Speakers

Check out the bios and profiles of all the exciting speakers below!

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Our keynote speakers

Andrä Rupprechter Austrian Minister for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management View profile
Erik Solheim – Video address Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme View profile

Our speakers and panellists

Ann Mettler Head, European Political Strategy Centre View profile
Petros Fassoulas Secretary General of European Movement International View profile
Walter R. Stahel Founder-Director of The Product-Life Institute View profile
Monique Lempers Value Chain and Commercial Director, Fairphone View profile
Mikael Karlsson President of the European Environmental Bureau View profile
Matthias Buck Senior Associate EU Energy Policy at Agora Energiewende View profile
Helga Kromp-Kolb Head of Center for Global Change and Sustainability, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna View profile
Stephane Arditi EEB Policy Manager: Products & Waste View profile
Veronika Galeková Director, Slovak Association of Photovoltaic Industry View profile
Mohammad Abdel-Razek Project Manager, GRAS – Global Risk Assessment Services View profile
Irene Lucius Regional Conservation Director, WWF Danube-Carpathian Programme View profile
Franz Maier President of Umweltdachverband View profile
Gabriela Fischerova Acting Director General for Climate and Air division, Ministry of Environment, Slovakia View profile
Elisabeth Freytag-Rigler Head of Department - EU Environmental Affairs, Federal Ministry Environment, Austria and Chair of the EEA Management Board View profile
Ulriikka Aarnio International Climate Policy Coordinator, Climate Action Network Europe View profile
Andreas Beckmann Managing Director of the WWF-International Danube-Carpathian Programme View profile
Wolfgang Suske Head of the office, Suske Consulting View profile
Benedek Jávor Member of the European Parliament, Vice-Chair Env. Committee. View profile
Iain Gulland Chief Executive Zero Waste Scotland View profile
Clarissa Morawski Managing Director, Reloop View profile
Angela Köppl Researcher, Austrian Institute of Economic Research View profile

Our moderators and rapporteurs

Rosa Lyon Journalist, ORF – Austrian Broadcasting Corporation, Vienna View profile
Friedrich Hinterberger Founding President, Sustainable Europe Research Institute (SERI), Austria View profile
Pieter de Pous Policy Director of the European Environmental Bureau View profile
Luc Bas Director of IUCN European Union Representative Office View profile
Jonathan Gaventa Director of E3G View profile
Jeremy Wates Secretary General of the European Environmental Bureau View profile
Philippa Nuttall Jones EEB Communications Manager View profile