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2013 ALPBACH TECHNOLOGY FORUM (English) 1

30th Anniversary

EUROPEAN FORUM ALPBACH 2013 TECHNOLOGY FORUM

Future innovation: conditions – experiences – values

August 22 to 24, 2013, Alpbach/the Tyrol

Preliminary programme

Organizers:

AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH

Austrian Broadcasting Corporation – Programme Radio 1

in cooperation with and sponsored by

Austrian Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology

Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research

Austrian Federal Ministry of Economy, Family and Youth

Scientific partners:

European Research Council

Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren

Media partner:

Die Presse

As of: July 18, 2013

Please find updates of this programme on

http://www.alpbach.org/technology

http://www.alpbach-technologyforum.com

http://www.alpbach.org/technology

http://www.alpbach-technologyforum.com/


The event is being supported by the following institutions:

AustriaTech GmbH

Forschung Austria

Infineon Technologies Austria AG

Joanneum Research Forschungsgesellschaft mbH

Österreichisches Patentamt

The Province of Lower Austria

The Province of Upper Austria

VFFI/Federation of Austrian Industries, Regional Group Vienna

Wiener Stadtwerke Holding AG

as well as:

Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, Arts and Culture

Siemens AG Österreich

Standortagentur Tirol

Steirische Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft mbH

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 2013

from 10.00 Technology brunch hosted by Standortagentur Tirol, Hotel Alphof

13.00 Plenary session

Welcome and opening

Franz Fischler President, European Forum Alpbach, Vienna

Innovation and policy

The Alpbach Technology Forum is the summit meeting of

Austria’s research, technology and innovation community. At the

start of the meeting the top-level representatives of the involved

ministries, the Federation of Austrian Industries and the Austrian

Council for Research and Technology Development will talk

about Austria’s way to become an innovation leader.

Chair: Gerald Groß Founder and Director, gross:media e.U., Vienna

Hannes Androsch Industrialist; Chairman of the Board, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology

GmbH; Chairman, Austrian Council for Research and Technology

Development, Vienna

Doris Bures Austrian Federal Minister for Transport, Innovation and Technology, Vienna

Karlheinz Töchterle Austrian Federal Minister for Science and Research, Vienna


Future innovation – international perspectives

In the age of knowledge economy the integration of new ideas

and capacities for product innovations will become a decisive

competitive factor. How can current approaches in theory and

practice of innovation be connected in order to be successful on

a global scale?

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Chair: Rainer Nowak Editr-in-Chief, Die Presse, Vienna

Yves Doz Emeritus Professor of Strategic Management; The Solvay Chaired Professor of

Technological Innovation, INSEAD The Business School for the World,

Fontainebleau

Jeff Hoffman Co-founder, priceline.com, Inc., Norwalk/Connecticut; GIST Global Advisory

Group Member

Lothar Stein Director emeritus, McKinsey & Company; Private Investor Innovative Ventures,

Munich

15.15 Coffee break


Graphene – a great hope of future technologies?

A wafer-thin layer of pure carbon proves to be extremely strong.

Graphene, the “magic stuff”, promises superlatives in many fields

and was designated a European “flagship” project. What

applications can we expect?

Chair: Helga Nowotny President, European Research Council, Brussels

Konstantin Novoselov Nobel Laureate in Physics (2010); ERC Starting Grant 2007; Royal Society

Research Fellow and Professor of Physics, The School of Physics and

Astronomy, University of Manchester

“Graphene, other 2D atomic crystals and their heterostructures”


From research to economic success

Knowledge as a production factor is becoming more and more

important in the global race for resources, heightening the

pressure to enhance the commercial exploitation of current

research results. How will the role of top-level research change

in the future innovation system?

Introduction and Chair: Helga Nowotny President, European Research Council, Brussels

Edward Astle Pro Rector (Enterprise), Imperial College, London

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Nicole Grobert ERC Starting Grant 2009 and ERC Proof of Concept Grant 2011; Royal Society

University Research Fellow and Professor of Nanomaterials; Awardee Royal

Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship (2003), University of Oxford

“Tailored nanomaterials – crossing the ‘valley of death’?”

Davide Iannuzzi ERC Starting Grant 2007 and ERC Proof of Concept Grant 2011; Professor in

Experimental Physics, University Research Chair, VU University Amsterdam

“From blackboard to market: looking back at my experience as

an academic entrepreneur”

Plenary session in cooperation with the European Research Council

18.00 Break


Our place in the universe

The question if extraterrestrial life exists is as old as mankind

itself. New technologies that are being applied in astrophysics

can answer some of these questions today. Human spaceflight

will also play an important role to explain various phenomena.

Introduction and Chair: Jürgen Mlynek President, Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres, Bonn

Lisa Kaltenegger Research Group Leader, Max-Planck-Institute of Astronomy, Heidelberg

“Exoplanets and the search for other worlds in space”

Thomas Reiter ESA Director of Human Spaceflight and Operations, European Space

Operations Centre, Darmstadt

“Perspectives of human spaceflight in Europe”

Tilman Spohn Head, Institute of Planet Research, German Aerospace Center , Berlin

“Exploration of the solar system”

Plenary session in cooperation with the Helmholtz Association of German

Research Centers

21.45 Evening reception

hosted by Forschung Austria, Hotel Böglerhof

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21.45 Career lounge for students and young professionals

Networking for (aspiring) young high potentials with top-level

representatives from research and economy, hosted by the

organisers of the Alpbach Technology Forum and Siemens AG

Österreich, Hotel Alpbacherhof

24.00 End of evening reception at Hotel Böglerhof

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 2013

09.00 Beginning of the working groups (Alpbach Secondary School) as

well as of Junior Alpbach and OE1 Children’s University

Alpbach (Alpbach Congress Center)

Morning Coffee break (each working group individually)

from 12.00 Lunch snacks for the working group participants,

Alpbach Secondary School (each working group individually)

15.00 End of the working groups


i-Learning – the future of learning in the digital world

The latest research on how children’s brains think enable us to

design more effective learning processes. How can we usefully

connect them with interactive digital media?

Chair: Joachim Treusch President emeritus, Jacobs University Bremen

Martin Korte Professor, Department of Cellular Neurobiology, Institute of Zoology,

Braunschweig University of Technology

Christiane Spiel Head, Department of Applied Psychology: Work, Education, Economy, Vienna

17.30 Break


Challenges for biomedical research

Biomedical research is a requirement to recognize inner

molecular structures and their interactions. However, each new

insight enhances the complexity of the causes and the

opportunities for healing processes. In this plenary session we

will discuss which new therapeutic procedures may give us

hope.

Chair: Wolfgang Knoll Managing Director, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Vienna

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Kurt Wüthrich Nobel Laureate in Chemistry (2002); Cecil H. and Ida M. Green Professor of

Structural Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla/California;

Professor of Biophysics, Swiss Federal Institute, Zurich

“Structural genomics and drug development”

Julius Brennecke Research Group Leader, IMBA - Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Vienna

Johannes Zuber Research Group Leader, IMP – Institute of Molecular Pathology, Vienna

20.00 Open Dialogue – smart mobility for smart cities

An open dialogue and discussion forum based on a competition

of ideas and projects that will take place for the first time at the

Alpbach Technology Forum. At the core of this interactive

evening programme will be technological and social innovations.

Cooperation partner: AustriaTech.

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 2013


Planning innovation: at the crossroads

The basic factors of success for innovations have been explored

in various disciplines for quite some time. However, how can this

complex knowledge be implemented sustainably in the planning

of new technologies?


Luc Soete Rector Magnificus, University of Maastricht


Cybercrime and cybersecurity

The fight against cybercrime will become a key question of the

digital information society. How can more effective methods of

prevention and international cooperation limit the damage?

Chair: Alexander Klimburg Fellow, Austrian Institute for International Affairs, Vienna

Ian Brown Associate Director, Cyber Security Centre; Senior Research Fellow, Oxford

Internet Institute, University of Oxford

“International cooperation against cybercrime”

Peter Gridling Director, Austrian Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, Austrian

Federal Ministry of the Interior, Vienna

Volker Kozok Forensic IT Specialist and Security Analyst, Department of Justice, German

Federal Ministry of Defence, Bonn

“How much security can freedom tolerate?”

12.00 Break


The wonderful world of quantum mechanics

Most people are unaware how much our daily life depends on

quantum mechanics. In a very entertaining way, using a lot of

examples also from the world of fiction, this almost

„mathematical-free“ lecture will introduce us to the principles of a

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science that determines our world.


James Kakalios Taylor Distinguished Professor, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of

Minnesota, Minneapolis/Minnesota


Closing statement of the European Forum Alpbach

Caspar Einem Vice-President, European Forum Alpbach; President, Austrian Institute for

International Affairs, Vienna

followed by Snack reception

WORKING GROUPS


WORKING GROUPS

WORKING GROUP 1

The value chains of the future

At the core of this working group will be deliberations concerning

a sustainable value chain, strengthening Europe’s

competitiveness and extending it globally. But what will the value

chain look like in the future? What are the decisive challenges

and opportunities? How to optimize it from the enterprises’ point

of view? How to use the information system for this? How to

consider trends, e.g. digital integration, networks and flexible

structures? We will discuss these questions with players from the

economic scene as well as young high potentials.

Chair: Martin Kugler Senior Editor Research, Die Presse, Vienna

Introductory statement: Sabine Herlitschka Chief Technology Officer, Infineon Technologies Austria AG, Villach

Kurt Gruber Head, Corporate Supply Chain, Infineon Technologies AG, Neubiberg

Christian Kesberg Delegate for Economic Affairs, Center for Foreign Trade New York, Austrian

Economic Chamber, New York

Markus Klein Student, Vienna University of Technology; Participant in the TUtheTOP

Program, Vienna

Hermann Mattanovich Chief Technology Officer, Frequentis AG, Vienna

Lars Mönch Chair of Enterprise-wide Software Systems, Department of Mathematics and

Computer Science, University of Hagen

Birgit Murr Head, Science and Technology Section, Austrian Embassy, Beijing

Christa Simon Student, Vienna University of Technology; Participant in the TUtheTOP

Program, Vienna

Coordination: Günther Wellenzohn Head Innovation Management, Infineon Technologies Austria AG, Villach

WORKING GROUPS


WORKING GROUP 2

To develop the future – tomorrow’s innovation as exemplified by

international leading enterprises

In Austria, leading enterprises are responsible for three quarters

of all R&D funding of the private sector and therefore they bring

a majority of innovative products and services to market.

Especially in the sector of tomorrow’s great challenges, solutions

– from an idea to the market introduction – underlie enormous

tensions caused by shortening product cycles and rapidly

growing markets in Asia. The working group will discuss the

“futures” that leading enterprises envisage as well as the

strategies they apply to be successful at their locations.

Welcome and introduction: Gerhard Riemer Head, Division of Education, Innovation and Research, Federation of Austrian

Industries, Vienna

Chair: Giovanni Franco Partner, IAC – Institute for Applied Creativity, Lugano

Anton Mayer Vice President Corporate Engineering and Research & Development, Core

Product Group, Magna International Europe AG, Oberwaltersdorf

Wolfgang Pell Chief Research Officer and Head of Competence Centre Innovation, Verbund

AG, Vienna

Pierre Schlosser Advisor for Energy Policy & Generation, Eurelectric, Brussels

Peter Schwab Head of Research, voestalpine AG, Linz

Monika Sturm Senior Manager Sustainable Cities, Siemens AG Österreich, Vienna

Erwin Toplak Chief Operating Officer, Kapsch TrafficCom AG, Vienna

Coordination: Marlis Baurecht Division Resources & Infrastructure/Innovation & Technology, Federation of

Austrian Industries, Vienna

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WORKING GROUP 3

Smart City – pathways to future urban mobility

The rapid growth of urban population centres is one of the big

global challenges of our era. At the same time, cities themselves

have the necessary potential of knowledge, creativity and

innovative strength to develop sustainable solutions and initiate

transformation processes. Of special importance will be ideas,

concepts and models regarding future mobility – a key topic for

creating the complex organisms of tomorrow’s smart cities,

guaranteeing people’s individual quality of life as well as the

quality of economic locations in an internationally competitive

environment.

Chair: Paul Tesarek Editor-in-Chief, Vienna Regional Studio, Austrian Broadcasting Corporation,

Vienna

Bernhard Engleder Head, Municipal Department of Road Management and Construction;

Chairman, ITS Vienna Region, Vienna

Andreas Knie Managing Director, Centre for Innovation in Mobility and Societal Change,

Berlin

Gerald Murauer Corporate Technology CEE, Siemens AG Österreich, Vienna

Gabriele Payr Director General, Wiener Stadtwerke Holding AG, Vienna

Martin Russ Managing Director, AustriaTech – Federal Agency for Technological Measures,

Ltd., Vienna

Paul Verhoef Head of Unit Innovation, Directorate General for Mobility and Transport,

European Commission, Brussels

Coordination: Veronika Haunold Chief Executive Officer, TINA Vienna Urban Technologies & Strategies GmbH,

Vienna

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WORKING GROUP 4

“Frontrunner”, a new approach in RTI policy

Austria’s RTI landscape has grown markedly during the past ten

years, with every indicator showing quantitative and qualitative

progress. The big leap ahead has been achieved. The Federal

Government’s goal for the future (RTI strategy) foresees distinct

growth rates until 2020, culminating in a leap to the group of

European innovation leaders. Will “more of the same” in terms of

supporting and funding instruments be an adequate approach?

Which specific measures will help top research enterprises to

hold their own in international competition?

Chair:

Michael Binder Head of Strategy Department, FFG – The Austrian Research Promotion

Agency, Vienna

Rupert Pichler Austrian Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology, Vienna

Thomas Heimer Scientific Advisor, Technopolis Germany; Professor of Innovation Management

and Project Management, University of Applied Sciences, Rüsselsheim

Norbert Mühlburger Managing Director, Westcam Datentechnik GmbH, Mils/Hall

Andreas Schibany Collaborator, Research Group Technology, Innovation and Policy Consulting,

Joanneum Research Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, Graz

Klara Sekanina Director of the Secretariat, CTI - Commission for Technology and Innovation,

Innovation Promotion Agency, Bern

Heinz Seyringer Head of Research Collaborations, Zumtobel Group, Dornbirn

Coordination: Mario Steyer Austrian Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology, Vienna

WORKING GROUPS


WORKING GROUP 5

The potential of the Alps: focus sustainable use of resources

Dealing efficiently with scarce resources is more and more

becoming a key factor for economic development and the quality

of life. Because of their natural conditions the Alps are eminently

suited for scientific investigation and practice of innovative use of

resources. In the working group we will discuss how mountain

research makes a vital contribution to the sustainable use of

resources; in addition, taking as an example the raw material

timber, the potential use for industry and society will be

demonstrated. The working group will provide recommendations

how multilateral cooperation can contribute to a profitable

development of the Alps.

Chair: Axel Borsdorf Professor, Institute of Geography, University of Innsbruck; Director, Institute of

Interdisciplinary Mountain Research, Austrian Academy of Sciences

Welcome: Karlheinz Töchterle Austrian Federal Minister of Science and Research, Vienna

Astrid Björnsen Gurung Scientific Program Manager, Mountain Research Initiative, Institute of

Geography, University of Bern

Georg Grabherr Professor ret., Department of Conservation Biology, Vegetation Ecology and

Landscape Ecology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna

Christian Hoffmann Institute for Regional Development and Location Management, EURAC –

European Academy of Bolzano

Pavel Kabat Director/CEO, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg

Nike Krajnc Head, Department for Forest Technique and Economics, Slovenian Forestry

Institute, Ljubljana

Alfred Teischinger Professor, Institute of Wood Technology and Renewables, University of Natural

Resources and Life Sciences, Tulln; FHP – Cooperation Platform Forest Wood

Paper, Vienna

Coordination: Karolina Begusch-Pfefferkorn Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research, Vienna

WORKING GROUPS


WORKING GROUP 6

The potential of ICT tools in open innovation processes

The strength of enterprises in innovation is the motor for

economic growth and the wellbeing of societies. The efficient

generation and implementation of innovations are decisive

factors for success. Ever more often, external knowledge and

external resources are applied by enterprises in open innovation

processes by using ICT tools, which make these processes

possible in the first place. This working group will discuss the

potential of these tools by using theoretical and practical

examples of innovation management, transcending the borders

of individual enterprises.

Chair: Maria Bendl Head of Department, Research and Development, Austrian Federal Ministry of

Economy, Family and Youth, Vienna

Nikolaus Franke Institute of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Vienna University of Economics

and Business, Vienna

Michael Heiss Corporate Technology, Innovation and Technology Management, Open

Innovation and Scouting, Siemens AG Österreich, Vienna

Gertraud Leimüller Founder and Chief Executive, winnovation consulting GmbH; Chair, arge

creativ wirtschaft austria, Vienna

Manfred Moormann Head of Department Public Sector, Healthcare & Partnermanagement, A1

Telekom Austria AG, Vienna

Eveline Pupeter-Fellner Managing Director, Emporia Telecom Produktions- und Vertriebs-GmbH & Co.

KG, Linz

Coordination:

Klaus Puchbauer-Schnabel Austrian Federal Ministry of Economy, Family and Youth, Vienna

Jürgen Rattenberger FFG – Austrian Research Promotion Agency, Vienna

WORKING GROUPS


WORKING GROUP 7

Web attack! The fight against hackers and data loss

High-tech affects all aspects of contemporary life. It enables us

to work quickly and in networks with others. For this reason,

cyberspace has become vital infrastructure, yet one which is also

vulnerable to attack. Which economic areas are affected by

cybercrime? What are its effects on value creation, and how

does it impact trust in companies? Security requires coordinated

action from business, politics and society. Is “cyber-security” a

purely technological matter? Or are awareness-raising,

employee training or even an exit from the web appropriate

preventive measures?

Chair: Walter Seböck Head of Department, E-Governance and Administration, Danube University

Krems

Introductory statement: Petra Bohuslav Member of the Provincial Government of Lower Austria for Economic Affairs,

Tourism, Technology and Sports, St. Pölten

Ian Brown Associate Director, Cyber Security Centre; Senior Research Fellow, Oxford

Internet Institute, University of Oxford

Adrian Dabrowski Researcher, SBA Research, Vienna; Vienna University of Technology

Johann Haag Deputy Rector, Head of Study Course on IT-Security, University of Applied

Sciences, St. Pölten

Leopold Löschl Head of Unit Computer Crime, Criminal Intelligence Service Austria, Austrian

Federal Ministry of the Interior, Vienna

Hartmut Müller Managing Director, Raiffeisen Solutions GmbH, Vienna

Ruchna Nigam AV Analyst/Researcher, Fortinet Threat Research and Response Center, Nice

Ireen Christine Winter Head of Study Course on Business and Cybercrime Control, University of

Applied Sciences, Wiener Neustadt; Project Coordinator, ALES Austrian Center

for Low Enforcement Sciences, University of Vienna

Coordination: Claus Zeppelzauer Head of Department, Company and Technology, ecoplus. The Business

Agency of Lower Austria, St. Pölten

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WORKING GROUP 8

Industry 4.0 – impact on the future of working lives (in English)

The fourth industrial revolution initiated by the Internet of Things

offers a competitive advantage through increased efficiency of

the producing industry. However, it also creates economic, social

and organizational challenges. In this connection, changing

demands in the world of work, greater product individualization

and shifting factors of global influence are all playing a role.

Accordingly, the working group will provide answers to questions

such as: “What is industry 4.0?” “How will the world of work

develop?” “What does this mean for labour, companies and

regions?”

Chair: Gerhard Klein Head of Department PC Production Central, MAN Truck & Bus AG, Munich

Welcome:

Doris Hummer Member of the Provincial Government of Upper Austria responsible for

Education, Science and Research, Women and Youth, Linz

Michael Strugl Member of the Provincial Government of Upper Austria responsible for

Economic Affairs and Labour, Linz

Alan Christie Senior Lecturer, Business Institute, University of Ulster

Franz Hammelmüller Chief Executive Officer, SKF Österreich AG, Steyr

Klaus Huttelmaier Chief Executive Officer, Robert Bosch AG, Vienna

Martin Kuhlmann Scientist, Sociological Research Institute Goettingen, Georg-August-University,

Goettingen

Jochen Schlick Deputy Head of Research Innovative Factory Systems, German Research

Centre for Artificial Intelligence, Kaiserslautern

Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay Director of the CURA on work-life balance over the lifecourse; Canada

Research Chair on the socio-organizational challenges of the Knowledge

Economy, TÉLUQ Université du Québec, Montreal

Coordination: Anke Merkl-Rachbauer Head of Location.Marketing.Communications, TMG OÖ. Technologie- und

Marketinggesellschaft m.b.H., Linz

WORKING GROUPS


WORKING GROUP 9

Green tech: visions and business of eco-mobility

Consistent research and development will transform “green”

visions into innovative business models. Mobility is of special

importance in the field of green tech research. The further

development of mobility to eco-mobility – a viable, low-emission

and affordable way of mobility in connection with regenerative

sources of energy – will therefore be an essential challenge for

society. Representatives of industry, research and the public

authorities will discuss eco-mobility with regard to technology,

resources and infrastructure, as well as economic and legal

aspects.

Chair: Johann Fank Scientific Director, Resources – Institute for Water, Energy and Sustainability,

Joanneum Research Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, Graz

Jost Bernasch Managing Director, Virtual Vehicle Competence Center, Graz

Walter Böhme Head of Innovation Management, OMV Aktiengesellschaft, Vienna

Martin Faulstich Managing Director, Clausthaler Umwelttechnik-Institut GmbH, Clausthal-

Zellerfeld

Leopold Neuhold Head, Institute of Ethics and Social Thought, University of Graz

Wolfgang Steiger Director, Future Technologies/Global Government Affairs, Volkswagen AG,

Wolfsburg

Ursula Zechner Head of Department Transport, Austrian Federal Ministry for Transport,

Innovation and Technology, Vienna

Coordination:

Sonja Kranz Strategic Planning, Joanneum Research Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, Graz

Aldo Ofenheimer Head, Organization and Business Development, Virtual Vehicle Competence

Center, Graz

WORKING GROUPS


WORKING GROUP 10

Identity 2.0: digital man

(Hotel Böglerhof, Fichtesaal)

While the theoretical possibility of parallel worlds is still being

intensely discussed on a quantum-mechanical level, it has long

been in use on a virtual level. It is due to our IT society that is

transferring communications but also more and more parts of

social life to the web. But it is by no means just “social networks”

that determine everyday life in a digital world. Like everything in

life, this has advantages and disadvantages. Who determines

the rules in our digital parallel world? What opportunities does

the on-going digitalization of knowledge offer? And above all,

how will technological innovations enable us to explore these

digital worlds ever more deeply?

Chair: Gerald Groß Founder and Director, gross:media e.U., Vienna

Ivona Brandić University Assistant, Distributed Systems Group, Information Systems Institute,

Vienna University of Technology

Stefan Bumerl Managing Director, Cryptas it-Security GmbH, Vienna

Thomas Corsten Deputy Head, Department of Ancient History Papyrology and Epigraphy,

University of Vienna

Sebastian Eschenbach Head, Department of Economics, University of Applied Sciences, Eisenstadt

Friedrich Faulhammer Rector, Danube University, Krems

Gerald Ganzger Lawyer, Lansky, Ganzger & Partner Lawyers, Vienna

Franz Lang Deputy Director General for Public Safety and Director of the Criminal

Intelligence Service Austria, Austrian Federal Ministry of the Interior, Vienna

Coordination: Christian Klobucsar Editor-in-Chief, Austria Innovativ, Bohmann Druck & Verlag GmbH & Co. KG,

Vienna

WORKING GROUPS


WORKING GROUP 11

Intellectual property management – conditions for prosperity and success

The protection of intellectual property, i.e. granting a monopoly

for a limited time to the claimant, is not an end in itself but the

foundation of and motivation for any innovative activity in a

market economy. This working group will particularly pay

attention to the challenges and opportunities of effective

intellectual property protection as a basis for economic success

and benefit, like growth, employment and prosperity in European

and global contexts.

Chair: Friedrich Rödler President, Austrian Patent Agency, Vienna

Jürgen Antonitsch Chief Technology Officer, Zizala Lichtsysteme GmbH, Wieselburg

Bernhard Dachs Senior Scientist, Research, Technology & Innovation Policy, Foresight & Policy

Development Department, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Vienna

Christoph Ernst Ministerialdirigent, German Federal Ministry of Justice,

Sonja Hammerschmid Rector, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna

Bernhard Henhapel Patent Attorney, Austrian Federation of Patent Attorneys, Vienna

Edeltraud Stiftinger Managing Director, Austria Wirtschaftsservice, Vienna

Coordination: Eveline Ronge Ronge Marketing Communication Event, Wien

WORKING GROUPS


WORKING GROUP 12

Secure society = secured future = security research

Security research is a new field of studies that caused many

socio-political controversies and the accusation of non-

functioning markets at a European level. How can Austria, led by

the Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology,

take over the role of a successful Innovation Leader in this area?

The answer can be found in the concept of KIRAS with its unique

and innovative integration of all relevant stakeholders. The

working group will deal with the challenges for the research topic

“security” within the limits of society, technology and market.

Welcome and introduction: Gernot Grimm Head of Staff Group for Technology Transfer and Security Research, Austrian

Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology, Vienna

Chair: Karl Blecha President, GFF – Society for the Promotion of Research, Vienna

Karl-Heinz Dernoscheg Managing Director, Austrian Defence & Security Industry Group, Austrian

Federal Economic Chamber, Vienna

Gi Eun Kim Member, Austrian Council for Research and Technology Development, Vienna

Reinhard Kreissl Scientific Director, Institute for the Sociology of Law and Criminology, Vienna

Helmut Leopold Head of Safety & Security Department, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology

GmbH, Vienna

Helmut Schnitzer Head, Security Policy Department, Secretariat of the National Security Council,

Austrian Federal Chancellery, Vienna

Karin Wey Technology Advisor, National Contact Point Security, VDI Technology Centre,

Düsseldorf

Coordination:

Michael Brugger Staff Group for Technology Transfer and Security Research, Austrian Federal

Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology, Vienna

Ralph Hammer Staff Group for Technology Transfer and Security Research, Austrian Federal

Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology, Vienna

SPECIAL EVENT


SPECIAL EVENT

RTI Internationalization in Austria – Strategic Recommendations

(9.00 a.m. – 3.00 p.m., Hotel Post; jointly organized by BMWF and BMVIT)

In 2011, the Austrian Government adopted its strategy for

research, technology and innovation with a view to join the group

of "Innovation Leaders”. Accordingly, in the chapter on

“International Positioning”, the strategy document emphasizes

the development of a fine-tuned international science and

research foreign policy.

On these grounds a working group led conjointly by the Austrian

Federal Ministry of Science and Research (BMWF) and the

Austrian Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and

Technology (bmvit) was set up in 2011 to prepare strategic

recommendations pertaining to the internationalization of the

Austrian RDI system. The so called working group

“Internationalization and RTI Foreign Policy” consists of

representatives of ministries (BMWF, bmvit, Federal Ministry of

Economic Affairs, Family and Youth, Federal Ministry of

European and International Affairs) and stakeholders in the field

of RTI.

At the Special Event the strategic recommendations will be

presented to the public for the first time and will be up for an

open discussion.

Presentation of strategic recommendations by the Chairs:

Heribert Buchbauer Head of Department, Austrian Federal Ministry of Sciene and Research,

Vienna

Ingolf Schädler Deputy Director General for Innovation Policy, Austrian Federal Ministry for

Transport, Innovation and Technology, Vienna

Panel members (representatives of organisations and

institutions responsible for RTI):

Marcus Bergmann Head of Department, Austrian Federal Ministry of European and International

Affairs, Vienna

Ruth Müller Team Leader, Austrian Institute for International Affairs, Vienna

Stefan Riegler Head of Department, Austrian Federal Ministry of Economy, Family and Youth,

Vienna

Klaus Schuch Strategic Research Manager, Centre for Social Innovation, Vienna

SPECIAL EVENT


Coordination:

Christian Gollubits Advisor, Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research, Vienna

Brigitte Weiß Advisor, Austrian Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology,

Vienna

JUNIOR ALPBACH


JUNIOR ALPBACH

Science and technology for young people (in German only)

Alpbach Congress Center, Liechtenstein-Saal

Topic: “Cyberbullying”

9.00 Welcome

Kathryn List Member of the Council, European Forum Alpbach, Vienna

9.10 Official Opening


Rüdiger Teutsch Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture, Vienna

9.30 Introductory statement

Christiane Spiel Head, Department of Applied Psychology: Work, Education, Economy, Vienna

The workshops will take place in cooperation with the “Safer

Internet” initiative (more information will follow soon).

Participants: Junior Alpbach is primarily intended for children of

participants of the Technology Forum aged 13 to 17 years. For

the special program “Junior Alpbach” only children of participants

of the Technology Forum may be registered or children that have

special invitations from the Ministry.

Please note: limited number of participants, registration

necessary!

Organization: Kathryn List

Information and registration:

Karin Kohlfürst

Highent Messe- und Eventagentur GesmbH

Reininghausstraße 13, 8020 Graz

Telephone +43-(0)664 340 20 71, Telefax +43-(0)316-23 11 23-

6911

E-Mail: [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

OE1 CHILDREN’S UNIVERSITY ALPBACH


OE1 CHILDREN'S UNIVERSITY ALPBACH

Science and technology for kids (in German only)

Alpbach Congress Center, Hayek-Saal

The children’s programme of the Alpbach Technology Forum

invites girls and boys aged seven to twelve years to solve the

questions of „How?“ and „Why?“ in science and technology in an

entertaining way. They get a chance to experience research

hands-on and ask questions freely, thus gaining access to

scientific themes in an enticing, surprising and above all

comprehensible way. These are experiences that stimulate

children to think and explore further and will also be passed on to

a broader audience together with the radio programme „OE1

Children’s University“.

9.00 Welcome


Rüdiger Teutsch Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture, Vienna

Children’s lecture and workshop

Deglaciation and hot air – what does climate change do to

our Alps?

Roland Psenner Vice-Rector for Teaching and Students, Institute of Ecology, University of

Innsbruck

Karin König Institute of Ecology, University of Innsbruck

In cooperation with “Young University” Innsbruck

Like detectives we are going to track down the climate of the

Alps during the past 10,000 years. Has it been as warm as now

before – or even warmer? And if yes, why is this so? We know

that there were times when it was much colder than today,

proven by “Ötzi”, who had been trapped in the ice for more than

5,000 years. But when was it particularly cold and why? Climate

has always been changing, because it depends on insolation,

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rain and the amount of greenhouse gases. Today you can

observe climate change for yourself. Glaciers are melting, new

lakes appear, and plants and animals that like it cool disappear

or move farther up. What can we do ourselves to reduce

warming? We will show you how to read in nature’s history book

and what this all may mean to us.

Participants: Only children of participants of the Technology

Forum aged 7 to 12 years or children from the village of Alpbach

with special invitations may be registered for this special

programme.

Please note: limited number of participants, registration

necessary!

Organization: Martin Bernhofer, OE1 Science Department

Information and registration:

Claudia Klement

Telephone +43-(0) 50 550-2045



GENERAL INFORMATION


GENERAL INFORMATION

Registration form Online on www.alpbach.org.

Participation fee € 600,- including participation in the Technology Forum and information

material. Hotel and accommodation cost not included.

On registration you will receive a confirmation via e-mail and the invoice. In

case you cancel your participation until August 6, 2013, a handling fee of

€ 25,- will be charged. In case of cancellation between August 7 and the

beginning of the Technology Forum € 300,- will be charged.

Registrations for “Junior Alpbach“ and “OE1 Children’s University“ For the special programmes „Junior Alpbach“ and “ Alpbach Children’s

University only children of participants of the Technology Forum may be

registered or children that have special invitations from the Ministry.

Hotel bookings are to be made via the Alpbachtal Seenland Tourismus travel agency

throughout the whole Alpbachtal valley. The bookings are dealt with on a first-

come first-served basis; reservations for the whole duration of the Technology

Forum will be given preferential treatment. Specific hotel categories cannot be

guaranteed. You will find a form for reservations on the website www.alpbach.org. Since Alpbach can provide only a restricted number of hotel

rooms, we recommend an urgent booking of rooms.

Shuttle service The participants will be accommodated throughout the whole Alpbachtal valley.

A regular shuttle service to the Congress Center and the Alpbach Secondary

School will be available free of charge for the duration of the Technology

Forum.

Venue A-6236 Alpbach, the Tyrol

Plenary sessions Alpbach Congress Center

Working groups Alpbach Secondary School (Hauptschule) and Hotel Böglerhof

http://www.alpbach.org/

GENERAL INFORMATION


Conference languages The conference languages are German and English, the plenary sessions will

be translated simultaneously. In the working groups English or German are

spoken (as stated in the programme of each working group).

Check-in Conference office at the Alpbach Congress Center

Address European Forum Alpbach/Main Secretariat

A-6236 Alpbach

Telephone +43-(0)5336-600-500

Telefax +43-(0)5336-600-501


How to get to Alpbach By train: Take the train to Wörgl, then the regional train to Brixlegg. From

Brixlegg, take the coach to Alpbach. Please see www.alpbach.org for details.

By car: Inntal Motorway (A 12), exit Kramsach, provincial road via Brixlegg to

Alpbach

By plane: the nearest airport is Innsbruck (appr. 60 km), from Innsbruck to

Brixlegg by train, from there by bus to Alpbach.

Organizers AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH

A-1220 Vienna, Tech Gate Vienna

Austrian Broadcasting Corporation, Programme Radio 1

A-1040 Vienna, Argentinierstrasse 30a

together with

Austrian Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology

Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research

Austrian Federal Ministry of Economy, Family and Youth

Die Presse

Organizing committee Dr. Martin Bernhofer

Prof. Dr. Günter Hillebrand

Mag. Michael Hlava

Advisor nominated by European Forum Alpbach Dr. Caspar Einem

Information Organizing Secretariat:

Ms. Claudia Klement

AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH

A-2444 Seibersdorf,

Telephone **43/50 550-2045, Fax **43/50 550-2044

e-mail: [email protected]

http: www.alpbach-technologyforum.com


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