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Strong interest and lively discussions characterised the networking event organised by the WKO Styria Regional Committee for Foreign Trade with Franz-Stefan Gady and numerous Styrian honorary consuls on 6 October at the WKO Styria.<\/p>\n

The focus was on Franz-Stefan Gady\u2019s lecture \u201cWhen War Comes to Us\u201d. The renowned military analyst and security expert impressively demonstrated how strongly geopolitical tensions, crises and conflicts influence economic decisions, and which security-policy challenges will occupy Europe in the coming years. <\/p>\n

In the subsequent discussion, Franz-Stefan Gady, ICS Managing Director Karl Hartleb<\/strong> and Manfred Kainz<\/strong> highlighted the impact of global crises on the business location of Styria and on companies\u2019 international competitiveness.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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The many questions and contributions from the audience underlined the strong interest in this highly topical issue.<\/p>\n

The event organised by the WKO Styria Regional Committee for Foreign Trade<\/strong> offered valuable food for thought and new perspectives. Especially in times of increasing geopolitical uncertainty, it is clear how important dialogue between business, politics and security experts is. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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