Institute for Trade and Innovation
Agenda IfTI Global Symposium 2022 - Wednesday, 25 May 2022
Making innovation, trade, investment and environment policy goals mutually supportive creates challenges for internationally-oriented firms, financial institutions, governments and other stakeholders. Will the Ukraine war derail the green energy transition? How can governments and the financial system work together to broaden, deepen, and accelerate the global transition to net zero? What are innovation, trade and investment opportunities for green growth? How to refocus government financing instruments to support countries and trade partners meet their climate targets in times of crisis? The IfTI Global Symposium 2022 discussed challenges to trade in a new global order, as well as opportunities and threats of the green transition.
Forum Dinner - Tuesday, 24 May 2022
| 19:10 | Bus pick-up Offenburg Hotels to Durbach |
| 19:30 | Forum Dinner in Durbach and Scottish Whisky & Gin Tasting Neil Francis, Interim Managing Director, Scottish Development International Volker Schebesta MdL, State Secretary, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports |
IfTI Global Symposium - Wednesday, 25 May 2022
| 8:30 | Bus pick-up Offenburg Hotels to Campus Gengenbach |
| 9:00 | Registration and Coffee Offenburg University, Campus Gengenbach Klosterstraße 14, 77723 Gengenbach |
| 9:15 | Opening Remarks and Keynotes Prof Andreas Klasen, IfTI Director, Offenburg University Xiana Méndez, Secretary of State, Spanish Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism Neil Gray MSP, Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development, Minister with special responsibility for Refugees from Ukraine |
| 10:00 | A New Global Order? Challenges to International Trade Dr Marion Jansen, Director, OECD Louis Taylor, CEO, UK Export Finance Paul Teboul, Deputy Assistant Secretary, French Treasury Janusz Wladyczak, CEO, KUKE |
| 10:45 | Morning Refreshments and Networking |
| 11:00 | Towards a Green Transition Strategy Ignacio Garcia Bercero, Director, DG Trade, European Commission Astrid Bronswijk, Head of Division, Dutch Ministry of Finance Dr Thomas Hale, Oxford University Mairead Lavery, CEO, EDC |
| 11:45 | Financing Green Growth: The Role of Public Instruments Sabine Gaber, CEO, OeEB Magnus Montan, CEO, SEK Prof Benedict Oramah, CEO, Afreximbank Johannes Schmidt, Export Finance Head, Siemens Nazeem Noordali, COO, ITFC, Islamic Development Bank Group |
| 12:30 | Group Photo |
| 12:45 | Networking Lunch |
| 13:30 | Keynote Speech Dr Franziska Brantner, Secretary of State, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action |
| 14:00 | Aligning Public and Private Climate Finance Dr Ratnakar Adhikari, Executive Director EIF, WTO Alex Michie, Head, GFANZ Dr Lars Ponterlitschek, CIO, SERV Dan Riordan, Global Head of Political Risk and Credit, Vantage Werner Schmidt, Global Head, Deutsche Bank |
| 14:45 | Fostering Green Innovation Yuichiro Akita, Director General, NEXI Neil Francis, Interim Managing Director, Scottish Development International Nina Kopola, CEO, Business Finland Peder Lundquist, CEO, EKF Dr Joost Oorthuizen, CEO, Invest International |
| 15:30 | Afternoon Refreshments and Networking |
| 15:45 | Transition Challenges and Opportunities Linda vom Hove, Head of Berlin, Euler Hermes State Business Philip Koelle, Head of Project and Export Finance, Gauff Michael Maurer, Global Head, LBBW Michal Ron, CIO, SACE and Berne Union President |
| 16:30 | End of Symposium & Bus pick-up Campus to Hotels/Train Station |
| 19:00 | Reception and Symposium Dinner Hotel Liberty, Grabenallee 8, 77652 Offenburg |