The War for AI Talent is reshaping industries, redefining skills, and transforming how organizations attract, develop, and retain top minds. As artificial intelligence moves from research labs into everyday business operations, the global demand for AI expertise is skyrocketing and competition for talent has never been more intense.
Hosted by Young AI Leaders Linz, part of United Nations’ AI for Good initiative, this flagship event will convene leaders from Big Tech, BIg Four, MBB, academia, industry, and emerging talent for an afternoon of panels, keynotes, and interactive networking.
Confirmed Speakers:
- Maimuna Mosser, Country Director, Google Austria
- Hermann Erlach, General Manager, Microsoft Austria
- Sebastian Eckler, Country Manager, Amazon Web Services
- Sepp Hochreiter, Head of the Bilateral AI Cluster of Excellence & Co-Founder, NXAI
- Gordon Meyer, Director AI Product Innovation, Dynatrace
- Anna Maria Brunnhofer-Pedemonte, CEO & Founder, Impact AI
- Andreas Hladky, Partner & Digital Consulting Lead, PwC Austria
- Patrick Wollner, Associate Partner, McKinsey Austria
- Frederik Debong, Venture Capitalist & Serial Entrepreneur, Nineteen Twenty-One - Lukas Schuster, Co-Founder & CEO, Syntactiq
Key topics:
- How AI is redefining roles and career paths across industries
- Which skills will be essential for the next decade
- Strategies for attracting and retaining AI talent in a competitive global market - The role of academia, industry, and policy in building a future-ready workforce
Program Highlights
- Panels & Keynotes (15:00–18:00): Insightful discussions with leading voices from Big Tech, consulting, research, and business.
- AI Talent Area (from 18:00): Interactive space in the foyer where companies and institutions connect directly with AI students, graduates, and young professionals from JKU, Hagenberg and beyond.
- Exclusive Leadership Dinner (from 18:00): By invitation only. A high-level networking dinner, bringing together speakers and selected leaders from business, research, and policy for confidential dialogue and partnership-building.
