Legal Notice, ahead

Note: This is a non-binding English translation. The legally binding version of this legal notice is the German original.

1. Trademark and domain holder

Company: Shink Big LLC
Legal form: Limited Liability Company (USA)
Registered office: 7901 4th St N, Ste 300
St Petersburg, FL 33702
USA
Registered on: 13.02.2024 · Status: ACTIVE
Email: hello@aheadx.at
Role: Trademark and domain holder, format owner

SHINK BIG LLC holds the registered word mark ahead x (Austrian trademark register, registration number 335260, registered on 29. Mai 2026, classes 35, 41, 42) as well as the format IP for ahead x city, ahead x labs, ahead x future, among others. The domain ahead.at is registered to Shink Big LLC.

2. Organiser in the DACH region (all 2026 editions)

Company: M&K Event GmbH
Legal form: Limited liability company (GmbH)
Registered office: Europastraße 10
5020 Salzburg
Austria
Commercial register: FN 638216 d, Landesgericht Salzburg
Legal form effective: 07.10.2024
VAT number: ATU81242656
Management: Sebastian Klein · Christoph Martin (each authorised to represent the company individually)
Shareholder: Martin&Klein Holding GmbH (100 %)
Chamber membership: Wirtschaftskammer Salzburg
Trade: Event management
Applicable law: Gewerbeordnung (GewO), available at ris.bka.gv.at
Role: Organiser of all ahead-x editions in the DACH region 2026 (licensee for Austria)

3. Service provider within the meaning of § 5 ECG / § 25 MedienG

The allocation of the service-provider status under § 5 ECG / § 25 MedienG is currently being clarified with legal counsel. Please direct enquiries to: hello@aheadx.at.

4. Founder & Curator (curatorial responsibility)

Person: Lukas Wagner
Role: Founder & Curator of the ahead platform
Function: Responsible for the curatorial selection: People-of-ahead awards, magazine contributions (Conversations, Analysis, Voices) and edition speakers
Contact: hello@aheadx.at

Lukas Wagner is explicitly not a managing director of either of the legal entities (Shink Big LLC or M&K Event GmbH) and accordingly does not act as „CEO" or „managing director". The operational management of the entities lies with their respective leadership (see §§ 1 and 2). The curatorial activity is structurally separated from operational management; this separation is a central compliance requirement of the platform and is documented in the ahead Curatorial Statutes and in the glossary.

5. Editorial policy / corporate purpose

ahead makes artificial intelligence understandable and applicable in times of digital transformation. The public core format is ahead x city; further formats open up from there:

ahead x city, public city editions („ahead x [city]") for low-threshold AI education.
ahead x labs, full-day workshop formats for teams, beginners or as an in-house format
ahead x mastermind, vertical, industry-specific ticketed editions („ahead x law", „ahead x med"); in preparation
ahead x skool, online community on Skool (low-threshold, free, moderated)
ahead x future, full-day festival with international speakers (premiere 03.02.2027)
ahead x awards, regional award for AI pioneers and projects (premiere 02.02.2027)
People of ahead x, supra-regional curatorial award („ahead x [topic]")

Goal: helping people understand and apply AI. International expansion from 2027.

6. Online dispute resolution

The European Commission provides a platform for online dispute resolution (ODR): ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/. We are neither obliged nor willing to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board.

7. Copyright & trademark use

Content and works on this site (texts, logos, photos, code) are protected by copyright.

Trademark notice: „ahead x" is a word mark registered in Austria by SHINK BIG LLC, registration number 335260, registered on 29. Mai 2026 for classes 35, 41, 42. Trademark protection is governed by the registered list of goods and services and the applicable statutory provisions. The unauthorised use of identical or confusingly similar signs in the course of trade may be prohibited within the scope of the existing trademark protection.

The format designations ahead x city, ahead x labs, ahead x mastermind, ahead x awards and ahead x future use the registered base mark ahead x.

Photos of the Vorarlberg series are by ©NussbaumerPhotography and are used under licence. Logos of media and network partners are shown with their consent; the trademark rights remain with their respective holders.

8. Disclaimer

Despite careful research, we accept no liability for the accuracy, completeness and timeliness of the content. The site contains links to external websites; we have no influence over their content and accept no responsibility for it.

9. Image credits

Photographic content on this website originates from several freelance photographers commissioned for individual events and formats. Credits are visible alongside the respective content.

Media team: Marc Thiebault (kameramarc.at)
City hero photos: Unsplash (photographer credits visible on the respective city page)
Speaker photos: provided personally by the respective speakers
Logos: with the consent of the respective trademark holders