#DigHum2026 keynote & panel
speakers

Insights from the forefront of technology, ethics, innovation, and global progress.

Our keynote speakers are globally recognised experts, addressing critical topics at the intersection of technology and society. Their ideas inspire strategies and policies that drive human-centred innovation worldwide. We are expecting the following speakers:

Doris Allhutter

Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW)

Payal Arora

Utrecht University and Inclusive AI Lab

Sandra Barthel

Open Networks and Democratic Public Spheres

Helene Baumgartner

Vienna Chamber of Labour (AK Wien)

Nicole Beckendorf

Schleswig-Holstein

Bernhard Bergmair

Silicon Austria Labs

Peter Biegelbauer

Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT)

Clara Blume

Christoph Bock

CeMM Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences and Medical University of Vienna

Joanna J. Bryson

Hertie School

Katja Bühler

Vienna Research Center for Visual Computing (VRVis)

Cristina Caffarra

EuroStack Initiative Foundation

Rumman Chowdhury

Humane Intelligence

Wolfie Christl

Cracked Labs

Agata Ciabattoni

TU Wien Informatics

Richard Cockett

The Economist

Tim Crane

Central European University (CEU)

Matias del Campo

SPAN and AKI

Olivier Delteil

Direction interministérielle du Numérique (DINUM)

Adio-Adet Dinika

Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR) and Data Workers’ Inquiry (DWI)

Anita Eichinger

Vienna City Library

Michelle Ming Ertl

GRG1 Stubenbastei

Björn Fanta

Fabasoft Research

Ferdinand Ferroli

Identity Valley

Eva Fischer

Contemporary Immersive Virtual Art (Civa)

Fabian Fischer

Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW)

Tünde Fülöp

Vienna Chamber of Labour (AK Wien)

Claudia Garád

Wikimedia Europe and Wikimedia Austria

Misha Glenny

BBC

Jeannette Gorzala

ACT.AI.NOW

Dario Guarascio

Sapienza University of Rome

Julia Haas

OSCE

Pia Zoe-Hahne

University of Vienna and University of Applied Sciences (UAS) BFI Vienna

Lamtharn Hanoi Hantrakul

Felix Hlatky

Mastodon

Anab Jain

Superflux

Jürgen Janger

Austrian Institute of Economic Research

Juliane Jarke

University of Graz

Oliver Kartak

University of Applied Arts Vienna

Irene Kitsara

IEEE Europe

Verena Krawarik

Austria Press Agency (APA)

Brigitte Krenn

Austrian Research Institute of Artificial Intelligence

Sarah Kriesche

Ö1

Karl Kugler

AI Factory Austria (AI:AT)

Marie-Louise Lackner

TU Wien

Thomas Lohninger

epicenter.works

Astrid Mager

Austrian Academy of Sciences

Jan Maly

Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU Vienna)

Katja Mayer

Centre for Social Innovation (ZSI) and University of Vienna

George Metakides

Digital Enlightenment Forum

Art Min

Camp.org

Renate Motschnig

University of Vienna

Madeleine Müller

The Research Institute

Enrico Nardelli

Tor Vergata University of Roma

Clara Neppel

IEEE

Iohanna Nicenboim

Interdisciplinary Transformation University (IT:U) and Delft University of Technology

Georg Niklfeld

Austrian Research Promotion Agency FFG

Mathias Nöbauer

Exoscale and A1 Digital

Alistair Nolan

OECD

Viktoria Paar

GRG1 Stubenbastei

David Passarelli

United Nations University

Eric Peters

European Commission

Matthias Pfeffer

Council for European Public Space

Barbara Prainsack

University of Vienna

Joachim Pranzl

UIV Urban Innovation Vienna

Erich Prem

eutema GmbH

Hannah-Seraphina Prendecky

Vienna Doctoral College on Digital Humanism

Cornelia Reiter

Center for Innovation Systems and Policy at the Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT)

Cecilia Rikap

University College London (UCL)

René Röpke

TU Wien Informatics eduLAB

Ursula Rosenbichler

Austrian School of Government (ASG)

Francis Saa-Dittoh

University for Development Studies

Camilla Salim Wagner

Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR) and Data Workers’ Inquiry

Matthias Samwald

Medical University of Vienna

Oliver Scheibenbogen

Anton Proksch Institut

Alexander Schmölz

University of Applied Sciences BFI Vienna and fit4internet

Bruce Schneier

Harvard University and Inrupt, Inc.

Anja Sikic

GRG1 Stubenbastei

Judith Simon

University of Hamburg

Felix Stalder

Zurich University of the Arts

Michael Stampfer

Vienna Science and Technology Fund (WWTF)

Bernhard Standl

Karlsruhe University of Education

Dirk Stermann

Axel Stockburger

The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna

Nicolas Stocker

The Austrian Armed Forces

Stefan Szeider

TU Wien

Raúl Tabarés

Tecnalia

Christoph Thun-Hohenstein

ReGenerativa

Elisabeth Unterfrauner

Centre for Social Innovation (ZSI)

Valerie Veatch

Gilberto Vieira

Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUCPR) and data_labe

Milena Vuckovic

Vienna Research Center for Visual Computing (VRVis)

Salome Wagner

Vienna Doctoral College on Digital Humanism

Rania Wazir

leiwand.ai

Hannes Werthner

TU Wien

Laura Wiesböck

Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS)

Eva Wittenberg

Central European University

Stefan Woltran

TU Wien

Sophie Woodville

Bordeaux Metropole

Alexander Wrabetz

City of Vienna