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Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region

May 10, 2015

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The Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region is home to many successful industry companies, renowned research facilities, universities and cultural institutions aswell as vivid cities and communities. These regional players work closely together to form an alliance of strong partners that contributes to make Rhine-Neckar one of Germany's most attractive regions for living and working. A prolific cultural scene, professional and popular sport events and impressive natural surroundings enrich the Rhine-Neckar region just as the wide range of attractive jobs in business, research and teaching does. The wealth of nearby possibilities allows its 2.4 million residents to work smart and live well. Along with their strong sense of involvement, open-mindedness, creativity and a confident, active civic spirit the Rhine-Neckar people ensure the region’s future prosperity.
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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

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• AbbVie• Gelita• Octapharma• Roche• Sanofi Pasteur MSD• Siemens• Sirona

and others

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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

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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!

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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