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Michael Josef Schöpf
Michael Josef Schöpf, portrait photograph in a navy jacket.

Candidate for Vice-President · Klagenfurt 2026

Michael Josef Schöpf

Einfach machen.

Words are the beginning, but only action moves us forward.

Candidate for the office of Vice-President of WELTBUND ÖSTERREICH · Election at the Weltbund convention 2026 in Klagenfurt

My record My plans

My record

Made it happen.

Not left on paper — delivered:

  • Built the Weltbund-HUB and continue to develop it as super admin
  • Technical delivery and ongoing development of the 2026 convention app
  • Videos and brochure for the 2025 and 2026 conventions
  • Introduced professional project management
  • Sponsorship concept for the Österreich-Quiz
  • Social media campaign for the president’s 2025 tour of Australia
  • Support for the 2026 Weltbund convention
  • Introduced weltbund.cloud for data-protection-compliant file sharing
  • Introduced Canva as the Weltbund’s multimedia tool
  • Established the KI-Werkstatt (AI workshop)
  • Contributed to the new name and visual identity of WELTBUND ÖSTERREICH, together with Jürgen Bischof
  • and a good deal more …

Sparring partner for boardsfounded an AI cooperative

18months on the board

Various furthervoluntary offices

around 60hours a month, voluntary

My plans

What I will do.

Eight undertakings for the next term of office.

Keep building the Weltbund-HUB

Expand the central platform for clubs and members instead of leaving it to fend for itself.

A Weltbund app for every member

Convention, clubs and news on every phone, without detours.

Introduce a new membership system

Members and clubs in one place, kept current and compliant with data protection law.

Take the Österreich-Quiz digital

Turn the quiz into a format that can be played from anywhere in the world.

AI where it takes work off people’s hands

Relieve volunteers of drafting, translating and evaluating. Not for its own sake.

Data protection as a matter of course

Members’ data deserves protection. That is my field.

A voice in the AI debate

As an expert, I bring what artificial intelligence means for society and the economy into the Weltbund and its partner associations — and their voice into the political debate.

More ideas for securing the future

And a good deal more, to advance and secure the future of the Weltbund together with my colleagues on the board.

About me

Who I am.

Michael Josef Schöpf, portrait photograph.

Born in Vienna, I live in Hanover and am President of Club Austria Hannover. An expert in data protection and artificial intelligence.

In 2021 I sold the company I had built over three decades, with 30 employees. Since then I have worked as a management consultant and put that experience at the Weltbund’s disposal.

Eighteen months of board work, co-opted by President Werner Götz. The work goes on: I look after the Weltbund-HUB as super admin and keep the 2026 convention app running — and a good deal more.

I see myself as someone who has the ideas and then carries them out. As Vice-President I want to build on the path we have taken together and make the Weltbund fit for the future through digitalisation and the sensible use of AI.

Born
in Vienna, 64 years old
Lives in
Hanover, Germany
Voluntary office
President of Club Austria Hannover
Profession
Management consultant; before that three decades running his own company with 30 employees
Field
Data protection and artificial intelligence
Board
18 months, co-opted by President Werner Götz
Today
Super admin of the Weltbund-HUB, technical care of the 2026 convention app — and a good deal more

Let’s get to work.Words are the beginning, but only action moves us forward.

Contact

Questions about my candidacy?

Write to me or call. I answer myself.

Telephone

+49 171 3241977

Also reachable via WhatsApp and Signal.

Official introduction

Board election on weltbund.at

Where all candidates introduce themselves. In German.

Election

Weltbund convention 2026

3 to 6 September 2026 in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee. The board is elected for the term of office beginning 1 January 2027.