Event agenda
Tuesday, 20 January 2026
12:00 - 12:30
REGISTRATION AND COFFEE
Location:Oktogon - Foyer
12:00 - 17:00
Meetings
General Networking
Location:
- 1F Info Point / Registration Desk
Meeting duration:30 minute time slots
12:30 - 12:45
WELCOME REMARKS AND KICK OFF
Location:Oktogon - Room 6 - Rudolf Sallinger Saal
12:30 - 17:00
Meetings
B2B MEETINGS WITH AUSTRIAN COMMERCIAL COUNSELLORS
Location:
- Room 3
Meeting duration:15 minute time slots
12:45 - 13:30
KEYNOTE 1 Innovation Drivers in North America: What’s Hot and What’s Next?
Location:Oktogon - Room 6 - Rudolf Sallinger Saal
How the US Shapes the Future of Technology and Global Competition
13:30 - 14:15
PANEL Opportunities Zone: Strategic Sectors - Where Austrian Companies Can Still Thrive in the Region
Location:Oktogon - Room 6 - Rudolf Sallinger Saal
13:30 - 14:30
BREAK OUT SESSION 1 Innovate Like Silicon Valley and Storytelling Masterclass
Location:Oktogon - Room 2
14:15 - 14:45
COFFEE BREAK
Location:Oktogon - Foyer
14:45 - 15:00
Country Snapshot Canada – What Austrian Companies Need to Know
Location:Oktogon - Room 6 - Rudolf Sallinger Saal
15:00 - 15:45
PANEL Supply Chain Strategies Under Challenging Environments
Location:Oktogon - Room 6 - Rudolf Sallinger Saal
Building Resilient Transatlantic Supply Chains – Leveraging CETA and Strategic Partnerships
15:45 - 16:00
Country Snapshot Mexico – What Austrian Companies Need to Know
Location:Oktogon - Room 6 - Rudolf Sallinger Saal
16:00 - 16:15
Country Snapshot USA – What Austrian Companies Need to Know
Location:Oktogon - Room 6 - Rudolf Sallinger Saal
16:15 - 17:00
PANEL USMCA Review 2026
Location:Oktogon - Room 6 - Rudolf Sallinger Saal
Preparing for the Next Chapter in North American Trade Integration
16:15 - 17:15
17:00 - 17:30
17:00 - 21:00
Meetings
Evening Networking
Location:
- Ground Floor - Info Desk
Meeting duration:30 minute time slots
17:30 - 18:00
FROM DAY TO NIGHT – THE GRAND OPENING
Location:Ground Floor - Julius Raab Saal
18:00 - 18:45
EVENING KEYNOTE North America in Transition – Economic Trends & Geopolitical Developments
Location:Ground Floor - Julius Raab Saal
How Shifting US Trade Policies Reshape Global and Regional Markets As We Know Them
18:45 - 19:30
PANEL Strategic Responses to Global Shifts: How Austrian Businesses Can Navigate Geopolitics and Trade Policy
Location:Ground Floor - Julius Raab Saal
19:30 - 21:00
BUSINESS NETWORKING RECEPTION
Location:Ground Floor - Foyer