International Crisis Prevention and Crisis Management
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Erwin-Schrödinger-Saal
Plenary
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German and English language
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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 |
Mircea GEOANA
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Romania
| studied at Law School at the University of Bucharest and "Ecole Nationale d'Administration" in Paris | |
| 1990 | joined Foreign Service, promoted to the position of Director of European Affairs Department (NATO, European Community, OSCE, WEU, Council of Europe) |
| 1991 | headed Romanian Delegation to the CSCE Committee of Senior Officials |
| 1993 | -95 Spokesman for the Romanian Foreign Ministry |
| 1994 | NATO fellow on democratic institutions |
| Director General for Asia, Latin America, Middle East and Africa | |
| 1995 | Director General for Europe, North America, Asia, Latin America, Middle East and Africa |
| Professor at the National School for Political and Administration Sciences and the "Nicolae Titulescu" University in Bucharest | |
| 1996 | appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Pleniplotentiary of Romania to the United States of America |
| graduated the World Bank Group Executive Development Program at the Harvard Business School | |
| 2000 | received rank of Ambassador |
| expert on Trans-Atlantic integration | |
| since 2000 | /01 Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania and OSCE Chairman-in-Office |
Sören JESSEN-PETERSEN
Chairman of the Stability Pact Steering Committee on Migration, Asylum and Regional Return matters in the Western Balkans, Geneva
| Master of Law, Bachelor of Philosophy | |
| 1972-2001 | UNHCR |
| 1972-1977 | served with UNHCR in Africa (Zambia, Egypt and Ethiopia) |
| 1981-1982 | Chief of Secretariat of UNHCR's Executive Committee |
| 1983-1984 | Executive Secretary of the Second International Conference on Assistance to Refugees in Africa (ICARA II) |
| 1985 | Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Conference on Asylum-Seekers and Refugees in Europe |
| 1986-1989 | opened the UNHCR Regional Office for Nordic Countries as High Commissioner's Regional Representative, Stockholm |
| 1989 | Special Advisor to the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs and as a member of the Secretary-General's Task Force on the process leading to the independence of Namibia |
| 1990-1993 | Chef de Cabinet of the High Commissioner in UNHCR Headquarters in Geneva; main political and diplomatic adviser to the High Commissioner |
| 1993 | Chairman of UNHCR's Appointments, Promotions and Postings Board |
| 1992-1994 | Director of External Relations |
| 1995-1996 | the High Commissioner's Special Envoy to the former Yugoslavia, based in Sarajevo; responsible for developing the strategy and overseeing the implementation of Annex VII of the Dayton Peace Agreement |
| 1994-1998 | Director of the UNHCR Liaison Office at the United Nations Headquarters, New York |
| 1998-2001 | Assistant High Commissioner for Refugees at UNHCR Headquarters in Geneva; 80 missions to Africa, Asia, the Americas and Europe |
Dr. Bajram REXHEPI
Former Prime Minister of Republika e Kosovës; Mayor, City of Mitrovica
| 1999-2001 | Interim Mayor of Mitrovica Municipality, founding member of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) |
| Specialised Surgeon for Endoscopy at the Regional Hospital in Mitrovica | |
| 2002-2004 | Prime Minister of Kosovo |
| 2007 | Mayor of Mitrovica Municipality; President of Association of Kosovo Municipalities |
Dr. Martin VAN CREVELD
Professor at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem
| twice received Humboldt Fellowship, taught at national Defense University, Washington, DC and at the Marine Corps University, Quantico, Va. | |
| guest appearances at civilian and military institutes of higher learning all around the world | |
| guest appearances in all kinds of media all around the world |
Dr. Albert ROHAN
Secretay-General ret., Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs, Vienna
| Studium der Rechtswissenschaften in Wien und Graz | |
| 1960 | Promotion zum Doktor der Rechtswissenschaften |
| 1960-1961 | Versicherungsgesellschaft Le Monde, Paris |
| 1961-1962 | Europa Kolleg in Brügge, Belgien |
| 1963 | Eintritt in das Bundesministerium für auswärtige Angelegenheiten |
| 1963-1966 | Multilaterale Wirtschaftsabteilung |
| 1966-1968 | Botschaft Belgrad |
| 1968-1974 | Botschaft London (sukzessive Erster Sekretär, Botschaftsrat, Generalkonsul) |
| 1975-1976 | Multilaterale Wirtschaftsabteilung |
| 1977-1981 | Direktor im Kabinett des UNO Generalsekretärs, New York |
| 1982-1985 | Leiter der Abteilung II.5 (Internationale Organisationen) |
| 1985-1990 | Botschafter in Argentinien, Uruguay und Paraguay |
| 1990-1995 | Leiter der Abteilung II.3 (Zentral-, Ost- und Südosteuropa) |
| 1993-1995 | Stellvertretender Politischer Direktor |
| 1994-1995 | Nationaler Koordinator, Zentraleuropäische Initiative |
| 1996-2001 | Generalsekretär für auswärtige Angelegenheiten |
| 2005-2008 | Stv. Sonderbeauftragter des UNO Generalsekretärs für den künftigen Status Prozess für Kosovo |
| seit 2002 | Außenpolitischer Kommentator in Printmedien, Radio und Fernsehen |
| Vortragstätigkeit in Universitäten und politischen Institutionen in Europa und USA |
