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Innovation Marathon: Ideas Made to Order – 24 Hours Nonstop

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Erwin-Schrödinger-Saal
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24 hours of nonstop product development: 9 tasks, 9 student teams und 24 hours of time. This is the recipe the “innovation marathon” applies to find solutions for real assignments from enterprises. How can 24 hours of knowledge, creativity and enthusiasm yield results? We will discuss the concept.

Industrialist; President of the Supervisory Board, AIT - Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Vienna
Chief Executive Officer, Infineon Technologies Austria AG, Villach
President, Austrian Patent Office, Vienna
Director General, Federation of Austrian Industries, Vienna
Rector, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna
Group Leader, Advanced Development & Patents, Philips Austria GmbH
Project Manager, TU Austria Innovation Marathon, Graz University of Technology, Graz Chair

Dkfm. Dr. Hannes ANDROSCH

Industrialist; President of the Supervisory Board, AIT - Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Vienna

1959 Diplomkaufmann
1963-1967 Zunächst Sekretär, dann Konsulent für Wirtschaftsfragen des Parlamentsklubs der SPÖ
1966 Beeideter Buchprüfer und Steuerberater
1967 Abgeordneter zum Nationalrat
1968 Beeideter Wirtschaftsprüfer und Steuerberater
bis 1970 Staatskommissär-Stellvertreter bei der Zentralsparkasse der Gemeinde, Wien
  Promotion zum Doktor der Wirtschaftswissenschaften
1970-1981 Bundesminister für Finanzen
1976-1981 Vizekanzler der Republik Österreich
1979 Vorsitzender der OECD auf Ministerebene
1980 Vorsitzender des Interimskomitees des Weltwährungsfonds
1981-1988 Stellvertretender Generaldirektor (Jänner - Juni 1981), dann Generaldirektor der Creditanstalt-Bankverein
1988-1989 Konsulent der Weltbank
1989 Gründung der AIC Androsch International Management Consulting GmbH
1994 Beginn des Aufbaues einer industriellen Beteiligungsgruppe
2004 Errichtung der gemeinnützigen "Stiftung Hannes Androsch bei der Österreichischen Akademie der
  Wissenschaften"
2010 Regierungskommissär für die österreichische Beteiligung an der Expo 2010, Shanghai
2011 Initiator des Bildungsvolksbegehrens

DI Dr. MBA Sabine HERLITSCHKA

Chief Executive Officer, Infineon Technologies Austria AG, Villach

1990 Forscherin, Dissertantin und Post Doctoral Research bei Immuno AG
1996 Referatsleiterin und stv. Direktorin des BIT-Büros für Internationale Forschungs- und Technologiekooperation
2003 Praktika bei der U.S. National Science Foundation, American Association for the Advancement of Science und Kooperation mit dem Wissenschaftsberater im U.S. Department of State, Washington DC
Vizerektorin für Forschungsmanagement und Internationale Kooperationen an der Medizinischen Universität Graz
2006 Bereichsleiterin Europäische und Internationale Programme der FFG - Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft, Wien
2010 Fulbright Scholar an der George Washington University und Johns Hopkins University/School of Advanced International Studies, Washington DC
2011 Vorstandsmitglied der Infineon Technologies Austria AG
seit 2012 Vorstand für Technik und Innovation der Infineon Technologies Austria AG
seit 2014 Vorstandsvorsitzende der Infineon Technologies Austria AG

Mag.a Mariana KAREPOVA

President, Austrian Patent Office, Vienna

1997-2000 Chamber of Labour; Economic Policy and EU Integration
2000-2003 European Commission, DG Enlargement, EU accession negotiations with MOEL on Financial Control
2003-2011 FFG-Austrian Research Promotion Agency, Strategy
2011-2015 Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology, Cabinet of the Minister,
  Innovation, Technology, Industrial Policy, Intellectual Property Rights

Mag. Christoph NEUMAYER

Director General, Federation of Austrian Industries, Vienna

 Studies of History, Journalism and Law, University of Vienna
 Graduation with honors (Mag.phil) in History and Communication Science
 Degree from the 32nd Post Graduate Management University Course at the Vienna University of Economics and Business
 7th Strategic Leadership Course of the LVAK (Austrian National Defence Academy) on behalf of the Federal Government and the National Security Council
 Postgraduate Diploma in General Management, ESMT European School of Management and Technology, Berlin
1991-1992 Press spokesman of the Vienna branch of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP)
1992-1997 Permanent freelancer in the editorial department for ethnic minorities of the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF)
1997-1998 Press Officer, Federation of Austrian Industries (IV), Editor-in-Chief of "Industry News Service"
1998-1999 Federal Managing Director of Young Industry / Group 1031
1999-2001 Manager of the IV Newsroom, Federation of Austrian Industries (IV)
2001-2011 Director of Marketing & Communication Federation of Austrian Industries (IV)
since 2011 Director General of the Federation of Austrian Industries (IV)

Dipl.-Ing. Dr. techn. Sabine SEIDLER

Rector, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna

1984-1989 Scientific Employee, Institute of Material Engineering, TU Merseburg
1989 Doctorate
1989-1996 Postdoc, Institute of Materials Science, Martin-Luther-University Halle Wittenberg
1991-1994 Visiting Scientist at Ruhr-University Bochum, Institute of Experimental Mechanics
1993-1994 DFG, Habilitation scholarship
since 1996 o.Univ.Prof. for Non-metallic Materials, TU Vienna
1997 Habilitation in Materials Science
2000-2007 Head of the Institute of Materials Science and Technology, TU Vienna
2007-2011 Vice President TU Vienna
since 2011 Rector Vienna University of Technology
since 2012 First female member of the board of directors, AMAG
since 2014 Member of the board of directors, Helmholtz-Zentrums Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH
since 2016 Member of the Board of Management, Österreichischer Gewerbeverein

Dipl.-Ing. Dr. techn. Roland WALDNER

Group Leader, Advanced Development & Patents, Philips Austria GmbH

Dipl.-Ing. Mario FALLAST

Project Manager, TU Austria Innovation Marathon, Graz University of Technology, Graz

1997-2013 Master Studies, Mechanical Engineering and Business Economics, Graz University of Technology, Graz; Helsinki University of Technology, Helsinki
since 2008 Research and Technology-House, Graz University of Technology, Graz
since 2009 Co-founder, smaXtec animal care, Graz
since 2014 Project lead, TU Austria Innovation Marathon, Graz
since 2016 Ph.D. candidate, Customer Experience Journeys in Entrepreneurship Education, Helsinki

Technology Symposium

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25.08.2016

11:00 - 11:10OpeningPlenary
11:10 - 12:15RTI TalkPlenary
12:30 - 12:50From Austria to Silicon Valley – Cyber Security as a Global FactorPlenary
12:50 - 14:10Cybernetics in Advanced Energy and Production SystemsPlenary
14:30 - 15:45Complexity and the New EnlightenmentPlenary
18:00 - 18:15Best of Art and ScienceCulture
18:15 - 19:15Tickets to Berlin: Falling Walls Lab Austria and Alpbach Summer School on EntrepreneurshipPlenary
19:30 - 21:30Evening ReceptionSocial
19:30 - 21:00Career LoungeSocial

26.08.2016

07:00 - 08:30Digital MedicinePlenary
07:00 - 16:00Junior Alpbach – Science and Technology for Young PeopleBreakout
07:00 - 13:00Ö1 Children’s University Alpbach – Science and Technology for KidsBreakout
08:30 - 10:30Cross-sektorale Kooperationen von ClusternPartner
09:00 - 10:30Personalized Cancer MedicinePlenary
10:30 - 11:00Lunch Snacks for the Participants of the Breakout SessionsSocial
11:00 - 16:00Breakout Session 01: Innovation by Making: Paradigm Shifts and New Innovation CulturesBreakout
11:00 - 16:00Breakout Session 02: Silicon Austria: A Game Changer for Austria as a High-Tech Location?Breakout
11:00 - 16:00Breakout Session 03: Creating the Future: How to Reinvent Innovation ProcessesBreakout
11:00 - 16:00Breakout Session 04: The Cycle of Innovation and its EcologyBreakout
11:00 - 16:00Breakout Session 05: Heavy Impact of Lightweight DesignBreakout
11:00 - 16:00Breakout Session 06: Looking Into the Unknown and Shifting HorizonsBreakout
11:00 - 16:00Breakout Session 07: Radical Innovations: More Courage to Take RisksBreakout
11:00 - 16:00Breakout Session 08: The Acceptance of Technologies by Pupils with Migration History – a Plea for Transcultural Competence as new EnlightenmentBreakout
11:00 - 16:00Breakout Session 09: Cyber Security: A Fundamental RightBreakout
11:00 - 16:00Breakout Session 10: Open Access & Open Innovation – Tools for a New Enlightenment?Breakout
11:00 - 16:00Breakout Session 11: Realities and Futures of RoboticsBreakout
11:00 - 16:00Breakout Session 12: Energiewende – Empowering ConsumersBreakout
11:00 - 16:00Breakout Session 13: Security of Supply as a Locational FactorBreakout
17:00 - 18:30Innovation Marathon: Ideas Made to Order – 24 Hours NonstopPlenary

27.08.2016

07:00 - 08:30Art Meets Science and Technology – Towards a New EnlightenmentPlenary
08:45 - 09:45Open Innovation: New Enlightenment? Participation – Democratisation – New SolutionsPlenary
10:15 - 11:30ETH Zurich, this Year’s Special Guest at the Technology SymposiumPlenary
11:30 - 12:00Snack ReceptionSocial