Occupy:Frankfurt has invited Josef Ackermann, CEO of Deutsche Bank, to participate in a panel discussion after he expressed willingness to discuss with Occupy:Hamburg members. The panel will question business ethics and power structures in the financial industry regarding economic and debt crises. Other leaders in German finance and economics have also been invited in hopes of creating an open dialogue on these issues.

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24. November 2011
Occupy:Frankfurt invites Josef Ackermann
to take part in a panel discussion
Occupy:Frankfurt is part of a global movement to curb the power of the financial
markets and banks. Having taken its queue from the protests on New York’s
Wall Street, the banking city of Frankfurt has also become a center for peaceful
demonstrations.
On Tuesday Josef Ackermann, ceo of the Deutsche Bank, said to members of
Occupy:Hamburg that he would welcome the opportunity to take part in a
discussion. Occupy:Frankfurt accepts Mr. Ackermann’s offer and in the next few Press Contact
days will issue an invitation to him as well as to other leading representatives of Occupy:Frankfurt
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the German financial and economic world to participate in a panel discussion.
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Occupy:Frankfurt is part of a global movement to curb the power of the financial www.occupyfrankfurt.de
markets and banks. Having taken its queue from the protests on New York’s
Wall Street, the banking city of Frankfurt has also become a center for peaceful
demonstrations.
On Tuesday there was a brief verbal confrontation between members of
Occupy:Hamburg and the chief executive of the Deutsche Bank, Josef Acker-
mann, at a general meeting of the Hamburg businessmen’s club for ethical con-
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the movement intends to critically question both current business ethics and
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Occupy:Frankfurt welcomes Mr. Ackermann’s willingness to take part in a Upon request, we will be
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