Amelie Groß has been Vice President of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber since 2020 and is intensively dedicated to the question of how Austria can be made fit for the future. In doing so, she places a special focus on the creative industries, which not only act as a driving force, but also as a decisive economic factor.

Dr. Paul Ruebig, born in Wels (Upper Austria), was member of the European Parliament from 1996 to 2019. He is married and has two children. As president of the HTL Alumni Club Steyr he has always been engaged in the technical education of young people. In 2019 Paul Ruebig was appointed to the Advisory Board of Rübig Holding GmbH. He is also member of the Governing Board of the EIT (European Institute of Innovation & Technology) and member of the European Economic and Social Committee. In 2022 Paul Ruebig was appointed as External Advisor to the Board of Directors of Water Europe.

Bernd Fesel is the CEO of EIT Culture & Creativity, a renowned leader in the field of cultural and creative industries. With his extensive experience and visionary approach, he has successfully fostered innovation and collaboration within the sector.

Petra Schaper Rinkel holds a doctorate in political science and is active, for example, as a board member of the Science Center Network, as a jury member of the Foresight Film Festival, as a member of international advisory boards and expert commissions, and as a reviewer. She has an extensive publication and dedicated teaching record, as well as constant communication, outreach, and discussion of her expertise outside the walls of the university. As of October 1, 2023, she succeeds Gerald Bast, the long-time rector of the Angewandte, and with her, for the first time, there is a woman at the helm of the University of Applied Arts Vienna.