SportsInnovation Summit @St. Anton am Arlberg, 09.-10-04.2026

DiMo-NEXT was part of the SportsInnovationSummit in St. Anton am Arlberg, taking place from 9th – 12th April.

01 | Excellence on Snow April 9. – 10. 

April 9 | 15:00 – 17:00

St. Anton – The Cradle of Skiin g 

Peter Mall, Martin Ebster

The Art & Science behind the perfect Turn (Biomechanics, Sensors, Computer Vision & AI)

  • Ski Akademie St. Christoph 
  • DI (FH) Dr.in Elisabeth Häusler | Salzburg Research | Digital Motion – Innovations Ökosysteme
  • DI (FH) Dr.in Elisabeth Häusler | Salzburg Research | Smart product development
  • Dr. Christoph Thorwartl | Salzburg Research | Sensor-Driven Examination of Alpine Ski Deflection: Lab and Snow Investigations
  • DI (FH) Markus Eckelt, MSc | Measuring the perfect turn
  • Prof. Alexis Lussier | Createk, Sherbrooke | The impact of mechanical parameters on the subjective perception of ski performance 
  • Prof. Bernhard Hollaus, PhD | Head of Research for Health Tech and Professor of Sports Technology at MCI. Technical development and innovation in the field of health tech.
  • Sensors for Sports | Duotone | Woo

Panel discussion – Excellence on Snow

Ski Akademie, Ski Club Arlberg,DiMo , Computer Vision, XSene, Skiclub Arlberg, Mario Matt, Patrick & Valentina Petz, Nina Gigele, Stefan Häusl, Andi Gohl, Sporthändler, Consumer, Smart Tourism Hub (Verkehr), Kuratorium für alpine Sicherheit, 

Innovation, Cross Innovation, Marketing , & Economy

  • How Innovation drives the biggest Surf Brand “Duotone” – Thomas Kaiser
  • Mag. Michael Nendwich | VSSÖ

Innovation Management & Sports

  • Universität Graz (Sports & Psychology)
  • Prof. Dipl. Ing. Dr. Börge Kummert | FH Campus 02 
  • Daniel Zapfl | Lead Innovation 
  • DI (FH) Dr.in Elisabeth Häusler | Salzburg Research | Funding