My Europe – My Story
In cooperation with Forum Alpbach Network and European Parliament's Liaison Office in Austria
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in englischer SpracheThe scholarship holders of the European Forum Alpbach have a unique opportunity to gain knowledge and broaden their horizons. But do they also have the courage to leave their bubble and challenge others to a discussion about Europe outside of Alpbach?
How to tell the story?
Together with the European Parliament, the European Forum Alpbach is hosting a storytelling workshop to help young Europeans sharpen their tools for discussing European issues they are passionate about – be it climate change, working abroad, or borderless travel. On the eve of the 2019 European Parliament elections, the goal is for them to return home full of ideas and enthuse others with the European idea.
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Stephen CLARK
Director General for Communication, European Parliament, Brussels
| Stephen Clark is the Director General for Communications at the European Parliament. Since his time at the European Parliament, he has been involved in parliamentary committees, specialisation in budgetary and anti-fraud fields; subsequently in the top management team, with an emphasis on parliamentary and organisational reform. For five years he has been the Head of Web communications, with a specialisation in online communication, he has been pushing the EU institutional communications field to its forefront, helping to make the European Parliament a leader in the field of political/institutional communications. He is the Co- Author of Europe’s Parliament: People, Places, Politics released in May 2012, and has studied Languages at the University of Oxford. |
Ryan HEATH
Political Editor, POLITICO, Brussels
| 1999-2014 | Principal, Public speaking, writing and consultancy |
| 2004-2007 | Policy advisor, UK Cabinet Office |
| 2007 | National Political Campaigning, Kevin Rudd 2007 campaign for Prime Minister, Australia |
| 2008-2011 | Speechwriter to European Commission Vice President Neelie Kroes, European Commission, Brussels |
| 2010-2015 | Founder, The Gay Marriage Blog |
| 2011 | Speechwriter to President José Manuel Durão Barroso, European Commission, Brussels |
| 2011-2014 | Spokesperson for Vice President Neelie Kroes, European Commission, Brussels |
| 2015 | International Senior Advisor, Edelman |
| since 2015 | Senior EU Correspondent, writer of the morning Playbook column, POLITICO, Brussels |
| since 2018 | Political Editor, POLITICO, Brussels |
| Coordinating POLITICO's 2019 EU election coverage |
Mag. MAS Stefan KRANEWITTER
Stakeholder engagement & communication, FWF - Der Wissenschaftsfonds, Vienna
| 2006-2008 | Public Relations, Österreichische Jugendvertretung, Vienna |
| 2007-2008 | Lecturer, University of Vienna |
| 2003-2008 | Public Relations, die jungs kommunikation, Vienna |
| 2008-2010 | Corporate Communications, FH Technikum Wien, Vienna |
| 2010-2014 | Consultant, MEDIA CONSULT Story Development, Vienna |
| since 2014 | Communications Manager, European Forum Alpbach, Vienna |
| since 2018 | Stakeholder engagement & communication, FWF - Der Wissenschaftsfonds, Vienna |
Mag. Stefan POLLACH
Managing Editor, Alpbach Media Academy; Freelance Consultant, Digital Media and Project Management, Vienna
| Stefan Pollach has more than 20 years experience in communications: First as radio reporter and managing editor of Austria’s bilingual radio station FM4. At the same time he was part of the first wave of web developers at the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation ORF and studied Political Science. Since 2008 he works as a consultant advising organisations on digital media issues and coaching people in matters of their public appearance. During Eurovision 2015 in Vienna he was responsible for the online presence of the event. He holds teaching assignments for journalism and project management at Austrian universities. |
Mag. Cornelia PRIMOSCH
Correspondent, ORF - Austrian Broadcasting Corporation, London
| 1998-2005 | Journalist, ORF-Austrian Broadcasting Cooperation Studio Carinthia, Klagenfurt |
| 2005-2006 | Correspondent, ORF-Austrian Broadcasting Cooperation, Paris |
| 2006-2010 | Journalist, Domestic and EU Policy Department, ORF-Austrian Broadcasting Cooperation, Vienna |
| Correspondent, ORF-Austrian Broadcasting Cooperation, Brussels | |
| 2010-2017 | EU Correspondent, ORF-Austrian Broadcasting Cooperation, Brussels |
| since 2017 | Correspondent, UK and Ireland, ORF-Austrian Broadcasting Cooperation, London |
Angus ROBERTSON
Business, communication and public diplomacy consultancy, Aberlour
| 1991-1999 | News Editor, Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF). Vienna Correspondent, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) |
| 2001-2017 | Member of Parliament, UK House of Commons |
| 2007-2017 | Westminster SNP Leader |
| 2016-2018 | Deputy Leader, Scottish National Party (SNP) |
PhD Howard WILLIAMSON
Professor of European Youth Policy, Faculty of Business and Society, University of South Wales, Pontypridd
| Dr Howard Williamson is Professor of European Youth Policy at the University of South Wales in the United Kingdom. Previously he worked at the Universities of Oxford, Cardiff and Copenhagen and has held visiting positions at universities and research institutes in Hong Kong, Malta, Croatia, China, France, Australia and Iran. He is a qualified youth worker and ran a youth centre for 25 years in parallel with his academic research. He has advised many levels of governance on youth policy issues, from the Welsh and UK governments, the European Commission, the Council of Europe and the United Nations. He co-ordinated the Council of Europe’s international reviews of national youth policy and wrote three volumes on ‘Supporting Young People in Europe’ drawing lessons from the 21 country reviews. He is a trustee of Grassroots - the Cardiff City Centre Youth Project, the European Forum Alpbach Foundation, and the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award for Young People. Since 2002, he has been Organisational Secretary of the International Sociological Association Research Committee 34. In 2002, he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) and, in 2016, a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO). |
MA Heather WOKUSCH
Consultant and founder, learning-architecture design, intercultural communication, multimedia outreach, Vienna
| A firm believer in the democratization of knowledge, Heather Wokusch consults on topics connected to organizational development, digitalization, intercultural communication, and innovative learning architectures. She is an expert in eLearning, authored two books reaching Amazon’s top ten for political activism, and has hosted an award-winning US public access television series covering nuclear issues. |
M.Sc. Philippe NARVAL
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 |
BA, MA Lisa Charlotte SONNBERGER
Chairwoman, Forum Alpbach Network, Vienna
| 2006-2009 | Goldsmithing Academy, Vienna; Apprentice Schmuckwerkstatt Skrein, Vienna |
| since 2009 | Goldsmith and Assistant of Management, Golschmiede Ernestine Navratil, Vienna |
| 2012 | Apprentice Gallery Thaddaeus Ropac, Salzburg |
| 2013 | Apprentice Art Department, Deutsche Bank, FFM |
| Alchimia School for Contemporary Jewelery, Florence | |
| 2014-2015 | Co-Curator with Cornelie Holzach, 200 years K&K Jeweler Köchert, Vienna |
| 2009-2014 | Student, B.A. Art History, University Vienna. |
| since 2014 | Student, M.A. Art History, University of Vienna, |
| 2016-2017 | Head of Standing Committee European Forum Alpbach |
| since 2017 | Chairwoman, Forum Alpbach Network, Vienna |
