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In his career he worked for leading brands such as Nikon, Canon and Sony, supporting photographers internationally. As editor-in-chief of the international magazine "Nikon News" he shaped the photographic discourse for years.

He is co-founder of the Galerie Roamers and board member of the International Photo Festival Olten (IPFO). His own photographic work is a search for the expression of inner worlds, at the intersection of perception, emotion and visual transformation.

His focus lies in combining creative storytelling, high-quality content and digital brand communication. As organiser of the Prompt AI Marketing Conference in Vienna, he engages intensively with the impact of artificial intelligence on marketing, design and creative processes.

His passion is for projects that combine creative quality with strategic impact. Whether campaigns, visual brand worlds or innovative AI workflows: David operates at the intersection of creativity, technology and communication.

As founder of Pixelcoma and head of the Pixel Agency, he supports companies with visual communication, from photography and video to content strategy and AI. His portfolio ranges from major brands such as Coca-Cola, McDonald's and Moët Hennessy to curated boutique projects.

He is the initiator of the PIXEL.POWER Conference for photography and image editing and founder of ACAI Academy in Vienna, an academy for AI training. As a lecturer he teaches at the LIK Academy for Photography and Design and is a trainer at the Canon Academy. Internationally sought after as a workshop and seminar leader, he shapes the dialogue between classical imagery and generative AI.

His work has been recognised multiple times, including with the State Photography Award of the Vienna Professional Photographers and the Foodelia International Food Photography Award. As co-founder of the AI Imagination Award, he actively works to give AI-driven creativity visibility and define standards.

In addition to countless articles in trade magazines on image editing, photography and generative AI, he has published more than 30 books, including a 22-volume Photoshop encyclopaedia together with Photoshop veteran Doc Baummann.

His current book deals with the topic of "Synthetic Truth".

Through his daily work in AI, he tracks the development of AI-driven image generation closely, with technical understanding and the creative eye of a former photographer. He has already delivered over 50 automations and AI trainings.

As a speaker he has appeared for UBIT Vienna, the E-Commerce Initiative Austria, the Happy Business Festival and Austria's Young and Wild, has been a guest on three podcasts, and supports clients from local opticians to the Austrian Corporate Sports Association.

He is also co-founder of FOOH.com, a platform connecting VFX, CGI and AI creatives. He works daily at the intersection of AI and visual storytelling.

Over more than 25 years of international career, he spent five seasons as Formula 1 team photographer for Red Bull Racing and Scuderia Toro Rosso, eight years as an official Getty Images photographer, 13 years as photographer of the Hahnenkamm race in Kitzbühel, and served as Sony Europe Imaging Ambassador (2018 to 2026). His work has been honoured with more than 70 international awards, including Best of Nation at the World Photographic Cup 2025 and the Young Artist Award at Art Basel Miami, and has been shown in exhibitions from New York and Venice to Zurich.

In 2022 he founded ENDLIVITY Creative Labs in Vienna, an AI creative studio for commercials, image campaigns and AI trainings. With over 90 talks and workshops, he is one of the defining voices in the dialogue between photography, videography and artificial intelligence.

With her background in film and cultural studies, she unites creative forms from artisanal photography to genre-crossing visual arts and videos, with cinematic precision full of emotional impact.

Her unique art has reached millions and created an emotional depth that resonates worldwide. As a singer, Tanja has collaborated with renowned producers and contributed to numerous international songs and charts. Her creative path eventually led her to design her own music videos, connecting visual and musical forms of expression.

Tanja has been recognised multiple times for her work in artificial intelligence and visual art, underlining her pioneering spirit and innovative approach. Vallemarie is one of the most fascinating artists of her generation. She chooses her projects carefully and is drawn to the highs, lows, clarity or sparks of the unexpected.

With Gerhard Krispl Inspirations, he has been bringing together creatives, designers and photographers around excellent brand communication in the premium segment for more than 30 years. As publisher of LEADERSNET-ART, he has created a platform that brings business and culture into a new dialogue and weaves a unique network between the worlds of art and economy.

His references include projects such as "Red Bull Racing Eyewear", the art magazine Parnass, and close collaboration with leading figures of the Austrian art scene such as Erwin Wurm, Hermann Nitsch, Herbert Brandl and Hubert Scheibl.

For him, inspiration is the fuel that makes the unthinkable possible, and his network is proof that the best ideas emerge where art and business meet.

Claudia founded YesWePrompt in May 2023, at the very beginning of the generative AI revolution, positioning herself as a trailblazer in a still-emerging market. With more than 35 years of experience in advertising, art buying, creative production and visual storytelling, she has built her career on discovering exceptional talent, fostering creative innovation and connecting creatives with opportunities.

Recognising the transformative potential of AI early on, she pioneered a new business model for the representation of AI artists and supports brands, agencies and production companies in collaborating with emerging creative talent. Through her work, she actively builds bridges between creativity, technology and commercial communication.

Claudia is a member of the Art Directors Club Germany (ADC) and has served on several ADC juries. She brings comprehensive experience in evaluating creative excellence, originality and cultural relevance. As a juror, she values bold ideas, artistic vision, responsible innovation and work that pushes the boundaries of creative expression while creating meaningful impact.

Together with his wife Elisabeth, he has been building a collection of Austrian and international art since 1994, beginning with a programmatic dual purchase: a Rudolf von Alt and a Miró. The collection spans the arc from the 19th century through Classical Modernism to contemporary art, with a clear focus on Austrian art after 1945, from Maria Lassnig, Arnulf Rainer and Franz West through Viennese Actionism and VALIE EXPORT to emerging positions, complemented by international reference works such as Joseph Beuys, Rosemarie Trockel and Lawrence Weiner.

He places particular value on discovering and presenting positions still under the radar of mainstream perception, such as Kurt Absolon, Marc Adrian, Traudel Pichler, Erwin Thorn, Helga Philipp and Oswald Stimm.

His credo: not to hoard art, but to live with it and make it accessible. Across roughly 3,000 m² of office space at Vienna's Schillerplatz, the contemporary collection is part of daily life for staff and clients. "The firm name CMS becomes both ambition and programme here: Contemporary Museum Schillerplatz."

As founder and artistic director of CAve25 and co-founder of ENDLIVITY Creative Labs in Vienna, she combines classical stagecraft with generative AI creation. Her training led her from MUK Privatuniversität Wien through the Mozarteum Salzburg (Master of Arts) to Broadway Dance Center in New York, complemented by qualifications as a certified CVT Vocal Coach.

She gained international recognition through engagements in stage and television productions, as well as her work as coach and jury member at international dance festivals and competitions. As a singer-songwriter she writes music for her solo project and commissioned works. At ENDLIVITY Creative Labs she combines sound design with visual creation.

Later he translated this feel for language, dramaturgy and impact into brand communication, content strategy and digital business models. Today he lives and works internationally, with a focus on Southeast Asia, supporting companies, media projects and creative organisations in communicating more clearly, visibly and sustainably.

With "SHINK BIG" he supports clients across national borders in strategy, language, AI, content and digital positioning. From this emerged the brand AHEAD X, which enables him to bring artificial intelligence out of the expert bubble and make it tangible for business, society and culture.

As a TEDx speaker coach, AI strategist and founder of projects such as Studio XXV, he is particularly interested in how new technologies can become not only more efficient but also more human, creative and courageous. His work combines European cultural roots with international practice and the ambition not just to explain the future, but to make it experienceable.

In 2008 Mondel was editor-in-chief of the lifestyle magazine "Wiener". From 2009 to 2016, Mondel led the editorial team of the digital marketing trade magazine "update" as well as the trade portal Werbeplanung.at as editor-in-chief.

In 2017 Mondel co-founded the communications agency MOMENTUM Wien together with Bernd Platzer, which is responsible, among other things, for the JETZT conferences, MARKETING X and a series of relevant market studies in marketing, advertising and media in Austria and CEE.

In parallel, Mondel is editor-in-chief of the trade media platform Internetworld.at, operated and marketed by MOMENTUM Wien, and a board member of the Marketing Club Austria and iab austria.

With ki-beratung.ch he builds AI systems for companies in the DACH region that actually work in everyday operations, instead of just looking good on slides. Generative AI for image, video and text is his daily craft, from the first prompt to the finished result.

This mix of technology and creativity is what he brings to the jury.

His focus is on practical training programmes around digitalisation, technology and future-relevant competencies.

He laid the foundation for his company PERFACT CONSULTING while still in school in Vienna, driven ever since by the capacity of people to change and develop. In 1995 and 1996 he was honoured as Austria's youngest successful young entrepreneur. From this entrepreneurial passion he developed several companies in consulting and education over three decades. Today he is Managing Director of PERFACT CONSULTING in Vienna and a stakeholder in the international PAWLIK Group (Hamburg) and the sustainable beverage brand hej ginger.

He advises corporates and mid-sized companies in leadership, sales and change, including Red Bull, Raiffeisen, Rail Cargo, Ricoh and OCHSNER, at eye level and with a focus on measurable results rather than polished slides. As Senator in the Senat der Wirtschaft Österreich and a certified sustainability and management consultant (Supervisory Expert, CSE, CMC), he connects economic success with eco-social responsibility.

He brings a strategic marketing perspective to the jury: the question of how artificial intelligence transforms brands, communication and business models, and how creative innovation becomes real, measurable impact.