July 12
Multi-Sector Dialogue for a Sustainable Transformation -
Radical change vs. more of the same?
Leaders from across sectors opened up dialogue on vital contemporary issues from human rights to the role of small businesses and even art in advancing sustainability..
Program - all times are Central European (CET)
Moderation - (Mosaik)
13:00 - 13:20 Welcome Address / Introduction
Alexander Van der Bellen – Federal President of the Republic of Austria
Leonore Gewessler – Austrian Federal Minister for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology
Markus Scholz – Endowed Professor for Corporate Governance and Business Ethics, Head of Institute for Business Ethics and Sustainable Strategy, FHWien University of Applied Sciences for Management & Communication Vienna
Günter Stahl – Professor of International Management, Co-Director of Center for Sustainability Transformation and Responsibility, Vienna University of Economics and Business
13:20 - 13:50 Art and Purpose: Enabling Radical Transformation?
Christoph Thun-Hohenstein – General Director and Artistic Director, MAK Museum für angewandte Kunst | Museum of Applied Art
in conversation with
Tima Bansal – Professor of Strategy at the Ivey Business School, Founder and Executive Director of the Network for Business Sustainability
13:50 - 14:20 The New Inequalities: Is this the Business of Business?
Marie Ringler – Member of Global Leadership Group und Europe Leader, Ashoka
in conversation with
Markus Scholz – Endowed Professor for Corporate Governance and Business Ethics, Head of Institute for Business Ethics and Sustainable Strategy, FHWien University of Applied Sciences for Management & Communication Vienna
14:20 - 14:30 Coffee Break
14:30 - 15:10 Small Players Guiding the Way to Global Change
Bas van Abel – Founder, Fairphone
Theresa Imre – Founder and CEO, markta
Ian G. Hobday – Founder and CEO, Startup Gurus
15:10 - 15:40 Innovations as a Driver for Sustainability
Axel Kühner – CEO, Greiner AG
in conversation with
Jason Jay – Senior Lecturer and Director of MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
15:40 - 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 - 16:45 Panel Discussion: How to Drive Sustainable Transformation? Key Takeaways from a Multi-Level Perspective
Markus Urban-Hübler – Sustainability Manager, Verbund AG
Alice Schmidt – Global Sustainability & Social Impact, Policy Advisor, Business Consultant, Author and Speak
Fady Abdelmalek – Innovation Manager, Stats Perform, PMBA Student at Vienna University of Economics and Business Executive Academy
16:45 - 17:30 Networking