World.Economy.Austria. Successful Ideas for Our Country
Austrian Federal Minister Sebastian Kurz invites to a panel discussion
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Sebastian KURZ
Federal Chancellor, Republic of Austria, Vienna
| 2008-2011 | Provincial Chairman of the Young ÖVP - Austrian People's Party, Vienna |
| since 2009 | Federal Chairman of the Young ÖVP |
| 2010-2011 | Member of the Vienna Provincial Diet and Vienna City Council, ÖVP, Vienna |
| 2011-2013 | State Secretary for Integration, Federal Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Austria, Vienna |
| 2013-2017 | Austrian Federal Minister for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs, Vienna |
| since 2017 | Federal Chancellor, Republic of Austria, Vienna |
Ph.D. Patricia A. BUCKLEY
Managing Director, Economic Policy and Analysis, Deloitte US, Arlington, VA
| 1978 | B.Sc. Economics, Clemson University |
| 1986 | Ph.D. Economics, Georgetown University |
| 1986-1987 | Economist, Joint Economic Committee, US Congress, Washington, DC |
| 1987-1999 | Economist, Manufacturers Alliance, Arlington, VA |
| 1999-2006 | Senior Economic Advisor, Department of Commerce, Washington, DC |
| 2006-2012 | Senior Economic Policy Advisor to the Secretary of Commerce, Department of Commerce, Washington, DC |
| since 2012 | Director of Economic Policy and Analysis, Deloitte US, Arlington, VA |
Peter GRÜNENFELDER
Director, Avenir Suisse, Zurich
| Education: | |
| Economic studies at the University of St. Gallen. Longer stays in the US and New Zealand. Dissertation on the topic of "Die Rolle der Politischen Führung im Rahmen des New Public Management", supervised by Prof. Ernst Buschor. | |
| Professional experience: | |
| State Chancellor of the Canton of Aargau (2004-2016), also President of the Swiss State Chancellor's Association since 2012 (Vice-President before 2012). Member of the governing body of the Foundation for Federal Cooperation and Secretary General of the Swiss Society of Administrative Sciences. Lecturer for public governance at the University of St. Gallen as well as frequent visiting lecturer at universities in Switzerland and abroad. Secretary General of the Police Department of the City of Zurich and Delegate for Administrative Reform of Zurich's City Council (2001 -2004). Personal advisor to Cantonal Councillor Ernst Buschor. Head of administrative reforms in the Canton of Zurich (1998-2001). In charge of several administrative reform projects of the Canton of Zurich (1997-1998). Political Secretary of the Swiss Free Democratic Party (FDP) (1996-1997). Staff member of the Christchurch City Council, New Zealand (1995). Member of the editorial team for the magazine Schweizer Arbeitgeber (1994-1995). Member of several national and international expert committees on reforms in public management. |
Mag. Andreas TSCHAS
Serial Entrepreneur, Vienna
| 2007-2009 | Co-Founder, icons, Vienna |
| 2009-2010 | Assistant to a Member of Parliament, Austrian Parliament, Vienna |
| 2009-2013 | Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, STARTeurope, Vienna |
| 2013-2018 | Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, PIONEERS, Vienna |
| 2018-2019 | Director, DIA - Austrian Digitalisation Agency, FFG - Austrian Research Promotion Agency, Vienna |
