\u2018Achieving more together\u2019 under this title mayors from Austria, South Tyrol, Germany, Switzerland and Luxembourg met for the first time to exchange experiences and ideas. This elevated the annual meeting of Austrian mayors to an international level. Ursula Hillbrand was commissioned to moderate large parts of the demanding programme. With her many years of experience in various European Commission committees, she knows exactly how to create space for constructive and inspiring discussions between all participants within a very short time.Ursula Hillbrand’s \u2018Salon of Ideas\u2019 provided participants with a format in which the most important topics could be discussed in detail. Despite all the differences in terms of origin, political background or size of the communities, it quickly became clear that there were common concerns and what these were.<\/p>\n
For example, women should be encouraged to position themselves at the front row.<\/p>\n
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