Skills networks & GreetA - future skills for a climate-neutral industry

How can we successfully transform industry into a climate-neutral sector – and what skills are needed to achieve this?

NEFI Technology Talk Net Zero Industry Day and GreetA – Green Transformation Academy Austria bring together industry, research, further education, and innovation networks to discuss precisely these questions. NEFI Technology Talk focuses on current developments relating to industrial transformation, sustainable technologies and future-oriented skills development.

The program includes, among other things, the presentation of the new FTI call, two high-profile keynotes, a panel discussion, the presentation of the GreetA training offerings and the NEFI innovation network, project pitches, as well as an interactive marketplace with projects and initiatives.

High-profile keynote speakers from industry and research will provide insights into sustainability strategies, green processes, and energy technologies, as well as new requirements for skilled workers and further education. Together with experts from the NEFI network and Graz University of Technology, innovative training programmes and skills networks for the net-zero industry will be presented.

The event is being carried out in collaboration with partners TU Graz, GreetA – Green Transformation Academy Austria, Green Tech Valley, TU Leoben and NEFI, who are pooling their expertise in research, innovation, further education, and industrial transformation.

In addition to the presentations, the event offers opportunities for exchange, networking, and cooperation: in short pitch sessions and at the subsequent marketplace, projects and initiatives will present their approaches for the industry of the future.

NEFI Technology Talk – Net Zero Industry Day is aimed at:

• Companies and industry partners
• Research and educational institutions
• Technology providers and innovation stakeholders
• Students and professionals
• Those interested in green skills and industrial transformation

Look forward to inspiring insights, new collaborations, and exciting discussions on the future of a climate-neutral industry.

Empowering people. Transforming industry.

Ort: Montanuniversität Leoben, Zeichensaal (01HG, Hauptgebäude, 2. OG, Raum 232, Franz-Josef-Straße 18, 8700 Leoben

Please register using the button on the right-hand side by September 14, 2026.

Program

Moderation: Dominik Berger

13:30 Uhr Welcome | Helmut Antrekowitsch | Montanuniversität Leoben

13:45 Uhr Neue Ausschreibung: „FTI-Initiative für die Transformation der Industrie“ TBC | Claire Cance | Klima- und Energiefonds

Keynote: Warum Net Zero nicht nur Technik ist, Gernot Emmert | Magna

Keynote: Kann die biobasierte Industrie ein Enabler für Net Zero sein? Marlene Kienberger | TU Graz

Diskussion zu den Keynotes mit den Vortragenden

15:00 Uhr Break

GreetA-Ausbildungsangebote & das Innovationsnetzwerk NEFI

• • Ernst Kreuzer | TU Graz, Life Long Learning
  • Thomas Kienberger | TU Leoben, NEFI

15:50 Uhr Project-Pitches, Moderation: Dominik Berger

16:00 Uhr Market place & Networking

16:30 Uhr | Closing & Refreshments