FOREUS Executives to Join Austrian Military Experts at Krems Hybrid Warfare and Intelligence Seminar

Vienna-based private intelligence firm FOREUS will bring its operational intelligence perspective to a two-day university seminar examining terrorism, hybrid warfare and modern security threats, alongside Austrian military and academic experts.

Austrian private intelligence company FOREUS has announced that its Co-Founder and CEO Stefan Embacher and Co-Founder and COO Jakob Brandstätter will participate as speakers in a security and intelligence seminar at the University for Continuing Education Krems on November 4–5, 2026.

The seminar, titled Terrorismus, hybride Kriegsführung und Intelligence (Terrorism, Hybrid Warfare and Intelligence), will bring together expertise from academia, the Austrian military and the private intelligence sector.

According to FOREUS, the five announced speakers include Austrian military analyst Colonel Markus Reisner, counterterrorism researcher Dr. Nicolas Stockhammer, university security researcher Florian M. Liepold, and the two FOREUS executives.

The university's official announcement identifies Stockhammer and Reisner as the seminar's academic and military leads, while FOREUS has separately confirmed the planned participation of its leadership.

FOREUS Brings Private Intelligence into the Discussion

For FOREUS, the seminar provides an opportunity to contribute a private-sector perspective to a field traditionally associated with military and government intelligence organizations.

Headquartered in Vienna, the company combines operational intelligence services, investigations and proprietary technology to support organizations dealing with complex security, financial and geopolitical risks.

Its activities include corporate intelligence, sanctions investigations, asset tracing, cross-border investigations and intelligence-driven risk assessment.

As previously reported by Adria Defense, FOREUS has developed its own intelligence technology portfolio while expanding its operational activities across international markets.

The participation of Embacher and Brandstätter places the company alongside established military and academic specialists in discussions about contemporary intelligence practices and emerging threats.

Hybrid Warfare Extends Beyond the Battlefield

The November seminar will examine how state and non-state actors employ different instruments of power, including terrorism, information operations and other forms of hybrid conflict.

Its program covers intelligence structures, threat analysis, contemporary security developments and case studies drawn from international conflicts.

These subjects have direct implications for defense manufacturers, critical infrastructure operators and internationally active companies.

Cyberattacks, sabotage, disinformation and sanctions evasion can affect industrial operations and supply chains without the conventional military confrontation associated with traditional warfare.

Understanding how such threats develop, and how intelligence can support their identification and assessment, is therefore increasingly relevant beyond government security institutions.

Austrian Military and Academic Expertise

Among the announced participants is Markus Reisner, a prominent Austrian military analyst associated with the Theresian Military Academy, whose assessments of the war in Ukraine and modern military operations have received international attention.

Dr. Nicolas Stockhammer, a researcher specializing in terrorism, radicalization and security policy at the University for Continuing Education Krems, brings the academic counterterrorism perspective.

Florian M. Liepold, a researcher at the university's Department for Security Studies, is also named in the FOREUS announcement.

The university's Department for Security Studies received international recognition as an Accredited Intelligence School in May 2026, reflecting its continuing work in intelligence and counterterrorism education.

The seminar will take place on November 4–5 in Krems, Austria, with participation available in person or online. The German-language program is aimed at analysts, security practitioners, students and professionals interested in contemporary security challenges.

Further information and registration are available through the University for Continuing Education Krems.