Speakers

Thomas Macho

1952, 2nd July born in Vienna (Austria); 1970-1975 Studied philosophy, musicology and pedagogy at the University of Vienna; 1976 Doctorate (with a thesis on the philosophy of music); 1984 University Lecturing Qualification (Habilitation) in philosophy (with a postdoctoral thesis on the metaphors of death); 1976-1987 University Assistant, and from 1984 University Lecturer for philosophy at the I

Bolko von Oetinger

Bolko von Oetinger is the founding member of the first BCG office in Germany. Bolko von Oetinger directed the Kronberg Conferences, BCG's renowned strategy conferences for senior executives in Germany. He also served as head of BCG's worldwide marketing operations.

Daniela Freudenthaler

Daniela Freudenthaler is product and business developer at LIMAK Austrian Business School and responsible for the overall field of „Creativity and Innovation“. Prior to this role Freudenthaler worked as a research assistant at the Institute of Marketing, Johannes Kepler University Linz and Copenhagen Business School.

Stefan Wiltschnig

Stefan Wiltschnig works as PhD Fellow in the EU FP7 Marie Curie Initial Training Network “DESIRE - Creative Design for Innovation in Science and Technology" at Copenhagen Business School in Denmark. His research interests are in “engaged scholarship” in creative and innovative processes with a multidisciplinary approach between design, management and cognitive science.

Cheryl Heller

Cheryl is the founding Chair of the new MFA Program, Design for Social Innovation at SVA in New York, Board Chair of PopTech, a laboratory for disruptive innovation focused on technology and social change, and founder of Heller Communication Design.

Bernhard Krusche

Dr. Bernhard Krusche, Studies in cultural science, psychology, and philosophy, two years of field research in Ghana/West Africa. Senior teacher in group dynamics at the Austrian Society for Group Dynamics and Organizational Consulting (ÖGGO). Founder and managing director of osb Tübingen GmbH.

Steven Sasson

Dr. Steven Sasson Steven joined Eastman Kodak Company as an electrical engineer working in an applied research laboratory. He engaged in a number of early digital imaging projects. Among these was the design and construction of the first digital still camera and playback system in 1975.

Charles Petrie

Prof. Dr. Charles Petrie is a Senior Research Scientist working in the Stanford CS Logic Group (retired Sep 2011.) His research topics are concurrent engineering, enterprise management, and collective work. Dr.

Paul Pangaro

Dr. Paul Pangaro, is a technology executive, conversation theorist, entrepreneur and teacher. He is CTO and co-founder of CyberneticLifestyles where recent clients include internet startups as well as Nokia, Samsung, Alcatel-Lucent, Intellectual Ventures, Poetry Foundation, Citigroup, Ogilvy & Mather, and Gideon Gartner.

Bettina Maisch

Bettina Maisch, holds a degree in electronic business as well as a degree in social and business communication from the University of the Arts in Berlin, Germany.

Steven Floyd

Prof. Dr. Steven W. Floyd is a Professor at the McIntire School of Commerce and the Frank S. Kaulback, Jr., Endowed Professor at the University of Virginia. Prior to coming to the McIntire School he held positions as a Chaired Professor and Director at the Institute of Management, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, and the Robert A.

Elena Esposito

Prof. Dr. Elena Esposito teaches Sociology of Communication at the University of Modena-Reggio Emilia. She published many works on the theory of social systems, media theory and sociology of financial markets. Among them The Future of Futures.

Louise Connell

Prof. Dr. Louise Connell heads the Embodied Cognition Lab in the School of Psychological Sciences at the University of Manchester. She has an interdisciplinary background in cognitive science, experimental psychology and computer science. Her research concentrates on investigating the nature of mental representations using a variety of behavioural techniques.

Andrew Bullen

Andrew Bullen has spent his working life moving between creative disciplines, cultures and societies: From working for the Brecht family and university teaching in East Berlin in the 80s to directing Content & Strategy for the pioneering Europe Online in the 90s in Luxembourg.

Manfred Faßler

Graduated in sociology, economics, political science and philosophy from thr Freie Universität Berlin1975; doctorate 1979.

Sonja Zillner

Dr. Sonja Zillner studied Mathematics and Psychology, and did her PhD-Studies in computer science specializing in knowledge management. Since several years she is working as project leader for technology and innovation projects at Siemens AG Corporate Technology. She is cooperation partner of the Management Center X and lecturing at the Technical University of Vienna.