Aleksey Igudesman is internationally known as a violinist, composer, conductor, actor and filmmaker. His numerous compositions are published by Universal Edition and are performed worldwide by soloists, ensembles and orchestras, such as the New York Philharmonic, the Chicago and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, often with Igudesman himself as solo violinist and conductor. Igudesman has written for and performed as a soloist on numerous movie soundtracks and has worked with Academy Award winning film composer Hans Zimmer on movies such as “Sherlock Holmes” which was nominated for an Oscar for best original score. In 2012, Igudesman. directed, produced and starred in the feature length mockumentary “Noseland”, featuring John Malkovich, Sir Roger Moore and Julian Rachlin. In recent years he was also directing other productions together with Hyung-ki Joo like ‘Breaking Beethoven’ or ‘Breaking Rachmaninoff’ staring artists like Billy Joel, John Malkovich or Yuja Wang.

Born 1959After Studies in Business Administration and Management Information Systems in ViennaPhD at Vienna University of Economics and BusinessAssoc. Professor in Münster, Augsburg and Essen, GermanySince 1993 Professor at Vienna University of Economics and BusinessVisiting Professor at Kobe University, JapanCoordinator of Large Scale Research ProjectsAuthor of more than 100 Scientific PublicationsFounder of the Research Institute for Cryptoeconomics at Vienna University of Economics and BusinessScientific Coordinator of the Austrian Blockchain Center

Ali Nikrang is a multidisciplinary artist and researcher at the intersection of music and artificial intelligence (AI). He is a professor of AI and musical creation at the University of Music and Theatre in Munich and an AI and Music researcher at the Ars Electronica Futurelab in Linz.
His background is in both technology and art. He studied computer science at the Johannes Kepler University in Linz and composition with a focus on new media at the University Mozarteum in Salzburg. He also holds the first diploma in piano performance from the same university.
His research focuses on the interaction between humans and AI systems in creative environments. It includes the investigation of creative outcomes of AI systems and how they can be guided, improved, and personalized through interaction with human users. As a classical musician and AI researcher, he has been involved in numerous projects combining artificial intelligence and music. He is the creator of the research tool Ricercar, an AI-based collaborative music composition system that can be used for composition in the field of classical music.

Alper KAYA, MDI was born on August 28th, 1961. I graduated from primary, secondary, and high schools in Izmir, Turkey. In 1984, I graduated from Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Medicin. I specialized in the Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Cukurova University. I earned the title of Specialist in Ophthalmology in 1993 In 1990, I was diagnosed with motor neuron disease. I can move my head. I can control my computer using a head-tracking system. I have tracheostomy and ventilator support. I used to play classical guitar before my diagnosis. I am interested in assistive instruments and assistive music technologies.

Anastassia Lauterbach is a technology strategist, a business founder, an international non-executive director, a leadership mentor, and an author focused on artificial Intelligence, cybersecurity, leadership development, and corporate governance. Dr. Lauterbach teaches AI, data, cybersecurity, and business ethics at MCI, Innsbruck. She is an expert speaker on AI at CNBC.
Dr. Lauterbach is Non-Executive Independent Director at Aira Technologies (AI in wireless, Silicon Valley), RiskQ (cybersecurity, New York), and Aircision (telecommunication, NL). Dr. Lauterbach is a mentor with the ExCo Group, formerly Merryck & Co. Americas. Dr. Lauterbach advises Salzburg Global Seminar corporate governance and technology & law programs.

Anna Zò is operations manager at Music Innovation Hub, responsible of MusicTech-related activities, project leader of the EU-funded acceleration program for music startups Music Tech Europe Academy and co-director of Linecheck Music Meeting and Festival. Co-founder of Next Stage Challenge Hackathon and Music Tech Europe Network, Anna is part of the team that has developed the new BA/BSc in Music Business at SAE Institute Milan, where she is also active as Lecturer as well as at Bocconi University. With a strong focus on CCIs and a business background (Master Graduate in CCIs Management), she has also been managing projects in different cultural fields, such as visual arts (in London) and cinema (in Paris).