22nd Vienna Economic Forum – Vienna Future Dialogue 2025

The 22nd Vienna Economic Forum – Vienna Future Dialogue 2025 took place on Monday, 17 November 2025, under the Patronage of H.E. Dr. Christian Stocker, Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Austria and Patron of Vienna Economic Forum, at Raiffeisen Bank International, Vienna.

High representatives of the VEF Member Countries, European and international institutions, as well as high representatives of the economy of the VEF Countries, Europe and worldwide gathered under the Motto: “Economy Meets Politics: Strengthening the European Voice.”

The program of 22nd Vienna Economic Forum – Vienna Future Dialogue 2025 has been divided into three Sessions:

The I. Session (09:00–10:30 CET) focused on “Strategic Impacts on the Development of the European Energy Economy”.

The II. Session (11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m.) is titled “Where There is a Will – There is a Way: Strengthening the Regional Economy and its Competitiveness on the Common European Path.”

The III. ALPHA Session (1:30–3:00 p.m.) has the Motto: “Strengthening the European Voice from the Adriatic to the Black Sea and Beyond”

From 3:00 to 3:15 p.m. the Annual Award Ceremony of the 22nd Vienna Economic Forum took place.

4:00 p.m.– marks the end of the 22. Vienna Economic Forum.

VEF is proud to cooperate with:

AME International GmbH, Bulgarkontrola LTD, Canon, enso GmbH, Glavbolgarstroy Holding AD, Chamber of Economy of Montenegro, Moldindconbank, Municipal Guarantee Fund of Sofia Municipality, Novomatic AG, Serbian Association of Economists, Sopharma AG, Steiermärkische Bank und Sparkassen AG, Vienna Insurance Group AG