Why we need financial and economic literacy?

Europe’s impressive post world war success story has come to a halt during the last 20 years. The reasons for that are manyfold. The “Financing Europe’s Future” Track at the European Forum Alpbach 2022 addresses some of the major economic and financial consequences of this unfortunate development. However, in the activist spirit of Alpbach, we will also examine opportunities to revive the European story within the digital economy of the 21st century and discuss opportunities with key stakeholders on how to further transform Europe into a vibrant capital market.

The MEGA Hackathon concept follows a strong „Do Tank Approach“ that develops concrete ideas and projects in a participatory and interdisciplinary manner and will take place as part of a „3 half-days-retreat“ during the European Forum Alpbach Lab Week, August 27-30th, 2022. 

While the world is changing at breakneck speed and slipping from one crisis into the next, people tend to be left behind and unsettled by global events. This requires a strengthening of competencies in the area of finance and economics that is sustainable and enables people to understand global conditions and their scope for action. This is where the MEGA Hackathon comes in.