World IP Day Event 2026
Invisible assets, visible capital: IP as the key to corporate financing
How do ideas and inventions become capital? Science, business, banks and investors come together at World IP Day 2026. We show how patents, trademarks and data are becoming the new currency today, especially for start-ups and spin-offs – and what opportunities, methods and real stories lie behind them. Secure your place now and help shape how Austria grows based on IP!
- Date: Thursday, 23 April 2026, 10:00–13:00 (followed by a networking lunch)
- Location: Haus der Industrie, Kleiner Festsaal, Schwarzenbergplatz 4, 1031 Vienna
- Moderator: Katharina Moser
PROGRAMME:
- 09:30: Doors open
- 10:00 – 10:10 | Welcome & Setting the Scene (moderator)
- 10:10 – 10:25| Welcome from hosts and representatives from ministries
- 10:25 – 10:45 | Keynote 1 – ‘IP financing in Austria’: Status quo
Classification of WIFO/ÖPA/WIPO findings, obstacles & opportunities (bank-based, case studies). Dr Werner Hölzl – Senior Economist, WIFO (requested) together with Dr Stefan Harasek, president Austrian patent office - 10:45 – 11:05 | Keynote 2 – ‘From intangible value to credit decision: the bank's perspective’
How banks deal with intangibles today Austrian bank - 11:05 – 11:25: | Keynote 3 – Best practice example: companies
- 11:25: - 11:45: Coffee break
- 11:45 – 12:45 | Panel discussion – ‘Companies, start-ups, spin-offs: How IP as collateral drives investment and growth’
- 12:45 – 13:00 | Outro Moderation – Summary and closing remarks (moderation)
- From 13:00: Networking lunch (in the foyer)
More information and registration: https://www.b2match.com/e/world-ip-day-event-2026