Join the 2026 Danube Business Talks, focusing on business potential, resilience, and innovation in inland waterway transport along the Danube! The 7th edition of the popular inland waterway transport conference organised by viadonau provides the latest updates from the economic hotspots along the Danube and the biggest news on the infrastructural modernisation of the waterway as well as cutting-edge innovations in the diverse field of Danube logistics (this time with the friendly support of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber).
Under the motto Navigating Change – Towards a Sustainable Future the Danube Business Talks 2026 will highlight the most important goals on the Danube for the coming years.
Main topics
- Innovation, Education & Green Transformation
- Economy & Logistics – New Opportunities
- Resilient Waterway Infrastructure
Mark your calendars!
Don't miss the Danube Business Talks 2026, offering a unique opportunity for private and public stakeholders to participate in targeted networking and knowledge-sharing sessions focused on economic trends and innovations in Danube navigation. In addition to fostering international exchanges among companies, authorities, and politicians, the B2B platform Danube Business Dating will once again provide opportunities to establish new and valuable business connections.
Confirmed speakers
- PETER HANKE, Austrian Federal Minister for Innovation, Mobility and Infrastructure
- HERBERT PRIBITZER, Adviser of the European Coordinator of the for Rhine - Danube Corridor, European Commission
- HANS-PETER HASENBICHLER, Managing Director, viadonau - Austrian Waterway Company
- LEONIE MORSCH, Sustainability Manager, Rhenus Port Logistics
- MARTIN QUISPEL, Senior Expert Project Manager, EICB Expertise- en Innovatie Centrum Binnenvaart
- BENJAMIN FRIEDHOFF, Head of Department, Development Center for Ship Technology and Transport Systems
- DAVID BACHMANN, Commercial Counsellor for Ukraine, ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA, Kyiv
- DANIEL JARNEA, Head of Marketing Department, Constanta Port Administration, Romania
- BIRGIT KOBIERSKI, CEF Coordination Committee Transport Sector, Austrian Federal Ministry for Innovation, Mobility and Infrastructure
- INES POPPINGER, Young Professional, viadonau - Austrian Waterway Company
- DIMO DIMOV, Waterborne Transport and Green Mobility Desk Officer, Permanent Secretariat of the Transport Community
- CLAUDIU STAICU, CEF Department Coordinator, Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure Romania
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