Austrian agriculture is still characterised by small-scale farms and structures. A large number of these small, and usually 100% family-run, farms make an enormous contribution to the production of high-quality and healthy food.
System change is no longer about proving what works, it’s about who moves capital at scale. The answer cannot remain a small group of catalytic funders. It requires mainstream capitals to step in.
AI is transforming how work is organized, how value is created, and how opportunity is distributed. As organizations adapt, the question is not only how to increase productivity, but how to shape workplaces that remain adaptive, human, and resilient.
Over one billion people worldwide live with a disability — yet most products, services, and infrastructure were not designed with them in mind. This is not just a social failure. It is one of the largest and most persistently overlooked market gaps in the global economy.
Private wealth is often framed as prudent, responsible, and future-oriented. Yet the system around it is still largely built to preserve and grow wealth, even when that means externalising social and environmental costs, reinforcing opacity, and sustaining short-term incentives. The result is not only concentration of wealth, but concentration of power over the future.
This session explores the shared DNA of successful ventures across radically different domains, from deep tech and AI to regenerative food systems and social reintegration.
Be witness to the impact journey of Lisa & Charly Kleissner as they offer frameworks and personal fireworks;), insights and practical take-aways from navigating the last 26 years of impacting investing. Reflect on the impact that can emerge when two (and more) people co-create in a deep and intentional way, touching on local and global stories highlighting the three conference themes: nature vs technology, stability vs change and value extraction vs regeneration.
How can Austria unlock the full potential of social innovation? How enabling frameworks, smart regulation, and targeted incentives, inspired by European best practices, can support new solutions, attract investment, and scale impact across sectors.
Across Europe, strong ideas and technologies emerge every day, yet many never become viable ventures. The gap is not only about funding, it is about timing, incentives, capabilities, and the ability to navigate complex ecosystems.
