 8) Nuremberg €50.7 billion 9) Berlin €27.1 billion 10) Central Germany €7.1 billion SDax 11) Bremen €0.5 billion

* Listed on Dax, Mdax, Sdax and TecDax, finanzen.net on 04/12/2018

March 2019 Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region 15 Progressive Rhine-Neckar – a location for industry

SAP BASF Information Biotech and Roche SAS Chemicals ProMinent Technology Life Sciences AbbVie SNP Fuchs Petrolub

Mechanical Bilfinger Daimler Energy and ABB and Plant Caterpillar Automotive John Deere Environment MVV Energie Engineering Pepperl+Fuchs Bombardier

March 2019 Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region 16 Progressive Creative technological expertise

Natural sciences Humanities • German Cancer Research • 22 universities Centre • 88,000 students • European Molecular Biology • Hochschule für Jüdische Laboratory Studien • Mannheim University of • Institut für Deutsche Sprache Applied Sciences • Max-Planck-Gesellschaft • 2 Max-Planck institutes • University of Mannheim • Heidelberg University • Heidelberg University • 2.3% employed in R&D (Germany: 1.2%)

March 2019 Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region 17 Progressive Creative technological expertise

Economic Sciences Social Sciences • Mannheim Business School • Elections Research Group • University of Mannheim • Leibniz Institute for Social • Centre for European Economic Sciences Research • Centre for European Social • Ludwigshafen University of Research Applied Sciences • Heidelberg University • University of Mannheim • University of Koblenz and Landau, Landau Campus

March 2019 Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region 18 Progressive Creative technological expertise

Centre for Biomedicine Biotech Organic Electronics Digital Hub and Medical Technology BioRN cluster cluster Chemistry & Health Mannheim CBTM

BASF AbbVie Heidelberg University BASF SAP EMBL Fraunhofer SAP Heidelberger Heidelberg University Freudenberg Pepperl+Fuchs Druckmaschinen

March 2019 Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region 19 Committed Social engagement

Social cohesion Foundations in ZMRN e.V. • Half of population active in • Bernd Jung Foundation volunteering (Germany: only • Curt Engelhorn Foundation one in three) • Dietmar Hopp Foundation • Germany’s biggest volunteers • Heinrich Vetter Foundation day • Hopp Foundation for Computer • Lively associations scene Literacy & Informatics gGmbH • Klaus Tschira Foundation • Klimastiftung für Bürger • Ernst-Bloch-Zentrum Foundation • Familienglück Foundation • LebensBlicke Foundation Photo: © Dietmar Hopp Stiftung

March 2019 Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region 20 Livable Leisure and culture

World Cultural Heritage Sites • Speyer Cathedral • Lorsch Monastery • Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes (remains of ancient Roman Empire)

Creative Cities Castles and Palaces • Mannheim UNESCO “City of Music” • More than 120 castles, magnificent palaces and sacred buildings • Heidelberg UNESCO “City of • Elector residences in Heidelberg, Mannheim and Schwetzingen Literature” • Hambach Castle: “Cradle” of German Democracy

March 2019 Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region 21 Livable Taste and nature

A gourmet paradise Experience nature • 4 wine regions • An outdoor activities paradise (Baden, Hessische Bergstraße, • 38% forested Palatinate, Rheinhessen) • 3 natural parks: • 16 Michelin stars (2019) Palatinate Forest • Some 40 restaurants have at UNESCO Biosphere Reserve least one of four Gault Millau Neckartal-Odenwald Natural toques Park Bergstraße-Odenwald UNESCO Geopark

March 2019 Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region 22 Livable Arts

Museums • More than 230 museums • Kurpfalz Museum, Heidelberg • Reiss-Engelhorn Museums, Mannheim • Technology Museums in Speyer, Sinsheim and Mannheim Theatre and festivals • Hack Museum, Ludwigshafen • More than 110 theatres and cabarets (including the world’s • Historical Museum of the oldest public theatre: Nationaltheater Mannheim) Palatinate, Speyer • 16 internationally renowned festivals

March 2019 Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region 23 Livable Sports and Clubs

Elite sport Recreational sport International sporting events • More than 50 national league • A solid foundation for • Sports facilities such as the PreZero teams in some 30 different active clubs and associations Arena (formerly the Rhein-Neckar Arena), SAP Arena and sports • 2,700 clubs Hockenheimring have staged events • Flagship clubs including including: Mannheim Adler • 850,000 active sportsmen Solheim Cup 2015 Rhein-Neckar Löwen and women International Gymnastics Festival TSG Hoffenheim 2013 • Countless volunteers • Rhine-Neckar Olympic Teams Football Women’s World Cup 2011 (since the 2008 Olympic Ice Hockey World Championships Games in Beijing) 2010 Handball World Championships • Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan 2007 Region Olympic Centre Many different motorsports events

March 2019 Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region 24 Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region Progressive, committed and livable

Progressive Committed Livable

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