European Forum Wachau 2024

20.06.2024 - 22.06.2024

The 28th Wachau European Forum 2024 will take place from 20 to 22 June 2024 at Göttweig Abbey and Campus Krems. Under the title "Rebooting Europe" After the European elections in 2024, we plan to discuss the necessary developments within the European Union and highlight important European visions for the future together with outstanding personalities from politics, business, culture, media and diplomacy. It is particularly important to us to provide impetus for a common European path in order to give Europe new momentum.

Locations

20.06.2024

Campus Krems
3500 Krems an der Donau

21.06.2024 – 22.06.2024

Göttweig Abbey
3511 Furth near Göttweig

Program

Day 1 - Thursday, 20 June 2024

8.30 a.m. - Accreditation at the Campus Krems

9.00 a.m. - Joint opening event

Opening and welcome speeches
Martin Eichtinger, President of the
European Forum Wachau

Martin PolaschekFederal Minister for Education, Science and Research

Harald MahrerPresident of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber

10.45 a.m. - Round-table talks

12.15 p.m. - Lunch

1.45 p.m. - Thematic focus: Invest in Health 
Impulses & discussion

4.00 p.m. - Wrap up, short summaries in plenary

6.30 p.m. - "Economic Salon Europa-Forum Wachau": Invest in Aerospace at the Campus Krems
Opening Speech
Kari OchsnerPresident of the Federation of Austrian Industries Lower Austria
Thematic focus: Invest in Aerospace
Impulses & discussion

Networking event

Day 2 - Friday, 21 June 2024

9.30 a.m. - Accreditation at Göttweig Abbey

10.00 a.m. - Opening Speech
Martin Eichtinger, President of the
European Forum Wachau
Johanna Mikl-LeitnerGovernor of Lower Austria

Plenary Session
Alexander SchallenbergFederal
Minister for European and International Affairs with international guests

Round-table talks
with international guests of the Danube Region

1.00 p.m. - Reception hosted by Johanna Mikl-LeitnerGovernor of Lower Austria

4.45 p.m. - "Danube Salon Europa-Forum
Wachau" on the MS Dürnstein

Opening and Welcome Speech

Networking event

Day 3 - Saturday, 22 June 2024

9.30 a.m. - Accreditation at Göttweig Abbey

10.00 a.m. - Plenary session

Opening and welcome speeches
Martin Eichtinger, President of the Europa-Forum Wachau
Johanna Mikl-LeitnerGovernor of Lower Austria

Global panel
Topic:
Europe between the Sino-American
relations

Round-table talks

Karoline Edtstadler, Federal Minister for the EU and Constitution
Karl Nehammer, Federal Chancellor of Austria with international guests (tbc)

Closing Words

12.30 p.m. - Reception
hosted by Karl Nehammer, Federal Chancellor

Margit Göll

Margit Göll

Präsidentin des Bundesrates

Alexander Schallenberg

Alexander Schallenberg

Außenminister, Bundesminister für europäische und internationale Angelegenheiten

Karoline Edtstadler

Karoline Edtstadler

Bundesministerin für EU und Verfassung

Martin Polaschek

Martin Polaschek

Bundesminister für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Forschung

Martin Eichtinger

Martin Eichtinger

President Europa-Forum Wachau

Harald Mahrer

Harald Mahrer

Präsident der Wirtschaftskammer Österreich

Kari Ochsner

Präsident Industriellenvereinigung Niederösterreich

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