Our speakers at a glance
Founder of Baumschlager Eberle Architekten.
Internationally recognized architect entrepreneur, has developed BEA into a leading architectural practice, professor (ETHZ) and lecturer worldwide
Prof. Dietmar Eberle
Lustenau
Founder BE
Independent consultant/head of BE Academy, member of the DAB.
Part of BEA since 1986, active in various positions and responsibilities and projects, active in teaching and symposia.
Ulli Grassmann
St. Gallen
Head of BE Academy
Head of Consulting & Future Management, Zukunftsinstitut GmbH.
Expert in future management, founder of Thatha Ithuba and owner of Qurious, with many years of experience in strategic consulting and design.
Martin Hilzinger
Vienna / St.Gallen
Head of Strategy, Zukunftsinstitut
Managing Partner, BE Lustenau.
Commercial director and strategist, responsible for market positioning and sustainable growth, further training as a property developer/real estate.
Philippe Rettenbacher
Lustenau
Managing Director BE Lustenau
Founder & Director of HK Architekten, expert in timber construction.
Researching sustainable construction since the 80s, sets standards in timber construction, professor at the Technical University of Munich.
Prof. Hermann Kaufmann
Schwarzach
Founder HK Architects
Senior scientist at Empa, professor at ETH Zurich.
Expert in the transformation of energy systems and decarbonization; researches and teaches on system design, integration and modelling.
Prof. Matthias Sulzer
Zurich
EMPA, Swiss Federal Laboratories
Dipl. Ing. Architect and Managing Director BEA Vienna
With specialised process competence and expertise
Julia Wildfeuer
Vienna
Managing Director BEA Vienna
Teamleiter BEA Paris
Architekt mit mehr als 13-jähriger Erfahrung in Projekten wie Wohnbau, Bildung und Bürobau in Frankreich.
Adrien Mervelet
BEA Paris
Teamleiter
Internationally renowned artist
Over 230 exhibitions, including Documenta 5, and numerous works in public spaces. Sculptor, conceptual artist, master stonemason, and professor.
Gottfried Bechtold
Bregenz (A)
Artist
Owner and Managing Director of Privatziegelei Hebrok
Owner of Hebrok brickworks in its fourth generation, combining traditional craftsmanship with innovative, sustainable production and creative develo
Jörn Hebrok
Natrup-Hagen
Owner, Ziegelei Hebrok GmbH
Entrepreneur Zumtobel AG, Member Committee Architecture MoMA
Dipl.-Ing. Jürg Zumtobel, (1936), studied high-frequency engineering. Decades of leadership at Zumtobel AG, from CEO to Supervisory Board President.
Jürg Zumtobel
Dornbirn
former CEO Zumtobel AG
Managing Director BEA Hamburg; Initiator of ‘Identity Architecture'
20 years of experience in Corporate Architecture – designing buildings as strong brand ambassadors. Brand initiator Identitätsarchitektur®.
Justus Asselmeyer
Hamburg
Managing Director BEA Hamburg
Politician, Philosopher, and Visionary
Kurt Fischer studied philosophy & English literature. He was a teacher, entrepreneur & in politics for 25 years, including 15 as mayor of Lustenau.
Kurt Fischer
Lustenau
Politician and Philosopher
Owner and Managing Director of "Holzwerkstatt Markus Faißt", Hittisau
Long-term teaching at the University of Arts Linz. His work is consistently guided by biological and ecological building criteria.
Markus Faißt
Hittisau, Austria
Owner and MD of a Woodworkshop
Architect, Partner Innauer Matt Architekten, Mies v.d.R. Nominee.
Markus Innauer studied in Vienna and Los Angeles. Founded office with Sven Matt in 2012. Guest professor in Hamburg and Rosenheim, juror and advisor
Markus Innauer
Bezau, Austria
Head of Innauer Matt Architects
Founder and CEO LehmTonErde Baukunst GmbH
Leading expert in rammed earth construction, whodeveloped traditional rammed earth techniques and integrates them into modern architecture.
Martin Rauch
Schlins
Founder LehmTonErde Baukunst GmbH
University Professor, TU Munich; Partner at Birk Heilmeyer + Frenzel
Founding partner at Birk Heilmeyer & Frenzel Architekten in Stuttgart and professor at TU Munich, where he heads Architecture and Timber Construc.
Prof. Stephan Birk
Munich
Chair of Architecture TU Munich
Renowned Architectural Historian, Journalist, and Author
Historian & sociologist specializing in architecture and urban planning, internationally active as author, publicist & tour guide.
Wolfgang Jean Stock
Munich
Architectural Historian
Manag. Director, Georg Reisch Bauunternehmung; Multiple Award Winner
Manag. Director of Reisch GmbH, responsible for implementing complex PPP projects & the strategic interface between architecture & profitability.
Wolfgang Müller
Bad Saulgau
Manag. Director Georg Reisch GmbH
Managing Director and Curator, CampusVäre / CIV
Bettina Steindl headed the designforum Vienna, contributed to European Cultural Capitals Linz 2009 and Ruhr 2010, and co-founded Urbane Künste Ruhr.
Bettina Steindl
Dornbirn
Managing Director CampusVäre/CIV
Founder/CEO refine Projects AG, Professor at the HFT Stuttgart.
Expert in lean construction, IPA/IPD and BIM, manages refine and supports teams in realizing construction projects more efficiently and sustainably.
Prof. Claus Nesensohn
Stuttgart
Lean Construction, HFT Stuttgart
Founder & CEO Franck Boutté Consultants
With its hybrid team of engineers, architects, and urban planners, Franck Boutté Consultants is a leader in design and environmental engineering.
Franck Bouttè
Paris
Founder & CEO
Managing Director, 2226 GmbH; Expert for Sustainability
Bernd Hofer combines expertise in construction, architecture and project development. From Itten Brechbühl via STRABAG to FREO, he led many projects
Bernd Hofer
Lustenau
Managing Director, 2226 GmbH
Senior Partner. CCO & Member of the Board BEA.
Dipl. Ing. Architect, expert in sustainable building and climate-neutral architecture/urban planning, led the 'live' project in Paris, among others.
Anne Speicher
Paris
CCO :be AG/GL BEA Marseille+Paris
Architect, Partner NONA; Winner Vorarlberg Timber Construction
Founded in 2016, NONA Architektinnen is focusing on building within existing structures from sustainable and socio-economic perspectives.
Nora Heinzle
Bezau, Austria
Founder NONA Architektinnen
Certified Engineer Architect, Member of the Chamber of Architects RLP
With BEA for over 20 years, partner since 2015. Managed projects such as Campus V Dornbirn (Austria), Zeiss Annecy (Germany) and Peterhof Furx.
Marco Franzmann
Lustenau
Architect, procurist
Dipl.-Ing. Architect, Managing Director of various project companies.
Architect, MSc and PhD in mathematics, leads design teams and projects such as Montagne du Parc, guest lecturer at the 'Academy of Applied Arts'
Martin Neuwirther
Vaduz
Architect, BEA Vaduz
Owner of Mohr Polster; Founding Member of Werkraum Bregenzerwald
Johannes Mohr, master saddler & upholsterer, became self-employed at 22. Thanks to a strong network, he realizes projects with a focus on quality.
Johannes Mohr
Andelsbuch, Austria.
Master Saddler and Upholsterer
Architect and Professor; Recognized Figure in Architectural Discourse
Gnaiger reconciles art and sustainability. His ORF series »Plus/Minus« shaped Vorarlberg. He led architecture studies in Linz & founded BASEhabitat.
Prof. Roland Gnaiger
Bregenz, Linz
Architect and Professor
Prof. of Digital Design & Senior Associate at Zaha Hadid Architects
Heads Analytics & Insights at Zaha Hadid Architects and is professor for digital design. Previously worked at Gehry Technologies and OMA Asia.
Prof. Ulrich Blum
London
Sr.Associate Zaha Hadid Architects
