Hans-Olaf Henkel

Corona's impact

In this talk, Henkel describes the short, medium and long-term effects of the Corona crisis. He covers not only economical aspects but also sociological and political ones. Will the recovery take the shape of a ‘V’, a ‘U’ or many ‘W’s’? Will globalization, free trade survive? What happens to the Billions of Euros, Dollars and Pounds of debt accumulated by the Central Banks?

A New Deal for Britain

From the perspective of a global business person as well with the experience as a previous member of the European Parliament from 2014 through 2019, Henkel describes the reasons which lead to the British referendum in the first place and its final outcome. For him, Brexit is a lose-lose-situation for both, Britain, and the EU. He explains why Brexit was not only caused by London but also by Brussels. He describes the economic, political and strategic consequences of Brexit not only for the British but also for the Continental business community. He provides ample advice to politicians and business executives how to deal with the current situation.

The Global Triangle

Having spent most of his professional business life outside Germany, the German Ex-President of IBM Europe, Middle East and Africa deals in his speech with the effects of globalization. Since globalization is under increasing criticism by politicians from the far Left, the far Right and the Greens as well as by U.S. President Donald Trump, the acceptance of world trade, international rules and regulations is under pressure. Henkel provides not only economical but also political, moral and philosophical arguments against this growing trend. For him, globalization is more than just the exchange of goods, services and financial funds.