Salzburg Summit 23rd – 25th July 2025
ROUGH NEW WORLD - NAVIGATING THROUGH INSECURITIES.
Wednesday, 23rd July 2025
Venue: HangAR-7
By invitation and pre-registration only.
Thursday, 24th July 2025
Venue: Salzburg Congress
BY INVITATION AND PRE-REGISTRATION ONLY.
- Georg Knill, President Federation of Austrian Industries
- Kristina Hammer, President Salzburg Festival
- Karoline Edtstadler, designated Governor of Salzburg
- Johannes Hahn, former European Commissioner for Budget and Administration
- Helga Schmid, Vice-President Munich Security Conference Foundation (MSC)
- Gerhard Zeiler, Chairman Warner Bros. Discovery International
- David Bach, President IMD Business School
- David Petraeus, former Director Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
- Radmila Shekerinska, NATO Deputy Secretary General
- Maciej Witucki, President of the Polish Confederation Lewiatan (Counterpart to the Federation of Austrian Industries)
- Victor Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, Canada (Ontario)
- Josef Aschbacher, Director General, European Space Agency (ESA)
- Nicola Beer, Vice-President European Investment Bank (EIB)
- Markus Beyrer, Director General BusinessEurope
- Michael Strugl, CEO Verbund AG
- Valerie Brunner, Member of the Board, Raiffeisen Bank International
- Christian Lindner, former Minister of Finance Germany
- Claudia Plakolm, Federal Minister of Europe, Integration and Family
- Martin Hetzer, President Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA)
- Wolfram Schmidt, CEO Biogen GmbH
- Marco Piccitto, Chairman of the McKinsey Global Institute Council
16:45
DEEP DIVE powered by KSW – Kammer der Steuerberater:innen und Wirtschaftsprüfer:innen
Green I Lean I Compliant – Managing bureaucracy and sustainability correctly
16:45
DEEP DIVE
America’s political realignment under Trump
- Henry Olsen, Senior Fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center (Washington D.C.)
16:45
DEEP DIVE powered by Selektiv Media
The future of media – disruption, technology and trust
- Roland Weißmann, Director General, Austrian Broadcasting Cooperation (ORF)
- Michael Radelsberger, Managing Director Sky Austria
- Sara Grasel, Editor-in-Chief Selektiv Media
16:45
DEEP DIVE powered by Federation of Austrian Industries
Industry meets Culture
Guided Tour: “The Salzburg Festival from then until now”
Venue: Hotel Sacher & Café Bazar
By invitation and pre-registration only.
Friday, 25th July 2025
Venue: Salzburg Congress
BY INVITATION AND PRE-REGISTRATION ONLY.
Technology Breakfast powered by A1
- Joschka Fischer, former Minister of Foreign Affiars & Vice Chancellor Germany
- Georg Kopetz, CEO TTTech
- Lars Reger, CTO NXP
- Andreas Urschitz, CMO Infineon
- Alwine Mohnen, Professor Technical University Munich – Head of School of Management
Moderated by Thomas Zimpfer, Managing Director B&C-Group
11:15
DEEP DIVE
Exclusive Talk with General Major Sascha Bosezky, Head of Austria´s Strategic Intelligence Agency
11:15
DEEP DIVE
Navigating Insecurities – WU Students‘ Perspectives on Key Themes and Challenges
A Poster Session
11:15
DEEP DIVE powered by Federation of Austrian Industries
Industry meets Culture
Guided Tour: „Discover the Story Behind Salzburg’s Sweetest Icon – The Mozartkugel“
11:15
DEEP DIVE
Salzburg Summit meets European Forum Alpbach (EFA)
