AGENDA

Day 1 (14th April 2026)

15.00 - 17.00 Meeting Point - Hotel Anantara Palais Hansen, 1010 Vienna Schottenring 24
Vienna Sightseeing Ralley / Teams
Build Your Team and Discover Vienna with 15 Innovation Questions with the Best Sightseeing Tour
17.00 - 21.00
"The Vienna Discovery Award" 2026
Dinner & Get-Together in Vienna at a special Viennese "Heurige"

Day 2 (15th April 2026)

09.00 - 09.30 Check-In to Your Adventure
Welcome Innovators! Where ideas meet opportunity — join a day designed to inspire, connect, and turn innovation into action.
09.30 - 09.40
Welcome in Vienna! Good Morning! A warm welcome from Your Host and Moderator — guiding you through a day of inspiration, dialogue, and shared innovation.
Erika Krizsan & Gergely Szücs
09.40 - 09.50
"Austria & Insurance World" - opening our doors in Vienna and inviting you to innovate, connect, and shape the future together.
Gregor Pilger /Präsident VVO/CEO Generali
09.50 - 10.00
"Banking in 2026 – what is important now?"
Dr. Valeska Grond-Szucsich, LL.M. / Bankenverband
10.00 - 10.15
Join our Finance "Speed Finance Networking"!
Discovering Innovation Together through meaningful conversations, fresh perspectives, and powerful new connections.
10.15 - 10.30
Supervising innovation in insurance: navigating new risks, new technologies, new data for the benefit of society
Petra Hielkema / Chairperson of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA)
10.30 - 11.00
"Driving Growth Through Leadership"
Sabine VanderLinden /Alchemy Crew Ventures / England
Agnes Tölgyesi / Allianz / Hungary
Dorothea Sztopko / Golding Capital Partners / Germany
Dr. Xenia Schmahl / Plug and Play Tech Center / Germany
11.00 - 11.30
Coffee Break "Pause, refresh, and let new ideas brew"
11.30 - 12.55 Deep Dive Masterminds
11:30-11:45 Dr.Ben-Benedict Hruby LL.M. Financial Innovation in Austria´s financial sector

11:45-11:55 How to build your AI agent? Where Sales Meets Innovation & Next-Gen Sales: Innovation in Action FireSide Chat
11:55-12:45 Dr. Valeska Grond-Szucsich, LL.M. & Mag. Claudia Schneglberger / Bankenverband / Payment Innovations 2026 
11:55-12:45 Mag. Reinhard Kern / Hagelversicherung / Data & AI in agricultural insurance 
11:55-12:45 Adel Bahtanović & Josslyn Wu / UNIQA / Future of Bancassurance Distribution                                                    11:55-12:45 Barbara Böck / Wüstenrot / Customer Experience Design: Working with Highlights, Lowlights and Everything In Between — Powered by AI Insights                                                                                                                                                     11:55-12:45 Dr. Fernanda Martínez Flores & Ilaria Cittadini / ARAG SE / How can legal protection innovate and create value? 
12:45-12:55 “Summary of Deep Dive Masterminds” An intensive, small-group format designed to spark meaningful dialogue, fresh thinking, and real outcomes.

12.55 - 13.45
Lunch Break "Take time to recharge, reflect, and connect over lunch."
13.45 - 13.50
Superhero Kids Dance: Where fun becomes a superpower.
13.50 - 14.35
Building Future-Ready Organizations with AI - Preparing people, processes, and culture for an AI-driven world.
14.35 - 15.10
#MOI Women in Insurance & Banking Pitching
15.10 - 15.45
#MOI Gentlemen in Insurance & Banking Pitching
15.45 - 16.20
"Energy Turbo" with Therese Frank to motivate the Best #MOI Startups!
16.20-16.45
Robert Seeger "Beyond Reason, Toward Wild Ideas: Lessons from Art for Innovation"
16.45 - 17.00
#MOI AWARD CEREMONY & CLOSING
SEE YOU #MOI2027!