GPF24 Speakers

Markus Rogan
World Record Swimmer and Olympic Medalist, Psychotherapist
World Record Swimmer and Olympic Medalist, Psychotherapist

H.E. Victoria Reggie Kennedy
U.S. Ambassador to Austria
U.S. Ambassador to Austria

Ingo Bleier
Chief Corporates & Markets Officer Erste Group
Chief Corporates & Markets Officer Erste Group

Beatrice Atim Anywar
Hon. Minister State for Enviroment of the Republic of Uganda
Hon. Minister State for Enviroment of the Republic of Uganda

Stephan Büttner
CEO at AGRANA
CEO at AGRANA

Susanna Zapreva
CRO / COO Verbund AG
CRO / COO Verbund AG

Ethan Penner
CEO and best selling author “Greatness is a Choice”
CEO and best selling author “Greatness is a Choice”

Manuela Waldner
CFO at ÖBB-Holding AG
CFO at ÖBB-Holding AG

Philipp Rösler
Investor, Advisor, former Vice-Chancellor, Federal Minister of Health, Federal Minister of Economy and Technology of Germany
Investor, Advisor, former Vice-Chancellor, Federal Minister of Health, Federal Minister of Economy and Technology of Germany

Thomas G. Winkler
CEO at UBM Development
CEO at UBM Development

Tanja Spennlingwimmer
Head of Business Unit (Geschäftsfeldleitung) Entrepreneurship, IP, Deep Technology at aws
Head of Business Unit (Geschäftsfeldleitung) Entrepreneurship, IP, Deep Technology at aws

Fritz Kaltenegger
CEO at café+co International Holding
CEO at café+co International Holding

Shani Zanescu
Co-Founder & Chair at PLANETech, Climate tech Venture Partner at Jibe Ventures
Co-Founder & Chair at PLANETech, Climate tech Venture Partner at Jibe Ventures

Martin Pichler
Partner at AKELA Attorneys at Law
Partner at AKELA Attorneys at Law

Danijel Dzihic
Managing Director BYD Austria
Managing Director BYD Austria

Monika Mikac
CEO at NAD Capital
CEO at NAD Capital

Kurt Bauer
Head of Long Distance Passenger Services and New Rail Business at ÖBB-Personenverkehr AG
Head of Long Distance Passenger Services and New Rail Business at ÖBB-Personenverkehr AG

Michael C. Donaldson
American entertainment attorney and independent film advocate
American entertainment attorney and independent film advocate

Sandra Pechac
Managing Director of the Platform Packaging with a Future
Managing Director of the Platform Packaging with a Future

Matthias Dank
Executive Vice President Global Business Development, Sales and International Operations at AVL
Executive Vice President Global Business Development, Sales and International Operations at AVL

Jürgen Schneider
Director General VI – Climate Action and Energy at the Federal Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation & Technology
Director General VI – Climate Action and Energy at the Federal Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation & Technology

Cornelia Lindner
Founder Consches
Founder Consches

Erik Brinkač
Senior Director Business development & mobility solutions at Global Payments
Senior Director Business development & mobility solutions at Global Payments

Sophie Meisinger
Co-CEO at dariadéh
Co-CEO at dariadéh

Sebastian Jagsch
Global Head of Partner-Management at AVL
Global Head of Partner-Management at AVL

Elisabeth Zehetner
Managing Director at Oecolution
Managing Director at Oecolution

Franz Helm
Managing Director at Verbund Green Hydrogen
Managing Director at Verbund Green Hydrogen

Mirco Rohr
Director Solutions Consulter EMEA at RiskRecon a Mastercard company
Director Solutions Consulter EMEA at RiskRecon a Mastercard company

Nastassja Cernko
Head of Group ESG Office at OeKB AG
Head of Group ESG Office at OeKB AG

Violeta Bulc
Vice-Chair of the Europe – Asia Center, former Deputy Prime Minister of Slovenia and former EU Commissioner for Transport and Mobility
Vice-Chair of the Europe – Asia Center, former Deputy Prime Minister of Slovenia and former EU Commissioner for Transport and Mobility

Alexander Peschl
Head of Business Development South East Europe at Siemens Energy Austria GmbH
Head of Business Development South East Europe at Siemens Energy Austria GmbH

Henriette Spyra
Director General III/Innovation and Technology at Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation & Technology
Director General III/Innovation and Technology at Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation & Technology

Hans-Peter Schmid
Managing Director at Accenture
Managing Director at Accenture

Stephan Laske
Head of R&D Consumer Flexibles at Mondi Group
Head of R&D Consumer Flexibles at Mondi Group

Nina Smidt
CEO of the Siemens Stiftung
CEO of the Siemens Stiftung

Florian Gietl
CEO at CLEEN Energy AG
CEO at CLEEN Energy AG

Christine Catasta
Supervisory Board Expert
Supervisory Board Expert

Marc Willers KC
Barrister at Garden Court Chambers
Barrister at Garden Court Chambers

Mohammed Sulaiman Alfahim
Co-Founder and Member of the Council of the GPF Abu Dhabi
Co-Founder and Member of the Council of the GPF Abu Dhabi

Jakob Zenz
Managing Director & Founder at EcoNetix + Co-Founder GPF Global
Managing Director & Founder at EcoNetix + Co-Founder GPF Global

Paul Nimmerfall
Co-Founder GPF Abu Dhabi + Managing Director & Co-Founder at EcoNetix
Co-Founder GPF Abu Dhabi + Managing Director & Co-Founder at EcoNetix

Ulrike Gehmacher
Head of Group ESG Office at Erste Group
Head of Group ESG Office at Erste Group

Günther Artner
Head of Group Commercial Real Estate at Erste Group
Head of Group Commercial Real Estate at Erste Group

Andreas Lederer
Founder ADVANTAGE AI
Founder ADVANTAGE AI

Paul Nähr
CEO & Co-Founder pada gastro gmbh
CEO & Co-Founder pada gastro gmbh

Sabine Schnabel
CEO at BSH advisors
CEO at BSH advisors

Markus Müller
Partner of Digital Advisory & Transformation at TPA Group
Partner of Digital Advisory & Transformation at TPA Group

Christoph Kapfinger
Managing Director of UNIQA Sustainable Business Solutions in Austria
Managing Director of UNIQA Sustainable Business Solutions in Austria

Eveline Steinberger
Managing Director of The Blue Minds Company
Managing Director of The Blue Minds Company

Marc R. Pacheco
US State Senator, Boston, President Transatlantic Climate Alliance
US State Senator, Boston, President Transatlantic Climate Alliance

Jürgen Streitner
Head of the Department for Environmental and Energy Policy at the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
Head of the Department for Environmental and Energy Policy at the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber

Remo Klinger
Attorney and Partner at Geulen & Klinger Rechtsanwälte
Attorney and Partner at Geulen & Klinger Rechtsanwälte

Christian Piska
Professor at the Department of Constitutional and Administrative Law, University of Vienna
Professor at the Department of Constitutional and Administrative Law, University of Vienna

Danielle Spera
Green Peak Festival Patroness
Green Peak Festival Patroness

Aleksandar Gros
Founder GREEN PEAK FESTIVAL Vienna, Belgrade, Abu Dhabi
Founder GREEN PEAK FESTIVAL Vienna, Belgrade, Abu Dhabi

Daniel Gros
Founder GREEN PEAK FESTIVAL Vienna, Belgrade, Abu Dhabi
Founder GREEN PEAK FESTIVAL Vienna, Belgrade, Abu Dhabi
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GPF24 Hosts

Dusan Todorovic
Lead Program Manager at Austria Wirtschaftsservice
Lead Program Manager at Austria Wirtschaftsservice

Antonia Rinesch
Journalist & Moderator
Journalist & Moderator
GPF24 Moderators

Rainer Nowak
Head of Department for Economy and Politics at Kronen Zeitung
Head of Department for Economy and Politics at Kronen Zeitung

Bernhard Ecker
Editor at trend
Editor at trend

Johannes Wesemann
Founder AllRise
Founder AllRise

Barbara Steininger
Editor at trend
Editor at trend

Ulrike Middelhoff
Head of Sustainability Division at Swietelsky AG
Head of Sustainability Division at Swietelsky AG

Peter Kühne
Programm Manager aws Innovative Solutions
Programm Manager aws Innovative Solutions

Corinna Milborn
Journalist
Journalist

Maximilian Mauthe
Climate, Energy & Environment Expert at Federation of Austrian Industries
Climate, Energy & Environment Expert at Federation of Austrian Industries

Sandra Walder
Head of Climate and Sustainability Team at APA - Austria Presse Agentur
Head of Climate and Sustainability Team at APA - Austria Presse Agentur

Moritz Weinhofer
Project Manager aws Connect Industry-Startup.Net
Project Manager aws Connect Industry-Startup.Net

Dominik Hudak-Preston
Owner of beat agency
Owner of beat agency

Sandra Oreški
Director at BSH advisors
Director at BSH advisors

Fred Luks
Researcher and Speaker
Researcher and Speaker

Helen Krüger
Project Manager aws Connect Industry-Startup.Net
Project Manager aws Connect Industry-Startup.Net