{"id":80586,"date":"2026-03-19T15:32:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T15:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.technikum-wien.at\/?post_type=news&p=80586"},"modified":"2026-03-19T15:32:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T15:32:43","slug":"women-in-soccer-uas-technikum-wien-as-a-meeting-place-for-leading-voices-in-the-sport","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/content.technikum-wien.at\/en\/news\/women-in-soccer-uas-technikum-wien-as-a-meeting-place-for-leading-voices-in-the-sport\/","title":{"rendered":"Women in Soccer: UAS Technikum Wien as a Meeting Place for Leading Voices in the Sport"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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On March 17, 2026, the event \u201cWomen in Soccer: The Talk\u201d<\/strong> took place for the third time at UAS Technikum Wien<\/a>. The venue was the university\u2019s Grand Ballroom, which once again provided a space for discussion, visibility, and networking centered on the future of women\u2019s soccer. The evening was organized by zone14<\/a>, the Vienna-based sports technology company with close ties to UAS Technikum Wien.

The focus was on current developments in women\u2019s soccer, existing structural challenges, and prospects for greater professionalism, visibility, and equal opportunities. Representatives from sports, media, associations, and organizations discussed the conditions needed to sustainably empower women in soccer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

zone14: Modern analysis technologies not just for men\u2019s elite soccer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

zone14<\/a> develops AI-powered solutions for video analysis in soccer training<\/strong> and aims to make modern analysis technologies accessible not only in elite soccer but also in grassroots and youth soccer. The company is part of the entrepreneurship initiative at <\/strong>UAS Technikum Wien<\/a>. The connection to the university is also close in terms of personnel: Several founders and contributors to zone14 are graduates or faculty members of UAS Technikum Wien.

UAS Technikum Wien sees itself as a place where innovation, social development, and practice converge and was once again able to provide a platform for this important event in the field of women\u2019s soccer. In addition to others, several representatives from UAS Technikum Wien<\/strong> were present, including Managing Director Horst Rode<\/strong> and Isabel Dregely<\/strong> (Head of Artificial Intelligence & Data Analytics).

Lukas Gr\u00f6mer, co-founder of zone14: <\/strong>\u201cOur goal is to make technologies that have long been available primarily in men\u2019s elite soccer accessible to women\u2019s teams as well.\u201d

A central theme of the evening was the structural development of women\u2019s soccer\u2014from infrastructure and training to professionalization.

Jasmin Eder, Women\u2019s Soccer Project Coordinator at the \u00d6FB and former national team player:<\/strong> \u201cThe first step isn\u2019t about spending millions. It\u2019s about creating the right conditions and infrastructure\u2014and highlighting what already exists in women\u2019s soccer.\u201d

The perspective of active players was also discussed\u2014particularly with regard to role models, youth development, and long-term growth opportunities.

Carina Wenninger, a player for Austria Vienna and a 127-time Austrian national team player:<\/strong>
\u201cI believe a major goal is to create structures so that it\u2019s cool for young girls in Austria to become soccer players\u2014and that, ideally, the conditions are such that you can make a living from it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Numerous figures from various areas of the sport participated in the third edition of \u201cWomen in Soccer: The Talk\u201d:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n