Sustainability Inspiration Day: Conference dedicated to sustainability, where we share ideas, innovate, and connect for a more responsible future.

A half a day conference exploring sustainability in business and finance, hosted by Raiffeisen Romania. Registration and more information on the website: https://sustainabilityinspirationday.ro/

Programme:

09:00 – 09:30
Networking & Welcome Coffee

09:30 – 09:45 
Opening Speech – Cristian SPORIȘ, Vice-President, Raiffeisen Bank

09:45 – 10:15
Keynote speech – Andreea NICOLAE – Managing Partner și Co-Fondator, PIVOT-C
Accelerating Sustainability: The Context for Circular Transformation

10:15 – 11:15 
Panel – Strategic Thinking to Build Sustainable Business for the Future
Moderator: Andreea NICOLAE – Managing Partner și Co-Fondator, PIVOT-C
Key topics: Opportunities in sustainable transformation, innovation in the circular economy, technology, and sustainability.

SPEAKERS:
Constantin DAMOV – Co-founder & Chairman of the Board, GreenGroup
Anne-Marie GESTIN – Executive Vice President, Head of Finance & Procurement, Real Estate & Logistics, Sustainability, Risk & Assurance, Engie Romania
Carina JUGĂNARU – Group Treasurer, NEPI Rockcastle
Herwig ARVAY – Chief Financial Officer, Selgros Romania
Diana SCRIPCARU – Chief Financial Officer, Wabag Romania

11:15 – 11:45
Networking & Coffee Break

11:45 – 12:15 
Keynote speech – Linda ZEILINA-CROSS, CEO & Founder, International Sustainable Finance Centre (ISFC) | EU Platform on Sustainable Finance Member.
Will future be bright for doing business in Europe? What are the key ingredients for competitiveness & resilience in uncertain times of economic growth?

12:15 – 13:30 
Pannel – Innovation in sustainability for companies and entrepreneurs
Moderator: Ciprian STĂNESCU – President, Social Innovation Solutions, CEO, Solutions
Key topics: Tips and tricks for sustainability, sustainable practices to increase efficiency, measuring and tracking progress in terms of sustainable KPIs, instruments, and apps for energy efficiency.

SPEAKERS:
Adrian POLEC – Co-founder, Prime Batteries Technology
Mathieu GREGORI – Co-founder, Econos
Ileana FĂLCESCU – Director Sustainability and Environment Department, Ramboll Romania
Răzvan CRIŞAN – Co-Founder and CEO, M60 Group

13:45 -14:45
Networking & Business Lunch

The RICS 2024 WBEF Summit in Bilbao at the Guggenheim will explore the following themes:

• Current market and economic outlook

• Green Governance

• Sustainability & ESG strategies in real estate and

  investment

• Managing risk in the transition to a net zero, climate-

  resilient built environment

• ESG from a European perspective: understanding the

  impact of the legislative and regulatory framework

• Impact of ESG in valuation

• ESG in the construction industry

• Climate resilient cities & infrastructure

• Connecting the economic, business, technological, social

  and environmental drivers of change and their

  implications for real estate

• Key trends in the adoption of technology and

  digitalisation

• The essential role of the ethical professional in urban

  transformation

The Business Day of the Summit will focus on how ESG performance and disclosures are influencing the business landscape in the CEE region, and how the supply chain pressures, refinancing and investment decisions are all changing the business models in Europe and across the CEE region.

The Central & Eastern European Sustainable Finance Summit is the region’s largest specialised conference on sustainability in finance and business. Designed specifically for practitioners from business, policymaking and finance, the Summit offers a bespoke opportunity to gain expert insight into the latest trends and developments in sustainable finance, sustainability integration, and shifts in strategy. Unlike large scale events, the Summit’s focus is on quality of content and the curation of a select audience that can enjoy exclusive networking opportunities in a pleasant environment.

The CEE Summit allows attendees to share best practices, ask questions, expand professional networks, find support and solutions to sustainability-related challenges. The Summit is strictly apolitical, based on quality content and topic expertise. The Summit is co-created with some of the most well-known expert in sustainability standardisation, regulation, and integration.

The invite-only format allows to curate the audience, ensuring an optimal balance of stakeholders, while reducing the risk of ideological interventions or irrelevant content.

Summit website with full agenda and speaker list: www.ceesummit.org

The Banking Day of the Summit will dive deeper into the topics focused on sustainability integration in the banking sector, the ways how ESG data is collected, managed and used, and how this is changing the banking practices or financing strategies. The Day will include interventions by experts from the European Central Bank, local central banks, European Banking Authority, ESMA, and other entities.

The Central & Eastern European Sustainable Finance Summit is the region’s largest specialised conference on sustainability in finance and business. Designed specifically for practitioners from business, policymaking and finance, the Summit offers a bespoke opportunity to gain expert insight into the latest trends and developments in sustainable finance, sustainability integration, and shifts in strategy. Unlike large scale events, the Summit’s focus is on quality of content and the curation of a select audience that can enjoy exclusive networking opportunities in a pleasant environment.

The CEE Summit allows attendees to share best practices, ask questions, expand professional networks, find support and solutions to sustainability-related challenges. The Summit is strictly apolitical, based on quality content and topic expertise. The Summit is co-created with some of the most well-known expert in sustainability standardisation, regulation, and integration.

The invite-only format allows to curate the audience, ensuring an optimal balance of stakeholders, while reducing the risk of ideological interventions or irrelevant content.

Summit website with full agenda and speaker list: www.ceesummit.org

The Central & Eastern European Sustainable Finance Summit is the region’s largest specialised conference on sustainability in finance and business. Designed specifically for practitioners from business, policymaking and finance, the Summit offers a bespoke opportunity to gain expert insight into the latest trends and developments in sustainable finance, sustainability integration, and shifts in strategy.

The Summit is strictly apolitical, based on quality content and topic expertise. The Summit is co-created with some of the most well-known expert in sustainability standardisation, regulation, and integration. The invite-only format allows to curate the audience, ensuring an optimal balance of stakeholders, while reducing the risk of ideological interventions or irrelevant content.

The Sustainable Finance Day will explore how sustainability works in practice for the finance industry, looking into standardisation of ESG disclosures, implementation of the EU Sustainable Finance framework, and what the latter can be used for by financial sector practitioners.

Event website with full agenda and speaker list: www.ceesummit.org

Association for International Affairs (AMO) is organising a one day special event - the aim of which is to":

• Understanding the unfolding geopolitics of the green transition by focusing on the EU’s existing and projected material dependencies and their possible mitigation.

• Developing a broader understanding of the issue in the context of resilience, sovereignty and climate security.

• Rethinking the extractivist logic of the dominant green strategies and policies.

• Opening a space for a more nuanced policy discussion by bringing together Czech and international experts and policymakers.

Our CEO will join one of the discussions - Aligning climate security with Europe’s economic security objectives

Speakers:

Mats Braun, Director of the Institute of International Relations Prague

Olivia Lazard, Research Fellow at Carnegie Europe

Linda Zeilina-Cross, Founder and CEO of the International Sustainable Finance Centre

Moderation:

Ondřej Kolínský, AMO

Recent geopolitical developments have cast doubt over the complementarity between the EU’s economic and climate security objectives. What key tensions and trade-offs are there between security, justice and competi- tiveness? Practically, what would be the avenues to strengthen the coherence of EU climate diplomacy with its development cooperation or trade policies, having the relevant strategic documents in mind? And what role do raw materials and their value chains play in these considerations?

This one-day special event aims to bring some of the sustainable finance thought leadership and practitioners to Bratislava, enabling local actors to discuss challenges they face, hear about the latest best practices, share ideas and know how, and strengthen the network of individuals working on sustainability in practice or those who have a budding interest in it. The focus of the first event in this series will be the road to Net Zero, how to transition the economy and business to a net zero model by 2050.  

15:30 – 16:00 Registrations 

16:00 – 16:10 Welcome remarks 

16:10 – 16:25 Keynote presentation: Sustainable finance in practice and the EU Sustainable Finance Framework

16:25 – 16:50 On stage interview: CSRD and the implementation of the EU Sustainable Finance Agenda – the key lessons & what to expect in 2024.

16:50 – 17:30 Transition to net zero – what approaches, changes and needs for financing and implementing a successful transition?

 17:40 – 17:45 Closing remarks 

17:45 – 20:00 Evening reception 

 REGISTRATION  

Two special interactive webinar sessions on the EU Taxonomy-aligned benchmark report - a unique opportunity to listen to a presentation by Prof Andreas Hoepner about Taxonomy-aligned benchmarks (TABs) and ask questions about this approach to benchmarking.
 
Date: 27 February
Time: 09:00 CET
REGISTER to save the dial in details in your calendar for 09:00: https://lnkd.in/ewShEYxU
 
Time: 18:00 CET
REGISTER to save the dial in details in your calendar for 18:00 CET: https://lnkd.in/eUZy4HEi
 
Consultation on the TABs report: https://lnkd.in/eQvUynNa (open until 13 March 2024).

Driving the Sustainability Transition is a special one-day event focused on sustainability in practice for both finance and business sectors. It is hosted by independent expert organisations in Warsaw, with the presence senior decision makers from public and private sectors, academia, and other relevant fields.

The event will focus on what sustainability means in practice:

• What is the situation and trends in Poland and the wider CEE region,

• What are the best approaches and practices for implementation of sustainability reporting,

• what to prioritise to ensure optimal impact and outcomes for profitability, resilience, and risk management.

The aim of the conference is to inspire, educate, and trigger thought-provoking discussions about how best to tackle climate risk and energy dependence in practice, and what solutions the EU’s Sustainable Finance Agenda offers for the competitiveness of the Polish businesses, economy and for the development of its financial sector. 

Inauguration of the Knowledge Forum organised by the Warsaw Stock Exchange in cooperation with the World Federation of Exchanges.

Date: 4 December 2023, 9:30 am to 1:30 pm
Venue: Quotation Room of the Warsaw Stock Exchange, ul. Książęca 4, Warsaw, Poland

Our CEO Linda Zeilina-Cross will join other distinguished speakers to deliver a keynote on ESG & ETFs. More information and registration is available on the event website.

Budapest Climate Summit is a niche event focusing on the green transition of the CEE region’s economy.

The summit brings together policymakers, industry experts, corporate leaders, technology pioneers and next-generation sustainable leaders to share their perspectives on how to enable businesses and civil society to deliver actions necessary to achieve our common climate objectives.

The first Budapest Climate Summit took place in 2020, and since then it became an important yearly meeting point for climate and sustainability stakeholders. Distinguished speakers are coming from all around the world to discuss the green transformation of the economy in light of the 2050 climate targets. Encouraged by the huge success of the previous events the Budapest Climate Summit will be organised this year as well, on 4 December in Hotel Marriott Budapest.

Our COO, Julian Toth, will participate in a panel discussion focused on Sustainable Finance and Investments, toghether with the following panelist: 

TOPIC: What is the role of green finance in climate change mitigation? What are the main ESG trends we see impacting investors and companies in the coming year?

PARTICIPANTS:

• Péter Balogh, Corporate and Special Lending, Managing Director , MBH Bank

• Réka Janosik, Executive Director in Quantitative Research, Head of Budapest Climate Risk Center, MSCI

• Julian Toth, COO of ISFC; Executive Director, Czech Sustainable Investment Forum and Sherpa for the EU Sustainable Finance Platform

• Anders Risberg, Head of Corporate Lending Central and South Eastern Europe - European Investment Bank (EIB)

• Krisztina Kulcsárné Dr. Takács, Chief Financial Officer, SolServices

Moderator: Tamás Pletser, EMEA Oil & Gas Analyst, Erste Investment

More information: https://budapestclimatesummit.com/agenda/

The sixth edition of the largest event in the Czech Republic focused on the space industry will take place from 25. 11. to 2. 12. 2023. Whether you are a large industrial enterprise, a newly established startup, an educator, a student or just a space fan, you can look forward to a lot of information, interesting guests and countless opportunities to learn about everything important that drives the space industry in the Czech Republic.

Our COO, Julian Toth, will deliver a presentation on the topic of Future of financial tools for sustainable solutions as part of the section on Space& Energy for sustainability co-organised by CzechInvest

The ESG and the AI Paradox

We are delighted to invite you to our sustainability conference, including panel discussions and Q&A, on November 22, 2023 starting at 12:30 with a networking lunch. The event will take place at Microsoft, Rue Montoyer 51, Brussels and will end around 16h30.
The panel discussions will bring together perspectives of the market, regulatory guidance and technology on the topic of ESG. You will have the opportunity to hear from experts in the field, share your insights and network with other sustainability leaders.

The panel will be kicked off with an introduction by Frank Callewaert, Technology Officer at Microsoft, on the AI & ESG paradox.

The panelists are:

• Ms. Linda Zeilina-Cross, CEO at International Sustainable Finance Centre (ISFC). A representative related to the EU, contributing to the progress in corporate sustainability reporting

• Ms. Elena Doms, Head of +EARTH+, creating the largest Soil & CO2 cleanup with Nature

• Mr. Mathias Vergauwen, Microsoft Technology Advisor with an expertise on data driven sustainability strategies.

• A representative from a fast growing Belgian organization, helping corporates, credit institutions and asset managers comply with new European Union sustainable finance legislation

The panel discussions will be moderated by Ms. Ornella Cosomati-Koschwitz, Director Sustainability Policy - European Government Affairs at Microsoft.

The event is free of charge, but registration is required.

We look forward to seeing you at the event and having a fruitful and engaging discussion.

Agenda

12:30 PM - 01:30 PM lunch & networking

01:30 PM - 04:00 PM start of the conference, including panel discussions and Q&A

04:00 PM - 04:30 PM closing remarks

Venue

BRUSSELS-NEO
Rue Montoyer 51
Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium
1000

Plenary Panel Discussion: Twin Transitions as the Driving Force of Europe´s Competitive and Sustainable Economy

Prague European Summit is a platform for strategic dialogue about common responses to EU's challenges.It connects public officials, business and NGO representatives, academics and journalists to discuss topics such as EU leadership, security, new technologies and digital age, current economic & foreign policy challenges, or the impact of various policies and trends on the European society.

Speakers: Matthias Koch, Chris Skidmore, Linda Zeilina-Cross

Moderator: Kostis Geropoulos

Zmena k Lepsimu will host a conference on the topic Cost of Inaction in sustainability - on 9 November 2023, 14:00 - 22:00 at Prague Clutch Karlín.

The first conference in the Czech Republic dedicated to the topic Cost of Inaction in sustainability. 
Foreign and domestic experts will present current data in the context of Czech business, relevant insights for companies and examples of good practice of sustainable business.

More information and registration are available on the event website.

The Faculty of International Relations, Prague University of Economics and Business (VŠE) has been organizing an annual conference dedicated to discussing the Czech Republic’s competitiveness and its future in the changing global environment since 2014.

This year´s topic is Sustainability in Finance: How to make decarbonisation happen? The working language of the conference is English.

Our CEO Linda Zeilina will join the panel on sustainable finance regulation and disclosure.

15:15-16:30

Sustainability in Finance: Bringing transformation to real life

Martin Špolc, Head of the Sustainable Finance, Directorate General for Financial Services, European Commission

Ota Melcher, Head of Economic Transformation Unit, Ministry of Finance, Czechia

Linda Zeilina, CEO and Founder, International Sustainable Finance Centre

Moderator: Daniel Houska, Vice-Dean for Study Affairs, FIR Prague University of Economics and Business, Member of EU Platform for Sustainable Finance

More information is available on the event website.

The U.S. Department of State, CRDF Global, PwC and the American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic are hosting investors and startups for an exclusive roundtable discussion on managing investment risk associated with emerging technologies with military & commercial applications.

Our CEO, Linda Zeilina, will contribute 5min remarks on the application of the ESG lens, and our COO Julian Toth will also join the discussion.

EBRD is hosting its annual EBRD Nominee Directors’ conference at its headquarters in London. Our CEO Linda Zeilina will join and run a specialised workshop looking at the trends and changes in the Private Equity space in the CEE region.

A one-day event hosted by Raiffeisen Bank International for its senior leadership to explore the latest developments and trends in sustainable finance.

Our CEO Linda Zeilina will deliver a keynote with the title “From macro to micro: the (r)evolution of sustainability in finance”.

The British Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic is hosting an event to explore how the selected companies across the fields are driving their transition to sustainable practices. Among the speakers will be representatives of senior management from companies like:

• České dráhy

• CEMEX

• EP Infrastructure

• ING

• Skanska Residential

• Třinecké železárny and more

Learn about their considerations when it comes to journeys to net zero emissions, and gain insights into their strategies for goal-setting and progress tracking. A unique opportunity to hear what they have to say to the challenges and key issues they are facing in decision making and implementation of set strategies. Discover how ING’s Terra approach contributes to sector decarbonization strategies. Experience an interactive discussion full of insights into the real world of transition.

Agenda

1. Opening

   • Pavel Fara, BCC Deputy Director

2. Industry Decarbonisation: Sustainable Finance as an Opportunity?

   • Julian Toth, Sustainable Investing & ESG, COO at ISFC

3. ING Terra approach

   • Eva Bučová, Client Coverage Head and Chair Sustainability Committee ING Czech Republic

   • Igor Mora, Energy Sector Lead ING Czech Republic

4. Adding Financial Capacity/de-risking Transition and Sustainability Projects

   • Petr Karel, London Market, Chairman of the BCC Sustainability Working Group

5. Panel discussion: What are the companies facing on their journey to achieve net zero goals

   • Vesselin Barliev, Manager Public Affairs, ERM and Social Impact Czech Republic, CEMEX

   • Ondřej Beneš, Business Development Director, Skanska Residential

   • Gary Mazzotti, Chief Executive Officer, EP Infrastructure

   • Jiří Mravec, Digital, Innovations and Strategy, Třinecké železárny

   • Lukáš Svoboda, Board Member and Deputy for economics and purchasing, České dráhy

6. Closing

7. Business networking (wine and refreshment)

   Participation is free and registration information is available on the event website.

The Green deal Summit is a one-day event organised by the Czech business daily newspaper, Hospodarske Noviny and its parent company, Economia.

Our COO Julian Toth will speak on the panel focused on sustainable finance.

Green money and investments
▶ Kamil Čermák (ČEZ ESCO)
▶ Julian Toth (International Sustainable Finance Centre)
▶ David Formánek (KB)
▶ Ota Melcher (Ministry of Finance)

More information is available on the event website.

Jak mohou malé a střední podniky v energetice využít udržitelnost pro získání konkurenční výhody? Jaké má role taxonomie EU ve fondech EU?

Abychom zjistili, jaké výhody má udržitelnost pro české malé a střední podniky, pořádáme webinář s názvem "Udržitelnost pro malé a střední podniky v energetice". Na tomto webináři se budeme snažit zodpovědět otázky a potlačit obavy, které můžete mít ohledně legislativy EU v oblasti udržitelnosti a jejích důsledků. Společně s Martinem Račanem, odborníkem na taxonomii ze skupiny ČEZ, se zaměříme konkrétně na sektor energetiky. Dál představíme, jak byla taxonomie EU a její součásti aplikovány na fondy a programy financování EU v České republice a jaké jsou některé z hlavních důsledků pro žadatele o dotace na projekty.

Během webináře naši odborníci vysvětlí různé aspekty taxonomie EU a podělí se o praktické příklady a některé tipy pro Vaši firmu. Budete mít také jedinečnou příležitost položit své otázky přímo našim panelistům.

Datum: 26. července 2023
Čas: 10.00 hod.
Doba trvání: 1 hodina
Prezentující:
Použitelnost a využití taxonomie EU v českém energetickém sektoru - Martin Račan, Odborník na taxonomii, Skupina ČEZ

Role taxonomie ve fondech EU - Julian Toth, COO, ISFC

Q&A - Otázky a Odpovědi

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yXu6cJNDSWy-A90qhCdg3g#/registration

What exactly is the EU Taxonomy and what role does it play for SMEs?

The following webinar will present the background of the taxonomy in an understandable and practical way and show which requirements apply, to clarify how companies can approach taxonomy reporting step by step and benefit from it. A special focus will be on the relevance for small and medium-sized companies.

The webinar is organised by Climate & Company and WeShyft GMBH. The language of the webinar will be German. We are pleased to welcome the following speakers:

- Laura Kaspar is an analyst at Climate & Company and an expert in corporate sustainability reporting. Previously, she was an auditor at the European Court of Auditors, where she audited, among other things, the European Union's Sustainable Finance legislation and conducted numerous training sessions for the Court's departments.

- Kai Dombrowski is a Senior Advisor for Sustainable Finance at Climate & Company, focusing on EU taxonomy, sustainability reporting and strategy consulting. Previously, he was an expert in the Sustainable Finance team of WWF Germany and has many years of experience in the management of medium-sized companies and as a lawyer.

Both experts will give a keynote presentation and then answer questions for about 25 minutes in the Q&A session.

Registration and participation is free of charge: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mJPPt4SaR3-8iKDN8-E6Ow

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