Events

Zhi Wang, George Mason University

Réka Juhász, University of British Columbia

The event will bring together leading experts from policy, business, and technology, exploring how advances in FinTech — especially mobile payment systems and cross-border payment technologies — can strengthen trade and investment ties between Africa and Germany/Europe.

Roger H. Vicquéry, Bank of England

The Kiel-CEPR Conference on Geoeconomics is now in its 4th year and has become a premier event on the topic. Once again our goal is to bring together the world's leading academics working on Geoeconomics to present and discuss their latest research. Conference highlights will include academic keynotes, policy panels, the Kiel Institute’s 2025 Bernhard Harms Prize and the Excellence Awards in Global Economic Affairs.

Ugo Panizza, Geneva Graduate Institute

Africa faces key challenges amid shifting global aid priorities. The 2025 Kiel-CEPR Conference will explore new financing, impacts, and policy solutions with top researchers and policymakers.

Bernard Hoekman, European University Institute Florence

The annual conference of the Industrial Policy Lab brings together leading economists, policymakers, and business representatives to discuss the role of industrial policy in a changing world.

Carolin Pflueger, University of Chicago