Europa-Forum Wachau 2024

8.00 a.m. – Accreditation at the Campus Krems

9.00 a.m. – Joint Opening event
„Rebooting Europe“

Moderation: Sandra Thier

Opening and welcome speeches
Martin Eichtinger, President of the Europa-Forum Wachau
Margit Göll, President of the Federal Council of the Austrian Parliament
Johannes Hahn, European Commissioner for Budget and Administration
Martin Polaschek, Federal Minister for Education, Science and Research
Christina Egelund, Minister for Higher Education and Science, Denmark
Amelie Groß, Vice President of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber

Round Table Talk
Topic 1: The importance of knowledge transfer as the foundation for our prosperity
Kambis Kohansal Vajargah, Head of Startup-Services and Deputy Head of Founder-Services at the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
Markus Wanko, Managing Director, xista
Daniel Varro, University Professor, University for Continuing Education Krems
Daniela Buchmayr, Co-Founder & CEO, Sarcura

Topic 2: Bright minds on the move – International Careers in Science & Research
Martin Hetzer, President and CEO, Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA)
Alexandra Lieben, President, ASciNA
Florian Krammer, Professor, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA and Medical University of Vienna

12.15 p.m. – Lunch
with the exhibition „Alois Mock. Staatsmann in bewegter Zeit“

1.45 p.m. – Thematic focus: Invest in Health 

Moderation: Johanna Setzer

Opening Speeches
Claudia Plakolm, State Secretary for Youth, Civilian Service and Digitalisation

Interview
Ulrike Prommer, Head of University Management, IMC Krems
Friedrich Faulhammer, Rector of the University for Continuing Education Krems
Rudolf Mallinger, Rector of the Karl Landsteiner Private University

Impulse
Michael Zettel, Country Managing Director Accenture Österreich & Health Lead EMEA

Moderation: Sebastian Mörth, Principal Government Affairs Austria & Switzerland; Leadership Team AT/SUI Medtronic
Topic: Rebooting healthcare policy
Joachim Bogner, Managing Director for Siemens Healthineers
Marco Porak, Country General Manager & Director of Technology, IBM Austria
Verena Ossmann, Manager of Health Technology Hub ecoplus, Business Agency of Lower Austria
Stefan Nehrer, Dean Faculty Health and Medicine of the University for Continuing Education Krems
Thomas Eiwegger, Head of the Clinical Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital St. Pölten, Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences

5.00 p.m. – Siemens Lounge
Topic: Innovations,Trend and New Technologies by DigiLab Siemens

6.30 p.m. – „Economic Salon Europa-Forum Wachau” at the Campus Krems
Topic: Invest in Aerospace

Moderation: Johanna Setzer

Opening and welcome speeches
Kari Ochsner, President of the Federation of Austrian Industries Lower Austria

Impulse
Claus Zeppelzauer, Senior Management ecoplus, Division Head Companies & Technology ecoplus, The Bunsiness Agency of Lower Austria

Round Table Talk I
Thematic focus: Invest in Aviation
Michael Glatz, Managing Director H&PS & Products Accenture Österreich
András Gálffy, CEO, Head of Technology & Research of Turbulence Solutions
Siegfried Knecht, VP Director R&T Affairs in the AIRBUS Public Affairs
Germany Department, Germany
Günther Ofner, Member of the Management Board of Flughafen Wien AG
Karl Dandler, Chief Financial Officer Malta International Airport

Impulse
Graham Turnock, Special Advisor and Head of the ESA Accelerator Uni

Round Table Talk II
Thematic focus: Invest in Space
Markus Schaffhauser, CEO Eviden Austria
Carlos Fernández de Retana, Head of ESA Phi-Lab Austria
Susanne Katzler-Fuchs, Co-founder and CEO of Brimatech
Alexander Reissner, CEO & Founder of Enpulsion

Prospect
Markus Woltran, Programme Officer at United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs

Networking event
Campus Krems – Filmbar im Kesselhaus

9.00 a.m. – Accreditation at Göttweig Abbey

10.00 a.m. – Opening and welcome speeches
Rt. Rev. Columban Luser, Abbot of Göttweig
Martin Eichtinger, President of the Europa-Forum Wachau
Johanna Mikl-Leitner, Governor of Lower Austria

Moderation: Nina Kraft

10.35 a.m. – Award Ceremony
„Dr Alois Mock Europe Prize“ for
Josep Borrell Fontelles, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice President of the European Commission

Eulogy
Alexander Schallenberg, Federal Minister for European and International Affairs

10.45 a.m. – Panel Discussion with the Foreign Ministers from the Western Balkans: “Western Balkans EU Enlargement: Time to Get Real!”
Marko Đurić, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Donika Gërvalla-Schwarz, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Diaspora
Igli Hasani, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs
Filip Ivanović, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Elmedin Konaković, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Bujar Osmani, Minister of Foreign Affairs

Moderation: Nathalie Tocci, Director of the Istituto Affari Internazionali, Italy

Plenary Session
Karl Nehammer, Federal Chancellor of Austria
Daniel Risch, Prime Minister of the Principality of Liechtenstein

1.00 p.m. – Reception
hosted by Johanna Mikl-Leitner, Governor of Lower Austria

4.30 p.m. – „Danube Salon Europa-Forum
Wachau” on the MS Dürnstein

5.00 p.m. – Get together
Culinary and Musical Journey trough the Member Countries of Vienna Economic Forum

Moderation: Sebastian Schäffer, Director, Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe

Opening and welcome speeches
Johanna Mikl-Leitner, Governor of Lower Austria
Karoline Edtstadler, Federal Minister for the EU and Constitution with the network of „The Next Generation is Female“

Round Table Talk
Topic: Change the point of view – Women’s Insights into the Future of Europe

Moderation: Sophia Beiter, Research Associate, Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe

8.30 p.m. – Dinner and Networking event

9.00 a.m. – Accreditation at Göttweig Abbey

10.00 a.m. – Opening and welcome speeches
Martin Eichtinger, President of the Europa-Forum Wachau
Johanna Mikl-Leitner, Governor of Lower Austria

Moderation: Nina Kraft & Roland Adrowitzer

Round Table Talk
Topic: The Future of Europe
Theresa May, Former Prime Minister, United Kingdom
Sigmar Gabriel, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Germany

Global panel
Topic: Europe between the Sino-American relations
Huiyao Wang, President of the Center for China and Globalization, China
Daniel Gros, Director of the Institute for European Policymaking at Bocconi University, Germany
David O. Shullman, Senior Director at the Global China Hub, USA

Closing words

12.30 p.m. – Reception
hosted by the Federal Chancellery of Austria