PROGRAMME

Salzburg Summit 24th – 26th July 2024

Unlocking Europe´s Potential

24th July
Opening
25th July
Morning
25th July
Afternoon
26th July
Morning
26th July
Afternoon

Wednesday, 24th July 2024

Venue: Salzburg Residenz
By invitation and pre-registration only.

18:30
GALA-DINNER

Jedermann Reloaded | AI
Featuring the new Salzburg Jedermann 2024

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Thursday, 25th July 2024

Venue: Salzburg Congress
BY INVITATION AND PRE-REGISTRATION ONLY.

09:00
OPENING
  • Georg Knill, President Federation of Austrian Industries
  • Kristina Hammer, President Salzburg Festival
  • Wilfried Haslauer, Governor of Salzburg
09:20
SPECIAL ADDRESS BY
  • Johannes Hahn, European Commissioner for Budget and Administration
09:35
SPECIAL ADDRESS BY
  • Nadia Calviño, President of the European Investment Bank
09:50
UNLOCKING GEOPOLITICS: DIFFERENT CONTINENTS, DIFFERENT PERCEPTIONS?
  • Zdenko Lucić, State Secretary Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs Croatia
  • Robert Brieger, Chairman of the European Union Military Committee
  • Ebtesam Al-Ketbi, President and Founder of the Emirates Policy Center
  • Mariya Gabriel, former Foreign Minister Bulgaria
 
Moderated by Ivo Mijnssen, Correspondent Neue Zürcher Zeitung
(ENG)
10:50
SPECIAL ADDRESS BY
  • Enrico Letta, President of the Jacques Delors Institute
11:00
UNLOCKING COMPETITIVENESS: WHO NEEDS THE EUROPEAN SINGLE MARKET?
  • Enrico Letta, President of the Jacques Delors Institute
  • Magnus Brunner, Federal Minister of Finance Austria
  • Nicola Beer, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank
  • Rocco Bräuniger, Country Manager for Germany, Austria, and Switzerland and Vice President, EU Expansion Amazon
 
Moderated by Monika Rosen, Vice President of the Austro-American Society in Vienna
(ENG)
12:00 Lunch Break
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13:10
SPECIAL ADDRESS BY
  • Josef Aschbacher, Director General, European Space Agency 
13:30
UNLOCKING COMPETITIVENESS: NO RECOVERY WITHOUT TRADE AND INVESTMENT
  • Daniel Krauss, CIO and Co-Founder Flix
  • Markus Beyrer, Director General BusinessEurope
  • Angie Gifford, Vice President EMEA at Meta & Supervisory Board Member
  • Martin Kocher, Federal Minister of Labour and Economy Austria
 
Moderated by Monika Rosen, Vice President of the Austro-American Society in Vienna
(GER)
14:30
NO SOVEREIGNTY WITHOUT SECURITY - HOW AI CHANGES THE GAME
  • Wieland Holfelder, Vice President Engineering and Regional CTO Google Cloud Security, Europe
14:45
UNLOCKING COMPETITIVENESS EU VS. CHINA: WHO WILL WIN THE BATTLE FOR INNOVATION? (powered by PHARMIG)

Intro: Inside China by Frank Sieren, Best-selling author and China Expert

  • Pavol Dobrocky, CEO Boehringer Ingelheim RCV
  • Frank Sieren, Best-selling author and China Expert 
  • Karoline Edtstadler, Federal Minister for the EU and Constitution Austria
 
Moderated by Sara Grasel, Editor-in-Chief Selektiv
(ENG)
15:55
SALZBURG SUMMIT IMPULSES. NEW POLICIES & MODERN STRATEGIES
  • “Future Proofing of Border Management”,
    Aija Kalnaja, FRONTEX, Deputy Executive Director for Capabilities
  • “Ways for New Tax Policies”,
    Herbert Houf, President Austrian Chamber of Tax Advisors and Public Accountants
PROGRAMME SIDE EVENTS - All events are by invitation only and require pre-registration.

16:45

1. Politics: Exclusive Talk with the Head of Austria’s Strategic Intelligence Agency by Major General Sascha Bosezky
(max. 40 PAX – no electronic devices permitted)

Salzburg
Congress

17:00

2. Activity: Change of Perspective – A View of the Festival City from Above
(max. 100 PAX)

Mönchsberg

17:30

3. Culture: Special Tour of the Salzburg Festival Archives
(max. 25 PAX)

 

Archives of
the Salzburg
Festival

17:30

4. Culture: Hidden Corners of the Fortress Hohensalzburg
(max. 25 PAX)

Fortress
Salzburg

Venue: Hotel Sacher
By invitation and pre-registration only.

20:00
Get-Together at Hotel Sacher
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Friday, 26th July 2024

Venue: Salzburg Congress
BY INVITATION AND PRE-REGISTRATION ONLY.

09:00
SPECIAL ADDRESS BY
  • Rt Hon Boris Johnson, Former Prime Minister United Kingdom
09:15
IN CONVERSATION WITH
  • Rt Hon Boris Johnson, Former Prime Minister United Kingdom
10:00
UNLOCKING INNOVATION: THE NEXT BIG THING?
  • Michael Strugl, CEO Verbund
  • Hermann Hauser, Co-Founder Amadeus Capital Partners
  • Katherina Reiche, Chairwoman of the German National Hydrogen Council,
    CEO Westenergie AG
  • Ulrich Homann, Microsoft, Corporate Vice President
 
Moderated by Andreas Schnauder, Der Pragmaticus 
(GER)
11:00
SALZBURG SUMMIT IMPULSES. ABOUT MAKING FUTURE REALITY
  • “Smart Glasses in Practice” with Nils Berger, Founder & CEO Viewpointsystem

  • „Skills for AI” with Andrew Hall, Co-Founder Chicago Trading Company and Founder AH-Initiative

  • “Unlocking Innovation”, Jacob Dencik, Research Director, IBM Institute for Business Value
11:35
UNLOCKING BIG BUSINESS: SPORTS AS BUSINESS MODEL
  • Christian Helmenstein, Chief Economist, Federation of Austrian Industries
11:45
UNLOCKING SPORTS & ECONOMICS: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Dietmar Knoess, Vice President of PUMA SE, People & Organization
  • Michael Radelsberger, Managing Director Sky Austria
  • Kurt Svoboda, Member of the Board Uniqa
  • Roswitha Stadlober, President Austrian Ski Federation
 
Moderated by Rainer Nowak, Kronen Zeitung, Lead Editor Economy & Politics
(GER)
12:50
CLOSING
13:00 Lunch
14:00
PROGRAMME SIDE EVENT - by invitation and pre-registration only.

Media Summit

Schloß Leopoldskron

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