Dr. Thomas Oliva

Director “Vienna Federation of Industry” and
“Austrian Association of Manufacturers of Branded Products”

Curriculum Vitae

holds a Doctorate in Law from Graz University, Austria, and a Master’s Degree in European Integration from the College of Europe in Brügge, Belgium.

He is presently director of the “Vienna Federation of Industry” and the “Austrian Association of Manufacturers of Branded Products”.

Previously Thomas Oliva held numerous positions in research institutes and as a Senior Advisor to the Chairman of the Christian Democratic Party and Vice Chancellor of Austria.

Thomas Oliva’s present activities involve the boards of industrial companies and other organisations in the public and non-profit sector.
Thomas Oliva is among others Member of the Board of Directors of

- The Vienna Labour Exchange and Unemployment Insurance Fund
- The Vienna Fund for the Advancement of Employees of Vienna Business Companies
- The Austrian Automobile Association
- The Scientific and Administrative Board of the European Forum Alpbach
- The Society of Friends of Music
- The Vienna Fund for Migration on Housing – the MIGRA Building Company
- The BEKO Holding Company (Software)

Thomas Oliva is serving also as President of the Scientific Advisory Council of the Vienna Technology Fund.

In addition to traditional lobbying activities for Viennese Industrial companies Thomas Oliva’s national and international activities encompass city marketing for Vienna abroad as well as programming and organising international conferences and congresses on social, technical and political issues.

The Alpbach Technology Forum for example brings together about 120 invited speakers (Nobel Price Winners, politicians, administrators, industrialists etc.) with about 600 additional conference attendees.
The latest addition to the Alpbach Technology Forum is “Junior Alpbach”, a programme designed to create awareness for science and technology among young people.

Thomas Oliva is also organising together with the Academy of Sciences and the Vienna School Board public lectures on various scientific subjects.

Thomas Oliva is member of several professional and social organisations – e.g. The Knights of Malta and Past President of his Rotary Club in Vienna.

Decorations:

Ehrenkreuz für Wissenschaft und Kunst Erster Klasse (artibus et letteris)
Großes Goldenes Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um das Bundesland Steiermark
Kommandeur-Kreuz des Ritterkreuzes des Malteser-Ritterordens

 

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