GPF VIENNA

Program DAY 2 ++ 04.09.2025

Grand Hall
Ground Floor
Grand Hall
Ground Floor
8:30 AM

REGISTRATION

9:00 AM

WELCOME WORDS

  • Aleksandar Gros, Founder GREEN PEAK FESTIVAL
9:05 AM

From Climate Pressure to Market Advantage

New Business Models in a CO₂-Priced Economy
  • Stephan Reif, CEO at TUPACK Verpackungen GmbH
  • Martin Thomas, Vice President Enterprise Projects at neoom
  • Susanna Zapreva, CRO/COO at Verbund AG
  • Moderation: Christian Plas, Partner EY denkstatt, Head of Sustainability Consulting at EY
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9:40 AM

Industrial Clean Deal: Transforming Industry for a Greener Future

  • Petre Roman, Engineer and Politician, former Prime Minister of Romania
  • Jürgen Streitner, Head of the Department for Environmental and Energy Policy at the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
  • Andreas Scheuer, former Federal Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure of the Republic of Germany, President of the Asia Bridge Initiative
  • Natalie Christof, Director of Corporate Affairs at Christof Industries
  • Moderation: Bernhard Ecker, Editor in Chief at trend
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10:15 AM

KEYNOTE SPEECH

  • Ali Al Gebely, Founder & Chairman of ONE Development
10:23 AM

FIRESIDE CHAT

  • Waris Dirie, Human Rights Activist, Founder Desert Flower Foundation
  • Moderation: Gloria-Sophie Burkandt, Model, Author & Producer
10:40 AM

KEYNOTE SPEECHES

  • Walter Lutschinger, Manager and Co-Founder of the Desert Flower Foundation
  • Christian Jäger, Entrepreneur, Investor and Social Entrepreneur
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10:55 AM

Mobility: key for sustainability and development boost

  • Danijel Dzihic, Managing Director BYD Austria
  • Fritz Kaltenegger, CEO at café+co International Holding
  • Angela Knötzl, Country Head Global Payments Austria
  • Thomas Posch, Managing Director at WESTbahn
  • Marcella Kral, Senior Manager B2B Partnerships – E-Mobility at ÖAMTC
  • Heimo Aichmaier, Managing Director at E.ON Drive Austria
  • Moderation: Tanja Spennlingwimmer, Head of Business Unit (Geschäftsfeldleitung) Entrepreneurship, IP, Deep Technology at aws
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11:40 AM

Building a Green Future

The Future of Real Estate Development and Construction

  • Simon Fels, Head of Residential Real Estate Financing at Erste Bank und Sparkasse
  • Peter Bruderhofer, Managing Director at Hengl Gruppe
  • Mathias Muther, Investor, Entrepreneur and Start Up expert
  • Gerald Kerbl, Partner at TPA Austria
  • Moderation: Jeannine Hierländer, Journalist and Deputy Section Editor Economist at "Die Presse"
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12:10 PM

FIRESIDE CHAT

  • Issa Ataya, CEO Wujod, Former CEO of Alef Group
  • Moderation: Jeannine Hierländer, Journalist and Deputy Section Editor Economist at "Die Presse"
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12:30 PM

The Power of Cooperation

L'Oréal, ARA and BIPA give lipsticks a second life – a true example of circular economy in action

  • John-Pierre Hardy, No Waste Manager L’Oréal DACH
  • Jürgen Secklehner, Managing Director, ARAplus GmbH
  • Peter Stranner, Head of Strategy, Business Development & Sustainability at BIPA
  • Moderation: Dejan Jovicevic, Co-Founder & CEO of "Der Brutkasten"
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12:50 PM

NETWORKING ++ LUNCH

1:00 PM

Global Payments GARAGE PARTY

Presentation of the EV charging infrastructure in the car park at Erste Campus

1:15 PM
NETWORKING

1:1 MATCHMAKING

Our Speakers

Waris Dirie
Waris Dirie
Human Rights Activist, Founder Desert Flower Foundation
Issa Ataya
Issa Ataya
CEO Wujod, Former CEO of Alef Group

Thanks to our GPF VIENNA partners 2025

Logo Erste Group Bank AG
Logo Global Payment
Logo Mastercard
Logo AKELA Attorneys at Law
Logo BYD Build your dreams
Logo café+co
Logo AWS
Logo TPA
Logo Oecolution
Logo EY Shape the future with confidence
Logo EY Denkstatt
Logo Wirtschaftsagentur Wien
Logo WESTBahn
Logo WKO
Logo Best in Parking
Logo Breiteneder Immobilien Parking
Logo The Amauris Vienna
Logo Loreal
Logo Nestle
Logo San Pellegrino
Logo waterdrop
Logo MIËLO – reclaiming nature
Logo Econetix
Logo Kju
Logo BSH advisors
Logo Institut for Artificial Intelligence
Logo Börsianer
Logo Beat
Logo Desert Flower Foundation founded by Waris Dirie