“taliaYsebastian is a product design studio based in Vienna working towards social innovation. We use design to challenge mind-sets, processes and systems to create a sustainable co-existence of our habits and habitats. We see problems as challenges that can be solved using strategic design, and see our role as being a bridge between people and socially desirable solutions, creating value through measurable impact.”

www.taliaYsebastian.com

We connect strategic requirements with creative solutions; technical know how and years of experience in the fields of design and innovation development add value to your company. tm concepts boosts your innovation output with the focus to turn your customers into fans.

www.tm-concepts.at

Matthias is an award winning Austrian journalist and book author. After ten years of being a staff reporter for various publications, he currently works as a freelance author in Vienna and New York. In January 2012 he published his first book “Revolution 3.0″ with the Swiss publishing house Xanthippe.

http://derbernold.com/

Social entrepreneurs and activists, founders of "IndyACT- the League of Independent Activists" in Austria, an organisation for individuals who want to work on projects and campaigns they are passionate about. Interested in tackling social, environmental and cultural issues. One of their projects is "BIKE IT ON", where bikes are used to generate electricity. Another such project is “BIKUDU”. BIKUDU a multi-purpose bicycle which can also be used to generate electricity, grind grain, pump water and much more.

http://www.indyact.at/bikeiton.htm/

Cezar is an entrepreneur web developer, helping people and organisations to achieve their internet related goals. Through his work he has supported various organizations, such as the Social Impact Award, the Center for Poverty Analysis, the Child Protection Working Group and many others.

http://cezarneaga.eu/

Business management studies, qualifications in market and communications research, trainer in adult education and coach. Since 2007 at gugler* cross media, responsible for corporate communications and sustainability; speaker, consultant and multiplier concerning all CSR issues. Currently focusing on the challenge of how we can contribute to a more sustainable and future-proofing society. Communication plays a central role. A sustainable media production can be a practical approach. It is about Cradle to Cradle approaches, sustainable design, green design, social design and last but not least the question, how communications can support the necessary social change.

www.gugler.at

iDEPART is an online platform to facilitate political participation, make it more efficient, sustainable and visible. Every citizen can use iDEPART at no costs to present political initiatives, organize activities and seek supporters and activists. iDEPART is a solution to reduce the current distance between citizens and politics. Their goal is to reduce the threshold for political participation to a minimum in order to make it combinable with job and daily routine. They strongly believe that an active, committed and vigilant civil society is of major importance in every democracy to guarantee that this system remains sustainable.

http://www.idepart.at

SUPERAR`s vision is to empower individuals and strengthen society through music education. Someone who learns how to achieve goals while enjoying themselves and others on a daily basis will become stronger and therefore strengthen society as a whole. We see daily artistic promotion as a promising way of reaching people of every social, ethnic, religious and political background from early childhood far into adulthood, with sustainable results, educating them to be self-sufficient and responsible European citizens.

http://www.superar.eu

..the most important group work since they built the Pyramids. Improvisation is getting on stage and making stuff up as you go along. You didn´t know what you were going to say or do and now you find yourself moving about and talking without any real knowledge of what you are going to do next. Amazingly simple, astoundingly difficult - and highly adaptable to other fields. Improvisation skills are not only used in theatre or in the comedy industries, applying improvisers today are working in therapy, for language learning, in sports, for idea generation, to support group processes,.... Rainer can provide you with his experience of more than 10 years of improvising on and off the stage, performing, teaching or facilitating.

http://www.zawozki.com/

Michael and Moriz decided to quit their career in marketing and start their own label for locally produced, fair-trade and customized jeans: „GebrüderStitch‟. They are one of the shooting stars in Austria's green fashion scene and are currently scaling their business after a highly succesful pilot phase.

http://www.gebruederstitch.at/