Our Programme

August 23, 2020

10:30 - 12:15 105 min. Panel Discussion

Tiroltag 2020 "Euregio Fundamentals"

German and Italian language - translation will be provided

13:00 - 14:00 60 min. Networking

Social Cohesion

Networking Hour: Welcome!

16:30 - 17:00 30 min. Social

FAN Welcome

17:00 - 18:30 90 min. Panel Discussion

Opening of the European Forum Alpbach

August 24, 2020

09:00 - 09:15 15 min. Social

Meditation

09:30 - 10:30 60 min. Working Group

Health COVID-19 Digitalisation & Innovation

Vaccination Development Under Pressure?

Hosted by EFA Austria, Styria

10:30 - 11:00 30 min. Keynote

Health COVID-19

Dr. Hans Henri P. Kluge on COVID-19

11:00 - 12:00 60 min. Working Group

Digitalisation & Innovation Social Cohesion

Time Capsule 2050: Back to a Better Future

Hosted by EFA Austria, Vienna

11:00 - 12:30 90 min. Panel Discussion

Health COVID-19 Economy & Financial Markets

Leistungskraft regionaler Gesundheitssysteme und COVID-19

Unterstützt von Philips Austria

12:00 - 13:00 60 min. Panel Discussion

Economy & Financial Markets Social Cohesion Sustainability

Sustainability & Globalisation - Conflict or Potential?

Hosted by EFA Austria, Styria

12:00 - 13:00 60 min. Fireside Chat

Digitalisation & Innovation Law & Human Rights Politics & Democracy

Veszna Wessenauer on Digital Rights @ Democracy Booth

Supported by Stiftung Mercator and Mercator Foundation Switzerland

13:00 - 13:45 45 min. Panel Discussion

Health COVID-19

Debating COVID-19 – Immunologist and Cognitive Insights

13:00 - 14:00 60 min. Networking

Health COVID-19

Networking Hour: Learnings from Covid-19 – Health

14:00 - 15:00 60 min. Working Group

Health COVID-19 Social Cohesion

Patient Safety in Times of and After COVID-19

Hosted by EFA Armenia

15:00 - 15:45 45 min. Panel Discussion

Health COVID-19 Law & Human Rights

Rights to Vaccines – Intellectual Property and COVID-19

15:00 - 16:00 60 min. Fireside Chat

COVID-19 Social Cohesion

Science Communication in Times of Crises

Hosted by EFA Austria, Styria

15:00 - 16:00 60 min. Panel Discussion

Politics & Democracy Economy & Financial Markets Social Cohesion

Glocalisation - a New Paradigm

Hosted by EFA Austria, Upper Austria and Vorarlberg

15:30 - 16:30 60 min. Panel Discussion

Politics & Democracy Social Cohesion

Fundamentals of Autonomy

Hosted by EFA Italy, South Tyrol

16:15 - 17:15 60 min. Interview

COVID-19 Politics & Democracy

Anya Schiffrin and Karen Attiah on Media Under Fire

18:00 - 18:50 50 min. Keynote

Health COVID-19

COVID-19 Diagnostic Directions: Time vs Sensitivity

Supported by Vienna Medical Chamber

18:00 - 19:00 60 min. Panel Discussion

Law & Human Rights Politics & Democracy Social Cohesion

Perplexed Neighbours: Democracy Challenges in East Europe

Hosted by EFA Azerbaijan

18:30 - 19:30 60 min. Panel Discussion

COVID-19 Politics & Democracy Social Cohesion

Women in Crises

Hosted by EFA Austria, Vienna

19:15 - 20:15 60 min. Panel Discussion

Economy & Financial Markets Social Cohesion

The Future of Welfare States

Hosted by EFA Germany

20:30 - 21:30 60 min. Fireside Chat

Politics & Democracy Social Cohesion Arts & Culture

“The Nuns, The Priests and The Bombs”

Hosted by EFA Austria, Upper Austria

August 25, 2020

09:00 - 09:15 15 min. Social

Meditation

10:00 - 10:45 45 min. Panel Discussion

Health Digitalisation & Innovation

Personalized Medicine – Prêt-à-Porter or Haute Couture?

10:00 - 10:45 45 min. Panel Discussion

Social Cohesion Sustainability

Sustainable Buildings in Urban Areas

Hosted by EFA Austria, Upper Austria

11:00 - 11:45 45 min. Panel Discussion

Social Cohesion Sustainability

Project CINEMA - Revitalising Urban Areas

Hosted by EFA Austria, Upper Austria

12:00 - 13:00 60 min. Panel Discussion

Politics & Democracy Social Cohesion Sustainability

How to Save the World - Youth Activism in the Spotlight

13:00 - 14:00 60 min. Panel Discussion

Economy & Financial Markets Sustainability

How Fundamental is Steel?

Hosted by EFA Austria, Upper Austria

13:00 - 14:00 60 min. Networking

Politics & Democracy

Networking Hour: Africa & Europe Dialogue

14:00 - 15:00 60 min. Fireside Chat

COVID-19 Law & Human Rights

Human Rights and COVID-19

Hosted by EFA India

13:30 - 15:00 90 min. Panel Discussion

Health

Die Gesundheitsversorgung von morgen

Unterstützt von JOANNEUM RESEARCH Coremed

14:00 - 15:00 60 min. Panel Discussion

Digitalisation & Innovation Politics & Democracy Sustainability

The Hydrogen Prodigy?

Hosted by EFA Austria, Burgenland

15:15 - 16:15 60 min. Fireside Chat

Politics & Democracy Social Cohesion

Delna Antia-Tatic @ Democracy Booth

Unterstützt von Stiftung Mercator und Stiftung Mercator Schweiz

15:30 - 16:15 45 min. Panel Discussion

Health COVID-19

Debating COVID-19 – Winning and Losing the Battle

16:30 - 17:00 30 min. Interview

Law & Human Rights Politics & Democracy

António Guterres on Multilateralism and a UN for Today and Tomorrow

17:00 - 18:00 60 min. Fireside Chat

Economy & Financial Markets Sustainability

Beyond the GDP: Time to Change our Economic Fundamentals?

Hosted by EFA Italy, Trentino

17:00 - 18:00 60 min. Panel Discussion

Health COVID-19 Social Cohesion

How Much Globalization can our Health Care System Tolerate?

Hosted by EFA Austria, Upper Austria

17:30 - 18:30 60 min. Interview

COVID-19 Law & Human Rights Politics & Democracy

Anya Schiffrin and Joel Simon on Media under Fire

18:00 - 19:00 60 min. Panel Discussion

COVID-19 Economy & Financial Markets Social Cohesion

Post-Crisis Recovery: Learnings from Russia

Hosted by EFA Russia

19:00 - 19:45 45 min. Panel Discussion

COVID-19 Social Cohesion

Solidarity in Times of the Pandemic - Learnings from Africa

August 26, 2020

09:00 - 09:15 15 min. Social

Meditation

09:30 - 10:30 60 min. Fireside Chat

Law & Human Rights Politics & Democracy Social Cohesion

Civil Society and the Quest for Democracy in Albania

Hosted by EFA Albania

10:30 - 11:30 60 min. Fireside Chat

Politics & Democracy Economy & Financial Markets

Cecilia Malmström on the EU's Evolution

Hosted by EFA Sweden

11:00 - 12:00 60 min. Panel Discussion

Arts & Culture

De Profundis, Artists in Discourse Part 1

Session in German and English Language - Translation provided

11:00 - 12:00 60 min. Panel Discussion

Law & Human Rights Politics & Democracy

Journalism in a Backsliding Democracy

Hosted by EFA Hungary

11:00 - 12:00 60 min. Fireside Chat

Health COVID-19 Social Cohesion

Mental Health in Times of Crisis

Hosted by EFA Austria, Tyrol

11:00 - 12:00 60 min. Working Group

Law & Human Rights Social Cohesion Sustainability

Water as Fundamental Right

Hosted by EFA Austria, Upper Austria

12:00 - 13:00 60 min. Panel Discussion

Politics & Democracy Economy & Financial Markets Social Cohesion

Transparency of EU Economic Governance

Hosted by EFA Austria, Italy, Slovenia “Senza Confini”

12:00 - 13:00 60 min. Fireside Chat

Politics & Democracy Social Cohesion

Media Freedom: Realities on the Ground @ Democracy Booth

Supported by Stiftung Mercator and Mercator Foundation Switzerland

12:30 - 13:30 60 min. Panel Discussion

Arts & Culture

De Profundis, Artists in Discourse Part 2

Session in German and English Language - Translation provided

13:00 - 14:00 60 min. Fireside Chat

COVID-19 Politics & Democracy Social Cohesion

Democracy and Globalisation in Times of COVID-19

Hosted by EFA Austria, Burgenland

13:00 - 14:00 60 min. Networking

COVID-19 Arts & Culture

Networking Hour: Learnings from COVID-19 – Arts & Culture

14:00 - 15:00 60 min. Panel Discussion

Economy & Financial Markets Social Cohesion Sustainability

Energising the Rural Economy - Ideas from India & the World

Hosted by EFA India

14:00 - 15:00 60 min. Panel Discussion

Law & Human Rights Politics & Democracy Social Cohesion

Minority Rights in the Western Balkans & EU Enlargement

Hosted by EFA Austria, Italy, Slovenia “Senza Confini”

15:00 - 16:00 60 min. Panel Discussion

Arts & Culture

De Profundis, Artists in Discourse Part 3

Session in German and English Language - Translation provided

15:30 - 16:30 60 min. Working Group

COVID-19 Social Cohesion

Individual Resilience and Global Pandemics

Hosted by EFA Switzerland

16:30 - 17:30 60 min. Panel Discussion

Arts & Culture

De Profundis, Artists in Discourse Part 4

Session in German and English Language - Translation provided

16:30 - 17:30 60 min. Panel Discussion

COVID-19 Politics & Democracy Social Cohesion

Recovering Europe: What Vision for the Continent's Future?

Hosted by EFA Italy

16:30 - 17:30 60 min. Fireside Chat

Health COVID-19

Editing the Human Genome - Blessing or Curse?

Hosted by EFA Austria, Burgenland

17:30 - 18:30 60 min. Fireside Chat

COVID-19 Politics & Democracy

COVID-19 and Media Politics in Georgia

Hosted by EFA Georgia

18:00 - 18:30 30 min. Panel Discussion

Politics & Democracy Social Cohesion

Mayoral Leadership. Bringing About Bottom-Up Change

Supported by ERSTE Stiftung

18:00 - 19:00 60 min. Panel Discussion

Arts & Culture

De Profundis, Artists in Discourse Part 5

Session in German and English Language - Translation provided

18:00 - 19:00 60 min. Fireside Chat

Digitalisation & Innovation Politics & Democracy Social Cohesion

Evija Celma on Digital Literacy @ Democracy Booth

Supported by Stiftung Mercator and Mercator Foundation Switzerland

August 27, 2020

09:00 - 09:15 15 min. Social

Meditation

09:30 - 10:30 60 min. Working Group

Digitalisation & Innovation Politics & Democracy

Our Fundamentals – Where are they in the Digital World?

Hosted by EFA Austria, Lower Austria

11:00 - 12:00 60 min. Fireside Chat

Politics & Democracy Social Cohesion

Language as the Bedrock of Social Cohesion

Hosted by EFA Austria, Tyrol

11:30 - 12:30 60 min. Panel Discussion

COVID-19 Law & Human Rights Social Cohesion

Public Spaces Under the Lockdown

Hosted by EFA Armenia

12:00 - 13:00 60 min. Panel Discussion

COVID-19 Politics & Democracy Economy & Financial Markets

Enhancing East African Trade Cooperation Post-COVID

Hosted by Alpbach Africa Network

13:00 - 13:20 20 min. Keynote

Technology

#efatec Opening

13:00 - 14:00 60 min. Networking

COVID-19 Technology

Networking Hour: Learnings from COVID-19 – Technology

13:20 - 14:25 65 min. Panel Discussion

Politics & Democracy Technology

RTI Talk – Live Session from the APA Press Center, Vienna (English)

13:20 - 14:25 65 min. Panel Discussion

Politics & Democracy Technology

RTI Talk – Live Session from the APA Press Center, Vienna (German OV)

14:30 - 15:00 30 min. Keynote

Technology Social Cohesion

Building a Trustworthy Economy

15:00 - 16:00 60 min. Fireside Chat

Politics & Democracy Social Cohesion

Chances of Crises in Alpe Adria Region

Hosted by EFA Austria, Italy, Slovenia "Senza Confini"

14:30 - 16:30 120 min. Panel Discussion

Technology

Life Sciences - Potentials and Limitations

Supported by Austrian Federal Ministry for Digital and Economic Affairs

15:00 - 16:30 90 min. Panel Discussion

Politics & Democracy Sustainability Technology

A New Policy for Technology, Innovation and Industry

Supported by Austrian Council for Research and Technology Development

16:00 - 17:00 60 min. Panel Discussion

Digitalisation & Innovation Arts & Culture

AI and its Fundamental Impact on Everything

Hosted by EFA Germany

16:30 - 17:00 30 min.

TU Austria Innovation Marathon - live intro

16:15 - 17:00 45 min.

Challenges for gender policies in daily practice – a never ending story?

17:00 - 17:30 30 min.

Digital Patent Cocktail

17:00 - 17:45 45 min. Panel Discussion

Technology

Tickets to Berlin: Summer School on Entrepreneurship

17:00 - 18:00 60 min. Working Group

Economy & Financial Markets Social Cohesion Sustainability

Applied Behavioral Economics From an Ethical Approach

Hosted by EFA Hungary

18:00 - 19:00 60 min. Panel Discussion

Digitalisation & Innovation Politics & Democracy

Future Warfighting - A Conversation with Robert O. Work

Curated by International Institute for Strategic Studies

13:00 - 23:00 600 min.

TU Austria Innovation Marathon - 24 hours

12:00 - 23:00 660 min. Reading

Arts & Culture

Twenty-Four Hours Reading: 1984

Hosted by Forum Alpbach Network

August 28, 2020

08:50 - 09:00 10 min.

Technology

#efatec - beginning of day 2

10:30 - 11:00 30 min.

Digital Patent Cocktail

09:00 - 11:00 120 min. Panel Discussion

Digitalisation & Innovation Technology

Resilience and Digital Future: Synergy or Discrepancy?

Supported by ITG Innovations- und Technologietransfer Salzburg GmbH

09:00 - 11:00 120 min. Panel Discussion

Technology

Return on Investment: Excellence & Relevance in Science

Supported by Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research

09:00 - 11:00 120 min. Panel Discussion

Digitalisation & Innovation Technology

Future Mobility: Ecological, Economic & Social Solutions

Supported by Virtual Vehicle Research GmbH

09:30 - 11:00 90 min. Panel Discussion

COVID-19 Sustainability Technology

Climate and the Environment – European Perspectives

Supported by Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren

10:00 - 11:00 60 min. Working Group

COVID-19 Social Cohesion

How to Prepare for Crises? Techniques of Strategic Foresight

Hosted by EFA Austria, Salzburg

01:00 - 12:00 660 min. Reading

Arts & Culture

Twenty-Four Hours Reading: 1984

Hosted by Forum Alpbach Network

11:30 - 13:00 90 min. Panel Discussion

Digitalisation & Innovation Arts & Culture Technology

Living with AI - Opportunities and Challenges for Society

Supported by University of Applied Arts

11:30 - 13:30 120 min. Panel Discussion

Sustainability Technology

Europe as a Production Location in Times of Climate Change

Supported by Joanneum Research

11:30 - 13:30 120 min. Panel Discussion

Sustainability Technology

Research in Times of Crisis: Benefits of Applied Research?

Supported by Forschung Austria

11:30 - 13:30 120 min. Panel Discussion

Digitalisation & Innovation Sustainability Technology

Hydrogen – a Key Technology for Renewable Energy Systems

Supported by TU Austria

11:30 - 13:30 120 min. Panel Discussion

Sustainability Technology

Responsibility. Production. Europe (German Language)

Supported by VFFI

13:30 - 14:00 30 min.

Digital Patent Cocktail

00:00 - 14:00 840 min.

TU Austria Innovation Marathon - 24 hours

13:00 - 14:00 60 min. Networking

COVID-19 Sustainability Technology

Networking Hour: Business for a Sustainable Future I

14:00 - 14:45 45 min. Panel Discussion

Technology

TU Austria Innovation Marathon

Supported by TU Austria

14:00 - 14:45 45 min.

Challenges for gender policies in daily practice – a never ending story?

14:00 - 16:00 120 min. Panel Discussion

Sustainability Technology

Climate Neutrality 2040: Disruptive Innovations (German Language)

Supported by Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology

14:00 - 16:00 120 min. Panel Discussion

Sustainability Technology

Water, the Origin of Life

Supported by ecoplus. Niederösterreichs Wirtschaftsagentur

14:00 - 16:00 120 min. Panel Discussion

Health Sustainability Technology

Feeding the City – or Is the City Feeding You?

Supported by Climate and Energy Fund

14:00 - 16:00 120 min.

Technology

Career lounge for students and young professionals

Supported by Siemens AG Österreich Curated by Club Alpbach Südtirol Alto Adige

15:00 - 16:00 60 min. Keynote

COVID-19 Law & Human Rights Politics & Democracy

Fundamental Rights during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Hosted by EFA Austria, Salzburg

15:30 - 17:00 90 min. Panel Discussion

COVID-19 Politics & Democracy Technology

Complexity Science – Corona and the Consequences

Supported by Complexity Science Hub Vienna

16:30 - 17:30 60 min. Working Group

Law & Human Rights Politics & Democracy

One Flew Over the OSCE’s Nest: Europe Amidst Pandemic Times

Hosted by EFA Albania

16:30 - 18:30 120 min. Panel Discussion

Digitalisation & Innovation Technology

Critical Technology Trends in Security Sectors

Supported by Austrian Federal Ministry of Defence

18:30 - 18:40 10 min. Keynote

Technology

#efatec Closing

17:45 - 18:45 60 min. Working Group

COVID-19 Economy & Financial Markets Sustainability

Tourism During and Post COVID-19: Challenges & Opportunities

Hosted by EFA Austria, Lower Austria

19:00 - 20:00 60 min. Fireside Chat

Health COVID-19 Social Cohesion

Health Equity: How to Allocate Scarce Resources

Hosted by EFA Austria, Tyrol

19:45 - 20:45 60 min. Interview

Law & Human Rights Politics & Democracy Social Cohesion

Joseph Nye on a World After the Liberal International Order

August 29, 2020

09:00 - 09:15 15 min. Social

Meditation

10:00 - 11:00 60 min. Panel Discussion

COVID-19 Economy & Financial Markets Sustainability

A Sustainable Pandemic. Trade-Off Between Climate & Recovery

Hosted by EFA Austria, Italy, Slovenia "Senza Confini"

11:00 - 12:00 60 min. Fireside Chat

COVID-19 Digitalisation & Innovation Politics & Democracy

Digital Transformation in Education System Through COVID-19?

Hosted by EFA Iraq

12:00 - 13:00 60 min. Fireside Chat

COVID-19 Digitalisation & Innovation Politics & Democracy

Joanna Rohozinska on Disinformation @ Democracy Booth

Supported by Stiftung Mercator and Mercator Foundation Switzerland

13:00 - 14:00 60 min. Interview

Digitalisation & Innovation Politics & Democracy

Cyber Stability, State Fragility and the new World Peace

Curated by Munich Security Conference

13:00 - 14:00 60 min. Networking

COVID-19 Digitalisation & Innovation

Networking Hour: Learnings from COVID-19 – Digitalisation

14:00 - 15:00 60 min. Panel Discussion

Politics & Democracy Social Cohesion

African Union - European Union: Youth Cooperation

Hosted by Alpbach Africa Network

14:30 - 15:30 60 min. Panel Discussion

Health COVID-19

Crisis Management Made in East Asia

15:00 - 15:30 30 min. Interview

COVID-19 Politics & Democracy

Anya Schiffrin and Joseph Stiglitz on Media Under Fire

16:00 - 17:00 60 min. Panel Discussion

Digitalisation & Innovation Law & Human Rights

(Il)legal Algorithms

Supported by Stiftung Mercator and Mercator Foundation Switzerland

16:30 - 17:30 60 min. Panel Discussion

COVID-19 Economy & Financial Markets Social Cohesion

Solidarity and Development After the Pandemic

Hosted by Alpbach Africa Network

17:00 - 18:00 60 min. Working Group

Health COVID-19 Sustainability

The Rise of Global Hydro-Hubs in the Times of Climate Crisis

Hosted by EFA Azerbaijan

18:00 - 19:00 60 min. Interview

Social Cohesion

Making Compassion Viral - Unleashing Many-to-Many-Networks

18:00 - 19:00 60 min. Panel Discussion

COVID-19 Digitalisation & Innovation Politics & Democracy

Democracy in the Time of Corona - Technology to the Rescue?

Supported by Stiftung Mercator and Mercator Foundation Switzerland

19:30 - 20:30 60 min. Panel Discussion

Law & Human Rights Politics & Democracy

Championing a Nuclear Test Free World

Supported by CTBTO

August 30, 2020

09:00 - 09:15 15 min. Social

Meditation

10:30 - 12:00 90 min. Working Group

Politics & Democracy

The current State of the Union - On the way to an EU 2.0?

Supported by Stiftung Mercator and Mercator Foundation Switzerland Hosted by EFA Italy, South Tyrol

11:30 - 12:30 60 min. Panel Discussion

Law & Human Rights Arts & Culture

Claiming Art – a Right to Art and Artifacts?

12:00 - 13:00 60 min. Panel Discussion

Economy & Financial Markets Social Cohesion

Africa Free Trade Area: How to Generate Inclusive Growth?

Hosted by Alpbach Africa Network

12:45 - 13:45 60 min. Panel Discussion

Law & Human Rights Politics & Democracy Sustainability

Water (In)security

13:00 - 14:00 60 min. Networking

COVID-19 Law & Human Rights

Networking Hour: Learnings from COVID-19– Law

14:00 - 15:00 60 min. Panel Discussion

Politics & Democracy Sustainability

Exploring Solutions to Green the EU’s Trade Policy

Curated by Europe Jacques Delors

14:00 - 15:15 75 min. Panel Discussion

Politics & Democracy Social Cohesion

Partizipation gestalten – zwischen Brüchigkeit & Stabilität

Unterstützt von Bundesministerium für Kunst, Kultur, öffentlichen Dienst und Sport

15:00 - 16:00 60 min. Panel Discussion

Digitalisation & Innovation Social Cohesion Sustainability

Going Digital: The Future of Work in Africa post COVID-19

Hosted by Alpbach Africa Network

15:30 - 16:30 60 min. Fireside Chat

Social Cohesion Sustainability

Erwin Wagner on Life Sciences

Hosted by EFA Austria, Lower Austria

15:30 - 16:30 60 min. Panel Discussion

Politics & Democracy

Is it Europe’s Turn Now? The EU in the World After COVID-19

Supported by European Commission

17:00 - 18:30 90 min. Panel Discussion

Law & Human Rights Politics & Democracy

The Future of Multilateralism. Swan Song or Encore?

12:00 - 19:00 420 min. Working Group

Politics & Democracy

EU 2.0 Hackathon @ Democracy Booth

Supported by Stiftung Mercator and Mercator Foundation Switzerland Hosted by EFA Italy, South Tyrol

18:00 - 19:00 60 min. Panel Discussion

Politics & Democracy Sustainability

Sustainable Balkans

Hosted by EFA Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia

18:30 - 19:30 60 min. Working Group

Digitalisation & Innovation Politics & Democracy Social Cohesion

Time Capsule 2050: Back to a Better Future

Hosted by EFA Austria, Vienna

August 31, 2020

09:00 - 09:15 15 min. Social

Meditation

09:45 - 10:30 45 min. Interview

Politics & Democracy Economy & Financial Markets Social Cohesion

Valdis Dombrovskis on a People's Economy

10:30 - 11:30 60 min. Working Group

Politics & Democracy Sustainability

Designing the Future of Sustainable Development

Curated by Chatham House

11:00 - 12:00 60 min. Panel Discussion

COVID-19 Politics & Democracy Economy & Financial Markets

Resetting the Agenda. Boosting the CEE economy post COVID-19

Supported by Raiffeisen Bank International

12:00 - 13:00 60 min. Panel Discussion

Politics & Democracy

Democratic Parties in Evolution – Survival of the Fittest?

Curated by The Innovation in Politics Institute Hosted by Alpbach Germany

12:30 - 13:30 60 min. Panel Discussion

Law & Human Rights Politics & Democracy Economy & Financial Markets

Mobilizing Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking (FAST)

Supported by Office for Foreign Affairs, Liechtenstein

12:30 - 14:00 90 min. Panel Discussion

COVID-19 Politics & Democracy Sustainability

Green New Deal. A Just Transformation & Recovery

Supported by Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology

13:00 - 14:00 60 min. Networking

Politics & Democracy

Networking Hour: Visions for the EU

13:15 - 14:15 60 min. Panel Discussion

COVID-19 Social Cohesion

Socio-economic Shock of COVID-19: China, Hong Kong & Taiwan

Hosted by Lung Yingtai Cultural Foundation

10:00 - 15:00 300 min. Working Group

Politics & Democracy

EU 2.0 Hackathon @ Democracy Booth

Supported by Stiftung Mercator and Mercator Foundation Switzerland Hosted by EFA Italy, South Tyrol

14:30 - 15:30 60 min. Panel Discussion

Politics & Democracy

EU Enlargement – Quo Vadis?

Supported by German Cooperation

15:00 - 16:00 60 min. Working Group

Politics & Democracy

Can Democracy Tolerate Fake News?

Hosted by EFA Israel

16:00 - 17:00 60 min. Panel Discussion

Politics & Democracy

The Age of Populism?

Supported by Stiftung Mercator and Mercator Foundation Switzerland

16:00 - 17:00 60 min. Panel Discussion

Health COVID-19 Digitalisation & Innovation

Corona Trac(k)ing Apps - The Ethics of Public Health

Hosted by EFA Austria, Lower Austria

16:45 - 17:45 60 min. Fireside Chat

COVID-19 Law & Human Rights Politics & Democracy

Migration & COVID-19

Hosted by EFA Georgia

17:30 - 18:30 60 min. Panel Discussion

Law & Human Rights

What’s Universal? Fundamental Rights in Conflict

Supported by Stiftung Mercator and Mercator Foundation Switzerland

17:30 - 18:30 60 min. Panel Discussion

Politics & Democracy

A Tale of All Cities – City Diplomacy

Supported by Stiftung Mercator and Mercator Foundation Switzerland

19:00 - 20:00 60 min. Panel Discussion

Politics & Democracy

Ever Closer Union – the End of European Integration?

19:00 - 20:00 60 min. Panel Discussion

Economy & Financial Markets Sustainability

How to Green Finance Using Keynes and Hayek's Work

Hosted by EFA London

20:30 - 22:30 120 min.

Speaker's Night

Hosted by Club Alpbach Austria, Styria

September 1, 2020

09:00 - 09:15 15 min. Social

Meditation

10:00 - 11:00 60 min. Panel Discussion

Digitalisation & Innovation Economy & Financial Markets

Cryptoeconomics - Implications on the Monetary System

Hosted by EFA Switzerland

11:30 - 12:30 60 min. Working Group

Law & Human Rights Politics & Democracy

Minority Rights in the EU

Hosted by EFA Hungary

12:30 - 13:30 60 min. Working Group

Law & Human Rights Social Cohesion

Religions: Friend or Foe in the Work for Women’s Rights?

Hosted by EFA Austria, Lower Austria

13:15 - 14:00 45 min. Panel Discussion

COVID-19 Economy & Financial Markets Social Cohesion

Shaping an Inclusive Transformation

13:00 - 14:00 60 min. Networking

Digitalisation & Innovation Economy & Financial Markets Sustainability

Networking Hour: Business for a sustainable future II

14:00 - 15:00 60 min. Panel Discussion

Law & Human Rights Politics & Democracy Economy & Financial Markets

Joining the Fight against Corruption

curated by International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA)

14:00 - 15:00 60 min. Working Group

Digitalisation & Innovation Politics & Democracy Social Cohesion

How can Digital Technologies Strengthen our Democracies?

Supported by Stiftung Mercator and Mercator Foundation Switzerland Curated by Dezentrum and OTTN - Open Think Tank Network

15:15 - 16:00 45 min. Panel Discussion

Politics & Democracy Economy & Financial Markets

Governing Global Trade – The Next Chapter

16:30 - 17:30 60 min. Panel Discussion

Digitalisation & Innovation Economy & Financial Markets Sustainability

Kann Technologie die Welt retten?

Unterstützt von Microsoft Austria

17:00 - 18:00 60 min. Panel Discussion

Economy & Financial Markets Sustainability

Sustainable Finance: On Theory and Practice

Hosted by EFA Montenegro

18:00 - 18:45 45 min. Interview

Economy & Financial Markets Social Cohesion

Jeffrey Sachs on Globalization

18:00 - 19:00 60 min. Panel Discussion

Economy & Financial Markets Social Cohesion

Gender and Generations – Diversity as Engine for Corporate Success

Supported by Mondi Group

19:00 - 20:00 60 min. Working Group

COVID-19 Digitalisation & Innovation Sustainability

Inward Housing: Stay at Home Architecture

Hosted by EFA Algeria

19:00 - 20:00 60 min.

Politics & Democracy Social Cohesion

Leading as if Life Matters

Hosted by EFA United States of America

September 2, 2020

09:00 - 09:15 15 min. Social

Meditation

10:00 - 11:00 60 min. Panel Discussion

COVID-19 Economy & Financial Markets

Response Alternatives in Emerging Europe

Hosted by EFA Hungary

11:00 - 11:45 45 min. Interview

Fireside Chat with Franz Fischler and Caspar Einem

11:00 - 12:00 60 min. Panel Discussion

Digitalisation & Innovation Politics & Democracy

The End Of Video Evidence? Countering Deepfakes With Tech

Hosted by EFA Austria, Italy, Slovenia “Senza Confini”

12:00 - 13:00 60 min. Fireside Chat

Digitalisation & Innovation Sustainability

Low-Carbon Transition in Europe: Innovation & Strategies

Hosted by EFA Switzerland

12:00 - 13:00 60 min. Fireside Chat

COVID-19 Law & Human Rights Politics & Democracy

Tamara Ehs zur ‘Krisendemokratie’ @ Democracy Booth

Unterstützt von Stiftung Mercator und Stiftung Mercator Schweiz

13:00 - 14:00 60 min. Panel Discussion

Economy & Financial Markets Sustainability

Energy Transition? Definitely! But Not in My Backyard

Supported by Austrian Power Grid

13:00 - 14:00 60 min. Networking

COVID-19 Economy & Financial Markets

Networking Hour: Learnings from Covid-19 - HR Exchange

14:30 - 16:00 90 min. Panel Discussion

Digitalisation & Innovation Economy & Financial Markets

Building Trust in Human-Centric Artificial Intelligence

Supported by Austrian Federal Computing Center

15:00 - 16:00 60 min. Panel Discussion

Law & Human Rights Politics & Democracy

Effective Anti-Corruption Whistleblower Protection

curated by International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA)

16:00 - 17:00 60 min. Working Group

Digitalisation & Innovation Social Cohesion

God and the Machine: Religious Perspectives on AI

Hosted by EFA Switzerland

16:30 - 17:30 60 min. Panel Discussion

Digitalisation & Innovation Economy & Financial Markets

Digital, Trustworthy & Secure: Skills in a Connected World

Supported by Austrian Federal Ministry for Digital and Economic Affairs

17:30 - 18:15 45 min. Panel Discussion

Economy & Financial Markets Sustainability

No Planet B - Tech for Sustainability

18:30 - 19:15 45 min.

Fireside Chat with Philippe Narval

18:30 - 19:30 60 min. Panel Discussion

Economy & Financial Markets Sustainability

Shaping Climate Policy Toward Climate Justice

Hosted by EFA Austria, Vienna

September 3, 2020

09:00 - 09:15 15 min. Social

Meditation

09:45 - 10:30 45 min. Panel Discussion

COVID-19 Digitalisation & Innovation Economy & Financial Markets

Digital Paradigm Shift

12:00 - 13:00 60 min. Fireside Chat

COVID-19 Politics & Democracy Social Cohesion

Christin Lahr on Learning from the Virus @ Democracy Booth

Supported by Stiftung Mercator and Mercator Foundation Switzerland

13:00 - 14:00 60 min. Panel Discussion

COVID-19 Politics & Democracy Economy & Financial Markets

A Pan-European Response for Economic Recovery

13:00 - 14:00 60 min. Networking

COVID-19 Economy & Financial Markets

Networking Hour: Learnings from Covid-19 – Managers Exchange

14:30 - 15:30 60 min. Panel Discussion

COVID-19 Economy & Financial Markets

Illicit Financial Flows - Old Issues, New Solutions

17:00 - 18:00 60 min. Panel Discussion

Digitalisation & Innovation Politics & Democracy Sustainability

Digitalisation for People and Planet

Curated by European Policy Centre Hosted by EFA Belgium

18:30 - 19:30 60 min. Fireside Chat

CEE & the EU - Integration and Financial Institutions

Hosted by EFA Belgium

21:00 - 21:45 45 min. Panel Discussion

Economy & Financial Markets

State Budgets on (the) Edge – From Theory to Practice