The evening was opened by keynote speaker Dr. Dieter Siegel, co-owner and former CEO of Rosenbauer International AG. In his speech to the MBA graduates, Dr. Siegel focused on the fast pace of today's society, initiated by constant technological progress. Tomorrow's managers are confronted with new challenges on a daily basis. Despite all the digital and intelligent systems that now make our everyday work easier, people are and will remain irreplaceable. This is the asset of every successful company that the managers (of tomorrow) should continue to focus on in the future.

Following the successful presentation of all degree certificates, particularly outstanding academic achievements were honored with the so-called "Best Study Awards". The 2023 MBA award winners are:

• Marc Brehme (Strategic Management & Technology)
• Stefan Hudak (Digital Transformation & Change Management)
• Vasiliki Papadopoulou (General Management)
• Viktoriia Rakova (Innovation, Digitalization & Entrepreneurship)
• Gerhard Schmid (Mobility Transformation)
• Karla Tena-Ochoa (Automotive Management)
• Sarah Zudrell (MBA-Upgrade)

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Güttel, Dean of the TU Wien Academy for Continuing Education, officially concluded the graduation ceremony of the MBA programs and wished the graduates every success for their future path with the appropriate quote "The road to success is always under construction" - the expertise gained at TU Wien ACE will, in the best case, be with them for a long time to come!

With this in mind, we wish all ACE alumni all the best for their future professional and private lives and look forward to seeing you again as part of our ACE Alumni Network!