Conference Recordings, Day 1
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Thursday, May 15, 2025
| Official opening | Robert Holzmann, Governor, Oesterreichische Nationalbank | Recording |
| Video message and Welcome | Norbert Totschnig, Federal Minister, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Climate and Environmental Protection, Regions and Water Management and Jürgen Schneider, Director General of the Directorate Climate Action, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Climate and Environmental Protection, Regions and Water Management | Recording |
| Welcome and introductory speech | Hildegard Aichberger, Managing Director, Environment Agency Austria | Recording |
| Video message, Sustainability risks & financial market stability | Frank Elderson, Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board, European Central Bank | Recording |
Session I: Sustainable finance as a response to the ecological crisis
| Keynote The economics of sustainability | Sigrid Stagl, Head of the Institute for Ecological Economics, Vienna University of Economics and Business | Recording |
Dialogue
| Andreas Breitenfellner,Senior Principal, Oesterreichische Nationalbank Laurent Millischer, Senior Economist, Joint Vienna Institute | Recording |
Session II: Climate
| Keynote Shades of sustainable finance: building bridges with climate bonds | Sean Kidney, CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative | Recording |
| Presentation Financing strategies for decarbonisation | Kristina Jeromin, Expert for transition finance, Initiative Made in Germany 2030 | Recording |
| Presentation Initiatives and highlights of the Austrian Green Finance Agenda | Andreas Rajchl, Head of Department, Green Finance and Sustainable Economy, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Climate and Environmental Protection, Regions and Water Management | Recording |
| Panel Bridges for financing a sustainable transition | Birgit Niessner (Chair), Director, Economic Analysis and Research Department, Oesterreichische Nationalbank David Glod, Deputy Director, Luxembourg Environment Agency Klaus Kumpfmüller, CEO, Hypo Oberösterreich Jürgen Schneider, Director General of the Directorate Climate Action, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Climate and Environmental Protection, Regions and Water Management Nadine Wiedermann-Ondrej, Deputy Director General for Financial Market Regulation, Federal Ministry of Finance | Recording |
Session III: Biodiversity
| Keynote The value of nature: key factor biodiversity | Franz Essl, Professor for Botany and Biodiversity Research, University of Vienna | Recording |
| Keynote Biodiversity risks in the financial sector | Marc Reinke, Co-Chair, Task Force on Nature-related Financial Risks, Network of Central Banks and Supervisors for Greening the Financial System | Recording |
| Panel Financing the protection and restoration of nature | Hildegard Aichberger (Chair), Managing Director, Environment Agency Austria Franz Essl, Professor for Botany and Biodiversity Research, University of Vienna Georg Grüner, Senior Finance Manager, Verbund AG Marc Reinke, Co-Chair, Task Force on Nature-related Financial Risks, Network of Central Banks and Supervisors for Greening the Financial System Nina Schönemann, Managing Director Initiative Klimapartnerschaft.at, Wildnisgebiet Dürrenstein-Lassingtal | Recording |
Session IV: International Transition Finance
| Presentation Building bridges with transition finance | Linda Zeilina-Cross, CEO & Founder, International Sustainable Finance Centre | Recording |
| Presentation Green Finance at the Hungarian Central Bank | Márton Varga, Head of Department, Monetary Policy Instruments and Reserve Strategy, Magyar Nemzeti Bank | Recording |
| Panel International Green Transition Finance: Challenges and Solutions in Central, Eastern and Southeastern European Countries | Thomas Reininger (Chair), Senior Expert, Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe Section, Oesterreichische Nationalbank Sasa Eichberger, Senior Environmental Specialist, World Bank Sean Kidney, CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative Andreas Rajchl, Head of Department, Green Finance and Sustainable Economy, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Climate and Environmental Protection, Regions and Water Management Márton Varga, Head of Department, Monetary Policy Instruments and Reserve Strategy, Magyar Nemzeti Bank Linda Zeilina-Cross, CEO & Founder, International Sustainable Finance Centre | Recording |
If you are interested in the presentations, please contact greenfinance@umweltbundesamt.at.