Board of Vienna Economic Forum
Amb. Dr. Emil Brix
Amb. Dr. Emil Brix
President
Director, Diplomatische Akademie Wien/ Vienna School of International Studies
Amb. Dr. Elena Kirtcheva
Amb. Dr. Elena Kirtcheva
Secretary General
Founding Member and Member of the Board of VEF
Dr. Ognian Donev
Dr. Ognian Donev
Vice-President
CEO, Sopharma PLC, Bulgaria
DI Ryszard Presch
DI Ryszard Presch
Vice-President
Member of the Executive Board, COO, Novomatic AG
Mag. Peter Höfinger
Mag. Peter Höfinger
Vice-President
Deputy General Manager and Deputy Chairman of the Managing Board, Vienna Insurance Group AG
Mag. Heinz Messinger
Mag. Heinz Messinger
Vice-President and Financial Officer
Managing Director, AME International GmbH
Dr. Georg Bucher
Dr. Georg Bucher
Board Member
Board Member, Steiermärkische Bank and Sparkassen AG
Mag. Mila Nenova
Mag. Mila Nenova
Board Member
Executive Director, InvestBulgaria Agency
Mag. Nikolaus-Conrad Lorenz
Mag. Nikolaus-Conrad Lorenz
Board Member
Strategy Director, Canon CEE GmbH
Mr. Ahmet Burak Dağlioğlu
Mr. Ahmet Burak Dağlioğlu
Board Member
President, Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye Investment Office
Eng. Kalin Peshov, MBA
Eng. Kalin Peshov, MBA
Board Member
Chairman of the Management Board Glavbolgarstroy Holding AD, Bulgaria
Dipl.-Eng. Wolfgang Anzengruber
Dipl.-Eng. Wolfgang Anzengruber
Board Member
Former CEO of Verbund AG (2009-2020), Energy Advisor to Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen
Aleksandar Vlahović
Aleksandar Vlahović
Board Member
President, Serbian Association of Economists
Dr. Nina Drakić
Dr. Nina Drakić
Board Member
President, Chamber of Economy of Montenegro
Dr. Nikolay Tsenkov
Dr. Nikolay Tsenkov
Board Member
Manager of Municipal Guarantee Fund of Sofia Municipality
Dr. Kurt Gollowitzer
Dr. Kurt Gollowitzer
Board Member
CEO, Wien Holding GmbH
Ms. Olha Bosak, MSc.
Ms. Olha Bosak, MSc.
Board Member
Strategic Advisor on Strategy and Business Development, enso GmbH
Mr. Veselin Baldzhiev
Mr. Veselin Baldzhiev
Board Member
CEO, Bulgarkontrola Ltd., Bulgaria
Mr. Emmanuel Forest
Mr. Emmanuel Forest
Board Member
Former CEO, Bouygues Europe SA, Belgium
Patrons Committee of Vienna Economic Forum
Dr. Heinz Fischer
Dr. Heinz Fischer
President of Austria (2004 - 2016)
H.E. Mr. Edi Rama
H.E. Mr. Edi Rama
Prime Minister of Albania
H.E. Ms. Borjana Krišto
H.E. Ms. Borjana Krišto
Chairwoman of Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina
H.E. Mr. Dimitar Glavchev
H.E. Mr. Dimitar Glavchev
Prime Minister of Bulgaria
H.E. Mr. Andrej Plenković
H.E. Mr. Andrej Plenković
Prime Minister of Croatia
H.E. Mr. Albin Kurti
H.E. Mr. Albin Kurti
Prime Minister of Kosovo
H.E. Mr. Dorin Recean
H.E. Mr. Dorin Recean
Prime Minister of Moldova
H.E. Mr. Milojko Spajić
H.E. Mr. Milojko Spajić
Prime Minister of Montenegro
H.E. Mr. Denys Shmyhal
H.E. Mr. Denys Shmyhal
Prime Minister of Ukraine
H.E. Mr. Ion-Marcel Ciolacu (tbc)
H.E. Mr. Ion-Marcel Ciolacu (tbc)
Prime Minister of Romania
H.E. Dr. Robert Golob (tbc)
H.E. Dr. Robert Golob (tbc)
Prime Minister of Slovenia
H.E. Hristijan Mickoski (tbc)
H.E. Hristijan Mickoski (tbc)
Prime Minister of North Macedonia
Ambassadors Committee of Vienna Economic Forum
H.E. Prof. Fate Velaj
H.E. Prof. Fate Velaj
Ambassador Designate of the Republic of Albania to the Republic of Austria
H.E. Mr. Siniša Bencun
H.E. Mr. Siniša Bencun
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Republic of Austria
H.E. Ms. Desislava Naydenova-Gospodinova
H.E. Ms. Desislava Naydenova-Gospodinova
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Republic of Austria
H.E. Mr. Daniel Glunčić
H.E. Mr. Daniel Glunčić
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Croatia to the Republic of Austria
H.E. Ms. Victoria Roșa
H.E. Ms. Victoria Roșa
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Moldova to the Republic of Austria
H.E. Mr. Osvit Rosoklija
H.E. Mr. Osvit Rosoklija
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of North Macedonia to the Republic of Austria
H.E. Mr. Emil Hurezeanu
H.E. Mr. Emil Hurezeanu
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Romania to the Republic of Austria
H.E. Mr. Aleksander Geržina
H.E. Mr. Aleksander Geržina
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Slovenia to the Republic of Austria
H.E. Mr. Ozan Ceyhun
H.E. Mr. Ozan Ceyhun
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Türkiye to the Republic of Austria
H.E. Dr. Vasyl Khymynets
H.E. Dr. Vasyl Khymynets
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Republic of Austria
Honorary Committee of Vienna Economic Forum
Dr. Josef Taus
Member of the Supervisory Board, Management Trust Holding AG, Founding Member and First Elected President of Vienna Economic Forum
DI Dr. Günther Rabensteiner
Former Member of the Board, Verbund AG, Honorary President of Vienna Economic Forum
Amb. Victor Jackovich
Former Ambassador of U.S., Former Member of the Board of VEF, President of Vienna Economic Forum in 2023
Mag. Andreas Treichl
Former CEO, Erste Group Bank AG, Founding Member of Vienna Economic Forum
Dr. Wolfgang Schüssel
 Former Federal Chancellor of Austria
Dr. Walter Rothensteiner
Advocate General of the Austrian Raiffeisen Association, Former Member of the Board of VEF
Mr. Heinz Sundt
Former General Director of Telekom Austria AG, Founding Member of the Board of VEF
Dr. Martin Bartenstein
Former Federal Minister of Economy of Austria, Founding Member of the Board of VEF
Dr. Rudolf Gruber
Former President of the Supervisory Board of EVN AG, Founding Member of the Board of VEF
Dkfm. Elisabeth Gürtler
Former Chief Executive Officer, Spanish Riding School in Vienna, Long-Standing Supporter of VEF
Dr. Burkhard Hofer
Former President of the Supervisory Board of EVN AG, Founding Member of the Board of VEF
Prof. Dr. Suzanne Rödler
Medical Specialist for internal Medicine and Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna AKH, Long-Standing Supporter of VEF
Mag. Josef Mayer
 Former Vice Minister of the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Austria, Active Supporter of VEF
Amb. Prof. Vesna Borozan, PhD
PhD, Sts. Cyril and Methodius University Skopje, North Macedonia, Active Supporter of VEF
Dr. Georg Pölzl
CEO, Österreichische Post AG, Founding Member of the Board of Vienna Economic Forum
Dr. Andreas Brandstetter
CEO, UNIQA Versicherungen AG, Founding Member of the Board of VEF
Amb. Daria Krstičević
Member of the Board, Plinacro Ltd. Gas Transmission System Operator, Croatia, Active Supporter of VEF
Dr. Herbert Stepic
Former CEO, Raiffeisen Bank International AG, Founding Member of the Board of VEF
Dkfm. Karl Fink
Supervisory Board, Wiener Städtische Versicherungsverein, Founding Member of the Board of VEF
Dr. Veit Sorger
Former Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Mondi AG, Long-Standing Supporter of VEF
Dr. Claus J. Raidl
Former President, Oesterreichische Nationalbank, Long-Standing Supporter of VEF
Dr. Franz Wohlfahrt
Lawyer, Former CEO of Novomatic AG, Founding Member of the Board of VEF
KR Hanno Soravia
CEO of CEE and SEE, Soravia Group, Founding Member of the Board of VEF
Mag. Dr. Johann Sollgruber
Former Head of the European Commission Representation in Austria, Vice Chairman Danube Business Forum, Long-Standing Supporter of VEF
KR Prof. Waltraud Steinböck
Former Honorary Consul of the Philippines, Long-time Media Partner and Supporter of VEF
Prof. Dr. Vujica Lazović
Former Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Policy and Financial System, Montenegro, Long-Standing Supporter of VEF
Ms. Dragijana Radonjić-Petrović
Partner, MD Solution, Vice President of the Serbian Association of Economists, Active Partner of VEF
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ewald Nowotny
Former Governor, Oesterreichische Nationalbank, Long-Standing Supporter of VEF
DI Dr. Erwin Pröll
Former Governor of Lower Austria (1992–2017), Honorary consul of Slovenia with the consular district of Lower Austria, Long-Standing Supporter of VEF
Dr. Karl Stoss
President of the Austrian Olympic Committee, Founding Member of the Board of VEF
Dr. Milan Parivodić
Principal Attorney at law, Parivodic Advokati Lawyers, Serbia, Former Member of the Board of VEF, Long-Stading Supporter of VEF
KR Aki Nuredini
Enterpreneur,  Long-Standing and Active Supporter of VEF
Dr. Franz Kosyna
Vice Chairman and Deputy General Manager of Kooperativa Poistovna a.s. Bratislava, Vienna Insurance Group, Long-Standing Supporter and Member of VEF
Mr. Sali Limani
Triple-S Trade, PR-Marketing & Media Company, Ambassador of the Republic of North Macedonia to Kazakhstan, Long-Standing Supporter and Member of VEF
Amb. Prof. Vasilka Poposka Trenevska, PhD
Sts. Cyril and Methodius University Skopje, North Macedonia,  Long-Standing Supporter of VEF
Mr. Ahmet Mesut Ersoy
Former Chairman of the Management Board and CEO of Denizbank AG, Former Member of the Board of VEF, Long-Standing Supporter of VEF
Dr. Ernst Huber
Former Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (WKO), Long-Standing and Active Supporter of VEF
Amb. Meglena Plugtschieva
Former Deputy Prime Minister, Former Minister,  Former Ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria, Active Supporter of VEF
Prof. KR Mag. Gertrud Tauchhammer
Honorary Consul from Cameroon and Honorary Consul General of Tunisia, Publisher of Magazine Society, Main Media Partner of VEF
Amb. Dr. Valentin Inzko
Austrian diplomat, long time UN High Representative and EU Special Representative (HR/EUSR) for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Long-Standing Supporter of VEF
Dr. Karl Blecha
Former Federal Minister of Interior of the Republic of Austria, Former Member of the Board of VEF
Dr. Klaus Liebscher
Former Governor of the Austrian National Bank, Former Member of the Board of VEF
Dr. Lilyana Pavlova
Former Minister of Bulgaria, Former Vice President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) (2019–2023), Long-Standing Supporter of VEF
Ms. Boriana Jossifova
Renowned Journalist and Mecene for music and culture in the VEF member countries, Long-Standing Supporter of VEF
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Vienna Economic Forum Team
Mag. Niko Petković
Mag. Niko Petković
Senior Project Manager, Executive Assistant to the Secretary General
Irena Pal
Irena Pal
Senior External Relations and Marketing Officer
Dijar Hasani, MA
Dijar Hasani, MA
Project and Office Manager