The concluding session of the Political Symposium will offer a mix of theory and practice, of established and new approaches to show that a sustainable future can only be achieved by using a toolbox encompassing a variety of disciplines.
Pioneering stories
How do pioneering entrepreneurs collaborate with governments, private and civic institutions and the society to drive behavioural, social and institutional mind-set shifts needed for the SDGs to be achieved? Four entrepreneurs of the Impact Hub Network explain how they are promoting change in collaboration with established players and which challenges and opportunities they face.
InDilemma: a dance-theatre performance
Whenever there is life, there is conflict, and there is conflict of interest. The mathematics to conflict of interest is Game Theory. In an unprecedented attempt, three scientists and four dancers collaborate to reveal insights into individual behaviour in social dilemmas. How you respond to these dilemmas will determine many of the most serious matters on Earth – join the performance and enact the future!
Conflict and/or Cooperation?
If the international community wants to stand any real chance of achieving the ambitious objectives set in Paris and the Sustainable Development Goals, they need to pay attention to social, cognitive, behavioural, and institutional aspects of global transformations. Learn from leading experts how they are breaking these disciplinary sylos to make a sustainable future reality.
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Gloria BENEDIKT
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Dancer, Choreographer; Associate for Science and Art, IIASA - International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg | |
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Heinz FISCHER
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Former Federal President, Republic of Austria; Co-Chair, Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens, Vienna | | | |
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Christoph GROBBEL
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Chief Financial Officer, Chairman of the Board and Co-owner, The South Pole Group, Zurich | | | |
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Hermann HAUSER
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Co-Founder, Amadeus Capital Partners Ltd.; Member, ERA Council Forum Austria; Cambridge | | | |
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Pavel KABAT
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Director General and Chief Executive Officer, IIASA - International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg | | | |
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Piotr MAGNUSZEWSKI
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Research Scholar, Risk and Resilience Water, IIASA - International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg; Program Leader, Centre for Systems Solutions, Wroclaw | | | |
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Katharina MOSER
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Founder & Chief Executive Officer, MOSAIK Agency for European Communication Projects; Founder, Route28 - Die Europareise mitten in Wien, Vienna | | | |
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Martin WESIAN
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Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Helioz R&D GmbH, Vienna | | | |
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Matthias REISINGER
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Head of Creative Economics and Entrepreneurship, aws - Austria Wirtschaftsservice Gesellschaft mbH, Vienna | |
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Dancer, Choreographer; Associate for Science and Art, IIASA - International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg
| 1997-2001 | Qualification as Professional Dancer, Vienna State Opera, Vienna |
| 2001-2002 | Scholarship Recipient, National Certificate in Professional Dance - Classical Ballet, English National Ballet School, London |
| 2002-2013 | Ballet Dancer with José Mateo Ballet Theatre (Cambridge, United States), Dance Cyprus (Nicosia, Cyprus), Ballet Cymru, (Wales, United Kingdom), Ballet Theatre Frankfurt (Frankfurt, Germany), Meininger Ballett (Meiningen, Germany) |
| 2008-2013 | Bachelors of Liberal Arts in Extension, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA |
| since 2014 | Artistic & scientific collaborations include: Austrian Cultural Forum, Budapest & Beijing; UN SDSN, Carnegie Hall New York; Cinedans Festival, Amsterdam; European Commissions Joint Research Center, Ispra; European Forum Alpbach, House of the European Union, Vienna; Kennedy Center Washington, D.C. |
| since 2015 | Associate for Science and Art, IIASA - International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg |
Art director, Cie, Budapest
| since 2001 | Art director of his own company Cie. Krisztián Gergye (GK-Impersonators, Company Krisztián Gergye / not just dance) |
| 2006-2007 | Member of Bárka Theatre, Budapest |
| 2008-2013 | Member of National Theatre, Budapest |
Corps de Ballet member, Vienna State Opera, Vienna
| 2005-2014 | Ballet School of the Vienna State Opera |
| since 2014 | Engagement as a Corps de Ballet member at the Vienna State Opera |
| since 2016 | Student, Political Science, University of Vienna |
Choreographer; Dancer, The Washington Ballet, Washington, D.C.
| 2000-2002 | Student of La Fondazione Niccolò Piccinni, Bari, Italy, (Director: Victor Livtinov and Giuseppe Mintrone) |
| 2003-2004 | Student of the Balletto di Toscana, Florence, Italy. (Director: Cristina Bozzolini. Instructors: Frederic Olivierì, Barbara Baer, Mauro Bigonzetti, Fabrizio Monteverde, Eugenio Scagliano and Eugenio Buratti) |
| 2005-2008 | Professional Classes with national and international choreographers at IALS and AID, Rome, Italy. |
| 2009-2011 | Professional Classes with national and international choreographers at The Place, Pineapple and GDA Greenwich Dance, London, UK. |
Former Federal President, Republic of Austria; Co-Chair, Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens, Vienna
| | Dr. Heinz Fischer has had an extensive career as a senior representative and policy maker of the Republic of Austria. As Federal Minister of Science and Research and speaker of the Austrian National Assembly for more than 12 years, he was involved extensively in supporting and advancing the country´s scientific, social and cultural development. In 2004 he was elected Federal President of the Republic of Austria. After more than 40 Years in public office and two terms as Federal President he retired in 2016. He was proclaimed Chairman of the Council for the Commemorative Year 2018 by the Federal Government of Austria as well as Co-Chairman of the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens. |
Chief Financial Officer, Chairman of the Board and Co-owner, The South Pole Group, Zurich
| 1988-1993 | MSc, Mechanical Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) |
| 1993-1994 | MSc, Energy Management & Policy, University of Pennsylvania |
| MSc, Energy Managment & Policy, IFP School |
| 1997-1999 | PhD, Economics, Carl von Ossietzky Universität, Oldenburg |
| 1995-2007 | Senior Expert, McKinsey & Company |
| since 2007 | Chief Financial Officer, Chairman & Co-owner, south pole group, Zurich |
Co-Founder, Amadeus Capital Partners Ltd.; Member, ERA Council Forum Austria; Cambridge
| 1973 | MA in Physics, University of Vienna |
| 1977 | Ph.D. in Physics, King's College, Cambridge University |
| 1978-1984 | Co-founder (later Chairman); Lead, Research and Development team (BBC micro); Head, team ARM micro processor; Acorn Computers, Cambridge |
| 1986 | Vice President Research, Olivetti, Ivrea, Italy |
| Founder Director, Harlequin, Cambridge |
| 1987 | Helped with formation, a joint venture between Acorn and Apple Computers, ARM Ltd, Cambridge |
| 1988 | Founder, Active Book Company, Cambridge |
| 1991 | Co-Chairman and Chief Technology Officer - acquired Active Book Company, EO Incorporated, Mountain View, California |
| 1992 | Founder Director, Vocalis, Cambridge |
| 1993 | Founder and Chairman, Advanced Telecommunications Modules Ltd, Cambridge (changed name to Virata Corporation and merged with Globespan in 2003 and Conexant in 2004) |
| Founder Director, joint venture with E*Trade US. Sold to E*Trade US in 2000, Electronic Share Information Ltd, Cambridge |
| Founder Director - Acquired by CDT, Advanced Displays Ltd, Cambridge |
| Founder Director, SynGenix, Cambridge |
| 1996 | Founder, NetChannel, San Francisco, California (sold to AOL in 1998) |
| since 1997 | Co-founder and Partner, Amadeus Capital Partners Limited |
| 1998 | Co-founder, Cambridge Network Ltd, Cambridge |
Director General and Chief Executive Officer, IIASA - International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg
| 1982 | M.Sc. Hydrology and Water Resources |
| 1983 | Advanced programme Stochastic Hydrology and Water Resources |
| 1986 | Ph.D. in Hydrology, Water Resources and Amelioration |
| 2006-2012 | Full Professor and Chair, Earth System Science and Climate Change Group, Wageningen University and Research Centre |
| 2004-2012 | Science Director and Programme Council Chair, Dutch National Climate Research Programme; Vice-Chair, Dutch National Climate Facility |
| 2007-2010 | Dutch Cabinet Appointed Member of the 'Delta Committee' |
| 2000-2012 | Chair of the Board and Director, Wageningen Climate Change and Biosphere Research Centre |
Research Scholar, Risk and Resilience Water, IIASA - International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg; Program Leader, Centre for Systems Solutions, Wroclaw
| 1998-2000 | Assistant Professor, Institute of Physics, Wroclaw University of Technology, Wroclaw |
| 2000-2009 | Adjunct Professor, Institute of Physics, Wroclaw University of Technology, Wroclaw |
| since 2005 | Research Scholar, International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg |
| since 2006 | Programme Leader, Centre for Systems Solutions, Wroclaw |
| since 2010 | Senior Associate, AtKisson Group, International |
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, MOSAIK Agency for European Communication Projects; Founder, Route28 - Die Europareise mitten in Wien, Vienna
| 2002-2003 | European Voluntary Service, Escuela de Idiomas Villaverde, Madrid |
| 2003-2010 | Theatre- Film and Media Studies, University of Vienna |
| 2005-2010 | Individual Studies; European Cultural Studies, University of Vienna |
| 2009 | Project Manager, Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs, Vienna |
| 2010 | Programme Coordinator, British Council, London |
| 2011-2013 | Project Manager, European Forum Alpbach, Vienna |
| 2014 | EBC*L Certified Manager, Vienna |
| since 2015 | Founder and Chief Executive Officer, MOSAIK - Agency for European Communication Projects, Vienna |
| Initiator and Project Leader, COME ON OVER! - The quirky Europe Game, Vienna |
| Initiator and Project Leader, Route28 - The European Journey in the middle of Vienna |
Managing Director, Impact Hub Berlin
| 2005-2011 | Magister, Internationale Entwicklung und Volkswirtschaftslehre, Universität Wien |
| 2011-2013 | Mitarbeiter Bereich Social Entrepreneurship & Social Innovation, iq consult, Wien |
| 2012-2013 | Dozent, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin |
| since 2013 | Co-Founder & Managing Director, Impact Hub Berlin |
Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Helioz R&D GmbH, Vienna
| 1993-1995 | Systems Computer und Software GmbH Project Management in Access control |
| 1995-1997 | Sabbatical & language studies |
| 1997-1998 | Gantner Electronic GmbH, Development of the Leisure-Branch, Key Account and Development of German Branch |
| 1998-1999 | Systems AG, National and International Project Management in Access Control |
| 1999-2002 | Self-employed in Audio, Video and Multimedia-Management |
| 2002-2003 | HSP Consulting GmbH, NGO Project Management for the Red Cross |
| 2002-2011 | Founder, denkstube - Art, Culture & Media Management |
| | since-2009 Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Helioz R&D GmbH, Vienna |
Executive Director, Impact Hub Network, Vienna
| 2001-2004 | Educational Programmes Design and Delivery, ProVita Romania, Bucharest |
| 2004-2006 | Associate Trainer, Human Invest, Bucharest |
| 2005-2006 | Vice President People Development, AIESEC Romania, Bucharest |
| 2006-2007 | Vice President People Development, AIESEC International, Rotterdam |
| 2007-2008 | President, AIESEC |
| 2008-2010 | Consultant, NGDP Programme Director, Future Considerations, London |
| 2010-2011 | Senior Consultant, Future Considerations, London |
| since 2011 | Executive Director, Impact Hub Network, Vienna |
Head of Creative Economics and Entrepreneurship, aws - Austria Wirtschaftsservice Gesellschaft mbH, Vienna
| since 2007 | Co-Founder and Board Member, emersense, Vienna |
| since 2008 | Co-Founder and Managing Director, Impact Hub Vienna, Vienna |
| since 2011 | Co-Founder and Board Member, Three Coins, Vienna |
| Co-Founder and Board Member, Inventures, Vienna |
| since 2014 | Advisory Board Member, Austrian Startups Association |
| since 2018 | Creative Economics and Entrepreneurship, aws - Austria Wirtschaftsservice Gesellschaft mbH, Vienna |
