What they say about
“Europe has been strategic to the growth of GE. I know it’s unfashionable to say that you can be successful in Europe, but we can be successful in Europe. This is still one of the biggest markets in the world: 500-600 million consumers, with an ever evolving population-base. We’ve invested 20 billion dollars in Europe over the last 15 years. So we view this as being a key market for us.”
Jeffrey Immelt Chairman of the Board and CEO of GE
“Students must be encouraged and public authorities must ensure the highest quality education, particularly in engineering. In Germany, 30,000 engineers will retire in the coming years, while the country will only produce 20,000.”
Dr Edward G. Krubasik Executive Vice President of SIEMENS AG
“LA BAULE is now lot a lot more more than an annual event. Our think tank stresses the importance of bringing businesses and regions into the Lisbon process, since it is they who ultimately underpin attractiveness and competitiveness. We believe very strongly that the European Union should recognize the enormous efforts that regions in all 25 countries are making to reinforce competitiveness and attractiveness in areas such as innovation, research, infrastructure, regional planning, training and support for business development and employment.”
Sir Francis MacKay Chairman of the Strategic Committee and Chairman of Compass Group PLC
“Increasingly our customers are turning to us for global solutions to their document-related problems. Europe, it seems to us, is uniquely advantaged in this respect. You’ve been dealing with pan-European technology and language issues for decades. Making the leap from pan-European solutions to global solutions is not such a stretch.”
Anne Mulcahy Chairman and CEO of XEROX
“Are governments doing the right things in terms of enabling the skilled workers you need to move from country to country? Or are there too many barriers to cross-border mobility?”
William Pedder Chief Officer of the UK Trade and Investment
