Minds
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From September 7-10, 2023, Austria will be the meeting point for a gathering of exceptional minds. The BOLD Unconference brings 50 global pioneers together in one place. The mission? Building the economy of tomorrow.

The BOLD Community, powered by the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (WKO), is a global initiative designed to stimulate innovation. By fostering encounters among BOLD Minds from around the globe it propels the creation of unconventional ideas and knowledge exchange.

The BOLD Unconference 2023 is the crystallization point of these efforts – and a homecoming for the global BOLD Community.
7-10
September
50+
International
Visionaries
4 DAYS
4 LOCATIONS
Vienna - Melk - Linz - Leogang
Live from the road
The BOLD Unconference 2023 has ended!
Until We Meet Again - Filling the Time Capsule, Applauding the Team, and Offering Closing Remarks
Results from the discussion rounds of day #3 are in!
Day 4 of the BOLD Unconference 2023 has begun!
It’s that time of the evening again - dinner and networking at Leogang has begun!
A BOLD welcome to Salzburg’s Entrepreneurs
Gearing up for tonight's networking dinner - instructions are underway at the think lab!
A quick update from the mountaintop – there’s a buzz of creativity above the clouds
BOLD Unconference 2023 - we're atop a mountain!
Learn all about the BOLD minds here on our website!
Group session #2 has begun - BOLD questions for BOLD minds
Reflect and refocus: We’re delving into outcomes from the prior days.
Day 3 of the BOLD Unconference 2023 has begun!
Day 2 of the BOLD Unconference has come to a close with a crash course in yodeling.
We’ve reached our final stop amidst the mountains of the alps
Insights on the go: We’re discussing mobility & tourism while en route to Leogang
Updates on hot topics: The daily morning briefing of the BOLD Unconference
New perspectives on ownership and circular economy - drawing inspiration at Ars Electronica Festival
Setting the mind towards art thinking at Ars Electronica Festival
Day 2 of the BOLD Unconference 2023 has begun - we‘re off to Ars Electronica Festival!
Getting ready for Ars Electronica Festival on September 8 in Linz
Key insights and final notes from stop #2 of the BOLD Unconference 2023
8 tips to achieve mindful (self-) leadership from Azis Sadikovic
The BOLD Community spreads out to talk digitization and mindfulness at Melk Abbey
Arrived at Melk Abbey and eager to dive into digitization & mindfulness
We’re on the road to Melk Abbey!
Our stay in Vienna comes to an end with closing remarks by our hosts from the Austrian Economic Chamber.
Diving into health care: Talks by Lisa Mandemaker, Fredrik Debong and Walter Werzowa
Official kick-off of the BOLD Unconference 2023: Overcome fears and embrace open-mindedness
Let the networking begin!
Day 1 of the BOLD Unconference 2023 has begun!
Preparations for the BOLD Unconference are in full effect, and we're eagerly anticipating a day full of impact.
Greetings to the global BOLD Community at Vienna Airport
What the BOLD Unconference 2023 is all about
The BOLD Unconference 2023 prepares to take off
Participants
Ramin
Hasani

AI Scientist @ MIT


Co-founder and CEO @ Liquid AI

USA
Maya
Pindeus

CEO & Co-Founder


Humanising Autonomy

AUT
Ariel
Furst

Chemical Engineering


MIT

USA
Nitin
Gaur

Global Head


Digital Asset & Technology Design

USA
Ifeoma
Ike

Founder & Chief Equity Weaver


Pink Cornrows

USA
Ram
Shanmugam

CEO and Co-Founder at Ovenue


Founder and CEO at AutonomIQ

USA
Dani
Clode

Head Designer & Senior Technical Specialist


Plasticity Lab, Cambridge University

GBR
Dina
Zielinski

Scientist


Whitelab Genomics

FRA
Helen
Todd

CEO of Sociality Squared


Podcast Host at Creativity Squared

USA
Lisa
Mandemaker

Speculative Designer


Lisa Mandemaker

NLD
Sabrina
Maniscalco

Co-founder and CEO


Algorithmiq Ltd

FIN
Hrish
Lotlikar

Co-Founder & CEO


SuperWorld Inc.

USA
Chandini
Jain

Founder/CEO


Auquan

GBR
Justine
Sass

Chief, Section of Education for Inclusion and Gender Equality


UNESCO

FRA
David
Batstone

CEO


Regenerate Technology Global

USA
Gordian
Gaeta

Global Fintech Advisor


UAE
Verena
Judmayer

CEO & Co-Founder


MATR

AUT
Mindaugas
Norkus

Co-founder and CTO


Head Diagnostics Ltd.

IRL
Soraya
Umewaka

CEO


MatchHat

JPN
Omiete
Charles-Davies

Co-Founder


Fastest Cakes

NGA
Noriko
Suzuki

Global Research Leader - Automotive, Electronics and Energy


IBM Institute for Business Value

JPN
Bruno
Ávila Eça de Matos

i-Team Director


City of Amsterdam

BRA
Belinda
Esterhammer

CEO, Asia


The DO

HKG
Anna
Greil

Founder and CEO


uptraded

AUT
Ehsan
Zadmard

CEO


ALVERI

AUT
Tal
Shmueli

Founder & CEO


Heystak

USA
Souleymane
Gning

Founder & CEO


Assuraf

SEN
Sergiu
Ardelean

CEO, Co-Founder


Artivive

AUT
Lilo
Krebernik

artist/designer


adhocrates collective

AUT
Lukas
Fürst

CEO


Fürst Möbel GmbH

AUT
Walter
Werzowa

CCO


HealthTunes

AUT
Eveline
Wandl-Vogt

Foundress, Strategic Principal and Ecosystem Orchestra


URBANITARIAN - Future Living as a Service e.V.

AUT
Lotte
Kristoferitsch

Managing Director


EOOS NEXT

AUT
Edison
Tsai

President


Seedin Technology

PHL
Azis
Sadikovic

Conductor; Founder; Speaker


freelance conductor; ClassiXX@NOW; Conductor's Company

AUT
Matthias
Neumayer

CEO, Co-Founder


heyqq GmbH

AUT
Valerie
Hengl

Co-Lead Generation Changemaker


Ashoka Austria

AUT
Daniela
Gandorfer

Co-Founder


LoPh

AUT
Oshik
Efrati

CEO


Homebiogas LTD

ISR
Romi
Mikulinsky

Head of the Master of Design (MDes) program in Industrial Design


Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem

ISR
Adrian
Zettl

Managing Director


AustrianStartups

AUT
Andreas
Pongratz

CEO


x.news information technology gmbh

AUT
Fredrik
Debong

Head of Compliance/cofounder


hi.health

AUT
Derek
Alton

Community Insights Lead


Apolitical

CAN
Mumbi
Ndungu

Chief, Growth & Operations


Power Learn Project

KEN
Dirk
Holste

Deputy Head, Center for Health and Bioresources; Managing Director


AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH; EIT Health Austria GmbH

GER
Ryan
Shea

Managing Director


PUBLIC Group International

GBR
Mutembei
Kariuki

CEO and Co-Founder


Fastagger Inc

KEN
Shirene
Rifai

FOUNDER/CEO


JORDAN FASHION WEEK & SHIRENE CONSULTING

JOR
Fiona
Delaney

CEO


Origin Chain Networks

IRL
Claudia
Falkinger

Founder


Punkt vor Strich

AUT
Anders
Wall

Group CFO & Head of ESG


GreenMobility A/S

DNK
Bernadette
Anzengruber

Artist


Bernadette Anzengruber / fem:demic

AUT
Magnus
Härviden

Senior adviser


Ministry of Education and Research

SWE
Jordan
Amadio

Neurosurgeon


University of Texas / Neuralink

USA
Elisa
Arthofer

CEO/Founder


Biotech Stealth Start-up

AUT
Sonia
Nnadozie Aliyu

Programme Management Officer


United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

CHE
Katharina
Larcher

Owner + Founder


LARCHER CONSULTING

AUT
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Schedule
Wednesday | 6 September | 13:00 - 19:00

Welcoming Space

Check-in for international Guests

25h Hotel, Vienna
Wednesday | 6 September | 19:00 - 22:00

Welcome Reception and Kick-off Dinner

Pfarrwirt, Vienna
Thursday | 7 September | 09:00 - 13:00

Interactive Dialog Session & Matchmaking

joined by 20 additional BOLD Minds from Vienna

Topic: Human Expansion & Health Tech

WKÖ, Vienna
Thursday | 7 September | 15:00 - 18:00

Interactive Dialog Session & Matchmaking

joined by 20 additional BOLD Minds from Lower Austria

Topic: Digitalization & Mindfulness

Melk Abbey, Melk
Thursday | 7 September | 20:00 - 23:00

Dinner with AI powered poetic scavenger hunt

Topic: Art & AI

Ars Electronica Center, Linz
Friday | 8 September | 09:00 - 14:30

Art Thinking Workshop during Ars Electronica Festival

joined by 20 additional BOLD Minds from Upper Austria

Topic: Circular Economy

Postcity, Linz
Friday | 8 September | 20:00 - 00:00

Networking Dinner with stargazing

Topic: International Collaboration

Huwi's Alm, Leogang
Saturday | 9 September | 07:00 - 08:00

Ice Bathing & Yoga

Mama Thresl, Leogang
Saturday | 9 September | 09:00 - 12:00

Prototyping the Future

Topic: How to plan for the unplannable

Mama Thresl, Leogang
Saturday | 9 September | 12:30 - 13:30

Panoramic Lunch

Alte Schmiede, Leogang
Saturday | 9 September | 15:00 - 17:00

Walk & Talk - Mountain Excursion

Topic: How to plan for the unplannable

Pirzbichl, Leogang
Saturday | 9 September | 17:00 - 19:00

Prototyping the Future

Topic: How to plan for unplannable

Mama Thresl, Leogang
Saturday | 9 September | 19:00 - 23:00

Show & Tell Dinner

joined by 20 additional BOLD Minds from Salzburg

Topic: Mobility & Tourism

Mama Thresl, Leogang
Sunday | 10 September | 09:00 - 13:00

Sharing BOLD Messages & Closing

Mama Thresl, Leogang
Sunday | 10 September | 13:00 - 18:00

Transportation back to Vienna

FAQs

1. What is the BOLD Unconference?

The BOLD Unconference breaks from traditional events and conference formats, providing an open, engaging platform for interaction and ideation.  It’s the flagship event of the BOLD Community and “home coming” of its global members to Austria.

With an emphasis on cross-border and cross-sector collaborations, interactive workshops as well as encounters with local innovators, it serves as the incubator for innovative solutions to modern-day challenges. It embodies the spirit of the BOLD Community, creating a dynamic space for forward-thinking.

2. Who can participate?

The BOLD Unconference is a curated, invite-only event for BOLD Minds and members of the BOLD Community.

3. Are expenses covered by BOLD during the Unconference

All costs, including travel and food, during the BOLD Unconference are covered by BOLD. However, participants are responsible for their travel and accommodation costs outside the Unconference agenda. This includes travel costs to and from Austria (e.g. flight tickets).

4. Does BOLD cover travel costs?

All travel expenses during the duration of the Unconference are covered by BOLD. Travel and accommodation costs before and after the official program of the Unconference are not covered – this includes your flight and train ride to the Unconference.

5. Can I choose what days to join the BOLD Unconference

No, full participation for the entire duration of the event is required for the BOLD Unconference to ensure a comprehensive experience. This is essential as it is an immersive journey that builds on each point of the program.

6. Will I have time to work on my own projects or schedule external meetings during the BOLD Unconference? 

A full commitment is required to participate in an Unconference. We understand that carving out time from one's schedule can be a significant task, but we kindly ask all participants to block their calendars exclusively for the Unconference throughout its duration. The Unconference is an immersive experience and is a full program which will be challenging to divide your attention

7. Will BOLD provide an airport shuttle?

BOLD provides a complimentary airport and train station shuttle for all guests who arrive on the day of the Unconference Kick Off and official day of departure.

8. When should I arrive to/leave Vienna?

All Unconference participants are expected by the afternoon of the Unconference Kick Off. Please coordinate with the BOLD office before booking your flights to ensure enough travel time to and from the airport/train station prior and after the Unconference.

9. Can I bring a plus one to the BOLD Unconference?

Given the curated, invite-only nature of the BOLD Unconference, we have a strict no plus one policy. We do, however, appreciate nominations for the BOLD Community and future events.

10. Can I participate in the BOLD Unconference remotely?

The BOLD Unconference is designed to be an immersive event that requires your mental and physical presence. Certain activities like ice bathing can only happen from the Austrian Alps. 

11.  I can’t accept the invitation to the BOLD Unconference – can I forward nominate someone else in my place?

Yes, we accept nominations through bold@wko.at however directly forwarding your invitation to someone else is not possible given the curated nature of the BOLD Community. 

12. How do we travel during the BOLD Unconference?

During the Unconference, we travel by bus. Please refrain from using your own/a rented car to travel to the different locations of the Unconference, as certain activities will require your presence on the bus.

13. Why is the BOLD Community hosting an Unconference?

The BOLD Unconference, an initiative of the BOLD Community, brings 50+ global pioneers together in one place. The mission? Building the economy of tomorrow. 

The BOLD Community, powered by the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (WKO), is a global initiative designed to stimulate innovation. By fostering encounters among BOLD Minds from around the globe, it propels the creation of unconventional ideas and knowledge exchange, strengthening Austria as an innovation hotspot. The BOLD Unconference is the crystallization point of these efforts.