Florian Gasser
Florian Gasser
Dr.
Deputy Executive Director MiMM
IMP-HSG
Büro 3-352
Dufourstrasse 40a
9000 St. Gallen
Büro 3-352
Dufourstrasse 40a
9000 St. Gallen
Publications
Fields of research
Destinations Management
Impact of Influencers on sustainable consumer behaviour
Digitalisation in Tourism
Executive Compensation
Further fields of research
Election & Turnover Analysis
International Relations between (Fokus EU)
Education
2018-2023
PhD Programm in Management @ University of St. Gallen
2022-2023
Executive Diploma in the Art of Diplomacy @ European Academy for Diplomacy
2018-2020
CAS Higher Education Teaching
2012-2015
Master of Science in European Policy & Integration @ University of Innsbruck
2012-2015
Mag.rer.soc.oec International Business & Economics @ University of Innsbruck
2012-2014
Master of Science in Accounting, Auditing & Taxation @ University of Innsbruck
2012-2013
Exchange Year @ University of New Orleans - USA
2008 - 2011
Bachelor of Science in Business & Economics @ University of Innsbruck
2008 - 2011
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science @ University of Innsbruck
Professional Career
2023 - 2025
Vice President of the der Youth of the European People's Party
2023 -
External lecturer @ Free University of Bozen
2020 - 2021
Co-Founder and Head of Business Operations @ Crowdy (Sold to Swisscom)
2020 -
Advisor @ GreenTech Alliance
2020 -
Dozent an der Universität St. Gallen
2020 -
Advisor @ GreenTech Alliance
2018 -
Deputy Executive Director of the Master of Marketing Management & Research Assistant @ University of St. Gallen
2017 - 2018
Consultant Digital & Strategy @ BearingPoint Switzerland AG
2015 - 2017
Research Assistant @ University of St. Gallen
2015 - 2017
Junior Consultant @ CENS - Controlling Excellence Network St. Gallen
2013
Trainee @ Leitner Ropeways
2011
Interviewer @ State Office for Statistics (ASTAT)
2010
Assistant of a Member of the European Parliament @ European Parliament
Teaching Activities
Fall Semester 23
Technology, Media and Data in Tourism, Sports and Events (University of Bolzano)
1,224,2.01 Introduction to Academic Writing: Exercises, Group 1 and 3
7,054,1.00 Anwendungsprojekt I (project partner Lindt & Sprüngli - Emotional Marketing)
7,055,1.00 Applied Research Project I (project partner go-climate (How to act more sustainable) and ALDI Suisse (Sustainability communication)
9,055,1.00 Applied Research Project III (project partner Lindt & Sprüngli (Which chocolate do tourists wish for?) and Swisscom (Metaverse and product innovation in e-Gaming)
Spring Semester 23
Technological Trends and AI in Tourism (University of Bolzano)
8,051,1.00 Marketing Management
8,054,3.00 Anwendungsprojekt II
8,054,3.00 Anwendungsprojekt II
Fall Semester 22:
3,304,1.00 - Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft
3,305,1.00 - Comparative Politics
Fall Semester 20/21/22:
7,054,1.00 - Anwendungsprojekte / 7,055,1.00 - Applied Research Projects
Spring Semester 21/22/23:
8,054,3.00 Anwendungsprojekt II / 8,055,3.00 Applied Research Project II
Guest-Lecturer: 4,662,1.00 Kulturen/Cultures: Kultur - Konstruktionen und Repräsentation von Kultur im Tourismus
Fall Semester 21/22/23:
7,054,1.00 - Anwendungsprojekte I / 7,055,1.00 - Applied Research Projects I
9,054,1.00 - Anwendungsprojekte III / 9,055,1.00 - Applied Research Projects III
Projects
- Heuristics in culture sites (cooperation project with Iran-Switzerland)
- Digitalisation in Tourism (SECO)
- Brain Gain/Drain & TourTech (AWT)
Affiliations
- AMA
- AMS
- DGT
- Member of the University Senate 21 / 22 / 23
- Club Alpbach Südtirol Alto Adige - CASA (European Forum Alpbach)
- Südstern
- Politika
- Member of the Academic Jury of the Global Essay Competition of the St. Gallen Symposium
- GreenTech Alliance Advisor
- American Marketing Association (AMA)
Awards
- EPP Postgraduate Grant 2023
- PHD Scholarship der Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung
- PHD AIEST-AWARD 2021 (1st-runner-up)
- EUREGIO-Youth Researcher Award-Finalist 2021 & 2020
- Entrepreneurial Talent 2020 - Awarded by the Dr. Werner Jackstädt Foundation & Chair of Entrepreneurship for the idea of Crowdy
- VersusVirus 2020 Awardee - Initator of the Crowdy-Project (awarded funds)
- Scholar of the German Symposium 2020 of the LSE German Society
- Wings of Excellence-Award - "Leader of Tomorrow" of the St. Gallen Symposium 2019
- Award for brilliant academic achievements of the country South Tyrol 2015
- Award for brilliant academic achievements of the country South Tyrol 2014
- High Potential Award 2015 (Awarded from "Profil" to be one of the best graduates of Austrian Universities)
- High Potential Award 2014 (Awarded from "Profil" to be one of the best graduates of Austrian Universities)
- Research Grant for the diploma thesis with the emphasis of Strategic University Management - Quality Management 2014
- Award for outstanding academic achievements (for International Business & Economics) 2013 - Awarded from University of Innsbruck
- Award for brilliant academic achievements of the country South Tyrol 2011
- Award for outstanding academic achievements (for Business & Economics) 2011 - Awarded from University of Innsbruck
- Award for outstanding academic achievements (for Political Science) 2011 - Awarded from University of Innsbruck
- European Forum Alpbach scholarship 2009 / 2011 / 2014 / 2020
- European Forum Alpbach scholarship 2015 - Awarded from PwC Austria
Talks
05.12.2023 - Panelist of the session “Climate Diplomacy – Young Leaders take the floor” at the climate conference COP28 (Dubai)
21.11.2023 - Panelist at the Panel “Hospitality Cashflow” of the PaymentFestival (Vienna)
17.10.2023 - The future of Southtyrol and the European Union (Sand in Taufers – Südtirol)
06.05.2022 - “Equitable Opportunities: Co-Create a New Generational Contract” at the St. Gallen Symposium (SQUARE)
07.12.2021 - “BrainDrain & TourTech” in Chur - (Simposium of the Tourism Council of the canton of Grisons)
30.09.2020 - Moderator of the panel "The current State of the Union - On the way to an EU 2.0?" (https://2020.alpbach.org/events/170) and Organiser of the EU 2.0 Quo Vadis-Hackathon (Organised in cooperation with European Forum Alpbach 2020 & CASA. Supported by Mercator Foundation and Mercator Foundation Switzerland)
16.04.2020 - “Impact of Covid19 on companies” (Organised from the Südstern-Network)
23.09.2018 - ESU Regional Conference Bozen (EPP Group): Approaches to reducing disenchantment with politics and increasing voter turnout