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CEE Finance and Capital Markets Workshops 2021

11 - 14 October, 2021

Agenda

Agenda

    Monday, 11 October 2021

  • 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

    Tuesday, 12 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

    Wednesday, 13 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

    Thursday, 14 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