AUSTRIAN WORLD SUMMIT: On Course for Change in Vienna’s Hofburg, Focusing on Climate Protection and Security “Times have changed, and we have to change with them.” host Arnold Schwarzenegger said in his opening speech at the AUSTRIAN WORLD SUMMIT, which took place for the seventh time on May 16th at the Hofburg in Vienna, with…
The AUSTRIAN WORLD SUMMIT is back! The theme of this year´s conference, hosted by Arnold Schwarzenegger, is “We Have the Power” and it will take place on May 16, 2023, at The Hofburg in Vienna. The focus will once again be on climate protection, especially on topics like climate change, security and peace, circular economy,…
Arnold Schwarzenegger paid a short visit to his home country Austria for a dinner at Motto am Fluss in Vienna with representatives from the business community. The talks focused on the challenges in the fight against pollution and the climate crisis and also served to prepare for Schwarzenegger’s annual climate conference, the AUSTRIAN WORLD SUMMIT,…
It´s a wrap on the AUSTRIAN WORLD SUMMIT 2022 and a lot of things were happening on stage and around the conference. In this year´s report you can read all about the summit, it´s guests and the take aways from the panel discussions. On June 14th, 2022, one of the biggest environmental summits in the…
Arnold Schwarzenegger hosted this year´s AUSTRIAN WORLD SUMMIT live from his filmset in Toronto, but his messages were very real: “We must do whatever it takes to eliminate our addiction to fossil fuels,” he emphasized in his opening speech and condemned the war in Ukraine and the dependence on Russian oil and gas. “No matter…
On June 14th 2022, Arnold Schwarzenegger hosted his climate conference, the AUSTRIAN WORLD SUMMIT, at the Hofburg in Vienna. Numerous prominent guests from politics, business, science and civil society highlighted the importance of climate protection and immediate climate action. In addition to Schwarzenegger and the Austrian Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen, the two top…
The 5th AUSTRIAN WORLD SUMMIT on July 1st 2021 was a full success. Arnold Schwarzenegger returned to Vienna this year to attend his annual climate conference. Over the years it has grown to become one of the biggest environmental summits in the world and was all about the topic “Healthy Planet – Healthy People”. Humans…
The facts and figures are frightening. The fashion industry is – and very few people know this – the second largest polluter in the world. It is one of those industries in which consumption has grown rapidly in recent decades. About 60 percent more clothing was purchased in 2018 than in 2000! The life of…
On September 17, 2020 the fourth AUSTRIAN WORLD SUMMIT took place despite the challenges posed by Covid-19. With a mixture of analog and digital elements, the summit set new standards and new viewer records. Arnold Schwarzenegger joined the entire 3 hours conference as the host from Los Angeles. 250 guests – surrounded by 300 trees…
Due to the current situation concerning the worldwide outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19), the AUSTRIAN WORLD SUMMIT and the CLIMATE KIRTAG are postponed to September 17, 2020. Everyone’s health comes first and has the highest priority. The motto remains “Be the Solution”. With this in mind, an exciting, somewhat shortened conference program with practical solutions…
