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20210901153201 POL fireside talk with Christine Antlanger EFA Matteo Vegetti 1110605 kl

7 Jul, 2022

EFA22 is only a few weeks away! See our speaker selection which will be continuously extended until the event. We very much look foward to welcoming all of you in Alpbach soon.

Speaker EFA22

Conference Week I

  • Ámon, Ada: Chief Advisor to the Mayor on Climate Affairs; City of Budapest
  • Andersson, Bertil: Professor of Biochemistry
  • Androsch, Hannes: Industrialist
  • Bajnai, Gordon: Partner; Campbell Lutyens
  • Barinova, Yana: Project Manager for European Policies and Ukrainian Relations; ERSTE Foundation
  • Bernhard, Nadja: Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF)
  • Biffl, Gudrun: Professor em. Department for Migration and Globalisation; Danube University Krems
  • Bin Che Ngah, Mahadi: Mayor; City of Kuala Lumpur
  • Blümel, Gernot: CEO; Superfund Asset Management GmbH
  • Booth, Jeff: Technology Entrepreneur and Author; ego death capital, addy, NocNoc, Terramera and Cubic Farms
  • Borchert, Heiko: CEO; Borchert Consulting & Research AG
  • Borenich, Jochen: Member of Board; K-Businesscom AG
  • Breit, Harald: CEO; Deloitte Austria
  • Cernko, Willibald: CEO; Erste Group
  • Czernohorszky, Jürgen: Executive City Councillor for Climate, Environment, Democracy and Personnel; Vienna City Administration
  • Chaid, Steven: Event Moderator, Radio & TV Presenter, Media Trainer
  • Czypionka, Thomas. Head; IHS Health Economics and Health Policy
  • Dalheimer, Birgit: Scientific Editor; OE1, Austrian Broadcasting Corporation
  • Deliloglu, Alpaslan: CEO; IKEA Austria
  • De Campos, Rodolphe: CFO; IKEA Austria
  • Ecker, Bernhard: Journalist; Trend Magazine, Vienna
  • Erlach, Hermann: General Manager; Microsoft Österreich
  • Ertl, Cornelia: Moderator & Communications Specialist Vienna
  • Fajon, Tanja: Minister; Slovenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • Felbermayr, Gabriel: President; Kiel Institute for the World Economy
  • Freund, Daniel: Member; European Parliament
  • Fritz, Michaela: Vice-Rector for Research and Innovation; Medical University Vienna
  • Funk, Karen: Senior Editor; IDG Tech Media
  • Gamon, Claudia Angela: Member; European Parliament, NEOS
  • Gewessler, Leonore: Federal Minister for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology
  • Glaser, Lena Marie: Founder; Basically Innovative
  • Glatz, Vesna: Director Germany and Austria; ServiceNow
  • Goodhart, David: Journalist and Author
  • Gross, Gerald: Founder and Director; gross:medie e.U.
  • Hanak, Oleksandra. Team Ukraine; Austrian Integration Fond
  • Hansel, Sven: Executive Producer; CIO-Magazin
  • Hattinger, Theresa: Artist | Designer
  • Helm, Alexander: Expert Public Sector; ServiceNow
  • Herlitschka, Sabine: CEO; Infineon Technologies Austria AG
  • Holzinger-Burgstaller, Gerda: CEO and Chief Retail Officer; Erste Bank der Österreichischen Sparkassen AG
  • Hornstein-Tomić, Caroline Elisabeth: Senior Researcher; Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar
  • Houf, Herbert: President; Chamber of Tax Advisors and Auditors
  • Immitzer, Vera: Managing Director; Bundesverband Photovoltaic Austria
  • Jarolim, Bernhard: City Building Director Division Director; City of Vienna
  • Jilch, Niko: Financial Journalist, Speaker and Moderator
  • Jordanova, Lubomila: Co-founder & CEO of Plan A
  • Juul Jørgensen, Ditte: Director-General; Directorate-General for Energy of the European Commission
  • Kainer, Alexander: Partner; Austria Deloitte
  • Kainz, Martina: Coordinator; BerufsInfoZentren
  • Kaminska, Izabella: Founder; The Blind Spot
  • Kammel, Arnold: General Secretary; Ministry of Defence
  • Karas, Othmar: First Vice-President; European Parliament
  • Karepova, Mariana: President; Austrian Patent Office
  • Karnitschnig, Matthew Helmut: Chief Europe Correspondent; Politico
  • Katzmair, Harald: Founder & CEO; FAS
  • Kern, Christian: Executive Director; The Blue Minds Company
  • Kleissner, Charly: Impact Investor; ImpactAssets | Board Chair
  • Kocher, Martin: Federal Minister; Austrian Federal Ministery for Labour
  • Korčok, Ivan: Minister; Slovak Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs
  • Kovalcikova, Nad'a: Senior Analyst - Transnational Security; EU Institute for Security Studies
  • Knill, Georg: President; Federation of Austrian Industries (IV)
  • Knoll, Wolfgang: Managing Director; AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH
  • Krause, Detlef: Vice President; EMEA Service Now
  • Kühmayer, Franz: Entrepreneur, Consultant, Author, Keynote Speaker
  • Leeb, Markus: Head of Research Smart Building; Salzburg University of Applied Sciences
  • Leixnering, Stephan: Deputy Head of the Research Institute for Urban Management and Governance; Vienna University of Economics and Business
  • Liebig, Thomas: Principal Administrator, International Migration Division; OECD Paris
  • Lipavský, Jan: Minister; Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • Lorentz, Bernhard: Managing Partner Climate Strategy; Deloitte
  • Lyon, Rosa: Journalist and Moderator; Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF)
  • Mathernová, Katarína: Deputy Director-General for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations; European Commission
  • Maunganidze, Ottilia Anna: Head of Special Projects; Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
  • Mayr, Gunter: Head of Tax Policy and Tax Law Section; Federal Ministry of Finance, Austria
  • Mayr, Günther: Head, Science Editorial Department; Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF)
  • Meryn, Siegfried: Specialist for Internal Medicine, Additive Specialist for Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy; Ordination Univ. Prof. Dr. Meryn
  • Milborn, Corinna: Political Scientist and Journalist
  • Mitterstieler, Esther: Regional Director; ORF Landesstudio Tirol
  • Moretti, Julia: Musician and Tyrolean organic farmer
  • Mösenbacher, Hannes: Chief Risk Officer; Raiffeisen Bank International AG
  • Moser, Katharina: Moderator and Experience Designer Vienna, Austria
  • Mück, Thomas: Deputy Director General of the „Allgemeine Unfallversicherungsanstalt“ and Chair of Digitalisation; Sigmund Freud Privatuniversität Wien
  • Münz, Rainer: Visiting Professor; Central European University (CEU) and the Diplomatic Academy Vienna
  • Nehammer, Karl: Federal Chancellor; Republic of Austria
  • Neumayer, Christoph: General Secretary; Federation of Austrian Industries
  • Nguyen, Anh: CMO; Beetle ForTech
  • Niessner, Birgit: Director of Economic Analysis and Research Department; Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB)
  • Osdoba, Thomas: Programme Director NetZero Cities; EIT Climate-KIC
  • Ott, Thomas: CEO; Mondi Flexible Packaging Mondi AG
  • Pfarrwaller, J. Robert: Managing Director; Rexel Group
  • Plotitza, Xavier: CEO; Metro Cash & Carry Austria GmbH
  • Polaschek, Martin: Federal Minister; Austrian Federal Ministery for Education, Science and Research
  • Poletto, Maurizio: Chief Platform Officer; Erste Group Bank AG
  • Prainsack, Barbara: Professor for Comparative Policy Analysis; University of Vienna
  • Primus, Odessa: Executive Director; Global Arena Research Institute (GARI)
  • Przybylski, Wojciech: Political Analyst; Visegard Insight
  • Raab, Susanne: Federal Minister for Women, Family, Integration and Media; Federal Chancellery
  • Rama, Edi: Prime Minister; Government of Albania
  • Randeria, Shalini: President and Rector; Central European University
  • Rausch, Bettina: President of Political Academy of People´s Party and Member of the Austrian Parliament
  • Rech, Bernd: Scientific Managing Director; Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin
  • Reich, Katharina: Chief Medical Officer; Federal Ministry of Austria Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection
  • Reifer, Günther: CEO; Terra Institute
  • Rudelt, Thomas: Member of the Management Board and Director Purchasing & Supply Chain METRO Austria; Metro Cash & Carry Österreich GmbH
  • Sandu, Maia: President of the Republic of Moldova
  • Schallenberg, Alexander: Federal Minister; Austrian Ministry for European and International Affairs
  • Schönbeck, Joachim: CEO; Andritz
  • Schwab, Peter: Member of the Board; Voestalpine AG Head of Metal Forming Division
  • Schwarzer, Daniela: Executive Director for Europe and Eurasia; Open Society Foundations
  • Seidel, Carla: Senior Vice President Material Physics, Analytics & Formulation; BASF
  • Sennebogen, Martina: Managing Director; Capgemini Austria
  • Skovbakke Villadsen, Kristian: Associate Partner; Director Gehl
  • Soros, Alexander Soros: Deputy Chair; Open Society Foundation
  • Stainer-Hämmerle, Kathrin: Political Scientist and Professor, Head of Public Management Studies; FH Kärnten
  • Stanek, Manfred: CEO; Greiner Packaging
  • Strugl, Michael: Chairman of the Board; VERBUND AG
  • ter Wey, Ole: Lead Correspondent; Earth Refuge
  • Totschnig, Norbert: Federal Minister; Federal Ministry for Agriculture, Regions and Tourism
  • Treichl, Andreas: President; European Forum Alpbach
  • Trisko, Andreas: Senior Urban Designer; City of Vienna
  • Tyrer, Chris: Head of Fidelity Digital Asset Management and Head of Fidelity Digital Assets Europe; Fidelity Investments
  • Van der Bellen, Alexander: Federal President; Republic of Austria
  • Van Middelaar, Luuk: Professor, political theorist, historian and author; Leiden University
  • Veit, Hannelore: Journalist, Moderator and Author
  • Vitrenko, Yuriy: CEO; Naftogaz of Ukraine
  • Vogler, Sebastian: Co-Founder & CEO; Beetle ForTech GmbH
  • von Laer, Dorothee: Professor and Head of the Institute of Virology; Medical University
  • Vujčić, Boris: Governor; Croatian National Bank
  • Wenger, Clemens: Composer | Musician
  • Westphal, Kirsten: Executive Director Analysis & Research; H2 Global Foundation
  • Wornig, Denise: Head of European and International Cooperation; Carinthia University of Applied Sciences

Conference Week II

  • Ambros, Gabriele: President
  • Andersson, Bertil: Professor of Biochemistry
  • Androsch, Franz: Head of R&D and Innovation; Voestalpine AG
  • Androsch, Hannes: Industrialist
  • Arnberger, Astrid: Head of Research & Development; Saubermacher Dienstleistungs AG
  • Biffl, Gudrun: Professor em. Department for Migration and Globalisation Danube; University Krems
  • Brandmayr, Georg: PhD Candidate Center for Health & Bioresources; AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH
  • Buchner, Hanno: Head of Strategy and Business Innovation; Magna Steyr Fahrzeugtechnik
  • Cichutek, Klaus: President; Paul-Ehrlich-Institut
  • Claus, Isabell: Managing Director; thinkers.ai
  • Dalheimer, Birgit: Scientific Editor; Ö1 Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF)
  • Ertl, Cornelia: Moderator & Communications Specialist; Vienna
  • Fallast, Mario: Project Leader TU Austria Innovation Marathon; Graz University of Technology
  • Felbermayr, Gabriel: President; Kiel Institute for the World Economy
  • Frauenberger, Christopher: Professor for Human-Computer Interaction, University of Salzburg
  • Gattringer, Christof: President; Austrian Science Fund
  • Gerstenmayer, Andreas: Chairman of the Management Board; AT&S Austria Technologie und Systemtechnik AG
  • Gewessler, Leonore: Federal Minister; Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation
  • Glaser, Lena Marie: Founder; Basically Innovative
  • Godfray, Charles: Director; Oxford Martin School Oxford University
  • Goodhart, David: Journalist and Author
  • Gross, Gerald: Founder and Director; gross:medie e.U.
  • Hauser, Hermann: Co-founder and Venture Partner; Amadeus Capital Partners
  • Herderich, Alina: PhD Candidate; TU Graz
  • Herlitschka, Sabine: CEO; Infineon Technologies Austria AG
  • Hochreiter, Sepp: Head of the Institute for Machine Learning; Johannes Kepler University Linz
  • Hornstein-Tomić, Caroline Elisabeth: Senior Researcher; Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar
  • Huber, Christoph: Former Chairman, Department Hematology-Oncology; Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz Co-Founder; Scientific Advisor and Member of the Board; Biontech SE
  • Ilic, Alexander: Executive Director and Co-Founder; ETH AI Center
  • Immitzer, Vera: Managing Director; Bundesverband Photovoltaic Austria
  • Jilch, Niko: Financial Journalist, Speaker and Moderator
  • Jungmeier, Gerfried: Key Researcher on Life Cycle Assessment; Joanneum Research, Institute for Climate, Energy & Society
  • Kainz, Martina: Coordinator; BerufsInfoZentren
  • Karepova, Mariana: President; Austrian Patent Office
  • Kettemann, Matthias: C. University Professor of Innovation, Theory and Philosophy of Law; University of Innsbruck
  • Kleissner, Charly: Impact Investor; ImpactAssets | Board Chair
  • Knill, Georg: President; Federation of Austrian Industries (IV)
  • Knoll, Wolfgang: Managing Director; AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH
  • Kocher, Martin: Austrian Federal Minister for Labour and Economy
  • Kozok, Volker: Cyber Security Specialist and First Chairman; Network for Cyber Intelligence
  • Krainer, Larissa: Professor, Dept. of Media and Communications and Chair of the Senate; University of Klagenfurt
  • Kriesche, Sarah: Journalist and Digital Editor; Ö1 Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF)
  • List, Georg: Vice President Corporate Strategy, AVL List GmbH
  • Maunganidze, Ottilia Anna: Head; Special Projects Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
  • Meran-Waldstein, Isabella: Director for Research, Technology & Innovation; Federation of Austrian Industries
  • Mertl, Elisabeth: Research Assistant
  • Münz, Rainer: Visiting Professor; Central European University (CEU) and the Diplomatic Academy Vienna
  • Netzer, Julian: Chief Ececutive Officer
  • Neumayer, Christoph: General Secretary, Federation of Austrian Industries
  • Nguyen, Anh: CMO; Beetle ForTech
  • Nowotny, Helga: Member; Austrian Council for Research and Technology Development
  • Pfarrwaller, J. Robert: Managing Director; Rexel Group
  • Polaschek, Martin: Austrian Federal Minister; Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, Science and Research
  • Protzer, Ulrike: Director; Institute of Virology Helmholtz Zentrum München
  • Przybylski, Wojciech: Political Analyst; Visegard Insight
  • Pseiner, Klaus: Managing Partner; Austrian Research Promotion Agency
  • Rabanser, Theresia
  • Rajamani, Imke: Managing Director; Falling Walls Foundation gGmbH
  • Rausch, Bettina: President; Political Academy of People´s Party; Member; Parliament
  • Rech, Bernd: Scientific Managing Director; Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin
  • Reich, Siegfried: Managing Director and Head of Research; Salzburg Research Forschungsgesellschaft
  • Reinbrech, Reiner: Expert, Department Mobility Transformation; Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action
  • Reisner, Markus: Lieutenant Colonel; Austrian Federal Ministry of Defence
  • Rosenberger, Florian: Expert for Digitalization; Federation of Austrian Industries
  • Schmid, Eva: Team Leader H2 Synthetic Energy Sources; Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH
  • Schöggl, Astrid: Expert for Digital Affairs; Austrian Federal Chamber of Labour
  • Schwab, Peter: Member of the Board; Voestalpine AG Head of Metal Forming Division
  • Seidel, Carla: Senior Vice President Material Physics, Analytics & Formulation; BASF
  • Spahn, Susanne: Journalist, Political Scientist and Historian
  • Spyra, Henriette: Director General Innovation & Technology; Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action
  • Stangl, Johannes: PhD Candidate; Complexity Science Hub Vienna
  • Stanzl, Eva: Science Editor; Wiener Zeitung
  • ter Wey, Ole: Lead Correspondent; Earth Refuge
  • Thomas, Tobias: Director General, Statistics Austria
  • Thurner, Stefan: President; CSH Vienna & Medical University of Vienna
  • Treichl, Andreas: President; European Forum Alpbach
  • Veit, Hannelore: Journalist, Moderator and Author
  • Villani, Cédric: Mathematician; Fields Medalist 2010
  • Vogel, Joerg: Director; Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
  • Vogler, Sebastian: Co-Founder & CEO; Beetle ForTech GmbH
  • Wagner, Ben: Assistant Professor and Director of the AI Futures Lab; TU Delft
  • Watt, Robert: Communications Director and Head of Strategic Policy Engagement; Stockholm Environment Institute
  • Weisskopf, Markus: Executive Director; Wissenschaft im Dialog
  • Wiedenbauer, Martin: Commerical Lawyer and Partner of Act; WMWP Rechtsanwälte
  • Wiestler, Otmar D.: President; Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren e.V.

Lab Week I

  • Barkawi, Alexander: Founder and Director; Council on Economic Policies
  • Baranovskyi, Oleksii: Senior Lecturer; Blekinge Institute of Technology
  • Bawa, Omar: Co-founder; Goodwall
  • Benard, Cheryl: President; ARCH International
  • Bolena, Alexandra: Managing Director; Bolena Impact-Investments
  • Borrell Fontelles, Josep: High Representative and Vice-President; European Commission
  • Boschert, Friedhelm: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Mindful Finance Institute
  • Brzozowski, Alexandra: Global Europe & Defence Editor; EURACTIV
  • Büyükgöze, Selime: Associate Professor and Feminist Activist; Topkapı University and Women Against Violence Europe Network
  • Ciglic, Kaja: Senior Director, Digital Diplomacy; Microsoft
  • Clüver Ashbrook, Cathryn: Executive Vice President; Bertelsmann Stiftung
  • Craffonara, Maria: Musician
  • Degn, Ivo: Co-Founder & CEO; Climate Farmers
  • Degrott, Jana: Co-Founder & Campaign Manager; We Belong
  • Delen, Angelika: Europe (ex UK) Strategic Research Director & Europe Impact Investment Leader; Mercer
  • Dörfler, Stefan: Chief Financial Officer; Erste Group Bank AG
  • Duregger, Jasmin: Climate and Energy Campaigner; Greenpeace Central and Eastern Europe
  • Fallast, Mario: Project Leader TU Austria Innovation Marathon; Graz University of Technology
  • Fanni, Rosanna: Associate Researcher and Digital Forum Coordinator; Centre for European Policy Studies
  • Felbermayr, Gabriel: Director; Austrian Institute of Economic Research
  • Fleming, Melissa: Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications; United Nations
  • Gaub, Florence: Foresight Advisor; Council of the European Union
  • Gentinetta, Katja: Political Philosopher
  • Gerstenmayer, Andreas: Chairman of the Management Board; AT&S Austria Technologie und Systemtechnik AG
  • Gilmore, Eamon: EU Special Representative for Human Rights
  • Giner-Reichl, Irene: Former Austrian Diplomat; Republic of Austria
  • Godfray, Charles: Director; Oxford Martin School Oxford University
  • Hassanzai, Nargis: Women's Rights Activist
  • Hattinger, Theresa: Artist | Designer
  • Hofbauer, Bruno Günter: Head of the Directorate for Capability and Long-term Planning; Austrian Federal Ministry of Defence
  • Holzmann, Robert: Governor; Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB)
  • Höppner, Klemens: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Mindful Finance Institute
  • Hornstein-Tomić, Caroline Elisabeth: Senior Researcher; Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar
  • Ingves, Stefan: Governor; Sveriges Riksbank
  • Kettemann, Matthias: C. University Professor of Innovation, Theory and Philosophy of Law; University of Innsbruck
  • Kneip, Winfried: Founder & Program Director Germany; Love Politics
  • Kofman, Michael: Research Program Director; Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)
  • Kozok, Volker: Cyber Security Specialist and First Chairman; Network for Cyber Intelligence
  • Krastev, Ivan: Chair of the Board; Centre for Liberal Strategies
  • Kriesche, Sarah: Journalist and Digital Editor; Ö1 Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF)
  • Kuziemski, Maciej: Data Programme Advisor; Ditchley Foundation
  • Lamy, Pascal: President; Paris Peace Forum
  • Lee, Timothy: Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Activist, Former District Councillor
  • Lovrek, Matthias: Founding Partner; Sindbad - Social Business
  • Mascher, Nicoletta: Head of Financial Sector and Market Analysis Division; European Stability Mechanism (ESM)
  • Maydell, Eva: Member of Parliament; European Parliament
  • Müller, Madis: Governor; Eesti Pank
  • Niadbaj, Taciana: President of PEN Belarus, Poet, Author, Translator and Human Rights Activist PEN Belarus
  • Niessner, Birgit: Director of Economic Analysis and Research Department; Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB)
  • Nyman, Johanna: Head of Inclusive Green Finance; Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI)
  • Pechonchyk, Tetiana: Head of Board; Human Rights Center ZMINA (Member of the Ukraine 5AM Coalition)
  • Pisarska, Katarzyna: Founder & Director; European Academy of Diplomacy
  • Polchar, Joshua: Strategic Foresight Lead; OECD Observatory of Public Sector Innovation
  • Pons, Geneviève: Director General and Vice-President; Europe Jacques Delors
  • Postma, Foeke: Investigator and Trainer; Bellingcat
  • Rabanser, Theresia
  • Reisner, Markus: Lieutenant Colonel; Austrian Federal Ministry of Defence
  • Reitmann, Louis: Research Associate; Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP)
  • Riahi, Keywan: Program Director Energy, Climate, and Environment
  • Rizzo, Gabriele: Director of Research, Swiss Center for Positive Futures
  • Rogov, Kirill: Fellow Institute for Human Sciences
  • Ruusalepp, Kaidi: Founder and CEO; Funderbeam
  • Sachs, Daniel: Founder and CEO; P Capital Partners
  • Sachs, Jeffrey D.: Director of the Center for Sustainable Development
  • Schiffrin, Anya: Director of Technology and Media; Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs Columbia University
  • Schraik, Elke: President; Ponto
  • Ségur-Cabanac, Eva-Maria: Partner; Baker McKenzie
  • Seidenader, Julius: Consultant; United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
  • Selmayr, Martin: Head of the European Commission Representation in Austria; European Commission
  • Shirvani, Tara: Lead Associate; Climate Crisis Advisory Group
  • Sikela, Jozef: Minister of Industry and Trade; Czech Republic
  • Spahn, Susanne: Journalist, Political Scientist and Historian
  • Stiglitz, Joseph E.: Economist, Public Policy Analyst and Professor; Columbia University
  • Stournaras, Yannis: Governor; Bank of Greece
  • Strolz, Matthias: Author, Publicist and Speaker
  • Thurner, Stefan: President; CSH Vienna & Medical University of Vienna
  • Villani, Cédric: Mathematician; Fields Medalist 2010
  • Von und zu Liechtenstein, Alois: Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein
  • Wallström, Margot: Former Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs
  • Weber, Valentin: Research Fellow; German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP)
  • Wenaweser, Christian: Ambassador Permanent Mission of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the United Nations in New York
  • Wieser, Thomas: Non-resident Fellow Bruegel
  • Wunsch, Pierre: Governor; Banque Nationale de Belgique
  • Yasko, Lisa: Member of Parliament; Ukrainian Parliament
  • York, Jillian: Director for International Freedom of Expression; Electronic Frontier Foundation
  • Zeiler, Gerhard: President; Warner Bros. Discovery International

Lab Week II

  • Albuquerque, Maria Luís: Independent Consultant
  • Balfour, Rosa: Director; Carnegie Europe
  • Baranovskyi, Oleksii: Senior Lecturer; Blekinge Institute of Technology
  • Barkawi, Alexander: Founder and Director; Council on Economic Policies
  • Benard, Cheryl: President; ARCH International
  • Bildt, Carl: Co-Chair; European Council
  • Blümel, Gernot: CEO; Superfund Asset Management GmbH
  • Bolena, Alexandra: Managing Director; Bolena Impact-Investments
  • Boschert, Friedhelm: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Mindful Finance Institute
  • Brunner, Magnus: Federal Minister of Finance; Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance
  • Byrne, Thomas: Minister of State for European Affairs Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach and at the Department of Foreign Affairs
  • Carazzone, Carola: Vice President; Philea
  • Carl, Helfried: Founder and Managing Partner; Innovation in Politics Institute
  • Ceremida, Ismar: Sustainable Growth Sector Leader; United Nations Development Programme
  • Chellaney, Brahma: Professor of Strategic Studies; Center for Policy Research, New Delhi
  • Ciglic, Kaja: Senior Director, Digital Diplomacy; Microsoft
  • Clüver Ashbrook, Cathryn: Executive Vice President; Bertelsmann Stiftung
  • Craffonara, Maria: Musician
  • Dík, Lukáš: Expert in Finance
  • Dimitrov, Nikola: Former Foreign and Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs; Government of North Macedonia
  • Duregger, Jasmin: Climate and Energy Campaigner; Greenpeace Central and Eastern Europe
  • Eder, Florian: Executive Editor, Germany; Politico
  • Eder, Franz: Associate Professor for Foreign and Security Policy; University of Innsbruck
  • Edtstadler, Karoline: Federal Minister for the EU and Constitution; Federal Chancellery
  • Freiburg, Markus: Co-Founder; Financing Agency for Social Entrepreneurship (FASE) GmbH
  • Fürrutter, Martina: Project Manager; Innovation in Politics Institute
  • Gentinetta, Katja: Political Philosopher
  • Giner-Reichl, Irene: Former Austrian Diplomat; Republic of Austria
  • Gnath, Katharina: Senior Project Manager; Bertelsmann Stiftung
  • González Laya, Arancha: Dean of Paris School of International Affairs; Sciences Po
  • Hattinger, Theresa: Artist | Designer
  • Haug, Gerald H.: President; German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
  • Hauser, Hermann: Co-founder and Venture Partner; Amadeus Capital Partners
  • Heiling, Emma: CEO & Co-Founder; climatalk.org
  • Hoffmann, Leena Koni: Associate Fellow, Africa Programme; Chatham House
  • Holzmann, Robert: Governor; Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB)
  • Höppner, Klemens: Co-Founder and Managing Director; Mindful Finance Institute
  • Hornstein-Tomić, Caroline Elisabeth: Senior Researcher; Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar
  • Ingves, Stefan: Governor; Sveriges Riksbank
  • Jakubowska, Magdalena: Vice President of the Board; Res Publica & Visegrad Insight
  • Jie, Yu: Senior Research Fellow on China; Asia-Pacific Programme
  • Jilch, Niko: Financial Journalist, Speaker and Moderator
  • Johar, Indy: Founder; Dark Matter Labs
  • Joseph, Regina: Founder; Sibylink
  • Kaçinari, Rina: Musician
  • Kaymakcı, Faruk: Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Director for EU Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Republic of Turkey
  • Khalilzad, Zalmay Mamozy: Former U.S. Ambassador to the UN and Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation United States Department of State
  • Kleissner, Charly: Impact Investor; ImpactAssets | Board Chair
  • Knoll-Tudor, Bernhard: Director; Executive Education Hertie School
  • Koran, Michal: Founder; Global Arena Research Institute (GARI)
  • Kövesi, Laura: European Chief Prosecutor; European Public Prosecutor’s Office
  • Krastev, Ivan: Chair of the Board; Centre for Liberal Strategies
  • Kusari, Flutura: Senior Legal Advisor; European Centre for Press and Media Freedom
  • Latici, Tania: Policy Officer; European External Action Service
  • Leonard, Mark: Director; European Council on Foreign Relations
  • Marovic, Jovana: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of European Affairs; Government of Montenegro
  • Mayr-Harting, Thomas: Chair of the International Advisory Board; European Forum Alpbach
  • Molnar, Peter: Co-Founder and Managing Director; OurPower Energy Community (Energiegenossenschaft SCE mbH)
  • Müller, Madis: Governor; Eesti Pank
  • Muñoz, Gonzalo: Chair of the Adivsory Board; UNFCCC Climate Champions Team
  • Nitzlader, Alexandra: Regional Manager; Financing Agency for Social Entrepreneurship (FASE) Gmbh
  • Nyman, Johanna: Head of Inclusive Green Finance; Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI)
  • O´Brien, Claire Methven: Senior Researcher; The Danish Institute for Human Rights
  • O'Flaherty, Michael: Director European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
  • Pardavi, Marta: Co-Chair; Hungarian Helsinki Committee
  • Paulick-Thiel, Caroline: Director, Politics for Tomorrow
  • Pisarska , Katarzyna: Founder & Director; European Academy of Diplomacy
  • Plassnik, Ursula: Former Austrian Foreign Minister and Diplomat Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs
  • Poletto, Maurizio: Chief Platform Officer; Erste Group Bank AG
  • Primus, Odessa: Executive Director; Global Arena Research Institute (GARI)
  • Przybylski, Wojciech: Political Analyst; Visegard Insight
  • Rabanser, Theresia
  • Reuter, Wolf Heinrich: Chief Economist / Director General for Economic and Fiscal Policy
  • Riahi, Keywan: Program Director Energy, Climate, and Environment
  • Rizzo, Gabriele: Director of Research; Swiss Center for Positive Futures
  • Rizzo, Rachel: Nonresident Senior Fellow; Atlantic Council
  • Röderer, Kathrin: Environmental Psychologist; University of Graz
  • Römmele, Andrea: Vice President of Hertie School and Professor for Communication in Politics and Civil Society Hertie School
  • Sachs, Jeffrey D.: Director of the Center for Sustainable Development; Columbia University
  • Senn, Martin: Associate Professor of International Relations; University of Innsbruck
  • Shirvani, Tara: Lead Associate; Climate Crisis Advisory Group
  • Sikela, Jozef: Minister of Industry and Trade; Czech Republic
  • Steinberger, Eric: Co-Founder & CEO; ClimateScience
  • Stiglitz, Joseph E.: Economist, Public Policy Analyst and Professor; Columbia University
  • Stournaras, Yannis: Governor; Bank of Greece
  • Strauch, Rolf: Chief Economist and Management Board Member; European Stability Mechanism (ESM) and the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF)
  • Strobl, Johann: Chief Executive Officer; Raiffeisen Bank International
  • Thurnherr, Walter: Chancellor of Switzerland
  • Treichl, Andreas: President; European Forum Alpbach
  • Valtingojer, Alexander: CEO & Co-Founder; Coinpanion
  • Valtonen, Elina: Member; Parliament Finnish Parliament
  • Wadsak, Marcus: Meteorologist and Weather Presenter, Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF)
  • Weber, Valentin: Research Fellow; German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP)
  • Wieser, Thomas: Non-resident Fellow; Bruegel
  • Wunsch, Pierre: Governor; Banque Nationale de Belgique
  • Zadic, Alma: Minister of Justice; Austrian Federal Ministry of Justice