20th Annual Austrian Research & Innovation Talk

ARIT 2023

Meeting Challenges of the 21st Century

October 7, 2023, Los Angeles, California

Meeting Challenges of the 21st Century

20th Annual Austrian Research & Innovation Talk
Saturday, October 7, 2023 | 8:30 AM - 21:30 PM Central Time

Registration

Registration will be handled by the BMBWF.

Federal Ministry of Austria. Education, Science and Research

ARIT Poster Session

The Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation is sponsoring three awards to honor posters from all scientific fields presented during the ARIT 2023 Poster Session:

Prizes awarded amount to

EUR 3,000.—
EUR 2,000.—
EUR 1,000.—

for the winner and runners-up, respectively.

Deadline for submission is May 21, 2023, 11:59 pm CEST.

Please note that we accept submissions exclusively via office@marshallplan.at

BMBWF Travel Grants

Authors of the up to 20 successful submissions are eligible to apply for a travel grant of USD 500 provided by the BMBWF. The selected submissions will receive a form requesting their bank details.

travel grant application

Program

8:30 – 9:30

Registration and Networking with Refreshments

9:30 – 9:45

Welcome to ARIT and Opening Remarks

Petra SCHNEEBAUER, Austrian Ambassador to the USA
Dietrich HAUBENBERGER, President ASCINA

9:45 – 10:00

Minister’s Address

Martin POLASCHEK, Minister of Education, Science and Research

10:00 – 10:10

News from Austria

Barbara WEITGRUBER, Director General for Scientific Research and
International Relations, Ministry of Education, Science and Research

10:10 – 10:40

Presentation of Opportunities for Cooperation with Austria

10:40 – 11:25

ASCINAAward Ceremony and Presentation

Moderator: Barbara WEITGRUBER, DG for Scientific Research and International Relations, Ministry of Education, Science and Research

Martin POLASCHEK, Minister of Education, Science and Research
Dietrich HAUBENBERGER, President ASCINA
Christof GATTRINGER, President FWF

10:25 – 11:55

Break

11:55 – 12:15

Keynote on AI

Sonja SCHMERGALUNDER, Principal Research Scientist, Smart Information Flow Technologies, San Francisco Bay Area

12:15 – 13:30

Panel Discussion I: “Science Fiction? Exploring New Technologies”

Julius BERNER, Postdoctoral Researcher, Anima AI Science Lab, Caltech, L.A.
Julia KÖRNER, Designer, L.A.
Markus KURTZ, VFX Designer, L.A.
Stefan SCHERER, AI Research Science, Meta and at USC, L.A.

Moderator and Discussant: Doris BERGER, VP, Curatorial Affairs, Academy
Museum of Motion Pictures, L.A.

Q&A

13:30 – 14:45

Networking Lunch and Poster Session

Introduction to Research Poster Presentations
by Dietrich HAUBENBERGER, President ASCIN
A

14:45 15:30

A Conversation: “Shaping Ideas, Influencing an Audience”

Paul HASLINGER, Musician and Film Composer, L.A.
Andrea LENARDIN MADDEN, Architect, L.A.
Alexa SEKYRA, Head of the Scholars Program, Getty Research Institute L.A.

Moderator and Discussant: Thomas MIKUSZ, President, White Bear
Public Relations, L.A.

Q&A

15:30 16:30

Panel Discussion II: Research and Development: Science Responds
to Global Crises”

Patricia BUBNER, CEO & Founder, Orbillion Bio, San Francisco
Florian KRAMMER, Virologist, Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, NY

Moderator: Christine MARIZZI, Director of Community Science, BioBus, NY

Q&A

16:30 16:45

Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation Poster Awards Ceremony

Wolfgang PETRITSCH, President, Austria Marshall Plan Foundation
Christof GATTRINGER, President FWF

16:45 17:00

Conclusion of ARIT 2023

ARIT & ASCINA Networking Event

18:30 18:45

Welcome Address

Martin POLASCHEK, Minister for Education, Science and Research
Dietrich HAUBENBERGER, President ASCINA

18:45 21:30

Networking Reception

Side Events

Friday, October 6

There will be three side events prior to ARIT at the Hotel Indigo

17:00 – 18:00

A reception by the University of Vienna Alumni Association (open to University of Vienna alumni and ‘friends of the University of Vienna’)

18:00 – 19:30

A workshop by the Austrian Business Agency & Austria Wirtschaftsservice: “Reconnecting, Starting & Funding your Business in Austria”

19:30

ASciNA get-together at the Hotel Indigo

Sunday, October 8

11:00

ASciNA Generalversammlung at the Hotel Indigo

ARIT is supported by

Federal Ministry of Austria. Education, Science and Research

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