The Ramsau am Dachstein Future Forum celebrated its premiere under the motto “The champions of the future are WE!” Against the fantastic backdrop of the Dachstein Massif, the event impressed not only with top-class lectures and panels, but also with a special atmosphere that allowed dialogue and networking at eye level. More than 250 decision-makers from business, sports and politics came together to discuss the future issues of our time and provide sustainable impulses.
“The Future Forum is an event that makes the public aware of the challenges of the future. And helps create the enthusiasm among companies that is needed to master this,” emphasized Minister of Economic Affairs Martin Kocher during a power panel chaired by Rainer Nowak, head of the “Krone” department for economics and politics , at the start of the Future Forum.
“Actively shaping developments”
‘Krone’ director Gerhard Valeskini emphasized the urgency to actively shape these developments: ‘We must try, not only in the media, to identify future trends as quickly as possible and then pass them on to employees, which is an ongoing process . Forum offers the ideal framework for exchanging ideas and developing concrete approaches. In the future, it will be crucial for Valeskini to keep up with international competition so as not to lose touch in many areas.
Sports manager Herwig Straka drew parallels between sports and business: “If you want to stay ahead, you have to be flexible and willing to take new paths.” The courage to change is the key to success in both sport and business, he says. The founder and CEO of the “e|motion Group”, tournament director of the Erste Bank Open and tournament director of the ATP Board are convinced.
Food for thought from top speakers
In Ramsau am Dachstein, the major topics of our time were discussed: digitalization, demographic changes and international competition. The two days included inspiration and food for thought from top speakers such as university professor and hybrid work advisor Johanna Bath; HoT boss and former SK Rapid Manager Michael Krammer; Josef Herk, Chairman of the Styrian Chamber of Commerce; Henrietta Egerth, Managing Director of the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG); Katharina Swoboda, head of communications and government affairs, Siemens; Reinhard Florey, CFO OMV; Martin Ohneberg, CEO and founder of Henn-Connector-Group and Gerhard Christiner, Technical Director of Austria Power Grid AG, to name just a few names.
Students from BG/BRG Stainach received a lot of applause when they won the European champion title in young business last summer in Sicily with the idea of producing sustainable and nutritious pasta from spent grain, a by-product of the brewing process.
“A champion is someone who wins. But he has to train for it, even in bad weather, even when it gets tough. But he doesn’t just win, he also needs a team to support him. And he has to aim high, being good is not good enough, he has to want to be epic. This applies not only to sports, but also to entrepreneurship,” says keynote speaker and “spiritual father” of the event motto “The champions of the future are WE!”, Dietmar Dahmen. The success of the Future Forum shows that dialogue is the most important tool for meeting the challenges of the future.
Ideas for the future, wine and lots of warmth
The Styrian impulse evening as part of the Future Forum in the rustic Ramsauer Waldschenke provided the backdrop for continuing the conversation in a relaxed atmosphere after an intensive day. With delicacies and a wine tasting, a relaxed atmosphere quickly emerged, allowing a personal exchange with prominent guests, including the editor-in-chief of “Krone” and editor-in-chief of “Steirekrone” Klaus Herrmann.
In particular, the focus was on world skiing champion Nici Schmidhofer and Olympic kitesurfing champion Valentin Bontus. In a humorous and at the same time motivational speech, Bontus gave insight into his future: “The training for Sardinia will start again in November. In 2025, like every year, there will be the World Cup and the European Championships. so I have the chance to win three titles in fourteen months.”
Morning pulse with a cross-country skiing legend
The second day at the Future Forum started sportily: Early in the morning, more than 50 participants got moving at the “run4future” around the Ramsau ski jump and together with cross-country skiing legend Alois Stadlober and his daughter Olympic champion Teresa Stadlober, the event got off to a lively start. the day.
The fresh mountain air and the impressive panorama of the mountains created the ideal setting to gain inspiration for new ways of thinking.
At the end of the event, the organizers of the Future Forum presented a check for 2,000 euros on Thursday evening to Alois Stadlober, chairman of WSV Ramsau, who managed to recruit 15 new members “in one go”.
Source: Krone
I’m Ben Stock, a journalist and author at Today Times Live. I specialize in economic news and have been working in the news industry for over five years. My experience spans from local journalism to international business reporting. In my career I’ve had the opportunity to interview some of the world’s leading economists and financial experts, giving me an insight into global trends that is unique among journalists.
