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

• Glib Bondar, Senior Partner, AVELLUM – Ukraine
• Maja Jovančević Šetka, Partner, Karanovic & Partners – Serbia
• Peter Horvai-Hillenbrand, Partner, Oppenheim – Hungary
• Marcin Iwaniszyn, Partner, Rymarz Zdort – Poland

Moderation: Anouschka Zagorski, Head of English Law Finance, Freshfields – Austria

Breakout session 1:
ESG-linked products on the rise: incentivising sustainable borrower behaviour

Facilitators

• Florian Klimscha, Partner and Co-Head CEE/CIS, Freshfields – Austria
• Franz Tengg, Principal Associate, Freshfields – Austria

Panel

• Marcin Iwaniszyn, Partner, Rymarz Zdort – Poland
• Jerzy Rostworowski, Senior Associate, Rymarz Zdort – Poland
• Eva Suduiko, Partner, COBALT – Lithuania

Breakout session 2:
Green bonds, green loans, green structured products: climate-friendly project finance

Facilitators

• Anouschka Zagorski, Head of English Law Finance, Freshfields – Austria
• Giz Orkun, Associate, Freshfields – Austria

Panel

• Edgars Lodziņš, Specialist Counsel, COBALT – Latvia
• Alexandra Manciulea, Partner, Filip & Company – Romania
• Glib Bondar, Senior Partner, AVELLUM – Ukraine

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

Breakout session 1:
SFDR and more: hot topics in ESG disclosure

Facilitators

• Stephan Pachinger, Partner, Freshfields – Austria
• Victoria Bazil, Associate, Freshfields – Austria

Panel

• Matej Blahut, Partner, BBH – Slovakia
• Martina Kalamiza, Partner, Divjak Topic Bahtijarevic & Krka Law Firm – Croatia

Breakout session 2:
ESG risk: from measurement to management

Facilitators

• Friedrich Jergitsch, Partner, Freshfields – Austria
• Christian Oberkersch, Associate, Freshfields – Austria

Panel

• Peter Horvai-Hillenbrand, Partner, Oppenheim – Hungary

Sustainability and governance – a boardroom view
Navigating from CSR to diversity and inclusion

Keynote

• Cordula Meckenstock, Chief Responsibility Officer, Die Grünenthal Gruppe

Panel

• Miroslav Fašung, Partner, BBH – Slovakia
• Edgars Lodziņš, Specialist Counsel, COBALT – Latvia
• Bojan Šporar, Partner, Rojs, Peljhan, Prelesnik & Partners – Slovenia
• Nikolay Bebov, Managing Partner, Tsvetkova Bebov & Partners Tsvetkova Bebov Komarevski – Bulgaria

Moderation: Florian Klimscha, Partner and Co-Head CEE/CIS, Freshfields – Austria

Breakout session 1:
The evolution of ESG reporting: from the NFRD to the CSRD

Facilitators

• Florian Klimscha, Partner and Co-Head CEE/CIS, Freshfields – Austria
• Mathias Lehner, Principal Associate, Freshfields – Austria

Panel

• Kristýna Živanská, Senior Associate, BBH – Czech Republic 
• Tomáš Johanna, Senior Associate, BBH – Czech Republic
• Olga Niță, Partner, Filip & Company – Romania

Breakout session 2:
The “S” in ESG: diversity, consumer protection, human rights in supply chains and beyond

Facilitators

• Anouschka Zagorski, Head of English Law Finance, Freshfields – Austria
• Maximilian Hohenauer, Associate, Freshfields – Austria

Panel

• Petar Mitrović,  Partner, Karanovic & Partners – Serbia

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

Breakout session 1:
Payments in the spotlight: digital payment solutions and CBDC

Facilitators

• Stephan Pachinger, Partner, Freshfields – Austria
• Eva Schneider, Associate, Freshfields – Austria

Panel

• Nikolay Bebov, Managing Partner, Tsvetkova Bebov & Partners – Bulgaria
• Gregor Pajek, Partner, Rojs, Peljhan, Prelesnik & Partners – Slovenia

Breakout session 2:
The tokenisation of values: digital securities and crypto-assets

Facilitators

• Friedrich Jergitsch, Partner, Freshfields – Austria
• Christian Jöllinger, Principal Associate, Freshfields – Austria

Panel

• Katarina Gudurić, Partner, Karanovic & Partners – Serbia
• Sera Somay, Partner, Paksoy – Turkey
• Martina Kalamiza, Partner, Divjak Topic Bahtijarevic & Krka Law Firm – Croatia