Agenda 2025
*Almost all speeches will be in German
Program (Download to follow)
9:00 – 9:10 am
Opening Remarks
Michael Bommer, Senior Consultant Law & Policy, Head of Sustainability, BAI e.V.
9:10 – 9:40 am
Sustainability Reporting from an Auditor’s Perspective (tbd)
Dr. Christina Stappert, tbd, IDW Principle Sustainability Reporting
9:40 – 10:10 am
Keynote: Sustainability Reporting in Transition – Costs and Benefits of Current Regulation from an Investor Perspective
Prof Dr Maximilian Müller, University of Cologne
10:10 – 10:55 am
Panel: ESG Regulation and ESG Reporting
Dr. Jürgen Göck, Head of Sustainability in Investments, ALH Group
Cornelia Heerwagen, In-house Counsel, HUK-COBURG Asset Management GmbH
Marius Huthmacher, ESG-Manager, Barmenia Gothaer Asset Management AG
Moderated by: Jegor Tokarevich CEO, Substance Over Form (SOF)
10:55 – 11:30 am
Coffee Break
11:30 – 11:55 am
The European Sustainable Finance Landscape – Between (Evolving?) Regulation and Reality
Marc Göbbels, Partner, ESG in Deals, PwC Germany
Michael Horvath, Partner, Regulatory Advisory, PwC Luxembourg
11:55 am – 12:20 pm
From Carbon to Natural Capital: Scaling Climate & Nature Impact through Real Assets
Raphaela Schmid, Head of ESG & Sustainability, SUSI Partners
12:20 – 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 – 2:00 pm
Keynote: SFDR 2.0
Susanne Schenker, Policy Officer Sustainable Finance, Directorate General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union, European Commission
2:00 – 2:25 pm
SFDR after Five Years: Operational Challenges and Future Outlook
Katharina Drexler, Sustainability Officer, Helaba Invest
Charlotte Joosten, Manager Sustainable Finance, Deloitte
2:25 – 3:10 pm
Panel: Impact Investing & Private Markets
Manuel Geiger, Associate - Sustainable Advisory and Business, BNP Paribas
Katharina Hammer, Attorney-at-Law | Sustainability Reporting in Finance, POELLATH
Constantin Krause, Senior Manager, EY Consulting
Hannes Tausend, Head of ESG, KGAL
Moderated by: Susanne Bregy, Managing Director, Bundesinitiative Impact Investing (BIII)
3:10 – 3:35 pm
Value Creation in Impact Investing
Heike Schmitz, Partner, Lawyer, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
Nadina Stodiek, Co-Head of Impact Management, Schroders/BlueOrchard
3:35 – 4:05 pm
Coffee Break
4:05 – 4:30 pm
Financing the Energy Transition
Daniel Lühmann, Partner, Simmons & Simmons
Thorsten Volz, Partner, Simmons & Simmons
4:30 – 4:55 pm
Green Hydrogen
Luxcara/FFE e.V.
4:55 – 5:00 pm
Closing Remarks
From 5:00 pm onwards