We cordially invite you to the German-Czech Economic Forum "Driving Sustainability", organized by #PartnersForSustainability and DTIHK. It's all about experts and know-how, best practices and networking. Find out how international companies from eight different industries approach the issue of sustainability in practice, and what support they also demand from politics in order to be able to achieve their ambitious goals. Join Now!
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Partners
Media Partner
Programme
15:00
Opening address
Jörg Mathew, President of the DTIHK
Bernard Bauer, Executive board member, DTIHK
Greetings
Karel Havlíček, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Industry and Trade, Minister of Transport of the Czech Republic
Marco Wanderwitz, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) and Federal Government Commissioner for the new federal states.
Dr. Christoph Israng, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Czech Republic
15:20
Talk & Interview: Green Deal, Just Transition, Green Recovery, Next Generation EU…
What challenges will business / industry face in terms of Green Deal and European energy policy?
Ben Butters, EUROCHAMBRES, CEO
Insight Brussels: Balancing Act between Political Aspirations and Economic Reality
Dr. Hans-Peter Siebenhaar, HANDELSBLATT, European Correspondent in Brussels
15:40
Panel discussion: What limits business from more sustainability?
Vladislav Smrž, Deputy Minister of Policy and International Relations, Ministry of the Environment
Prof. Dr. Frank Ebinger, Nuremberg Campus of Technology
Soňa Jonášová, Institute for Circular Economy (INCIEN)
Martin Záklasník, Chairman of the board, E.ON CZ, member of the board at DTIHK
short break
16:20
Release of COMMON MEMORANDUM by #PartnersForSustainability
16:35
17:05
Networking
Speakers
Opening Address
Jörg Mathew, President of the DTIHK
Greetings
Marco Wanderwitz, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) and Federal Government Commissioner for the new federal states.
Talk & Interview
Ben Butters, CEO of EUROCHAMBRES, the umbrella association of the European Chambers of Commerce and Industry, representing over 20 million businesses in Europe through 45 members and a European network of 1700 regional and local chambers.
Dr. Hans-Peter Siebenhaar, since 2020 European Correspondent of Handelsblatt in Brussels. Before the political scientist was from 2013 Correspondent for Southeastern Europe, also covering the Czech Republic. He is President of the Foreign Press Association in Vienna and author of political books, e.g. about Austria.
Panel Discussion
Presentation of BEST PRACTICES by #PartnersForSustainability in Virtual Rooms
Room #1 - People
Jana Busková will present how to improve ergonomy of the working environment
Eva Bučová will introduce reduction of carbon footprint and sustainable financing at ING
Michal Zahrádka will present sustainable employment
Room #2 - Technology
Lukáš Ferkl will present research and development for energy-efficient buildings
Room #3 - Savings
Tomáš Bělohoubek will speak about sustainable aproach in E.ON and Green Wave (zelená vlna)
Mariana Kellerová will speak about carbon neutrality at Siemens
Viktorie Tenzerová will speak about Vondafone's path to carbon neutrality
Room #4 - Circular Economy
Uwe Hengstermann & Lenka Veselá will introduce reduction of environmental impact of manufacturing processes
Jan Valentin will speak about how they use recycled materials and by-products at Hochtief
Petr Chalupianský & Otakar Chvátal will introduce ways of reduction of plastic waste at Kaufland
Start: 3PM End: 5PM
Place: ONLINE
Platform: All registered will recieve an email few days before the conference with adtional information and link to connect (please, bare in mind that the link is unique to each participant, therefore, if you register more people or someone else, you will have to fill-in their emails as well)
Language: English
Attendance fee:
- All #PartnersForSustainability and DTIHK members: FREE
- Non-members of DTIHK: 450,- CZK + 21 % VAT/parsonRegistration deadline : 9 February 2021
Registration deadline : 10 February 2021, 10:00
