Preliminary Program

08:30 – 09:30

Arrival & Welcome Coffee

Arrival, registration and initial conversations.

09:30

Welcome & Opening Talk

Markus Langemann & Diana-Maria Stocker

Keynote – Prof. Dr. David Engels

Chronicler of the West in Transition

Historical Lessons and Forecasts on Europe’s Future Development.
With the analytical precision of a historian and the eye of a chronicler, he interprets present-day Europe through the mirror of past civilisational cycles. His comparisons between the late Roman Republic and today’s European Union open a differentiated view of long-term developmental dynamics and possible future paths.

Keynote – Prof. Dr. Werner J. Patzelt

A Seismograph of German Democracy

Future-Ready in Uncertain Times – Why Political Systems Are in Transition.
Prof. Dr. Patzelt examines long-term changes in political orders. Within the tension between freedom and stability, society and institutions, he outlines structural adaptation processes and the conditions for the sustained functionality of modern democracies.

TALK – Prof. Dr. Engels & Prof. Dr. Patzelt in Conversation with the Audience

“Europe’s Future – History, Shaping Forces, and Perspectives”
A dialogue with the audience on historical lessons and the factors shaping Europe’s long-term development.

11:15 – 12:00

Viennese Coffeehouse Dialogue

Networking in the Spirit of Viennese Coffeehouse Culture.

Interview – Dr. Hans-Georg Maaßen

Voice of Conservative Reorientation

Between Security and State Responsibility in the Digital Age
In his assessment of global developments, he describes the balance between state responsibilities and individual rights. His perspective on statehood focuses on the prerequisites for security, functionality, and trust under conditions of advancing digitalization.

Keynote – Saqr Mashor Ereiqat

Navigator in the Age of Digital Values

Digital Sovereignty – Innovation, Governance and the Future of Economic Freedom
As the architect of Dubai’s digital strategy, he combines technological vision with state sovereignty. In his perspective, digitalisation becomes a strategic arena – a new playing field on which economic independence and technological agency are further developed.

TALK with Saqr Mashor Ereiqat & Dr. Hans-Georg Maaßen in Conversation with the Audience

“State – Power – Data: How Much Control Can Freedom Endure?”

13:30 – 14:30

Lunch Break

K & K Viennese Culinary & Conversation

TALK – Dr. Markus C. Zschaber with Audience Participation

On substance, responsibility and the value of genuine collateral – with audience questions.

Keynote – Dr. Markus C. Zschaber

Surveyor of the New Financial World

The End of Cheap Trust – How Capital Markets Enforce a New Realism
Where others see numbers, he recognises tectonic shifts in the foundations of the economy. His analysis describes the end of the illusion of unlimited liquidity and the beginning of an era in which substance, responsibility and trust once again set the pace.

Dr. Christian W. Konrad

Pathfinder in international legal arenas

Legal Systems as the Foundation of Economic Sovereignty and Investment Security
In a multipolar world of colliding legal orders, Dr. Christian W. Konrad safely navigates investors and companies through conflicts – often directly in litigation. As founder of Konrad Partners and arbitrator (ICC, LCIA, VIAC, PCA, SIAC), he masters both Civil and Common Law from Europe to the Gulf region. With sober, rule-based clarity, he sees the UAE as a model of clear structures.

TALK – Dr. Christian W. Konrad with Audience Participation

On real opportunities within other legal systems – with audience questions.

Interview – Dr. med. Anian Künlen

Longevity Medicine for a Youthful Body and Sustained Performance
As a pioneer of modern longevity medicine, he demonstrates how body and mind can be preserved as strategic resources. His approach combines surgical precision with a philosophical attitude – health as a conscious act of self-leadership.

16:00 – 16:45

Viennese Coffeehouse Dialogue

Networking in the Spirit of Viennese Coffeehouse Culture.

Panel – Media Forum

What Is Resilient Information? Between Facts and Framing: Maintaining Decision-Making in Times of Crisis
With Roland Tichy and Diana-Maria Stocker
A conversation on how information is created, selected and framed – and how decision-makers can distinguish between fact, interpretation and strategic distortion. Using concrete examples, it is shown where narratives follow interests, how trust is deliberately built or destroyed, and which criteria help to realistically assess information sources.

Summary and Outlook

With Markus Langemann & Diana-Maria Stocker

18:30

End of the Summit

19:00

Viennese Evening Salon

for Salon Ticket Owner