Alpbach Seminars

We invite you to actively share your perspective, opinion, your ideas and co-create with other participants.

Welcome Scholarship Holders

Every year, the European Forum Alpbach awards scholarships to hundreds of outstanding young talents from all around the world. Our scholarship programme enables students, young professionals and changemakers to come to Alpbach and attend a unique programme consisting of scientific and artistic seminars, a high-level conference programme and a variety of social and cultural activities.

Seminar Chairs Selection

Our Seminar Chairs Selection will be continuously extended until the event.

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Monika Sus

Visiting Professor

Center for International Securiy, Hertie School

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Gabriele Rizzo

Principal Advisor, Strategic Foresight, to the Director of Science, Technology, and Research

United States Space Force

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Marsha Henry

Associate Professor

London School of Economics and Political Science

Schedule for Alpbach Seminars 2023

Saturday, 19 August

18:00 - 20:00
Stage
Alpbach Seminars: Opening and Welcome Ceremony

Sunday, 20 August

10:45 - 12:15
Stage
Tyrol Day 2023: Euregio Summit on Energy Transition and Security of Supply
11:00 - 18:30
Seminar
Alpbach Seminars

Monday, 21 August

09:00 - 18:30
Seminar
Alpbach Seminars

Tuesday, 22 August

09:00 - 18:30
Seminar
Alpbach Seminars

Wednesday, 23 August

09:00 - 18:30
Seminar
Alpbach Seminars

Thursday, 24 August

09:00 - 18:30
Seminar
Alpbach Seminars
20:00 - 22:00
Social
Welcome to the EFA Lab Days

Friday, 25 August

07:00 - 08:00
Ritual
Morning Sports
09:00 - 13:00
Lab
Labs: Three-Day Working Sessions
09:00 - 12:00
Network
Networking Space
14:00 - 15:30
Chat
Cli
Dem
Cities as Democratic Innovators for Climate
14:00 - 16:30
Hike
Fin
From Start-up to Scale-up in Europe: Afraid of Growing Up?
17:00 - 18:00
Stage
Cli
Dem
Fin
Sec
How Will AI Shape Humanity and Vice Versa?
18:30 - 19:00
Ritual
Into the Silence
18:30 - 19:00
Chat
Art
Fractured Futures: Guided Tour
18:30 - 19:00
Ritual
Open-Air Concert of the Alpbach Brass Band
20:00 - 22:00
Happening
Art
Rojin Sharafi Performance

Saturday, 26 August

07:00 - 08:00
Ritual
Morning Sports
08:00 - 08:30
Ritual
Into the Silence
09:00 - 13:00
Lab
Labs: Three-Day Working Sessions
09:00 - 12:00
Work
Ideas Camp
14:00 - 16:30
Hike
Dem
New Ways of Enforcing the Rule of Law in Europe
14:00 - 16:30
Hike
Cli
Climate Activism: Driving Climate Policy
14:00 - 15:30
Chat
Cli
Fin
High Polluters in Europe: Can they Finance their Transition?
17:00 - 18:00
Stage
Art
Cli
Dem
Fin
Sec
Why Women Should Run the World
18:30 - 19:30
Hike
Art
Fractured Futures: Art Hike
18:30 - 19:30
Network
Talent Forum
18:30 - 19:30
Stage
Fin
Empowering the Youth Through Sustainable Financial Education

Sunday, 27 August

07:00 - 08:00
Ritual
Morning Sports
09:00 - 13:00
Lab
Labs: Three-Day Working Sessions
09:00 - 12:00
Work
Skills Workshop
17:00 - 18:30
Stage
Opening: Europe in the World Days
18:30 - 22:00
Social
Opening Celebration

Monday, 28 August

07:00 - 08:00
Ritual
Morning Sports
09:00 - 12:00
Work
Cli
Smash Patriarchy – Reduce Emissions? Gender, Diversity and Climate Crisis
09:00 - 12:00
Work
Dem
Teaching Democracy with New Technologies
09:00 - 12:00
Work
Sec
Democracy Needs a Digital Protective Shield
09:00 - 12:00
Hike
Cli
Mission: Climate Neutral and Smart Cities – Austria, EU and beyond
09:00 - 12:00
Hike
Dem
Is the Use of AI Disrupting Democracy?
09:00 - 12:00
Work
Sec
How Can the EU Become a Geopolitical Actor in Its Eastern Neighbourhood?
09:00 - 12:00
Hike
Fin
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly? Bitcoin, Crypto and the Future of Money
09:00 - 12:00
Work
Fin
Bold People for a Bold Europe: How to Attract and Retain Talent
09:00 - 12:00
Work
Cli
From What If to What Is
13:00 - 13:30
Chat
Art
Fractured Futures: Guided Tour
14:00 - 15:30
Chat
Cli
Unity Through Green Mobility: Railways and Sustainability
14:00 - 15:30
Chat
Dem
Sec
Accountability for War Crimes – Ending the Age of Impunity
14:00 - 15:30
Chat
Fin
Sec
Player or Playground? Europe and the Tech War between the U.S. and China
14:00 - 16:30
Hike
Cli
From Momentum to Climate Action
14:00 - 15:30
Chat
Fin
Normalising Monetary Policy and Implications for Financial Stability
14:00 - 15:30
Chat
Cli
From Climate Anxiety to Climate Action
15:30 - 16:30
Happening
Art
Fractured Futures: Arts Opening
17:00 - 18:00
Chat
Sec
United but Alone: How to Rethink the EU’s Relations With the “Global South”?
18:30 - 19:00
Ritual
Into the Silence
18:30 - 19:30
Stage
Fin
Falling Walls in Science and Society
20:00 - 22:00
Social
Dem
Patent Cocktail: Women‘s Patents

Tuesday, 29 August

04:00 - 08:00
Hike
Sunrise Hike: Gratlspitz
07:00 - 08:00
Ritual
Morning Sports
08:00 - 08:30
Ritual
Into the Silence
09:00 - 12:00
Work
Fin
A Bold Vision for Innovative Healthcare and its Industry in Europe
09:00 - 12:00
Work
Cli
IN THE LOOP: Become a Facilitator for the Future of Circular Economy!
09:00 - 10:30
Chat
Fin
Deep-Tech Innovation – Shaping Europe’s Future
09:00 - 12:00
Hike
Sec
War and Peace in the Digital Age
09:00 - 12:00
Work
Dem
Fact or Fake? - How to Spot Misinformation
09:00 - 12:00
Hike
Cli
North-South Climate Justice: Bringing Two Poles Closer Together
09:00 - 12:00
Work
Sec
Co-Creating the Future of Food Systems
09:00 - 12:00
Work
Dem
Breaking Boundaries: The Future of Public Service through Intrapreneurship
14:00 - 15:30
Chat
Dem
Emotions vs. Facts – Can “Factfulness” Help Change the World?
14:00 - 15:30
Chat
Dem
Building Trust in Science and Democracy – The Role of Science Communication
14:00 - 16:30
Hike
Cli
Dem
Fin
Sec
Using the EU's Market Power to Set Global Norms and Standards
14:00 - 15:30
Chat
Sec
Rebuilding an Effective European Security Architecture
14:00 - 15:30
Chat
Fin
A Resilient and Sovereign Europe: How to Thrive in a Fragmented World
14:00 - 15:30
Chat
Sec
The Future is Female: How are Women Shaping the EU?
17:00 - 18:00
Stage
Dem
Sec
Democracy vs. Autocracy – How can Democracy Win?
17:00 - 18:00
Chat
Cli
Will Tech Bail Us Out?
18:30 - 19:30
Hike
Art
Fractured Futures: Art Hike
18:30 - 19:30
Network
Talent Forum
18:30 - 19:30
Stage
Sec
The Clash of World Orders

Wednesday, 30 August

07:00 - 08:00
Ritual
Morning Sports
09:00 - 09:50
Chat
Dem
Fin
The Lack of Economic Opportunity Is Eroding Democracy – What has to change?
10:00 - 11:00
Stage
Closing: Europe in the World Days
17:00 - 18:30
Stage
Opening: Austria in Europe Days
18:30 - 22:00
Social
Cheers to EFA23 by A1

Thursday, 31 August

07:00 - 08:00
Ritual
Morning Sports
08:00 - 08:30
Ritual
Into the Silence
09:00 - 12:00
Work
Sec
Foresight
09:00 - 10:30
Chat
Fin
Weak Financial Literacy: Is Europe's Youth Facing Financial Uncertainty?
09:00 - 12:00
Hike
Cli
More Green, Less Grey – Realising Innovative Urban Neighbourhoods to Prevent Overheated Cities
09:00 - 12:00
Work
Sec
Comprehensive Defence in Europe – Lessons Learned from the War in Ukraine
09:00 - 12:00
Work
Dem
Citizens’ Assemblies Simulation
09:00 - 12:00
Hike
Cli
Fin
Within Planetary Boundaries – The New Business as Usual
09:00 - 12:00
Hike
Fin
Europe’s Economic Lessons Learned from Russia’s War against Ukraine
09:00 - 12:00
Hike
Cli
Technological Innovation - Enabler of the Energy Transition
09:00 - 12:00
Work
Measuring Inclusion
13:00 - 13:30
Chat
Art
Fractured Futures: Guided Tour
14:00 - 15:30
Chat
Fin
Affordable Housing
14:00 - 15:30
Chat
Cli
The Age of Complexity: Navigating the World in the 21st Century
14:00 - 15:30
Chat
Cli
Sec
The Future of Food and Agriculture – and the Politics Behind
14:00 - 15:30
Chat
Cli
Next Exit: Fossil Fuels?
14:00 - 16:30
Hike
Sec
Military Lessons Learned From Russia’s War Against Ukraine
14:00 - 15:30
Chat
Fin
Labour Markets in Transition
17:00 - 18:00
Chat
Dem
Fin
Corruption – Antidotes to the Deadly Poison for Democracy
20:00 - 22:00
Social
Dem
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) – Fair Business Practises

Friday, 01 September

07:00 - 08:00
Ritual
Morning Sports
09:00 - 12:00
Work
Cli
How Technology Creates Unprecedented Insights into Biodiversity
09:00 - 12:00
Work
Dem
Sustainable Health Systems for an Aging Population
09:00 - 12:00
Work
Cli
What if Technology Acts as a Catalyst for Change to Save the Planet?
09:00 - 12:00
Work
Fin
World of Work 2.0: “Employees Urgently Wanted!”
09:00 - 10:30
Chat
Fin
Regionalisation Within the Global Economy
09:00 - 12:00
Work
Cli
Climate Action Game: Co-Creating the Future
09:00 - 12:00
Hike
Dem
Feminist (Counter-)Revolutions
09:00 - 12:00
Hike
Sec
Time for a „Zeitenwende“ in Austria?
09:00 - 12:00
Hike
Cli
Transforming Food and Agriculture for a Sustainable Future
14:00 - 15:30
Chat
Cli
How Online Travel Platforms Contribute to Sustainable Tourism
14:00 - 15:30
Chat
Sec
Securing Digital Sovereignty
14:00 - 15:30
Chat
Cli
Waste Management and Climate Change: What happens with YOUR waste?
14:00 - 16:30
Hike
Fin
Finance Disrupted: Digitalisation, Inequality and the Future of Banking
14:00 - 15:30
Chat
Cli
Fin
Reskilling for a Green, Circular and Resilient Economy
14:00 - 15:30
Chat
Dem
Independent Media Under Pressure in Democracies
14:00 - 15:30
Chat
Fin
Sec
Keeping Pace in the New Space Race
17:00 - 18:00
Stage
Sec
How to Strengthen Resilience in the Face of Polycrisis?
17:00 - 18:00
Chat
Fin
Today's Youth: No Finance, which Future?
18:30 - 19:00
Ritual
Into the Silence
18:30 - 19:30
Hike
Art
Fractured Futures: Art Hike
18:30 - 19:30
Network
Talent Forum
18:30 - 19:00
Ritual
Open-Air Concert of the Alpbach Brass Band
20:00 - 22:00
Social
It's a Wrap!

Saturday, 02 September

07:00 - 08:00
Ritual
Morning Sports
08:00 - 08:30
Ritual
Into the Silence
10:00 - 11:00
Stage
Closing: Austria in Europe Days
11:00 - 12:30
Network
Goodbye, EFA23!
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