On 10 October 2025, the 35th ACIPSS Conference took place at FH Campus Vienna under the title “Truth?”. Around 40 participants attended an engaging morning of thought-provoking presentations and intensive professional networking.
ACIPSS is a long-standing partner of the Department of Risk and Security Management, which plays a key role in the protection of critical infrastructure and regularly organizes events under the title “A Spy Tells His Story”. Another valued partner of the conference was VASBÖ (Austrian Association for Security in Business).
The event was moderated by Thomas Goiser, ACIPSS Representative in Vienna.
Presentations:
- From Foresight to Policy in the German Armed Forces and the National Intelligence Council
Leopold Schmertzing, Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy (AIES), Associated Fellow - AI in Action Against Hybrid Threats – Strategies to Counter Disinformation
Michael Suker, Austrian Armed Forces, National Defence Academy - Risk Assessment Methods – Theoretical Concepts and Practical Challenges
Deshire Kurtaj, Alumna, FH Campus Vienna - Submarine Cables as the Digital Nervous System of Modern Society
Andrè Wibmer, Alumnus, FH Campus Vienna - “Liberated, Occupied, or ‘Austria Ltd’?” – The Truth About the Origins of the Second Republic in 1945
Stefan Rastl, University of Salzburg - Between Intuition and Manipulation – Psychological Patterns in Modern Online Dating
Jacqueline Uhl, Psychologist and Profiler
Special thanks go to all speakers as well as our partners at FH Campus Vienna and VASBÖ for their excellent cooperation.
The next ACIPSS conference in Vienna is already being planned and will likely take place in early October 2026.
Photo: All speakers, Sandra S. Goldberger (VASBÖ Vice President), and Prof. Martin Langer (Head of Department of Risk and Security Management) – photo by John Morris.