{"id":71100,"date":"2024-04-26T08:45:16","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T07:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/?p=71100"},"modified":"2025-01-07T11:20:20","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T10:20:20","slug":"4gamechangers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/events\/4gamechangers\/","title":{"rendered":"4GAMECHANGERS festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/gamechangerssmall.jpg\" alt=\"Lighted windows\" class=\"wp-image-71099\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/gamechangerssmall.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/gamechangerssmall-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In times like these, an event designed to inspire, encourage, inform, entertain and throw a brighter light on our possible futures feels notably welcome. Which is why you might drop into the 4GAMECHANGERS festival at the Marx Halle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Talks and panels on topics like business, tech, environment, human rights, empowerment etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>International scope &amp; numerous high-level speakers\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Charlize Theron appeared last time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>c.10,000 visitors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>English and German used<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Next dates: TBA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Read about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/events\/4gamechangers-review\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"71843\">my experience there<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See also:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/may\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"15492\">Vienna in May<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/marx-halle\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"62019\">Marx Halle venue<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/accommodation\/hotels-marx-halle\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"44279\">Nearby hotels<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To the future&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4gamechangers1.jpg\" alt=\"Festival stage and audience\" class=\"wp-image-71071\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4gamechangers1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4gamechangers1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(The festival stage and audience; press photo courtesy of and \u00a9 4GAMECHANGERS &amp; Pakugraphy)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the brave new world of 24\/7 social media, it can be easy to doomscroll your way through the day and feel pessimistic for the future. But such sentiments have accompanied us for centuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plato once moaned about the state of young people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shakespeare&#8217;s Macbeth mused on the futility of hope in his &#8220;Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow&#8221; soliloquy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And, in 1958, Noel Coward expressed surprise that the human race had lasted this long given its &#8220;\u2026inherent silliness, cruelty, and superstition.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plus \u00e7a change.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/gamechangers2024theron.jpg\" alt=\"Panelists on a stage\" class=\"wp-image-74582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/gamechangers2024theron.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/gamechangers2024theron-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Charlize Theron with moderators Corinna Milborn and Nadja Bernhard at a previous edition; press photo \u00a9 4GAMECHANGERS)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, many people push back against the pessimism and actively seek to build a better future. And thousands of them come together at the 4GAMECHANGERS festival in Vienna&#8217;s Marx Halle, organised at the initiative of the ProSiebenSat.1 PULS 4 media and entertainment group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This three-day public event features a large number of speakers and panelists drawn from across the spectrum of human endeavour. NGOs and CEOs. Politicians and professors. Activists, artists, architects and academy award winners. And more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many are well-known names. Charlize Theron and Mohamed ElBaradei spoke last time out, for example. Amal Clooney appeared the year before that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The content at 4GAMECHANGERS addresses various themes in the context of the future and intends to educate, entertain, inspire, raise issues, encourage debate and foster connections.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/marxhalle1.jpg\" alt=\"Entrance to the Marx Halle\" class=\"wp-image-62012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/marxhalle1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/marxhalle1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(The Marx Halle venue hosts the event)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See the <a href=\"https:\/\/4gamechangers.io\/\">official website<\/a> for the full programme once available, but here is the broad overview of the last event:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The 4PIONEERS day addressed business, finance and tech topics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The 4FUTURE day looked at prospects for the next generation, with such matters as health, education, equality and the environment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The 4GAMECHANGERS day took the widest perspective: human rights, press freedom, world affairs and similar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Short entertainment segments intermingle with the talks and panels. They have a food court, too. And a section featuring numerous booths from an eclectic mix of businesses and organisations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All contribute to an uplifting atmosphere; for a more detailed look at what the visitor experience feels like, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/events\/4gamechangers-review\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"71843\">my 2024 review<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Next dates, tickets &amp; tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I don&#8217;t have dates yet for the next 4GAMECHANGERS festival. The organisers have announced a creative break, which may see the festival reemerge with new innovations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tickets for individual days or 3-day passes typically become available online from the official website. Expect talks and discussions to be in German and English with simultaneous translation of German speeches into English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Should you wish to stay within a short walk of the location, try <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/accommodation\/hotels-marx-halle\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"44279\">these tips<\/a>. And if you&#8217;re looking for more of the future during your Vienna trip, then a couple of options spring to mind. For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/mythos-mozart-experience\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"52203\">Mythos Mozart<\/a> is a remarkably impressive multimedia Mozart-related experience that includes an AI digital sculpture projected across walls and floors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The city&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/vr-multimedia-immersive\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"57016\">Virtual Reality attractions<\/a> include VR-enhanced tours of the city, notably the Future Bus tour and a VR walking tour<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A couple of locations form prominent bubbles of modern architecture, too. Consider a peek at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Hauptbahnhof railway station area (U1 subway line)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The new campus of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/prater-architecture\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"35531\">University of Economics and Business<\/a> (take the U2 subway to Messe-Prater or Krieau)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The new urban development area <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspern-seestadt.at\/\">Seestadt \/ Aspern<\/a> (outer end of the U2 subway line)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to get to 4GAMECHANGERS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When I travel to the Marx Halle, I normally take one of two options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>U3 subway out to either Schlachthausgasse or Erdberg, then walk. The U3 line passes through city centre locations like Volkstheater, Stephansplatz and Stubentor, so is easy to jump on to<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The 71 tram to St.Marx. Like the U3, the 71 leaves from central stops like Schottentor, Volkstheater, Burgring, or Karlsplatz \/ Oper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For more options, check the travel tips at the end of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/marx-halle\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"62019\">main Marx Halle article<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Address: Karl-Farkas-Gasse 19, 1030 Wien<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1TbrlYJ323PUEB8KFfT04gJaSwZPw1mud\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A festival designed to inspire, encourage, inform and entertain&#8230;and throw a brighter light on our possible futures<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":71099,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-71100","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-events","8":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71100","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71100"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71100\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":79000,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71100\/revisions\/79000"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71099"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}