Pioneers

"Experience Design" as a Credo

Pioneers is an exclusive event with approx. 3,000 attendees at the Vienna Hofburg, which places new technologies and start-ups at the centre and aims to attract the best thought leaders, innovators, start-ups, and investors from home and abroad. It was therefore necessary to create a new event format.

Always Breaking New Ground

Technology as an Integral Component

Since the predecessor – the "Startup Week" 2011, Media Apparat has accompanied the annually held Pioneers. We had the opportunity to significantly shape an event from the very beginning. Holistically, the annual motto of the event is implemented across all elements of the conference.

"Experience Design" – the experience of visitors from entering the conference to leaving it – is our credo. Means of achieving total immersion and storytelling include lighting design, stage design, spatial design, decoration, as well as the dramaturgy on stage.

Award-Winning Events

A conference in "festival style" – especially in the beginning, this was a worldwide innovation – was infused with the latest technologies. The concept was further developed and adapted annually, which led us to plan increasingly spectacular stages and stage shows each year.

We brought various robot characters to the stage, worked with drones, produced shows with tracking suits, and also engaged with artificial intelligence. The tasks ranged from the world premiere of the first flying car, through 360° live streams, to virtual reality experiences.

Content Partnership

In addition to the conception and creation of content for the festival, Media Apparat also produced numerous TV spots, aftermovies, and interview formats for Pioneers' owned & operated channels.

Credits

Client

Pioneers

Our Services

Event Conception & Content Production

What our customers say.

When you want to create unforgettable experiences, you need partners who think creatively ahead and are at the same time 100 percent reliable in execution. Media Apparat realized our project with precision and passion, truly setting new standards.

We love working with Media Apparat because hardly anyone combines technical innovation with emotional storytelling so convincingly.

I need playmates in a playground of imagination and creativity and your company was great.

I need playmates in a playground of imagination and creativity and your company was great.

We have continuously raised our standards higher, higher and higher and I think you are wonderful solution masters and would work with you again at any time.

Excellent idea, very well executed.

A grandiose project. Anyone who has experienced it live will NEVER forget it.

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Maximum effect. Any size.

Whether it's a small highlight or a spectacular large-scale production - our in-house team guarantees maximum creativity, efficiency and scalability for every project.

From concept to realisation

We listen, understand your goals and develop customised concepts that ensure your success and accompany you through to successful implementation. All in-house.

Technology in our DNA

We master the latest staging technologies such as holography, robotics, AI, and much more to create innovative, flexible and visually stunning solutions that amplify your message.

Scalable excellence

We offer customised solutions for every budget and every size. From single, impressive eye-catchers to complex, multi-part large-scale productions.

Sustainable partnerships

We build on long-term, trusting relationships. Our customers and partners know that they can count on our reliability and expertise.

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