About us

Mission

The Aus­tri­an Pub­lic Affairs Asso­ci­a­tion (ÖPAV) is the pro­fes­sion­al and advo­ca­cy orga­ni­za­tion for indi­vid­u­als work­ing in com­pa­nies, asso­ci­a­tions, insti­tu­tions, and NGOs, as well as inde­pen­dent con­sul­tants in the field of pub­lic affairs. The ÖPAV rep­re­sents the shared goals, val­ues, and inter­ests of its members.

The asso­ci­a­tion’s main tasks include facil­i­tat­ing the exchange of know-how and expe­ri­ence with­in the sec­tor, com­pil­ing and dis­sem­i­nat­ing indus­try-rel­e­vant knowl­edge, strength­en­ing the pub­lic affairs pro­fes­sion’s posi­tion exter­nal­ly, and fos­ter­ing net­work­ing with­in the industry.

Board of Directors

Peter Köppl

Peter Köppl

Pres­i­dent

CEO
MASTERMIND Pub­lic Affairs Con­sult­ing GmbH

Nicole Bäck-Knapp

Nicole Bäck-Knapp

Vice Pres­i­dent

Man­ag­ing Part­ner
Eck­er & Part­ner Öffentlichkeit­sar­beit & Pub­lic Affairs GmbH

Bettina Neunteufl

Bettina Neunteufl

Vice Pres­i­dent

Pub­lic Affairs and Press Offi­cer
Tech­nis­che Uni­ver­sität Wien

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Statutes

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Tobias Rieder

Tobias Rieder

Vice Pres­i­dent

Abteilungsleitung Stake­hol­d­er­man­age­ment & Pub­lic Affairs Wiener Stadtwerke

Markus Eder

Markus Eder

Finances

Group Leader Pub­lic & Euro­pean Affairs
Casi­nos Austria

Scientific Advisory Board

Julia Wippersberg

Julia Wippersberg

Peter Hajek

Peter Hajek

institutional members

Insti­tu­tion­al Mem­ber­ship Insti­tu­tions and com­pa­nies can sup­port the OePAV by join­ing it as a spe­cial mem­ber. Insti­tu­tion­al mem­ber­ship annu­al fee is EUR 1100. The fee includes five reg­u­lar mem­ber­ships. Insti­tu­tion­al mem­bers may also take part in OePAV’s pub­lic rela­tions activities.

Philip Bodzen­ta

Nicole Bäck-Knapp
Anna Harmer
Michael Moser
Kathrin Stoiser
Lucas Miller

Sebas­t­ian Rehse
Eduard Posch

Simone Pibernik

Sil­via Polan
Mag­dale­na Weissbacher
Gre­gor Gatterer

Peter Köp­pl
Mar­tin Stradal-Angelo
Nico­las Stella
Christi­na Fehrmann
Bern­hard Zink-Spiel

Markus Riedl
Bet­ti­na Gusenbauer
Chris­tine Stockhammer-Kostelka
Ines Mölzer-Leitner
Markus Gansterer

Chris­t­ian Murhammer
Fil­ip Rosa
Nuri­na Dickie
Philipp Proske
Kon­stan­tin Trubacek

Heloisa Schw­abl
Joseph Waldstein

David Feil­er-Kalmar
Gre­gor Schütze
Felic­i­tas Herberstein

Tobias Rieder
Ines Koubek
Alexan­dra Bärtl
Char­lott Gebauer
Ada Taroncher

regular members

Reg­u­lar Mem­ber­ship Open to pub­lic affairs pro­fes­sion­als in agen­cies, com­pa­nies, organ­i­sa­tions or NGOs. Annu­al mem­ber­ship fee is EUR 220.

Wolf­gang Andiel San­doz
Vik­to­ria Antrey Hil­f­s­ge­mein­schaft der Blind­en und Sehschwachen Österreichs
Moritz Arnold Grayling
Anton Aschwan­den Google
Elis­a­beth Berg­er bc berg­er communications
Petra Bern­hardt FH Cam­pus Wien
Stephan Blahut Öster­re­ichis­ch­er Gewerbeverein
Sofia Zoe Can­tele Aus­tri­an Airlines
Patrik D’Haese Med-EL Elek­tromedi­zinis­che Geräte
Eve­lyn Devuyst Novo Nordisk Pharma
Enzo Di Vece Eli Lilly
Ermi­na Djanan SMJ Part­ners Consulting
Corin­na Drumm Ver­band Öster­re­ichis­ch­er Privatsender
Oliv­er Dworak Energie­in­sti­tut der Wirtschaft
Christoph Eder Amgen
Markus Eder Casi­nos Austria
Christo­pher Eibl Roy­al Holding
Ernst Eichinger
Clemens Egger Öster­re­ichis­ch­er Sparkassenverband
Michael Eipel­dauer Eipel­dauer Consulting
Jut­ta Fab­jan Verbund
Hei­de Marie Fell­ner Mastermind
Mar­lies Felfer­nig ALSTOM Trans­port Austria
Thomas Forstner OVWG
Edith Franc Wiener Börse
Axel F. Ganster PR:AG Ganster Communications
Ortrun Gau­per Aggu­rat Com­mu­ni­ca­tions Advisors
Lud­mi­la Georgie­va Google
Thomas Gois­er Projektkommunikation
Fran­ciska Göweil com­mu­ni­ca­tion matters
Sil­via Grün­berg­er Rosam.Grünberger
Daniela Habith Sanofi
Dieter Hackl Pfizer
Oliv­er Him­mel Flughafen Wien
Michael H. Hla­va AIT Aus­tri­an Insti­tute of Technology
Thomas Huber Neuroth
Michaela Jarosch OMV
Alexan­der Jedlič­ka DONAU Versicherung
Josef Kali­na Unique Pub­lic Relations
Wal­traud Kaser­er Wal­traud Kaserer
Anette Kearns Pfiz­er Austria
Karin Kegle­vich-Lau­ringer Spe­cial Pub­lic Affairs PR Beratung und Lobbying
Michaela Kle­ment Lud­wig Boltzmann
Ben­jamin Kloiber Wiener Linien
Joachim Kurz Joachim Kurz Consulting
Andreas Königs­berg­er Tita­nen Air
Sigrid Krupi­ca Grayling
Philipp Lindinger Aus­tromed
Robert Luschnik Luschnik Consulting
Bern­hard Mar­ck­hgott Raif­feisen­lan­des­bank Oberösterreich
Patrick Minar Öster­re­ichis­che Lotterien
Nathalie Mon­schein Edenred Austria
Ulrich Müller Clavis Kommunikationsberatung
Moni­ka Närr Dr. Närr Consultancy
Bet­ti­na Neun­teu­fl TU Wien
Ver­e­na Nowot­ny Gais­berg Consulting
Alexan­dra Nuss­baumer Kam­mer der Steuerberater:innen und Wirtschaftsprüfer:innen
Mar­ti­na Olf-Meindl Almirall
Wal­ter Osz­tovics Kovar & Part­ners Pub­lic Affairs Consulting
Her­mann Pam­minger Casi­nos Austria
Ronald Pich­ler Pharmig
Matthias Pirs AT & S Aus­tria Tech­nolo­gie & Systemtechnik
Thomas Prant­ner C 3‑Thomas Prantner
San­dra Pruck­mayr-Gómez Martín Eipeldauer-Consulting
Michael Raab Minted
Man­fred Rapolter BAWAG P.S.K.
Andreas Rath BLS Bike­leas­ing-Ser­vice Österreich
Eva-Maria Rauber-Cat­tarozzi Kam­mer der Zivil­tech­nikerIn­nen, Architek­tIn­nen und IngenieurInnen
Mar­co Redolfi Mas­ter­mind Pub­lic Affairs Consulting
Ursu­la Riegler Riegler Consulting
Karin Rösel-Schmid Janssen-Cilag Pharma
Gilbert Rukschcio OMV
Ilda Sabanovic Biogen
Mar­tin Sala­m­on SMJ Consulting
Bir­git Schatz SOS Kinderdorf
Oliv­er Schenk Öster­re­ichis­che Hotelvereinigung
Eva Schlot­ter foodora
Sabine Schn­abel BSH advisors
Andreas Schnei­der SMJ Part­ners Consulting
Max­i­m­il­ian Schu­bert Berta Kommunikationsplan
Mar­tin Stan­its Öster­re­ichis­che Hotelvereinigung
Vanes­sa Stein­er com­mu­ni­ca­tion matters
Robert Stiedl BPG
Paul Trum­mer Gais­berg Consulting
Matthias Wabl The­seus Advisers
Katrin Wala Lieferan­do Österreich
Mar­tin Zartl Bay­er Austria

student membership

Stu­dent Mem­ber­ship Open to stu­dents inter­est­ed in Pub­lic Affairs. Annu­al mem­ber­ship fee is EUR 66 and can be grant­ed max­i­mum three years. Stu­dents are not enti­tled to vote at gen­er­al assemblies.

Mark Elias Napadenski
Valentin Voith
Julian Rohwer
Sarah Entacher
Bjarne Schultz

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