PROGRAMME

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.

18:30
WELCOME GALA DINNER

Thursday, 24th July 2025

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

09:00
OPENING
  • Georg Knill, President Federation of Austrian Industries
  • Kristina Hammer, President Salzburg Festival
  • Karoline Edtstadler, designated Governor of Salzburg
09:20
SPECIAL ADDRESS BY
  • Johannes Hahn, former European Commissioner for Budget and Administration
09:30
Navigating a rough new world: Europe’s strategic compass (GER)
  • Helga Schmid, Vice-President Munich Security Conference Foundation (MSC)
  • Gerhard Zeiler, Chairman Warner Bros. Discovery International
  • David Bach, President IMD Business School
10:40
Short Break
10:55
INTERVIEW WITH
  • David Petraeus, former Director Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
11:25
NATO, Ukraine, Zeitenwende – How to make Geopolitics great again? (ENG)
  • 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)
12:25 LUNCH BREAK
13:30
SPECIAL ADDRESS BY
  • Josef Aschbacher, Director General, European Space Agency (ESA)
13:45
It’s the economy, stupid! Preparing Europe’s Defense Transition (GER)
  • 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
14:45
SPECIAL ADDRESS BY
  • Christian Lindner, former Minister of Finance Germany
15:15
Life Sciences First: Is the US losing its competitive edge and has Europe the ambition to take the lead? (ENG)
  • Claudia Plakolm, Federal Minister of Europe, Integration and Family
  • Martin Hetzer, President Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA)
  • Wolfram Schmidt, CEO Biogen GmbH
16:15
On the cusp of a new era
  • Marco Piccitto, Chairman of the McKinsey Global Institute Council
16:30
SHORT Break
16:45
DEEP DIVES

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.

20:00
GET TOGETHER

Friday, 25th July 2025

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

08:15
DEEP DIVE

Technology Breakfast powered by A1

09:30
Executive interview with
  • Joschka Fischer, former Minister of Foreign Affiars & Vice Chancellor Germany
10:30
AI at the Edge – a Stronghold of European Competitiveness
  • 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 DiveS

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)

12:15 LUNCH