Europa-Forum Wachau 2025

11.06.2025 - 13.06.2025

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Das 29. Europa-Forum Wachau 2025 wird vom 11. bis 13. Juni 2025 unter dem Titel „Facing Challenges – Embracing Visions“ im Stift Göttweig und am Campus Krems stattfinden.

Locations

11.06.2025

Campus Krems
3500 Krems an der Donau

12.06.2025 – 13.06.2025

Stift Göttweig
3511 Furth bei Göttweig

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Programm

Day 1 – Wednesday, 11 June 2025

9.00 a.m. – Europa-Forum Plenary I
„Facing Challenges – Embracing Visions“
Campus Krems

Moderation: Barbara Fleißner

Opening
Michael Linhart, President of the Europa-Forum Wachau
Johanna Mikl-Leitner, Governor of Lower Austria

Focus on Science
Friedrich Faulhammer, Rector of the University for Continuing Education Krems
Ulrike Prommer, Head of University Management, IMC Krems
Gerald Obermair, PhD Degree Director at Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences

Focus on Europe
Claudia Plakolm, Federal Minister for Europe, Integration and Family of Austria
János Bóka, Federal Minister for European Affairs of Hungary
Pavlína Žáková, Deputy Minister for European Affairs of the Czech Republic

Focus on Economy
Ekaterina Zaharieva, EU-Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation

Focus on Defence
Robert Brieger, General Chairman of the European Union Military Committee
Arnold Kammel, General Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Defence of Austria
Bojan Božović, Federal Minister of Justice of Montenegro
Tomislav Galić, State Secretary of the Ministry of Defence of Croatia

12.30 p.m. – Get-together
Lunch Break
Campus Krems

2.00 p.m. – Europa-Forum Science Campus
„Facing Aging – Embracing Longevity“
Campus Krems

Moderation: Barbara Fleißner, Sebastian Mörth, Intuitive Future Forum

Opening
Eva-Maria Holzleitner, Federal Minister of Women, Science and Research of Austria
Alexander Pröll, State Secretary in the Federal Chancellery of Austria
Hermann Gröhe
, Former Federal Minister of Health of Germany

Focus on Life Science
Judit Simon, Medical University of Vienna
Alexandra Kautzky-Willer, Medical University of Vienna
Thomas Pieber, Medical University of Graz
Anton Dunzendorfer, Austrian Institute of Technology

Focus on Technology and Health
Elisabeth Bräutigam, Board Member of the Regional Health Agency
of Lower Austria
Christian Fohringer, Managing Director of Notruf Niederösterreich

Campus Breakout-Sessions
Session 1: The Promise of Longevity in Advertising and Media
Jana Meixner
, University for Continuing Education Krems
Session 2: Age-Appropriate AI in Healthcare: Bridging the Grey Divide
Hanna Köttl
, IMC Krems – University of Applied Sciences
Session 3: Sustainable Care Concepts in Times of Climate Change
Vera Gallistl
, Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences

4.40 p.m. – Get-together
Presentations of the Lounges
Campus Krems

6.00 p.m. – ecoplus Economic Salon
„Facing Risks – Embracing Cooperation“
Campus Krems

Moderation: Barbara Fleißner, Sebastian Enskat, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung

Opening
Claus Zeppelzauer, Executive management of ecoplus

Focus on Defence
Elisabeth Hoffberger-Pippan, Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF)
Sonja Linskeseder, Crisis Management and Security Affairs Unit
of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
Wolfgang Schneider, IBM Consulting Senior Partner
Alexander Schuster, Heckler & Koch GmbH
Mark Pfeiffer, IABG Industrieanlagenbetriebsgesellschaft mbH

Focus on Cyber & Aerospace
Christian T. Geiss, clockwerkX GmbH
David Blum, Accenture Österreich
Natalia Petrova-Korudzhiyski, msg Plaut Austria GmbH
Lukas Gerhold, Siemens Österreich
Uwe Hensel, Head of Marketing & PR at Schiebel Group
Christoph Schmidt, Managing Director General Aviation of the Vienna International Airport

8.00 p.m. – Get-together
Clubbing in the Filmbar
Campus Krems

Day 2 – Thursday, 12 June 2025

10.00 a.m. – Europa-Forum Plenary II
„Facing Challenges – Embracing Visions“
Göttweig Abbey

Moderation: Nina Kraft, Christian Ultsch, journalist at Die Presse

Opening
Patrick Schöder, Abbot of the Benedictine Abbey of Göttweig
Michael Linhart, President of the Europa-Forum Wachau
Johanna Mikl-Leitner, Governor of Lower Austria

Focus on Europe
Beate Meinl-Reisinger, Federal Minister for European and International Affairs of Austria
with international guests
Wolfgang Anzengruber, Coordinator for Ukraine Reconstruction in the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs of Austria
Gabriel Felbermayer, Director of the Austrian Institute of Economic Research
Markus Mitteregger, CEO of RAG Austria AG

Focus on Agriculture
Vitalij Kowal
, Minister of Agriculture and Food of Ukraine
Johannes Schmuckenschlager, President of the Chamber of Agriculture of Lower Austria

Focus on Youth
Lukas Renz, Young Energy Ambassador of the EU-Commission

12.00 p.m. – Get-together
Lunch and relaxed conclusion on the Abbey terrace
Göttweig Abbey

2.30 p.m. – Talk of Students of the Erasmus+-program
Landesgalerie Niederösterreich
Michael Linhart, President of the Europa-Forum Wachau

3.00 p.m. – Danube Salon
„Facing Polarization – Embracing Dialogue“
Landesgalerie Niederösterreich
under the Patronage of the Working Community
of the Danube Regions

3.30 p.m.
Exclusive spotlight tours through the
Landesgalerie Niederösterreich and the
Karikaturmuseum Krems
Landesgalerie Niederösterreich

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

4.15 p.m. 
Landesgalerie Niederösterreich

Opening
Lukas Mandl, MEP,
on behalf of Governor Johanna Mikl-Leitner
Petra Korlaar, Deputy Mayor of Mikulov

Discussion Panel
Stefan Benedik, House of Austrian History
Malwina Talik, Institute for the
Danube Region and Central Europe
Svitlana Telukha, Ukrainian scientist

Alternative:

2.30 p.m. – IV Economic Salon
„Facing Global Change – Embracing Opportunities“
Winzer Krems

Moderation: Christian Wehrschütz, Ukraine and Balkans Correspondent for the ORF

3.00 p.m.
Winzer Krems

Opening
Johanna Mikl-Leitner, Governor of Lower Austria
Wolfgang Hattmannsdorfer,
Federal Minister for Economy, Energy
and Tourism of Austria
Kari Ochsner, President of the Federation of
Lower Austrian Industry
Artem Rybchenko, Director General for European and transatlantic integration, Office of the President of Ukraine

Focus on Energy
Elisabeth Zehetner, State Secretary for
Energy and Tourism
Achim Kaspar, Member of Executive
Board of Verbund
Hanna Zamazeeva, Head of State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving on Ukraine
Franz Renz, Leibniz University Hannover

Focus on Infrastructure
Andreas Matthä, Chairman of the Management
Board of the ÖBB
Harald Kröger, Head of Structured Finance &
Investment Banking at the Raiffeisenbank International
Christoph Schmidt, Managing Director of the
Vienna International Airport
Michael Fazekas, Executive Coordinator, Southeast European Cooperative Initiative

4.30 p.m. – Get-together
Wine tasting  Networking at Winzer Krems
Winzer Krems

6.00 p.m. – Europa-Forum Wachau Get-together
Dinner & Networking on the ship
Danube ship MS Austria

6.30 p.m. – Departure
Danube station Nr. 25, Krems an der Donau

Opening
Wolfgang Fischer, Managing Director of the
DDSG Blue Danube
Kari Ochsner, President of the Federation of
Lower Austrian Industry
Johanna Mikl-Leitner, Governor of Lower Austria
Martin Grüneis, Deputy Head of the Department Art and Culture of Lower Austria

9.00 p.m. – Docking
Danube station Nr. 25, Krems an der Donau

Day 3 – Friday, 13 June 2025

10.00 a.m. – Europa-Forum Plenary III
„Facing Challenges – Embracing Visions“
Göttweig Abbey

Moderation: Nina Kraft

Opening
Patrick Schöder, Abbot of the Benedictine Abbey of Göttweig
Michael Linhart, President of the Europa-Forum Wachau
Johanna Mikl-Leitner, Governor of Lower Austria

Focus on Europe
Christian Stocker, Federal Chancellor of Austria
Rossen Jeliazkov, Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria
Dorin Recean, Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova

Focus on Global Affairs
Andreas Schaal, OECD Sherpa to the G7 and the G20
Sigmar Gabriel, Former Vice Chancellor of Germany

Focus on Future
Peter Sloterdijk, Philosopher and cultural scientist

12.30 p.m. – Get-together
Lunch and relaxed conclusion on the Abbey terrace
Göttweig Abbey

Video-Archiv

11. Juni 9.00 Uhr – Europa-Forum Plenary I

11. Juni 14.00 Uhr - Europa-Forum Science Campus

11. Juni 18.00 Uhr - ecoplus Economic Salon

12. Juni 10.00 Uhr – Europa-Forum Plenary II

13. Juni 10.00 Uhr – Europa-Forum Plenary III

Johanna Mikl-Leitner

Johanna Mikl-Leitner

Landeshauptfrau von Niederösterreich

Michael Linhart

Michael Linhart

Präsident des Europa-Forum Wachau

Beate Meinl-Reisinger

Beate Meinl-Reisinger

Bundesministerin für europäische und internationale Angelegenheiten

Rossen Jeliazkov

Rossen Jeliazkov

Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria

Dorin Recean

Dorin Recean

Prime Minister of Moldova

Bojan Božović

Bojan Božović

Minister of Justice of Montenegro

Hermann Gröhe

Hermann Gröhe

Bundesminister a.D. für Gesundheit der BR Deutschland

Claudia Plakolm

Claudia Plakolm

Bundesministerin für Europa, Integration und Familie

János Bóka

János Bóka

Minister für Angelegenheiten der Europäischen Union von Ungarn

Vitalij Koval

Vitalij Koval

Minister of Agriculture and Food of Ukraine

Eva-Maria Holzleitner

Eva-Maria Holzleitner

Bundesministerin für Frauen, Wissenschaft und Forschung

Wolfgang Hattmannsdorfer

Wolfgang Hattmannsdorfer

Bundesminister für Wirtschaft, Energie und Tourismus.

Pavlína Žáková

Pavlína Žáková

Deputy Minister of European Affairs of the Czech Republic

Ekaterina Zaharieva

Ekaterina Zaharieva

EU-Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation

Artem Rybchenko

Artem Rybchenko

Director General for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration n the Office of the President of Ukraine

Sigmar Gabriel

Sigmar Gabriel

Vorsitzender der Atlantik-Brücke e.V.

Wolfgang Anzengruber

Wolfgang Anzengruber

Koordinator für den Ukraine-Wiederaufbau, BMEIA

Andreas Schaal

Andreas Schaal

Director for OECD Global Relations and Co-operation, and OECD Sherpa to the G7, G20 and APEC

Robert Brieger

Robert Brieger

Vorsitzender des EU Militärausschusses

Peter Sloterdijk

Peter Sloterdijk

Philosoph und Schriftsteller

Lukas Mandl

Lukas Mandl

Abgeordneter zum Europäischen Parlament

Alexander Pröll

Alexander Pröll

Staatssekretär im Bundeskanzleramt

Elisabeth Zehetner

Elisabeth Zehetner

Staatssekretärin für Energie, Startups und Tourismus

Patrick Schöder

Patrick Schöder

Abt des Stiftes Göttweig

Petra Korlaar

Petra Korlaar

Deputy Mayor of the town of Mikulov

Gabriel Felbermayr

Gabriel Felbermayr

Direktor Österreichisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung

Kari Ochsner

Kari Ochsner

Präsident Industriellenvereinigung Niederösterreich

Günther Ofner

Günther Ofner

Vorstand der Flughafen Wien AG

Claus Zeppelzauer

Claus Zeppelzauer

ecoplus. Niederösterreichs Wirtschaftsagentur GmbH, Prokurist und Bereichsleiter Unternehmen & Technologie

Elisabeth Hoffberger-Pippan

Elisabeth Hoffberger-Pippan

Senior Researcher am Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF)

Alexander Schuster

Alexander Schuster

Director Public Affairs, Heckler & Koch GmbH

Michael Fazekas

Michael Fazekas

Executive Coordinator, Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI)

David Blum

David Blum

Leiter Defense & Security, Accenture Österreich

Christian T. Geiss

Christian T. Geiss

Geschäftsführer & Founder clockworkX GmbH

Uwe Hensel

Uwe Hensel

Head of Marketing & PR, Schiebel Group

Lukas Gerhold

Lukas Gerhold

Leitung des Digilabs und SIMATIC Application Centers, Siemens Österreich

Mark Pfeiffer

Mark Pfeiffer

Director International Business Development

Natalia Petrova-Korudzhiyski

Natalia Petrova-Korudzhiyski

Senior-Beraterin für Sicherheit und Schutz, msg Plaut Austria GmbH

Anton Dunzendorfer

Anton Dunzendorfer

Head of Competence Unit Digital Health Informations Systems, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH

Elisabeth Bräutigam

Elisabeth Bräutigam

Vorständin NÖ Landesgesundheitsagentur

Christian Fohringer

Christian Fohringer

Geschäftsführer Notruf Niederösterreich

Friedrich Faulhammer

Friedrich Faulhammer

Rektor der Universität für Weiterbildung Krems

Ulrike Prommer

Ulrike Prommer

Vorsitzende Hochschulleitung, IMC Krems

Gerald Obermair

Gerald Obermair

PhD Degree Director, Karl Landsteiner Privatuniversität für Gesundheitswissenschaften, Universitätsprofessor an der Karl Landsteiner Privatuniversität für Gesundheitswissenschaften

Arnold Kammel

Arnold Kammel

Generalsekretär im Bundesministerium für Landesverteidigung

Vera Gallistl

Vera Gallistl

Assistenzprofessorin für Gerontologie und Gesundheitsforschung

Hanna Köttl

Hanna Köttl

Studiengangsleiterin des Masterstudiengangs Angewandte Gesundheitswissenschaften

Jana Meixner

Jana Meixner

Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin, Universität für Weiterbildung Krems (Donau-Universität Krems)

Thomas Pieber

Thomas Pieber

Professor für Innere Medizin, Abteilungsleiter an der Medizinischen Universität Graz

Alexandra Kautzky-Willer

Alexandra Kautzky-Willer

Professor of Gender Medicine. Head of the Department of Medicine III and the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism at the Medical University of Vienna

Judit Simon

Judit Simon

Professor of Health Economics, Medical University of Vienna

Franz Renz

Franz Renz

Professor an der Leibniz Universität Hannover und Marsforscher bei der NASA/USA

Hanna Zamazeeva

Hanna Zamazeeva

Head of State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving on Ukraine

Johannes Schmuckenschlager

Johannes Schmuckenschlager

Präsident der NÖ Landes-Landwirtschaftskammer

Achim Kaspar

Achim Kaspar

Mitglied des Vorstandes, COO, Verbund AG

Christoph Schmidt

Christoph Schmidt

Geschäftsführer der Vienna Airport FBO GmbH

Wolfgang Schneider

Wolfgang Schneider

Senior Partner IBM Deutschland GmbH

Sonja Linskeseder

Sonja Linskeseder

Stv. Leiterin der Stabstelle Krisenmanagement und Sicherheitsvorsorge in der Wirtschaftskammer Österreich

Malwina Talik

Malwina Talik

Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin, Institut für den Donauraum und Mitteleuropa

Svitlana Telukha

Svitlana Telukha

Außerordentliche Professorin an der National Technische Universität „Charkiw Polytechnisches Institut“

Christian Wehrschütz

Christian Wehrschütz

Ukraine und Balkan Korrespondent - ORF

Sebastian Mörth

Sebastian Mörth

Director Policy & Public Affairs D/A/CH, Intuitive

Sebastian Schäffer

Sebastian Schäffer

Direktor, Institut für den Donauraum und Mitteleuropa

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