Programme 14 November 2018

  • Opening - Keynotes - Political Panel
    07:30 - 09:30
    REGISTRATION - WELCOME COFFEE
    Badges are handed out and coffee is available at the foyer areas.
    09:30 - 09:50 | Plenary Hall D
    Conference Opening – A Conference Where the People REALLY Matter
    Conference Facilitators - Corinna Milborn, Journalist and Moderator at Puls 4 and Peter Woodward, Facilitator
    Elisabeth KöstingerWolfgang Burtscher
    09:50 - 10:10 Plenary | Hall D
    Key Conference Challenges

    Elisabeth Köstinger
    Federal Minister for Sustainability and Tourism of Austria

    Wolfgang Burtscher
    Deputy Director-General of DG Research and Innovation of the European Commission

    Ban Ki Moon
    10:10 - 10:45 | Plenary Hall D
    Keynote – Sustainable Development: The Pathway to the Future

    Ban Ki-moon
    Co-Chair of the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens and Former Secretary-General of the United Nations

    Stientje van Veldhofven van der MeerWolfgang Sobotka
    10:45 - 11:40 | Plenary Hall D
    Politics, people and transition

    Stientje van Veldhoven
    State Secretary for Infrastructure and Water Management of the Netherlands

    Wolfgang Sobotka, First President of the National Council of the Austrian Parliament

    Moderation: Peter Woodward, Facilitator

    11:40 - 11:50
    Introduction of the “Call to Action” Challenge
    Facilitator: Peter Woodward

    Call to Action, PDF
    11:50 - 13:20
    LUNCH
    The lunch buffet is available at hall X2.
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    13:20 - 15:10 | Plenary Hall D
    Digitalisation and Environment

    Marcel Haraszti, CEO REWE International AG
    Steffen Lange, Postdoc at the Institute for Ecological Economy Research, Germany
    Patrick Kessler, President of Swiss Online-Merchants Association
    Pille Pruulmann-Vengerfeldt, Professor in media and communication, Malmö University
    Julia Stone, Director Digital & Innovations, BILLA AG

    Moderation: Peter Woodward, Conference Facilitator

    The Digital economy is the culmination of the explosion of consumer connectivity: half the world's population is online, a third can be found on a social network and 53% are mobile. This young, dynamic, $3 trillion system based on technological infrastructure has changed the rules of doing business. The digital revolution has transformed the time we live in and will continue to do so. All these changes lead or will lead to a profound transformation of society and the economy.

    Specific elements of the digital economy - such as online shopping - , the opportunities they provide and the impact on the energy demand they cause are reflected in this slot. The question with regard to the growing significance of the digital economy will be discussed: 'Is there a chance of shaping a sustainable digital economy?'

    Organised by: Federal Ministry for Sustainability and Tourism and REWE International AG

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    13:20 - 15:10 | K1
    Economy and Environment
    Challenges for a Socio-Ecological Transformation

    Martina Schuster, Federal Ministry for Sustainability and Tourism, Austria
    Sigrid Stagl, Head of the Institute for Ecological Economics at Vienna University of Economics and Business
    Stefan Giljum, Head of the Research Group “Global Resource Use” at the Institute for Ecological Economics at Vienna University of Economics and Business
    Heidi Leonhardt, Research Assistant, Institute for Sustainable Economic Development at BOKU University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
    Emanuele Campiglio, Researcher, Visiting Fellow at the Grantham Research Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science

    Moderation: Fred Luks, Head of the Competence Center for Sustainability, Vienna University of Economics and Business and Stephan Lutter, Senior Researcher at the Institute for Ecological Economics, Vienna University of Economics and Business

    The session will present and discuss the results of a study presenting the main challenges and opportunities at the intersection of “Economy and Environment”. It will focus on the challenges that derive from the economy-environment-interaction with respect to the goal of a socio-ecological transformation towards sustainable development. Therefore, macro perspectives will be contrasted with entrepreneurial and consumer perspectives. Short thematic inputs will feed into a group discussion, which will lead into an elaboration of open issues for research as well as policy intervention.

    Format: Interactive

    Organised by: Vienna University of Economics and Business, Competence Center for Sustainability

    13:20 - 15:10 | G1
    Future Café – Actions & Solutions that Matter

    In this participatory format diverse high-Level stakeholders from politics, business, civil Society, science and creative industries will hold a dialogue with conference participants. In small groups the participants will tackle one of the following challenges we face: Climate Action, Circular Economy, Digitalisation, Inclusive Society, Media, Sustainable Financing. Each group will through guided questions get to know each other, map the challenges in the field, understand what solutions are already out there and then decide on needed next actions. Additionally we will prototype collaboration between diverse stakeholders for a common challenge.

    Format: Interactive

    Organised by: Impact Hub Vienna

    Arjen WalsPlaceholderHelga Kromb Kolb
    13:20 - 15:10 | B2
    Science in Transition

    Arjen Wals, Professor of Transformative Learning for Socio-Ecological Sustainability at the Education and Competence Studies Group, Wageningen University

    Moderation:
    Helga Kromp-Kolb, Institute of Meteorology/ Center for Global Change and Sustainability, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences
    Gerald Steiner, Dean of Faculty of Business and Globalization, Head of Department for Knowledge and Communication Management, University Professor of Organisation Communication and Innovation, Danube University Krems – University for Continuing Education

    This session emphasizes the necessity of a transformation in the knowledge system. If science and higher education are to contribute to a socio-ecological transformation and to reaching the SDGs, a paradigm shift in higher education and science is required. We start from a keynote by Arjen Wals and the outcomes of the Science in Transition Conference (Nov. 13, 2018) and discuss them in an interactive setting: How should the university of the future look like? How do we get there? Which obstacles must be overcome?

    Format: Interactive

    Organised by: Alliance of Sustainable Universities in Austria

    Gerald PlattnerGerdrud HaidvoglPlaceholder
    13:20 - 15:10 | 3A
    Future without Natural Areas? Zukunft ohne Naturräume?

    This session will be hold in German with English translation

    Gertrud Haidvogl, Resarcher, Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management, BOKU University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences
    Kerstin Friesenbichler, Policy Officer for Nature Protection/Bio-Diversity
    Johannes Peterseil, Head of department, Ecosystem Research and Environmental Information Management, Environment Agency Austria
    Bernhard Kohler, World Wide Fund for Nature
    Gerald Plattner, Nature Management Austrian Federal Forests (ÖBf), B.A.U.M. - Austrian Network for Sustainable Leadership
    Pupil of the Sir Karl Popper public school for highly gifted pupils

    Moderation: Eva Berger, Vice-President of B.A.U.M.-Austria

    This session, hosted by B.A.U.M.-Austria (an independent environmental initiative and network of entrepreneurs www.baumaustria.at), will focus on SDG 15, Life on Land. Introductory notes will highlight the current best practices for the sustainable use and protection of natural areas and evaluate chances for advancements. Afterwards, diverse stakeholders will discuss these approaches with regard to their sustainability and articulate necessary need for action. Finally, the importance of natural areas for young people in the face of cyberspace and augmented reality will be discussed.

    Organised by: B.A.U.M. - Austrian Network for Sustainable Leadership

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    13:20 - 15:10 | 3B
    The majority is not enough! - how to develop sustainable infrastructure projects

    This session will consist of a Panel discussion and a Hands-on session

    Heidrun Maier-de Kruijff, Managing Director, Verband der öffentlichen Wirtschaft und Gemeinwirtschaft Österreichs - VÖWG
    Oliver Gumpert, International Business Development, Doppelmayr Seilbahnen GmbH
    Sabine Gaber, Board Member, Oesterreichische Entwicklungsbank AG - OeEB
    Andreas Gunst, Partner, DLA Piper

    Moderation: Heinz Nusser, Nusser & Partner - Managing Sustainability

    This session will focus on the structural Framework and individual readiness required to support the development of sustainable projects worldwide: Part 1 - Panel discussion "how to develop sustainable infrastructure projects." In our discussion we will look for an answer, how Europe´s Intention to contribute to positive change in accordance with SDGs can be translated into actual projects and sustainable development worldwide. Part 2 - Hands-on Session:"The Majority is not Enough" Here we will individually experience where people matter by working on three simple questions about real-world challenges.

    Organised by: Austrian Federal Chancellery

    Anitra NelsonArmon RezaiFritz HInterbergerPlaceholderPlaceholder
    13:20 - 15:10 | B1
    "green" or "brown" investments - another bubble in the making?

    Friedrich Hinterberger, President, SERI - Sustainable Europe Research Institute
    Armon Rezai, Associate Professor, Institute for Ecological Economics, Vienna University of Economics and Business
    Anitra Nelson, Honorary Associate Professor, Centre for Urban Research at RMIT University in Melbourne
    Wolfgang Pinner, Chief Investment Officer, Socially Responsible Investment, Raiffeisen Capital Management, Vienna
    Lukas Stühlinger, Chief Financial Officer, Oekostrom AG

    Moderation: Franz Partsch, Director Treasury Department, Oesterreichische Nationalbank

    Do investors believe in “green” or “brown” growth? Do they foresee sustainable development or more of the same in terms of resource overconsumption and climate change? If financial markets are right reflecting investors’ predictions about the economic future, the 2015 Paris climate agreement is not worth the paper it’s written on. Yet, if they are wrong, the burst of a brown investment bubble might trigger a new financial crisis. To square the circle, “green” investments must move mainstream. What are investors still waiting for? And: can finance be “green” at all? Economists and practitioners will try to give answers to these questions.

    Organised by: Sustainable Research Institute Europe, Oesterreichische Nationalbank and Club of Rome – Austrian Chapter

    Alexander KesselringPlaceholderMartin HollinetzPlaceholder
    13:20 - 15:10 | B3
    At the Peak of Social Change!
    Learning from success stories for social innovation

    Martina Handler, Austrian Society for Environment and Technology
    Alexander Kesselring, Co-Lead Impact Transfer, Ashoka
    Martin Hollinetz, Co-Founder and Board Member, Otelo eGen
    Indra Adnan, Co-Initiator, The Alternative UK
    Katarzyna Batko-Toluc, Co-Founder and Board Member, Citizens Network Watchdog Poland
    Peter Lasznig, Founder of GELA Ochsenherz, currently active in SOLAWI Ackerschön

    Moderation: Astrid Reinprecht, Austrian Society for Environment and Technology

    Change towards sustainability will only succeed, if we manage to reconfigure established daily practices. Fortunately, initiatives exist from which we can learn how to further sustainable transformation. The workshop brings together storytellers from different professional fields to share their stories on achieving change. The setting (collective story harvest) stimulates a thorough analysis of different approaches to change, possible stumbling blocks and measures to overcome such hurdles.

    Format: Interactive

    Organised by: Austrian Society for Environment and Technology

    13:20 - 15:10 | Foyer X1
    Art Workshop: Growing Pictures - Transformation with Brain, Heart and Hand

    Flag workshop run by Wolfgang Weinlich, in collaboration with artists Emmerich Weissenberger and Nora Ruzsics (ArtEmbassy). Transformation into a joint work of art- creating commin holistic social structures. Living in dignity is fundamental for all human beings. Which common human quality is needed to deal with this topics? Messages inspired by 7 lectures of the conference appear on individual areas of the fabric of the flag. These messages can be retraced, expanded, reworked, overpainted or associated with the objects, materials and tools on the tables provided. The flag will be raised the next day and will be used after the conference concludes for a number of sustainably printed art book covers, to continue with the artistic and reflected Messages produced at this conference. We pass your and our Messages on and so become ambassadors for sustainability.

    Organised by:
    Wolfgang Weinlich, Professor of Art Education, University College of Teacher Education Vienna
    - in collaboration with Emmerich Weissenberger - ArtEmbassy, Artist

    15:10 - 15:40 | Foyer Area
    COFFEE BREAK
    Coffee and drinks are available at the foyer areas.
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    15:40 - 17:30 | Plenary Hall D
    Are Media Encouraging Transformation?
    Julia Wippersberg, Austrian Press Agency
    Martin Kugler, Editor in Chief, Universum Magazin
    Jasmin Godemann, Professor of Communication and Engagement in Agricultural, Nutritional and Environmental Sciences at the Justus-Liebig-University of Giessen
    Caja Thimm, professor for Media Science at the University of Bonn

    In this session we will focus on the difference between the media logic and the necessities for transformation. How is media – or different media channels – dealing with sustainability issues and in what form? Is/Could there be a transformational logic/intention behind coverage? What seems interesting to the audience? What do media need in order to be interested in sustainability issues? Are there differences between European countries, various channels, broadsheet or yellow journalism? And how can sustainability issues be communicated to catch attention of media practitioners?

    Organised by: Austrian Federal Ministry for Sustainability and Tourism

    Helene DallingerHelga WeiszKate ScottMartin DistelkampNina Eisenmenger
    15:40 - 17:30 | K1
    Resource Efficiency Contributions to Decarbonisation

    Opening:
    Martina Schuster, Austrian Federal Ministry for Sustainability and Tourism

    Speaker

    Paul Ekins,
    "No climate stability without resource efficiency"
    Director of Research and Professor in Energy and Environment Policy at the UCL Energy Institute, London, UK; Member of the Expert Panel of the UN International Resource Panel

    Helga Weisz,
    "The resource -climate nexus: Tracking global resource use and emissions"
    Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Potsdam, Germany

    Mark Meyer,
    "Synergies between decarbonisation, resource decoupling and prosperity in Europe - recent findings from the MeetPASS project"
    Research Associate, Institute of Economic Structures Research (GWS), Head of Global Developments and Resources, Osnabrück

    Kate Scott,
    "How can resource efficiency contribute to meet UK carbon budgets"
    Department of Geography, University of Manchester, UK

    Nina Eisenmenger, Institute for Social Ecology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences

    Panel Discussant:
    Helene Dallinger, oikos Vienna – Students for Sustainable Economic and Management

    Moderator: Stephan Lutter, Institute for Ecological Economics, Vienna University of Economics and Business

    International reports and political programmes are more and more emphasizing the likely contribution of resource efficiency to climate protection in general and in particular to the achievement of the goals of the Paris Agreement. Nonetheless there are only few studies investigating this correlation on an economy wide scale. According to the UN International Resource Panel a positive correlation between climate and resource policies can be assumed. This means that an ambitious climate policy comes along with a significant decline in resource use and at the same time with positive effects on the economy (http://www.resourcepanel.org/reports/resource-efficiency). In this breakout session we will talk about this assumed relationship between climate and resource policies. European and international studies on this topic are going to be presented (UN International Resource Panel, G20, Germany, UK, Austria) and discussed.

    Organised by: Federal Minister for Sustainability and Tourism, Institute of Social Ecology

    Nkemdi BeghoRodrigo Aranda
    15:40 - 17:30 | G1
    Best Practice Examples

    Julian Paul Melchiorri, CEO and founder of Arborea ltd., United Kingdom
    Reet Aus, Founder of Fa. Upmade, Estonia
    Nkemdilim Begho, Founder and Managing Director of Future Software Resources (Futuresoft), Nigeria
    Victoria Soelle, The DO School Innovation Lab, Germany
    Rodrigo Aranda, Co-Founder and CEO of Sintala Design, Spain
    Michael Fassnauer, Founder and CEO of UBIMET

    Moderation: Peter Woodward

    Cases of conclusive and convincing eco-innovative projects have been selected. These innovation projects are clearly aimed at promoting sustainable development. They have either achieved market entry or established a significant social position. Thus we invited the founders of these start-up companies to explain their vision, to discuss initial venture capital financing, the risks and operational hurdles including their causes and how to overcome them, and to demonstrate the potential for profit as well as important success factors. As all of these projects represent success stories, they will motivate new innovators and incentivise further innovation. In an interactive setting, participants will be in close contact with the speakers.

    Format: Interactive

    Organised by: Federal Minister for Sustainability and Tourism

    Alexandra StricknerPlaceholderLittigPlaceholderPlaceholder
    15:40 - 17:30 | B2
    Social-Ecological Transformations in Research and Politics

    Beate Littig, Sociologist and Head of the Division Socio-Ecological Transformation Research at the Institute for Advanced Studies
    Christina Plank, post doc researcher at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
    Barbara Coudenhove-Kalergi, works in the area “Education and Society” at the Federation of Austrian Industries
    Alexandra Strickner, Economist and Co-founder of Attac Austria
    Elisabeth Freytag-Rigler, Head of the EU Coordination Environment in the Austrian Federal Ministry for Sustainability and Tourism

    Moderation: Fred Luks, Head of Sustainability Competence Center, Vienna University of Economics and Business

    The term “transformation” has gained much traction in recent years addressing problems of unsustainability. Yet, the term is used ambiguously and key issues of unsustainability remain unsolved. The session will therefore discuss different understandings of social-ecological transformations as well as the role of transformation research within sciences and politics. It will address challenges that have to be faced when “growth in transition” is on the agenda of European societies.

    Organised by: Network Socio-Ecological Transformation Research

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    15:40 - 17:30 | 3A
    Responsible Production and Consumption
    Co-operation along value chains in conflict areas

    Tanja Dietrich Hübner, Head of Sustainability, REWE International AG
    Leonore Gewesseler, Political Director, GLOBAL 2000, Friends of the Earth Austria, Heinrich Böll Foundation

    Moderation: Klaus Kastenhofer, MD, independent consultant

    Since more than 15 years the Austrian environmental organisation GLOBAL 2000/Friends of the Earth Austria and REWE International AG have formed a unique partnership on pesticide reduction. In collaboration with the agricultural sector innovative methodology, alternative plant protection strategies and significant and consistent reduction of pesticide residues have been achieved. Solutions in areas where the necessity of change was common sense but implementation was lagging have been deployed. A partnership which can be considered as frontrunner on the issue of pesticide residues in conventional produce including transparency. Is collaboration along value chains a sustainable role model for future endeavors? What kind of framework is supportive of such partnerships?

    Organised by: REWE International AG and GLOBAL 2000

    Armand ColardMartin Spolc
    15:40 - 17:30 | 3B
    Good deal?
    Preconditions for Sustainable Finance

    Aim of this session is to present an overview of initiatives in the European Union on different levels of possible Action - European Commission, Corporate, Private - to foster ecologically and socially sustainable investments. In this setting we want discuss supporting factors and barriers to greening the finance sector.

    Martin Spolc, DG FISMA, Deputy Director General Financial Markets, Head of unit Capital markets Union: “Current State of the EU Action Plan on Sustainable Finance”
    Armand Colard, ESG Plus GmbH & wasmachtmeinfonds.at “How sustainable is the Austrian Fonds landscape? What can a private Person do?”
    Martin Bruckner, Chief Investment Officer, Spokesperson of the Board of Allianz Investmentbank AG and Board Member of Allianz Pensionskasse AG: “Institutional Investors Turn Their Backs on Fossil Assets?”
    Katharina Muner-Sammer, Austrian Society for Environment and Technology “SEFIPA - Sustainable Energy Financing Platform in Austria”

    Moderation: Georg Günsberg, policy and strategy advisor

    Organised by: Ecosocial Forum, Federal Ministry for Sustainability and Tourism

    Vilim AnneliesAnnika LindblomMangalagiu DianaGiovannini EnricoWukovitch FlorianMarkus Hametner
    15:40 - 17:30 | B1
    Bringing the SDGs to Life
    From Status Quo to a Sustainability Transformation

    The session explores options for effective implementation of the SDGs for different governance levels and stakeholder groups. Four input presentations will provide an EU-wide comparison of progress towards the SDGs, an overview of conditions for successful implementation at EU, national and local levels (with examples from Finland and Italy), and a critical view from civil society. A panel discussion with representatives from business, social partners and academia will then develop critical success factors for SDG implementation together with the audience.

    Markus Hametner, Senior Researcher and Project Manager at the Institute for Managing Sustainability, Vienna University of Economics and Business
    Enrico Giovannini, Professor of Economic Statistics, University of Rome Tor Vergata
    Annika Lindblom, Secretary-General, Finnish National Commission on Sustainable Development
    Annelies Vilim, Director, Global Responsibility - Platform for Development and Humanitarian Aid, Member of SDG Watch Austria

    Additional Panellists:
    Nastassja Cernko, Sustainability Manager, OeKB Group, Austria
    Diana Mangalagiu, Professor, Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford and NEOMA Business School, France
    Florian Wukovitsch, Economist, Austrian Chamber of Labour

    Moderation: Gerald Berger, Senior Researcher and Project Manager at the Institute for Managing Sustainability, Vienna University of Economics and Business

    Organised by: Environment Agency Austria, Institute for Managing Sustainability, University of Economics and Business

    Anneke EngelChristine LinsEvelina LundquistFlorian SturmMarianne GuglerMelanie Mettler
    15:40 - 17:30 | B3
    The Role of Women in Transformation
    Sharing Experiences with Change Processes

    In public perception, decision makers are mainly men. But is it really mainly men who initiate change processes, drive them forward and lead them to success? Is there a difference between men and women in the approach, in the willingness to change? Are there success factors or obstacles that are more likely to affect men or women? Do men and women have different roles in change processes? This is what we want to work out in this interactive workshop, to which we explicitly welcome men and women. Five role models (women and men) from different areas of expertise related to sustainability will tell their personal stories of how they initiated and implemented change. Participants are invited to listen to these stories and explore common patterns and differences..

    Our role models are:
    Christine LINS, Co-Founder, Global Women’s Network for Energy Transition (GWNET)
    Melanie METTLER, CEO, Sunraising Bern; and Co-President, SIBA - Social Innovation Accelerator Bern
    Marianne GUGLER, Co-Founder, Employment Cooperative Otelo eGen
    Florian STURM, Employment Cooperative Otelo eGen
    Evelina LUNDQVIST,Founder, The Good Tribe
    Anneke ENGEL, Board Member, Austrian Small Farmers Assocation (ÖBV)

    Facilitator: Astrid Reinprecht, Austrian Society for Environment and Technology

    Organised by: Federal Ministry for Sustainability and Tourism and the Austrian Society for Environment and Technology
    15:40 - 17:30 | Foyer
    Art Workshop: Growing Pictures - Transformation with Brain, Heart and Hand

    Flag workshop run by Wolfgang Weinlich, in collaboration with artists Emmerich Weissenberger and Nora Ruzsics (ArtEmbassy). Transformation into a joint work of art- creating commin holistic social structures. Living in dignity is fundamental for all human beings. Which common human quality is needed to deal with this topics? Messages inspired by 7 lectures of the conference appear on individual areas of the fabric of the flag. These messages can be retraced, expanded, reworked, overpainted or associated with the objects, materials and tools on the tables provided. The flag will be raised the next day and will be used after the conference concludes for a number of sustainably printed art book covers, to continue with the artistic and reflected Messages produced at this conference. We pass your and our Messages on and so become ambassadors for sustainability.

    Organised by: Wolfgang Weinlich, in collaboration with Emmerich Weissenberger - ArtEmbassy, artist

    17:30
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  • European Business Award for the Environment Award Ceremony & Evening Gala
    17:45 - 19:30 | Palais Niederösterreich, Herrengasse 13, 1010 Vienna
    European Business Award for the Environment Award Ceremony
    European Business Award for the Environment Award Ceremony

    Gilles Gantelet, Director of Directorate A — Policy, Coordination and Resources, DG Environment, European Commission
    Jürgen Schneider, Director General, Austrian Federal Ministry for Sustainability and Tourism
    Mia Forbes Pirie, Master of Ceremony

    At 5.45pm the Business Award for the Environment (EBAE) will be presented by the European Commission at the very same place. The European Business Awards for the Environment (EBAE) are a European Commission initiative, which recognises and celebrates European companies who are at the forefront of eco-innovation, or which have a respect for the environment at the very core of their business principles.
    Winners are recognised in the following four categories: Management, Product and Services, Business Process and Developing Country Cooperation. There is also an award for Business and Biodiversity. For further information and registration, please contact: ebae@LOWeurope.eu
    Organised by: European Commission, Office of the Regional Government of Lower Austria, and Austrian Federal Ministry for Sustainability and Tourism
    19:30 - 22:30 | Palais Niederösterreich, Herrengasse 13, 1010 Vienna
    Evening Gala
    Evening Gala

    Elisabeth Köstinger, Federal Minister for Sustainability and Tourism of Austria
    Johanna Mikl-Leitner, Regional Governor of the Lower Austrian Government

    On the evening of November 14, the Province of Lower Austria is hosting a Gala Dinner in the Palais Niederösterreich in Vienna. The event will be opened at 7:30 pm by the Austrian Minister of Sustainability and Tourism and the Regional Governor of the Lower Austrian Government.
    Organised by: European Commission, Office of the Regional Government of Lower Austria, and Austrian Federal Ministry for Sustainability and Tourism