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CEE Finance and Capital Markets Workshops 2021

Freshfields is hosting its annual CEE Finance and Capital Markets Workshops from Monday, 11 October to Thursday, 14 October 2021, 3-4.45pm CET, in daily one-hour sessions followed by 30-minute break-out sessions for discussions.

This year's workshop will focus on Sustainable Transformation in Central and Eastern Europe. Our speakers from across the CEE region will cover legal and commercial trends in the banking, finance and capital markets sectors with a view to the sustainability driven reorganisation of our economies and provide exciting insight into the various markets of the CEE region.

Attendance to this virtual event is free of charge.

Register here.

Agenda

Monday, 11 October 2021

3pm – 4pm

Funding the green transition
Opportunities in a sustainable environment

Welcome

  • Natascha Doll, Partner and Co-Head CEE/CIS, Freshfields – Germany
  • Noah Rubins QC, Partner and Co-Head CEE/CIS, Freshfields – France
  • Florian Klimscha, Partner and Co-Head CEE/CIS, Freshfields – Austria

Keynote

  • Armand Ferreira, Director Sustainable Finance, ING Wholesale Banking

Panel

  • Glib Bondar, Senior Partner, AVELLUM – Ukraine
  • Maja Jovančević Šetka, Partner, Karanovic & Partners – Serbia
  • Peter Horvai-Hillenbrand, Partner, Oppenheim – Hungary
  • Marcin Iwaniszyn, Partner, Rymarz Zdort – Poland

Moderation: Anouschka Zagorski, Head of English Law Finance, Freshfields – Austria

4:15pm – 4:45pm

Breakout session 1:
ESG-linked products on the rise: incentivising sustainable borrower behaviour

Facilitators

  • Florian Klimscha, Partner and Co-Head CEE/CIS, Freshfields – Austria
  • Franz Tengg, Principal Associate, Freshfields – Austria

Panel

  • Marcin Iwaniszyn, Partner, Rymarz Zdort – Poland
  • Jerzy Rostworowski, Senior Associate, Rymarz Zdort – Poland
  • Eva Suduiko, Partner, COBALT – Lithuania
4.15pm – 4:45pm

Breakout session 2:
Green bonds, green loans, green structured products: climate-friendly project finance

Facilitators

  • Anouschka Zagorski, Head of English Law Finance, Freshfields – Austria
  • Giz Orkun, Associate, Freshfields – Austria

Panel

  • Edgars Lodziņš, Specialist Counsel, COBALT – Latvia
  • Alexandra Manciulea, Partner, Filip & Company – Romania
  • Glib Bondar, Senior Partner, AVELLUM – Ukraine

Tuesday, 12 October 2021

3pm – 4pm

ESG – what’s in for investors?
Leveraging chances and tackling risks along the investment journey: taxonomy, suitability, valuation, KPIs and beyond

Keynote

  • Gerald Weber, Chief Investment Officer, Vienna Insurance Group
  • Christopher Allen, Managing Director, Raiffeisen Bank International

Panel

  • Martina Kalamiza, Partner Divjak Topic Bahtijarevic & Krka Law Firm – Croatia
  • Olga Niță, Partner, Filip & Company – Romania
  • Ömer Çollak, Partner, Paksoy – Turkey

Moderation: Stephan Pachinger, Partner, Freshfields – Austria

4:15pm – 4:45pm

Breakout session 1:
SFDR and more: hot topics in ESG disclosure

Facilitators

  • Stephan Pachinger, Partner, Freshfields – Austria
  • Victoria Bazil, Associate, Freshfields – Austria

Panel

  • Matej Blahut, Partner, BBH – Slovakia
  • Martina Kalamiza, Partner, Divjak Topic Bahtijarevic & Krka Law Firm – Croatia
4:15pm – 4:45pm

Breakout session 2:
ESG risk: from measurement to management

Facilitators

  • Friedrich Jergitsch, Partner, Freshfields – Austria
  • Christian Oberkersch, Associate, Freshfields – Austria

Panel

  • Peter Horvai-Hillenbrand, Partner, Oppenheim – Hungary

Wednesday, 13 October 2021

3pm – 4pm

Sustainability and governance – a boardroom view
Navigating from CSR to diversity and inclusion

Keynote

  • Cordula Meckenstock, Chief Responsibility Officer, Die Grünenthal Gruppe

Panel

  • Miroslav Fašung, Partner, BBH – Slovakia
  • Edgars Lodziņš, Specialist Counsel, COBALT – Latvia
  • Bojan Šporar, Partner, Rojs, Peljhan, Prelesnik & Partners – Slovenia
  • Nikolay Bebov, Managing Partner, Tsvetkova Bebov & Partners Tsvetkova Bebov Komarevski – Bulgaria

Moderation: Florian Klimscha, Partner and Co-Head CEE/CIS, Freshfields – Austria

4:15pm – 4:45pm

Breakout session 1:
The evolution of ESG reporting: from the NFRD to the CSRD

Facilitators

  • Florian Klimscha, Partner and Co-Head CEE/CIS, Freshfields – Austria
  • Mathias Lehner, Principal Associate, Freshfields – Austria

Panel

  • Kristýna Živanská, Senior Associate, BBH – Czech Republic 
  • Tomáš Johanna, Senior Associate, BBH – Czech Republic
  • Olga Niță, Partner, Filip & Company – Romania
4:15pm – 4:45pm

Breakout session 2:
The “S” in ESG: diversity, consumer protection, human rights in supply chains and beyond

Facilitators

  • Anouschka Zagorski, Head of English Law Finance, Freshfields – Austria
  • Maximilian Hohenauer, Associate, Freshfields – Austria

Panel

  • Petar Mitrović,  Partner, Karanovic & Partners – Serbia

Thursday, 14 October 2021

3pm – 4pm

ESG meets fintech
Success stories in digital financial services: unlocking the potential for sustainability

Keynote

  • Jan Hlavsa, Founder, Fondee

Panel

  • Tomáš Sedláček, Partner, BBH – Czech Republic
  • Akvilė Bosaitė, Partner, COBALT – Lithuania

Moderation: Friedrich Jergitsch, Partner, Freshfields – Austria

4:15pm – 4:45pm

Breakout session 1:
Payments in the spotlight: digital payment solutions and CBDC

Facilitators

  • Stephan Pachinger, Partner, Freshfields – Austria
  • Eva Schneider, Associate, Freshfields – Austria

Panel

  • Nikolay Bebov, Managing Partner, Tsvetkova Bebov & Partners – Bulgaria
  • Gregor Pajek, Partner, Rojs, Peljhan, Prelesnik & Partners – Slovenia
4:15pm – 4:45pm

Breakout session 2:
The tokenisation of values: digital securities and crypto-assets

Facilitators

  • Friedrich Jergitsch, Partner, Freshfields – Austria
  • Christian Jöllinger, Principal Associate, Freshfields – Austria

Panel

  • Katarina Gudurić, Partner, Karanovic & Partners – Serbia
  • Sera Somay, Partner, Paksoy – Turkey
  • Martina Kalamiza, Partner, Divjak Topic Bahtijarevic & Krka Law Firm – Croatia