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TECHNOLOGY FESTIVAL 2026
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On paper, Norbert Niederkofler, Alexander Schallenberg, and Christoph Gamper share nothing but the mountain air they were all born in. But AI is entering every kitchen, every cabinet room, every factory floor — and all three face the same challenge: building scalable, defensible models for the long term in an era when the tools are changing faster than the judgment required to use them.
What does it take to lead intelligently — in a kitchen, a country, and across forty countries of industrial production — when the stakes are real and the playbook doesn't exist? Moderated by Brooke Baldwin, award-winning journalist and former CNN anchor.
Permission to Pivot: Reinventing your Path
Governing Intelligence: The Chancellor, The Chef and The CEO
BROOKE Baldwin
Former CNN anchor, TEDx Speaker, Journalist & Author
Brooke Baldwin is an award-winning journalist, bestselling author, and storyteller devoted to truth and transformation. She spent more than two decades in news, including anchoring her own live daily show on CNN, where she became known for her authenticity and humanity at the desk.
Today, Brooke writes the top-rated Substack Unraveling, and is developing a podcast about giving ourselves permission to live bravely and on our own terms—alongside a TV series exploring courageous conversation and our shared humanity, one meal at a time.
CEO Keynote
Kyveris
Governing Intelligence: The Chancellor, The Chef and The CEO
CHRISTOPH Gamper
Durst Group, CEO & Co-Owner
Christoph Gamper is CEO and Co-Owner of the Durst Group, leading its transformation into a platform-driven industrial technology company spanning digital printing, automation, and AI-enabled production. He is also founder of Kyveris Technologies, building the industrial software and intelligence layer for autonomous manufacturing. Living between Italy and New York, he focuses on long-term value creation, responsible innovation, and global scale.
Governing Intelligence: The Chancellor, The Chef and The CEO
ALEXANDER Schallenberg
Former Federal Chancellor and Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria
Alexander Schallenberg is an Austrian diplomat, lawyer by training and politician. He served for nearly six years as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria from 2019 to 2025. In 2021 and 2025 he also served for a brief period of time as Chancellor of Austria. In June 2025 Mr. Schallenberg became the chairman of the Europe‘s Futures Initiative, a newly established think tank based in Vienna. Additionally, he founded and runs his own consultancy firm.
Governing Intelligence: The Chancellor, The Chef and The CEO
NORBERT Niederkofler
Chef Patron at Atelier Moessmer Norbert Niederkofler, 3*** Michelin Stars & Founder of “Cook the Mountain”
Norbert Niederkofler, also known as “The Ethical Chef,” is South Tyrol’s only three-Michelin-starred chef. He is CEO and co-owner of NN Group, managing Atelier Moessmer, AlpiNN, and Ansitz Heufler. Renowned for his “Cook the Mountain” philosophy, he combines sustainability, regional ingredients, and Alpine traditions. He is also founder of CARE’s – The Ethical Chef Days and leads restaurant projects in Milan and Venice, redefining fine dining with a strong commitment to nature and responsibility within and beyond the plate.