PEOPLE 

Future-proof education • Health and social care 

PLANET 

Sustainable Lifestyles • Green Energy 

PROSPERITY 

People-first economies • Inclusive Entrepreneurship 

PEACE 

World order, democracy and the rule of law • Media freedom and the future of information 
 

PARTNERSHIP 

Regional collaboration • Modern leadership 

With every crisis, comes opportunity

Agnieszka Gajewska, Global Government and Public Services Leader, CEE ESG Leader, PwC

Sustainability: A Journey, not a destination

Cheryl Edleson Hanway, Senior Manager for Infrastructure and Natural Resources, IFC

The ESG challenge is a drive towards innovation

Agnieszka Skorupińska, Head of Environmental Law Practice, CMS CEE and Poland

Digitally advanced countries are more innovative, competitive and greener

Petra Cicek, Sustainability Lead for CEE, Microsoft

Bold Political Support is Still Missing

Gunter Deuber, Head of Research, Raiffeisen Bank International

A company cannot operate without an ESG strategy

Przemek Gdański, CEO, BNP Paribas Bank Polska

Eastern Europe and the Caucasus have an opportunity to move away from fossil fuels

Krzysztof Michalak, Senior Programme Manager Green Growth and Global Relations Division,  OECD
 

An Inclusive and diverse talent pool is essential

Nino Enukidze, Rector of Business and Technology University, Georgia  
         

Longevity medicine: Proactive not reactive

Joanna Bensz, CEO, International Institute of Longevity  

Three Seas Initiative: Europe’s most critical regional cooperation that must succeed

Anthony Kim, Research Fellow in Economic Freedom, Editor of the Index of Economic Freedom, The Heritage Foundation; Manager of Global Engagement, Thatcher Center

Why dietary choices matter 

Patricia Homa, Director, ProVeg Poland  

 
Fossil fuels breed and exacerbate crises

Alexandru Mustață, Campaigner, Europe Beyond Coal  

Persistent Economic Divides in Central and Eastern Europe Clara Alexandra Volintiru, Professor of International Relations, Bucharest University of Economic Studies (ASE) / Director of the New Economy & Society Programme, Aspen Institute Romania  

The war has only strengthened our desire to make Ukraine a powerful IT hub

Natalia Denikieva, Director of IT industry development department, Head of Diia City Project Office, Ministry of Digital Transformation, Ukraine

Digital Transformation, Challenges and Opportunities

Kushtrim Shala, Expert in the innovation process and digital transformation  

             
Balkans democratic trajectory slowly turning upward

Shpetim Gashi, Director, V-Dem Regional Centre  

The return to the path

Jarosław Włodarczyk, Journalist, commentator, documentary filmmaker and media expert; Secretary General of the International Association of Press Clubs and Board member of Press Club Polska

The death of democracy in seven steps

Jacek Dąbała, Media expert, Professor at the Institute of Journalism, Media and Social Communication at the Jagiellonian University in Cracow, Poland

Challenges for female leaders: Education and a supportive network are key to success and freedom

by Vira Platonova, Senior Vice President and Group Country Manager in 17 countries

Visa

What we should talk about, when we talk about Sustainability

by Pascal Radue, President & CEO Hydro Solutions

GE Renewable Energy

The role of automation in driving sustainability objectives 

by Margareta Mucibabici, Public Affairs and Social Impact Director

UiPath

ESG and the future of work

with Katarzyna Dulewicz, Partner and Head of the Employment Practice in CEE and Nevena Radlova, Partner and Employment Expert

CMS Law 

ESG and the energy sector 

with Varinia Radu, Head of Oil and Gas for CEE, and Kostadin Sirleshtov, Partner and Head of Energy & Climate Change for CEE 

CMS Law 

ESG requires investment, but there is a payoff for companies that get it right

with Anna Grabowska, Chief Commercial Officer

Żabka Group 

A new impetus for Uzbekistan’s push towards sustainability 

with Bektemir Murodov, Chief Financial Officer 

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