Barbara Covarrubias Venegas

Chairperson Sietar Austria, Researcher & Lecturer

“Be prepared to work hard, but never forget to take some space for yourself to rethink what and how you are doing things, to get yourself some creativity time” Barbara Covarrubias Venegas, President of Sietar Austria and Research Contact Point, advices her 14-year old self. “The most important skills you need in today’s world and for this position is being a good networker and communicator, because, as we are a networking platform, I have to bring people together, so I have to be quite open-minded.”

Shawn Mackinga

Balloon Pilot

“Don’t think too much and follow your intuition, because intuition will always lead you the right way”, Shawn Mackinga advices his 14-year-old self. “Most Balloon Pilots are like artists”, he says about his job, “we have a 3-dimensional canvas and we try to paint the nicest flight we can.”

Morten Lund

Chief Ideologist , Skype Founder

Morten Lund is the CEO of Everbread Ltd. and Chairman of Tradeshift Ltd. the worlds first open business network. Morten is further known for his investment in Skype and described as an investor, startup ideologist and visionary. He has been one of the most active seed investors in Europe, through his startup catalyst LundXY.

David Moricca

Founder, CEO

“The coolest part of my job is creating something brandnew, that’s never been done before and seeing it work.” David Moricca is the founder of Mixify and would tell his 14-year-old self to always pursue what he loves. So did he. The live-streaming platform aims to unite the electronic dance music community, “connecting DJs with fans and venues around the world.”