Austria’s high-tech network
for electronic and software based systems

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...BECAUSE THE WORLD NEEDS ESBS MORE THAN EVER

What does ESBS mean?

 

Electronic and software based systems involve components and devices driven by micro-and nanoelectronics including embedded software. They are the foundation for digital products and services. ESBS functions enable the implementation of applications such as automated driving, the Internet of Things and smart cities and thus constitute the heart of our digitalized society.

 

 

Not only do ESBS have vast untapped potential for sustainable development, but they’re also the frontier for impactful tech solutions. That’s where EBSCON comes in, uniting the tech industry’s forward-thinkers with the research and scientific community. Together, we address today’s pressing questions, forging paths for a sustainable future.“Building bridges for tomorrow”is not just a slogan—it’s our mission, and crucialfor our planet’s well-being.

This was  EBSCON 2024

 

  • Exclusive venue for more than 350 participants onsite
  • Interactive live streams for registered online community
  • Barcamp Sessions
  • Main Stage with inspiring keynotes, high-level panels and presentations
  • Interactive Exhibition Area for SILICON ALPS Partners
  • High display of European strengths
  • F&B, Catering
  • After-Show networking

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Program EBSCON 2025

Creative Destruction

Opening Ceremony

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  • 9:00 am

    Business Breakfast / Exhibition

    Check-in, come together

    Foyer
  • 9:00 am

    Press Conference

    Room 12
  • 10:00 am

    Official Opening

    by LHStv.in Dr.in Gaby Schaunig, LR DI Willibald Ehrenhöfer

    Room 12
  • 10:15 am

    The Magic of First Principles & Question Marks: Rethinking the Future Through Radical Curiosity

    by Henriette Frädrich | Founder, Entrepreneur, Host, Author, Speaker

    Room 12

Pitching Sessions

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  • 11:00 am

    Talents' Pitch and Nomination of Hack2BRIDGE Hackathon winner

    Live-pitching from the hackathon winner(s)

    Room 12
  • 11:45 am

    Queue Pitching

    Short presentation of all exhibitors

    Room 12

Networking Lunch

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  • 12:00 am

    Networking Lunch/Matchmaking

    b2match Matchmaking Session from 12:30-13:30

    Foyer

Afternoon Kick-Off

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  • 1:30 pm

    Keynote 2 - tba

    Room 12

Parallel Sessions

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  • 2:15 pm

    Barcamp: Local Innovation

    Panel session with:
    - Anke Steinberger, AT&S
    - Michael Jerne, NXP Semiconductors Austria

    Room 10
  • 2:15 pm

    Barcamp: European Innovation sponsored by AT-C3

    Panel session with:
    - Representives from European Chips Competence Centers (Austria, Sweden, Netherlands, Denmark)
    and aCCCess, ASTEERICS.
    - Robert Schneider, Brainchain

    Room 11

Closing ceremony

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  • 4:00 pm

    EBSCON HI 5 - Closing Panel

    Panel discussion & wrap up
    Hosted by Richard Sturn, University of Graz, with:
    - Thomas Haim, 3DSE Management Consultants
    and more!

    Room 12
  • 4:45 pm

    Closing & Networking/Matchmaking

    Room 12/Foyer

EBSCON

Speakers of 2025

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Richard

Sturn

Schumpeter Centre, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, Austria Born in Bregenz/Austria in 1956. Studied economics at the University of Vienna (PhD 1988; Habilitation 1996). 1997 Professor, Institute for Public Economics, Graz University. From 2004 to October 2007 Research Dean. Since 2015 Joseph A. Schumpeter Professor for Innovation, Development and Growth and Head of the Graz Schumpeter Center. Principal Investigator in the Core Research Area Climate Change at Graz University. Visiting professorships include positions at the University of Minnesota/Minneapolis, USA, at the University of Lyon II, and the École des Hautes Etudes en Science Sociales/Aix-Marseille School of Economics. Currently president of ESHET (European Society for the History of Economics).

Univ.-Prof.i.R. Mag. Dr.rer.soc.oec. Richard Sturn

Professor, University of Graz

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Thomas

Haim

Managing partner of 3DSE Austria with more than 20 years of professional experience. Previously Senior Consultant IBM Business Consulting Services, focusing on organizational and process change. Competent practitioner with a consistent focus on results. Pragmatic, likeable, assertive, committed. Motivational team player. Responsible for the Practice "Creating and Sustaining Growth" at 3DSE. Consulting expertise: Coaching and guiding innovation projects, conducting innovation cells, designing and implementing R&D optimization programs, implementing agility in R&D, project recovery, competence programs and trainings in systems engineering and project management. Studied Business Informatics at the Johannes Kepler University, Linz. Photo: Conny Stein / 3DSE Management Consultants GmbH © [2014]

Thomas Haim

Managing Partner, 3DSE Management Consultants AT

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Michael

Jerne

Michael Jerne holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from Technical University Graz and brings over 30 years of semiconductor industry experience in different roles in R&D, technical customer support and product management. In his current role as Director External Relations at NXP Semiconductors Austria, he is responsible for government, industry, and university relations and collaborative R&D programs. Photo: Lichtmeister/NXP

Michael Jerne

Director External Relations, NXP Semiconductors Austria

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Anke

Steinberger

Anke Steinberger is Manager R&D Miniaturization at AT&S. She began her career in 2002 with an apprenticeship in the physical lab, followed by an apprenticeship as a chemical lab technician and several years as a reliability expert in AT&S’s reliability lab. After transitioning to the R&D department, she completed a part-time study in Innovation Management at FH Campus 02. At AT&S, she develops next-generation IC substrates with a focus on miniaturization and actively applies and teaches creativity techniques, including TRIZ, to solve problems and drive innovation. In parallel, she is a part-time lecturer on TRIZ at FH Campus 02. Photo: AT&S/private

Anke Steinberger

Manager R&D Miniaturization, AT&S

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