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Linz connects
IT & Economy

Our networking format for the Linz economy and IT sector: we invite C-level management from Linz companies to discuss current IT topics. Each time there is professional input from two experts and then relaxed discussions, each time in a different exciting location in Linz - completely open, while maintaining confidentiality. A community that wants to make a difference and exchange ideas about current topics, trends and problems and network again and again.

Information on the Linz connects events (topic, location, time) will be provided promptly by personal invitation!

If you have any questions or are interested in participating, please send an e-mail to innovation@mag.linz.at.

The Linz connects dates 2025:

19 March 2025 // 12 June 2025 // 25 September 2025 // 13 November 2025

The details of the events will be communicated promptly via personal invitation.

These have been the topics and locations of Linz connects so far:

Linz connects IT & Economy #10 at Infineon Technologies

Chip Industry Insights

The first event in the Linz connects IT & Economy series in 2025 took us to the Linz site of Infineon Technologies. Manfred Ruhmer, Head of Development Linz, and Markus Treml, Director Technical Marketing Automotive Radar, gave us an insight into semiconductor technology and autonomous driving. Thomas Gegenhuber, our City Councillor for Business and Innovation, was there for the first time in his new role. After the presentations, the guests also had the opportunity to visit the laboratory and playfully familiarise themselves with Infineon's sensor technology in the MINT Young Talent World.

To the LinkedIn post>>

Linz connects IT & Economy #9 bei KEBA

Open Innovation

Christoph Knogler (CEO), Thomas Linde (CIO) and Julian Bauer (Innovation Manager) presented the innovation ecosystem at KEBA and showed us, among other things, the Innospace, in which what was said could be experienced interactively. The second contribution this time came from Associate Professor Dr Regina Gattringer, who spoke about the topic of openness in cooperation between universities and companies in her research work. In the networking session, our guests had time for direct dialogue with the experts on site and continued their lively discussions for a long time.

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Linz connects IT & Economy #8 at factory300

Building bridges: Corporate-startup cooperation as an opportunity for the future

Business angel & energy transition investor Michael Altrichter and Bernhard Lehner (Co-Founder factory300 & Serial-Entrepreneur) gave insights into the world of startups and reported on the advantages of companies implementing the startup idea into their own corporate culture. Special guest Airan Berg emphasised the collaboration between science, technology and art in the S+T+ARTS project and briefly introduced the Circus of Knowledge at the JKU. Afterwards, the guests were also able to visit the factory300 premises and the neighbouring Strada del Startup in the tobacco factory.

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Linz connects IT & Economy #7 at PRIMETALS

AI in the Industrial Sector

Professor Alois Ferscha (JKU) and Kurt Herzog (Primetals Technologies) provided insights into AI in the industrial sector through their keynotes—one focusing on the current state of research and the other on practical applications in the steel industry.

To the Recap with pictures>>

Linz connects IT & Economy #6 at SIEMENS

Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality

At the Techbase Linz at the Siemens site, we immersed ourselves in the world of VR and AR. Andreas Fraunberger, Junge Römer Vienna, showed examples of the use of the technology in marketing and recruiting. Andreas Pürstinger, Siemens Industry Software, explained the advantages of the technology in the industrial sector.

To the follow-up report with pictures>>

Linz connects IT & Economy #5 at KARRIERE.AT

Marketing & Data

The 5th Linz connects took us to karriere.at in the winter harbour. Gerhard Kürner, CEO & Founder 506 Data & Performance GmbH and Kirsten Neubauer, GF sgreening - Social & Green Marketing GmbH provided expert input on the topic of marketing & data and how it can be used sustainably with the help of AI.

To the LinkedIn Post>>

Linz connects IT & Economy #4 at CODERS.BAY

IT specialists

IT specialists are trained all year round at CODERS.BAY in Tabakfabrik Linz. Manuela Lindlbauer, Managing Director of Lindlpower Personalmanagement GmbH, and Marion Urbanides, Head of CODERS.BAY, spoke about the challenges of recruiting at Linz connects in May 2023.

To the LinkedIn Post>>

Linz connects IT & Economy #3 at LIT OIC, JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITÄT

Artificial Intelligence

The LIT Open Innovation Centre on the JKU campus was our location for the 3rd Linz connects IT & Economy. Expert input on the topic of AI came from JKU Professor Günter Klambauer and Kosima Kovar, CEO and co-founder of the Ada Growth app.

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Linz connects IT & Economy #2 at DYNATRACE

New Work

In January 2023 we were guests at Dynatrace. Architect Gerhard Abel from Planet Architects gave us a tour of the company building and showed us how the corporate culture was implemented architecturally at the headquarters. Patrick Rammerstorfer, Pro Active, provided input on the topic of New Work.

To the pictures on Instagram>>

Linz connects IT & Economy #1 in HÖRSAAL 0, TABAKFABRIK

IT Security

Launch of the networking format in November 2022 in Lecture Hall 0 of Tabakfabrik with Helmut Leopold, Head of Center for Digital Safety & Security AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH and Harald Radi, Managing Director Cloudflight.

To the follow-up report with pictures>>

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