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Elisabeth-Herz-Kremenak-Saal
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German and English language”The world has its own life, and as an author, you do not only write about what is happening on a daily basis but about all those things that are much bigger. And those things also last longer.” The American writer, Pulitzer prize recipient and Nestroy award-winner Ayad Akhtar has written the piece ‘Jasinder, Naveed, Tariq’ for the Political Symposium. He enters into a poetic dialogue with society and the world. Experts from political theory and practice will complement his contribution by reflecting on the changing nature and structure of global power relations.
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BA MA Ki-moon BAN
Former Secretary-General, United Nations; Chairman, Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens, Vienna
| Ban Ki-moon has had an extensive career as a senior representative, policy maker and diplomat of the Republic of Korea. Following a stint as ambassador to Austria, Ban returned to Seoul as vice-minister of foreign affairs In 2003 he became foreign policy adviser to the new president, Roh Moo Hyun. As minister of foreign affairs and trade from 2004 to 2006, Ban played a key role in the six-party talks aimed at denuclearizing North Korea. The Harvard University Alumni was elected as United Nations Secretary General in 2006 and held this position form 2007 to 2016. He currently holds more than a dozen prestigious Chairmanships inter alia at the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens and at the Boao Forum for Asia. |
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 |
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 |
Ayad AKHTAR
Playwright and Novelist, New York
| Ayad Akhtar. Playwright, novelist, screenwriter. Plays: Disgraced(Pulitzer, Obie, Nestroy, Tony nomination for Best Play); Junk(Kennedy Award for Drama, Tony nomination for Best Play); The Invisible Hand (Obie, Outer Critics Circle, Evening Standard and Olivier nominations); The Who & The What. Fiction: American Dervish (published in over 20 languages worldwide, Book of the Year at Kirkus Reviews, 'O' Magazine, Toronto's Globe and Mail). Screenwriting: The War Within (Independent Spirit nomination for Best Screenplay); Promised Land (HBO); Dream Machine (FX/Scott Rudin). He is the recipient of an Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the 2017 Steinberg Playwriting Award. Akhtar has received fellowships from the American Academy in Rome, MacDowell, the Sundance Institute, and Yaddo, where he serves as a Board Director. He is also a Board Trustee at PEN/America and New York Theatre Workshop. |
Philipp HAUSS
Actor, Burgtheater, Vienna
| Philipp Hauss, born in Germany in 1980, is an actor, director and researcher. He has been with the Burgtheater Vienna since 2002 and worked with major contemporary directors like Luc Bondy, Andrea Breth, Martin Kušej, Nicolas Stemann, Johan Simons and Peter Zadek. He also appeared at the Salzburger Festspiele, the Hamburger Schauspielhaus and the Staatsoper Berlin. Since 2017 Hauss holds a doctorate in philosophy with a thesis on self-management and control fantasies in Wellness. |
Julia EBNER
Research Fellow, ISD - Institute for Strategic Dialogue, London
| Julia Ebner is a Research Fellow at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) and author of the bestselling book "The Rage: The Vicious Circle of Islamist and Far-Right Extremism". She leads ISD’s research on cumulative extremism and coordinates the Online Civil Courage Initiative in cooperation with Facebook Germany. Julia spent two years working for the world’s first counter-extremism organisation, Quilliam, where she carried out research projects on terrorism prevention for the European Commission and the Kofi Annan Foundation and gave evidence to the Home Affairs Select Committee on far-right extremism. In her role as the coordinator of the pan-European network Families Against Terrorism and Extremism (FATE), she led radicalization-prevention projects across Europe and North Africa. On the basis of her research, Julia advises parliamentary working groups, frontline workers and tech firms; speaks at international conferences; and delivers workshops in schools and universities. She regularly writes for The Guardian and The Independent and gives interviews in English, German and French on the BBC, CNN, ZDF, ARD, France24, Al Jazeera, LBC and others. |
Anke PLÄTTNER
Television Journalist, Berlin
| 1982-1984 | Volunteer, Aktion Sühnezeichen, World Information on Energy, Amsterdam |
| 1984-1987 | School voor de Journalistiek, Utrecht |
| 1987-1989 | Correspondent, Dutch Media - Avro Radio en Persdienst GPD, Cologne |
| 1989-1990 | Trainee program, TV en radio, WDR - Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Cologne |
| 1990-2002 | Editor in Charge, Anchor, several positions, WDR - Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Cologne |
| 1993 | Arthur Burns Fellowship, NBC, Denver |
| 2002-2004 | Political Correspondent, Phoenix, Berlin |
| 2004-2010 | Anchor, daily political talkshow "Phoenix Runde", Berlin |
| 2010-2013 | Political TV correspondent, WDR - Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Berlin |
| since 2013 | Self-employed anchor, WDR - Westdeutscher Rundfunk and ARD Morgenmagazin, Berlin |
| 2013-2014 | Consultant, MeinesHolla&Partners, The Hague |
| since 2015 | Anchor, daily political talkshow "Phoenix Runde", Berlin |
