Hans Bruyninckx – Executive Director of the European Environment Agency

Janez Potočnik – Co-Chair UNEP International Resource Panel, former European Commissioner for Environment
Hildegard Aichberger – Director of ORF-initiative "Mutter Erde"

Moderation: Eva Pölzl

Guests:
Shalini Randeria – Institute for Human Sciences Graduate Institute of International Development Studies (IHEID) (CH)
Michael Hartmann – University of Technology Darmstadt

Panel chair:
Veronika Haschka – Federal Chancellery

Organised by:
Federal Chancellery, Chamber of Labour Vienna

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Guests:
Ingolfur Blühdorn – Vienna University of Economics and Business
Giuseppe Delmestri – Vienna University of Economics and Business
Verena Madner – Vienna University of Economics and Business
Andreas Novy – Vienna University of Economics and Business

Panel chair:
Fred Luks – Head of the Competence Center for Sustainability, Vienna University of Economics and Business

Organised by:
Competence Center for Sustainability, Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU)

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Intro:
Ingolf Schädler – Head of Division Innovation, Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology (BMVIT)
Guests:
Jürgen Bruns-Berentelg – HafenCity Hamburg
Michael Cerveny – tina vienna
Ernst Rainer – University of Technology Graz
Helmut Strasser – Salzburger Institut für Raumordnung und Wohnen (SIR)

Panel chairs:
Claudia Dankl – Austrian Society for Environment and Technology (ÖGUT)
Hannes Warmuth – Austrian Society for Environment and Technology (ÖGUT)

Organised by:
Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology, Austrian Society for Environment and Technology (ÖGUT)

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Guest:
Paul Ekins (Video) – University College London
Jill Jäger – POLFREE Consortium
Henning Wilts – Wuppertal Institut for Climate, Environment and Energy

Panel chair:
Friedrich Hinterberger – Head of Sustainable Europe Research Institute Wien (SERI)

Organised by:
Sustainable Europe Research Institute (SERI)

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Guests:
Ulrich Schuh – EcoAustria
Peter Grafeneder – Federal Ministry of Finance

Panel chair:
Michaela Hickersberger – Ecosocial Forum Austria

Organised by:
Ecosocial Forum Austria
Federal Ministry of Finance

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Guests:
Werner Gruber – Director Planetarium Wien, Member of „Science Busters“
Monika Auer – Austrian Society for Environment and Technology (ÖGUT)

Panel chair:
Herbert Greisberger – Energy and Environment Agency of Lower Austria (eNu)

Organised by:
Energy and Environment Agency of Lower Austria (eNu)

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Guests:
(no input in form of a lecture)

Panel chairs:
Petra Biberhofer – RCE Vienna, WU
Christian Rammel – RCE Vienna, WU
Thomas Drage – RCE Graz-Styria, Karl-Franzens University Graz
Petra Wlasak – RCE Graz-Styria, Karl-Franzens University Graz

Organised by:
Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy
Regional Centre of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development Vienna (RCE), WU

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Lunch buffet

Guests:
Ana Jakil – Senior Advisor, Environment, Sustainability and Transport, Federal Chancellery of Austria
Lieve Van Woensel – Head of Scientific Foresight Service, European Parliament
Kaisa Oksanen – Senior Specialist, Policy Analysis Unit, Prime Minister‘s Office, Finland

Panel chairs:
Teresa Ribeiro – Head of Foresight and Sustainability Group, Integrated Environmental Assessments Programme, European Environment Agency

Organised by:
European Environment Agency

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Guests:
Christoph Görg – Alpen Adria University Klagenfurt
Ulrich Brand – University of Vienna
Helmut Haberl – Alpen Adria University Klagenfurt
Beate Littig – Institute for Advanced Studies

Panel chair:
Christoph Görg – Alpen Adria University Klagenfurt

Organised by:
Alpen Adria University Klagenfurt

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Guests:
Steffen Bettin – The Society for Pluralism in Economics Vienna
Helga Kromp-Kolb – Head of the Center for Global Change and Sustainability at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU)
Bernd Siebenhüner – Professor for Ecological Economics and Vice President of the University Oldenburg (2010-2015)
Hans Stötter – Institute of Geography, University of Innsbruck

Panel chair:
Fred Luks – Head of the Competence Center for Sustainability, Vienna University of Economics and Business

Organised by:
Alliance of Sustainable Universities in Austria

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Guests:
Jürgen Bruns-Berentelg – HafenCity Hamburg
Michael Cerveny – tina vienna
Ernst Rainer – University of Technology Graz
Helmut Strasser – Salzburger Institut für Raumordnung und Wohnen (SIR)

Panel chairs:
Claudia Dankl – Austrian Society for Environment and Technology (ÖGUT)
Hannes Warmuth – Austrian Society for Environment and Technology (ÖGUT)

Organised by:
Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology
Austrian Society for Environment and Technology (ÖGUT)

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Dialog & Worldcafé:
Astrid Roessler – Politician, Deputy Governor Salzburg
Beate Andres – Siemens AG Austria
Gexi Tostmann – Tostmann Trachten
Harald Melwisch – Unilever
Walter Seeböck – B.A.U.M.
Walter Scharf – Innovative Umwelttechnik GmbH
Helga Prazak-Reisinger – OMV AG
Gerald Plattner – Austrian Federal Forest
Philipp Schöffmann – Entrepreneur
Harald Hutterer - Coach
Alfred Matousek – REWE International AG
Martin Much – Oesterreichische Nationalbank

Panel chairs:
Helga Prazak-Reisinger – B.A.U.M.
Walter Seeböck – B.A.U.M.

Organised by:
B.A.U.M. Austrian Network for Sustainable Leadership

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Guests:
Andreas Novy – Initiative „Gutes Leben für Alle“
Vincent Liegey – Parti Pour la Décroissance Degrowth-Movement
Caroline Vogl-Lang – Initiative Growth in Transition, Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management

Panel chairs:
Ines Omann – Sustainability researcher

Organised by:
Initiative Growth in Transition, Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management
Initiative „Gutes Leben für Alle“
Degrowth-Network
Ines Omann

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Guests:
Beatrix Hausner – Austrian Society for Environment and Technology
Andreas Veigl – Scientific project manager, Austrian Society for Environment and Technology

Statements:
Andrea Grabher – WIMEN
Lisa Lackner – Wien Energie GmbH
Gertraud Oberzaucher – Systemgestaltung und IVS-Implementierung, AustriaTech
Andrea Rössler – Windkraft Simonsfeld AG
Barbara Schmidt – Generalsekretärin, Oesterreichs Energie
Monika Steiner – Holzforschung Austria

Panel chair:
Lisa Purker – Austrian Society for Environment and Technology

Organised by:
Austrian Society for Environment and Technology
Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management

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Guests:
Silvia Angelo – Chamber of Labour Vienna
Ulrich Brand – University of Vienna
Stefan Humer – Research Institute for Economics of Inequality (INEQ), Vienna University of Economics and Business
Beate Littig – Institute for Advanced Studies
Georg Rebernig – Environment Agency Austria

Panel chairs:
Fred Luks – Head of the Competence Center for Sustainability, Vienna University of Economics and Business
Josef Hackl – Environment Agency Austria

Organised by:
Vienna University of Economics and Business
Environment Agency Austria

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Guests:
Angela Köppl – Environmental economist, Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO)
Michael Kraft – Plural Economist, Austrian Federal Chancellery
Heidi Leonhardt – Researcher, University for Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
Paul Ramskogler – Principal Economist, Oesterreichische Nationalbank
Hendrik Theine – Researcher, Vienna University of Economics and Business

Panel chair:
Caroline Vogl-Lang – Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management

Organised by:
The Society for Pluralism in Economics Vienna
Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management

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Guests:
Daniel Bacher – DKA Austria
Anna Karnikova – Office of the Government of the Czech Republic
Elfriede-Anna More – Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management
Norbert Feldhofer – Federal Chancellery

Panel chair:
Pia Paola Huber – Federal Chancellery

Organised by:
Federal Chancellery
Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management
DKA Austria Catholic Children’s Movement
Paulo Freire Zentrum

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Guests:
Jürgen Schneider – Environment Agency Austria

Panel chair:
Stephan Fickl – Austrian Energy Agency
Katharina Kowalski – Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management
Alexander Schmidt – osb international systemic consulting

Organised by:
Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management

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Guests:
Bertram Meusburger – Office of the Provincial Government of Vorarlberg
Martina Handler – Austrian Society for Environment and Technology (ÖGUT)
Philippe Narval – Managing Director European Forum Alpbach
Lisa Rücker – City Councillor for Culture, Environment and Health, Graz

Panel chairs:
Bettina Hellein – Begegnungskunst
Florian Sturm – Begegnungskunst

Organised by:
Get Active

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Guests:
Dodo Kresse – Author
Kurt Völkl – Author, Versicherungsanstalt für Eisenbahnen und Bergbau

Panel chair:
Walter Seeböck – B.A.U.M. Austrian Network for Sustainable Leadership

Organised by:
B.A.U.M. Austrian Network for Sustainable Leadership

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Guests:
Astrid Eisenkopf – Landesrätin in Burgenland, SPÖ
Stephan Pernkopf (tbc) – Landesrat in Lower Austria, ÖVP
Barbara Kappel (tbc) – Member of European Parliament, FPÖ
Ingrid Felipe (tbc) – Landesrätin in Tirol, Grüne

Panel chair:
Claudia Gigler – Kleine Zeitung

Organised by:
EU-Umweltbüro

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Drinks & Snacks

Presence of all exhibitors in the Initiative Fair to personally get in touch.

Three founders of initiatives tell their personal story of how they brought about change.

Inspiring people can be borrowed just like books to browse them and their stories.

Three founders of initiatives tell their personal story of how they brought about change.

María do Mar Castro Varela – Alice Salomon Hochschule Berlin
Gudrun Biffl – Head of Department Migration and Globalisation, Danube University Krems

Migration is a crucial factor for the economic and social wealth for Europe, facing rapid demographic change of aging societies and low fertility rates. Shrinking labour force and skill shortages are some of the most pressing consequences in economic terms. However, especially in economically vulnerable and hard times with high unemployment and tight public budgets, migration is also a challenge that Europe has to cope with. Therefore and in order to convert this challenge into a benefit, clear and fair rules for legal migration are a prerequisite but only the first step. Challenges and chances of current migration flows are the key topic of this session, highlighting/looking for best-practices and ways to derive maximum benefit from these changing framework conditions.

Klaus Schwertner – CEO Caritas Vienna
Johannes Kopf – Chair of the Public Employment Service Austria (AMS)
Norbert Zimmermann – Chair of Supervisory Board Berndorf AG

María do Mar Castro Varela – Alice Salomon Hochschule Berlin
Gudrun Biffl – Head of Department Migration and Globalisation, Danube University Krems

Moderation: Eva Pölzl