Julia Vögele, BA MA

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Julia Vögele, BA MA

Julia Voegele, BA MA, is a Doctoral Researcher and Project Manager at the UNESCO Chair in Futures Capability for Innovation & Entrepreneurship at MCI – The Entrepreneurial School. Her research focuses on futures studies, entrepreneurship, and sustainable innovation. In her previous role at Tirol Werbung, she explored global megatrends and their impact on the transformation of Tyrol’s tourism industry and society toward a sustainable future. Since then, she has maintained close ties with the local entrepreneurial and start-up community in Tyrol. Her research on futures literacy and entrepreneurship has been presented at several international conferences, complemented by guest lectures, such as HSG in Switzerland, and a number of workshops with entrepreneurs, executives, scientists, and students.


Professional work experience
  • 06/2024 - present
    Doctoral Researcher at UNESCO Chair for Futures Capability in Innovation & Entrepreneurship - MCI | The Entrepreneurial School®
    Research on futures literacy, sustainable innovation, and entrepreneurship; collaboration on research projects for the Austrian Federal Ministry for Women, Science, and Research, as well as the INTERREG research project SUNrise on the development of sustainable and innovative business models for SMEs; Producer & host of UNESCO Podcast "Vision:Possible"; workshop facilitation and teaching in the field of futures studies and entrepreneurship
  • 04/2022 - 06/2024
    Research & Teaching Assistant - MCI | The Entrepreneurial University Group®
    Teaching in the areas of entrepreneurship, futures studies, practice labs, and business simulation; research on strategic foresight and futures literacy; collaboration with the UNESCO Chair for Futures Capability in Innovation & Entrepreneurship; administrative activities in university operations (e.g., SDGs in the study program)
  • 03/2017 - 04/2022
    Data & Innovation - Tyrol Tourist Board
    Market, trend and future research, statistics & data analysis with C-level reporting & support; Innovation project management in cooperation with startups & universities; planning, presentation and moderation of knowledge formats; Key-notes on megatrends in tourism at TVB events and at MCI Tourism business study program; concept & roll-out of corporate innovation platform "trend lab"
  • 10/2015 - 05/2016
    Hotel Management Traineeship - Kempinski Hotels - United Arab Emirates
    6-month management traineeship at a 5-star luxury hotel near Dubai
Education
  • 10/2022 - present
    Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - University of Innsbruck (Austria)
    Doctor of Philosophy in Management
  • 10/2019 - 10/2021
    Master of Arts (MA) - Management Center Innsbruck (Austria)
    International Business & Management
  • 02/2015 - 05/2015
    International Exchange Semester - Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences (Finland)
    Hospitality & Tourism
  • 09/2012 - 07/2015
    Bachelor of Arts (BA) - Management Center Innsbruck (Austria)
    Tourism Business Studies
Teaching (faculty internships etc.)
  • 01/2025 - present
    MCI Master "Business Psychology & Management"
    Future Skills Lab
  • 11/2024 - present
    University of St. Gallen (Switzerland)
    Guest lecture "Co-creating Climate Positive Futures" in the Master's Certificate Program "Managing Climate Solutions" (MaCS-HSG) at the Institute for Economy and the Environment
  • 12/2023 - present
    MCI Bachelor "Entrepreneurship, Tourism & Leisure Business"
    Global Trends in Tourism, Health & Sports
  • 11/2023 - 11/2023
    MCI "Master Management, Communication & IT"
    Introduction to Futures Research as part of the course "Current Technologies"
  • 02/2023 - 02/2023
    MCI Bachelor "Business & Management"
    Business Simulation
  • 10/2022 - present
    MCI Bachelor "Business & Management"
    Entrepreneurship
Practice related research and developmental project
  • 10/2020 - 10/2021
    Project Manager - Lebensraum Tirol Holding GmbH & University of Innsbruck
    Perspektive Lebensraum Tirol 2030- Foresight Study
Competitive Research Award
  • 09/2025 - 09/2025
    Province of Tyrol (Austria)
    Tyrolean Young Researchers Fund of the Province of Tyrol (Department of Business Location, Digitalization, and Science) for the research project “ZUKUNFTSGESTALTER:INNEN” (Future:Shapers)
Editorial board service
  • 02/2023 - present
    Managing Guest Editor for Special issue in "Futures" – a science journal specializing in futures studies (Q1)
Further education & Training
  • 2024 - 2024
    COOP Sustainable Universities
    Summer School on Biomimicry - a philosophy and praxis for sustainable innovation inspired by Nature
  • 2023 - 2023
    EDHEC Business School
    Building Strategic Foresight Capabilities
  • 2023 - 2023
    MCI Executive Education
    Change Management
  • 2023 - 2023
    UNESCO
    Futures Literacy Lab, Design & Facilitation
  • 2022 - 2022
    FHK Österreichische Fachhochschulkonferenz
    Didactics for Higher Education
  • 2022 - 2022
    Management Center Innsbruck
    SDGs and PRME in Teaching
  • 2020 - 2020
    Fraunhofer Austria
    Getting started in Data Science with R
  • 2019 - 2019
    Outdooractive Conference
    Open Data, Toucpoint Analysis & KPIs in Destination Management
  • 2018 - 2021
    Leopold-Franzens University of Innsbruck
    Digital Tourism Experts
  • 2018 - 2018
    comrecon brand navigation KG
    Semiotics - analysis basics & tools for decoding signs, context and narratives.
  • 2017 - 2017
    BVM Berufsverband Deutscher Markt- und Sozialforscher e.V.
    Trends in Market Research Practice
  • 2017 - 2017
    CIS - Certification & Information Security Services GmbH
    Data Security - GDPR Compliance
Other
  • 08/2025 - present
    Podcast Producer & Host of "Vision:Possible" (Launch in Fall 2025) - an initiative by the UNESCO Chair at MCI with a thematic focus on futures and people who shape them
Presentation of a paper at a conference, workshop or seminar
  • Vögele, J., Raible, S. (2025, November 20). From Dreaming to Doing: How Perceived Futures Shape Entrepreneurial Intention [Conference presentation]. RENT 2025, Twente, The Netherlands.
  • Randerson, K., Champenois, C., Gordon, A., Vögele, J. (2025, July 25). Meeting the Future: Debating how we think, research and teach entrepreneurship [Workshop]. Academy of Management (AOM), Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • Bierwisch, A., Vögele, J., Pattermann, J., Som, O., & Pammer, M. (2024, September 13). Elements of Futures Literacy – Towards the Operationalization of FL as a Competency [Conference presentation]. 5th Annual Conference on Anticipation, Lancaster University, UK.
  • Bierwisch, A., Vögele, J., Pattermann, J., & Som, O. (2024, May 7). The Many Faces of Futures Literacy: A Comprehensive Literature Analysis and Future Research Directions [Conference presentation]. Science, Technology and Society Conference, TU Graz.
  • Waldegger, J., Bierwisch, A., & Vögele, J. (2023, September 27). Pedagogy Paper: Futures Thinking for Sustainable Innovation [Conference presentation]. RMERC Lisbon https://ibs.iscte-iul.pt/contents/about-us/engagement-impact/10th-responsible-management-education-research-conference/2518/programme-10th-rmer
  • Bierwisch, A., Pattermann, J., Som, O., & Vögele, J. (2023, June 14-16). Tracing the DNA of the Futures Literacy Concept: Bibliometric Insight on its Evolution, Potentials, and Future Research Avenues [Conference presentation]. EMPOWERING FUTURES – Long-term Governance, Democracy and Futures Research - Futures Conference 2023.
Supervised bachelor theses
  • Kasprzycka Monika (2025): Through Obstacles to Opportunities: Unveiling Barriers and Success Factors of Female Entrepreneurs in Poland
  • Ehrhardt Marieke (2025): The Role of Perceived Futures in Shaping Entrepreneurial Intentions Among Young Individuals
  • Abele Georg (2024): Intersections of Futures Literacy and Entrepreneurial Capabilities
  • Dabija Cristiana (2024): Start-up Ecosystems in Emerging Economies: An Exploration of Challenges and Success Factors