Renate Hornung-Draus

Renate Hornung-Draus is Managing Director for Economic and International Affairs of the Confederation of German Employers (BDA). This is the top business organisation representing the interests of private employers in the fields of employment, labour and social affairs. Renate Hornung-Draus directs BDA’s activities in the economic and international fields. This includes on the one hand representing the employers’ views vis-à-vis the relevant national, European and. international institutions, as well as within international organisations and fora (ILO, OECD, UNHCHR, G7/B7, G20/B20), and on the other hand providing advice and services to member organisations and companies on economic and international issues in the fields of employment, integrity and sustainability. Renate Hornung-Draus holds many honorary functions in international, academic and business organisations, among others as Vice-President for ILO matters of the International Organisation of Employers (IOE) and Chair of Business at OECD – BIAC’s Employment, Labour and Social Affairs Committee, Chair of BusinessEurope’s CSR Working Party, Board member of the German-Arab Friendship Association (DAFG), and Advisory Board member of the Birmingham Business School and Trier University Institute for Employment Relations in the EU. Furthermore she serves among others as Vice-Chair of the Governing Body of the International Labour Organisation and as CoChair of the B20 Future of Work and Education Task Force.