Speakers

Look forward to an inspiring line-up! Our conference brings together a large number of dedicated speakers from a wide variety of industries and specialities.

Right now, you can get an overview of our renowned experts. More announcements will follow soon!

Erin Beilharz wears a lime green top. She has long red hair. She smiles at the camera. In the background, a white office-like room can be seen very blurred.
Erin Beilharz
Principal Consultant at Lufthansa Systems and Advisor at Navon World
Adithya Bhashyam
Senior Hydrogen Analyst
Roberta Boscolo
Head of the Climate and Energy Unit of the World Meteorological Organization
Anton Burger
Vice president of the Compass Lexecon energy team
Ferdinand Dudenhöffer stands with his arms folded in front of a blue and white wall. He is smiling. He has mottled grey hair and blue eyes.
Ferdinand Dudenhöffer
Director of the Automotive Research Centre
Gabriell Felbermayr looks into the camera with a smile. He wears discreet blue glasses and has brown hair. His suit is also dark blue and his tie has a green and white pattern.
Gabriel Felbermayr
Director of the Austrian Institute for Economic Research (WIFO)
Andree Simon Gerken 
Partner, Lead Energy Transition & Decarbonisation at PwC Germany
Alfons Haber wears a black suit with a red and blue patterned tie and a white shirt. He has dark blond hair and blue eyes. He smiles.
Alfons Haber
E-Control Executive Board
Wolfgang Hattmannsdorfer has greying hair. He wears a white shirt, a medium blue tie and a dark blue jacket.
Wolfgang Hattmannsdorfer
Federal Minister for the Economy, Energy and Tourism
Gudrun Heidenreich-Pérez
Partner in Human Capital & Leadership Services at Deloitte Austria
Hauke Hinrichs has medium blond hair and blue eyes. He wears a light blue shirt and a medium blue waistcoat.
Hauke Hinrichs
Managing Director/CEO, SMATRICS
Anna Katharina Hornidge is wearing a dark blue blazer. She has short brown curls. She smiles at the camera.
Anna-Katharina Hornidge
Director of the German Institute of Development and Sustainability and professor at the University of Bonn
Anders Indset is wearing a black T-shirt, black trousers and a grey mottled jacket. He has long dark blonde hair that he has tied halfway up his face. He stands in front of a black background with blue-green dynamic bubbles. He gesticulates.
Anders Indset
Economic philosopher
Verena Jackson wears black glasses and has brown hair tied back in a ponytail. She also wears a white blouse and a dark blue blazer.
Verena Jackson
Solicitor, & researcher, Centre for Intelligence & Security Studies (CISS), University of the Bundeswehr Munich
Holger Jung
Founder and member of the Supervisory Board at Jung von Matt
Achim Kaspar
COO at VERBUND AG
Michaela Keplinger-Mitterlehner
Deputy CEO of Raiffeisenlandesbank Upper Austria AG
Rudi Kuchta
Managing Director at MAN Truck & Bus Austria
Gerhard Marterbauer
Certified public accountant and tax consultant, partner and leader of Energy & Resources at Deloitte Austria
Cornelius Matthes has bright eyes. He wears a white shirt, a colourful patterned tie and a blue pinstriped suit.
Cornelius Matthes
CEO, Dii Desert Energy
Felix Müsgens
Head of the Energy Innovation Centre and professor of Energy Economics at the Technical University of Brandenburg
Jasandra Nyker
Managing Partner, Saja Climate Partners 
Bernhard Painz
Executive Board member of Austrian Gas Grid Management AG
Thomas Perkmann
Chairman of the Executive Board of the Westfalen Group
Wolfgang Pfarl
Head of Strategic Network Planning & Control
Aleš Prešern
Managing director of Siemens Energy Austria GmbH
Marian Rappl has grey-streaked hair and blue eyes. He wears a light blue shirt and a black jacket.
Marian Rappl
CEO of the Association of the Bavarian Energy and Water Industry (VBEW)
Martina Saller
Head of Public Sector at Microsoft Austria
Barbara Schmidt is wearing a red blazer with a discreet white shirt underneath. She has long, medium blonde hair. She wears black glasses. She smiles at the camera.
Barbara Schmidt
General secretary of Österreichs E-Wirtschaft
Michael Sponring
Territory leader for Energy, Utilities & Resources at PwC Austria
Sigrid Stagl has reddish hair. She is wearing a black top and a grey patterned blazer. She smiles at the camera.
Sigrid Stagl
Economist and professor of Environmental Economics and Policy at WU Vienna
Thomas Stelzer
Governor of Upper Austria
Michael Strugl wears a chequered shirt and a light outdoor jacket. He smiles at the camera. In the background we see meadows, woods and a lake. He has wavy white hair and wears glasses.
Michael Strugl
CEO at VERBUND AG
Carsten Wagner is wearing a mid-blue suit with a white shirt and brown belt. He is leaning against a glass wall in a modern office. He smiles at the camera. He has light brown short hair and wears glasses.
Carsten Wagner
CEO, ZfK & VKU Verlag
Austrian Rowing Federation
Sports association
Susanna Zapreva
CRO at VERBUND AG

The moderation team

Our experienced moderators will keep you entertained and on track through the programme – live, charming and with a knack for capturing the best moments.

Martin Friedl
Moderator
Damita Pressl
Moderator