Category: Events

Save the date | 18.06.2026 | NGO Academy Keynote

We are thrilled to announce that renowned social innovation scholar Julie Battilana will hold NGO Academy’s next keynote! Join us on 18 June 2026 for a deep dive on what power really is and how we can harness it for positive change in organizations and beyond.

Boris Marte named Honorary Senator by WU Vienna

Boris Marte, long-standing CEO and now Senior Adviser to the Board of ERSTE Foundation, was awarded with the title of Honorary Senator by WU Vienna. The honour recognises Boris’ sustained commitment to civil society across Central and Eastern Europe and his decade-long partnership with WU.

Watch: The Politics of Fear: The Shameless Normalization of Far-Right Discourse – NGO Academy Keynote with Em. Prof. Dr. Ruth Wodak

Across Europe and beyond, once-taboo rhetoric is entering the political mainstream, and hereby reshaping public discourse, policymaking, and democratic norms. In her keynote, Ruth Wodak explored the phenomenon of “shameless normalization”: a process through which provocation, denial, and conspiracy theories are not just tolerated but strategically deployed by political actors to shift the limits of the sayable.

Save the date | 10.12.2025 | NGO Academy Keynote

Join us on Dec 10 for the NGO Academy Keynote on “The Politics of Fear”, where Em. Prof. Dr. Ruth Wodak will explore the phenomenon of “shameless normalization”: a process through which provocation, denial, and conspiracy theories are not just tolerated but strategically deployed by political actors to shift the limits of the sayable.

Save the date: NGO Academy Keynote on “The Serendipity Mindset: How to Create Active Luck for Impact and Innovation”

Modern life is full of chance encounters, changing plans, human errors, and other mishaps. Our times are becoming increasingly unpredictable as societies and their frameworks are in a state of rapid change. But what if we could use such unpredictability to our advantage? Join us for our NGO Academy Keynote with Dr. Christian Busch and learn how to harness active luck and create impact in unpredictable times.