Livestream
Partners in Transformation – New Networks for Business and Development
September 26th, 2023
Program
10:30 a.m. Registration, welcome breakfast and interactive projects
11:30 a.m. Event opening & Cinematic intro
Moderator: Natasha Walker
11:40 a.m. Welcome and Keynote “Business Networks for socio-ecological Transformation“
Svenja Schulze, Federal Minister in the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
11:50 a.m. Transformation Talk – Perspectives on change
Moderator: Natasha Walker
- Svenja Schulze, Federal Minister, BMZ
- Sabine Dall’Omo, Chairperson, German-African Business Association
- Yasmin Fahimi, President, German Trade Union Confederation (DGB)
- Yadir Salazar Mejia, Ambassador, Embassy of the Republic of Colombia
12:15 p.m. Lunch & networking
1:15 p.m. Kick-off for the afternoon
Moderator: Natasha Walker
1:20 p.m. Realignment of the Business Networks for Development
Dirk Meyer, Director-general in the BMZ for multilateral development policy, transformation, climate
1:30 p.m. Business Networks in action – Examples from practice
Moderator: Natasha Walker
- Dr. Hamed Beheshti, Co-Founder & CEO, Boreal Light
- Laila Berchane, Co-Founder & Director, Robots & More
- Anna-Karin Dahlberg, Director of Sustainability, Lindex
- Dr. Wolfgang Epp, CEO, Chamber of Commerce and Industry Reutlingen
- Matti Spiecker, Founder & Director, LIMBUA
2:30 p.m. Acting together: How the transformation can succeed
Moderator: Natasha Walker
Impulse: Luc Bagur, Director for Sustainable Development Policy and Coordination, European Commission (virtually)
- Michael Kellner, Parliamentary State Secretary, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK)
- Bärbel Kofler, Parliamentary State Secretary, BMZ
- Wanjira Mathai, Managing Director Africa and Global Partnerships, World Resources Institute (virtually)
- Jan van Bilsen, Country Manager for Denmark, Germany, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
3:30 p.m. Get-together & networking