THIS IS OUR GAMECHANGING PROGRAM 2024! (TENTATIVE)

8:15 AM

LIVE ACT: Nina Sofie

8:30 AM

Gamechanging Moments

8:35 AM

Welcome

Welcome to the 4PIONEERS Day - hosted in the morning by Cassandra Steiner (ORF) & Rene Ach (PULS 24) and in the afternoon by Conny Lee (FM4) & Miriam Pössnicker (PULS 4)

8:40 AM

Fireside Chat: Blühendes Wien

Peter Hanke (Wiener Stadtrat für Finanzen, Wirtschaft, Arbeit, Internationales)

8:45 AM

Keynote: Estonia’s Global Position in AI - European Silicon Valley

Ott Velsberg (Chief Government Data Officer, Estonia)

9:00 AM

Keynote: Infinite possibilities - Europe & the AI revolution

Vanessa Cann (NYONIC)

9:20 AM

Gamechanging Moments

9:25 AM

Panel: Regulating the AI-Revolution - Balancing Ethical Concerns and Global Competitiveness

Vanessa Cann (NYONIC), Ursula Poznanski (Bestseller-Author), Sepp Hochreiter (Johannes Kepler Uni), Collien Ulmen-Fernandes (Author, Actor) - presented by Gundula Geiginger (PULS 4)

10:15 AM

Keynote: AI in industry & ethical requirements of a European industrial corporation

Patricia Neumann (Siemens Austria)

10:25 AM

Keynote: Research & Development Campus ISTA

Martin Hetzer (ISTA)

10:30 AM

Keynote: Funding of research and innovation

Patricia Neumann (Siemens Austria), Valerie Höllinger (Austrian Standards), Henrietta Egerth-Stadlhuber (FFG)

10:45 AM

Gamechanging Moments

10:50 AM

Keynote: How does AI influence our work environment?

Sead Ahmetovic (WeAreDevelopers)

10:55 AM

Panel: Impact Investing

Birgit Radl-Wanko (Younus), Jörg Moshuber, Johannes Ortner (Alia), Simon Weiler (e-fund research), Michaela Ernst (Sheconomy) - presented by Monika Rosen (ÖAG)

11:35 AM

Gamechanging Moments

11:40 AM

Live Act: FIVA

with the song "Millionen"

11:45 AM

Fireside Chat: The Power of Change - Turning Crises into Opportunities

Larissa Kravitz (Investorella), Carmen Thornton (Thornton & Kautz) - presented by Daniel Retschitzegger (PULS 24)

12:00 PM

Panel: Fearless Investing

Monika Rosen (ÖAG), Lisa Fassl (Female Founders), Yasmine Mesloub (Femmefinance), Christian Niedermüller (Blocktrade, SMAPE), Lukas Enzersdorfer-Konrad (Bitpanda) - presented by Wolfgang Schiefer (PULS 24)

12:40 PM

Keynote: Bitpanda

Lukas Enzersdorfer-Konrad (Bitpanda)

12:50 PM

Fireside Chat: Female Factor - Brilliant Leading Ladies

Mahdis Gharaei (Female Factor) & Kati Ernst (ooia)

1:05 PM

Gamechanging moments

1:10 PM

Panel: Brilliant African Innovation

Nkemdilim Uwaje Begho (Futuresoft), Charity Wanjiku (Strauss Energy), Moses Acquah (Grundfos), Till Wahnbaeck (IMPACC) - presented by Leonie Heitz (ORF)

1:55 PM

Gamechanging Moment

2:00 PM

Live Act: Esther Graf

with the song "Esther"

2:05 PM

Fireside Chat: Biodiversity as Gamechanger for our Planet

Viviana Ruiz Gutierrez (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), Martin Gerzabek (BOKU) - presented by Jakob Glanzner (PULS 4)

2:20 PM

Fireside Chat: Agro-Innovation for Sustainability

Nina Mannheimer (KLIM), Monika Fröhler (Ban Ki-moon) - presented by Meinrad Knapp (ATV)

2:55 PM

Keynote: Innovation in Packaging

Alexander Schau (Werner & Mertz)

3:05 PM

Keynote: Resource Security and Economic Growth - A Revolutionary Game-Changing Duo

Harald Hauke (ARA)

3:20 PM

Gamechanging Moments

3:25 PM

Comedy: Christian Dolezal

3:40 PM

Panel: Constructing tomorrow - sustainable materials, construction methods, and the use of renewable energies

Gudrun Senk (Wiener Linien), Samuel Krupensky (Kruner Industries), Wolfgang Gebetsroither (Hausverstand Bau), Stefan Sattler (Stadt Wien), Nzambi Matee (Gjenge Makers Ltd), Helmut Forchtner (Siemens Mobility) - presented by Marlene Nowotny (Ö1)

4:25 PM

Fireside Chat: Climate-neutral and independent by 2035 - Energie AG's path to a fossil-free energy future

Agatha Kalandra (PWC), Leonhard Schitter (Energie AG) - presented by Meinrad Knapp (ATV)

4:40 PM

Keynote: Accelerating Decarbonization Of The Aviation Industry

4:45 PM

Panel: Safeguarding the Future: The Crucial Role of Cybersecurity in AI

Thomas Plank (tributech.io), Ott Velsberg (Chief Government Data Officer Estonia), Susanne Mortimore (LexisNexis), Lucy Georgieva (Google) - presented by Elke Rock (Ö3)

5:15 PM

Panel: Exploring AI-Evolution -  Between Humanity and Superintelligence

Henry Dobson (Institute of Technological Ethics), Beau Lotto (Neurowissenschafter), Kai Herzberger (Meta), Ana Simic (Engage) - presented by Franz Zeller (Ö1)

6:00 PM

Fireside Chat: What's the story? Future Trends in AI

Oliver Heyden (FirstSignals)

6:10 PM

Gamechanging Moments

6:15 PM

Live Act: Rahel

with the song "Tapp Tapp Tapp"

6:20 PM

Keynote: Music on Chips

Reinhold Weber (Music on Chips / WANDA)

6:25 PM

Keynote: Samsung

Marvin Peters (Samsung Austria)

6:30 PM

Fireside Chat: Storm Nights - Success & Failure in Entrepreneurship

Eirini Rapti (Inne), Travis Pittmann (Tourradar) - presented by Lucanus Polagnoli (Calm/Storm)

6:50 PM

Panel: Rescue Operation - Strengthening the Austrian Startup Scene

Eirini Rapti (Inne), Gerhard Hirczi (Wirtschaftsagentur Wien), Travis Pittmann (Tourradar), Oliver Holle (Speedinvest), Anna Greil (uptraded) - presented by Stephanie Cox (Chancen:reich)

7:25 PM

Keynote: epitome - the future of oral health

Thomas Kloibhofer (epitome)

7:35 PM

Gamechanging Moments

7:40 PM

State Prize for Digitalization

Presented by Bianca Schwarzjirg (PULS 4) und Florian Danner (PULS 4) mit Live Act Kaleen und ihrem Song "We will rave"