APA sets the tone for important economic topics of the future
Globalization is entering a new phase. Asia has more weight, more and more German companies are localizing their production increasingly in large markets in Asia, North America, the EU and other regions. Major future issues such as climate change, 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 also to improve market access and expand trade and investment in the spirit of reciprocity and fairness – also for Asian companies in Germany and the EU. We see ourselves as bridge-builders between German companies doing business in Asia and politics in Germany and the 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
Asia-Pacific Committee of German Business
c/o BDI – Federation of German Industries
Breite Straße 29, 10178 Berlin, Germany
Phone: 030 2028-1473
E-mail: f.strack@bdi.eu
Jan Nöther
Member of the APA Board of Management and Coordinator Asia/Pacific
Asia-Pacific Committee of German Business
c/o Malaysian-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MGCC / AHK Malaysia)
Phone: +60 3 9235-1900
E-mail: jan.noether@malaysia.ahk.de
Kolja Gabriel
Member of the APA Board of Management
Member of the Executive Board
Political Affairs and Innovation
Association of German Banks
Avenue des Arts 56, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
Phone: +32 27 88-2201
E-mail: kolja.gabriel@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)
Am Weidendamm 1A, 10117 Berlin, Germany
Phone: 030 590099-565
E-mail: alexander.hoeckle@bga.de
Dr. Nicole Renvert
Member of the APA Board of Management
Managing Director International Economic Relations
DIHK | German Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Breite Straße 29, 10178 Berlin, Germany
Phone: 030 20308-2319
E-mail: renvert.nicole@dihk.de
Almut Rößner
Member of the APA Board of Management
Executive Member of the Board
OAV – German Asia-Pacific Business Association
Bleichenbrücke 9, 20354 Hamburg, Germany
Phone: 040 357559-11
E-mail: roessner@oav.de
Alex Stübler
Member of the APA Board of Management
Chief of Staff | Head of the Executive Office of the President and CEO Dr. Roland Busch
Siemens AG
Werner-von-Siemens-Str. 1, 80333 Munich, German
E-mail: alex.stuebler@siemens.com
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 Climate Action.
