1. Dr. Mary Papaschinopoulou Athens, June 27, 2003 Empowering the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce in the 21st century

2. Dr. Mary Papaschinopoulou Athens, June 27, 2003 Contents I. Chamber Structure in Germany II. The Hamburg Chamber of Commerce III. The international context IV. The European orientation

3. Dr. Mary Papaschinopoulou Athens, June 27, 2003 German Chamber Structure Legal status –Public law organisations –No operational control Members –Mandatory membership –82 Chambers –3,5 Mill. companies represented

4. Dr. Mary Papaschinopoulou Athens, June 27, 2003 Contributions proportional to companies’ turnover Every Chamber decides on the contribution system Example Hamburg Chamber of Commerce: Basic amount € 153 p.a. for a registered company + proportional contribution (0,33 % of turnover). Financing

5. Dr. Mary Papaschinopoulou Athens, June 27, 2003 DIHK - German umbrella association: „Deutscher Industrie- und Handelskammertag“ (Berlin) All 82 chambers are members (voluntary) Plenary assembly: 82 chambers, one vote each Eurochambres - Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Brussels) 41 national associations of Chambers of Commerce and Industry 1,600 regional and local Chambers Over 15 million member enterprises in Europe The network

6. Dr. Mary Papaschinopoulou Athens, June 27, 2003 The Hamburg Chamber of Commerce

7. Dr. Mary Papaschinopoulou Athens, June 27, 2003 We have a political-economic network We are the regional opinion leader We have a lot of services to offer We organise vocational training We work both local and global Our strength

8. Dr. Mary Papaschinopoulou Athens, June 27, 2003 107.355 members Plenary Assembly (66 members) 27 commitees and working groups 7 Bezirksbeauftragte Präses Präsidium (S) administrative departments(G) portfolios CEO S I PR SII District coordin ation SII Repr. Berlin G Z – central service s G S – Service G I Econo mic policy G II Infra- struc- ture G III Busine ss start- up and develo pment assista nce G IV Training G V Vocatio nal training G VI Stock excha nge G VII Energy & Envi- ron- ment G IX Inter- nati- onal 3 Repr. HKBiS, 7 districts delegates President G VIII Inno- vation G X Legal affairs & Fair Play

9. Dr. Mary Papaschinopoulou Athens, June 27, 2003 Our production process Economic policy Infra- structure Fair Play Coach. &Start Training Ex- change Inno- vation Interna- tional Administration Staff, communic.,budget Service Lobbying Statutory tasks Public Relations

10. Dr. Mary Papaschinopoulou Athens, June 27, 2003 virtual real Our distribution channels expert system vanity-numbers Call center e-mail contact online transaction internetshop Service center Commerce library events Chamber magazine infopoints Post mailings Fax on demand protected member area electronic signature E-commerce- member-platform

11. Dr. Mary Papaschinopoulou Athens, June 27, 2003 HANDELSKAMMER HAMBURG Germany Northern Germany Baltic Chambers of Commerce Association BCCADeutscherIndustrie-undHandelstag World Auslandshandels- kammern und Delegiertenbüros International Chamber of Commerce Initiative Wirtschaft Nord-Ost North- Sea Ports Chambers Europe Eurochambres

12. Dr. Mary Papaschinopoulou Athens, June 27, 2003Dr. Mary Papaschinopoulou Brussels Representation of the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce Services for companies Networks in Brussels Infochannels in Hamburg Lobbying in Brussels Brussels Office Micro-lobbying Requests Support of polit. projects Anti-dumping register EU-legislation Public tenders Macro lobbying Proactive positioning for long term topics Public image EU-institutions Hanse-Office Europ. umbrella associations Private consultancies Member companies Associations Politics, Science Staff meetings Presentations Athens, June 27, 2003

13. Dr. Mary Papaschinopoulou Athens, June 27, 2003 Thank you for your attention