Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Franz FISCHLER

President, European Forum Alpbach, Vienna

1973-1979	Research Assistant, Institute for Agricultural Management, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
1978	Doctorate, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
1979-1984	Executive Assistant, Provincial Chamber of Agriculture of Tyrol, Innsbruck
1985-1989	Director, Provincial Chamber of Agriculture of Tyrol, Innsbruck
1989-1994	Austrian Federal Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Vienna
1995-2004	European Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries, Brussels
2005-2011	Chairman, Ecosocial Forum Europe, Vienna
2005-2015	Chairman, RISE-Foundation, Brussels
2014-2015	Chairman of the Steering Committee of the EU scientific programme for Expo Milano 2015
since 2012	President, European Forum Alpbach, Vienna
since 2016	President, Board of Trustees to the Austrian Institute of Advanced Studies (IHS), Vienna

Dr. Markus NEUWIRTH

Professor, Institute of Art History, University of Innsbruck

1979-1987	Studies in Art History, Philosophy and Psychology, University of Innsbruck
1987	Dr. Phil. Art History
1987-1990	Assistant, Department of Art History, University of Innsbruck
1990-1991	Head of the Department for East-Asian and Islamic Art, MAK [Museum of Applied Arts] Vienna, interim
1991-1996	Assistant, Department of Art History, University of Innsbruck
1996-1997	Fellowship Instituto Camões Lisbon, Research on Expansion Art
1998	Fellowship Biblioteca Nacional, Lisbon
2000	Professor Art History, University of Innsbruck
2003-2004	Research Lisbon, Renaissance in Portugal, Art of the Newchristians/Cryptojews
2007	Visiting Professor Leiden, Netherlands
2010	Research Granada, Spain, Plus Ultra of Emperor Charles V.

Mag.art. Markus BACHER

Painter, Vienna/ Cologne/ Los Angeles

	Solo exhibitions (selection):
2009	Diploma with distinction, University of Applied Arts, Vienna
2011	temperatursprünge, Galerie Goldener Engl, Hall in Tirol
2012	Bertha und andere Bilder, Contemporary Fine Arts Berlin
2013	After Eight, Berlin Gallery Weekend, CFA Berlin
2015	onetwo paintings, Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects
2016	Markus Bacher, Galerie Bernard Ceysson
	Group exhibitions (selection)
2016	River Deep Mountain High, Contemporary Fine Arts Berlin
2007	Forumsausstellung, Galerie Schmidt, Reith im Alpbachtal
2008	Austria Contemporary, Essl Museum, Klosterneuburg
2009	Aus der Sammlung Dr. Klocker, Galerie Goldener Engl, Hall in Tirol
2010	Eine Berührung der Wirklichkeit, Hangart-7, Edition 15 Österreich, Salzburg
2012	Alpenrepublik, Kunstraum Innsbruck und Artdepot, Innsbruck
2012	Blickwechsel, Von der Neuen Sachlichkeit bis heute, Ferdinandeum, Innsbruck
2012	Immer Bunter - Aktuelle Malerei aus Österreich,Galerie im Taxispalais, Innsbruck
2013	Biennale Giovani Monza, Serrone della Villa Reale Monza
2015	Look look, Kunstraum Sellemond, Vienna
2015	House of Pain nach H.P.Lovecraft, Martinetz, Köln
2015	Siegfried Anzinger und Markus Bacher, Galerie 422, Gmunden
2016	Diverses sont les lignes de la vie, Galerie Bernard Ceysson, Wandhaff
2016	Im Licht der Öffentlichkeit, Österreichische Kunst nach 1945 aus Tiroler Privatbesitz, Ferdinandeum, Innsbruck

Ing. Gottfried SCHMIDT

Director, Galerie Schmidt, Reith i. Alpbachtal

seit 1996	Galerist in Reith - Galerie Schmidt
seit 2001	Galerist in Hall in Tirol - Galerie "Goldener Engel"
2016	21. Ausstellung für das Europäische Forum Alpbach in der Galerie Schmidt