Alpbach Moments
ANNUAL REVIEW 2018 With many MEDIENAKADEMIE thanks to our partners SEMINARWOCHE
TIROLTAGE
GESUNDHEITSGESPRÄCHE
TECHNOLOGIEGESPRÄCHE
Imprint: Publisher: Europäisches Forum Alpbach gemeinnütziger Verein Franz-Josefs-Kai 13/10, 1010 Vienna | Tel.: +43 1 718 17 11 | [email protected]
Pictures EFA 2018: Bogdan Baraghin, Luiza Puiu, Andrei Pungovschi, Laurent Ziegler | Other: Lukas Beck
Editor: Cornelia Mayrbäurl | Editing: EFA Team | Production: Franz Mailer Design: WHY.Studio | Printing: Gerin Druck GmbH, Wien | Paper: Lenzing Papier KUNST & KULTUR
POLITISCHE GESPRÄCHE
RECHTSGESPRÄCHE
WIRTSCHAFTSGESPRÄCHE
PRINCIPAL PARTNERS
EVENT PARTNERS
FINANZMARKTGESPRÄCHE
MOBILITY PARTNERS PREAMBLE TO THE STATUTES OF THE EUROPEAN FORUM ALPBACH
Guided by the desire,
– to serve the arts and sciences, – to play a role in the preservation and expansion of freedom, – to foster human self-reliance, – to strengthen a pluralistic and democratic society guided by the spirit of tolerance, – to contribute to a balance between the economy, ecology and social responsibility as a sustainable economic and social model, – to promote European integration and international cooperation,
the ‘European Forum Alpbach’ strives to be a space for intellect and culture and a platform for encounter, exchange and debate; a place for the forward-looking development of Europe’s academic, cultural, humanitarian, political and economic heritage. Annual Review 2018
Where to begin? For the European Forum Week from speakers such as Julia Ebner, an expert Alpbach, 2018 was another year packed full not on extremism. In the spirit of holistic education, only of thought-provoking ideas but many a new the Arts and Culture Programme provided some insight as well. Those who joined us in Alpbach very different food for thought – Deborah Sengl’s in August will have their own personal highlights. rat-based installation inspired by Karl Kraus’ ‘The The conversation between the presidents of Serbia Last Days of Mankind’, Doris Uhlich’s workshop and Kosovo captured the public’s attention – on physical energy, the balcony scenes at Alpbach’s suddenly it became apparent that there was a town hall … unforgettable moments for those who new option on the table for resolving the conflict were there. between the two states. Nobel prize-winner Joseph Stiglitz, taking this year’s motto ‘Diversity Vienna and Linz also hosted some passionate and Resilience’ as his starting point, emphasised debates. Our discussion evenings have been a that in order to be more resilient to climate change, genuine hit with audiences. Pianist Igor Levit we need a greater diversity of energy sources. at Vienna’s Konzerthaus, for example, sharing his And the issues addressed in the Breakout Sessions thoughts about artists’ responsibility to express included what skills are needed by the state, their political views, or a discussion focussing businesses and citizens in order to hold their on the discrimination against migrants in own in a digital society. everyday life.
Those likely to be the ones setting the agenda in Where to stop? There’s much still to tell. And a few years’ time, namely our scholarship holders, we’ll do so over the following pages. Read on! heard thought-provoking talks during the Seminar
FRANZ FISCHLER, CASPAR EINEM, PHILIPPE NARVAL SONJA PUNTSCHER RIEKMANN, CLAUS J. RAIDL MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE EUROPEAN FORUM ALPBACH EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE EUROPEAN FORUM ALPBACH SONJA JÖCHTL MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE FOUNDATION EUROPEAN FORUM ALPBACH FORUM EUROPEAN
PREMIERE OF THE PLAY ‘NOT OUR FATE’ BY NOUR BARAKEH WITH DOAA AL ZAMEL, BOTH FROM SYRIA. THE PLAY IS ABOUT DOAA AL ZAMEL´S EXPERIENCE OF WAR, LOSS AND SURVIVAL, AND ABOUT THE NECESSITY OF DIALOGUE.
2 ANNUAL REVIEW 2018 ALPBACH DIALOGUES AT ORF DIALOGFORUM THE VIENNA KONZERTHAUS Demokratie in Europa Wem nützt Wirtschaft? 31.01. 22.04. Erleben wir eine politische Gründerzeit? Mitreden! Mehr Demokratie 11.04. und nicht weniger, 05.12. Divide et impera – teile und herrsche 02.06. RE:THINK
Auf die Resonanz kommt es an! Innovation Lab 2018 20.09. 07.-09.06. Kunst und Politik 07.11. Wenn MigrantInnen den Mund aufmachen 19.12.
EUROPEAN FORUM ALPBACH
Seminar Week EUROPEAN FORUM ALPBACH 15.-21.08.
Arts and Culture 15.-31.08.
Tyrol Days 17.-19.08.
Health Symposium 19.-21.08.
Artists in Discourse 22.08.
Technology Symposium 23.-25.08.
Political Symposium 25.-28.08.
Legal Symposium 26.-28.08.
Economic Symposium Diversity & 28.-30.08. Financial Market Symposium Resilience 30.-31.08.
ANNUAL REVIEW 2018 3 European Forum Alpbach 2018 Diversity & Resilience 15 to 31 August in Alpbach (Tyrol)
5,196 TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE AT THE FORUM 2018 Alpbach Symposia The main programme comprised two and three- day conferences on forward-looking issues in the fields of financial markets, health, politics, law, technology and the economy. An integral part of
EUROPEAN FORUM ALPBACH FORUM EUROPEAN proceedings were occasions such as the Tyrol Days and the Arts and Culture Programme, including the ‘MEET’ event. 36 % Seminar Week and PROPORTION OF WOMEN SPEAKERS AT THE FORUM 2018 Scholarship Programme Nearly 700 young people from all corners of the globe attended Alpbach thanks to a scholarship. They were able to choose from 22 different aca- demic seminars.
Alpbach Campus The ‘Alpbach Campus’ programme gave partic- ipants opportunities for continued professional 105 development through gaining new, praxis-oriented NUMBER OF NATIONS REPRESENTED knowledge. The courses on offer included the BY THE FORUM 2018 PARTICIPANTS ‘Entrepreneurship’ summer school, the ‘Profes- sional Programme Art of Hosting’ and the Alpbach university course on European law. Academic partners such as the University of Cambridge contributed their expertise.
4 EUROPEAN FORUM ALPBACH 2018 Alpbach in Motion 40 of tomorrow’s international leaders came to Alpbach to discuss Europe’s economic future and work on innovative solutions in an interactive setting.
Alpbach Media Academy For three weeks, young journalists from across Europe produced incisive, cross-media reports on the conference proceedings under the guidance of media professionals. Moreover, young journalists from Central and Eastern Europe were able to take part in a workshop run by the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
Retreats in Alpbach A range of organisations used the informal and interdisciplinary atmosphere of Alpbach to hold a retreat, including the Austrian Foreign Ministry and the global initiative ‘Ethics in Action’.
688 EUROPEAN FORUM ALPBACH SCHOLARSHIP HOLDERS
787 SPEAKERS AT THE FORUM 2018
145 PRO BONO PROGRAMME CURATORS
EUROPEAN FORUM ALPBACH 2018 5 Seminar Week
‘Open societies are more resilient’, emphasised Joseph Stiglitz at the opening of the Forum 2018, which also marked the start of the Seminar Week. It attracted just under 700 young scholarship hold- ers from around the world. The 2018 programme invited them to explore ways out of the climate crisis with natural scientists, investigate the relationship between multilingualism and resilience with anthropologists, and consider the consequences of the Euro crisis with economists. Four seminars with an artistic focus and a distinct workshop approach rounded out the programme, which was put together by the EFA Scientific Advisory Board under the leadership of Caspar Einem.
JOSEPH STIGLITZ, PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY AND NOBEL PRIZE-WINNER EUROPEAN FORUM ALPBACH FORUM EUROPEAN
SEM 6 SEMINAR WEEK EUROPEAN FORUM ALPBACH
The Forum Alpbach Network (FAN), the umbrella Forum association of Alpbach Clubs, also made its mark on the programme. At the ‘My Europe’ storytelling Alpbach workshop, around 200 scholarship holders learned how to convey their experiences and ideas about Network Europe to their peers back home in a lively way. At the ‘International Evening’, scholarship holders from around the world presented their group projects, while at the ‘Speakers’ Night’ speech competition, the titles ranged from ‘Dear Holy Land: God Is Not Happy!’ to ‘Communicating Complex Climate Issues to my Kronen Zeitung- subscribing Grandparents’. In 2018 it was Club Alpbach Salzburg who contributed significantly to the programme.
FORUM ALPBACH NETWORK 7 FAN BREAKOUT SESSION ‘THE RISING OF “TECHNIUM”: IS IT REAL, FANTASY OR ARTIFICIAL?’ EUROPEAN FORUM ALPBACH FORUM EUROPEAN
How artificial is our future? This was the question occupying participants of the Economic Symposium. Robots such as Sophia (far left) use artificial intelligence (AI) to make decisions that affect our daily lives. Current developments, for example in healthcare and telecommunications, make it clear that a new entity is looking after our interests. But does it really have our best interests at heart?
Among the topics explored in other Plenary and Breakout Sessions were how businesses can take advantage of diversity to become more resilient in a crisis and how diversity can be transformed into innovativeness.
ECN 8 ECONOMIC SYMPOSIUM EUROPEAN FORUM ALPBACH
ECONOMIC SYMPOSIUM 9 ECN NO ONE MINDED IN THE END: BAD WEATHER TURNED THE ALPBACH HIKES INTO A JAUSE, A GATHERING WITH A BITE TO EAT.
EIGHT TROMBONISTS AND A CONDUCTOR SET THE TONE, SO TO SPEAK, AT THE OPENING OF THE FINANCIAL MARKET SYMPOSIUM. EUROPEAN FORUM ALPBACH FORUM EUROPEAN
Participants of the Financial Market Symposium Alpbach Jause were given the chance to meet with international figures working in investment in the cosy surround- ings of a mountain inn. They conversed with experts such as Woody Tasch (founder of the ‘Slow Money Institute’) about how capital can be a driver of social change and about how fiduciary responsibility can bring money ‘down to earth’.
FIN 10 FINANCIAL MARKET SYMPOSIUM Around the world, sustainable financing and impact The true impact investing are becoming increasingly important. But what’s behind it all? Is there any substance to of investing the concept? Can it combine investing with creat- ing a better world? Top-level representatives from the Austrian and international banking and invest- ment sectors exchanged opinions during a Plenary Session. Other events during the Financial Market Symposium explored international crypto-curren- cies, the European equity market and the future EUROPEAN FORUM ALPBACH of cash in Austria.
FINANCIAL MARKET SYMPOSIUM 11 FIN Immerse body and mind in philosophy’s world of ideas – a sizable pool on the roof of the Congress Les Thermes EUROPEAN FORUM ALPBACH FORUM EUROPEAN Centrum made this possible. Each of the 25,000 or so balls it contained was printed with some wisdom from the Stoics: ‘Always act as if someone is watching’, ‘The angry person is the outlier’, ‘I rise to do to the work of a human being’ – this contemporary variation on the baths of antiquity formed a counterpoint to the rhythm of Alpbach.
Artists are the seismographs of social change. The Last Days Their creativity has always been an integral part of the European Forum Alpbach. 200 stuffed white of Mankind rats in the Art Foyer of the Congress Centrum Alp- bach were Deborah Sengl’s response to Karl Kraus’ ground-breaking play ‘The Last Days of Mankind’. In his introduction to the work, curator Günther Oberhollenzer made us curious about contempo- rary art that engages critically with history and literature. And a 24-hour reading of ‘The Last Days of Mankind’ featuring some of the scholarship holders allowed listeners to immerse themselves in Kraus’ panoramic work in an entirely new way.
ART 12 ART DAILY EUROPEAN FORUM ALPBACH
ART DAILY 13 ART FOUR STATE PRESIDENTS, AN EU COMMISSIONER AND A REGIONAL GOVERNOR ON THEIR WAY TO THE POLITICAL SYMPOSIUM. EUROPEAN FORUM ALPBACH FORUM EUROPEAN
While the presidents of Serbia and Kosovo discussed Unanswered the headline-grabbing idea of an exchange of terri- tory in order to resolve the conflict between the questions about the two countries, renowned experts, decision-mak- ers and symposium participants formed working Western Balkans groups to discuss topics such as ‘Citizens don’t bite’ and ‘European Security and the Mediterranean’. Cooperation partners at the Political Symposium included the Centre for European Policy Studies, the Austrian Foreign Ministry, the Club of Rome and the Mercator Foundation.
POL 14 POLITICAL SYMPOSIUM EU Council Presidency
Federal Chancellor Kurz outlined the government’s plans for Austria’s EU presidency during the second half of 2018, commenting: ‘I’m delighted to be able to talk for a few minutes uninterrupted, but even more I’m looking forward to the discussion after- wards, because that’s what it’s really all about.’ EUROPEAN FORUM ALPBACH
FEDERAL PRESIDENT VAN DER BELLEN, PRESIDENT VUCIC OF SERBIA, KOSOVO’S PRESIDENT THACI AND PRESIDENT PAHOR OF SLOVENIA.
POLITICAL SYMPOSIUM 15 POL EFA VICE-PRESIDENT SONJA PUNTSCHER-RIEKMANN AND LAURENT PECH, PROFESSOR OF EUROPEAN LAW AT MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY LONDON. EUROPEAN FORUM ALPBACH FORUM EUROPEAN
No democracy without the rule of law. Particular- The rule of law ly in view of current developments, we need an answer to the question of how to ensure the rule of in peril law in the future. What are the foundations under- pinning a Europe based on the rule of law? Which narratives can explain by example how essential the rule of law is to Europe?
LAW 16 LEGAL SYMPOSIUM ‘ARTICLE 1’, A PERFORMANCE ON THE CONCEPT OF HUMAN RIGHTS.
To open the Legal Symposium, students from the Free and equal Royal Academy of Dramatic Art took to the stage of the Congress Centrum to illustrate the theme of human rights and the universal value system common to all peoples and nations. Subsequent events looked at topics such as the movements of migrants, which are putting our legal system under pressure, equality between men and women in legal professions, and independence movements EUROPEAN FORUM ALPBACH in Europe.
LEGAL SYMPOSIUM 17 LAW THE AVANT-GARDE ARTIST MOON RIVAS WEARS A SENSOR ON HER ELBOW THROUGH WHICH SHE FEELS EARTHQUAKES HAPPENING AROUND THE WORLD. EUROPEAN FORUM ALPBACH FORUM EUROPEAN
Today, people are living in a symbiotic relationship Cyborgs: technology with the technology that surrounds them, carrying it as wearables on or as implants in the body. The under the skin possibilities for fusing humans with technology are varied and ever expanding. Artists and scientists approach these technological experiments in dif- ferent ways. In doing so they raise questions that are both social and ethical. What conclusions can we draw from them?
TEC 18 TECHNOLOGY SYMPOSIUM MIRTA GALESIC, WHO RESEARCHES COMPLEXITY, SPEAKS ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF DIGITALISATION ON THE PSYCHE AND ON BEHAVIOUR.
Technology has a firm grip on the world. AI and How human machine learning, data science and complexity sci- ence, cybersecurity and automation use algorithms will the digital and a growing mass of data in their computer-based models, which are changing our lives and working future be? practices from the ground up. How should we deal with this without losing faith in the future? What EUROPEAN FORUM ALPBACH can and should this revolutionary technology be doing for us?
TECHNOLOGY SYMPOSIUM 19 TEC EUROPEAN FORUM ALPBACH FORUM EUROPEAN
ART 20 ART DAILY EUROPEAN FORUM ALPBACH
High Noon on the balcony
On seven days, Alpbach’s church bells heralded the start of a play at twelve noon on the dot: students from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and schol- arship holders staged balcony scenes – famous ones by Sophocles and Shakespeare, but also some of their own. The town hall balcony was transformed into a town centre theatre.
ART DAILY 21 ART DORIS UHLICH WAS JOINED BY PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENTS TO CREATE ‘ENERGETIC ICONS’. WHAT POSSIBILITIES OPEN UP WHEN MACHINES – FOR EXAMPLE WHEELCHAIRS – ARE UNDERSTOOD AS EXTENSIONS OF THE BODY AND TREATED IN PERFORMANCE AS SUCH? EUROPEAN FORUM ALPBACH FORUM EUROPEAN
New technologies open up the possibility for self- Alpbach Debate optimisation. But to what extent shall we strive for it? What are the pros and the cons? Two experts apiece from neuroscience, ethics and technology argued for one stance or the other. At the end of the debate, the audience voted for the more convincing side (pictured here, Anders Sandberg, University of Oxford). The Health Symposium also explored issues such as the significance of produc- tivity and success for our resilience and addressed questions of training in health professions.
MED 22 HEALTH SYMPOSIUM EUROPEAN FORUM ALPBACH
HEALTH SYMPOSIUM 23 MED In the media lab
The Media Academy offered a unique training programme for young journalists from across Europe. Experienced mentors, in-depth seminars and fascinating interview partners came together in a temporary media lab. Twitter was a hive of activity and the print magazine ‘Scope’ explored topics such as the gig economy (title: ‘Your boss will be an algorithm’). Moreover, journalists from Central and Eastern Europe took part in a work- shop run by the Thomson Reuters Foundation. EUROPEAN FORUM ALPBACH FORUM EUROPEAN
24 MEDIA ACADEMY EUROPEAN FORUM ALPBACH
MEDIA ACADEMY 25 EUROPEAN FORUM ALPBACH FORUM EUROPEAN
MEET 26 ARTISTS IN DISCOURSE EUROPEAN FORUM ALPBACH
New for 2018 was a day organised under the heading New encounters MEET. The host selected by the EFA was theatre director Martin Kušej, who discussed the status and value of art with his invited guests: Ayad Akhtar, Amira Casar, FLATZ, Antonia Klugmann and Martin Grubinger. Where might art be hiding in people, when does it emerge unconsciously, and why does it hold us in thrall? When a society finds that ‘business as usual’ has stopped working and that it needs to develop new ways of thinking and acting to overcome a range of challenges, what can art contribute? Can it provide an unexpected ‘instruction manual’?
ARTISTS IN DISCOURSE 27 MEET EUROPEAN FORUM ALPBACH FORUM EUROPEAN
Each year, Alpbach in Motion brings together A mentor for leaders in their 30s and 40s from start-ups, small to mid-sized businesses, NGOs and the cultural tomorrow’s sector to consider new solutions to old problems in their fields. In 2018 Julia Hobsbawm, whose ideas movers and have been propagated at the WEF in Davos or by shakers the OECD, was chosen as mentor. She views the concept of ‘social health’ as an antidote to the inun- dation of information. It is about better managing knowledge, networks and time.
AIM 28 ALPBACH IN MOTION For international networks and public bodies, the Rewarding retreats Forum Alpbach presents a perfect opportunity for holding workshops in a focussed environment. In 2018, Alpbach Retreats were organised by the Austrian Foreign Ministry, the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens and the EU-Russia Experts Network, among others. The conclusions and find- ings of these kinds of consultations, for example EUROPEAN FORUM ALPBACH those of the ‘Social Impact Investing’ retreat, were presented and discussed as part of conference proceedings.
ALPBACH RETREATS 29 Our other activities in 2018
31 JANUARY, 11 APRIL, 2 JUNE, On six evenings in 2018, the Berio Saal at Vienna’s 20 SEPTEMBER, 7 NOVEMBER, 19 DECEMBER Konzerthaus provided the ideal setting for panels to discuss topics such as discrimination against Alpbach Dialogues migrants in everyday life, the relationship between at the Vienna art and politics, and current developments in East- Konzerthaus ern Europe.
7 TO 9 JULY In 2013, the European Forum Alpbach, together with Kovar & Partners and freims:contemporary Re:think Austria consulting, launched a series of innovation labs to promote dialogue on political reform in Austria. EUROPEAN FORUM ALPBACH FORUM EUROPEAN Using a participative process, stakeholders from politics, the economy, science, culture and civil society develop new ideas and projects for reform on key political themes. Input from trendsetters from across the German-speaking region and an in- novative communication concept play a central role.
22 APRIL, 5 DECEMBER Unexpected questions from the audience, gripping debates on stage and a lively exchange of opinion in ORF DialogForum the foyer – through the DialogForum series, over the year the ORF and EFA addressed burning issues in science, society and politics. ‘Who benefits from the economy?’, one event asked, with another demand- ing we ‘Join in! More democracy, not less’.
30 ALPBACH DIALOGUES THE HISTORIAN PHILIPP BLOM (LEFT) IN CONVERSATION WITH HARTMUT ROSA.
One of the six Alpbach Dialogues at the Konzerthaus It has to resonate (see left) included German sociologist Hartmut Rosa among the guests. His focus was on the concept of resonance: humans enter into dialogue with the things that surround them and constitute the world, they are in tune with their interlocutors and are perceptive beings who sense their own and the world’s vitality. Openness, trust and freedom from fear are needed in order to experience resonance. And these kinds of spaces of resonance are neces-
sary for human coexistence to flourish. EUROPEAN FORUM ALPBACH
ALPACH DIALOGUES 31 THE FUTURE CAFÉ, WHERE FUTURE SCENARIOS WERE DEVELOPED AND PROJECT IDEAS SUBJECTED TO A REALITY CHECK. EUROPEAN FORUM ALPBACH FORUM EUROPEAN
‘Step into someone else’s shoes and allay fears’ – How can we the format for the two-day Re:think innovation lab allowed participants discover a range of new improve Austria? perspectives. Whether electrician, police officer or artist, role-play revealed the difficult issues facing society today: uncertainty caused by globalisation, digitalisation, migration, climate change – how can these fears be dissipated and social cohesion strengthened? What unused resourced can be used to future-proof politics? How might networks be activated in order to get new ideas into play? These questions engrossed the 59 participants over two days in Linz.
RE:THINK 32 INNOVATION LAB EUROPEAN FORUM ALPBACH
INNOVATION LAB 33 RE:THINK Forum Alpbach 27 Network
The time spent together at EFA connects former scholarship holders for many years to come and across national borders. A clear expression of this connection are the 32 alumni associations in 22 different countries, which are also responsible for organising hugely successful scholarship pro- grammes. More at https://forum.alpbach.network
14
9 4
19 18 32 22 EUROPEAN FORUM ALPBACH FORUM EUROPEAN 28 13 31 25 6 26 24 29 7
23
In places where there is not yet an Alpbach Club, our ambassadors promote our cause. This is par- ticularly the case in countries outside Europe – for example in Brazil, India and Ethiopia.
34 FORUM ALPBACH NETWORK 1. Initiative Group Alpbach Albania (AL) 18. Club Alpbach Niederösterreich (A) 2. Initiative Group Alpbach Armenia (ARM) 19. Club Alpbach Oberösterreich (A) 3. Club Alpbach Belgrade (SRB) 20. Initiative Group Alpbach Romania (R) 4. Club Alpbach Brussels (B) 21. Club Alpbach Russia (RUS) 5. Club Alpbach Bulgaria (BG) 22. Club Alpbach Salzburg (A) 6. Club Alpbach Burgenland (A) 23. Initiative Group Alpbach Sarajevo (BIH) 7. Club Alpbach Croatia (HR) 24. Club Alpbach Senza Confini (A/SLO/I) 8. Club Alpbach Georgia (GE) 25. Club Alpbach Steiermark (A) 9. Club Alpbach Germany (D) 26. Club Alpbach Südtirol Alto Adige (I) 21 10. Club Alpbach Greece (GR) 27. Club Alpbach Sweden (SWE) 11. Initiative Group Alpbach Kosovo (KS) 28. Club Alpbach Tirol (A) 12. Kyiv Initiative Group Alpbach (UA) 29. Club Alpbach Trentino (I) 13. Club Alpbach Liechtenstein (LI) 30. Club Alpbach Turkey (TUR) 14. Club Alpbach London (GB) 31. Club Alpbach Vorarlberg (A) 15. Lviv Initiative Group Alpbach (UA) 32. Initiativgruppe Alpbach Wien (A) 16. Club Alpbach Macedonia (MK) 17. Club Alpbach Montenegro (MNE)
12 EUROPEAN FORUM ALPBACH
15
8
20 2
3
5 17 11 30 16
1
10
FORUM ALPBACH NETWORK 35 European Forum Alpbach Non-Profit Foundation under Private Law EUROPEAN FORUM ALPBACH FORUM EUROPEAN
The scholarship programme of the non-profit private Without the support of national and international foundation of the European Forum Alpbach enables partners, the extensive scholarship programme young people from across the world to come to would not be possible. Around 700 scholarship holders Alpbach and to participate in the Forum. Here they took part in the European Forum Alpbach 2018. This find an intellectual environment in which they can was made possible by partners, the international Forum tackle key socio-political questions in depth. The Alpbach Network and the foundation´s own funds. international exchange, the constructive dialogue and the substantive debates with renowned aca- The foundation was established as a non-profit pri- demics, managers and thinkers influence and con- vate foundation of the same name by the association nect the scholarship holders far beyond Alpbach. ‘European Forum Alpbach’ in 2005. Detailed infor- Thus the non-profit foundation of the European mation about the scholarship programme, its cost Forum Alpbach makes a sustainable contribution structure and how you can support it can be found towards European integration and intercultural at www.alpbach.org/foundation understanding.
36 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME Board of the Non-Profit Foundation under Private Law
FRANZ FISCHLER WERNER WUTSCHER President of the European Forum Alpbach Entrepreneur and investor
INGRID HAMM HOWARD WILLIAMSON Charity funding expert and formerly director Professor of European of the Robert Bosch Foundation Youth Policy (co-opted)
We would like thank the partners of the 2018 scholarship programme for their support. EUROPEAN FORUM ALPBACH
MAIN BENEFACTORS
BENEFACTORS
CONTRIBUTORS
A1 Telekom Austria AG The Boston Consulting Group Raiffeisen Bank International AG Austrian Federal Ministry of Cultural Affairs Department of Rupp AG Education, Science and Research the City of Vienna (MA7) Renée Schroeder Austrian Red Cross Erste Group Bank AG Stadtakademie der ÖVP Wien AVL China KAUTE Foundation VP Bank Stiftung Ban Ki–moon Centre for Global Citizens Lung Yingtai Cultural Foundation WH Media GmbH
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME 37 TURNOVER AND COSTS 2017
Audited and transparent EUROPEAN FORUM ALPBACH FORUM EUROPEAN
Each year, the European Forum Alpbach has its presented by the administrative bodies of the annual accounts audited by Sedelmayer & Klier association for use in accordance with the statues Steuerberater und Wirtschaftsprüfer GmbH. This and were fully explained to the executive manage- renders account of the money that sponsors and ment by the voluntary auditors Günther Schrems donors entrust to us. The audit for the 2017 finan- (Director of Organisation Sales Processes, Erste cial year was unanimously passed by the annual Bank) and Max Kothbauer (Vice President, Oester- general meeting on 8 May 2018: ‘In our view, the reichische Nationalbank) and the bookkeeping present accounts are a transparent and compre- and financial management of the organisation hensible representation of the business processes. were assessed as in order. In 2017 the association The financial situation of the organisation can be realised a profit of 381 Euros. assessed as in order.’ The annual accounts were
38 TURNOVER AND COSTS 2017 Turnover 2017
€ 3,191,365 MEMBERSHIP FEES € 14,650 0.5 %
PARTICIPATION FEES SPONSORING € 1,500,845 € 1,370,510 47 % 43 % EUROPEAN FORUM ALPBACH
OTHER PUB LIC INCOME FUNDS € 131,860 € 173,500 4.1 % 5.4 %
Costs 2017 € 3,191,365 RESERVE PROFIT € 55,000 € 381 1.7 % 0.01 %
STAFF EXPENSES ORGANISATION € 1,093,733 EUROPEAN FORUM 34.3 % ALPBACH (INCL. SPECIAL EVENTS & CAMPUS) € 1,6 8 8,035 52.9 %
OPERATING EXPENSES € 354,216 11.1 %
TURNOVER AND COSTS 2017 39 THE ASSOCIATION European Forum Alpbach The first European Forum Alpbach took place in the exception of the organisation team, all give 1945 as the ‘International College Weeks’. Founded their time voluntarily to the Forum Alpbach. They in 1948 as a non-profit association based in Vienna, have contributed to making the European Forum it acts independently of any ideology, religion or Alpbach one of the most important interdisciplinary political party. The association only functions dialogue platforms in Europe for science, politics, thanks to the vast number of people who, with economics and culture today.
FRANZ FISCHLER PRESIDENT
CASPAR EINEM SONJA PUNTSCHER RIEKMANN CLAUS J. RAIDL VICE PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT
EUROPEAN FORUM ALPBACH FORUM EUROPEAN Honorary Presidents Council Scientific Advisory Board Erhard Busek, Heinrich Pfusterschmid-Hardtenstein Peter C. Aichelburg, Martin Bernhofer, Brigitte Bach, Gerald Bast, Walter Feichtinger, Ulrike Felt, Fatima Ferreira-Briza, Eva Executive Board Jürgen Busch, Verena Ehold, Friedrich Gleissner, Erich Gornik, Ivo Greiter, Flicker, Elisabeth Freismuth, Martin H. Präsidium, Michaela Fritz, Benjamin Wolfgang Habermayer, Michael Haider, Gerzabek, Markus Hengstschläger, Monsorno, Lisa Charlotte Sonnberger, Edeltraud Hanappi-Egger, Günter Martin Kocher, Sabine Ladstätter, Stefanie Shalini Randeria, Manfred Url Hillebrand, Herwig Hösele, Michael Lindstaedt, Wolfgang Lutz, Irmgard Finanzreferent Ikrath, Beatrix Karl, Wolfgang Knoll, Marboe, Tilmann Märk, Gerd Müller, Christa Neuper, Manfred Nowak, Helga Manfred Url Georg Kopetz, Friedrich Korkisch, Kathryn List, Johann Luif, Ulrike Lunacek, Christian Nowotny, Peter Purgathofer, Miriam Auditors Macek, Bernhard Marckhgott, Thomas Rehm, Kirsten Rüther, Christoph Schneider, Günther Schrems, Max Kothbauer Mayr-Harting, Beate Meinl-Reisinger, Margit Schratzenstaller-Altzinger, Renée Schroeder, Franz Schuh, Stefan Thurner, Arbitration Board Patricia Mussi-Mailer, Dieter Natlacen, Ewald Nowotny, Johannes Ortner, Klaus Susanne Weigelin-Schwiedrzik Waldemar Hummer, Michael Neider, Poier, Filip Radunovic, Reingard Rauch, Katharina Scherke, Matthias Strolz Wolfgang Renner, Verena Ringler, Walter Managing Director Rothensteiner, Sabine Schindler, Peter of the Association M. Schmidhuber, Christoph Schneider, Philippe Narval Rainer Schrems, Matthias Strolz, Alexandra Terzic-Auer Managing Director of the Foundation Sonja Jöchtl
40 THE ASSOCIATION Corresponding members of Organising Team Forum Alpbach Network the Scientific Advisory Board (as of 12/2018) Board
Petar Bojanic, Paul Dujardin, Pascale Philippe Narval (Managing Director), Sonja Lisa Sonnberger (chairwoman), Florian Ehrenfreund, Irene Giner-Reichl, Hermann Jöchtl (Managing Director Foundation, on Altendorfer, José Magnaye, Benjamin Hauser, John-Dylan Haynes, Sabine Junginger, maternity leave), Martina Albrecht, Martin Monsorno, Lisa Plattner, Sophie Rendl Hedwig-Josefine Kaiser, Lisa Kaltenegger, Anderl, Fruzsina Herbert, Bettina Hirzinger, (coopted), Raphael Wurm Jan Kickert, Wilhelm Krull, Burton Lee, Hannah Kickert, Nadine Kremsner, Olexandr Konrad Paul Liessmann, Nathalie Loiseau, Kuzmenko (on maternity leave, Christine Dominik Markl, Thomas Mayr-Harting, Maass, Franz Mailer, Sarah Matysek, Forum Alpbach Network Jürgen Mlynek, Berthold Molden, Cornelia Mayrbäurl, Katharina Okulski, Standing Committee Patrizia Isabelle Nanz, Friedrich B. Prinz, Magdalena Rostkowska-Müllner, Elisabeth Michael Reiterer, David Rejeski, Stephan Schack, Christiane Schwaiger, Floria Springer Lisa Ecker-Eckhofen, Michael Essl, Schmidt-Wulffen, Nona Shepphard, (on maternity leave), Charlotte Steenbergen, Markus Fuchsberger, Manuel Mühlburger, Elisabeth Wehling, Howard Williamson, Paul Stolberg, Annamariá Tóth, Franziska Tobias Neugebauer, Anna Puhr Ruth Wodak, Klaus Zeyringer Werkner, Bernadette Zimmermann
Advisory Committees EUROPEAN FORUM ALPBACH
Health Symposium Tyrol Days Political Symposium
Clemens Martin Auer, Alena Buyx, Andreas Altmann, Konrad Bergmeister, Almina Bešić, Erhard Busek, Vedran Džihić, Amin El-Heliebi, Karl Forstner, Julian M. Adriano Cataldo, Matthias Fink, Franz Walter Feichtinger, Franz Fischler, Ulrike Hadschieff, Hedwig Kaiser, Robert Körbler, Fischler, Wolfgang Fleischhacker, Martin Guérot, Pavel Kabat, Kilian Kleinschmidt, Michael Landau, Philippe Narval, Sigrid Kubat, Simon Lochmann, Paolo Lugli, Gerald Knaus, Winfried Kneip, Alexander Pilz, Josef Probst, Ursula Schmidt-Erfurth, Tilmann Märk, Veronica Rungger, Julia Marschik, Thomas Mayr-Harting, Emilia Viktoria Stein, Christa Wirthumer-Hoche, Sandrini, Werner Stuflesser, Ulrike Tanzer, Pasquier, Sonja Puntscher Riekmann, Johannes Zschocke Francesca Valentini, Jens Woelk, Giuseppe Shalini Randeria, Verena Ringler, Zorzi Bernhard Wrabetz
Legal Symposium Economic Symposium Financial Market Symposium
Sonja Barnreiter, Maria Berger, Ludwig Christoph Badelt, Wolfgang Eichert, Anna Willi Hemetsberger, Sonja Jöchtl, Günther Bittner, Tamara Ehs, Caspar Einem, Michael Handschuh, Martin Kocher, Georg Kopetz, Lindenlaub, Jeffrey Owens, Claus J. Raidl, Enzinger, Michael Holoubek, Martin Bernhard Marckhgott, Markus Marterbauer, Franz Rudorfer, Christoph Schmidinger, Kreutner, Brigitte Loderbauer, Klaus Poier, Philippe Narval, Claus J. Raidl, Emanuel Agnes Streissler-Führer, Gertrude Alexander Somek, Michael Somlyay, Riccabona, Franz Schellhorn, Christoph Tumpel-Gugerell Richard Soyer, Christine Stix-Hackl (†), Schneider, Agnes Streissler-Führer, Verica Trstenjak, Eva Tscherner, Alma Zadic Norbert Zimmermann
THE ASSOCIATION 41 Liberty & Security
European Forum Alpbach August 14 to 30, 2019 Alpbach, Tyrol | #efa19 EUROPEAN FORUM ALPBACH FORUM EUROPEAN
42