The ataz advisory board consists of honorary members of ataz who have rendered outstanding services for the association and have nurtured an ever deeper economic relationship between both countries. Their role is to assist the board and the president in defining the focus of activities. The members of the advisory board currently are:
Karlheinz Kopf
Member of the National Council of Austria and Secretary General of the Austrian Economic Chamber (WKÖ)
MMag. Dr. Sophie Karmasin
is an Austrian motivational researcher and entrepreneur. From 2013 to 2017 she was Federal Minister for Families and Youth.
Artur Abdinov
B.O. DIHAG HOLDING GmbH
Rasim Aliyev
Former Chief Architect of the city of Baku and Professor at the Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction
Johann Christof
CEO, Christof Holding AG
Bob Djavan
Professor of Urology, Director Vienna Urology Foundation, Executive Board European Society of Urooncology (ESOU), Chairman Regional Office of the European Association of Urology (EAU)
Leyla Gasimova
Director of the Azerbaijani Cultural Centre under the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Republic of Austria
Javid Gurbanov
Chairman of Azerbaijani Railways CJSC, Member of the Azerbaijani Parliament, Chairman of the Azerbaijan-Austria interparliamentary friendship group
Alfred Gusenbauer
former Federal Chancellor of Austria; international consultant
Galib Israfilov
Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Republic of Austria
Gulmirza Javadov
General Director of SOCAR ((State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic) Representative Office in Vienna
Wolfgang Katzian
President of the Austrian Trade Union Federation (ÖGB) and President of the Austrian Football Club Austria Wien
Christoph Matznetter
Vice President of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
Sylvia Meier-Kajbic
former Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to the Republic of Azerbaijan;
Herbert Scheibner
Former Minister of Defence; Managing Director "Scheibner Business Development"
Martha Schultz
Vice President of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, Deputy President of EUROCHAMBRES; Managing Director of the Schultz Group
