On 10 October 2025, we at the Austrian Center for Intelligence, Propaganda and Security Studies (ACIPSS) cordially invite you to the 35th Annual Conference at FH Campus Wien, Favoritenstraße 222, 1100 Vienna, Room E.1.04.
Under the title “Truth?”, experts will discuss current issues in security and society:
Program (selection):
- From Foresight to Policy in the German Armed Forces and the National Intelligence Council
Leopold Schmertzing (AIES, Associated Fellow) - AI in Countering Hybrid Threats – Strategies to Combat Disinformation
Michael Suker (National Defence Academy) - Risk Assessment Methods – Theoretical Concepts and Practical Challenges
Deshire Kurtaj (FH Campus Wien) - Submarine Cables as the Digital Nervous System of Modern Society
André Wibmer (FH Campus Wien) - Liberated, Occupied, or “Austria GmbH”? The Truth about the Origins of the Second Republic in 1945
Stefan Ratzl (University of Salzburg) - Between Intuition and Manipulation – Psychological Patterns in Modern Online Dating
Jacqueline Uhl (Psychologist)
Moderation: Thomas Goiser (ACIPSS Representative in Vienna)
Schedule:
- Admission from 08:30
- Start 09:00
- End approx. 13:00 (with the option to have lunch at the campus cafeteria afterwards)
Participation is free of charge, but limited to 40 persons.
Registration is required at: anmeldungen@acipss.org
We look forward to your participation and to inspiring discussions!