Economic Forum Salzburg 2024 a resounding success

First-class presentations, exciting insights, and over 300 renowned guests: The Economic Forum Salzburg has once again been a great success at the sold-out Salzburg Congress. For the third time, the prestigious event proved to be an indispensable platform for decision-makers and executives from business, society, and politics.

In addition to inspiring lectures and panel discussions under the motto "Creativity. Courage. Innovation. Competition. How we can shape the future together", catered networking breaks offered numerous opportunities for exciting dialog, exchange, and potential collaborations. Another highlight was the Innovation Area, which enabled start-ups and young companies to present their ideas and make valuable contacts.

Peter Unterkofler, President of the Federation of Austrian Industries Salzburg, and the Governor of Salzburg Wilfried Haslauer, welcomed and opened an afternoon of captivating presentations and lively discussions:     

• Josef Joffe
  Publicist, author, lecturer, media manager, and publisher of the German weekly newspaper DIE ZEIT 2020-2023
  “Europe vs. America: Which economy is shining, which is struggling - and why?”
• Sandra Rothenberger
  Professor, entrepreneur, supervisory board member, start-up coach, foundation board member
  “New marketing strategy: 5 tips for entrepreneurial success”
• Feiyu Xu
  Non-Executive Director von Airbus, Former Senior Vice President & Global Head of AI at SAP SE, Co-Founder of nyonic, Member of the Supervisory Board of ZF Friedrichshafen AG
  “Artificial intelligence in businesses: Chances, potentials, possibilities”
• Hans-Lothar Domröse
  General and NATO Commander (ret.)
  “European security in the midst of global power shifts.”
• Benedikt Böhm
  CEO of DYNAFIT, extreme ski alpinist, WWF ambassador, founder of Helping Band
  “Escaping the death zone - both in hiking and in business.”

About the Economic Forum Salzburg

The Economic Forum Salzburg is organized by the Federation of Austrian Industries Salzburg with Salzburger Sparkasse, Salzburger Nachrichten, Spar AG, Innovation Salzburg, Palfinger AG, GrECo, the Economic Chamber Salzburg, the University of Salzburg, the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences, and MCI | The Entrepreneurial School^®.