Political perspectives
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Erwin-Schrödinger-Saal
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German and English language
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Dr. Karl AIGINGER
Director, WIFO - Austrian Institute of Economic Research, Vienna
| 1966-1970 | Studies of Economics, University of Vienna |
| since 1970 | Economic Researcher, WIFO - Austrian Institute of Economic Research, Vienna |
| 1982 | Visiting Professor, Stanford University, California |
| 1984-1987 | Deputy Director, WIFO - Austrian Institute of Economic Research, Vienna |
| 1991 | Visiting Professor, MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, Massachusetts |
| 1993-2000 | Member, Supervisory Board, ÖIAG - Österreichische Industrieholding, Vienna |
| 1996-1998 | Deputy Director, WIFO - Austrian Institute of Economic Research, Vienna |
| 1997 | Visiting Professor, University of California, Los Angeles |
| 2000-2004 | Deputy Director, WIFO - Austrian Institute of Economic Research, Vienna |
| since 1992 | Honorary Professor, Industrial Economics & Economic Policies, Johannes Kepler University Linz |
| since 2000 | Editor, Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade together with Marcel Canoy |
| 2002 | Visiting Professor, Research and Lecturing, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University |
| since 2005 | Director, WIFO - Austrian Institute of Economic Research, Vienna |
| since 2006 | Professor for Economic Policy, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Vienna |
| since 2012 | Coordinator, WWWforEurope (European Commission FP7) |
Dr. Martin BARTENSTEIN
| 1971-1978 | Studium der Chemie an der Universität Graz |
| 1978 | Eintritt in das im Familienbesitz stehende Pharmaunternehmen Lannacher Heilmittel GmbH |
| 1980-1994 | Übernahme der Alleingeschäftsführung der Lannacher Heilmittel GmbH |
| 1991-1994 | Abgeordneter zum Nationalrat und Industriesprecher der ÖVP |
| seit 1992 | Landesparteiobmann-Stellvertreter der ÖVP Steiermark |
| 1994-1995 | Staatssekretär im Bundesministerium für Öffentliche Wirtschaft und Verkehr |
| 1995-1996 | Bundesminister für Umwelt |
| 1996-2000 | Bundesminister für Umwelt, Jugend und Familie |
| seit 2000 | Bundesminister für Wirtschaft und Arbeit |
Mag. Markus BEYRER
Director General, BUSINESSEUROPE, Brussels
| Markus J. Beyrer has been Director General of BUSINESSEUROPE since late 2012. Prior to this he held the positions of CEO of the Austrian Industry Holding ÖIAG, Director General of the Federation of Austrian Industries (IV) and Director for Economic Affairs of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber. | |
| Before this Mr Beyrer served as Chief Economic Advisor to the Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Austria, Dr. Wolfgang Schüssel. | |
| In addition to his executive positions, Mr Beyrer held a number of non-executive board functions in various Austrian industrial companies and was a member of the non-executive board of the Austrian Central Bank. | |
| Mr Beyrer read Law and Commercial Sciences in Vienna, graduating in law at the University of Vienna. Later he completed postgraduate studies in European Law at the Danube University in Krems (Austria) and the Stanford Executive Program at the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University. |
Mag. Brigitte EDERER
Member of the Managing Board, Head of Corporate Human Resources and Labor Director, Siemens AG, Munich
| 1977 | Employment in the economic-science department of the Austrian Chamber of Labour |
| 1980 | Degree in Economics, University of Vienna |
| 1983-1992 | Member of Parliament |
| 1990-1992 | Chairwoman of parliamentary committee for petitions and citizens' initiatives |
| Deputy chair of the SPÖ´s parliamentary faction: deputy chair of the audit office committee and the budget committee of parliament; member of the finance committee; member of the sub-committee for European integration | |
| Permanent observer with the Socialist Group in the European Parliament | |
| 1992-1994 | Minister of State for European Integration and Development Cooperation |
| 1994-1995 | Minister of State for European Affairs |
| 1995-1997 | Secretary General of the SPÖ |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 1997-2000 | Executive City Councillor of Finance, Economic Affairs and Vienna Public Enterprises of the City of Vienna |
| 2001-2010 | Member of the Managing Board, Siemens AG Österreich |
| 2005-2010 | Chief Executive Officer, Siemens AG Österreich |
| 2008-2010 | In addition to CEO of Siemens AG Österreich: Cluster CEO for Austria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Georgia, Hungary, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine |
| since 2010 | Member of the Managing Board, Siemens AG |
Dr. Alfred GUSENBAUER
Former Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Austria, Vienna
| Studium der Politikwissenschaft, der Philosophie und der Rechtswissenschaft, Universität Wien | |
| 1987 | Promotion Dr. phil. |
| 1981-1990 | Angestellter der SPÖ |
| 1984 | ,1990 Bundesvorsitzender der Sozialistischen Jugend (SJ) |
| 1985-1989 | Vizepräsident der Sozialistischen Jugendinternationale (IUSY) |
| 1989 | Vizepräsident der Sozialistischen Internationale (SI) |
| 1990-1999 | Kammer für Arbeiter und Angestellte für Niederösterreich |
| seit 1990 | Bezirksvorsitzender der SPÖ Melk |
| seit 1991 | Stadtparteivorsitzender der SPÖ Ybbs an der Donau, Mitglied des Landesparteipräsidiums der SPÖ NÖ, Mitglied der österreichischen Delegation zur Parlamentarischen Versammlung des Europarates |
| 1991-1993 | Mitglied des Bundesrates |
| seit 1993 | Abgeordneter zum Nationalrat |
| 1995-1998 | Vorsitzender des Sozialausschusses der Parlamentarischen Versammlung des Europarates |
| 1999-2000 | Landesgeschäftsführer der SPÖ Niederösterreich |
| 2000 | Bundesparteivorsitz SPÖ |
| SPÖ-Bundesgeschäftsführer | |
| seit 2000 | SPÖ-Klubobmann, Bundesparteivorsitzender der SPÖ |
| 2007-2008 | Bundeskanzler der Republik Österreich |
Wolfgang KATZIAN
President, GPA-djp - Union of Private Sector Employees, Graphical Workers and Journalists; Member, Austrian Parliament, Vienna
| Beruflicher Werdegang: | |
| 1977-1986 | Jugendsekretär, Gewerkschaft der Privatangestellten (GPA) |
| 1986-1992 | Sekretär der Geschäftsführung, GPA |
| 1992-1994 | Zentralsekretär für Bildung, Werbung und Mitgliederservice, GPA |
| 1994-2000 | Zentralsekretär für Organisation, GPA |
| 2000-2005 | Bundesgeschäftsführer, GPA |
| seit 2005 | Vorsitzender, GPA |
| Politische Tätigkeit: | |
| 1980-1984 | Präsident, Angestelltenjugend in der FIET (Angestellten - Internationale) |
| 1990-1998 | Fraktionssekretär-Stellvertreter (FSG), GPA |
| 1990-2001 | Obmann-Stellvertreter, Wiener Gebietskrankenkasse |
| 1998-2005 | Fraktionssekretär (FSG), GPA |
| 2001-2002 | Obmann, Pensionsversicherungsanstalt der Angestellten |
| seit 2003 | Mitglied, Vorstand der PVA |
| 2003-2006 | Vorsitzender, Landesstellenausschuss Wien der Pensionsversicherungsanstalt |
| seit 2005 | Mitglied, UNI-Präsidium und UNI-Weltvorstand |
| 2006 | Abgeordneter zum Nationalrat |
| 2008-2009 | Vorsitzender, Pensionsversicherungsanstalt Landesstelle Wien |
| seit 2008 | Abgeordneter zum Nationalrat |
| seit 2009 | Vorsitzender, Fraktion Sozialdemokratischer GewerkschafterInnen, ÖGB |
Alexander RINNOOY KAN
President, The Social and Economic Council of the Netherlands, The Hague
| 1969 | Candidate's degree in mathematics at the University of Leiden |
| 1972 | Doctoral degree in mathematics (cum laude) at the University of Leiden; Candidate's degree in econometrics (cum laude) at |
| the University of Amsterdam | |
| 1976 | Doctor's degree in mathematics at the University of Amsterdam |
| 1985 | University of California, Berkeley (May) Visiting Professor at the Technion |
| 1986 | Haifa |
| 1989-1990 | Visiting Professor at the Wharton School, Philadelphia |
| since 1990 | President of Federation of Netherlands Industries VON |
Dr. Alexandra FÖDERL-SCHMID
Correspondent, Israel and Palestine Territories, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Tel Aviv
| Alexandra Föderl-Schmid, born in 1971, has been with the Süddeutsche Zeitung since September 2017 and reports on Israel and the Palestinian territories. Before that, she was editor-in-chief for ten years and later co-editor of the Austrian daily newspaper Der Standard and the news portal derStandard.at. She has studied journalism, political science and history and earned her doctorate on the dual broadcasting system in Germany. Furthermore, she was 2005 Reuters/APA-Geiringer-Fellow in Oxford. She was awarded with the Austrian Kurt-Vorhofer-Prize for politcal journalism, the Constitutional Award and the Ari-Rath-Prize. In addition, she was instrumental in the reestablishment of the Press Council in Austria. |
