Academics and practitioners of the highest calibre from all over the world will converge at this landmark conference. They are united by the conviction that Peter Drucker, who passed away four years ago, provided us with a legacy that can help us to master the challenges ahead.

The general conference will attract a worldwide audience, given the importance of Peter F. Drucker for modern management. It will be targeted to broaden the awareness of his Viennese and European roots. The event will create a common platform for a dialogue among managers, business school and university professors, economists, consultants, and other parties interested in discussing the future of management in the light of Peter Drucker's work.

In the spirit of Peter Drucker, the Conference will place the emphasis on the total societal and cultural context in which management should be seen. It will integrate elements such as the intellectual currents of the Fin de Siècle Vienna, the humanistic thread in Peter Drucker's thinking, the holistic view on management, and the importance of Peter Drucker's work for future generations.

The visionary elements of Peter Drucker's thinking will be given particular focus at the Conference - his thinking on innovation and entrepreneurship and his ground-breaking work on the importance of knowledge work and the knowledge worker for the twenty-first century.