Europe of Tomorrow: Setting Directions
27. January 2025
UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF
Karl Nehammer
Chancellor of the Republic of Austria
and
Michael Ludwig
Mayor and Governor of Vienna
The Vienna Congress com·sult is a unique forum for decision-makers in the areas of economy, politics and science. It provides them since 2004 with an opportunity to discuss the most burning issues. National and international thought leaders and top speakers gather together annually in order to discuss Europe’s potential and to define future oriented requirements.
of the
22nd VIENNA CONGRESS 2025
DAN SHECHTMAN -> NOBEL LAUREATE IN CHEMISTRY; VICE-CHAIR OF THE ADVISORY BOARD OF THE VIENNA CONGRESS
VÁCLAV KLAUS -> FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC; CHAIR OF THE ADVISORY BOARD OF THE VIENNA CONGRESS
BORIS TADIĆ -> FORMER PRESIDENT OF SERBIA
WALTER ROSENKRANZ -> PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL, PARLIAMENT OF AUSTRIA
ULRIKE ATTENBERGER -> CHAIRWOMAN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL IMAGING AND IMAGE-GUIDED THERAPY, DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF GENERAL RADIOLOGY AND PEDIATRIC RADIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL VIENNA – AKH
IAIN BEGG -> PROFESSORIAL RESEARCH FELLOW, LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE
JOSÉ MARÍA BENEYTO -> FEACO – EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCIES ASSOCIATIONS
SIERD CLOETINGH -> DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR UTRECHT UNIVERSITY; FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE ACADEMIA EUROPAEA
MATIAS DEL CAMPO -> ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ARCHITECTURE, NYIT – NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY; DIRECTOR M.S. ARCHITECTURE AND COMPUTATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES [M.S.ACT]
ANDERS DELLSON -> COMPANY BUILDER. FOUNDER AND CEO OF LIND ELECTRIC SURFBOARDS
GAD EDERY -> ENTREPRENEUR – CEO, GALERIE GADCOLLECTION, IN GAD WE TRUST, MUSÉE DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE
FLORIAN EHRBAR -> FOUNDER AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ONCHHAINLABS AND WEB3 INVESTOR AND ADVISOR
OPHIR FRIEDER -> PROFESSOR, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY; CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER, INVARYANT
WALTER GEHR -> FORMER CHIEF OF CABINET, DEPUTY HEAD OF DEPARTMENT AT THE DIVISION FOR CULTURAL AFFAIRS AT THE AUSTRIAN FEDERAL MINISTRY FOR EUROPEAN AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
KASIA GRECO -> VICE-PRESIDENT, VIENNA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
OLIVER GÜNTHER -> PRESIDENT, UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM
ALFRED HARL -> CHAIRMAN OF THE AUSTRIAN ASSOCIATION OF MANAGEMENT CONSULTING, ACCOUNTING AND IT (UBIT) OF THE AUSTRIAN FEDERAL ECONOMIC CHAMBER; PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCIES ASSOCIATIONS (FEACO)
KAREL HAVLÍČEK -> DEPUTY SPEAKER OF THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES, PARLIAMENT OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC
EMESE HUNYADY -> OLYMPIC CHAMPION AND WORLD CHAMPION IN SPEED SKATING
OTMAR KLOIBER -> SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE WORLD MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (WMA)
LUKAS MANDL -> MEMBER OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
SANDRA MANNINGER -> ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ARCHITECTURE, NYIT – NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
PENNY McLEAN -> SINGER, AUTHOR AND SOCIAL PEDAGOGOUE
BENJAMIN MENCER -> AI RESEARCHER AT STANFORD SLAC
FRANK ULRICH MONTGOMERY -> PAST CHAIR OF COUNCIL WORLD MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (WMA), PAST PRESIDENT STANDING COMMITTEE OF EUROPEAN DOCTORS (CPME), HONORARY PRESIDENT GERMAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (BÄK)
CHRISTIAN MUSSO -> FUTURE BOARD – VIENNA CONGRESS
AIRPORT – FLUGHAFEN WIEN AG; CHAIRMAN OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD OF ÖSTERREICHISCHE BETEILIGUNGS AG – AUSTRIA HOLDING PLC (ÖBAG)
ASHOK PHILIP -> PRESIDENT OF THE WORLD MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (WMA)
MARTIN PUASCHITZ -> CHAIRMAN OF THE IT PROFESSIONAL GROUP IN THE MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY, ACCOUNTING AND IT ASSOCIATION, AUSTRIAN FEDERAL ECONOMIC CHAMBER (WKO)
ANDREAS REICHHARDT -> HEAD OF DIRECTORATE-GENERAL VI – TELECOMMUNICATIONS, POSTAL SERVICES AND MINING, FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE, REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA
ANDREAS REINSTALLER -> SENIOR PRINCIPAL ECONOMIST, OFFICE OF THE AUSTRIAN PRODUCTIVITY BOARD AT OESTERREICHISCHE NATIONALBANK
KATHARINA REINWALD -> SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE VIENNA CONGRESS
GABRIELE SCHINDL -> ENTREPRENEUR AND BUSINESS ANGEL
JAN SECHTER -> CHAIR OF THE TRANSPORTATION SECTION – CZECH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE; FORMER DEPUTY MINISTER FOR EU & INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, RAILWAYS, WATER TRANSPORT, CIVIL AVIATION, ITS, SPACE, R&D, MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT, CZECH REPUBLIC
DAVOR SERTIC -> CHAIRMAN OF THE DIVISION TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC AT THE VIENNA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, PRESIDENT OF THE UNION OF EUROPEAN CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY FOR TRANSPORT (UECC)
HAVA T. SIEGELMANN -> PROVOST PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, AMHERST, COLLEGE OF INFORMATION AND COMPUTER SCIENCES, AND NEUROSCIENCE AND BEHAVIOR PROGRAM; LAB DIRECTOR, THE BIOLOGICALLY INSPIRED NEURAL AND DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS (BINDS)
TIBOR SZANYI -> FORMER MEMBER OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT; VICE-CHAIR OF THE ADVISORY BOARD OF THE VIENNA CONGRESS
MARIE THERES RELIN -> BEST-SELLING AUTHOR, ACTRESS, WOMEN’S RIGHTS ACTIVIST (hausfrauenrevolution.com), CULTURAL ORGANIZER
DAVID UNGAR-KLEIN -> INITIATOR OF THE VIENNA CONGRESS
BENJAMIN WEBER -> WINNER OF THE MICROSOFT EXCEL COLLEGIATE CHALLENGE 2024
HANNES WERTHNER -> UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR (RETIRED), VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (TU WIEN)
of the
22nd VIENNA CONGRESS 2025
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