Program DAY 2 ++ 04.09.2025
8:30 AM
REGISTRATION
9:00 AM
WELCOME WORDS
- Aleksandar Gros, Founder GREEN PEAK FESTIVAL
9:05 AM
KEYNOTE SPEECH
- 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
9:20 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
Bernhard Ecker, Editor in Chief at trend
10:00 AM
FIRESIDE CHAT
- Waris Dirie, Human Rights Activist, Founder Desert Flower Foundation
- Moderation: Gloria-Sophie Burkandt, Model, Author & Producer
10:20 AM
KEYNOTE SPEECHES
- Christian Jäger, Entrepreneur, Investor and Social Entrepreneur
- Walter Lutschinger, Manager and Co-Founder of the Desert Flower Foundation
10:35 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 Sales & Account Manager 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
11:15 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
- Gerald Kerbl, Partner at TPA Austria
- Moderation: Jeannine Hierländer, Journalist and Deputy Section Editor Economist at "Die Presse"
- more speakers tba
11:35 AM
FIRESIDE CHAT
- Issa Ataya, CEO of Alef Group
- Moderation: Jeannine Hierländer, Journalist and Deputy Section Editor Economist at "Die Presse"
12:00 PM
From Climate Pressure to Market Advantage: New Business Models in a CO₂-Priced Economy
- Stephan Reif, CEO at TUPACK Verpackungen GmbH
- Martin Thomas, VP Enterprise Projects & Partner at neoom
- Jakob Zenz, Founder of EcoNetix and Co-Founder of GPF Global
- Moderation: Christian Plas, Partner EY denkstatt, Head of Sustainability Consulting at EY
- more speakers tba
12:45 PM
NETWORKING ++ LUNCH
1:00 PM
NETWORKING
1:1 MATCHMAKING
Our Speakers
Waris Dirie
Human Rights Activist, Founder Desert Flower Foundation
Human Rights Activist, Founder Desert Flower Foundation
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
Thanks to our GPF VIENNA partners 2024
