Program DAY 1 ++ 03.09.2025
8:30 AM
REGISTRATION
9:00 AM
WELCOME WORDS
- Daniel Gros, Founder GREEN PEAK FESTIVAL
- Aleksandar Gros, Founder GREEN PEAK FESTIVAL
- Danielle Spera, Patroness GREEN PEAK FESTIVAL
9:10 AM
OPENING REMARKS
- Ingo Bleier, Chief Corporates & Markets Officer Erste Group
9:20 AM
KEYNOTE SPEECH
- Norbert Totschnig, Federal Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Climate and Environmental Protection, Regions and Water Management of the Republic of Austria, tbc
9:30 AM
AI for the Benefit of Business: Sustainability Meets Cost Efficiency
- Florentina Zach, Founder and CEO of Institute for AI
- Ruben Hetfleisch, Board Member at AI Austria, Research Associate at Fraunhofer Austria
- Matt Waldron, Vice President of Product Management at Mastercard
- Moderation: Susanne Zach, Partner, AI & Data Lead, Consulting at EY Österreich
- more speakers tba
10:15 AM
Green Finance in Action: Funding the Climate Transformation
Lukas Mandl, Member of the European Parliament
- Carmencita Nader, Head of Social Banking at Erste Bank der oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG & Member of the Management Board of Zweite Sparkasse
- Moderation: Antonia Rinesch, Journalist & Moderator
- more speakers tba
11:00 AM
KEYNOTE SPEECH
Why focusing on ESG will drive business growth
- Matt Waldron, Vice President of Product Management at Mastercard
11:10 AM
Energy Transition and Grid Expansion – Power Grids as the Key to Success?
- Andrea Benckendorff, CEO at EXAA Energy Exchange Austria
- Alexander Schultmeyer, Partner at AKELA Attorney at Law
- Moderation: Judith Obermayr-Schreiber, Managing Director, Energy Committee at Federation of Austrian Industries
- more speakers tba
12:00 PM
GREEN PEAK STARTUP PITCHES & AWARD Ceremony
Moderation:
- Moritz Weinhofer, Project Manager aws Connect Industry-Startup.Net &
- Helen Krüger, Project Manager aws Connect Industry-Startup.Net
12:45 PM
NETWORKING ++ LUNCH
1:00 PM
NETWORKING
1:1 MATCHMAKING
Our Speakers
HH Sheikha Dr. Shamma bint Mohammed bin Khalid Al Nahyan
President of the Council of the GPF Abu Dhabi + Chairperson of the Board of Directors, Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalid Al Nahyan Cultural and Educational Institutions
President of the Council of the GPF Abu Dhabi + Chairperson of the Board of Directors, Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalid Al Nahyan Cultural and Educational Institutions
Issa Ataya
CEO of Alef Group
CEO of Alef Group
Waris Dirie
Human Rights Activist, Founder Desert Flower Foundation
Human Rights Activist, Founder Desert Flower Foundation
Thanks to our GPF VIENNA partners 2024
