Investing in Peace: From Policy Foundations to Capital Impact
Speaking
Dr. Dorothea Schütz
Deputy Director-General; Head of the Subdirectorate Middle East, North Africa, Trade Fair and Development Policy, German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE) · Government
Sessions
Biography
Dr. Dorothea Schütz is currently Deputy Director-General at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy. In this role, she is responsible for Germany's trade relations with North Africa and the Middle East, as well as Germany's trade fair and development policy. Throughout her long career, Dr. Schütz has held various leadership positions at the Federal Chancellery, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs, and the OECD. She holds a doctorate in economics and has more than three decades of experience in shaping economic and international policy at both the national and international levels.
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