The European Forum Alpbach offers Financial Market Talks on the highest level – literally. At a short mountain hike, get to know three top managers from the investment
sector an the picturesque Alpbach mountain scenery at the same time.
Learn more from financier Johann Hansmann, Austria’s most influential business angel,
about his motivations to invest millions of Euros into local start-ups. Go on a hike with Adam Seitchik from the United Kingdom, Chief Investment Officer at Arjuna Capital, one of the largest sustainable investment funds of the world. He knows how to free portfolios from fossile energy in a lucrative way and why sustainable companies will be a step ahead in the economy of the future.
Join wholesale investor and former chairman of the board of Bank Austria, Wilhelm
Hemetsberger, to discover how his background in banking helps him to guide his investment clients through the complexities of the financial markets.
Founding Partner and Chief Executive Officer, Ithuba Capital AG, Vienna
| 1979-1984 | MA, Economics, University of Vienna |
| 1984-1985 | Postgraduate Studies, International Relations, Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Bologna |
| 1985-1987 | Postgraduate Studies, Economics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore |
| 1988-1990 | Fund Manager, Sparinvest KAG, Vienna |
| 1990-1994 | Head of Equity Trading und Sales, GiroCredit und Bank der Sparkassen, Vienna |
| 1994-1998 | Head of Structured Derivatives Europe, Head of Structured Equity Derivatives in Emerging Markets, Citibank International plc, London |
| 1998-2001 | Chief Executive Officer, CA IB Investmentbank AG, Vienna |
| 2001-2008 | Member, Managing Board, Bank Austria Creditanstalt AG |
| 2006-2008 | Head of Global Markets, Member of Executive Committee, UniCredit Group, Markets & Investment Banking |
| since 2008 | Founding Partner and Chief Executive Officer, Ithuba Capital AG |
Vice President, European Forum Alpbach, Vienna
| 1970-1971 | Senior assistant, Institute for Applied Social and Economic Research |
| 1971-1974 | Worked in banking and for a certified public accountant, provided consultancy services to the OECD on international tax law and multinational corporations |
| 1974-1981 | Österreichische Volksfürsorge Allgemeine Versicherung AG |
| 1981-1982 | Member of the Executive Board, Wiener Holding Ges.m.b.H. |
| 1982-1986 | Member of the Executive Board, ÖIAG (Österreichische Industrieverwaltungs AG) |
| 1986-1988 | Deputy Chairman and Senior Executive Vice President, VOEST-ALPINE AG |
| 1988-1992 | Deputy Chairman and Senior Executive Vice President, VOEST-ALPINE STAHL AG |
| 1993-1994 | Member of the Executive Board, AUSTRIAN INDUSTRIES AG |
| 1991-2010 | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, BÖHLER-UDDEHOLM AG |
| 2007-2010 | Member, Executive Board, voestalpine AG |
| 2008-2018 | President, OeNB - Oesterreichische Nationalbank, Vienna |
| since 2012 | Vice President, European Forum Alpbach, Vienna |
General Secretary, European Forum Alpbach, Vienna
| 1994-1996 | Scholarship holder/Student, Lester B. Pearson United World College, Victoria |
| 1996-1997 | National Service/Gedenkdienst, Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial, Jerusalem |
| 1997-1998 | Community Service Coordinator, American International School, Cochabamba |
| 1998-2003 | BA, King's College, London |
| 2000-2001 | Exchange Year, Universidade de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte |
| 2003-2004 | Exhibition Coordinator, Künstlerhaus Wien |
| 2004-2005 | Programme Manager, Concordia, Chisinau |
| 2005-2010 | Programme Officer, Light for the World, Vienna |
| 2010-2011 | MSc, University of Oxford |
| since 2012 | General Secretary, European Forum Alpbach, Vienna |
