Innovation Network
The inspiring and creative environment of the Vienna Airport Conference & Innovation Centre is an ideal catalyst for innovative
ideas.
The innovative core focus is reinforced by numerous measures, co-operations and events. As a competence centre for innovation
and start-ups, Vienna Airport organises important events for the innovation scene, such as the Innovation Kick-Off.
In addition, the world's leading innovation platform Plug and Play is located directly in the building.
Innovation events
Banner for the New Technologies Summit
New Technologies Summit
3rd - 4th of November
3rd - 4th of November
"Innovation meets technology"
The New Technologies Summit 2025 offers you the unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the latest developments in the fields of artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, VR/AR and robotics. Discover the future together and learn how various industries are already successfully utilising these ground-breaking technologies. Stay informed and find out which innovations are crucial for your company.
Innovationsauftakt mit Dominic Thiem 14. January 2025 (german)
Join us as we discover the latest innovations and trends in the industry together. Every year, the innovation kick-off offers
you the perfect opportunity to expand your knowledge, make new contacts and be inspired for the new year.
Among those attending in 2025 were former tennis player Dominic Thiem, Rudolf Dömötör - Managing Director WU Start-up Centre,
Michael Strugl - CEO Verbund AG (tbc.), Reinhold Baudisch (former Founder and Co-CEO durchblicker.at) Laura Raggl - Managing
Partner ROI Ventures and the Management Board members Günther Ofner and Julian Jäger as representatives of Flughafen Wien
AG
Expedition KI 3.0 - October 2024
Flight plan for artificial intelligence in practice
Artificial intelligence offers companies completely new opportunities - the ‘Expedition AI 3.0’ event focussed on what these
are. With the help of Switzerland and Germany as partner countries for the third edition of the event, the exchange between
the three countries of the DACH region was made possible.
The two-day symposium on 15 and 16 October offered domestic and foreign companies from a wide range of sectors an intensive
discussion on the topic of artificial intelligence. Myths were dispelled and a clear picture of the implementation of an AI
project was conveyed. In addition to exciting keynotes, start-up pitches and workshops, AI enthusiasts and solution providers
were invited to network.
Corporate Innovation Programs
Corporate innovation programs play a decisive role in the long-term success and competitiveness of corporations. It is also essential for Vienna Airport to remain innovative. Corporate innovation programs offer a structured and effective method for developing new ideas, integrating forward-looking technologies and adapting business models.
Plug and Play
Plug and Play Tech Center from Silicon Valley has established its innovation center in the middle of the Vienna Airport Conference & Innovation Center in 2019. Plug and Play is the world's leading innovation platform that enables successful collaboration between leading industrial companies, institutional investors and top startups, facilitating the development and implementation of cutting-edge technologies.
- 70,000+ startups in the Playbook database
- 600+ partners worldwide
- 1200+ events per year worldwide
Thinkers Garden: process templates and workshop support
The PLAYROOM team specialises in the development of process templates, workshops and tools for today's business world. PLAYROOM
currently offers process templates and process support for the areas of Design Thinking, Customer Journey Mapping, Futures
Thinking and Sustainable Thinking.
All process templates are designed to enable teams to independently identify initial solutions to clearly defined problems
within a period of just 3 hours. In addition, problems, solutions, group sizes and time frames can be customised by means
of targeted workshop support.
