Austrian Academy of Sciences
Bernd Wachmann currently serves as the Chief Digital Strategy Officer at the Austrian Academy of Sciences since June 2023. Previously, Wachmann held the position of Chief Digital Officer at Vetmeduni Vienna from October 2021 to May 2023. Prior experience includes roles as Director of the Business Innovation Center Europe at KONICA MINOLTA, INC. from October 2017 to September 2021, and various leadership positions in innovation and technology management at Siemens between January 2004 and September 2017. Wachmann began a career in technology development as a Developer and Project Manager at Siemens Austria from June 1999 to December 2003, and gained early research experience as a Doctoral Student and Research Assistant at the University of Stuttgart from September 1996 to February 1999. Educational qualifications include a Doctorate in Theoretical Physics from the University of Stuttgart, a Master in Physics from Technische Universität Graz, and a Program Certificate in Leading Digital Business Transformation from IMD. Further, Wachmann completed a continuing education course in Corporate Communication at Temple University Japan in 2010.
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The Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW) is Austria’s central non-university research and science institution. Its statutory mission is to “promote science in every way”. Founded in 1847 as a learned society, today the OeAW has over 770 members and 1,700 employees dedicated to innovative basic research, interdisciplinary exchange of knowledge and the dissemination of new insights with the aim of contributing to progress in science and society as a whole. REPRESENTING SCIENCE The members of the Academy engage in interdisciplinary exchange to consider important questions concerning the future, advise on policy and society and inform the general public of important scientific insights. They also form commissions in which they examine questions of great relevance to science and society. PERFORMING RESEARCH The OeAW operates 28 research institutes in the field of innovative basic research in the arts and humanities and the social and natural sciences. The Academy stimulates pioneering research by taking up future-oriented topics and ensuring the preservation and interpretation of cultural heritage. PROMOTING TALENTS The OeAW is especially committed to the sustainable support of promising young talents. Through its research institutes the Academy offers diverse opportunities for young researchers. The OeAW also supports highly qualified young scholars from beyond its own institutes by awarding fellowships and prizes. CONVEYING KNOWLEDGE The OeAW is a lively place for the dissemination of scientific achievements and insights. It serves as a forum for discussion and fosters society’s readiness to embrace science and technology. Through its wide-ranging events, which are also addressed to young people, it inspires the fascination of research. ACTIVE IN COOPERATION The OeAW initiates and maintains international research partnerships and represents the Republic of Austria in international scientific organisations, supporting collaboration between leading researchers and A