FAQs

Unfortunately tickets are limited, but with a bit of luck, you can get a ticket for this year’s conference by registering on our website. After that you will be on a waiting list, and we kindly ask you for your patience. You will be informed if you have been selected until May 9th 2023.

Registration opens on April 5th and closes on May 9th 2023.

There is no cost involved.

You can watch the entire conference via Livestream on our homepage at www.austrianworldsummit.com or also join in, discuss and network via our B2Match Online Tool (Link: www.austrianworldsummit2023.b2match.io).

Yes. There will be a vegetarian/vegan buffet during the lunch break. There will also be coffee and soft drinks throughout the day.

Access to the press areas of the event is only possible with accreditation. For security reasons, an upload of a valid press card is absolutely necessary. Representatives of the media must register via our website. Registration opens on April 5th. Places at the conference are limited, we therefore kindly ask you to register in due time, but latest by May 12th 2023. First come, first serve.

After registration you will be on a waiting list, and we kindly ask you for your patience. You will receive a firm refusal or confirmation of your participation no later than May 12th 2023.

Arnold Schwarzenegger, the host of the AUSTRIAN WORLD SUMMIT will be joined by the Austrian Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen, who traditionally serves as the event’s honorary patron. Further guests are Leonore Gewessler, Climate Action Minister of Austria and her counterpart from Pakistan Sherry Rehman. You can also expect video messages from personalities like UN Secretary General António Guterres and we are thrilled to announce a musical performance by the Ukrainian rap group Kalush Orchestra, the winners of the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest. For the full speaker list please go to: https://www.austrianworldsummit.com/speakers

You can find the full program here.

The conference will take place in the Hofburg palace in Vienna. The entrance is at the Heldenplatz.

HOFBURG Vienna
Entrance: Heldenplatz
1010 Vienna, Austria
www.hofburg.com

You can easily reach the venue with public transportation:

From the airport to the City Center:

  • City Airport Train (CAT) – Direct Connection to Wien Mitte/Landstrasse, 16 minutes
  • Rapid Train S7 – Connection to Wien Mitte/Landstrasse, 26 minutes
  • Airport Bus – Connection to Morzinplatz, 23 minutes

Direct connection to the Hofburg Vienna:

  • Station U3 “Herrengasse”, walking distance to the Hofburg 5 min
  • City Bus, stop Michaelerplatz, walking time to Hofburg 3 min
  • City (CAT) Airport Train Vienna International Airport to station “Wien Mitte” 16 min, Connection with U3/U4 5 min

Citybike

WienMobil Rad is a sustainable and environmentally friendly system of public transport. You can hire over 3000 bikes at 240 bike stations across the city and return them at any station. To use this service a very quick one-time registration (1,00 € only) is required via the Internet or directly at a Citybike station. For registration you need a MAESTRO card, credit card from VISA, Master-Card or JCB. Half an hour costs 0,60 €.

Public transport to the event is accessible to all, including those with disabilities.

An Accessibility Statement will be provided on request (see contact person Green Meeting below).

Business casual.

The AUSTRIAN WORLD SUMMIT will be organised according to the standards of the Austrian Green Meetings eco-label. For more information: here

Conservation of resources & regionality

For all materials in use as well as for the catering conservation of resources, the protection of the environment and sustainability are top priorities. Food originates from regional and organic production and fair trade respectively. Also give-aways fulfil the sustainability standards. In order to avoid waste, drinks and meals will be served solely in and on reusable dishes. Leftovers can be taken home in the “Tafelbox”. For each box 20 cent go to the Austrian Tafeln, a charity organization, which serves impoverished people with saved food.

Environmentally-friendly mobility

It is especially important to us that participants can travel to and from the venue in an environmentally friendly manner. The venue, Hofburg, is located centrally and can be conveniently reached by public transport (for more on transportation, also see above). There is sufficient space to park bicycles around the venue. Furthermore, there is also a city-bike station as well as e-charging stations (for example, in the garage on Robert-Stolzplatz).

If you have questions according to the Austrian Green Meetings eco-label please contact markus.schneidergruber@brainbows.com.

Tickets are not transferable. For security reasons, name badges must be worn at all times during the conference. All participants are obliged to carry an identification document throughout the event. Admission to the conference area can be prohibited in the event that a participant is unable to identify him/herself by means of an official identity document including photo.

Upon arrival to the event, each guest must go through a security screening, including passing through a magnetometer.

The Austrian World Summit is committed to creating a safe, sustainable, and friendly experience for all guests. Our staff will proactively intervene to support an environment where all guests can enjoy the Summit experience, free from disruptive behavior. This includes intoxication or other signs of impairment related to alcohol or drug consumption, as well as the use of marijuana or tobacco products, in any form including electronic cigarettes. Also included are obscene or indecent conduct or clothing not appropriate in a public place and any disruption of the event, including throwing of objects or trespassing on stages or in other restricted areas. This also applies to sitting in or entering a location outside designated credential access point and fighting, taunting, or making threatening remarks or gestures.

Any guest not adhering to the above code or behaving in an unruly manner may be asked to leave and escorted from the event and subject to further action by Law Enforcement officials. The Austrian World Summit and their affiliates reserve the right to determine behavior warranting removal.

  • Weapons (to include small pocket knives, kubotans or self-defense sprays)
  • Alcohol, glass containers or outside beverages
  • Drones
  • Noisemakers or laser pointers
  • Fireworks and flammable liquids
  • No outside signs, banners or “flags” of any kind
  • Items not listed here but determined to be a risk to the safety or enjoyment of attendees by the event management shall be refused entry
  • List of prohibited Items subject to change without notice.

Video and still photography
The conference will be comprehensively documented. By entering the conference area, participants agree to the free of charge publication and use of photographic, film and audio recordings which are produced at the conference and which could also feature the respective participant. Should a participant give interviews to conference staff, he/she provides clearance for the unrestricted use of the material generated.