Event agenda

Check-in | invest.austria conference Doors Open

Opening Words

Opening remarks from invest.austria and ERSTE introduce a day dedicated to private capital, company growth and European competitiveness.

From Postcard Region to Technology Powerhouse: How Central Europe Can Scale Hidden Champions into Global Tech Leaders

Georg Kopetz explores how Central Europe can scale hidden champions through patient capital, international partnerships and emerging industrial technology opportunities.

Investor Delegation: Startups meet International Capital

The Fund of Funds Effect: Fueling European Tech & Unlocking Capital

How funds of funds can connect institutional wealth with European venture capital through sound governance, investment discipline and complementary public funding.

Building the Powerhouse: From Lab to Global Scale in Robotics & Industrial AI

An investor perspective on robotics and industrial AI, examining technological differentiation, commercial potential and the capital needed to build European leaders.

Beyond the Postcard: Buyouts as Austria’s Economic Engine

Why Global Buyout Capital Sees Opportunity in Austria, How PE Strengthens the Local Economy, and What’s Needed to Win on the Global Stage

Acquired by Giants

What does it take to get acquired by a global tech giant? Markus Wagner takes you inside real transatlantic exit stories, revealing what attracts major US buyers and what founders need to know to turn that interest into a successful deal.

invest.austria conference | EXPO

Lunch & networking break

Postcard or Powerhouse - Keynote by the State Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Finance | Barbara Eibinger- Miedl

Keynote by the State Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Finance

Sovereign AI: The Emmi AI–Mistral Story

The next AI platform may be assembled, not founded

Stop Hiding, Start Scaling: Frontier Technology made in Austria

From Fragmentation to European Champions: Can AI Reinvent buy-and-build?

Coffee & networking break

The Questions We Need to Ask: Where Silicon Valley Is Heading

Walk & Pitch by invest.austria

Explore the Startup Expo on a guided pitch tour, featuring live flash pitches from emerging ventures across Robotics, SpaceTech, DeepTech, MedTech and FinTech.

NextGen, Wealth & What Matters: Redefining LPs for Tomorrow

Europe Between Powers: Navigating a New Geopolitical Era

Closing Words by the State Secretary for Energy, Startups and Tourism | Elisabeth Zehetner

Food & Drinks