Speaker

As a fifth-generation family-owned business, MANZ is now one of Austria’s leading legal publishers. Susanne Stein-Pressl, a lawyer herself, has led the company since 2006. Her mission: to strengthen the rule of law with reliable information. Under her leadership, numerous strategic initiatives have been implemented, including the coordinated brand management of the MANZ Group, the MANZ Online Library, the merger with RDB Rechtsdatenbank GmbH, and a focus on the digitization of the law—most recently with a strong emphasis on AI. In 2025 and 2026, the products Genjus AI and MANZ-Noxtua were launched on the market.

Managing Partner, MANZ Verlag

Dr. Leif-Nissen Lundbæk is the CEO and founder of Noxtua, Europe’s legal AI. This legally compliant and legally competent AI assists lawyers with legal research, analysis, and the drafting of legal documents. A staunch European, he founded the European AI company in 2017 in collaboration with, among others, Prof. Dr. Michael Huth from research groups at the University of Oxford and Imperial College London. Prior to that, the AI expert worked for companies including Daimler and IBM. He earned a B.Sc. in Economics from Humboldt University of Berlin, an M.Sc. with honors in Mathematics from Ruprecht Karls University of Heidelberg, an M.Sc. in Software Engineering from the University of Oxford, and his Ph.D. in Computing from Imperial College London. The entrepreneur is a sought-after speaker and author on AI and legal tech.

CEO, Noxtua

Gerhard Kokalj is the head of the “vehicle eXperience & mobility performance” department at AVL List GmbH in Graz. In this role, he leads international teams and drives the development of innovative solutions for the mobility of the future. He works in a global environment where different cultures, locations, and disciplines collaborate to develop new technologies and mobility concepts. His focus is on continuously advancing the vehicle experience, driving behavior, and mobility solutions, thereby contributing to safe, sustainable, and customer-oriented mobility.

Head of Vehicle Experience & Mobility Performance

Hannah Wundsam is the CEO of AustrianStartups, Austria’s largest startup community and think tank for entrepreneurship. In this role, she advocates for better framework conditions, greater innovation, and a strong startup culture in Austria and Europe. She is a member of the Federal Government’s Startup Council, a board member of the European Startup Network, and a member of the Investment Committee at WU Ignite Ventures. Previously, she founded a startup herself and launched educational programs that inspire thousands of young people to think and act entrepreneurially.

CEO – AustrianStartups

At CANCOM Austria AG, Lucas Wartscher focuses primarily on data and AI, as well as modern AI architectures in the enterprise environment. His focus is on the development and positioning of practical AI solutions—ranging from generative and agent-based AI to data platforms and hybrid cloud and on-premises architectures. In doing so, he combines technological possibilities with specific business requirements and supports companies from the identification of suitable use cases through proof-of-concepts to productive implementation and scaling.

Sales Consultant – Digital Solutions – CANCOM Austria AG

Before co-founding TACEO, Lukas was a cryptography researcher and lecturer at Graz University of Technology. The founding team of TACEO emerged from a research team at Graz University of Technology that was working on modern cryptographic methods—such as multi-party computation—in collaboration with industry as part of an EU research project. The company was founded in 2022 as a spin-off of Graz University of Technology. Today, TACEO develops infrastructure for trust in the age of AI based on its own cryptography research. At its core, the company focuses on verifiability and data sovereignty without disclosing sensitive data.

CEO, Co-Founder – Taceo

Dr. Leif-Nissen Lundbæk is the CEO and founder of Noxtua, Europe’s legal AI. This legally compliant and legally competent AI assists lawyers with legal research, analysis, and the drafting of legal documents. A staunch European, he founded the European AI company in 2017 in collaboration with, among others, Prof. Dr. Michael Huth from research groups at the University of Oxford and Imperial College London. Prior to that, the AI expert worked for companies including Daimler and IBM. He earned a B.Sc. in Economics from Humboldt University of Berlin, an M.Sc. with honors in Mathematics from Ruprecht Karls University of Heidelberg, an M.Sc. in Software Engineering from the University of Oxford, and his Ph.D. in Computing from Imperial College London. The entrepreneur is a sought-after speaker and author on AI and legal tech.

CEO, Noxtua

Andreas Windisch is a theoretical physicist, AI strategist and keynote speaker who combines science, politics and society. As a recipient of Austria’s highest academic honor (sub auspiciis praesidentis rei publicae), he combines analytical depth with practical experience. He heads a research department at JOANNEUM RESEARCH and is Chief Science Officer of AI Austria, where he helps shape the national and European AI strategy. His unusual path led him through service as a paratrooper, a PhD in theoretical particle physics and a US pilot’s license. Andreas talks about artificial intelligence, resilience and technology ethics – clearly, empathetically and well-founded. He makes complex topics not only accessible, but meaningful.

Head of Research Group – JOANNEUM RESEARCH, AI Austria

Philipp Töbich is Global Head of Governance in the SAP Government Security division. His team oversees global governance and risk management in the area of national security for regulated services such as SAP Sovereign Cloud. He began his career as a career officer in military intelligence and went on to work in cybersecurity and risk management consulting before joining SAP.

Global Head of Governance – SAP

Christian Winkelhofer is Accenture’s Country Managing Director and is responsible for the company’s continued growth in Austria. He has been with Accenture since 2007 and most recently served as Managing Director in charge of new technologies. Christian Winkelhofer studied Business Informatics and Global Management at JKU Linz in cooperation with Oxford Brookes University, as well as at the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU) in partnership with the University of Minnesota. He has been engaged with technological developments and their implications since his college days.

Country Managing Director – Accenture