Berlin – October 27, 2026 -- Germany's federal employers' association for the chemical industry (BAVC) will bring Labor Minister Alexander Schweitzer, IGBCE union chief Michael Vassiliadis and FDP leader Wolfgang Kubicki together on November 4, 2026 to debate how the chemical-pharmaceutical sector can regain competitiveness.
Three-hour ChemieArbeitgeberTag runs from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at AXICA Berlin
The 2026 ChemieArbeitgeberTag takes place on Wednesday, November 4, at the AXICA Congress and Conference Center, Pariser Platz 3, in Berlin. BAVC President Katja Scharpwinkel leads the discussions under the motto of regaining competitiveness and charting paths forward.
The agenda centers on three goals: restoring competitiveness, enabling investment and strengthening Germany as an industrial location over the long term. BAVC describes the sector's current environment as challenging and economically uncertain.
Schweitzer opens with a 45-minute keynote at 2:15 p.m.
Schweitzer, Federal Minister for Labor and Social Affairs, speaks from 2:15 to 3:00 p.m. Vassiliadis and Kubicki then join Scharpwinkel on a panel from 3:00 to 3:45 p.m., pairing the sector's main union leader with a liberal opposition voice.
Johannes Winkel, federal chairman of the Junge Union and deputy chairman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, delivers an impulse talk from 3:45 to 4:15 p.m. Economic and financial expert Sandra Navidi closes with a keynote from 4:15 to 5:00 p.m.
Registration closes November 2, with ID details required for security
In-person attendees must register by email no later than November 2, 2026. Registrants must provide date and place of birth to meet security requirements for access.