Last Friday, Ambassador Traina hosted another one of the so-called Entrepreneurship Breakfasts, which are co-sponsored by the Embassy and the
Austrian Chamber of Commerce (WKOe) and offer Austrian entrepreneurs the opportunity to network and share experiences. Among the guests were representatives of those startups that will take part in the Chamber’s
Go Silicon Valley program this year. Ambassador Traina and WKOe-Vice President Jürgen ...
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 19 February, 2020 | Topics: Alumni, Ambassador, Business, Commercial Opportunities, Doing Business in the U.S., Education, Events, Success Stories | Tags: 3daystartup, 3DS, A2A, ATA, Aussenwirtschaft Austria, Austria to Austin, business, business leader, CEO, entrepreneurship, Go Silicon Valley, Jürgen Roth, mentor, startup, Trevor Traina, WKO, WKOe
Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross arrived in Austria last Tuesday. In his meetings with
Minister of Finance Gernot Blümel ,
Minister for Digital and Economic Affairs Margarete Schramböck , and
Minister for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology Leonore Gewessler , he discussed bilateral economic and trade relations. The USA is one of Austria’s most important trading partners, ranking second among the country’s export destinations. Austria is one of the fastest growing sources of foreign direct investment in the United States – with Austrian companies ...
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 13 February, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Business, Chargé D’Affaires, Commercial Affairs, Commercial Opportunities, Key Officials, Trade, U.S. & Austria | Tags: Aussenwirtschaft Austria, business, business leader, CEO, economy, government officials, Harald Mahrer, Secretary of Commerce, SelectUSA, transatlantic partnership, transatlantic relations, Trevor Traina, Wilbur Ross, WKO, WKOe
Serial entrepreneur Ambassador Trevor Traina talks about his experiences in starting a business.
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 29 October, 2019 | Topics: Alumni, Ambassador, Business, Education, Events, Success Stories | Tags: Aussenwirtschaft Austria, Austria to Austin, CEO, discussion, entrepreneurship, industry, investor, mentor, SelectUSA, startup, student exchange program, Trevor Traina, WKOe
A beautiful autumn day for entrepreneurship and coffee. Thanks to
Google Austria, Country Director Christine Antlanger-Winter for joining us today at the Entrepreneurship Breakfast and sharing Google’s view of the Austrian digital economy. Hosted in cooperation with the Austrian
Wirtschaftskammer at the U.S. Ambassador’s residence in Hietzing, the entrepreneurship breakfast is a great chance for all members ...
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 23 September, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Business, Doing Business in the U.S., Events | Tags: 3daystartup, Aussenwirtschaft Austria, Austria to Austin, CEO, entrepreneurship, foreign policy, industry, investor, Jürgen Roth, mentor, SelectUSA, startup, transatlantic relations, Trevor Traina, WKOe
Last Friday, the Ambassador was in Styria’s capital, promoting entrepreneurship. He attended an Entrepreneurship Breakfast, to which our co-host Austrian Economic Chambers had invited in Graz this time, and took the opportunity to meet with some of the participants of our Austria to Austin startup exchange program with 3 Day Startup. In a subsequent panel ...
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 12 June, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Business, Doing Business in the U.S., Education | Tags: 3daystartup, 3DS, A2A, ATA, Aussenwirtschaft Austria, Austria to Austin, entrepreneurship, investor, mentor, startup, transatlantic relations, Trevor Traina, WKOe
At the Entrepreneurship Breakfast – at the
Wirtschaftskammer- headquarters with co-host Jürgen Roth – Ambassador Traina welcomed the participants, and announced that he will be leading the Austrian delegation, including eight innovative companies, to
The Global Entrepreneurship Summit in The Hague on June 4 and 5. The Ambassador will also be leading the largest Austrian delegation on record to the ...
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 14 May, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Business, Commercial Affairs, Commercial Opportunities, Doing Business in the U.S. | Tags: 3daystartup, Aussenwirtschaft Austria, Austria to Austin, CEO, entrepreneurship, investor, Jürgen Roth, mentor, SelectUSA, startup, transatlantic relations, Trevor Traina, WKOe
At Amerika Haus, Ambassador Trevor Traina welcomed 20 new Austrian entrepreneurs into the Austria to Austin community. This summer, these entrepreneurs will spend two weeks in Austin, Texas for a series of intense entrepreneurship workshops with 3DayStartup. While in Austin, participants will not only work on starting their own businesses, but get an in-depth look ...
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 5 April, 2019 | Topics: Alumni, Ambassador, Business, Commercial Opportunities, Doing Business in the U.S., Education, Events | Tags: 3daystartup, 3DS, A2A, ATA, Aussenwirtschaft Austria, Austria to Austin, business, entrepreneurship, investor, Jürgen Roth, mentor, startup, transatlantic relations, Trevor Traina, WKOe
Ambassador Traina invited to another “Entrepreneurship Breakfast” in his residence and offered, in cooperation with the Wirtschaftskammer, Austrian Entrepreneurs the opportunity to network and exchange ideas. The guests also learned about the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) and
Select USA Summit , the Austria to Austin Student Startup Program of the Embassy, and the WKÖ Accelerator Program Go Silicon ...
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 15 March, 2019 | Topics: Alumni, Ambassador, Business, Commercial Opportunities, Doing Business in the U.S., Economic Affairs, Events | Tags: 3daystartup, 3DS, Aussenwirtschaft Austria, Austria to Austin, CEO, entrepreneurship, industry, investor, Jürgen Roth, mentor, SelectUSA, startup, transatlantic relations, Trevor Traina, WKO, WKOe
The U.S. Embassy hosted the kick-off event for participants in this year’s GoSiliconValley accelerator program administered by the Wirtschaftskammer. In his welcome remarks Ambassador Trevor Traina emphasized the importance of networking. About 80 Austrian start-ups had applied for the program. The lucky 16 winners will get the opportunity to go to the U.S., work on ...
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 5 March, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Business, Doing Business in the U.S., Education, Events | Tags: Aussenwirtschaft Austria, CEO, entrepreneurship, foreign policy, industry, investor, Jürgen Roth, mentor, transatlantic relations, Trevor Traina, WKOe
This summer marked the third iteration of the Embassy-funded “Austria to Austin” entrepreneurship exchange program. This year’s group was bigger than ever with a total of 34 participants in two groups. They traveled to Austin to train with 3DayStartup, network with the Austin community, and receive mentorship from top entrepreneurs in the Austin ecosystem. However, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 27 September, 2018 | Topics: Alumni, Ambassador, Deputy Chief of Mission, Education | Tags: 3daystartup, 3DS, A2A, ATA, Aussenwirtschaft Austria, Austria to Austin, entrepreneurship, Jürgen Roth, mentor, startup, WKOe
The
American Chamber of Commerce in Austria hosted a gala dinner to welcome Ambassador Trevor Traina and his wife Alexis. In his remarks, Ambassador Traina emphasized the strong bilateral relations between Austria and the United States, particularly also regarding the economic sector. “I want to speak with people and entrepreneurs in Austria and listen to them and learn, how ...
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 13 September, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Events | Tags: Aussenwirtschaft Austria, foreign policy, industry, investor, Jürgen Roth, mentor, SelectUSA, transatlantic relations, WKOe
Ambassador Traina hosted a group of ‘Go Silicon Valley’ alumni at the residence for a discussion on mentorship and support for Austrian entrepreneurs, tips on breaking into the U.S. market, and his experience as a serial entrepreneur. Go Silicon Valley is an initiative run by Austrian Trade within the Austrian Economic Chambers and Open Austria. ...
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 10 September, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Doing Business in the U.S., Events | Tags: Aussenwirtschaft Austria, CEO, entrepreneurship, foreign policy, industry, investor, Jürgen Roth, mentor, SelectUSA, startup, student exchange program, Trevor Traina, WKOe
The finissage of the handsome exhibit celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Marshall Plan that has been on display at the Austrian Ministry of Economics for the past month, provided an opportunity to review the impact of this landmark economic initiative for the benefit of European recovery following WWII. Twelve panels outline the beginnings of ...
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 27 November, 2017 | Topics: Events | Tags: Aussenwirtschaft Austria, entrepreneurship, foreign policy, industry, investor, Jürgen Roth, Marshall plan, mentor, reception, SelectUSA, startup, student exchange program, transatlantic relations, WKOe
On November 16, foreign policy expert Kim Holmes spoke at the Amerika Haus in Vienna about the outlook and implications for U.S.-European Relations in the Trump Administration. The lively discussion was moderated by Cengiz Günay. Kim R. Holmes is acting senior vice president for research at The Heritage Foundation. He oversaw the think tank’s defense and ...
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 16 November, 2017 | Topics: Events | Tags: Aussenwirtschaft Austria, CEO, discussion, entrepreneurship, foreign policy, industry, investor, Jürgen Roth, mentor, SelectUSA, startup, transatlantic relations, Trevor Traina, WKOe