Opening
-
Erwin-Schrödinger-Saal
Plenary
/
German and English language
| |||||
| |||||
|
Dr. Erhard BUSEK
Vorsitzender, IDM - Institut für den Donauraum und Mitteleuropa, Wien
| 1959-1963 | Studium an der Universität Wien, Juridische Fakultät |
| 1964-1968 | Parlamentssekretär im Österreichischen Nationalrat |
| 1966-1969 | Vorsitzender des Österreichischen Bundesjugendringes |
| 1972-1976 | Generalsekretär des Österreichischen Wirtschaftsbundes |
| 1975-1976 | Generalsekretär der Österreichischen Volkspartei |
| 1976-1978 | Stadtrat in Wien |
| 1976-1989 | Landesparteiobmann der Wiener Volkspartei |
| 1978-1987 | Landeshauptmann-Stellvertreter und Vizebürgermeister von Wien |
| 1989-1994 | Bundesminister für Wissenschaft und Forschung |
| 1994-1995 | Bundesminister für Unterricht und kulturelle Angelegenheiten |
| 1991-1995 | Vizekanzler der Republik Österreich und Bundesparteiobmann der Österreichischen Volkspartei |
| 2000-2001 | Regierungsbeauftragter der österreichischen Bundesregierung für EU-Erweiterungsfragen |
| 2002-2008 | Sonderkoordinator des Stabilitätspaktes für Südosteuropa |
| 2004-2005 | Vizepräsident des Vienna Economic Forums (VEF) |
| 2008-2009 | Berater des Außenministers der Tschechischen Regierung in Fragen des westlichen Balkans während der EU-Präsidentschaft 1. Hälfte 2009 |
| 2000-2012 | Präsident des Europäischen Forums Alpbach |
| 2005-2014 | Vorsitzender der ERSTE Stiftung |
| Aktuelle Funktionen: | |
| seit 1995 | Vorsitzender des Instituts für den Donauraum und Mitteleuropa (IDM) |
| seit 1996 | Koordinator der Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI) |
| seit 2005 | Präsident des Vienna Economic Forums (VEF) |
| seit 2008 | Vorsitzender des Universitätsrates, Medizinische Universität Wien |
| Jean Monnet Chair ad personam | |
| seit 2009 | Präsident des Herbert-Batliner-Europainstituts |
| seit 2010 | Präsident des EU-Russia Centre |
Dr. Benita FERRERO-WALDNER
European Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy, Brussels
| 1966-1970 | University of Salzburg, study of law (Dr. Iuris) |
| 1971-1978 | Paul Kiefel, Freilassing/Germany (1971-72), Export Department; Gerns and Gahler, Freilassing/Germany, Director for Export Promotion |
| 1978-1981 | P. Kaufmann Inc., New York, Sales Director for Europe |
| 1981-1983 | Gerns and Gahler, Freilassing/Germany, Chief Management Assistant |
| 1984 | Austrian Embassy, Madrid, Spain |
| 1984-1986 | Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs Department of Economic Affairs, Department of Political Affairs, Department of Consular Affairs |
| 1986 | Austrian Embassy, Dakar, Senegal, First Secretary |
| 1986-1987 | Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Department for Development Co-operation |
| 1987-1990 | Austrian Embassy, Paris, Counsellor for Economic Affairs |
| 1990-1993 | Austrian Embassy, Paris, First Counsellor and Deputy Chief of Mission, Chargé d'Affairs a.i. |
| 1993 | Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Chief of Protocol |
| 1994-1995 | UN Chief of Protocol |
| 1995-2000 | State Secretary for Foreign Affairs |
| 2000-2004 | Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Austria |
| since 2004 | European Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy, Brussels |
Dr. Dimitrij RUPEL
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia, Ljubljana
| 1966-1967 | Spent a year at the University of Essex in Great Britain |
| 1970 | Graduated in comparative literature and sociology at the University of Ljubljana |
| 1971-1972 | Studied at Brandeis University in Boston, USA, where he received a Ph.D. in sociology. During this time his literary, journalistic and critical writings were finding publishers. He also worked as a translator and editor. Due to political difficulties, he was not allowed to lecture at the University of Ljubljana and was unable to advance his career. |
| 1977-1978 | Lecturer at Queen's University in Canada |
| 1985 | Lecturer at the New School for Social Research in New York |
| 1989 | Lecturer at Cleveland State University |
| In the 1980s he joined other writers and intellectuals in initiating and editing the 'alternative' Nova Revija that published the 'Slovenian National Programme' in 1987 and confronted the communist authorities of the time. Dimitrij Rupel and his associates founded and led the Slovene Democratic Alliance, which in 1990 prior to the first democratic election formed an alliance with other anti-communist parties to form DEMOS (Democratic Opposition of Slovenia). DEMOS won the first election and Mr. Rupel became the first Minister of Foreign Affairs of independent Slovenia in the first Slovenian democratic government. In this role he fundamentally contributed to the international acclamation of the new country. | |
| 1989-1990 | President of Slovenian Democratic Alliance |
| 1990-1993 | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 1992 | Professor at the University of Ljubljana |
| 1992-1995 | Member of the National Assembly (Parliament) |
| 1994-1997 | Mayor of Ljubljana |
| 1997-2000 | Slovenian Ambassador to the USA |
| since 2000 | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 2005 | Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) |
| 2008 | President of the EU General Affairs and External relations Council (GAERC) |
