| 1966 | Founding Chairman, European Youth |
| 1973 | Ph.D., Economic and Social Sciences, Johannes Kepler University Linz |
| 1990-2000 | Member, Government of the Federal State of Upper Austria with portfolio for Economy, Finance and European Affairs |
| 1995-2000 | Member, Committee of the Regions (CoR), SME Division |
| 2001-2005 | President, Eurochambres (Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry) |
| 2005-2009 | President, European SME Union |
| since 2006 | Honorary President, Eurochambres |
| Chairman, Global Chamber Platform |
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| | Academic Posts |
| | Visiting Professor at the WU Vienna University of Economics and Business (International Trade Department) |
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| | Guest Lectures |
| | Princeton University |
| | Fudan University, Shanghai |
| | University of Cape Town |
| | T.C. Istanbul Commerce University and Marmara University |
| | MIT, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| | Harvard University |
| 1982-1987 | Academic Studies, Computer Science, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna |
| 1987 | Master, Computer Science, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna |
| 1988 | Guest Researcher, Stockholm University, Stockholm |
| 1988-1999 | Lecturer, Summer University "informatica feminale", University of Bremen |
| 1990 | PhD, Technical Sciences, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna |
| Guest Researcher, Institute of Computer Science Research, University of Toronto |
| 1991 | Junior Researcher, "Computer-Supported Decision Systems", Institute of Design & Assessment of Technology, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna |
| 1992 | Guest Researcher, Work Research Institute, Oslo |
| 1992-1993 | Assistant Professor, Institute of Design & Assessment of Technology, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna |
| 1993-1996 | Scholar, ÖAW - Austrian Academy of Sciences, awarded with the APART-scholarship (Austrian Program for Advanced Research and Technology) |
| 1996 | Venia Docendi, Applied Computer Science, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna |
| Associate Professor, Applied Computer Science, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna |
| 2001 | Guest Researcher, Center of Interdisciplinary Research, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld |
| 2002-2004 | Guest Professor and Head of Department, Gender and Diversity in Organizations, WU Vienna University for Economics and Business, Vienna |
| 2004 | Full Professor, Gender and Diversity in Organizations, WU Vienna University for Economics and Business, Vienna |
| 2011 | Senior Research Fellow, London School of Economics, London |
| 2014 | Visiting Professor, Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University, Montreal |
| 1978 | Matura, Bundeshandelsakademie Voitsberg, anschließend kaufmännisch Angestelle, SEBRING Technology GmbH, Voitsberg |
| 1980 | Aufstieg zur Büroleiterin |
| 1983 | Babypause |
| 1985 | Verkaufsleitung, SEBRING Technology GmbH, Voitsberg |
| 1990 | Gründung, REMUS Innovation Forschungs- und Abgasanlagen Produktionsgesellschaft m.b.H., Bärnbach |
| 1997 | Kauf des ehemaligen Dienstgebers SEBRING Technology GmbH, Voitsberg |
| 1997-1998 | Neustrukturierung der beiden Unternehmen REMUS & SEBRING sowie Neubau des SEBRING Werkes in Voitsberg |
| 2011 | Kauf des Unternehmens XeNTiS Composite Entwicklungs- und Produktions GmbH, Bärnbach |
| 2012 | Eröffnung eines weiteren Produktionsstandortes in Bosnien |
| 2013 | Gründung einer Vetriebsgesellschaft in den USA |
| 2014-2015 | Gründung einer Vertriebsgesellschaft in China |
| 1974-1977 | Hotel Management School, Bad Gleichenberg |
| 1981-2011 | Manager, Restaurant and Shop "Laufke", Graz |
| 1992-2010 | Vice-President, Professional Association Gastronomy Styria |
| 1999-2006 | Municipal Councillor, Graz |
| 2006-2013 | Member, National Council, Austrian Parliament |
| since 2000 | Federal Chair, Women in Business, Styria |
| since 2007 | Federal Chair, Women in Business Austria |
| since 2010 | President, FEM - European Association of Female Entrepreneurs and Co-Entrepreneurs |
| since 2014 | MMC - Moretti Management Consulting |
| since 2015 | Cooperation Partner, Great Place To Work |
| 1995 | Research Assistant, Optical-Physics, Sydney |
| 1997 | Research Assistant, Chatterton Astronomy Department, University of Sydney |
| 1997-2000 | Tutor and Lab Demonstrator, Physics and Mathematics, Physics Department, Macquarie University, Sydney |
| 2001 | Postdoctoral Fellowship, CLA - Centre for Lasers and Applications, Sydney |
| 2002 | Visiting Fellow, Physics and Photonic Department, University of Rome III, Italy |
| 2003-2007 | Assistant-Professor and Head of Biophotonics Department, Science and Research Campus, Islamic Azad University, Tehran |
| 2008-2013 | Research Fellow, Bioelectronics Department, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna |
| since 2014 | University Assistant, Bioelectronics Department, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna |
| 1984-1994 | Marketing Planner u.a. Fotoservice & Bürosysteme, Kodak GmbH, Wien |
| 1994-1997 | Werbeleiter/Product Manager, Fotoservice GmbH, Wien |
| 1997-2000 | Trade & Brand Marketing Manager Consumer Imaging, Kodak GmbH, Wien |
| 2000-2010 | Marketing, PR & Communication Manager, Manpower GmbH, Wien |
| seit 2006 | Freie Journalistin für renommierte Wirtschaftsmagazine, Fachgebiete Wirtschaft, Marketing, HR, Bildung, Medien |
| seit 2010 | Mentorin für Studierende der Journalismus-Jahrgänge, Donau-Universität Krems |
| Redakteurin "Management & Karriere", "Die Presse", Wien |
