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Welcome

Dr. Jennifer Kowallik · Adviser, Green Economy & Sustainable Finance · Ministry for Environment, Climate, Energy and Agriculture – UmweltPartnerschaft Hamburg

Welcome Address

Dr. Andreas Dressel, Senator for Finance of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, and Katharina Fegebank, Second Mayor and Senator for Environment of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg.

Keynote: BaFin Sustainable Finance Strategy

Rupert Schaefer · Executive Director Strategy, Policy & Steering · Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin)

Panel Discussion: Getting Down to Business

Challenges, opportunities and the steps required to establish Sustainable Finance on a lasting basis. Moderated by Yvonne Zwick, Chair of BAUM e.V.

• Tobias Gruber · Division Manager Sustainability & Human Rights Officer · Otto GmbH & Co. KGaA
• Ellen Weiland · Project Manager, NAFIM Service Centre – Sustainable Financing for SMEs · BAUM e.V.
• Tobias Zehnter · CSO & Head of ESG Management · NORD/LB
• Viola Möller · Partner, Sustainability Services · BDO AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft

Focus Areas in Hamburg: Transformative Financial Innovation & Best Practice

Short inputs followed by a panel discussion on key areas of transformation in Hamburg's economy. Moderated by Yvonne Zwick.

• Energy: Hamburger Energiewerke – Green Schuldschein loan for energy supply · Chris Schmelter, Head of Finance
• Industry: Sustainable Finance as a lever for sustainable supply chains · Vedrana Lemor, Head of Corporate Sustainability, Aurubis AG
• Buildings: Establishing ESG-based circular value creation in Hamburg's construction sector · Caroline Braus, Circular Consultant, Concular GmbH
• Mobility: Hamburger Hochbahn Green Finance Framework · Dr. Christian Priemer, Head of Sustainability Management
• Innovation: Zukunftsstiftung Hamburg as a lever for scaling sustainable Hamburg companies · Niklas Carsten, Hamburg Chamber of Commerce

Academic Perspective: ESG, Impact and Financial Performance

Historical findings and current developments with Prof. Dr. Timo Busch · University of Hamburg · Sustainable Finance Research Group

Keynote: Impact & Impact Measurement in Banking Practice

Jürgen Kern · Chief Sustainability Officer · Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW Bank)

Investing for Impact: Where Are We and Where Do We Need to Go?

Short inputs followed by a panel discussion. Moderated by Prof. Dr. Timo Busch.

• Prof. Dr. Christian Klein · University of Kassel · Member of the Scientific Platform Sustainable Finance
• Prof. Dr. Marco Wilkens · University of Augsburg · Member of the Scientific Platform Sustainable Finance
• Michael Bommer · German Alternative Investments Association (BAI) · Head of Sustainability and Senior Adviser, Legal & Policy
• Michael Schmidt, CFA · Board Member, DVFA e.V. · Supervisory Board Member, Laiqon

Summary and Closing Remarks

Aynur Colpan · Managing Director · FCH Finance City Hamburg GmbH

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