Europa-Forum Wachau 2024

20.06.2024 - 22.06.2024

Vielen Dank für Ihre Teilnahme!

Das 28. Europa-Forum Wachau 2024 wird vom 20. bis 22. Juni 2024 im Stift Göttweig und am Campus Krems stattfinden. Unter dem Titel “Rebooting Europe“ planen wir nach der Europawahl 2024, gemeinsam mit herausragenden Persönlichkeiten aus Politik, Wirtschaft, Kultur, Medien und Diplomatie die notwendigen Entwicklungen innerhalb der Europäischen Union zu erörtern und bedeutende europäische Zukunftsvisionen zu beleuchten. Besonders wichtig ist uns dabei Impulse für einen gemeinsamen europäischen Weg zu setzen, um Europa neuen Schwung zu verleihen.

Locations

20.06.2024

Campus Krems
3500 Krems an der Donau

21.06.2023 – 22.06.2023

Stift Göttweig
3511 Furth bei Göttweig

Fotoarchiv

Programm

Day 1 – Thursday, 20 June 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

Round Table Talk

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

Breakout Sessions
Session I: Invest in Prevention
Moderation: Oliver Brosch, Secretary General, Praevenire Gesundheitsforum
Stefan Nehrer, Dean Faculty Health and Medicine of the University for Continuing Education Krems
Stefan Grubhofer, Secretary General of Sportunion Austria
Alexandra Benn-Ibler, Program Director of the University Course ‚Healthy School‘ – Coordinator & Head of the Movement Department, „Tut gut!“ Gesundheitsvorsorge GmbH

Session II: Invest in the Healthcare Career
Moderation: Johanna Setzer
Markus Latzke
, Programme Director Business Administraon for the Public Health Sector, IMC Krems University of Applied Sciences
Markus Golla, Head of the institute nursing science & Programme Director „General Nursing“ Krems/Mistelbach/Horn, Authorized signatory and course director of the International Nursing Center, IMC Krems
Manfred Pferzinger, Deputy Academic Head, Head of Institute Health Management, Programme Director Management of Health Institutions, IMC Krems
Michael Schmidt, Associate Partner IBM Consulting
Gabriela Galeta, Manager of Care and Nursing, Deputy Director of Nursing, PBZ Hainfeld

Session III: Invest in Cross-Sectoral & Cross-Border Initiatives
Moderation: Sebastian Mörth, Principal Government Affairs Austria & Switzerland; Leadership Team AT/SUI Medtronic
Joachim Bogner, Managing Director for Siemens Healthineers
Giovanni Rubeis, Head of the Division Biomedical and Public Health Ethics Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences
Susanne Rabady, Head of the Competence Centre for General and Family Medicine at the Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences
Thomas Eiwegger, Head of the Clinical Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital St. Pölten, Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences
Franz Leisch, Chief Digital Officer, Praevenire Gesundheitsforum

Wrap up, short summaries in plenary

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

Day 2 – Friday, 21 June 2024

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

Focus panel
Marina Rožić, Secretary General of the Croatian Chamber of Economy (CCE) and chair of the Eurochambers Women Network (EWN), Croatia
Milena Kadieva, Managing director, DA Foundation – united against violence, Bulgaria
Christina Chiriac, President of the National Confederation for Women Entrepreneurship (CONAF), Romania
Ana Revenco, Director of the Center for Strategic Communication and Combating Disinformation, Moldova

8.30 p.m. – Dinner and Networking event

Day 3 – Saturday, 22 June 2024

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

Keynote
Theresa May, Former Prime Minister, United Kingdom

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

Plenary Session
Topic: Priorities for the new European Commission 2024-2029
Karoline Edtstadler, Federal Minister for the EU and Constitution, Austria
Andreja Metelko-Zgombić, State Secretary for Europe, Croatia
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Minister of State for European Affairs and Defence, Ireland
Inês Domingos, Secretary of State for European Affairs, Portugal
Daniela Grigore Gîtman, Secretary of State for European Affairs, Romania

Closing words

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

Video-Archiv

EFW Krems - Rebooting Europe

EFW Krems - Invest in Health

Economic Salon Krems

EFW Göttweig - Freitag

EFW Göttweig - Samstag

Johanna Mikl-Leitner

Johanna Mikl-Leitner

Landeshauptfrau von Niederösterreich

Martin Eichtinger

Martin Eichtinger

Präsident des Europa-Forum Wachau

Josep Borrell Fontelles

Josep Borrell Fontelles

High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of a stronger Europe in the World

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

Margit Göll

Margit Göll

Präsidentin des Bundesrates

Claudia Plakolm

Claudia Plakolm

Staatssekretärin im Bundeskanzleramt

Marko Đurić

Marko Đurić

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Serbia

Inês Domingos

Inês Domingos

Secretary of State for European Affairs

Sigmar Gabriel

Sigmar Gabriel

Vorsitzender der Atlantik-Brücke e.V.

Donika Gërvalla-Schwarz

Donika Gërvalla-Schwarz

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Kosovo

Daniela Grigore Gîtman

Secretary of State for European Affairs

Igli Hasani

Igli Hasani

Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Albania

Filip Ivanović

Filip Ivanović

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Montenegro

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

Minister of State for European Affairs and Defence

Elmedin Konaković

Elmedin Konaković

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Theresa May

Theresa May

Mitglied des Parlaments des Vereinigten Königreichs

Bujar Osmani

Bujar Osmani

Minister of Foreign Affairs, North Macedonia

Marilena Raouna

Marilena Raouna

Deputy Minister for European Affairs

Huiyao Wang

Huiyao Wang

Founder and President, Center for China and Globalization (CCG)

Daniel Gros

Director, Institute for European Policymaking @ Bocconi University

Amelie Groß

Amelie Groß

Vizepräsidentin der Wirtschaftskammer Österreich

Kari Ochsner

Kari Ochsner

Präsident Industriellenvereinigung Niederösterreich

Claus Zeppelzauer

Claus Zeppelzauer

ecoplus. Niederösterreichs Wirtschaftsagentur GmbH, Bereichsleiter Unternehmen & Technologie

Günther Ofner

Günther Ofner

Manager Flughafen Wien AG

Friedrich Faulhammer

Friedrich Faulhammer

Rektor der Universität für Weiterbildung Krems

Ulrike Prommer

Ulrike Prommer

Vorsitzende Hochschulleitung, IMC Krems

Rudolf Mallinger

Rudolf Mallinger

Rektor der Karl Landsteiner Privatuniversität für Gesundheitswissenschaften

Ana Revenco

Ana Revenco

Director of the Center for Strategic Communication and Combating Disinformation

Milena Kadiev

Milena Kadiev

Managing director, DA Foundation – united against violence

Marina Rožić

Marina Rožić

Secretary General of the Croatian Chamber of Economy (CCE) and chair of the Eurochambers Women Network (EWN)

Kambis Kohansal Vajargah

Kambis Kohansal Vajargah

Head of Startup-Services und Deputy Head of Founder-Services (Gründerservice) der Wirtschaftskammer Österreich

Cristina Chiriac

Cristina Chiriac

President of the National Confederation for Women Entrepreneurship (CONAF)

Markus Wanko

Markus Wanko

Managing Director xista

Daniel Varro

Daniel Varro

Universitätsprofessor für Steuerrecht und nachhaltige Steuerpolitik

Daniela Buchmayr

Daniela Buchmayr

CEO & Co-Founder Sarcura

Martin Hetzer

Martin Hetzer

Präsident und CEO des Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA)

Alexandra Lieben

Alexandra Lieben

Präsidentin ASciNA (Austrian Scientists and Scholars in North America), stellvertretende Direktorin des Ronald W. Burkle Center for International Relations, University of California Los Angeles

Florian Krammer

Florian Krammer

Virologe und Impfstoffforscher mit Fokus auf RNA Viren mit pandemischen Poten al

Michael Zettel

Michael Zettel

Country Managing Director Accenture Austria & EMEA Health Industry Lead

Joachim Bogner

Joachim Bogner

Geschäftsführer von Siemens Healthineers in Österreich

Marco Porak

Marco Porak

Country General Manager, IBM Austria

Verena Ossmann

Verena Ossmann

ecoplus. Niederösterreichs Wirtschaftsagentur GmbH, Plattformmanagerin Gesundheitstechnologie

Stefan Nehrer

Stefan Nehrer

Dekan der Fakultät für Gesundheit und Medizin, Universität für Weiterbildung Krems

Stefan Grubhofer

Generalsekretär Sportunion SPORTUNION Österreich

Alexandra Benn-Ibler

Leiterin Fachbereich Bewegung, „Tut gut!“ Gesundheitsvorsorge GmbH

Markus Latzke

Markus Latzke

Studiengangsleiter Betriebswirtschaft für das Gesundheitswesen, IMC Krems University of Applied Sciences

Markus Golla

Markus Golla

Institutsleiter Institut Pflegewissenschaft & Studiengangsleitung „Gesundheits- und Krankenpflege“, IMC Krems

Manfred Pferzinger

Manfred Pferzinger

Stv. Akademischer Leiter, Institutsleitung Gesundheitsmanagement, Studiengangsleitung Management von Gesundheitsunternehmen, IMC Krems

Michael Schmidt

Associate Partner IBM Consulting

Gabriela Galeta

Gabriela Galeta

Kaufmännische Direktorin, NÖ Pflege- und Betreuungszentrum Hainfeld

Franz Leisch

Franz Leisch

Chief Digital Officer of Praevenire

Giovanni Rubeis

Giovanni Rubeis

Leiter des Fachbereichs Biomedizinische Ethik und Ethik des Gesundheitswesens, Karl Landsteiner Privatuniversität für Gesundheitswissenschaften

Susanne Rabady

Susanne Rabady

Leitung des Kompetenzzentrums für Allgemein- und Familienmedizin an der Karl-Landsteiner Privatuniversität in Krems

Graham Turnock

Graham Turnock

Special Advisor and Head of the ESA Accelerator Unit

Markus Woltran

Markus Woltran

Programme Officer at United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs

Michael Glatz

Managing Director H&PS & Procuts Accenture Österreich

Siegfried Knecht

Siegfried Knecht

VP Director R&T Affairs in the AIRBUS Public Affairs Germany Department

Karl Dandler

Karl Dandler

CFO Malta International Airport

András Gálffy

CEO, Head of Technology & Research of Turbbulence Solutions

Carlos Fernández de Retana

Carlos Fernández de Retana

Head of ESA Phi-Lab Austria, Accent

Susanne Katzler-Fuchs

Susanne Katzler-Fuchs

Mit-Gründerin und Geschäftsführerin von Brimatech

Nathalie Tocci

Director of the Istituto Affari Internazionali

Sandra Thier

Sandra Thier

Journalistin, Produzentin & Moderatorin

Sebastian Mörth

Sebastian Mörth

Principal Government Affairs Austria & Switzerland, Leadership Team Austria & Switzerland, Medtronic, Austria/Switzerland

Oliver Brosch

Oliver Brosch

Generalsekretär des Vereins PRAEVENIRE

Sebastian Schäffer

Sebastian Schäffer

Geschäftsführer, Institut für den Donauraum und Mitteleuropa

Sophia Beiter

Sophia Beiter

Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin, Institut für den Donauraum und Mitteleuropa

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