Opening of the Political Symposium
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Elisabeth-Herz-Kremenak-Saal
Plenary
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German and English languagePerformance artists Marta Navaridas and Alexander Deutinger present “Your Majesties”, a choreographic version of Barack Obama’s legendary Nobel Lecture. A fascinating performance about war, peace, hope, and loss of control.
Their performance will be joined by Carlo Strenger’s philosophical reflections on “Liberty: A Constant Adventure” and opening words by Austrian and international decision-makers.
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Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Franz FISCHLER
President, European Forum Alpbach, Vienna
| 1973-1979 | Research Assistant, Institute for Agricultural Management, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna |
| 1978 | Doctorate, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna |
| 1979-1984 | Executive Assistant, Provincial Chamber of Agriculture of Tyrol, Innsbruck |
| 1985-1989 | Director, Provincial Chamber of Agriculture of Tyrol, Innsbruck |
| 1989-1994 | Austrian Federal Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Vienna |
| 1995-2004 | European Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries, Brussels |
| 2005-2011 | Chairman, Ecosocial Forum Europe, Vienna |
| 2005-2015 | Chairman, RISE-Foundation, Brussels |
| 2014-2015 | Chairman of the Steering Committee of the EU scientific programme for Expo Milano 2015 |
| since 2012 | President, European Forum Alpbach, Vienna |
| since 2016 | President, Board of Trustees to the Austrian Institute of Advanced Studies (IHS), Vienna |
Matej VODA
Scholarship Holder, European Forum Alpbach; Student of Political Science, CEU - Central European University, Budapest / Vienna
BA Mag. Alexander DEUTINGER
Performance Artist and Choreographer, Graz
| MA in Translation and Interpreting, Karl-Franzens-University Graz, Institute for Theoretical and Applied Translation Studies, Graz | |
| BA in Contemporary Dance, Anton-Bruckner-University Linz, Institute for Dance Arts, Linz | |
| since 2007 | Working internationally, freelance contemporary dancer, performer and choreographer |
| since 2008 | Artistic Co-Director, Navaridas & Deutinger |
| since 2009 | Founding Member, The Loose Collective |
BA Mag. Marta NAVARIDAS
Performance Artist and Choreographer, Graz
| MA in Translation, Universitat Pompeu Fabra Barcelona | |
| BA in Choreography at ArtEZ Arnhem and Mime, HKA Theaterschool of Amsterdam | |
| since 2007 | Working internationally as a freelance contemporary dancer, performer and choreographer |
| since 2008 | Artistic Co-Director of Navaridas & Deutinger (AT/ES) |
| since 2009 | Founding member of the The Loose Collective (AT/ES/NL/ PL/SE) |
Carlo STRENGER
Professor of Philosophy and Psychology, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv
| Carlo Strenger is an existential psychoanalyst, philosopher and public intellectual who serves as Professor of Psychology and Philosophy at Tel Aviv University, Cohn Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Ideas and the School of Psychological Sciences. | |
| Strenger has published numerous papers and books. His work has been reported on, and he has been interviewed by The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Time Magazine as well as hundreds of newspapers and websites in more than twenty languages. | |
| As a publicist he writes primarily on Israeli politics and the Middle Eastern conflict and cultural issues. He is a columnist at Israel’s leading Newspaper Haaretz, and at Neue Zürcher Zeitung, and occasionally writes in The New York Times, The Guardian, Huffington Post, Foreign Policy.. |
Dr. Brigitte BIERLEIN
Former Austrian Federal Chancellor, Vienna
| 1971 | Awarded JD at the University of Vienna |
| 1972-1975 | Judicial preparatory service; qualification to exercise the function of a judge |
| 1975 | Judge at civil and criminal district courts in Vienna |
| 1977 | Public Prosecutor at the Public Prosecutor's Office, Vienna |
| 1986 | Assignment to the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, Vienna |
| 1987 | Assignment to the Ministry of Justice, subsequently Chief Public Prosecutor at the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, Vienna |
| 1990 | Solicitor General at the Procurator General’ Office with the Austrian Supreme Court of Justice |
| 1995 | Member of the board of the Austrian Association of Public Prosecutors |
| 2001-2003 | President of the Austrian Association of Public Prosecutors; Member of the Executive Committee of the IAP (International Association of Prosecutors) |
| 2003-2018 | Vice-President of the Constitutional Court of Austria |
| 2018-2019 | President of the Constitutional Court of Austria |
| 2019-2020 | Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Austria |
Maria Fernanda ESPINOSA GARCES
President, United Nations General Assembly for the 73rd Session, New York
| Her Excellency Ms. María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés was elected to serve as President of the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly on 5 June 2018. She is the fourth woman - and first woman from Latin America - to hold this position. Ms Espinosa Garcés has over 20 years of multilateral experience in peace and security, human rights, sustainable development and environmental issues. She has served Ecuador as Minister of Foreign Affairs (twice), Minister of National Defence, and Coordinating Minister of Natural and Cultural Heritage; and was Ecuador’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York and in Geneva. Ms. Espinosa Garcés also worked in academia, including as Associate Professor and Researcher at the Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Ecuador. |
Dr. Alexander VAN DER BELLEN
Federal President, Republic of Austria, Vienna
| 1962-1970 | Studies of Economics, University of Innsbruck |
| 1966 | Diploma, Economics, University of Innsbruck |
| 1970 | PhD, Economics, University of Innsbruck |
| 1968-1975 | Scientific Assistant, Department of Public Finance, University of Innsbruck |
| 1972-1974 | Research Fellow, WZB - Berlin Social Science Center |
| 1975 | Habilitation, University of Innsbruck |
| 1976-1980 | Non-Tenured Professor, University of Innsbruck |
| 1977-1980 | Federal Administration Acadamy, Vienna |
| 1980-2009 | Tenured Professor of Economics, University of Vienna |
| 1990-1994 | Dean, Deputy Dean, Faculty of Business, Economics and Statistics, University of Vienna |
| 1994-2012 | Deputy, National Council, Vienna |
| 1997-2008 | Federal Spokesman, The Austrian Greens, Vienna |
| 1999-2008 | Chairman, National Council, Vienna |
| 2012-2015 | Deputy of State Parliament, Member of Municipal Council, Vienna |
| since 2017 | Federal President, Republic of Austria, Vienna |
MSc, MA Damita PRESSL
Scholarship Holder, IG Vienna / European Forum Alpbach, Vienna
| Damita Pressl is a news anchor, journalist and event host based in Vienna, Austria. | |
| She currently hosts the news show on kroneTV and krone.at, as well as talks with a range of politicians, officials and experts. She has previously worked at ATV and has written, among other outlets, for Kronen Zeitung, Die Presse, and VICE. | |
| Damita holds Masters degrees in Psychology from UCL and Journalism from FH Wien. She is fluent in English, French and German as well as proficient in Spanish and Romanian. She was recently chosen as a "30 under 30" journalist by the Austrian magazine "Der Journalist". |
