War for AI Talent – How AI is Changing the Way We Work
The War for AI Talent is reshaping industries, redefining skills, and transforming how organizations attract, develop, and retain top minds. As artificial intelligence moves from research labs into everyday business operations, the global demand for AI expertise is skyrocketing and competition for talent has never been more intense.
Hosted by Young AI Leaders Linz, part of United Nations’ AI for Good initiative, this flagship event will convene leaders from Big Tech, BIg Four, MBB, academia, industry, and emerging talent for an afternoon of panels, keynotes, and interactive networking.
Confirmed Speakers:
Maimuna Mosser, Country Director, Google Austria
Hermann Erlach, General Manager, Microsoft Austria
Sebastian Eckler, Country Manager, Amazon Web Services
Sepp Hochreiter, Head of the Bilateral AI Cluster of Excellence & Co-Founder, NXAI
Gordon Meyer, Director AI Product Innovation, Dynatrace
Anna Maria Brunnhofer-Pedemonte, CEO & Founder, Impact AI
Andreas Hladky, Partner & Digital Consulting Lead, PwC Austria
Patrick Wollner, Associate Partner, McKinsey Austria
Frederik Debong, Venture Capitalist & Serial Entrepreneur, Nineteen Twenty-One
Lukas Schuster, Co-Founder & CEO, Syntactiq
Key topics:
How AI is redefining roles and career paths across industries
Which skills will be essential for the next decade
Strategies for attracting and retaining AI talent in a competitive global market
The role of academia, industry, and policy in building a future-ready workforce
Program Highlights
Panels & Keynotes (15:00–18:00): Insightful discussions with leading voices from Big Tech, research, and business.
AI Talent Area (from 18:00): Interactive space in the foyer where companies and institutions connect directly with AI students, graduates, and young professionals from JKU, Hagenberg and beyond.
Exclusive Leadership Dinner (from 18:00): By invitation only. A high-level networking dinner, bringing together speakers and selected leaders from business, research, and policy for confidential dialogue and partnership-building.
Why Attend?
With students and graduates from one of Europe’s leading AI research hubs at JKU Linz, alongside executives, researchers, and policymakers, this event offers a rare opportunity to:
Gain insights on how AI is transforming the workforce
Meet top AI talent in an interactive setting
Build bridges between academia, industry, and policy
Shape the conversation on Europe’s role in the global AI talent race