PUBLICATIONS
https://www.springer.com/ Rudolf Beger: “Present Day CorporateCommunication”, 2018. Springer is part of SpringerNature, a leading global publisher that serves and supports the research community. Other Springer brands are Nature Research, BMC and Palgrave Macmillan.
https:// www.researchgate.net /scientific-contributions / 2144128160_Rudolf_Beger) Rudolf Beger: 2018 research while affiliated with HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL and other places.
https://www.springer.com/springer+gabler Rudolf Beger (initiator), Gärtner and Matthes: A book on “Moderne Unternehmenskommunikation“ (Modern Corporate Communication), Gabler Verlag /Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ), 1989.
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/bfm%3A978-0-230-62937-0%2F1.pdf Rudolf Beger, co-author for the book “The Effectiveness of EU Business Associations”, edited by Justin Greenwood, PalgraveMacmillan / Ernst & Young Association Management, 2002.
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007%2F978-3-663-12893-9 RudolfBeger,co-authored the chapter “Megatrends in der europäischen Automobilwirtschaft“ for the book “Wertschöpfungskette in der Automobilwirtschaft”, edited by Professor Dr. Wolfgang Meinig (Bamberg University), Gabler Verlag, 1993.
https://link.springer.com Co-author for the 1997 publication of Bamberg University “AUTO-MOTIVE“ on the subject “Six Years After “The Machine ThatChanged the World“ – Where does the Automobile Industry stand today?“ Professor Dr. Wolfgang Meinig, editor.
Rudolf Beger co-authored studies commissioned by the European Commission on “The Future of the Selective Distribution System for Motor Vehicles in Europe”, 1994; “Does the Current and the Future Discriminatory Kei Car Regime in Japan Require a European Commission Policy Position to Protect European Car Manufacturer Interests?”, 1995; A “White Paper on Education, Training and Learning in Europe” considering the importance of education and training to Europe in the context of technological and economic change (co-commissioned by Mercedes-Benz), 1995; “A Study of the Lobbying Strategies Used by the European Automobile Manufacturers in the European Union”, 1996.
www.fouque-verlag.de/Publication of the romantic novel“Dreisam“ at FouquéLiteraturverlag, an affiliate of the FRANKFURTER VERLAGSGRUPPE GmbH, 2003.
https://www.parismatch.com Rudolf Beger wrote an article published in 1995 by Paris Match on “Le Grand Defi de Demain”.
https://zeitungsarchiv.nzz.ch/search/result/?SEARCH_sort_index_sortby=DA&SEARCH_sort_order_sortby=descending&SEARCH_query=Rudolf+Beger&SEARCH_range_lower_darange=23.09.1995&SEARCH_range_upper_darange=26.09.2000&SEARCH_au=&SEARCH_tiall= In 1997Rudolf Beger wrote a one-page article for the leading Swiss newspaper “Neue Zürcher Zeitung” on major trends in the automotive industry headlined: “Neue Akzente in der Standortdebatte unter Herstellern undZulieferfirmen “.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
https://deutschland.taylorwessing.com/en/ In 1974 Rudolf Beger joined the law firm Von Berenberg-Gossler, Maximilian Freiherr von Gleichenstein (now Taylor Wessing) the most prominent and oldest corporate law firm of Hamburg (Germany).
As of 1975, Rudolf Beger worked at ESSO AG (Hamburg, Germany, and ESSOCHEM Europe (Brussels) as an international tax attorney and Public Affairs advisor. ESSO is a fully owned affiliate of EXXON (today ExxonMobil).
https://www.zeit.de/1982/31/wir-leben-nicht-im-fruehkapitalismus. In 1985 Rudolf managed all corporate communication aspects of ESSO Chemie’s politically highly controversial Cologne chemical plant shutdown.
https://www.exxonmobilchemical.com In 1985 Rudolf Beger successfully introduced a revolutionary new, dialogue-based customer publicity, advertising & sales promotion campaign for ESSO Chemie’s German and COMECON markets.
https://www.gm.com In1987 Rudolf Beger became General Motors Europe Director of Government Affairs, based in Zurich, Switzerland.
https://www.acea.be In 1990 Rudolf was elected General Secretary of CLCA (Brussels) and later founding Executive Secretary of the newly founded ACEA, based in Brussels (Belgium). In this function, he represented the interests of the presidents of Europe’s car, van, truck and bus manufacturers vis-à-vis international institutions such as the European Union.
https://www.citigroup.com In1998 Rudolf Beger was appointed Senior Vice-President at CITIGROUP based in Brussels, reporting to Charles “Chuck”Prince III (New York) who succeeded Sandy Weill as the chief executive of the firm in 2003.
As of 2015, Rudolf Beger is a stakeholder in The Water Patent GmbH (Germany), the owner of an innovative patented technology for chemical-free waste water treatment.
As of 2002 Rudolf Beger was an active shareholder in BrightSign GmbH (Germany) and BrightSign K.K. (Japan) representing a revolutionary, UV-based print colour technology.
www.antorum.com In 2003, Rudolf Beger founded his own company, ANTORUM INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, which he serves as sole director and CEO. Antorum is a one-stop resource for prime quality real estate and other investment opportunities.
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In 2003 (and in addition to other activities) Rudolf Beger became Expert Real Estate Consultant at ESTAVIS AG, Berlin (now Accentro Real Estate AG), a listed housing company.
https://sovereignstrategy.com/ In2002 (and in addition to other activities) Rudolf Beger became Associate Director of the international consultancy group SOVEREIGN Ltd. (London and Brussels).
http://www.chadwickconsulting.com In2002 (and in addition to other activities) RudolfBeger worked in association with Peter Chadwick Consulting, Inc. (London), a British industry consulting group organizing a series of senior management level events on manufacturing performance improvements in the automotive, IT, electronics, and energy industries.
In 2000 (and in addition to other activities) Rudolf was appointed Member of the Board of Hypercar, Inc. (USA).
TEACHING & COACHING
https://www.speakers.co.uk/our-speakers Rudolf Beger was a listed speaker on European Policies & Legislation with CELEBRITY SPEAKERS LTD.(UK).
Rudolf Beger actively participated in colloquia at Harvard Business School (1987) as part of the review procedurefor the book “Ideology and National Competitiveness: An Analysis of Nine Countries“ by George C. Lodge and Ezra F. Vogel.
https://live-t.ft.com/ Rudolf Beger was a frequent speaker at industry conferences organised by FINANCIAL TIMES Conferences on automotive subjects, such as on “Competitiveness and the European Components Industry-The Challenge from Japan” in London.
In the 90ies, Rudolf was founder and Chairman of a series of conferences on “Effective Public Affairs” (in English language) at Management Centre Europe, Brussels and (in German language) at Zentrum für Unternehmensführung (ZfU), an International Business School located in Zurich (Switzerland).
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Rudolf Beger was initiator and chairman of Brussels-based Management Center Europe’s annual Global Automotive Conferences on “Megatrends in the Automotive Industry”under participation of top level speakers from Europe, Japan and the USA, and supported by the respective professional organizations (ACEA, JAMA, AAMA,CLEPA, CECRA). Amongst others, Rudolf Beger initiated and chaired the 1993 Conference on “Megatrends and the Automobile Industry”, the 1994 “Megatrends” Conference, the 1995 Conference on “Automobile Distribution and Servicing”, and the 1996 Conference on “Manufacturing Efficiency”, the first presentation world wide of the results of the second”lean management” study undertaken by the International Motor VehicleProgramme of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, supported by theAmerican, the European and the Japanese automobile manufacturers associations and the European automotive suppliers association. Organised by Management Centre Europe, Brussels, 1996, and in 1997 the 5thGlobal Automotive Conference on “Globalisation and Competitiveness”.
https://www.iedp.com/providers/mce-management-centre-europe/ Rudolf Beger contributed papers to the 1987 International Management Review 1987 on “Modern Corporate Public Relations”, and 1992 on “Automotive Manufacture in a New Europe”, and co-authored the 1993 and 1994 Management Centre Europe publication “Automotive”.
www.rotary.org Rudolf Beger gave several speeches to different organizations of the Rotary Club on “Does the European Industry Need a Cultural Revolution ?”
www.clubs-des-affaires.org/ Rudolf Beger gave a key note speech to the Berlin “Club des Affaires” of top Berlin industrialists on “New Trends and Developments in the Automotive Industry”.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expo_2000 In preparation of the Hanover World Fair “EXPO 2000”, Rudolf Beger presented a concept for the EXPO 2000’s “mobility park” and a concept for the post-exhibition use of the European pavilion (Traffic, Communication and Urban Environment).
www.umpr.de RudolfBeger provided communication expert advice to a German Public Relations agency (UMPR) in managing an urgent and major crisis (airplane crash) by developing a crisis and post-crisis communication plan and by coaching the PR-experts doing the job up front.
https://www.german-design-council.de Rudolf Beger gave a presentation on “Does Europe’s Automobile Industry need a Cultural Revolution ?” to the German Design Council, Frankfurt.
https://www.emap.com Rudolf Beger made a presentation to emap automotive, a major British publishing group, on market access to the German automobile fleet trade show market .
Rudolf Beger participated as a speaker and contributor to a major US-based business consultancy on scenario planning (for the year 2010) for a major Japanese car manufacturer (Nissan Europe). www.nissan-europe.com,www.kellyschwartz.com
https://www.ceps.eu/ Rudolf Beger presented to a Brussels based think-tank a paper on “An Appropriate Agenda for EC-Action-The Viewpoint of the Automobile Producers”, CEPS, Brussels.
www.cedefop.europa.eu/ Rudolf Beger made a speech to a European training research organisation on”Labour-Human Resources Management in Europe and Japan”, CEDEFOP, Dublin.
https://www.etuc.org/en/speech/congress-european-metalworkers-federation-emf Rudolf Beger made a presentation in Berlin to the European Metalworkers Federation on “A Japanese Challenge-Also in the Field of Education and Training ?”
https://www.sae.org Rudolf Beger made a presentation on “National Rule Making and Its Effects on International Competitiveness” to The Society of Automotive Engineers, Washington, USA.
www.btplc.com Rudolf Beger made a presentation on “The Telecommunications Super-Highway Accelerating the Pace in Europe – What does “Information Super-HighwayMean for Business ?” to British Telecom, Brussels.
https://forum-europe.com/ Rudolf Beger made a presentation on “Competitiveness: A “Hard” or a “Soft” Issue ?” to Forum Europe, Brussels.
www.febiac.be Rudolf Beger presented a paper on”How do Suppliers and Manufacturers See their Ideal Cooperation ?” to FEBIAC, Brussels.
https://www.sewells.co.uk/ Rudolf Beger presented a paper on “The Future of Passenger Car Distribution” to Sewells International, Birmingham.
www.cecra.eu Rudolf Beger presented a paper on “The Future Automobile Distribution System” to CECRA, Brussels.
https://www.kfzgewerbe.de/ Rudolf Beger presented a paper on “Das Kraftfahrzeuggewerbe auf dem Weg in den EG-Binnenmarkt ’93” to the ZDK-Forum, Königswinter (Germany).
www.gbs.org.th Rudolf Beger presented a paper in 2016 to an assembly of 700 members of the state-owned Thai Government Savings Bank GBS on Crisis Communication.
https://www.colorado.edu/ Rudolf Beger presented a paper on “PolicyChange and Hypercars-Alternative Concepts to Legislation and HumanMobility”, at the Colorado University Conference on Sustainable Environment.
https://www.weforum.org/ Participant in “The World Economic Forum” (Switzerland and Stanford University (USA), 1994.
www.midas-pr.com Speaker on “New GenerationCommunication“ at a company training program organised by MIDAS PR GROUP, Bangkok 2017.
OTHER PRESENTATIONS AND CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES
Presentation:”Strategies for an Environmental Policy in Europe” (Regional Forum, Stuttgart);
Presentation:”Business and European Environmental Policies” (Club de Bruxelles, Brussels);
Conferences at the University of Louvain (Belgium, 1993), and Bamberg University (Germany, 1994).
Initiatorand organiser of the 1996 First International Berlin Colloquium (founded byRudolf Beger in 1995) on “Alternative Fuels and Alternative Automotive Drive Lines”, under the patronage of the Berlin Senator for the Environment and with the support of the German ADAC, the Financial Times and several Berlin-based research and business organisations.
Presentation at the “First International Automotive Conference” in Istanbul, Turkey (November 1997).
Presentation at “Yeah!!!-The First European Young Entrepreneurs Convention” in the European Parliament (Brussels, December 1997).Organisation: Forum Europe; patronage by the President of the European Commission, Jacques Santer.
Presentation on “Future Developments in the Relationship Between Automobile Manufacturers and their Suppliers” (various conferences).
Presentations on “The Recycling of Automobiles in Europe” (various conferences).
Rudolf Beger made several keynote addresses on “Challenges and Opportunities in Motor Vehicle Distribution”, to major national automobile manufacturer’s dealer associations and at automobile dealer development conferences
Rudolf Beger was a Member-elect of the “Geneva Consulting & Management Group” (established by founding members of the “Club of Rome”).www.genevaconsulting.com, www.clubofrome.org
Rudolf Beger was member of the editorial board of the Bamberg University’s Automotive Publication ZfAW
Rudolf Beger became the rapporteur of an important European Parliament Committee on the 1996 European Commission proposal for a new directive on the reduction of automobile emissions (Auto-Oil Dialogue).
PRIVATE ACTIVITIES
www.rudolfbeger.com Rudolf Beger artistic activities: Fantastic drawings& collages; “autobiographic & ironic “EiPOP” drawings (next solo-exhibition “Rooftop Dancing” in December 2018 – February 2019 at TARS Gallery, Bangkok); “Peintography” (abstract photography) and artistic photography (next exhibition “Sound Images” in January 2019 in the central Bangkok multicultural community of Kadeejeen, a century old peaceful mingling of Thai, Chinese, Muslim, and Portuguese cultures); One-man-shows and group-exhibitions in Germany (Hamburg, Berlin, Potsdam), Belgium (Brussels, Eupen, Knokke-Le-Zoute), Italy (Turin/Torino), Turkey (Istanbul), the UK (London), Japan (Osaka), France (Nice), USA (New York, Montclair/ California), and Monaco.
http://www.bergedorfer-kammerchor.de/ 1972-1977 Rudolf Beger was an active singer with the Bergedorfer Kammerchor/ChamberChoir. The choir was dedicated to sacred and secular music of all eras, which was performed in Hamburg and on concert tours in Germany, Italy, Denmark, Hungary, Malta, Austria, Spain, France, England and Ireland.
https://www.weltkunst.de/ Rudolf Beger was author of articles on Vienna Bronzes, the Vienna-based Workshop“Hagenauer“ and on Art Déco and Chryelephantine bronzes.
https://www.gemiverlag.de/ RudolfBeger was author of an article on Vienna Bronzes for the German antiques magazine“Sammlerjournal“.
https://www.impulse.de/ Rudolf Beger was author of an article on Vienna Bronzes for the German business magazine “Impulse“.
http://artdaily.com/news/40/The-Citigroup-Private-Bank-Photography-Prize Rudolf Beger was nominated for the CITIBANK Private Bank Photography Prize 2000.
https://www.artcomitemonaco.comComité NationalMonégasque de l’Association Internationale des Arts Plastiques In 2011, Rudolf Beger won the 1st prize 2011 for his artistic work from the Monaco State Ministry and “Le ComitéNational Monégasque de l’Association Internationale des Arts Plastiques auprèsde l’UNESCO“.