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
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.
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
ASCINA–Award 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 SCHMER–GALUNDER, 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 ASCINA
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
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
19:30
ASciNA get-together at the Hotel Indigo
Sunday, October 8
11:00
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