Florian Bauer holds the Sir Roland Smith Chair in Strategic Management at Lancaster University Management School. He examines sustainable corporate development and organizational transformation processes, particularly mergers and acquisitions. He is also editor-in-chief of M&A Review and co-founder of MADiscover GmbH (digitization of M&A screening).

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Martin Friesl is Professor of Business Administration at the University of Bamberg, Professor of Strategic Management at Lancaster University Management School and Associate Editor of the International Journal of Management Reviews (IJMR). His research focuses on strategic renewal, strategy implementation, and the development and replication of organizational capabilities.

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​Wolfgang H. Güttel is a university professor for human resources and corporate management at the Institute for Management Sciences and Dean of the Academy for Continuing Education (ACE) at the TU Vienna. His research is dedicated to the topics of leadership, strategy & change management. Previously, he was head of the Institute for Leadership and Change Management at the Johannes Kepler University in Linz and Co-managing director of the LIMAK Austrian Business School.

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Ann-Christine Schulz is research coordinator and senior researcher at the Institute for Digital Transformation and Strategy (IDS). She previously worked as a Junior Professor for corporate strategy at the Free University of Berlin and as a visiting researcher at UC Irvine and WU Vienna. Her research interests lie in the areas of restructuring, acquisitions and management compensation.

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Walter Schwaiger is Chairman of the Institute of Management Sciences and Professor at the TU Wien. He studied business administration at the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences at the University of Innsbruck, where he habilitated in 1999. His teaching and research interests include IFRS Financial Management: Investment and Financing, Cost and Performance Accounting, Controlling as well as Enterprise Risk Management and IT-based Management Systems.

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Univ.-Prof. Dr. Jochen Koch holds the Chair of Management and Organization and Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship Research at the European University Viadrina, Frankfurt | Or. His research focuses on strategic heuristics and communication in organizations, organizational creativity, path dependence and the strategic development of emerging markets (e.g. start-ups).

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Sebastian Eschenbach studied business informatics and business psychology. He has worked in management consulting, market research, and the automotive and beverage industries. He is currently setting up the Digital Economy Department at the Vienna University of Applied Sciences. His research and teaching focus on strategic management issues in the context of digital transformation.

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​Michael Filzmoser is an associated professor in the research area of ergonomics and organization at the Institute for Management Sciences at the TU Vienna and vice dean of studies at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Business Administration. His research includes simulation, negotiation and organizational theory (analysis and design of coordination processes linked to digitalization and automation).

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Wolfgang H. Güttel is university professor for human resources and corporate management at the Institute for Management Sciences, Dean of the Academy for Continuing Education (ACE) at the Vienna University of Technology. His research is dedicated to the topics of leadership, strategy & change management. Previously, he was head of the institute for leadership and change management at the Johannes Kepler University in Linz and co-managing director of the LIMAK Austrian Business School.

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Walter Mayrhofer is Head of Research and Professor at FHWien der WKW as well as Head of Research Center Digital Economy. Before that, he was head of research at the University of Applied Sciences Burgenland and Fraunhofer Austria as well as managing director of FTI Burgenland GmbH and the Danube University Krems.

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Doris Weyer is founder and managing partner of the medium-sized consulting company hrdiamonds. She has been successfully active on the market in various industries for 12 years and has been based in organizational development and HR management for 20 years. Her focus is on supporting (agile) transformation processes, training and coaching of executives taking into account "new work" approaches, development of agile learning architectures and processes. She is a university lecturer and winner of various awards such as the most women- and family-friendly company in Vienna. 

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Doris Agneter has been CEO at 'N.vest Unternehmensfinanzierungen des Landes NÖ GmbH' for 15 years. She received her doctorate in technical sciences in 1990 and previously graduated from the TU Wien with a degree in engineering. Doris Agneter is also CEO of Tecnet Equity and NÖBEG and Advisory Board of EIT Manufacturing. In 2018, she won the Female Investor Award as Fund Manager of the Year.

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Jörg Freiling is Full Professor at the University of Bremen, Faculty for Business Studies and Economics, LEMEX Chair in Small Business and Entrepreneurship. He graduated in Business & Economics at Bochum University and holds a PhD in Business & Economics as well as a second doctorate (habilitation) from Bochum University. His research focuses transnational entrepreneurship, immigrant entrepreneurship, corporate entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial ecosystems, entrepreneurial support systems, competence-based management, and business model innovations.

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Heimo Hammer is founder and managing director of kraftwerk, an agency for communication and co-founder of Next One GmbH.
Previously, he worked in marketing at Siemens, among others, and maintains numerous speaking engagements at the WU Vienna, the WIFI Institute and the Fast Forward Forum, among others. From 2018 to 2020, he was a board member of the Content Marketing Forum.

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Dr. Stefan Piëch is CEO and main shareholder of the listed media company Your Family Entertainment AG. After studying film and media studies, business administration and Japanese studies in Scotland and California, he earned his doctorate at the University of Klagenfurt. At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he completed training courses in entrepreneurship, digital transformation and innovation leadership. Dr. Piëch is a member of the Supervisory Board of Siemens AG Austria, SEAT S.A. and TTTech Computertechnik AG, Vienna.

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Philipp Smole has been Vice President Corporate Incubator P21st at Palfinger AG since 2018.
He studied Technical Physics at the TU Wien and consequently received his PhD in Solid State Physics in 2004. Prior to his position at Palfinger AG, he worked as Technical Lead New Value Spaces at Philips. Philipp Smole holds numerous patents and has various lecturing activities in connection with his fields of activity.

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Werner Seebacher has been managing director of the management consultancy Seebacher Unternehmensberatung GmbH since 2000. He studied economics and law at the Karl-Franzens University in Graz, where he also earned his PhD. For many years, Werner Seebacher has been teaching at various universities of applied sciences and universities, specializing in the topics of "Applied Business Administration" or "Applied Accounting", as well as "Applied Controlling" or "Applied Corporate Planning".

In 2009, the Seebacher Method ®, which he created, was developed: He has a teaching method, with the help of which the central interrelationships in corporate accounting can be taught in a simple form.

Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil Fazel Ansari is Full Professor of Data-driven Maintenance Management and head of research group Production and Maintenance Management at the TU Vienna. He is also head of Strategic Projects at Fraunhofer Austria Research GmbH, Center for Sustainable Production and Logistics. He teaches in the areas of production information management, knowledge management 4.0, knowledge-based maintenance and Industry 4.0.

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DI Robert Glawar, PhD ist Prozessmanager Digitalisierung & Lean Management bei der Voestalpine Steel & Service Center GmbH. Er war leitender Forscher und Gruppenleiter für Produktionsoptimierung und Instandhaltungsmanagement bei der Fraunhofer Austria Research GmbH. Seine Forschungsschwerpunkte liegen im Bereich Produktions- und Anlagenmanagement – Analyse, Optimierung und Umsetzung von Prozessen mit Schwerpunkt Wartungsplanung.

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Dipl.-Wirt.-Ing.(FH), Dipl.-Ing.(BA) Jesko Hermann is Managing Director and Director Projects at Bertrandt Technologie GmbH, which specializes in digitalization, autonomous driving, connectivity and e-mobility. Mr. Jesko was responsible for vehicle development projects worth millions in Europe as well as the engineering departments for the entire body development, e-mobility and production planning, the laboratory and test centers for these engineering disciplines and business development for the Asian region.

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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. Hummel is a professor at Reutling University, Germany. Her research and teaching focuses on industrial engineering, work design, production and work systems, engineering management in production, plant planning, manufacturing ergonomics, changeable corporate structure - Stuttgart corporate model, quality management and business excellence, and much more.

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Dipl.-Ing. Lukas Lingitz is a senior researcher and group leader for production planning and order management at Fraunhofer Austria Research GmbH. He conducts research in the area of production planning and control - with a focus on processes, systems and the application of machine learning and artificial intelligence. He led numerous industry-funded projects, such as the digitalization of production planning, control and order processing.

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Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Daniel Palm is professor of logistics and supply chain management at Reutlingen University and head of the Fraunhofer project group for production and logistics management in Vienna. His research topics are logistics planning and supply structures, supply chain management, production management, Corporate, production and logistics networks, IT systems in supply chain management, e-business.

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Dr. techn. Martin Riester is head of the “Logistics and Supply Chain Management” business area at the Fraunhofer Institute. As part of his work, Martin Riester has carried out numerous industrial and research projects to optimize logistics processes and structures. He focuses primarily on strategic logistics.

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Dipl.-Ing. Schlimpert is an international expert for business transformation in mechanical engineering, the automotive and chemical industries in the areas of operations, procurement and supply chain management and leads the development of business and purchasing strategies as well as their sustainable implementation. In his current role at Lenzing, he implements an outstanding performance improvement program.

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Dr. Schumacher currently serves as Chief Digital Officer at VTU Group, an international engineering company, and oversees the company-wide digitalization strategy. He previously worked at Fraunhofer Austria and researched the practical effects of industrial digitalization and Industry 4.0. He has published numerous publications in the areas of strategy and operations research.

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Ing. Klaus Schmid is an executive, consultant, coach and lecturer with more than 20 years of experience in operational and strategic management functions at C-level for national and international companies in the areas of automotive, e-mobility, renewable energies, financial services, trade and telecommunications.

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Univ.Prof.Dr.-Ing.Dipl.Wirtsch.-Ing.Prof.eh.Dr.h.c. Wilfried Sihn is Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the Institute for Management Sciences at the TU Wien and former Managing Director of Fraunhofer Austria Research GmbH. He has been working in applied research for over 30 years and is involved in more than 300 industrial projects. His current focus is on the implementation of Industry 4.0 concepts, such as smart maintenance.

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Dipl.-Ing. Tanja Zigart arbeitet als Wissenschaftlerin im Forschungsbereich Mensch-Maschine-Interaktion an der TU Wien. Ihr Kernforschungsthema ist die multikriterielle Bewertung industrieller Assistenzsysteme.  Sie arbeitete zuvor als Lean-Programmmanagerin in einem globalen MedTech-Unternehmen und leitete lokale und internationale Projekte im Operations-Bereich. Since November 2023 she is a Strategy Consultant at Accenture.

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Mag. (FH) Christina Hubin, M.A.

 

Mag. (FH) Christina Hubin, M.A.

Mag. (FH) Christina Hubin, M.A. leitet den Bereich Research & Development bei Upstream – next level mobility GmbH (ein Tochterunternehmen der Wiener Stadtwerke und Wiener Linien) und erprobt prototypische Technologien und Services für die zukünftige Mobilität.  Zuvor arbeitete sie bei den Wiener Linien im Controlling und verantwortete zahlreiche Projekte im Bereich Digitale Optimierung und Logistik.

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Dr. Michael Nöst verfügt über mehr als 20 Jahre Erfahrung im Automobil- und F&E-Beratungsbereich und war in verschiedenen Positionen als Forscher (Institut für ICE & Thermodynamik) und Manager (BMW, AVL-List, EFKON AG) tätig. Er ist Gründer und Mitglied der Geschäftsleitung von IESTA, einem außeruniversitären Forschungs- und Beratungsinstitut. Er ist Autor zahlreicher Publikationen in den Bereichen Antriebsentwicklung und nachhaltiger Energie- & Transportanwendungen.

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Jürgen Rudolf verantwortet das Projekt SmartCargo für die Rail Cargo Austria und ist Spezialist für digitale Anwendungen im Bereich der Mobilität. In über 20 Jahre hat er enormes Fachwissen in Bezug auf Fleet Management Lösungen, elektronische Maut, Enforcement Systeme, City Access und elektronische Parkraumbewirtschaftung.

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Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sebastian Schlund ist seit 2017 BMK-Stiftungsprofessor für Industrie 4.0 an der Technischen Universität Wien und leitet dort den Forschungsbereich Mensch-Maschine-Interaktion am Institut für Managementwissenschaften (IMW). Zusätzlich ist er Geschäftsführer Fraunhofer Austria Research GmbH.

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Dipl.-Ing. Dr. techn. Peter Schöggl ist Vice President der AVL List GmbH und ist Vice President des Business Field Racing. Seit 2011 ist er CEO von der der österreichischen Fahrzeug- und Motorakustik GmbH. Er unterrichtet „Autonomous Driving and Alternative Vehicles“ an der TU Wien  und „High Performance and Race Engines“ und „Racing Engines“ an der TU Graz.

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Dr. Sandra Stein leitet den Bereich Forschung bei der Fraunhofer Austria Research GmbH. Ihre Forschungsschwerpunkte sind Transportlogistik, insbes. Physical Internet, kollaborative Transportnetzwerke, integrierte Transport- und Produktionsplanung, FTI in der Logistik, Logistik-Cluster, die sich in einer Vielzahl an Publikationen widerspiegeln. Sie leitet diverse öffentlich geförderte Projekte, wie z.B. das österreichische Mobilitäts-Leitprojekt „PhysICAL - Physical Internet through cooperative Austrian Logistics“.

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