? 25 August 2019, 17:00 – 18:00

? Volksschule, 6236 Alpbach

We have the pleasure to invite you to a fireside talk with Werner Wutscher on how to build innovative and competitive Startups and venture capital.

Werner Wutscher is a Member of the Board of respACT, the Austrian Business Council for Sustainable Development. He has also been working as a consultant and business angel in the start-up area. This talk with Mr. Wutscher is the perfect opportunity to have enquiries on his professional life, to discuss the latest trends related to startups and venture capital, and to get insights and best practices from a high-level senior expert on these topics.

Don’t miss out, come and join us!

?24 August 2019, 09:30 – 10:30

?Loggia, 6236 Alpbach

With the Czech & Slovak Club Alpbach, we invite you to a Fireside Talk with Jeffrey Sachs on the topic: “Transition in the Eastern Europe, particularly the rise of populism, illiberalism and xenophobia after the end of communism”.

Bread and butter will be provided. Come and join us!

? 22 August 2019, 09:30 – 10:30

? Loggia, 6236 Alpbach

We have the pleasure to invite you to a fireside talk with Oliver Vitouch on the theme “Cooperation among the Alpe-Adria universities, and the future of research in Europe”.

Mr. Vitouch is the Dean of the Alpe Adria University in Klagenfurt. From January 2015 to May 2016, he was the president of the Alps-Adriatic Rectors’ Conference. He currently serves as Acting President of “Universities Austria”, previously known as the Austrian Rectors’ Conference.

This will be the opportunity to discuss a sector which is very well know by most of our scholarship holders, and very dear to our region. In particular, it allows us to reflect on topics such as research, youth, regional cooperation, European trends in R&D. Don’t miss out, come and join us!

?27 April 2019, 18:00 – 20:30

?WIRR – Burggasse 70, 1070 Vienna (see it on Google Maps)

Europa spricht – Let’s talk about Europe
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Talks and discussion
Project presentation #myeurope

The European elections are coming up. But do we even know what kind of institution this is, the composition of which we will determine anew between 24 and 26 May? Which functions does the European Parliament fulfil in the EU institutional complex and how did the European Parliament become what it is today?

Talks:
Katharina Meissner and Magnus Schöller are postdocs at the Centre for European Integration Research. In their talk they will present excerpts from their book “European Parliament Ascendant – Parliamentary Strategies of Self-Empowerment in the EU”, in which, together with their co-authors, they illuminate the strengthening of the European Parliament in the EU institutional complex.

Nikolaus Kandolf is a PhD student of physics and alumni of Club Alpbach Senza Confini. Over the course of the past year he has immersed himself in the European legislative process and the workings of the EU institutions. In his keynote lecture, Nikolaus will present an overview of European legislation and interesting facts around the upcoming European elections.

#myeurope – Project presentation:
The Forum Alpbach Network has set itself the goal to contribute to the discussion surrounding the upcoming European elections. We therefore created the video project #myeurope with which numerous voices from all over Europe are collected and spread over the channels of the network.

When do we think about Europe?
When about politics?
What is important to us about Europe?
How is the future of Europe talked about?

#myeurope offers a pan-European perspective and creates awareness for a common Europe based on solidarity.