Germany’s 2030 business model and the European economic outlook
Jörg Kukies, state secretary for financial market policy and European policy at the German federal ministry of finance, discusses Germany’s 2030 business model and how the country can enter the decarbonised age at speed. He also delves into economic and political developments across the European Union, China and the US.
Speakers
Jörg Kukies
Federal Minister of Finance
Germany (2024-25)
Jörg Kukies
Federal Minister of Finance
Germany (2024-25)
Jörg Kukies is a German economist and politician who served as Minister of Finance in the government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz from November 2024 to May 2025. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party. Kukies spent 17 years working at investment bank Goldman Sachs, where he rose to become co-chief of Germany Austria and head of the securities division in the region. From 2018 to 2021, Kukies served as State Secretary at the Ministry of Finance under minister Olaf Scholz, in the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel. From 2021 to 2024, Kukies was a State Secretary in the German Chancellery; in this capacity, he also served as Chancellor Scholz’s sherpa for G7 and G20 summits.
Timings
10:00-11:00 (London)
05:00-06:00 (New York)
18:00-19:00 (Singapore)