Agenda
Agenda
15:00 - 16:00
Funding the green transition
Opportunities in a sustainable environment
Welcome
- Natascha Doll, Partner and Co-Head CEE/CIS, Freshfields – Germany
- Noah Rubins QC, Partner and Co-Head CEE/CIS, Freshfields – France
- Florian Klimscha, Partner and Co-Head CEE/CIS, Freshfields – Austria
Keynote
- Armand Ferreira, Director Sustainable Finance, ING Wholesale Banking
Panel
- Maja Jovančević Šetka, Partner, Karanovic & Partners – Serbia
- Marcin Iwaniszyn, Partner, Rymarz Zdort– Poland
- Peter Horvai-Hillenbrand, Partner, Oppenheim – Hungary
- Glib Bondar, Senior Partner, AVELLUM – Ukraine
Moderation
- Anouschka Zagorski, Head of English Law Finance, Freshfields – Austria
16:15 - 16:45
Breakout session 1:
ESG-linked products on the rise: incentivising sustainable borrower behaviour
16:15 - 16:45
Breakout session 2:
Green bonds, green loans, green structured products: climate-friendly project finance
Monday, 11 October 2021
15:00 - 16:00
ESG – what’s in for investors?
Leveraging chances and tackling risks along the investment journey: taxonomy, suitability, valuation, KPIs and beyond
Keynote
- Gerald Weber, Chief Investment Officer, Vienna Insurance Group
- Christopher Allen, Managing Director, Raiffeisen Bank International
Panel
- Martina Kalamiza, Partner, Divjak Topic Bahtijarevic & Krka Law Firm – Croatia
- Olga Niță, Partner, Filip & Company – Romania
- Ömer Çollak, Partner, Paksoy – Turkey
Moderation
- Stephan Pachinger, Partner, Freshfields – Austria
16:15 - 16:45
Breakout session 1:
SFDR and more: hot topics in ESG disclosure
16:15 - 16:45
Breakout session 2:
ESG risk: from measurement to management
Tuesday, 12 October 2021
15:00 - 16:00
Sustainability and governance – a boardroom view
Navigating from CSR to diversity and inclusion
Keynote
- Cordula Meckenstock, Chief Responsibility Officer, Die Grünenthal Gruppe
Panel
- Edgars Lodziņš, Specialist Counsel, COBALT – Latvia
- Nikolay Bebov, Managing Partner, Tsvetkova Bebov & Partners – Bulgaria
- Miroslav Fašung, Partner, BBH – Slovakia
- Bojan Šporar, Partner, Rojs, Peljhan, Prelesnik & Partners – Slovenia
Moderation
- Florian Klimscha, Partner and Co-Head CEE/CIS, Freshfields – Austria
16:15 - 16:45
Breakout session 1:
The evolution of ESG reporting: from the NFRD to the CSRD
16:15 - 16:45
Breakout session 2:
The “S” in ESG: diversity, consumer protection, human rights in supply chains and beyond
Wednesday, 13 October 2021
15:00 - 16:00
ESG meets fintech
Success stories in digital financial services: unlocking the potential for sustainability
Keynote
- Jan Hlavsa, Founder, Fondee
Panel
- Tomáš Sedláček, Partner, BBH – Czech Republic
- Akvilė Bosaitė, Partner, COBALT – Lithuania
Moderation
- Friedrich Jergitsch, Partner, Freshfields – Austria
16:15 - 16:45
Breakout session 1:
Payments in the spotlight: digital payment solutions and CBDC
16:15 - 16:45
Breakout session 2:
The tokenisation of values: digital securities and crypto-assets