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Tickets to Berlin: Falling Walls Lab Austria & Summer School on Entrepreneurship

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Elisabeth-Herz-Kremenak-Saal
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in englischer Sprache

Young scientists and entrepreneurs have precisely three minutes to convince the Alpbach audience of their innovative ideas, research and business projects. The prize is two tickets for the renowned Falling Walls Conference in Berlin in November. Falling Walls promotes visionary ideas and connects creative minds. The presentations will break down walls.

Student, University of Malaysia, Pahang; Finalist, Falling Walls Lab Berlin 2017, Pahang
Ph.D. Student, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Vienna; Winner, Falling Walls Lab Austria Vienna 2018
Ph.D. Student, Section for Science of Complex Systems, Medical University of Vienna; Finalist, Falling Walls Lab Austria Vienna 2018
Ph.D. Student, Department of Surgery, Division for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Medical University of Vienna
University Assistant, Department of Physiological Chemistry, University of Vienna; Winner, Falling Walls Lab Berlin 2017
Co-Founder, Amadeus Capital Partners Ltd.; Member, ERA Council Forum Austria; Cambridge Chair
Scientific Managing Director, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Vienna Chair
Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Falling Walls Foundation gGmbH, Berlin Chair

MS.c. Ashwin CHARLES

Student, University of Malaysia, Pahang; Finalist, Falling Walls Lab Berlin 2017, Pahang

M.Sc. Nicole HEINZL

Ph.D. Student, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Vienna; Winner, Falling Walls Lab Austria Vienna 2018

2011-2014 B.Sc., Biology (Microbiology and Genetics), University of Vienna
2014-2017 M.Sc., Molecular Biology (Molecular Medicine), University of Vienna
since 2017 Ph.D. Programme, Malignant Diseases, Medical University of Vienna

M.Sc. Donald Ruggiero LO SARDO

Ph.D. Student, Section for Science of Complex Systems, Medical University of Vienna; Finalist, Falling Walls Lab Austria Vienna 2018

2008-2012 Bachelor, Physics, Sapienza University of Rome
2012-2016 Master, Theoretical Physics, Sapienza University of Rome
since 2017 Ph.D. position, Center for Medical Statistics, Informatics and Intelligent Systems, Medical University of Vienna

M.Sc. Cosima PRAHM

Ph.D. Student, Department of Surgery, Division for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Medical University of Vienna

2010 B.A., East Asian Studies, University of Vienna
2011 Internship, AIT - Austrian Institute of Technology, Vienna
2011-2012 Student Researcher, Medical Center, Ljubljana University, Ljubljana
2011-2013 M.Sc., Cognitive Science, University of Vienna
2012-2013 Internship, Ottobock Healthcare GmbH, Vienna
2013-2018 Ph.D., Medicine, Clinical Neurosciene, Medical University of Vienna
2014-2018 Lecturer, University of Applied Sciences FH Campus Wien, Vienna
Laboratory Tutor, "Biomedical Instrumentation", BioMedical Engineering at Vienna University of Technology, Vienna
2017-2018 Lecturer, Medical Informatics, Medical University of Vienna

Dipl.-Ing. Ph.D. Agnes REINER

University Assistant, Department of Physiological Chemistry, University of Vienna; Winner, Falling Walls Lab Berlin 2017

2007-2011 Bachelor, Food- and Biotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna
2011-2013 Master, Department of Biotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna
2014-2017 Ph.D., IGS International Graduate School in Nanobiotechnology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna; AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Vienna; Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
since 2017 Post-Doc, Institute of Physiological Chemistry, University of Vienna

Dr. Hermann HAUSER

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

Dr. Wolfgang KNOLL

Scientific Managing Director, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Vienna

1973 Diploma Physics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
1976 Ph.D., Biophysics, University of Konstanz
1976-1977 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Konstanz
1977-1980 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Ulm
1980-1981 Postdoctoral Fellow, IBM Research Laboratory, San José, CA
1981 Visiting Scientist, Institute Laue-Langevin, Grenoble
1981-1986 Assistant Professor, Technical University of Munich
1985 Visiting Scientist, IBM Research Laboratory, San José, CA
1986 Postdoctoral Degree: "Habilitation" - Physics, Technical University of Munich
1986-1991 Young Investigator/Associate Professor, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz
1988 Visiting Scientist, Optical Sciences Center, Tucson, AZ
1990 Visiting Scientist, Dept. of Chem. & Nuc. Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA
1990-1991 Visiting Professor, University of Erlangen
1991-1999 Head of Laboratory, Exotic Nano-Materials, Frontier Research Program, RIKEN-Institute, Japan
since 1992 Consulting Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
1993-2008 Director, Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung, Mainz
since 1998 Professor (by Courtesy) Chemistry Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
since 1999 Adjunct Professor, Hanyang University, Korea
1999-2003 Temasek Professor, National University of Singapore
2004-2013 Visiting Principal Scientist, Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Singapore
since 2008 Scientific Managing Director, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Vienna
since 2009 Honorary Professor, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna
Visiting Professor, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Dr. Jürgen MLYNEK

Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Falling Walls Foundation gGmbH, Berlin

1970-1976 Studium der Physik, Technische Universität Hannover; Ecole Polytechnique, Paris
1976-1981 Hauptdiplom Physik, Wissenschaftlicher Assistent, Institut für Angewandte Physik, Universität Hannover
1979 Promotion, Dr. rer. nat., Universität Hannover
1982 Post-Doktorand, IBM Research Laboratory, San Jose (USA)
1984 Habilitation, Universität Hannover
1983-1985 Hochschulassistent (C1), Universität Hannover
1985-1986 Heisenberg-Stipendiat der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft
1986-1990 Assistenzprofessor, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH), Zürich
1990-2000 Ordentlicher Professor (C4), Experimentalphysik, Universität Konstanz
1996-2001 Vizepräsident, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
2000-2005 Präsident, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
2005-2015 Präsident, Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren
seit 2015 Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Falling Walls Foundation gGmbH, Berlin
seit 2019 Vorsitzender, Scientific Advisory Board, Europäisches Quantum Flagship

Technology Symposium

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23.08.2018

09:00 - 10:00Open doors: #ART TECCulture
09:00 - 10:00Start of exhibition TEC-Xperience RoomPartner
11:00 - 11:10Welcome and openingPlenary
11:10 - 12:00RTI TalkPlenary
12:20 - 13:40Precision medicine – medicine’s solution to diversity?Plenary
14:00 - 15:30Nutrition sciencePlenary
18:15 - 19:15Tickets to Berlin: Falling Walls Lab Austria & Summer School on EntrepreneurshipPlenary
19:15 - 20:30Die Presse Career lounge for students and young professionalsPlenary
19:30 - 21:30Evening ReceptionSocial

24.08.2018

06:30 - 07:00TU Austria Innovation Marathon: ideas made to order – 24 hours nonstopPlenary
07:00 - 16:00Junior Alpbach – Science and technology for young peopleBreakout
07:00 - 13:00Ö1 Children’s University Alpbach – Science and Technology for KidsBreakout
07:15 - 08:30Seattle never sleeps: a young, booming innovation hub as this year’s guest at the Technology SymposiumPlenary
08:45 - 10:15Our digital future – how human will it be?Plenary
10:30 - 11:00Lunch snacks for the participants of the breakout sessionsSocial
11:00 - 16:00Breakout Session 01: The contest for key technologies – Europe’s potentials?Breakout
11:00 - 16:00Breakout Session 02: Digitization and diversity – an opportunity for business locationsBreakout
11:00 - 16:00Breakout Session 03: Inequality and resilience in the digital economyBreakout
11:00 - 16:00Breakout Session 04: Gene therapy – intervention in nature or future hopeBreakout
11:00 - 16:00Breakout Session 05: Next-generation batteries: European leading-edge technology to leverage electromobilityBreakout
11:00 - 16:00Breakout Session 06: EU NIS directive and NIS act – what now?Breakout
11:00 - 16:00Breakout Session 07: Industrial energy revolution: resilience through innovation?Breakout
11:00 - 16:00Breakout Session 08: Digital literacy for allBreakout
11:00 - 16:00Breakout Session 09: Consequences of digital monocultures on societiesBreakout
11:00 - 16:00Breakout Session 10: Future disruptive technologies: challenges for modern societiesBreakout
11:00 - 16:00Breakout Session 11: Digital life in a physical world: rethinking digitizationBreakout
11:00 - 16:00Breakout Session 12: The renewability of societal resourcesBreakout
11:00 - 16:00Breakout Session 13: Resilience – how societies can cope with crisesBreakout
16:30 - 17:30Global Talk: #MakeInIndia – India on the fast track?Plenary

25.08.2018

07:00 - 08:30Cyborgs – when technology gets under your skinPlenary
08:50 - 09:50The resilience of democracy and democratic mediaPlenary
09:50 - 10:15Public service strategies in times of digital disruptionPlenary
10:30 - 11:15The physics of everyday thingsPlenary
11:00 - 12:00Snack receptionSocial