05: Republic of fake news – How civil society and businesses become resilient to manipulation
Supported by T-Mobile Austria
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Liechtenstein-Saal
Breakout
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in deutscher SpracheFake News developed from being a sideshow on social media to a severe challenge for civil society and corporations. Attempts of manipulation from third states increase this threat still further. This Breakout Session looks for ways to harness the diversity of social media in order to become more resilient to “alternative facts”.
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Dr. Andreas BIERWIRTH
Chief Executive Officer, Magenta Telekom, Vienna
| 2002-2006 | Managing Director, Germanwings GmbH, Cologne |
| 2006-2008 | Vice President Marketing, Lufthansa AG, Munich |
| 2008-2012 | Board Member, Austrian Airlines AG, Vienna |
| since 2012 | Chief Executive Officer, Magenta Telekom, Vienna |
Ulla KRAMAR-SCHMID
Journalist, ZiB2, ORF - Austrian Broadcasting Cooperation, Vienna
| 1986-1988 | Niederösterreichische Nachrichten |
| 1990-1991 | AZ |
| 1991-1997 | Kurier |
| 1998-2015 | profil |
| Since 2015 ORF/ZiB2 |
Mag. M.Sc. Angelika SIMMA-WALLINGER
Head of Communications and Fundraising, Caritas Austria, Vienna
| 1993-1999 | Studies of Political Science and Communications, University of Vienna |
| 1999-2015 | Austrian Broadcasting Corporation |
| 2004-2006 | Master's Degree, Donau University Krems |
| Since 2015 Head of Communications and Member of the Executive Board, Caritas Austria, Vienna |
Franz STANZL
Comedian, Part of the comedy-duo "Gebrüder Moped", Vienna
| "Rank" (Band, singer and writer 1993 - 2001), "Houseverstand" (Band, singer and writer 2001 - 2007) | |
| Part of the Comedy Duo "Gebrüder Moped" since 2008. In this function: Actor and writer of numerous comedy-shows, columns, TV-Shows ("Willkommen Österreich" ORF, "Bist du deppert" PULS4, ...), Publication of two books (2015, 2018), curator of series of events: "Kabarett Koalition" (Villach, since 2014), "Parole! Ein politischer Aschermittwoch im Kabarett" (Wien, since 2015); numerous releases in social media (Twitter, Facebook) |
Dr. ao. Univ.-Prof. Johannes STEYRER
Associate Professor, Department of Management, Interdisciplinary Unit for Management and Organisational Behaviour, WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business), Vienna
| Since 2005 Academic Director, MBA Health Care Management | |
| 2006-2017 | Head of Research Institute for Health Care Management and Health Economics |
| Since 2013 Director of Program MSc. Management |
BA Helmut SPUDICH
Journalist; Publicist; Spokesperson, T-Mobile Austria GmbH, Vienna
| 1976-1987 | Secretary General, Lebenshilfe Österreich, Vienna |
| 1988-1992 | Editor, Der Standard, Vienna |
| 1992-1993 | Editor, profil, Vienna |
| 1993-2001 | Editor, Salzburger Nachrichten, Salzburg |
| 2001-2012 | Editor (Business & Technology), Der Standard, Vienna |
| since 2012 | Vice President Corporate Communications, T-Mobile Austria GmbH, Vienna |
