Alpbach Seminars

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

Scientific, artistic and skills-based seminars

The Alpbach Seminars are characterised by a participative atmosphere, interdisciplinary approaches and intergenerational dialogue. Every year, the European Forum Alpbach awards scholarships to hundreds of young talents from all around the world. The participating students, young professionals and changemakers also attend the conference programme, including its social and cultural activities.

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09:30-12:30

Is Geoeconomics the New Balance of Power?

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Seminar Chairs:

  • Xenia Wickett, Director, Wickett Advisory
  • Peter Rashish, Vice President and Director, Geoeconomics Program, American-German Institute - Johns Hopkins University

Europe’s Role in a Changing World

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Seminar Chairs

  • Siobhán McInerney-Lankford, Head of Unit for Equality, Roma and Social Rights, EU Fundamental Rights Agency
  • Mark Leonard, Director, European Council on Foreign Relations

Beyond the Hype: Re-situating AI, Power, and Democracy

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Seminar Chairs:

  • Katja Mayer, Elise Richter Fellow, University of Vienna
  • Stefania Milan, Professor, University of Amsterdam

The New in the Making – A Philosophy of Change

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Seminar Chairs:

  • Katharina Neges, Senior Scientist, Graz University of Technology
  • Josef Mitterer, Professor, University Klagenfurt

Unveiling Modern Crime: Tackling Cybercrime in a Globalised World

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Seminar Chairs:

  • Bernhard Haslhofer, Faculty and Group Leader, Complexity Science Hub

  • Thomas Goger, Chief Public Prosecutor and Deputy Director, Bavarian Central Office for the Prosecution of Cybercrime (ZCB)

Work of the Past, Work of the Future

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Seminar Chairs:

  • Ljubica Nedelkoska, Resident Scientist, Complexity Science Hub
  • Frank M. H. Neffke, Group leader, Complexity Science Hub

Understanding Crypto-Assets: Bitcoin, Values and Vulnerabilities

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Seminar Chairs:

  • Pascal Lafourcade, Professor, University Clermont Auvergne
  • Malcolm Campbell-Verduyn, Senior Lecturer, University of Groningen

Security in times of change and contestation – the role of the Global South and the EU’s Response

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Seminar Chairs:

  • Michael Reiterer, Distinguished Professor, Guest Professor in Japan and New Zealand, EU-Ambassador ret., Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy, Brussels School of Governance, VUB

  • Lay Hwee Yeo, Senior Fellow, Singapore Institute of International Affairs

Global Politics and Influence: Africa at the Crossroad of Geopolitics and Climate Crisis

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Seminar Chairs:

  • Belachew Gebrewold, Professor, Management Center Innsbruck (MCI)
  • Fatou Jeng, Founder / International Empowerment Manager, Clean Earth Gambia / Plant-for-the-Planet

Power, Activism, and How to Create Change (in Europe and Beyond)

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Seminar Chairs:

  • Alberto Alemanno, Jean Monnet Professor of EU Law, HEC Paris
  • Colombe Cahen-Salvador, Co-Founder, Atlas Movement

Income and Wealth Inequality in Europe

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Seminar Chairs:

  • Nhat An Trinh, Researcher, University of Oxford
  • Franziska Disslbacher, Assistant Professor, Vienna University of Economics and Business

Valuing the Oceans: Challenges and Opportunities

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Seminar Chairs:

  • Daniel Pauly, Killam Professor and Principal Investigator, Sea Around Us initiative at the University of British Columbia
  • Kristin Asdal, Professor, University of Oslo

Understanding Climate Change and Managing Energy Transition

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Seminar Chairs:

  • Heinz-Otto Peitgen, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, Fraunhofer MEVIS, University of Bremen, Florida Atlantic University
  • Georg Brasseur, Em.Univ.-Prof. Dr. at Institute of Electrical Measurement & Sensor Systems
    Graz University of Technology / Technische Universität Graz

15:00-18:00

Journalism’s Role in Strengthening European Sovereignty

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Seminar Chairs:

  • Veronika Munk, Director of Innovation and New Markets, Denník N

  • Maria Exner, Founding Director, Publix

Futures of a Liveable Planet

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Seminar Chairs:

  • Loes Damhof, UNESCO Chair for Futures Literacy in Higher Education, Hanze University of Applied Sciences
  • Yamina Saheb, Researcher & Lecturer / Co-Founder, Sciences Po / World Sufficiency Lab

Centre of Gravity: Finding Your Leadership Focus

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Seminar Chairs:

  • Alexander Gstrein, Researcher, Ministry of Defence of Austria

Accelerating Entrepreneurship with Generative AI

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Seminar Chairs:

  • Bastian Burger, Director Software & AI, TUM Venture Labs
  • Dries Faems, Full Professor of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technological Transformation, WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management

Let’s Build a Global Museum of Migration. Documenting – Telling – Exhibiting Migration Histories

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Seminar Chairs:

  • Elena Messner, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Vienna
  • Savo Ristic, Director, MUSMIG Museum of Migration
  • Anna Seidel, Director and Chairwoman / Slavic Literary Scholar
    MUSMIG - Museum of Migration / Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Voices Without Boundaries

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Seminar Chairs:

  • Joe Windley, Freelance Voice and Speech Coach (UK & International); Honorary, Ambassador, The Meeting of European Theatre Academies

  • Deborah Garvey, Voice and Singing Coach, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art

Creative Writing: Recharge. Refresh. Renew.

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Seminar Chair:

  • Lucy English, Professor in Creative Enterprise and The Spoken Word, Bath Spa University

Courage Muscle Training with Radikale Töchter (Radical Daughters)

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Seminar Chair:

  • Cesy Leonard, Founding Director, Radikale Töchter
  • Isabel Gahren, Programme Lead, betterplace lab

Money Matters: Take Charge of Your Financial Future

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Seminar Chairs:

  • Daniel Bayer, CEO, Fingu GmbH
  • Matthäus Konradsheim, Entrepreneur, Stealth Mode

Rethinking Masculinity: A Playful Exploration Through Art

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Seminar Chair:

  • Wiebke Rademacher, University professor of Music/Arts Education, Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna (MUK)
  • Olivier Benoît, Art Scholar, Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna
  • Simeon Ohlsen, Art Scholar, Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna

Stronger Together: The Power of the Ensemble

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Seminar Chairs:

  • Nona Shepphard, Associate Director and Chair of Audition Panel, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art London (RADA)

  • Ingrid Schiller, Acting Tutor, Audition Panellist, Director, Writer, RADA Royal Academy of Dramatic Art

Smart Decisions in Uncertain Times: Lead with Courage and Curiosity

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Seminar Chairs:

  • Rebekah Ison, Head of Partnerships and Content, Better Politics Foundation
  • Natalia Herbst, Director for Latin America Strategy, Better Politics Foundation

Theatre as a Sanctuary: How Theatre Builds Confidence and Connection

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Seminar Chairs:

  • Nona Shepphard, Associate Director and Chair of Audition Panel
    Royal Academy of Dramatic Art London (RADA)

  • Ingrid Schiller, Acting Tutor, Audition Panellist, Director, Writer
    RADA Royal Academy of Dramatic Art

Crisis as Catalyst: From Trauma to Growth

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Seminar Chairs:

  • Loes Fokker, Co-Founder, The Argonauts
  • Barbara Juen, Professor University of Innsbruck, Chief Psychologist Austrian Red Cross, University of Innsbruck, Austrian Red Cross
  • Achim Feige, Co-Founder & CEO Companion, Vertical Development
  • Stefan Beiten, Initiator / Founding Partner, The Argonauts / Argo Venture Studio