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🚨 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐨 – 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐓𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭! 🚨 In just one week, on 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟏𝐬𝐭, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, the 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 will bring together corporate innovators, venture leaders, and decision-makers in Vienna as part of ViennaUP! 🚀 𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 - 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. Expect: 🎤 A curated line-up of leaders from corporate executives, innovation leaders and bold minds 💬 Honest insights and practical perspectives from those who reinvent established organizations 🤝 High-quality networking with peers, partners, and ecosystem players 🥂 Drinks & flying buffet for a relaxed afterwork 🎟 Final tickets available now. Don’t miss your chance to be part of the conversation. 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲! 👉 https://lnkd.in/dUavTkJJ We’re looking forward to welcoming you next week in Vienna! This event is part of #ViennaUP 2026, the decentralised startup festival. #CorporateVenturing #ViennaUP #Innovation #Leadership #Growth #Networking

🚀 𝐊𝐞𝐲𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞 & 𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐛𝐨𝐰𝐥 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 🚀 We are excited to invite you to the fishbowl discussion "𝐑𝐄𝐈𝐍𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐓 & 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌", part of the 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 on May 21, 2026! 🎉 The discussion is kicked off with an insightful keynote by Michael Burian, Co-Founder & CEO of New Digital Intelligence, shedding light on how they help companies with their digital transformation using generative AI. He will bring useful insights from practice on what it actually takes to move from AI experimentation to real impact. Following the keynote, the fishbowl discussion will bring together four leading experts to exchange views on how we can ignite transformation when teams are stretched and people are worried, what business areas and processes are most in need of reinvention, and how Venture Clienting can be a major enabler for transformation. 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬: 👉 Michaela Oppitz, Venture Clienting & Portfolio Management at Wiener Stadtwerke GmbH 👉 Nora Alfen, Head of Venture Development at Wayra Germany 👉 Chiara Covone, Senior R&D Leader at Mondelēz International 👉 Dieter König, Managing Director at viesure innovation center GmbH 🎟 𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 - 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 👉 https://lnkd.in/dUavTkJJ This event is part of #ViennaUP 2026, the decentralised startup festival. #Pioneers #ViennaUP #CorporateVenturing #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #Networking

MEET APPLE! ⚽🇦🇹🇨🇭🇧🇦 🇹🇷 Football in Silicon Valley – and as an Austrian, Swiss, Bosnian, or Turkish manager, what else will you take home with you besides the experience of supporting your team? A highlight of our 2-day Silicon Valley Executive Talks Tour: Talk to Avinesh Polisetti from Apple’s Siri team right in Cupertino! His mission: 💡 To make intelligent assistants usable via voice – so users can easily complete everyday tasks using just their voice. Companies that truly understand this will: 👉 be closer to their customers 👉 work more efficiently 👉 tap into new business models And that’s exactly what we’ll discuss on-site—not theoretically, but in direct conversation with one of the leading experts in this field, whose product you’ll very likely be using in the future! 🚀 The Big Goals Executive Talks Tour – 2 Days in Silicon Valley ➡️ June 16 and 17, 2026 ➡️ max. 10 participants ➡️ 8 Executive Talks + optional Frontier Tower on June 18 powered by ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA USA In addition to Apple, discussions with other leading technology companies are planned. The specific topics and discussion partners will be coordinated with the participants! 👉 Not a traditional innovation trip 👉 But a compact, peer-to-peer sparring format 👉 Focus: Your specific challenges! If you’re traveling to California from Austria or Switzerland and wondering how you can strategically use this time to benefit your business and career: Click here to register: https://lnkd.in/dGEMUGhK ✏️ For more information, send a message or book a call here: https://lnkd.in/d4SGCQYf No tickets for the matches of the Austrian national team, the Swiss Nati, the team from Bosnia and Herzegovina, or Turkey? FIFA is currently selling additional ticket allocations! We’re happy to help.

🚀 𝐊𝐞𝐲𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞 & 𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐛𝐨𝐰𝐥 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 🚀 We are excited to invite you to the fishbowl discussion "𝐁𝐔𝐈𝐋𝐃 & 𝐆𝐑𝐎𝐖", part of our 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 on May 21, 2026! 🎉 The discussion is kicked off with an inspiring keynote by Adnan Šerić, Head of UNIDO Innovation Lab, giving insights on how they strengthen their organization’s innovation capacity through co-creation and open innovation initiatives and how they help developing and scaling new solutions that contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals. Following the keynote, the fishbowl discussion will bring together four leading experts to explore how to develop and scale new business that can win, how to leverage corporate assets successfully, and what is needed to build up a successful venturing and investment portfolio. 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬: 👉 Daniel Buttjes, Head of Venture Building HHLA Next 👉 Meike Bruhn, Director Licence Business RECARO Holding 👉 Robert Kusche, Senior Investment Manager Best Nights VC 👉 Dr. Andreas Nemeth, Managing Partner SHAPE Capital Partners 🎟 𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 - 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 👉 https://lnkd.in/dUavTkJJ This event is part of #ViennaUP 2026, the decentralised startup festival. #Pioneers #ViennaUP #CorporateVenturing #NewBusiness #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #Leadership #Networking

⏳ 𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐨: 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 ⏳ In just two weeks, on May 21st, 2026, the 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 will bring together corporate innovators, venture leaders, and transformation experts in Vienna as part of ViennaUP! 🚀 This year’s Summit is about exploring how corporates can transform and grow in challenging times! 🔥 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮: • Turning uncertainty into strategic choices • Reinventing the way corporates work to stay relevant and competitive • Creating new business that can win • Establishing a strong setup to master the process from idea to implementation to scaling 🥂 Enjoy a Flying Buffet and Drinks after the event, offering the perfect setting for deeper discussions and valuable networking opportunities. 🎟 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞! Secure your spot now and join the conversation shaping the future of corporate innovation: 👉 https://lnkd.in/dUavTkJJ We’re looking forward to welcoming you at the Corporate Venturing Summit! 🥳 #CorporateVenturing #ViennaUP #Innovation #Transformation #Leadership #Growth #Networking

🚀 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭: 𝐂-𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 🚀 We are beyond excited to announce the evening session of the Corporate Venturing Summit on May 21, 2026! 🚀✨ 🌟 𝐂-𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤: 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 - 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐬? 🌟 This much-anticipated session will be kicked off by a Pioneers.io Impulse from our Managing Partner, Thomas Gabriel! Following Thomas' impulse, we’ll dive into a thought-provking discussion featuring an incredible lineup of thought leaders: 👉 Mag. Monika Unterholzner, Deputy Director General at Wiener Stadtwerke GmbH 👉 Thomas Gangl, Managing Partner at arcTrust GmbH and owner of HAGAN SKI, former CEO of Borealis 👉 Andreas Fill, Founder & CEO at Fill 👉 Alexander Svejkovsky, Managing Director at AIT Austrian Institute of Technology 💡 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧’𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬: 👉 Explore what's wrong in corporate setups when it comes to scaling innovation and learn how we can fix it. 👉 Gain unique insights into how leading organizations transform the core and create new growth simultaneously. 👉 Discover strategies for staying ahead in a rapidly changing market landscape. 🥂 After the panel: Enjoy a Flying Buffet and Drinks, offering the perfect setting for deeper discussions and valuable networking opportunities. 📍 Location: The Social Hub (B Corp™), Vienna 🎟 Get your tickets and be part of this inspiring event 👉 https://lnkd.in/dUavTkJJ #Pioneers #ViennaUP #CorporateVenturing #NewBusiness #Innovation #Networking

🚀 𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐏𝐮𝐥𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐈 𝐇𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬! 🏆 After standing out at our local hackathon in Vienna, 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐏𝐮𝐥𝐬𝐞 went on to compete with the other local winners from across Europe — and secured an outstanding 𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 with their innovative idea. This is a fantastic achievement and a strong recognition of the team’s hard work, creativity, and dedication throughout the hackathon journey. 🌍💡 Huge congratulations to the entire 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐏𝐮𝐥𝐬𝐞 team on this amazing success: Anastasia Orlova Fathy Shalaby Zhuldyz Ramazanova Khaled Elyamany Abdul Basit Banbhan Matthias Kneidinger 🥳 🥳 We are very proud to have hosted and supported such talented innovators as part of the 11th CASSINI Hackathon! 🛰️✨ We would also like to sincerely thank our partners Noctua Science Ventures, The Spinoff Factory, ESA BIC Austria, Science Park Graz (SPG), and TU Wien Innovation Incubation Center (i²c) for their valuable support and for helping make this journey possible. 🙌 The 11th CASSINI Hackathon: Space for Water is a European Commission initiative implemented by EUSPA - EU Agency for the Space Programme! #CASSINIHackathon #BasinPulse #SpaceForWater #Hackathon #Innovation #SpaceTech #Vienna

🚀 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 🚀 We are excited to welcome Dieter König, Managing Director at viesure innovation center GmbH, to the Corporate Venturing Summit taking place on May 21, 2026, as part of ViennaUP! 🎉 Dieter leads viesure, which was founded in 2019 as the first corporate start-up within Vienna Insurance Group (VIG). The innovation center focuses on building and scaling new digital business models, combining entrepreneurial thinking with the strength of a leading insurance group. With a background in software engineering and many years of experience in project delivery and executive management, he brings a strong blend of technical expertise and strategic execution to help organizations navigate change and unlock new opportunities. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from top industry leaders and network with key players in the corporate innovation space. 🎟 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰: https://lnkd.in/dUavTkJJ #Pioneers #CorporateVenturing #Innovation #Growth #Leadership #Networking #ViennaUP

🚀 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟏𝟏𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐈 𝐇𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐕𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐚! 🚀 As local organizers, Pioneers.io was thrilled to welcome so many motivated participants for a weekend full of innovation, collaboration, and entrepreneurial spirit. Over the course of the hackathon, interdisciplinary teams worked on inspiring ideas around this year’s theme, “Space for Water”, and developed creative solutions using space technologies to address water challenges. 🛰️💧 A special thank you goes to our fantastic mentors and judges, who supported the teams throughout the weekend with their expertise and insights: Patrick Pils, Antonia Rinesch, Hubert Gross, Jeremija Hranjec, Alexandra Alexandru, and Dijana Janevska. Your guidance, encouragement, and valuable feedback made a real difference. 🙌 We also want to thank all participants, it was inspiring to see so much talent, energy, and dedication come together in one place. And of course congratulations to the winning team - BasinPulse! 🥳 𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐠𝐨 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭! ✨ #CASSINIHackathon #SpaceForWater #Hackathon #Innovation #SpaceTech #Vienna

🚀 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 🚀 We are thrilled to welcome Corinna Erken, Head of the signals Innovationhub at SIGNAL IDUNA Gruppe, to the Corporate Venturing Summit taking place on May 21, 2026, as part of the ViennaUP! 🎉 In her role, Corinna’s team builds the bridge from emerging technologies to tangible business value for the corporate group. They do this by identifying and analyzing key technological trends, evaluating their relevance for the insurance sector, and fostering strategic partnerships to bring these innovations to life. With her experience at the intersection of transformation and emerging technologies, Corinna will bring a wealth of expertise and valuable insights to our event on how organizations can navigate change in uncertain times. Don't miss this opportunity to hear from top industry leaders and network with key players in the corporate innovation space. 🎟 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰: https://lnkd.in/dUavTkJJ #Pioneers #CorporateVenturing #Innovation #Growth #Leadership #Networking #ViennaUP