New Goals for the Economy
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Erwin-Schrödinger-Saal
Plenary
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in englischer SpracheWhat are and what should be the goals of economic activities? Are there any strategies or models today that reconcile economic, social and ecological objectives?
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Jeff HOFFMAN
Managing Partner, ColorJar, LLC; Member, International Advisory Board, Global Entrepreneurship Week and US State Department s Global Innovation Through Science and Technology (GIST); Entrepreneurship Advisor, Cleveland
| Jeff Hoffman is a successful entrepreneur and motivational speaker. In his career, he has been the founder of multiple startups, he has been the CEO of both public and private companies, and he has served as a senior executive in many capacities. Jeff has been part of a number of well-known companies, including Priceline.com, uBid.com, CTI, ColorJar, and more. | |
| Today Jeff serves on the boards of companies in the US, Europe, South America, Africa, and Asia. He supports entrepreneurs and small businesses on a worldwide basis, serving on the global advisory boards of Global Entrepreneurship Week (supporting entrepreneurship in over 130 countries), the US State Department s GIST program (Global Innovation through Science and Technology, working in 49 emerging nations), the APEC Startup Initiative (the Asia Pacific Economic Council s 21-member nation association), and many others. He supports the White House, the State Department, USAID, and similar organizations internationally on economic growth initiatives and entrepreneurship programs. | |
| Jeff is a frequent keynote speaker, having been invited to speak in over 50 countries. He speaks on the topics of innovation, entrepreneurship, and business leadership, and is currently writing a book on how to scale a business, which will be published worldwide in the summer of 2014. Jeff also teaches innovation workshops to major corporations on a regular basis. | |
| Jeff is a featured business expert seen on Fox News, Fox Business, CNN, CNN International, Bloomberg News, CNBC, ABC, and NPR, and in publications including Forbes, Inc., Time, Fast Company, the Wall Street Journal, and more. |
Ph.D. Tomás SEDLACEK
Chief Macroeconomic Strategist, CSOB - Ceskoslovenská obchodní banka a.s., Prague
| 2001 | Ph.D. in Theoretical Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University |
| 2006 | Yale University World Fellowship |
| 2001-2003 | Economic Advisor to President Vaclav Havel of the Czech Republic |
| 2004-2006 | Advisor to the Minister of Finance and First Deputy Prime Minister of the Czech Republic |
| since 2006 | Chief Macroeconomic Strategist, CSOB - Ceskoslovenská obchodní banka a.s., Prague |
| since 2009 | Member, National Economic Council of the Government of the Czech Republic |
| since 2013 | Council Member, World Economic Forum |
| Group Member, New Narrative for Europe, European Commission |
Mag.a Rosa LYON
Presenter and Editor, ORF - Austrian Broadcasting Corporation, Vienna
| 1994-2005 | Different jobs, from doctor´s to tax consultant office, from parliament to marketing company |
| 2000-2005 | Economics, Vienna University of Economics and Business |
| since 2005 | Journalist; Editor; Reporter, Radio Österreich 1, ORF Austrian Broadcasting Corporation, Vienna |
| since 2010 | Journalist; Editor; Reporter, Zeit-im-Bild, ORF Austrian Broadcasting Corporation, Vienna |
| since 2016 | Host ZiB, ORF Austrian Broadcasting Corporation, Vienna |
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