Date: 23rd April 2024 Venue: Radisson Blu Hotel, Bucharest
11:00 - 11:10
Welcome remarks
The event will be hosted by Gabriel Thoumi, a former investment research manager and banker with over 15 years of experience. He is the CEO of Responsible Alpha, a Vienna-based company supporting institutions in their transition to a low-carbon, sustainable, and equitable future. Additionally, he is a member of various Fortune 500, scientific, and financial technical committees including the S&P Sustainable Finance Scientific Council
People:
11:10 - 11:30
Keynote speech: Opening remarks by the Minister of Environment, Water and Forests
People:
11:30 - 11:55
The 20-year evolution towards global ESG standards and their benefits for capital markets
People:
12:25 - 12:45
Road to net-zero: Are the world’s largest corporations meeting their targets?
People:
12:45 - 13:30
Financing a green revolution – How do top lenders approach ESG?
Chair: Beate van Loo-Born, COO, Climate Arc
Conversation participants:
14:30 - 14:45
Reaching climate ambitions by pricing emissions
People:
14:45 - 15:00
ESG must-haves and nice-to-haves: Where are the low-hanging fruits and which elements are necessities of any core ESG strategy?
People:
15:00 - 16:00
ESG in practice – Long-term strategies and best practices discussed by business leaders
Chair: Gabriel Thoumi CFA FRM, Council Member, S&P Sustainable Finance Scientific Council / CEO, Responsible Alpha
Conversation participants:
16:30 - 16:45
How to implement the circular economy – Best practices from the aluminum industry
People:
16:45 - 17:45
Building sustainably – ESG in construction and real estate development
Chair: Áron Horváth, Head of ESG CEE, CBRE
Conversation participants:
17:45 - 18:30
Finding the best deals – Discussion with the real estate dealmakers of 2024
Chair: Cristian Ezri, Head of Investment Eastern Europe & UAE, Yellow Tree
Conversation participants: