future.talk Archive
Since 2001 within the scope of its event "future.talk" the Telekom Austria Group has been inviting outstanding personalities to Vienna, to give them the opportunity to present their inspiring views and perspectives. At the event opinion leaders discuss current global and socially-relevant issues. future.talk is a dialogue platform that aims to enable a direct transfer of ideas and opinions between industry, politics and science.
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Who is the master? Do we control technology or does technology control us? In 2010 Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and futurologist Ray Kurzweil considered the impact that the merger of man and machine would have on every one of us and on society. These two thinkers were two of the many renowned guests at future.talk.
Once a year the Telekom Austria Group invites outstanding personalities to future.talk. Since 2001 international "stars" from science, industry and politics like for instance Al Gore, Kofi Annan, Steve Wozniak or Faith Popcorn give guests of the Telekom Austria Group new food for thought. The future.talk has become an institution. It is both dialogue platform and exchange of views, knowledge transfer and get-together for personalities from European and international industry, politics and science, from media and employees of the Telekom Austria Group.
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2010: Manchine – from Mankind to Machine
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and futurologist Ray Kurzweil share their visions on the topic "Manchine" with us.
Everyday life at the push of a button: Machines have an increasing impact on our daily life. New technologies make our lives easier, lighten our workload and enable us to achieve top results in health and education. This simultaneously gives rise to the question: If man and machine are increasingly growing together, do we control technology or does technology control us?
At future.talk 2010, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and futurologist Ray Kurzweil share their visions on the topic "Manchine" with us. What impact does the fusion of man and machine have on each one of us and on our society?
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2009: The Power of We
Human networking has become an essential part of our lives.
“The Power of We” – the topic of our time. Whether collective intelligence or social networking, whether open source or work and everyday interactions, human networking has become an essential part of our lives. As an innovative company and the market leader in Austria, mobilkom austria is working intensely on this topic. The renowned neuroscientist Susan Greenfield and the co-founder of Facebook and director of Barack Obama’s online election campaign, Chris Hughes, shared with us their views on the situation. -
2008: How to Grow Freedom
Kofi Annan drew enthusiastic crowds to mobile.futuretalk 08.
Kofi Annan drew enthusiastic crowds to mobile.futuretalk 08: 960 people came to MuseumsQuartier. Kofi Annan underlined the relevance of the economy for global peace efforts and stability in crisis regions. "We are all in the same boat" said the UN-Secretary General and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan and called upon Western societies to give globalisation a human touch. "The private sector and civil society have to cooperate with politics and NGOs in order to make sure that every country has fair chances in a globalised world." -
2007: Is the Future Still Mobile?
Al Gore is one of the most complex and impressive figures of our times.
Al Gore is no doubt one of the most complex and impressive figures of our times: During his eight year term as Vice-President of the United States under Bill Clinton he kept pushing the development of the internet following his vision of the "Information Superhighways". His documentary film "An Inconvenient Truth" on his strategies against global warming won two Oscars. On October 24th Al Gore gave a presentation as key note speaker at the mobile.futuretalk 07 on the future of mobility. The event was organized by mobilkom austria and more than a thousand people listened to Mr. Gore's presentation. -
2006: The Future is 10
mobilkom austria celebrated its 10th anniversary at the Burgtheater in Vienna.
mobilkom austria celebrated its 10th anniversary at the Burgtheater in Vienna. More than 1.000 guests and prominent companions from politics, business, sports and culture came to congratulate Austria's leading mobile phone provider. In his keynote speech special guest Bob Geldof talked about the importance of building bridges between people by using the means of global communication. The show was hosted by ORF-anchor Ingrid Thurnher and Ö3-"mike-man" Tom Walek. Saint Privat and iANARA were among the show acts. -
2005: Natural Speed
Bertrand Piccard, world-champion balloonist and psychiatrist, presented his insights.
"Life is like a hot-air balloon ride. Only those who are ready to give up control and face the unknown are able to create something new. 'Natural Speed' is not always the speed we would like to see, but it is the one leading to success." Bertrand Piccard, world-champion balloonist and psychiatrist, presented his insights to 550 guests - representatives from politics, business and science. Among them were UN-representative and ambassador Wolfgang Petritsch, Bosnia-Herzegovina's ambassador Daria Krsticevic, the president of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber Christoph Leitl and motivation research expert Sophie Karmasin. His theses were confirmed by neuroscientist Ernst Pöppel from Munich. -
2004: Be Fit or Sexy
550 guests came to the Museumsquartier in Vienna to see the performance of Kjell Nordström and Jonas Ridderstråle.
550 guests came to the Museumsquartier in Vienna to see the performance of Kjell Nordström and Jonas Ridderstråle on the 27th of October 2004. Both lamented the fact that people like to copy products, strategies and ideas of others. Why? In order to minimize their risk. However, this is very dangerous: Imitating others leads to nothing but "creative impotence" - a phenomenon already vividly described by the "Funksters" in their new book "Karaoke Capitalism". -
2003: Social Currency
"Content" does not serve the purpose of acquiring more information or knowledge, but is used for building and keeping up relationships.
"Content" does not serve the purpose of acquiring more information or knowledge, but is used for building and keeping up relationships. Douglas Rushkoff, US-specialist on cyber culture, new media and entertainment wowed a crowd of more than 500 visitors of mobile.futuretalk 2003. He explained the role "Social Currency" plays in our everyday lives and how companies which seek to be successful content providers have to take "Social Currency" into account. -
2002: It’s a User-Controlled World
Esther Dyson, the "First Lady of the internet", attracted an audience of 400 people to the Museumsquartier in Vienna.
Esther Dyson, the "First Lady of the internet", attracted an audience of 400 people from politics, business, culture and media to the Museumsquartier in Vienna. The same number of people joined in online. The US-author, Wallstreet analyst, investor in Russia and company owner Dyson focused on the rules of the game for the digital future in her presentation "It's a user-controlled world": more freedom on the one hand, protecting the rights of the individual on the other. A lively discussion with the audience evolved on topics such as "privacy on the internet" as well as on sociological and technical differences between the US and Europe concerning communication habits and behavior. -
2001: Evalution
The famous US trend scout Faith Popcorn, who coined the term "cocooning", came to Vienna in November 2001
The famous US trend scout Faith Popcorn, who coined the term "cocooning", came to Vienna in November 2001 as mobilkom austria's guest. At the mobile.futuretalk she spoke about "new female power" and its impact on marketing strategies. -
Since 2001 within the scope of its event "future.talk" the Telekom Austria Group has been inviting outstanding personalities to Vienna, to give them the opportunity to present their inspiring views and perspectives. At the event opinion leaders discuss current global and socially-relevant issues. future.talk is a dialogue platform that aims to enable a direct transfer of ideas and opinions between industry, politics and science.
future.talk 2010 - Manchine - from Mankind to Machine
future.talk 2009 - The Power of We
future.talk 2008 - How to grow Freedom
future.talk 2007 - Is the Future Still Mobile?
future.talk 2006 - The Future is 10
future.talk 2005 - Natural Speed
future.talk 2004 - Be Fit or Sexy
future.talk 2003 - Social Currency
future.talk 2002 - It’s a User-Controlled World
