Networks
European Forum Alpbach around the world
The European Forum Alpbach promotes intergenerational dialogue beyond boarders not only during its annual event but on a long-term basis. For many years, our network of former participants and contributors has connected people around the globe all with one goal: To generate new ideas, to spark action and to shape the future of Europe.
Forum Alpbach Network (FAN)
Mission
The time spent together at the EFA connects former scholarship holders over the course of many years and across national borders: There are more than 30 alumni organisations in 21 different countries! They organise successful scholarship programmes and various events throughout the year. In addition, there are more than 20 FAN-Ambassadors who provide information about the EFA Scholarship Programme and the Forum in their countries.
FAN Board
The Clubs elect a Board (FANB) which coordinates common activities, sets up priorities for the network and represents FAN within the Forum’s bodies and the broader public. We also nominate young experts who bring in their expertise in the work of Advisory Committees.
- Jenni Zeller (Chair)
- Klaudie Mrkusová (Vice Chair)
- Florian Boschek
- Andreas Maierhofer
- Philipp Mendoza
- Dorotea Neuberg
- Maria Anwar (co-opted)
- Felix Obermair (co-opted)
FAN Committee 2024
The FAN Committee (FANC) is the Forum Alpbach Network’s main organising body during the European Forum Alpbach. Each year, a new team of FAN representatives is elected. They work the whole year to coordinate the social activities during the EFA main event.
- Florentina Penescu (no-club affiliation)
- Diyya Abdulkader (Club Alpbach Iraq)
- David Felder (Club Alpbach Südtirol Alto Adige)
- Jelena Jevtic (Club Alpbach Trentino)
- Ian Sowden (IG Vienna)
- Erika Obermayr (Club Alpbach Upper Austria)
FAN Track Committee Members 2025:
Security: Jan Farfal, Club Alpbach Poland: committee.representative.security@alpbach.network
Democracy and the Rule of Law: Mariella Rieder, Club Alpbach Tyrol: committee.representative.democracy@alpbach.network
Climate: Felix Ambros, Club Alpbach Lower Austria: committee.representative.climate@alpbach.network
Finance and Economy: Prosper Mageza, Club Alpbach Salzburg: committee.representative.finance@alpbach.network
Arts and Culture: Eva-Maria Schitter, Club Alpbach Salzburg: committee.representative.arts@alpbach.network
Seminars: Dorotea Neuberg (FAN Board): dorotea@alpbach.network
FAN Ambassadors
Founded in 2015, the FAN Ambassador Programme was created with the aim of encouraging people from all over the world to join the FAN and to spread the spirit of Alpbach globally. FAN Ambassadors work in their regions of residence to inform people about the opportunity to apply for a scholarship to the European Forum Alpbach.
Currently the FAN Ambassador Programme is pausing.
Current active Clubs & IGs
Contact Person at EFA
22 Nov, 2022
FANVoice Africa
In November 2022 the Africa Alpbach Network, and representatives from the European Forum Alpbach (EFA) and the Forum Alpbach Network (FAN) met in Accra, Ghana. Our current FANVoice features a report on the meeting by Anna Suberu and Ifeanyi Omah from the AAN.
22 Nov, 2022
FAN members at the COP27
Four members of the Forum Alpbach Network (FAN) who joined the COP27 write about their impressions of a "very peculiar climate conference".
6 Oct, 2022
FANVoices
The Forum Alpbach Network (FAN) consists of over 30 clubs and initiative groups founded by former EFA scholarship holders around the globe. "FANVoices" provides comments and articles from the network about current topics.
15 Sep, 2022
Introducing the new FAN-Board
The Forum Alpbach Network (FAN) was established many years ago out of a deep passion for Alpbach. In today's FANVoice, the newly elected FAN board members introduce themselves and tell about the FAN's past, present and future.
15 Sep, 2022
Young Ukrainians at EFA22
FAN-member Olena Drost who, together with more than 50 people from Ukraine, joined the EFA22 writes about her personal experiences in Alpbach and the programme her team organised at this year's event.
Alpbach in Motion (AIM) Alumni Club
What is the AIM Alumni Club?
Alpbach in Motion (AIM) is a multi-day summit that takes place during the European Forum Alpbach event. It provides a platform for up to 40 committed talents from various business backgrounds to rethink leadership in the 21st century while connecting the next generation of decision-makers. The Alpbach in Motion Alumni club is an independent association of former AIM-participants who organise events and meet regularly for continuous exchange on how emerging leaders can facilitate change in their industries, networks and in a broader social context.
Benefits for club members
- Get access to and (re-) connect with all generations of AIM from 2013 onwards.
- Receive invitations to events that are hosted by former participants throughout the year such as company visits, social events or lectures.
- Join a selected network and get involved in the activities throughout the year with exclusive insights into other companies and industries on an informal and personal level.
AIM Board
- Mariebeth Aquino
- Kelsey Beltz
- Britta Heissenberger
- Jordan Georgiev
- Emanuel Kaspar
- Janet Kutschert
- Kuba Macheta
- Chris Wenna
Get involved!
If you have been a participant of AIM, join the club and become part of a unique network that carries on and promotes the spirit of Alpbach.
The membership is free of charge and is exclusively addressed at former participants of Alpbach in Motion - Summit of Emerging Leaders.
Newsletter
AIM Alumni events and meet-ups are communicated via newsletter.
Forum Alpbach Network (FAN)
Alpbach in Motion (AIM) Alumni Club
Mission
The time spent together at the EFA connects former scholarship holders over the course of many years and across national borders: There are more than 30 alumni organisations in 21 different countries! They organise successful scholarship programmes and various events throughout the year. In addition, there are more than 20 FAN-Ambassadors who provide information about the EFA Scholarship Programme and the Forum in their countries.
FAN Board
The Clubs elect a Board (FANB) which coordinates common activities, sets up priorities for the network and represents FAN within the Forum’s bodies and the broader public. We also nominate young experts who bring in their expertise in the work of Advisory Committees.
- Jenni Zeller (Chair)
- Klaudie Mrkusová (Vice Chair)
- Florian Boschek
- Andreas Maierhofer
- Philipp Mendoza
- Dorotea Neuberg
- Maria Anwar (co-opted)
- Felix Obermair (co-opted)
FAN Committee 2024
The FAN Committee (FANC) is the Forum Alpbach Network’s main organising body during the European Forum Alpbach. Each year, a new team of FAN representatives is elected. They work the whole year to coordinate the social activities during the EFA main event.
- Florentina Penescu (no-club affiliation)
- Diyya Abdulkader (Club Alpbach Iraq)
- David Felder (Club Alpbach Südtirol Alto Adige)
- Jelena Jevtic (Club Alpbach Trentino)
- Ian Sowden (IG Vienna)
- Erika Obermayr (Club Alpbach Upper Austria)
FAN Track Committee Members 2025:
Security: Jan Farfal, Club Alpbach Poland: committee.representative.security@alpbach.network
Democracy and the Rule of Law: Mariella Rieder, Club Alpbach Tyrol: committee.representative.democracy@alpbach.network
Climate: Felix Ambros, Club Alpbach Lower Austria: committee.representative.climate@alpbach.network
Finance and Economy: Prosper Mageza, Club Alpbach Salzburg: committee.representative.finance@alpbach.network
Arts and Culture: Eva-Maria Schitter, Club Alpbach Salzburg: committee.representative.arts@alpbach.network
Seminars: Dorotea Neuberg (FAN Board): dorotea@alpbach.network
FAN Ambassadors
Founded in 2015, the FAN Ambassador Programme was created with the aim of encouraging people from all over the world to join the FAN and to spread the spirit of Alpbach globally. FAN Ambassadors work in their regions of residence to inform people about the opportunity to apply for a scholarship to the European Forum Alpbach.
Currently the FAN Ambassador Programme is pausing.
Current active Clubs & IGs
Contact Person at EFA
22 Nov, 2022
FANVoice Africa
In November 2022 the Africa Alpbach Network, and representatives from the European Forum Alpbach (EFA) and the Forum Alpbach Network (FAN) met in Accra, Ghana. Our current FANVoice features a report on the meeting by Anna Suberu and Ifeanyi Omah from the AAN.
22 Nov, 2022
FAN members at the COP27
Four members of the Forum Alpbach Network (FAN) who joined the COP27 write about their impressions of a "very peculiar climate conference".
6 Oct, 2022
FANVoices
The Forum Alpbach Network (FAN) consists of over 30 clubs and initiative groups founded by former EFA scholarship holders around the globe. "FANVoices" provides comments and articles from the network about current topics.
15 Sep, 2022
Introducing the new FAN-Board
The Forum Alpbach Network (FAN) was established many years ago out of a deep passion for Alpbach. In today's FANVoice, the newly elected FAN board members introduce themselves and tell about the FAN's past, present and future.
15 Sep, 2022
Young Ukrainians at EFA22
FAN-member Olena Drost who, together with more than 50 people from Ukraine, joined the EFA22 writes about her personal experiences in Alpbach and the programme her team organised at this year's event.
What is the AIM Alumni Club?
Alpbach in Motion (AIM) is a multi-day summit that takes place during the European Forum Alpbach event. It provides a platform for up to 40 committed talents from various business backgrounds to rethink leadership in the 21st century while connecting the next generation of decision-makers. The Alpbach in Motion Alumni club is an independent association of former AIM-participants who organise events and meet regularly for continuous exchange on how emerging leaders can facilitate change in their industries, networks and in a broader social context.
Benefits for club members
- Get access to and (re-) connect with all generations of AIM from 2013 onwards.
- Receive invitations to events that are hosted by former participants throughout the year such as company visits, social events or lectures.
- Join a selected network and get involved in the activities throughout the year with exclusive insights into other companies and industries on an informal and personal level.
AIM Board
- Mariebeth Aquino
- Kelsey Beltz
- Britta Heissenberger
- Jordan Georgiev
- Emanuel Kaspar
- Janet Kutschert
- Kuba Macheta
- Chris Wenna
Get involved!
If you have been a participant of AIM, join the club and become part of a unique network that carries on and promotes the spirit of Alpbach.
The membership is free of charge and is exclusively addressed at former participants of Alpbach in Motion - Summit of Emerging Leaders.
Newsletter
AIM Alumni events and meet-ups are communicated via newsletter.