12: Artificial Intelligence – Technology of the Future
Supported by Austrian Federal Ministry for Digital and Economic Affairs
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Hauptschule
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in deutscher SpracheArtificial Intelligence (AI) facilitates our daily lives and creates new business opportunities but is partly perceived as a threat. Where is this technology headed? What steps need to be taken in order to actively take advantage of this technology, unleash its economic potential and to assure, at the same time, security in the application and support for humans? The general topic “Liberty and Security” provides the framework for the discussion on current and future AI developments and highlights measures with a view to making our economy and society fit for the future.
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Priv.-Doz. DI Dr. Michael AFFENZELLER
Professor for Heuristic Optimization and Machine Learning; Vice Dean for R&D, University of Applied Science Upper Austria, Hagenberg
| 1998-1999 | Designing engineer, Department for Automation, Voest Alpine Industrieanlagenbau, Linz |
| 1999-2005 | University Assistant/Associate Professor, Department of Systems Theory, University of Linz |
| 2008-2013 | Head of Josef Ressel Center for Heuristic Optimization (Heureka!) |
| 2014-2018 | Head of COMET K-project for Heuristic Optimization in Production and Logistics (HOPL) |
| since 2005 | Professor, University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Hagenberg |
| since 2006 | Head of Research Group, "Heuristic and Evolutionary Algorithms Laboratory (HEAL)" |
| since 2014 | Head of Master degree program Software Engineering, University of Applied Science Upper Austria, Hagenberg |
| Vice-dean for R&D, University of Applied Science Upper Austria, Hagenberg |
Anton ASCHWANDEN
Head of Public Policy Switzerland and Austria, Google Switzerland GmbH, Zurich
| Anton built up and is currently leading Google’s public policy and government relations in Switzerland and Austria, based in Zurich, the company's largest engineering center outside the US. Before joining Google in 2011 he was in charge of international transport policy at the Swiss NGO Alpine-Initiative. He holds a master's degree in political science from the University of Geneva (lic. ès sc. pol.). |
Mag. Gregor DEMBLIN
Serial Entrepreneur and Tech Pioneer, tech2people GmbH, Vienna
| 2003-2011 | Founder and Manager, Motary, Vienna |
| HG Communications, Vienna | |
| since 2006 | Management Consultant for Handicapped Access |
| since 2009 | Founder, Career Moves, Vienna |
| 2009-2012 | Social Expert, People with Disabilities, Caritas Austria |
| since 2014 | Founder, myAbility Social Enterprise, Vienna |
| since 2018 | Founder, tech2people, Vienna |
Mag. Dr. Nikolaus FORGO
Head of Department of Innovation and Digitalisation in Law, University of Vienna
| Law Studies in Vienna and Paris | |
| 1998 | Founder and ever since head of the Postgraduate Program for Information- and Media Law, University of Vienna |
| 2000-2017 | Professor, IT-Law and Legal Informatics, Leibniz University Hannover |
| 2007-2017 | Head, Institute for Legal Informatics, Leibniz University Hannover |
| 2013-2017 | Director, Research Center L3s |
| Data Protection Officer, Leibniz University Hannover | |
| 2015-2017 | Chief Information Officer, Leibniz University Hannover |
| since 2017 | Professor for IT- and IP Law and Head of Department for Innovation and Digitalisation in Law, University of Vienna |
Mag. MA Michael HIRSCHBRICH
CEO and Founder, Apollo.ai GmbH, Linz
| Mic is one of Austria's leading digitization experts and gives keynotes in the topics of digital opportunities and risks, ai and ethics as well as the consequences of the tech transformation for society and trade. He started in IT and software consulting and later took on leading management roles in Silicon Valley (as CEO, Co-CEO and CTO of various ventures). Over a period of two years he worked on a tech subsidiary in Mumbai, India. In addition to his work, he advises both medium-sized and large companies as well as top politicians. He headed the digitization think tank for Sebastian Kurz and has also written the book "Schöne Neue Welt 4.0 Chancen und Risiken der Vierte Industriellen Revolution" and is member in various advisory boards. Before moving to the California 13 years ago, he did business and a MBA program in South East Asia, mainly Hongkong and Shanghai where he became member of the Dr. Helmut Sohmen Foundation (Hongkong). |
Dr. Sarah SPIEKERMANN-HOFF
Professor and Chair, Institute for Information Systems and Society, WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business), Vienna
| 1992-1997 | Studies in Business Administration, University Passau (intermediate examination), International Business School ESCP-EAP, Paris, Oxford, Berlin |
| 1997-1999 | Consultant with A.T. Kearney, Berlin |
| 2000-2001 | Doctoral Student, Humboldt University of Berlin |
| 2002-2003 | Strategic Marketing Manager EMEA, Openwave, Paris |
| 2003-2007 | Habilitation, Humboldt University Berlin Institute of Information Systems (Prof. Oliver Günther, Ph.D.), Managing Director of the Berlin Research Centre on Internet Economics (InterVal) |
| 2008-2009 | Lecturer, Martin-Luther-University, Halle-Wittenberg Institute for Information Management |
| 2008-2012 | Founder and Chief Executive Officer, skillMap Ltd. (Humboldt University Berlin Spin-off) |
| 2008 | Offer for tenure, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg |
| 2009 | Offer for tenure, University of Mannheim |
| 2009-2010 | Adjunct Professor of Information Systems, H. Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA |
| 2014 | Visiting Research Fellow, OII - Oxford University Internet Institute |
| 2016 | Founder, Privacy & Sustainable Computing Lab, WU Vienna |
Mag., MLS Florian FRAUSCHER
Director General, Economic Affairs, Innovation and International Policy, Austrian Federal Ministry for Digital and Economic Affairs, Vienna
| 2002-2006 | Graduate Diploma in Economics (Master), University of Vienna and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid |
| 2006-2008 | Trainee Program at Federation of Austrian Industries, Vienna; Brussels |
| 2008-2009 | Consultant in the field of industrial policy, Federation of Austrian Industries, Vienna |
| 2009-2013 | Cabinet of the Federal Minister and Head of "Task Force Kyoto", Austrian Federal Ministry of Economy, Family and Youth |
| 2013-2017 | General Secretariat; Head of Office, Federation of Austrian Industries, Vienna |
| 2015-2017 | Postgraduate Diploma, Master of Legal Studies, MLS, WU Executive Academy, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Vienna |
| 2017-2019 | Deputy Head of Cabinet, Austrian Federal Ministry for Digital and Economic Affairs, Vienna |
| since 2019 | Director General, Economic Affairs, Innovation and International Policy, Austrian Federal Ministry for Digital and Economic Affairs, Vienna |
