an alliance of strong partners the rhine-neckar metropolitan region
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An alliance of strong partners
The Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region
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The Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region©
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The Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region…
… economically leading… creative and pioneering… relaxing and stimulating… hands-on and committed
Spatial planning and regional development
• What do we do?• How do we work together?• What are our responsabilities?
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Home to 2.4 million people
The Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region
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Rhineland-Palatinate
Baden-Wuerttemberg
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Powerful and highly dynamic industry location
Economy
• Gross domestic product: 80.5 billion euros (2012; Slovakia: 72,1 billion euros)
• Unemployment rate: 5.0% (December 2014, nationwide: 6.4%)
• 146,000 companies
• Export quota in manufacturing industry: 59% (nationwide: 40%)
• Excellent accessibility by: • Road (eight highways)• Rail (high-speed train and freight hubs Mannheim)• Air (City Airport Mannheim and quick connections to international airports
Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden)• Waterway (port center Mannheim-Ludwigshafen)
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Powerful and highly dynamic industry location
Economy
Stock market value of companies*based in the eleven MetropolitanRegions in Germany :
1. Rhine-Ruhr: 347,5 bn euros2. Munich: 347,4 bn euros
3. Rhine-Neckar: 152,9 bn euros
4. Hannover: 152,4 bn euros5. Rhine-Main: 135,2 bn euros6. Stuttgart: 95,3 bn euros7. Hamburg: 36,2 bn euros8. Nuremberg: 17,6 bn euros9. Berlin: 10,5 bn euros10.Middle Germany: 2,4 bn euros11. Bremen: 0,4 bn euros
* Listed in Dax, Mdax, Sdax and TecDax, finanzen.net, 12.01.2015
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Powerful and highly dynamic industry location
Economy
Various studies prove the competitiveness of the region, i.e.:
• Prognos-Zukunftsatlas 2013 (map):Growth engines are located in South-Germany: Rhine-Main, Rhine-Neckar, Stuttgart and Munich
Source: Prognos Zukunftsatlas 2013
Regions and their future opportunities
Best chances
Very high risks
Well-balanced chances and risks
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Powerful and highly dynamic industry location
Economy
Information technology
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Machine and plant engineering
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Biotech and Life Sciences
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Industry Focus Areas
• Cema• Realtech• SAP• SAS • SHE• SNP
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• Alstom• Bilfinger• Caterpillar• Heidelberger
Druckmaschinen• KSB
and others
• AbbVie• Gelita• Octapharma• Roche• Sanofi Pasteur MSD• Siemens• Sirona
and others
Automotive
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Chemistry
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Energy and environment
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Powerful and highly dynamic industry location
Economy
Industry Focus Areas
• Bombardier• Daimler• Eberspächer• Freudenberg• John Deere• REUM• Tenneco
and others
• BASF• Fuchs Petrolub• Kluthe• Odenwald-Chemie• Raschig• Renolit / RKW• RheinChemie
and others
• ABB• EnBW AG • MVV Energie• Pfalzwerke• Saint-Gobain Isover
and others
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Well of creativity and technology
Science
• 22 universities, a total of 85,000 students (thereof 10% from other countries)• Over 30 non-university and international research institutions• 2.3% employed in research & development (nationwide: 1.2%)
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Economics
• Mannheim Business School• University of Mannheim • Centre for European Economic
Research
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Humanities
• The University for Jewish Studies
• Institute for German Language• The Max Planck Society• University of Mannheim • Heidelberg University
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Social Sciences
• Forschungsgruppe Wahlen• Leibniz Institute for the Social
Sciences• The Mannheim Centre for
European Social Research• Heidelberg University• University of Mannheim
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• German Cancer Research Center• European Molecular Biology
Laboratory • Hochschule Mannheim ‒
University of Applied Sciences• Two Max Planck Societies• Heidelberg University
Natural Sciences
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Well of creativity and technology
Science
Biotechnology
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Organic Electronics
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Medical Technolgy
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Examples for business and science cooperations
Cluster BioRN • AbbVie• DKFZ• EMBL• Hochschule Mannheim ‒
University of Applied Sciences• Merck• Roche• Heidelberg University• Heidelberg University Hospital
and others
Cluster InnovationLab • BASF• Freudenberg• Heidelberger Druckmaschinen• Merck• Roche• SAP• University of Mannheim • Heidelberg University
and others
Centre for Biomedicine and Medical Technology• Fraunhofer IPA• Freudenberg• Roche• Siemens• Sirona• Hochschule Mannheim ‒
University of Applied Sciences• Heidelberg University
and others
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Region of recreation and enjoyment
Quality of life©
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More than 150 castles, palaces and sacred buildings, such as:
• The electoral residential palaces in Heidelberg, Mannheim and Schwetzingen
• Hambach Castle (picture)
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• Over 100 theaters and cabarets (including the oldest municipal theater in the world: NTM Mannheim)
• 15 top festivals of international renown, such as:
- Heidelberger Frühling
- Nibelungen festival (picture)
- Enjoy Jazz
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More than 200 museums of all types, i.e.
• Kurpfalz-Museum Heidelberg• REM Mannheim• Technik Museums in Speyer,
Sinsheim and Mannheim• Wilhelm Hack Museum
Ludwigshafen (picture)
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• Speyer Cathedral (picture)• The Abbey of Lorsch• The Upper German-Raetian
Limes
• Mannheim „City of Music“• Heidelberg „City of Literature“
Castles and palaces
Theaters and festivalsUNESCO World Heritage sites / „Creative Cities“
Museums
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Region of recreation and enjoyment
Quality of life©
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Top-class sport events
• Handball: Rhein-Neckar-Löwen (picture) and TSG Friesenheim
• Soccer: 1899 Hoffenheim • Ice-Hockey: Adler Mannheim• Motorsports: German Touring Car
Championship (DTM) and Formula 1 at Hockenheim Ring
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A paradise for outdoor activities
• UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and Palatinate Forest Nature Park (picture)
• Nature Park Neckartal-Odenwald • UNESCO Geopark Bergstraße-
Odenwald• 38% forest area (Germany: 30%)
From the cozy wine tavern to the Michelin-starred dining experience
• Four wine-growing districts (Baden, Hessische Bergstraße, Palatinate, Rhine-Hessen)
• 17 Michelin stars• Over 40 restaurants currently
awared at least one "chef's hat" by Gault Millau
Top-class sports Nature experience
A paradise for gourmets
Strong sense of involvement, open-mindedness and a confident, active civic spirit• Almost every second resident is
involved in volunteer work (only every third person nationwide)
• Surpassing number of foundations• Germany‘s largest volunteer day• Lots of non-profit associations
(e.g. 2,700 sports clubs)
Citizens are committed
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The challenges we face
The Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region
Rise of public debt
Tough competitionfor investments and public funds
Aging society
Shortage of skilled laborGrowing importanceof an attractive environment for companies and people
German Energiewende
The institutions of the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region encourage the dialogue between important regional players and pool their strengths. The common goal: Ensure the region’s future as a location that is attractive, worth living in and economically strong.
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An alliance of strong partners
Joint regional development
The task: Position the region in the competition between locations and develop the region through effective cooperation
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… support regional initiatives
… trigger joint activities
… make the region known
… form alliances
• Zukunft Metropolregion Rhein-Neckar Association, • the Rhine-Neckar Regional Association and • Metropolregion Rhein-Neckar GmbH …
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Scope of work
Regional planning and joint regional development
Demographic change
Volunteer work
Energy and Climate Europe
Recruiting skilled employees
Health
Culture
PR and Marketing
Spatial planning
Regional identity
Sports
Tourism
Business Development
E-Government
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Strong partners in regional development
Financing of the regional development work
Partners
Chambers of skilled crafts:Mannheim Rhine-Neckar-Odenwald,
Rhine-Main
Chambers of Commerce and Industry:Rhine-Neckar, the Palatinate, Darmstadt
Sponsors
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Business, Science and Politics in Dialogue
Strategic dialogue in the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region
Matthias WilkesDistrict Administrator
Bergstraße District
Albrecht HornbachChief Executive Officer
Hornbach Holding
Willi KuhnPräsident
Chamber of Industry and Commerce Palatinate
Dr. Peter KurzLord Mayor
City of Mannheim
Dr. Eva LohseLord Mayor
City of Ludwigshafen
Dr. Georg MüllerChief Executive Officer
MVV Energie AG
Bert SiegelmannManaging Director
Rhein-Neckar Television
Margret SuckaleMember of the Executive Board
BASF SE
Prof. Dr. Bernhard EitelRector
Heidelberg University
Dr. Gerhard VogelPräsident
Chamber of Industry and Commerce Rhine-Neckar
Theo WiederLord Mayor
City of Frankenthal
Dr. Eckart WürznerLord Mayor
City of Heidelberg
Matthias BaaßMayor
City of Viernheim
Theresia RiedmaierDistrict Administrator
Südliche Weinstraße District
Honorary chairman: Dr. h. c. Eggert Voscherau
The association
Dr. Jochen KeysbergMember of the Executive Board
Bilfinger SE
Luka MucicMember of the Executive Board
SAP SE
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Work and life in balance!
The Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region©
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People enjoy life.
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Business and
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Citizens are tolerant
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Companies
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... relaxing and stimulating
... creative and curious... economically leading
... hands-on and committed