European Forum Alpbach 2011
The Alpbach Technology Forum as part of the European Forum Alpbach is the largest platform for research- and technology-related debate in Austria. Due to its international focus it has also become an indicator for new trends, setting benchmarks for technological developments.
ERC participation
Evening panel discussion
Science and economy: a strong bridge to the future (by invitation only)
Wednesday 24 August 2011, 19.00-21:00, Room: Erwin-Schrödinger
Opening remarks: Dr. Karlheinz Töchterle, Federal Minister for Science and Research
Speakers:
- Dr. Johannes Landgraf, CEO, Lingroup GmbH, Karlsruhe
- Prof. Dr. Helga Nowotny, President of the European Research Council (ERC), Brussels
- Prof. Dr. Heinz Trasch, Chairman Steinbeis Stiftung für Wirtschaftsförderung, Stuttgart
- DI Valentine Troi, Entrepreneur and founder of the spin-off superTEX, Innsbruck
Moderator: Dr. Gisela Hopfmüller-Hlavac
ERC workshop
Frontier Technologies - A Gateway to the Future in cooperation with the European Research Council
Friday 26 August 2011, 18:15-19:30, Room: Erwin-Schrödinger
Chair: Helga Nowotny, President, ERC - European Research Council; Professor Emerita of Social Studies of Science, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich; Vienna
ERC Grant holders:
- Henrik Ehrsson, Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm
- Andrea C. Ferrari, Head, Nanomaterials and Spectroscopy Group, Electrical Engineering Division, Engineering Department, University of Cambridge
- Monika Ritsch-Marte, Professor and Head, Division of Biomedical Physics, Department of Physiology and Medical Physics, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck
- Noam Sobel, Principal Investigator, Olfaction Research Group, Department of Neurobiology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot
