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CEE Finance and Capital Markets Workshops 2021

11 - 14 October, 2021

Agenda

Monday 11 October 2021
15:00 - 16:00Funding 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 - 16:45Breakout session 1:

ESG-linked products on the rise: incentivising sustainable borrower behaviour

16:15 - 16:45Breakout session 2:

Green bonds, green loans, green structured products: climate-friendly project finance

Tuesday 12 October 2021
15:00 - 16:00ESG – 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 - 16:45Breakout session 1:

SFDR and more: hot topics in ESG disclosure

16:15 - 16:45Breakout session 2:

ESG risk: from measurement to management

Wednesday 13 October 2021
15:00 - 16:00Sustainability 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 - 16:45Breakout session 1:

The evolution of ESG reporting: from the NFRD to the CSRD

16:15 - 16:45Breakout session 2:

The “S” in ESG: diversity, consumer protection, human rights in supply chains and beyond

Thursday 14 October 2021
15:00 - 16:00ESG 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 - 16:45Breakout session 1:

Payments in the spotlight: digital payment solutions and CBDC

16:15 - 16:45Breakout session 2:

The tokenisation of values: digital securities and crypto-assets