Austria Connect

McNichols Building

12/08/2022 - 12/09/2022

Welcome to the 14th edition of the AUSTRIA CONNECT NORTH AMERICA - the largest conference for U.S. Newcomers and Executives of Austrian Subsidiaries in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Austria Connect North America is THE event where Austrian and North American business executives come together to exchange ideas and discuss mutual matters of economic concern and interest.

Day 1 | Thursday, December 8
Newcomer Workshop – your first “deep dive” into the US & Reception

WORKSHOP FOR NEW EXPORTERS AND INVESTORS
Workshop requires separate registration

10.00 – 10.05 WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
10.05 - 10.10 am WELCOME STATEMENT AUSTRIAN FEDERAL ECONOMIC CHAMBER
10.15 - 10.20 am WELCOME NOTE US EMBASSY IN VIENNA
10.20 – 10.40 am WINDOWS TO NORTH AMERICA
10.40 – 11.10 am PANEL – DOING BUSINESS IN THE UNITED STATES
11.10 – 11.40 pm FOCUS – STATE OF THE INDUSTRY + HOW TO INVEST
11.40 Short lunch break
tba SITE VISIT OF A NEWLY ESTABLISHED COLORADO COMPANY – TBA
3.00 – 3.20 pm STARTING IN THE U.S. - ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE U.S.
3.20 – 3.40 pm LEGAL PITFALLS IN THE US
3.40 – 4.30 pm LEARNING FROM SUCCESSFUL SUBSIDIARIES
4.30 – 4.55 pm OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS
4.55 – 5.00 pm WRAP-UP AND CONCLUSION
5.30 pm CHECK-IN AND REGISTRATION, WELCOME RECEPTION
6.00 – 6.10 pm WELCOME REMARKS & INTRODUCTION OF HOST
6.10 – 6.20 pm WELCOMING BY HOST
6.15 – 9.00 pm COCKTAIL RECEPTION

Day 2 | Friday, December 9
Conference Day

8.00 – 9.00 am REGISTRATION & FULL BREAKFAST 
9.00 – 9.30 am OPENING REMARKS
9.30 – 10.30 am BOUNDARY RIDERS – A NEW APPROACH TO INTRAPRENEURSHIP AND CORPORATE INNOVATION
10.30 – 11.30 am TBA
11.30 – 12.30 pm A DECARBONIZED ECONOMY BY 2050
12.30 – 1.30 pm LUNCH BREAK AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITY
1.30 – 2. 30 pm COURAGE AND COLLABORATION: THE ENORMOUS OPPORTUNITIES IN FIXING OUR BROKEN FOOD SYSTEM 
2.30 – 3.30 pm KEEP GOING! – HOW TO PICK YOURSELF UP AND SUCCEED
3.30 – 4.00 pm WRAP-UP AND CONCLUSION

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