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
