Overview of our speakers
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, BEA 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 BEA Lustenau
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. Dr. Claus Nesensohn
Stuttgart
Lean Construction, HFT Stuttgart
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
Head of Dep. Engineering Science /
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
Dipl. Ing. Architect and Managing Director BE Vienna
With specialised process competence and expertise
Julia Wildfeuer
Vienna
Managing Director BE
Architect, over 13 years of experience on projects for residential, educational and office buildings in France.
Adrien Mervelet
BEA Paris
Teamleader
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 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
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
none since 2020
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 Philosoph
Owner and Managing Director, ‘Holzwerkstatt Markus Faisst’
Long-term teaching at the University of Arts Linz. His work is consistently guided by biological and ecological building criteria.
Markus Faißt
Hittsau
Owner & Managing Director
Founder and Managing Director, “LehmTonErde Baukunst
Leading expert in rammed earth construction, whodeveloped traditional rammed earth techniques and integrates them into modern architecture.
Martin Rauch
Founder and CEO
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
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.
Roland Gnaiger
Bregenz, Linz
Architect and Professor
Professor of Digital Design; Senior Associate, Zaha Hadid Architects
Heads Analytics & Insights at Zaha Hadid Architects and is professor for digital design. Previously worked at Gehry Technologies and OMA Asia.
Ulrich Blum
Sr.Associate Zaha Hadid Architects
Renowned Architectural Historian, Journalist, and Author
Historian & sociologist specializing in architecture and urban planning, internationally active as author, publicist & tour guide.
Wolfgang Jean Stock
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
Manag. Director Georg Reisch GmbH
