The future of Europe and political accountability
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Erwin-Schrödinger-Saal
Plenary
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German and English language
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Dr. Viviane REDING
Member, European Parliament; Member, European People's Party Group (Christian Democrats), Brussels
| Doctor of human sciences, Sorbonne, Paris | |
| 1978-1999 | Journalist, Luxemburger Wort |
| 1986-1998 | President, Luxembourg Union of Journalists |
| 1979-1989 | Member of Luxembourg Parliament: |
| - President of social committee | |
| - Member of the Office of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| - Member of the Assembly of Benelux Parliaments | |
| - Member of the North Atlantic Assembly | |
| 1981-1999 | City councillor, city of Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg; President of Cultural Affairs Committee (1992-1999) |
| 1988-1993 | National president of Christian-Social Women, Luxembourg |
| 1995-1999 | Vice-president, PCS (Parti Chrétien-Social), Luxembourg |
| 1989-1999 | Member of the European Parliament: |
| - President of the Petitions Committee (1989-1992) | |
| - Vice-president of Social Committee (1992-1994) | |
| - Vice-president of Civil Liberties and Internal Affairs Committee (1997-1999) | |
| - Head of Luxembourg delegation to EPP | |
| - Member of EPP group office | |
| 1999-2004 | Member of the European Commission with responsibility for education, culture, youth, media and sport |
| 2004-2010 | Member of the European Commission with responsibility for the information society and media |
| 2010-2014 | Vice-President of the European Commission with responsibility for justice, fundamental rights and citizenship |
| since 2014 | Member of the European Parliament |
Mag. Markus BEYRER
Director General, BUSINESSEUROPE, Brussels
| Markus J. Beyrer has been Director General of BUSINESSEUROPE since late 2012. Prior to this he held the positions of CEO of the Austrian Industry Holding ÖIAG, Director General of the Federation of Austrian Industries (IV) and Director for Economic Affairs of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber. | |
| Before this Mr Beyrer served as Chief Economic Advisor to the Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Austria, Dr. Wolfgang Schüssel. | |
| In addition to his executive positions, Mr Beyrer held a number of non-executive board functions in various Austrian industrial companies and was a member of the non-executive board of the Austrian Central Bank. | |
| Mr Beyrer read Law and Commercial Sciences in Vienna, graduating in law at the University of Vienna. Later he completed postgraduate studies in European Law at the Danube University in Krems (Austria) and the Stanford Executive Program at the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University. |
Dr. Josef CAP
Klubvorsitzender-Stellvertreter, Abgeordneter zum Nationalrat, Sozialdemokratische Parlamentsfraktion, Wien
| Studied political sciences and pedagogics, University of Vienna | |
| Doctoral thesis on: "Historisch-politologische Bestimmung sozialdemokratischer Identität in Theorie und Praxis von 1978 bis 1988" | |
| Deputy federal chairman of the Association of Socialist Students- VSSTÖ | |
| Elected officer of the Austrian Students' Union | |
| 1978-1984 | Chairman of the Association of Austria's Socialist Youth |
| 1979-1985 | Vice-president of the International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY) |
| Member of the National Executive of Austria's Socialist Party - SPÖ | |
| 1983 | Elected to Austria's National Council |
| since 1994 | Chairman of the SPÖ district organization Hernals, Vienna |
| 1988-1995 | Secretary General of the federal SPÖ organization |
| 1995-2001 | President of SPÖ's "Zukunfts- und Kulturwerkstätte" (think tank and platform for discussion) |
| 2001-2007 | Executive Chairman of the Social Democratic Group |
| 2007-2013 | Chairman of the Social Democratic Group |
| 2008-2013 | Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Austrian National Council |
| since 2013 | Representative to the Chairman of the Social Democratic Group |
Michael FRANK
Korrespondent, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Wien
| 1969-1986 | Redakteur, Reporter, Kritiker |
| seit 1986 | Auslandskorrespondent, Süddeutsche Zeitung |
Dipl.-Ing. Josef PRÖLL
Ehemaliger Vizekanzler und Bundesminister für Finanzen der Republik Österreich; Vorstandssprecher, Leipnik-Lundenburger Invest Beteiligungs AG, Wien
| 1987-1993 | Studium an der Universität für Bodenkultur Wien, Studienrichtung Landwirtschaft, Studienzweig Agrarökonomie |
| 1993-1998 | Referent der Niederösterreichischen Landes-Landwirtschaftskammer |
| 1998-2000 | Wirtschaftspolitischer Referent im Österreichischen Bauernbund; Assistent der Abgeordneten Agnes Schierhuber im EU-Parlament |
| 1999-2000 | Direktor des Wiener Bauernbundes |
| 2000-2001 | Kabinettschef von Bundesminister Wilhelm Molterer im Bundesministerium für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft (BMLFUW) |
| 2001-2003 | Direktor des Österreichischen Bauernbundes |
| 2003-2008 | Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft (BMLFUW) |
| seit 2008 | Bundesparteiobmann der Österreichischen Volkspartei |
| Vizekanzler und Bundesminister für Finanzen der Republik Österreich, Wien |
Michael FLEISCHHACKER
Editor in Chief and Managing Director, NZZ Austria; Mentor, Alpbach Media Academy; Vienna
| ab 1988 | Studien der Theologie, Germanistik und Klassischen Philologie an der Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz (nicht abgeschlossen) |
| 1991-1994 | Außenpolitik-Redakteur, "Kleine Zeitung" |
| 1994 | Redakteur in der Chefredaktion, "Kleine Zeitung" |
| 1995-1997 | Chef vom Dienst, "Kleine Zeitung" |
| 1998-1999 | Stellvertretender Chefredakteur, "Kleine Zeitung" |
| 2000-2001 | Chef vom Dienst, "Standard" |
| 2002-2004 | Stellvertretender Chefredakteur, "Die Presse" |
| 2004-2012 | Chefredakteur, "Die Presse" |
| 2013 | /14 Leiter, Media Academy, Europäisches Forum Alpbach |
| seit 2015 | Chefredakteur, "nzz.at" |
