APA sets the tone for important economic topics of the future
Future issues such as climate change, industrial AI, digitalization or growing geopolitical tensions challenge not only the German economy. We want to shape global change together with our partners in Asia-Pacific. Our goal is to improve market access and expand trade and investment in the spirit of reciprocity. We see ourselves as the voice of German companies doing business in Asia, fostering dialogue with policymakers in Germany and across its Asian partner countries.
Dr. Roland Busch, President & Chief Executive Officer of Siemens AG, assumed the APA chairmanship in October 2021.
APA is a joint initiative of the Federation of German Industries (BDI), the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK), the German Asia-Pacific Business Association (OAV), the Federation of German Wholesale, Foreign Trade and Services (BGA) and the Association of German Banks (Bankenverband). The German Chambers of Commerce Abroad are part of the APA network. The sponsor organisations, the German Chambers of Commerce Abroad and the company of the APA chairman are represented in the APA Board of Management as follows:
Friedolin Strack
APA Managing Director and Coordinator Germany
Co-Director International Affairs
BDI – Federation of German Industries
Phone: 030 2028-1473
E-mail: f.strack(at)bdi.eu
Dr. Eva Langerbeck
Member of the APA Board of Management and Coordinator Asia/Pacific
Chief Representative & Executive Director
German Trade Office Taipei (AHK Taiwan)
Phone: +886 2 7735-7500
E-mail: langerbeck.eva(at)taiwan.ahk.de
Kolja Gabriel
Member of the APA Board of Management
Member of the Executive Board
Political Affairs and Innovation
Association of German Banks
Phone: +32 27 88-2201
E-mail: kolja.gabriel(at)bdb.de
Alexander Hoeckle
Member of the APA Board of Management
Head of Foreign Economics and Customs
Federation of German Wholesale, Foreign Trade and Services (BGA)
Phone: 030 590099-565
E-mail: alexander.hoeckle(at)bga.de
Christian-Frederik Madsen
Member of the APA Board of Management
Head of Government-to-Government – Government Affairs
Siemens AG
E-mail: christian.madsen(at)siemens.com
Dr. Nicole Renvert
Member of the APA Board of Management
Managing Director International Economic Relations
DIHK | German Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Phone: 030 20308-2319
E-mail: renvert.nicole(at)dihk.de
Anna-Lena Schütte
Member of the APA Board of Management
Executive Board Member
OAV – German Asia-Pacific Business Association
Phone: 040 357559-11
E-mail: schuette(at)oav.de
We bundle economic concerns of German businesses with a commitment in Asia. In addition to political support, the APA organizes the bi-annual Asia-Pacific Conference of German Business in the region together with the German Chambers of Commerce Abroad in Asia-Pacific and the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy.
