Programme

Speakers Selection

Our Programme and our Speaker Selection will be continuously extended until the event.

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Gonzalo Muñoz

Chair of the Advisory Board

UNFCCC Climate Champions Team

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Keywan Riahi

Program Director Energy, Climate, and Environment

IIASA - International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis

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Thomas Byrne

Minister of State for European Affairs

Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach and at the Department of Foreign Affairs

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Margot Wallström

Former Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs

Kingdom of Sweden

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Ursula Plassnik

Former Austrian Foreign Minister and Diplomat

Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs

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Walter Thurnherr

Chancellor of Switzerland

Swiss Confederation

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Nicoletta Mascher

Head of Financial Sector and Market Analysis Division

European Stability Mechanism (ESM)

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Edi Rama

Prime Minister

Government of Albania

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Michael Kofman

Research Program Director

Center for Naval Analyses (CNA)

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Ottilia Anna Maunganidze

Head of Special Projects

Institute for Security Studies (ISS)

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Michael O'Flaherty

Director

European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights

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Carola Carazzone

Vice President

Philea - Philanthropy Europe Association

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Viviane Ogou Corbi

Founder & President

Puerta de África

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Karl Nehammer

Federal Chancellor

Republic of Austria

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Lubomila Jordanova

CEO & Founder

Plan A

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Ada Ámon

Chief Advisor to the Mayor on Climate Affairs

City of Budapest

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Alexander G. Soros

Deputy Chair

Open Society Foundations

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Mark Leonard

Director

European Council on Foreign Relations

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Jana Degrott

Co-Founder & Campaign Manager

We Belong

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Rachel Rizzo

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Atlantic Council

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Regina Joseph

Founder

Sibylink

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Alexander Van der Bellen

Federal President

Republic of Austria

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Gerald H. Haug

President

German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina

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Jeff Booth

Technology Entrepreneur and Author

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Josep Borrell Fontelles

High Representative and Vice-President

European Commission

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Izabella Kaminska

Founder

The Blind Spot

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Carl Bildt

Co-Chair

European Council on Foreign Relations

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Jeffrey D. Sachs

Director of the Center for Sustainable Development

Columbia University

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Brahma Chellaney

Professor of Strategic Studies

Center for Policy Research, New Delhi

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Jillian York

Director for International Freedom of Expression

Electronic Frontier Foundation

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Tetiana Pechonchyk

Head of Board

Human Rights Center ZMINA (Member of the Ukraine 5AM Coalition)

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Rolf Strauch

Chief Economist and Management Board Member

European Stability Mechanism (ESM) and the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF)

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Taciana Niadbaj

President of PEN Belarus, Poet, Author and Human Rights Activist

PEN Belarus

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Emma Heiling

CEO & Co-Founder

ClimaTalk

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Joseph E. Stiglitz

Economist, Public Policy Analyst and Professor

Columbia University

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Laura Kövesi

European Chief Prosecutor

European Public Prosecutor’s Office

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Tara Shirvani

Lead Associate

Climate Crisis Advisory Group

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Daniel Freund

Member of European Parliament

European Parliament

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Eva Maydell

Member of Parliament

European Parliament

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Cédric Villani

Mathematician

Fields Medalist 2010

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Ditte Juul Jørgensen

Director-General

Directorate-General for Energy of the European Commission

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Ivan Krastev

Chair of the Board

Centre for Liberal Strategies

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Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook

Executive Vice President

Bertelsmann Stiftung

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Yuriy Vitrenko

Chief Executive Officer

Naftogaz of Ukraine

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Chris Tyrer

Head of Fidelity Digital Asset Management and Fidelity Digital Assets Europe

Fidelity Investments

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Shalini Randeria

President and Rector

Central European University

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Melissa Fleming

Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications

United Nations

Schedule 2022

Sunday, 21 August

10:30 - 13:00
Stage
TYR Opening and Award Ceremony
13:00 - 14:30
Social
Get2Gether
18:00 - 01:00
Social
Spritztour & Party in Inneralpbach

Monday, 22 August

13:00 - 15:30
Network
Strangers on a Gondola
13:00 - 15:00
Network
Samsung Charity Soccer Match
15:00 - 15:30
Opening – ART
16:00 - 18:00
Stage
Opening – The New Europe
18:00 - 21:00
Celebrate
Cheers to EFA22 by A1

Tuesday, 23 August

07:00 - 08:00
Ritual
Morning Sport
08:15 - 08:45
Ritual
Into the Silence
09:00 - 10:00
Stage
Dem
At a Crossroads? The Future of the European Experiment
10:30 - 12:00
Chat
Fin
2022: A Turning Point for Cryptocurrency?
10:30 - 12:00
Chat
Sec
Ukraine: Six Months After 24/02
10:30 - 12:30
Work
Dem
Österreich hat eines der besten Gesundheitssysteme der Welt. Ist das so?
10:30 - 12:30
Work
Dem
Integration in the Face of the Ukraine Crisis – Ways to Move Forward
13:30 - 15:30
Work
Fin
No Crisis, No Progress? Fiscal Policy Disasters as Drivers of Change?
13:30 - 15:30
Work
Fin
Breaking up silos? How to achieve an integrated pharmaceutical location policy
13:30 - 16:00
Hike
Cli
Decarbonising and Securing the Future of Energy: Now!
13:30 - 15:30
Work
Sec
The Geopolitics of Food Security
13:30 - 15:30
Work
Dem
How Tech-Optimism Can Reshape State And Society In The Digital Age
13:30 - 16:00
Hike
Cli
Building (for) the Future: Urban Planning and the Green Transition
13:30 - 14:15
Chat
The crumbling dream of European homeownership
13:30 - 15:30
Work
Fin
European Unity: Challenges and Opportunities
16:30 - 17:30
Stage
Cli
Sustainability and Strategic Autonomy: Two Birds with One Stone?
18:00 - 20:00
Chat
Dem
Inclusion Revolution - Panel
19:00 - 19:45
Chat
Great Moments with Erhard Busek
20:30 - 23:00
Social
Fin
Magenta Summit
20:30 - 23:00
Social
Ukraine Reception
20:30 - 21:30
Social
Fin
Grant Thornton Reception | The Value of the Virtual

Wednesday, 24 August

07:00 - 08:00
Ritual
Morning Sport
09:00 - 10:00
Stage
Sec
The EU’s Geopolitical Awakening? Perspectives from Central Europe
10:30 - 12:00
Chat
Dem
A Good Life for All: What Does it Mean and How Do We Get There?
10:30 - 12:30
Work
Sec
Unravelling the International Disorder: A EUropean Course of Action
10:30 - 12:30
Work
Fin
Sec
The European Data Market: Protect AND Use Data!
10:30 - 12:00
Chat
Cli
Net Zero Cities: Learning from Good Practice
10:30 - 12:30
Work
Sec
Security of Supply in Times of Crisis: What Can We Eat in the Future?
10:30 - 12:30
Work
Dem
Tackling Labour Shortages in Europe
10:30 - 13:00
Hike
Cli
Rethinking Growth: A Turning Point of an Economic System?
13:30 - 16:00
Hike
Fin
Chief Risk Officer Dialogue – Preparedness as the Key to Risk Management
13:30 - 15:30
Work
Fin
2035! New Realities, Bold Decisions, Unimaginable Possibilities
13:30 - 15:30
Work
Cli
Energy System Turnaround For Sustainable Mobility
13:30 - 16:00
Hike
Cli
Building a Case: From the Ego To the Eco System
13:30 - 15:30
Work
Sec
Shaken, not Stirred – What Secret Services & Companies Should Have in Common
13:30 - 15:30
Work
Dem
Covid19: Variants And Waves, Where Are We Heading?
16:30 - 17:30
Stage
Fin
Disrupted and Weaponised Dependencies: On the Brink of a New Age?
18:00 - 20:00
Work
Dem
Inclusion Revolution - Workshop
19:30 - 23:30
Social
ERSTE European Night

Thursday, 25 August

07:00 - 08:00
Ritual
Morning Sport
09:00 - 10:00
Stage
Cli
Dem
Fin
Sec
Cross-sectoral Perspectives on Migration
10:30 - 12:30
Work
Cli
The Energy Transition Opportunity: Climate Protection and Job Creation
10:30 - 12:30
Work
Dem
What Holds Us Together
12:30 - 13:45
Social
Patente Cocktail: More Than a Liquid Lunch
14:00 - 15:15
Stage
Cli
Dem
Welcome: TEC Opening and RTI Talk
15:45 - 17:45
Stage
Cli
Sec
Energy Transition: How to Reduce Energy Dependency
16:00 - 22:00
Chat
AIL Café Exchange
20:00 - 21:00
Stage
Dem
International Talk: Technology as a Geopolitical Force

Friday, 26 August

04:00 - 08:00
Hike
Sunrise Hike: Gratlspitz
09:00 - 12:00
Work
Sec
Artificial Intelligence – Key Technology: Europe, Quo Vadis?
09:00 - 12:00
Work
Cli
Sec
Heavy Industry: Innovations for Net Zero Emissions
09:00 - 12:00
Work
Sec
The (R)evolution of Socio-Technical Hybrids
09:00 - 12:00
Work
Dem
Whom to Trust? The Challenge of Being Excellent, Relevant, and Trustworthy
09:00 - 12:00
Work
Cli
Circular and Climate-Neutral Mobility - The Case of Vehicles
13:00 - 14:30
Stage
Sec
RNA-Based Medicine of the Future
15:00 - 18:00
Work
Sec
Microelectronic Hotspot EU – Strategy for the Chips Act
15:00 - 18:00
Work
Dem
Fact or Fake: The Role of Research in a Post-Truth Era
15:00 - 16:20
Work
Cli
Bioeconomy Austria – Game-Changer for Austria's Economy
15:00 - 18:00
Work
Cli
Sec
Manufacturing – a Driver for Sustainability and Innovative Growth
16:40 - 18:00
Work
Cli
Ecological Lightweight Materials: Performance and Sustainability
17:45 - 18:15
Ritual
Into the Silence
18:00 - 22:00
Chat
AIL Café Exchange
19:00 - 20:00
Stage
Cli
Sec
FWL Austria & Summer School on Entrepreneurship
19:30 - 20:30
Stage
Cli
How Can We Go Forward into Something We're Not Sure of?
20:00 - 23:00
Social
SOCIAL Forschung Austria
20:30 - 22:00
Network
Sec
Career Lounge for Students and Young Professionals

Saturday, 27 August

08:15 - 08:45
Ritual
Into the Silence
09:00 - 11:00
Stage
Dem
Battleground Internet: Between Cyberwar and Infowar
11:30 - 12:00
Stage
Cli
TU Austria Innovation Marathon: Ideas Made to Order
12:30 - 14:00
Stage
Cli
Dem
Sec
Complexity of Supply Chains: Ways to a More Resilient Future
18:00 - 20:00
Stage
International Evening
20:00 - 23:00
Social
FAN Social
20:00 - 23:00
Social
Welcome Drinks: EFA Lab Week

Sunday, 28 August

09:00 - 12:00
Work
Cli
Climate Action Game: Co-Creating the Future
09:00 - 12:00
Work
Sec
The Future of Technology
13:00 - 14:00
Stage
Dem
Street-Level Challenges to Authoritarian Rule
14:10 - 15:40
Hike
Sec
Afghanistan – Groundhog Day for Human/Women’s Rights?
14:30 - 16:00
Chat
Fin
AI, Chips, Data: How to Strengthen the Backbone of Our Economy?
14:30 - 16:00
Chat
Dem
The Next Generation as Actors of Change
16:30 - 17:30
Stage
Cli
Sec
Crises: Failing to See the Long-Term Wood for the Short-Term Trees?
18:00 - 22:00
Celebrate
Celebrate: The World in the Village

Monday, 29 August

09:00 - 12:00
Work
Cli
Climate Action Game: Co-Creating the Future
09:00 - 12:00
Work
Sec
The Future of Technology
12:30 - 15:00
Hike
Dem
Sec
Cybersecurity by Innovation – Strengthening Democracy and Digital Resilience in Disruptive Times
13:00 - 15:00
Hike
Sec
What Military Capabilities Does Europe Need?
13:00 - 15:00
Work
Cli
Fin
How to Finance the Green Energy Disruption?
13:00 - 14:30
Chat
Dem
Effectiveness and Limits of International Criminal Law in Ukraine
13:00 - 15:00
Work
Cli
Global, Autonomous, Sustainable: The Impossible Triangle of Agri-Food Value Chains?
15:30 - 16:45
Stage
Dem
Fighting for the Truth: Ways to Stop Dis- and Misinformation
17:00 - 18:00
Network
Cli
Farm, Fork & Fighting Carbon
17:00 - 18:00
Chat
Dem
Sec
The Future of Russia
17:00 - 18:00
Network
Fin
Helping Others, Oneself, and the Company.
17:00 - 18:00
Network
Dem
Data in Democracies: Towards International Norms in the Time of War?
17:00 - 18:00
Network
Sec
Making the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty work – What can Europe do?
17:45 - 18:15
Ritual
Into the Silence
18:30 - 19:30
Stage
Fin
Too little Too Late? A Much-needed Vision for a Capital Markets Union
19:30 - 20:30
Chat
Great Moments with Erhard Busek
20:15 - 22:00
Stage
Speakers Night

Tuesday, 30 August

04:00 - 08:00
Hike
Sunrise Hike: Gratlspitz
08:15 - 08:45
Ritual
Into the Silence
09:00 - 12:00
Work
Cli
Climate Action Game: Co-Creating the Future
09:00 - 12:00
Work
Sec
The Future of Technology
13:00 - 15:00
Celebrate
Alpbach Pride
13:00 - 14:30
Chat
Fin
Are Financial Policies Socially Inclusive?
13:00 - 14:30
Chat
Cli
Bridging the Energy Gap: Let’s prioritise!
13:00 - 15:00
Work
Sec
How to Improve Cyber Resilience? Lessons Learned from Ukraine
13:00 - 15:00
Hike
Dem
History as a Weapon
15:00 - 15:00
24 Hour Reading
15:30 - 17:00
Chat
Sec
Europe’s Pivot to Asia: Dead on Arrival?
15:30 - 17:30
Work
Fin
How to Stop the Brain Drain of European Entrepreneurs?
18:00 - 19:30
Stage
Fin
Inflation: Can Central Banks Cope?
20:30 - 23:00
Social
Liechtenstein Reception
20:30 - 23:00
Social
Welcome Drinks: EFA Lab Week

Wednesday, 31 August

07:00 - 08:00
Ritual
Morning Sport
09:00 - 12:00
Work
Fin
European Finance in Times of Disruption
12:30 - 15:00
Hike
Sec
Voices on the Future of Europe: Foresight Exercise
13:00 - 14:30
Chat
Cli
Climate Finance – the Way to Climate Justice?
13:00 - 15:00
Hike
Cli
Solutions from Geo-Engineering: Just a Lot of Hot Air?
13:00 - 14:30
Chat
Dem
Uneasy Partners? The EU’s Dealings with Autocratisation at Home and Abroad
13:00 - 15:00
Chat
Fin
Sec
(Central, Eastern and Southeastern) Europe's Role in the New World Order
15:30 - 16:30
Stage
Sec
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, How Is the EU Perceived by All?
17:00 - 18:00
Network
Sec
Building a Viable Foreign and Security Policy Discourse in Austria
17:00 - 18:00
Chat
Sec
What Does the War in Ukraine Mean for the EU’s Enlargement Process?
17:00 - 18:00
Network
Fin
Using Big Data & AI to Project the Impact of Sanctions on Economy, Trade and Finance
17:00 - 18:00
Network
Dem
Join Action! How to Stop the Erosion of Europe’s Civic Space
17:00 - 18:00
Network
Cli
Empowered, Engaged, Electrified?
17:45 - 18:15
Ritual
Into the Silence
18:30 - 19:30
Stage
Dem
Sec
Neutrality and Non-Alignment: Still Relevant in the New Europe?
20:30 - 22:00
Celebrate
Concert Rina Kaçinari and Maria Craffonara

Thursday, 01 September

07:00 - 08:00
Ritual
Morning Sport
08:15 - 08:45
Ritual
Into the Silence
09:00 - 12:00
Work
Fin
European Finance in Times of Disruption
13:00 - 15:00
Work
Sec
How to Use Critical Security Studies to Understand Conflicts?
13:00 - 15:00
Hike
Cli
Dem
A Role Model for Global Corporate Sustainability?
13:00 - 15:00
Work
Dem
Political Leaders: Where Do They Come From, What Makes Them Successful?
13:00 - 14:30
Chat
Fin
The Zero Interest Rate Conundrum
13:00 - 14:30
Chat
Cli
Coordinating Alignment for Systemic Change
15:30 - 16:30
Stage
Dem
Sec
EU 2025 – How Will the War in Ukraine Change Europe
17:00 - 18:00
Chat
Fin
NFTs, DeFi, Metaverse: What Is Real and What Is Hype?
17:00 - 18:00
Network
Sec
World in 30 Minutes Live!
17:00 - 18:00
Network
Cli
Compelling Ways to Communicate the Climate Crisis
17:00 - 18:00
Network
Dem
European Capital of Democracy: Who Should Decide?
17:00 - 18:00
Network
Fin
Changing the World with Impact Investments in Social Enterprises
18:30 - 19:30
Stage
Sec
24/02: A New Dawn for Transatlantic Unity?

Friday, 02 September

09:00 - 12:00
Work
Fin
European Finance in Times of Disruption
13:00 - 15:00
Stage
Closing
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