One year ago, we launched Athena Forum. Now, we have reached a major milestone: we are bringing the debate about gender identity into the parliamentary arena, with an event at the Austrian Parliament.
We will discuss developments across Europe and their implications, bringing together the perspectives of women, parents, medical professionals, researchers and politicians – with an outstanding line-up of speakers:
Welcome: Mag. Wolfgang Sobotka, President of Campus Tivoli
Keynote: Univ.-Prof. Dr Wolfgang Mazal, Scientific Director of the Austrian Institute for Family Studies
Panel discussion:
- Dr Gudrun Kugler, Member of the Austrian Parliament (ÖVP)
- Faika El-Nagashi, Director Athena Forum
- A representative of the parents’ initiative ROGD Austria
- Dr Bettina Reiter, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst
We are delighted to host this event at the Austrian Parliament together with the parliamentary group of Austria’s Christian-democratic and conservative party (ÖVP) and Campus Tivoli, the party’s political academy.
📅 1 October 2026, 18:30
📍 Austrian Parliament, Vienna
🎟️ Admission is free, registration required