Speakers

Helene Richter is R&D Lead for Learning and Development at Dynatrace and a passionate live long learner herself. With 20 years in in IT she is a techie at heart with a strong affinity to structure and numbers.
She is a firm believer that personal growth starts with an open mindset, which is strongly supported by a diverse company culture.
Helene has broad experience in leading global IT programs, lived and worked in many countries from US to China, and therefore had the chance to explore cultures and business environments. Always curious when new opportunities arise, she took the leap into the corporate Learning & Development department of a major telecoms provider and found her calling in inspiring others to learn and grow.
Her mission is clear: Let’s be brave. Exit our daily hamster wheel. And get inspired to learn something new every day.

Eduardo Esteves is VP of Engineering, leading a world-class R&D organization in Europe that delivers state-of-the-art Extended Reality (XR) technology and platform at the intersection of computer vision, AI, graphics, 5G-optimized, and cloud-enabled solutions to create the intelligent perception of the world around us. He holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Southern California.

Weirong Li is an Intercultural Keynote Speaker, Trainer, and Facilitator, who has a special focus on intercultural communication and diversity and inclusion within teams. She has worked with universities, corporates, NGOs, NPOs, startups, and think tanks. She is also the founder and CEO of Raw Culture, which connects multicultural talents to International recruiters looking to diversify their talent pool and their global market knowledge. She has a working knowledge of English, Chinese, and German.

Alessandro Wärzner works as Senior People Development Manager at refurbed. Alessandro studied psychology at the University of Vienna and did research in the area of flexible working at the TU Wien (Vienna, Austria). He worked for over 10 years in the field of personal assistance for people with disabilities in Hamburg (Germany). Before joining refurbed in September 2021, he worked as a psychologist, trainer and coach at the Jewish Vocational Training Center in Vienna.

Dr. Felix Schernhammer is Head of IT Applications at Austrian Power Grid AG. He strives to provide innovative and robust IT solutions that will play a key role in enabling Austria’s transition to sustainable energy sources.

APG – THE BACKBONE OF AUSTRIA’S ELECTRICITY SUPPLY.

Power generation is based on an essential principle: in every second, exactly the same amount of electricity must be generated as is being consumed. Unless the balance between electricity supply and demand is kept within precise parameters, the system will fail and no power can be supplied.

As Austria’s independent transmission system operator (TSO), APG’s primary responsibility is to maintain the supply-demand balance at all times.

Martin Froehler, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Morpher, is a mathematician, veteran quant, and former hedge fund manager. Having spent over a decade in quantitative finance, Froehler experienced the numerous inefficiencies of the financial industry first-hand. Realising the industry consists almost entirely of middlemen who charge obscene fees for bad service, Martin embarked on a mission to fix finance.