13: Talking climate: irritation and innovation engine for economy and society
Supported by Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management
Climate change creates an environment for itself in a decisive economic phase. The potential for innovation is facing new risks. How do people talk about climate? How does the discourse influence economic behaviour? How can creative power and innovation emerge from this?
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DI Andrä RUPPRECHTER
Minister, Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, Vienna
1988-1989 | Assistant to the Director, Austrian Farmers' Union, Vienna |
1989-1997 | Member, Cabinet of Austrian Federal Ministers of Agriculture and Forestry Franz Fischler, Wilhelm Molterer, Vienna |
1993-1994 | Member, Negotiation team on expert level for the agriculture chapter of the Austrian accession negotiations to the European Union |
1995-2002 | Head, EU-Coordination Unit, Austrian Federal Ministry for Agriculture and Forestry, Vienna; Austrian Spokesman, SCA - Special Committee on Agriculture, Council of the European Union, Brussels |
1998 | President, SCA - Special Committee on Agriculture, Council of the European Union, Brussels |
1998-2002 | Deputy Director General, Austrian Federal Ministry for Agriculture and Forestry, Vienna |
2002-2007 | Director General, Department Agriculture and Nutrition, Austrian Federal Ministry for Agriculture and Forestry, Environment and Water Management, Vienna |
2006 | Head, National delegation, Council of Agriculture, Council of the European Union, Brussels |
2007-2013 | Director for Rural Development and Agriculture Finances, General Secretariat, Council of the European Union, Brussels |
since 2013 | Federal Minister for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management of the Republic of Austria, Vienna |
since 2017 | President, Union of European Federalists Austria, Vienna |
Dr. Elisabeth WEHLING
Researcher, International Computer Science Institute, University of California at Berkeley
2007-2013 | Cognitive Science, Linguistics, and Ideology Research, University of California, Berkeley |
since 2013 | Cognitive Science, Linguistics, and Ideology Research, University of California, Berkeley and International Computer Science Institute, Berkeley |
Markus KREISEL
Chief Executive Officer, Kreisel Electric GmbH, Freistadt
1992-1997 | HAK Business School, Freistadt |
1997-1998 | Radio Operator, Military Service |
1999-2014 | Manager Electronic Business, Kreisel GmbH, Freistadt |
since 2014 | Chief Executive Officer, Kreisel GmbH, Freistadt |
since 2015 | Chief Executive Officer, Kreisel Electric GmbH, Freistadt |
Dr. Leonhard SCHITTER
Chairman, Salzburg AG, Salzburg; President, Oesterreichs Energie, Vienna
Law studies, University of Salzburg | |
Master's degree programme European Energy Business, University of Applied Sciences, Kufstein | |
1993 | Department for Law, Tax and Group Matters, Emco Maier GmbH |
1994 | Adviser, Office of the Governor of Salzburg |
1999 | Managing Director, M. Kaindl Holzindustrie KG, Kaindl Flooring GmbH, Kaindl Group Austria, Wals |
2012 | Director, Member of the Board, Salzburg AG für Energie, Verkehr und Telekommunikation, Salzburg |
2016 | Spokesman of the Board of Directors, Salzburg AG für Energie, Verkehr und Telekommunikation, Salzburg |
2017 | President, Oesterreichs Energie, Vienna |
Dr. Gernot WAGNER
Research Associate, John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences; Executive Director, Harvard's Solar Geoengineering Program, Cambridge
2002 | Joint BA in Environmental Science and Public Policy, and Economics Harvard University, Cambridge, MA |
2003 | MA in Economics, Stanford University, CA |
2006 | MA in Economy and Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA |
2007 | PhD in Political Economy and Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA |
Leader Writer Team, Peter Martin Fellow, Financial Times, London | |
2007-2008 | Consultant, The Boston Consulting Group, New York |
2011-2012 | Adjunct Assistant Professor, Columbia University, New York |
2012-2016 | Adjunct Associate Professor, Columbia University, New York |
2016 | Adjunct Associate Professor, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University |
2008-2013 | Economist, Environmental Defense Fund New York, New York and Boston, MA |
2013-2014 | Senior Economist, Environmental Defense Fund New York, New York and Boston, MA |
2014-2016 | Lead Senior Economist, Environmental Defense Fund New York, New York and Boston, MA |
since 2016 | Research Associate and Lecturer, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA |
Mag. Corinna MILBORN
PULS 4 Head of Info, ProSieben Sat.1 PULS 4, Vienna
Studium Politikwissenschaft und Geschichte in Wien, Granada, Guatemala | |
1995-1996 | Menschenrechtsbeobachterin in Guatemala |
1998-2002 | Pressesprecherin und Globalization Officer beim WWF Österreich |
seit 2003 | Journalistin und Autorin mit den Schwerpunkten Globalisierung, Menschenrechte, Migration |
Politikredakteurin beim Wirtschaftsmagazin Format | |
2006-2008 | Recherchen, Beratung und Aufnahmeleitungen für den Dokumentarfilm "Let's Make Money" von Erwin Wagenhofer |
2007-2012 | Moderation, Club 2, ORF |
2010-2012 | Stellvertretende Chefredakteurin, News |
seit 2012 | Moderatorin, Pro und Contra - Der AustriaNews Talk, PULS 4 |
seit 2013 | Informationsdirektorin, Prosieben Sat1 PULS4 |
2013-2014 | Moderatorin, "Die letzten Zeugen" von Doron Rabinovici und Matthias Hartmann, Burgtheater Wien |