- Main Stage Conference Pass Only
- E.ON New Energy Stage
- Solution Stage
- Deepdive Stage Conference Pass Only
10:00
20'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Grand Opening Ceremony – Greentech Festival Conference
Thursday 16.05
Main Stage
10:00-10:20
In the grand opening ceremony of the Greentech Festival 2024, we will launch discussions off with positivity, a few celebrity surprises and deep insights into the future of sustainable business. To build a better world we need brave voices calling for change and leaders willing to take risks in order to build incredible visions. ‘Business as usual’ is dead and in our new world, sustainability has become synonymous with success and the market, customers and investors will reward those who stand behind inclusive, sustainable and ethical values. How do we start this journey today, how to we measure success and how do we communicate the small and big wins along the way. Let’s start the conversation, unafraid and open to great possibilities.
SPEAKERS
Gillord Pisas (HOST) MC/Host
Nico Rosberg
Sustainability entrepreneur & co-founder
GREENTECH FESTIVAL
Steffi Lemke Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection
10:20
40'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
What is a ‘just and equitable’ transition away from fossil fuels?
Thursday 16.05
Main Stage
10:20-11:00
Many spectators see COP28’s inclusion of a the wording “transitioning away from fossil fuels in energy systems, in a just, orderly and equitable manner” as a large concession to the oil industry. At the same time, our entire global supply chains and food systems rest on fossil fuel energy in order to sustain trade and food security. How do we make a “just and equitable transition” that is fast enough to save the planet without leaving anybody behind?
SPEAKERS
Sandrine Dixson-Declève
Co-President
The Club of Rome
Anders Levermann
Head of Research Department
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
Fatou Jeng
Climate Advisor to the UN Secretary General and Project Manager
Future Generations Tribunal
10:50
30'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
AI & Data-driven sustainability: can we upgrade industry at speed?
Thursday 16.05
Main Stage
10:50-11:20
‘You can’t improve what you can’t measure’ goes the old management adage and in the era of connected systems, big data and AI, this saying couldn’t be more true. Yet are we going to fall into the same traps as we did at the beginning of the IoT revolution where lack of investment in infrastructure, lack of interoperability and lack of long-term strategy has held up efficiency gains. So what do we need in place, politically and in our businesses to leverage data and AI for the good of the planet?
SPEAKERS
Franziska Brantner Parliamentary State Secretary, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
Annika Hauptvogel
Global Head of Technology and Innovation Management
Siemens AG
Karl Haeusgen
President
VDMA
Sebastian Weber
Chief Information Officer
E.ON SE
Luca Caracciolo
Editorial Director
t3n & MIT Technology Review
11:20
40'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
How do we fight Greenwashing?
Thursday 16.05
Main Stage
11:20-12:00
“Get your green advantage today” claimed the title of recent keynote from a major consulting company. And what were the incentives?: unlock new markets, loyal customers and investors, and attract the brightest young recruits. Little wonder that sustainability marketing is a hotbed for exaggeration, vague promises or even all-out deception. Yet anybody who’s witnessed a customer/investor backlash over greenwashing knows the high price to pay for straying in those murky waters. So, how can we fight the good fight against greenwashing, and what can we all do today to make sure they we don’t end up becoming greenwashers ourselves?
SPEAKERS
Céline Flores Willers
Founder & CEO
The People Branding Company
Tilo Bonow
Founder & CEO
PIABO GmbH
Vikas Garg
Founder and CEO
abillion
Heiko Dünkel
Head of Team Litigation
Federation of German Consumer Organisations vzbv
12:00
15'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Sahra Wagenknecht: Gesellschaftliche Akzeptanz und Wirtschaftspolitik in der Klimakrise
Thursday 16.05
Main Stage
12:00-12:15
SPEAKERS
Sahra Wagenknecht
Party Leader
BSW
12:15
15'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Creative Session – The Weather Kids Project
Thursday 16.05
Main Stage
12:15-12:30
SPEAKERS
Boaz Paldi
Chief Creative Officer
United Nations Development Programme
12:30
1h 00'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Networking lunch break
Thursday 16.05
Main Stage
12:30-13:30
13:30
30'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
AI for the common good
Thursday 16.05
Main Stage
13:30-14:00
A lot of focus is given to data and AI-driven efficiencies that reduce costs and emissions for business, but what about AI solutions that support customers to choose more sustainable options. Leaders in AI and data are showing us the often all that’s needed is a smart system, that offers people a sustainable choice, and the breakthroughs and impact that follows can be staggering. Come and engage with the frontiers of customer-centric AI and let’s put tech to work for the common.
SPEAKERS
Anna Jasper-Martens
CEO
E.ON Energy Infrastructure Solutions
Adam Elman
Head of Sustainability, EMEA
Google
Mashrur H. Shurid
President & CEO
IPAGE GLOBAL INC.
14:00
30'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Cultivating Community and Mobilising Environmental Action Through Technology and Culture
Thursday 16.05
Main Stage
14:00-14:30
How we live is personal. It’s what we eat, the clothes we wear, and the products we buy. Increasingly, sustainability is becoming everyone’s business and personal choices are reshaping entire markets. With the way we eat, live and play changing so fundamentally, what should brands be doing to orient themselves, what role can communication play in reshaping behaviors, attitudes and visions, and how are technology and innovation driving change?
SPEAKERS
Maya Leinenbach
Vegan Food Creator
Fitgreenmind GmbH
Arizona Muse
Model, Activist and Founder
DIRT Charity
Kiro Reich
Founder
BRVE
Antoinette Taus Actor and Climate Activist
Fiona Fussi
International model, actress, host
BRVE
14:30
15'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Fit to Print?: Balancing Hope and Urgency in Climate Journalism
Thursday 16.05
Main Stage
14:30-14:45
Daily we’re bombarded with negative press about the state of the climate: the ice caps are melting, ecosystems are collapsing, climate conflict and migration are raging and meanwhile business seems to continues as usual. The media has a duty to report the facts, but if factual reporting causes widespread apathy and disengagement around climate change, then aren’t we doing more harm than good? So how do we strike the balance between the pressure and urgency needed to spark action with narratives of hope and human resilience that will keep fighting for change in the decades to come?
SPEAKERS
Stephen Dunbar-Johnson
President, International
New York Times
Dale Rickert
Head of Product
GREENTECH FESTIVAL
14:45
15'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Ro3kvit Ukraine Green Collective
Thursday 16.05
Main Stage
14:45-15:00
SPEAKERS
Oleg Drozdov
Co-founder
Ro3kvit
Fulco Treffers
Director
Ro3kvit
Dale Rickert
Head of Product
GREENTECH FESTIVAL
15:00
30'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Smart Cities, Green Buildings, Infrastructure
Thursday 16.05
Main Stage
15:00-15:30
Our built world and the structures and designs we interact with every day hold the potential to be some of sustainability’s most universal, yet deeply personal touchpoints. What considerations need to be made when we design, architect and engineer these spaces? How should we be developing transport and mobility networks so that they democratic and accessible to all? Discover a new perspective on our urban world and see how sustainable principles and technology can drive creativity, easy connection, health and prosperity.
SPEAKERS
Christian Feuerherd
CEO
Vattenfall Wärme Berlin AG
Martin Baier
Global Head of Sustainability
Siemens Smart Infrastructure
Amanda Jobbins
CMO
Vodafone Business
Steffen Szeidl
CEO
Drees & Sommer SE
15:30
30'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
CSOs, sustainability managers and everything in between: what’s in a role?
Thursday 16.05
Main Stage
15:30-16:00
While the job titles around sustainability may seem self-explainitory, the role is anything but. Firstly, success in this function requires winning over stakeholders across the company hierarchy while building partnerships, and collaborations beyond the company that will lead to lasting impact. Secondly, there’s no simple guidebook as every sustainability manager’s role must be aligned to their unique business environment, company culture and values. How can we get the most out of managing sustainability and turn a complex role into a dynamo for success?
SPEAKERS
Gabriele Haessig
Managing Director Communications & Sustainability P&G DACH
Procter & Gamble
Katrin Habenschaden
CSO
Deutsche Bahn
Michaela Thiel
Head of Sustainability
Körber Group
Philip Lettmann
CEO
Dr. Hauschka/WALA Heilmittel
16:00
15'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Green Policies that Leave Nobody Behind?
Thursday 16.05
Main Stage
16:00-16:15
SPEAKERS
Ricarda Lang
Party Leader
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
16:15
35'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Carbon Capture: Path to Net-Zero or License to pollute?
Thursday 16.05
Main Stage
16:15-16:50
What’s the role of carbon capture and utilisation/storage technologies in our #MissiontoNetZero future? Is it just another “license to pollute” or a viable path to a greener future? What are potential benefits and drawbacks of carbon capture technologies and their place in the broader landscape of climate change mitigation strategies?
SPEAKERS
Achim Wambach
President
ZEW - Leibniz-Centre for European Economic Research
Claudia Kemfert
Head of Energy, Transport & Environment
DIW
Martin Kaiser
Executive Director
Greenpeace Germany
Chris Davies
Director
CCS Europe
Johanna Puetz
Managing Director & Partner
BCG
17:00
30'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Moving the right way
Thursday 16.05
Main Stage
17:00-17:30
For people and goods, mobility has transformed the once slow transport market into a fast-paced wild west, where those who merge things and data into great services win. However, not all technologies were born equal and the logic that competition leads to efficient and sustainability does not always hold true. Whether you’re moved by future technologies, sleek algorithms, fast cars or sustainable rail, “Moving the right way” will show you how to link great services to sustainable success.
SPEAKERS
Daniela Gerd tom Markotten
Member of the Management Board for Digitalization & Technology
Deutsche Bahn AG
Jure Mikolčić
Executive Vice President and CEO Germany Division of Stadler Rail
Stadler
Henrik Wenders
Head of Brand
AUDI AG
17:30
20'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Handelsblatt Conference Wrap-up: Fighting fraud in carbon credit markets with AI
Thursday 16.05
Main Stage
17:30-17:50
It was a wake-up call that went on to change an entire industry: Renoster, a boutique carbon market rating agency had applied AI and Machine Learning to uncover issues in the Kariba Project, a major industry offsetting initiative involving many household name companies. When Renoster went public with its findings, it turned out to be just the tip of the iceberg. This was the start of the Verra Scandal (Die Zeit/Guardian), showing that “Phantom credits” were a plague on the industry and paved the way for much-needed reform. Join Rachael Ross, a forest scientist at Renoster, as she talks about the aftermath of the Verra Scandal, how the industry has matured and how technology and best practice can ensure investor confidence in the carbon market for the future.
SPEAKERS
Rachel Ross
Forest Carbon Scientist
Renoster
Larissa Holzki
Teamlead AI
Handelsblatt
17:50
10'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Handelsblatt Conference Wrap-up: Closing Keynote – Climate Intervention!
Thursday 16.05
Main Stage
17:50-18:00
SPEAKERS
Ayisha Siddiqa
10:45
30'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Keynote “Die Grüne Transformation Europas”
Thursday 16.05
E.ON New Energy Stage
10:45-11:15
11:15
45'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Panel „Nachhaltige Energieversorgung und Technologien als Wettbewerbs- / Standortfaktor “
Thursday 16.05
E.ON New Energy Stage
11:15-12:00
12:00
45'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Themenhub „Wettbewerbsfähigkeit des Industriestandorts Europa” – Energie im Wandel: Nachhaltige Lösungen für eine grüne Zukunft
Thursday 16.05
E.ON New Energy Stage
12:00-12:45
12:00
45'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Themenhub „Transformation des Energiesektors“ – Energy Meets Industries
Thursday 16.05
E.ON New Energy Stage
12:00-12:45
12:00
45'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Themenhub „Die Zukunft unserer Städte und Regionen” – Urban Evolution: Building Resilient net zero cities
Thursday 16.05
E.ON New Energy Stage
12:00-12:45
12:00
45'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Themenhub „Nachhaltige Energiequellen und Technologien“ – Die Rolle von Wasserstoff in der Energiewende
Thursday 16.05
E.ON New Energy Stage
12:00-12:45
14:00
45'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Panel „Zero Carbon – Herausforderung für Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft“
Thursday 16.05
E.ON New Energy Stage
14:00-14:45
15:00
1h 00'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Themenhub „Wettbewerbsfähigkeit des Industriestandorts Europa” – Road to Zero: CO2-Neutrale Unternehmensstandorte
Thursday 16.05
E.ON New Energy Stage
15:00-16:00
15:00
1h 00'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Themenhub „Transformation des Energiesektors“ – Transformation of Energy infrastructures
Thursday 16.05
E.ON New Energy Stage
15:00-16:00
15:00
1h 00'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Themenhub „Die Zukunft unserer Städte und Regionen” – Energetische Quartiersentwicklung
Thursday 16.05
E.ON New Energy Stage
15:00-16:00
15:00
1h 00'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Themenhub „Nachhaltige Energiequellen und Technologien“ – Innovationspotentiale der Energiebranche
Thursday 16.05
E.ON New Energy Stage
15:00-16:00
16:15
30'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Panel „ Energy Meets Sports“
Thursday 16.05
E.ON New Energy Stage
16:15-16:45
16:45
45'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Panel „Nachhaltige Energieversorgung: Auf Kurs zu einer erneuerbaren Zukunft?“
Thursday 16.05
E.ON New Energy Stage
16:45-17:30
10:30
30'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Stay cool: 3D printed parts in chiller design let efficiency explode
Thursday 16.05
Solution Stage
10:30-11:00
A chiller, that cools air using air. It can’t be done? Oh yes it can! Challenge accepted: Clean-Tech-Company justairtech develops higher efficient cooling system with EOS 3D printing Technology. Five times more efficiently and with eighty percent lower electricity consumption. In this talk, you will learn how the innovative capabilities of additive manufacturing are helping to unlock its full potential by enabling disruptive system designs and make a significant contribution to sustainability.
SPEAKERS
Tina Schlingmann
Regional Director EMEA
EOS GmbH
Holger Sedlak
CTO
justairtech GmbH
Ben J Munday Event Host & MC
11:00
30'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Greentech meets Construction & Real Estate: Mit Technologie und Digitalisierung zu mehr Nachhaltigkeit in der Bau- und Immobilienwirtschaft
Thursday 16.05
Solution Stage
11:00-11:30
SPEAKERS
Martin Pietzonka
Head of Innovation Services, Startup Hub Berlin
Drees & Sommer
11:30
45'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Scoping for Success: People Centred Solutions for Scope 3 Shortcomings
Thursday 16.05
Solution Stage
11:30-12:15
Complex, hard to measure, overly technical and disconnected from the people that matter; it is often too easy for business to relegate scope 3 emissions as “outside our control”. Yet if we are going to protect people and planet for shared prosperity, then we must find ways to collaborate, capacitate Scope 3 solutions across global value chains. Doing so will require global dialogue, rights based and technology-driven transparency, and champions in business. Come and join the discussion as we build a better understanding of value-chain excellence in the era of impact.
SPEAKERS
Constance Hybsier
Associate Director Sustainability
Coca-Cola
Seán O’Connellm
Policy Specialist on Rule of Law, Security and Human Rights
UNDP
12:30
1h 00'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Networking Lunch Break
Thursday 16.05
Solution Stage
12:30-13:30
13:30
1h 00'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Who do we blame: are consumers, government or airlines holding back sustainable air transport?
Thursday 16.05
Solution Stage
13:30-14:30
Flying continues to sit in the ‘too hard basket’ when it comes to large-scale decarbonisation. While investments in Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) and innovative electric propulsion solutions continue to grow, the mainstay of sustainability efforts for the foreseeable future will be depending on offsetting, an area where consumer trust and efficacy remains questionable. In light of these stalling developments, who’s holding back development and how can we overcome slow progress in sustainable aviation to keep on flying?
SPEAKERS
Caroline Drischel
Head of Corporate Responsibility
Lufthansa Group
Todd Smith
Co-founder
Safe Landing
Hannah Boomgaarden
Senior Manager Open Innovation Services
Plug and Play Tech Center
14:30
30'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Energie plus Digitalisierung: Das klimaneutrale Neckarspinnerei-Quartier
Thursday 16.05
Solution Stage
14:30-15:00
SPEAKERS
Andreas Decker
CEO
HOS Gruppe
Fabian Gierl
Leading Consultant
Drees & Sommer
Leonardo Estrada
Senior Manager
Drees & Sommer
Thomas Harlfinger
Partner
Drees & Sommer
15:00
1h 00'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Forget killer robots: Is AI already destroying our planet?
Thursday 16.05
Solution Stage
15:00-16:00
Has it all just become too easy?: write me a text, explain NFTs, create a logo for my new company. Yet as soon as those AI servers start whirring into action, they take an unmeasured toll on our environment. Far from genius, neuroscientists have calculated that solving problems with AI is 1000x less energy efficient than the human mind. Predictions are that AI use will cause the IT sector to double its emissions by 2030 eclipsing both the shipping and airline industries. Whether it’s green servers, efficient models or regulation, a solution must be found to the growing problem of AI-based climate damage.
SPEAKERS
Lars Kuba
VP and Director Data Centre Facility Business
HUAWEI Technologies Deutschland
Bernard Leong
CEO
Dorje AI
16:00
30'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
GDM.KLIMASTEIN – Reductions of heat islands and fluddings through proactive pavements
Thursday 16.05
Solution Stage
16:00-16:30
Cities and municipalities are increasingly struggling with heavy rainfall and flooding due to climate change. Many cities are too densely built-up and the sealed surface area is correspondingly high. A new approach to water and land management is becoming increasingly important for urban planners and local authorities in order to manage the explosive mix of flooding and overheating. We have a clear position on this: how can permeable paving stones support the transformation of cities?
SPEAKERS
Carsten Dierkes
Head of Research and Development
GODELMAN
16:30
30'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Retail neu gedacht: Das Re-Use-Store-Konzept von Globetrotter
Thursday 16.05
Solution Stage
16:30-17:00
SPEAKERS
Fabian Nendza
Senior Sustainability Manager
Globetrotter
Volker Katschinski
Founder
dan pearlman architecture
Rowena Johnston
Senior interior designer
Drees & Sommer
Marcel Özer
Managing Director EPEA
Drees & Sommer
17:00
30'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Kieback und Peter
Thursday 16.05
Solution Stage
17:00-17:30
SPEAKERS
Christoph Paul Ritzkat
Chairman of the Executive Board
Kieback&Peter GmbH und Co.KG
Christopher Jahns
Executive Board Member for Sustainability and Development
FÜCHSE BERLIN
17:30
30'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Klimaschutz mit Wirkung: SBTs, BVCM und das WWF Contribution Modell
Thursday 16.05
Solution Stage
17:30-18:00
Wie Unternehmen wirkungsvollen Klimaschutz gewährleisten – zukunftsorientiert, glaubwürdig und rechtskonform. „One Planet Business – by WWF“ gibt einen richtungsweisenden Input zur Strukturierung wissenschaftsbasierter Klimastrategien und der Rolle zusätzlicher Klimafinanzierung
SPEAKERS
Sebastian Öttl
Lead Sustainable Business & Climate
WWF Deutschland
Lea Fink
Sustainability Consultant
One Planet Business - by WWF
Mischa Verveka
Manager Corporate Partnerships
WWF Deutschland
10:30
1h 00'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
The UN World Food Programme’s Climate X Hunger Pitch Slam: Innovating for a World without Hunger
Thursday 16.05
Deepdive Stage
10:30-11:30
We are experiencing a global food crisis of unprecedented proportions; one driving millions to the brink of starvation. The ongoing climate emergency is a key driver, contributing to deeper vulnerabilities and undermining our ability to live in a world without hunger. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Innovation Accelerator identifies, supports and scales high-impact innovations to assist people in the most vulnerable and fragile contexts. Witness four innovators from WFP’s innovation portfolio pitch their green solutions to feed the world. Our expert panel and the event audience will vote one of those pitchers to the Green Startup Slam Final to compete against the brightest startups and ideas from other GreenTech Festival Start-Up Slams.
SPEAKERS
Bernhard Kowatsch
Head of WFP Innovation Accelerator
UN World Food Programme
Regina Schmidt
Head of SDG2 Acceleration
UN World Food Programme Innovation Accelerator
Lisa Maxi Schmidt
Founder & CEO
runningyouroffice
11:30
1h 00'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
The Circular Economy in Practice
Thursday 16.05
Deepdive Stage
11:30-12:30
There’s a lot of talk of moving towards circular business models, yet in terms of true circularity, most of these projects remain purely theoretical. If achieved the benefits are multiple: decreased material and transport costs, lower energy consumption, less emissions and a competitive advantage on the market. What examples exist on the market of companies who have truly ‘gone circular’? What can we learn from them, how should we get started?
SPEAKERS
Anders Jepsen
Co-Founder
NORNORM
Marie Jacobs
Global Sustainability Lead
Stadler
Ghislain Irakoze
Founder and CEO
Wastezon
Marcin Jedrzejewski
Partner and Associate Director
Boston Consulting Group
12:30
1h 00'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Networking Lunch Break
Thursday 16.05
Deepdive Stage
12:30-13:30
13:30
45'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Supply-chain, circularity, and net-zero industries
Thursday 16.05
Deepdive Stage
13:30-14:15
Systems and cycles in nature offer a perfect example for better practices and processes for humans: Natural balance of the intake and outtake of energy in a system, the replacement or regeneration of resources, positive feedback loops that support integrity and stability. How can we produce such systems in our transport, freight and production networks? How can we measure and provide real-time feedback so we track and improve our performance? Come and learn from best-in-class examples as we use technology to bring ourselves back from the brink.
SPEAKERS
Stefan Klostermann
Chief Commercial Officer
momox SE
Nicole Quijano-Evans
Deputy Head Environment team
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Toussaint Wattinne
Co-Founder and CEO
Upway
Kamal Charafeddine
Director
AUDI AG
14:15
1h 00'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Green Startup Slam
Thursday 16.05
Deepdive Stage
14:15-15:15
One lucky startup will be chosen to pitch in front of the entire GTF Conference audience on our main stage on the 17th! You will get the chance to pitch to our audience of VCs, corporate leaders and decision-makers. Don’t miss this opportunity to reach our live audience as you make your impact in 2024.
SPEAKERS
Thomas Logisch
Founder & CEO
enteron solutions GmbH
Michael Mueller
CTO & co-founder
re:cinq
Mmakwena Moesi
CEO
Viva Organica
Fabian Sperling
Co-Founder
Carbonsate
David Nellessen
Co-Founder & CTO
syte GmbH
Simon Bail
Founder | Managing Director
OneClimate
Christopher Engman
Author and Founder: Megadeals. Large Deals in Sustainability Tech
Megadeals
15:15
30'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Can the meat and dairy industry be sustainable?
Thursday 16.05
Deepdive Stage
15:15-15:45
As we all know, meat and dairy is one of the main causes of greenhouse emissions which accounts for at-least 14.5% globally! However, with todays innovative approaches and technological advancements, there is potential for these industries to become more sustainable. Will adopting methods like regenerative agriculture and using new tech like seaweed supplements for cows turn the tide on a dirty industry while allowing customers to have free choice?
SPEAKERS
Cora Taylor
Business Developer
Volta Greentech
Thomas Dosch
Head of public affairs
Tönnies Central Services GmbH & Co.KG.
Gerrit Feuerriegel
Founder
Bioshyft GmbH
Sandra Wilde
Vice President F&D
Formo Bio GmbH
Lukas Neuß
Co-Founder
KitchenTown Berlin
15:45
1h 00'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Green Startup Slam
Thursday 16.05
Deepdive Stage
15:45-16:45
One lucky startup will be chosen to pitch in front of the entire GTF Conference audience on our main stage on the 17th! You will get the chance to pitch to our audience of VCs, corporate leaders and decision-makers. Don’t miss this opportunity to reach our live audience as you make your impact in 2024.
SPEAKERS
Emil Pettersen
Founder
Reparell AB
Mashrur H. Shurid
President & CEO
IPAGE GLOBAL INC.
Adrian Wons
Founder & CEO
Senken
Patrick Schnitzler
Co-Founder
klima&so
17:15
45'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Innovation Showcase: The Future of Climate Tech – presented by Climate Tech Hub
Thursday 16.05
Deepdive Stage
17:15-18:00
The Climate Tech Hub presents the latest innovation in climate technology. Witness Berlin’s brightest innovators as the 2 winning teams from the Hasso-Plattner-Institute Hackathon and 2 handpicked startups by Phineo Startups and Climate Tech Hub deliver lightning-paced, 3-minute pitches, showcasing their contributions to climate tech innovation. Engage directly with the startups during an interactive Q&A session, and hear diverse perspectives from a panel of experts in a discussion on navigating the climate tech landscape.
SPEAKERS
Sebastian Ulm
Head of Urban Innovation
Climate Tech Hub
- Main Stage Conference Pass Only
- E.ON New Energy Stage
- Solution Stage
- Deepdive Stage Conference Pass Only
10:00
20'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Conference Welcome
Friday 17.05
Main Stage
10:00-10:20
SPEAKERS
Gillord Pisas (HOST) MC/Host
Christian Lindner
Federal Minister of Finance
Federal Republic of Germany
Mamphela Ramphele Former President of the World Bank & Club of Rome
10:20
30'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Green Startup Slam
Friday 17.05
Main Stage
10:20-10:50
One lucky startup from each startup slam from the solution stages will be chosen to pitch in front of the entire GTF Conference audience on our main stage on the 17th! You will get the chance to pitch to our audience of VCs, corporate leaders and decision-makers. Don’t miss this opportunity to reach our live audience as you make your impact in 2024.
SPEAKERS
Gillord Pisas (HOST) MC/Host
10:50
30'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Is HR-leadership the key to sustainable transformation?
Friday 17.05
Main Stage
10:50-11:20
It’s often said that “culture eats strategy for breakfast”. This couldn’t be more true than in corporate sustainability programmes. A strategy could be followed today, tomorrow and might even last till next year, but culture underlies our behaviours and choices and is there for the long haul. Once in place, a sustainability culture will create space for diversity, inclusion, empowerment and employee engagement ideally making your company choose the ethical and sustainable route by default. Come and find out how HR-excellence can help curate a future-driven culture in your organisation.
SPEAKERS
Claudia Rautenberg
Vice President HR Management Executives, Employer Branding & Talentmanagement
Lufthansa Group
Sylvie Nicol
Executive Vice President Human Resources, Infrastructure and Sustainability
Henkel
Isabel Gebien
Founder & Podcast-Host
Equality 365
11:30
20'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Northvolt Giga Factory Drei – Real jobs for the Green Economy?
Friday 17.05
Main Stage
11:30-11:50
In the current political climate it’s all too easy to be swept away by calls to scale back green regulations and tariffs. “Sustainability shouldn’t cost us the earth” is the catchcry of many pundits. While transitions are never easy and there will always be winners and losers, we must look at the big picture and weigh up the opportunities that lie in large infrastructure projects and high-tech manufacturing for future generations of workers. Come and find out how projects such as the planned Northvolt Battery Project in Schleswig-Holstein are impacting local economies, politics and communities.
SPEAKERS
Daniel Günther
Minister President
Schleswig-Holstein
11:50
30'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Should we ban advertising on high-carbon products?
Friday 17.05
Main Stage
11:50-12:20
From tobacco, to alcohol and guns, we’ve seen countless examples of advertising bans dramatically shifting consumer preferences and behaviour. What if we were to apply this principle to high-carbon or polluting products such as fossil fuels, combustion cars, dairy and meat? Could this create the quantum leap that we need to make polluting products unsexy and usher in an era of sustainable and ethical consumerism?
SPEAKERS
Katja Heintschel von Heinegg
Director
ZAW and Deutscher Werberat
Andrew Simms
Author: Badvertising: Polluting our Minds and Fuelling Climate Chaos & Co-director
New Weather Institute
12:30
30'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Klimawandel in der Medienberichterstattung
Friday 17.05
Main Stage
12:30-13:00
SPEAKERS
Juliane von Schwerin Vice President of Program, Head of Maindepartment Society NDR
Horst von Buttlar
Editor in Chief
Wirtschaftswoche
Giuseppe Di Grazia
Deputy Editor in Chief
Der Stern
Franziska Reich
Editor in Chief
Focus Magazine
Christian Krug Journalist and Media Consultant
13:00
1h 00'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Networking lunch break
Friday 17.05
Main Stage
13:00-14:00
14:00
45'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Geschichten verändern die Welt! Film als Treiber gesellschaftlichen Wandels
Friday 17.05
Main Stage
14:00-14:45
Die Superpower, die Filmschaffende haben, nämlich eine wirksame Geschichte zu erzählen, die viele Menschen erreicht und berührt, ist eine der größten Kräfte, die wir im Kampf für den Erhalt unserer Lebensgrundlagen mobilisieren können. Filme und Serien können Fenster im Kopf öffnen und Möglichkeitsräume für die Zukunft schaffen. Das ist es, was uns häufig fehlt: die Vorstellung davon, was wir zu gewinnen haben, wenn die sozial-ökologische Transformation gelingt. Filme prägen diese Vorstellungskraft.
SPEAKERS
Maja Göpel
Managing Director
Global Eco Transition GmbH
Nicole Zabel-Wasmuth
Co-Founder
PlanetNarratives
Katharina van Bronswijk
Psychologist
Psychologists/Psychotherapists for Future e.V.
Lars Jessen
Writer & Director
Planet Narratives
Nina Eichinger
Journalist and Presenter
Nina Eichinger
14:45
15'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Wake-up Keynote
Friday 17.05
Main Stage
14:45-15:00
SPEAKERS
Carlo Ratti
Professor
MIT's Senseable City Lab
15:00
10'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
VW Sustainability Strategy
Friday 17.05
Main Stage
15:00-15:10
SPEAKERS
Dirk Voeste
CSO
VW Group
Dale Rickert
Head of Product
GREENTECH FESTIVAL
15:10
10'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Living on wind and sunlight: How to digitise the energy industry and build the next trillion-dollar company
Friday 17.05
Main Stage
15:10-15:20
SPEAKERS
Philipp Schröder
CEO & Co-Founder
1KOMMA5°
15:20
25'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Startup Stories, Dream.org and Alumni Making Waves
Friday 17.05
Main Stage
15:20-15:45
SPEAKERS
Nidhi Pant
Co-Founder
S4S Technologies
Pierre-Yves Paslier
Co-founder & Co-CEO
Notpla
Malcolm Fabiyi
CEO & Founder
Optimabiome
Jacquelyn Omotalade
Climate Investments National Director
Dream.org
15:45
15'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Regenerative Agriculture & Biodiversity on Coffee Farms
Friday 17.05
Main Stage
15:45-16:00
SPEAKERS
Viviana Gutierrez
Assistant Director
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Alessandro Piccinini
Managing Director
Nespresso Germany
Gillord Pisas (HOST) MC/Host
16:00
30'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Feeding the Planet: Will Foodtech Save Us?
Friday 17.05
Main Stage
16:00-16:30
It’s the perfect storm: growing populations, accelerating meat consumption, over-farming and land degradation and all this in a world where food production already represents 20% of the global GHG emission. Will Foodtech and high-tech agricultural science really save us? Can we really have our cake and eat it too by producing large food at scale in a way that is still good for the planet? In this panel, leading experts will discuss what Food Tech can and can’t do in reshaping the way we eat, grow and produce food on a climate-affected planet.
SPEAKERS
Melanie Bausen-Wiens
SVP Regulatory, Sustainability & Public Affairs
BASF
Deanna Kovar
President, Worldwide Agricultural & Turf Division Small Ag & Turf, Regions 1 & 2
Deere & Company
Bernhard Kowatsch
Head of WFP Innovation Accelerator
UN World Food Programme
16:30
20'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Hydrogen, heavy industry and the new energy economy
Friday 17.05
Main Stage
16:30-16:50
We are sitting on the cusp of a revolution. The technology is ready, policies are falling into place and industry is hungry to move to energy sources that are local, sustainable and clean. Hydrogen and replacement fuels hold great promise, however, what’s going to be needed to drive the energy transition and make them perform at scale? Find out what businesses are leading the race, how industry can get involved, and which companies are pushing the boundaries in adopting hydrogen in their daily operations?
SPEAKERS
Philipp Glonner
Co-Founder & CEO
ARTHUR BUS
Joel Vogl
CEO & Co-Founder
Infener
16:50
30'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
How can we make the ‘polluters pay principle’ apply to the rich?
Friday 17.05
Main Stage
16:50-17:20
It’s a simple idea at the core of EU environmental policy: those responsible for environmental damage should bear the financial burden. But what challenge lies in compelling high-income individuals to bear the price for their carbon footprint? What’s the role of taxes, regulations and incentives in changing the dynamics of the wealth-carbon debate without destabilising the system or creating further division.
SPEAKERS
Sebastian Klein Spokesperson taxmenow
Andy Mayer
COO & Energy Analyst
Institute of Economic Affairs
10:15
15'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Keynote „4As of Energy– Availability, Applicability, Acceptability and Affordability of Energy Resources”
Friday 17.05
E.ON New Energy Stage
10:15-10:30
10:30
30'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Panel „4As of Energy– Availability, Applicability, Acceptability and Affordability of Energy Resources”
Friday 17.05
E.ON New Energy Stage
10:30-11:00
11:00
45'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Panel „Sustainable Energy Loop – Erzeugung, Speicherung und (Wieder)Verwendung“
Friday 17.05
E.ON New Energy Stage
11:00-11:45
11:45
15'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Podcast Digitalwerk
Friday 17.05
E.ON New Energy Stage
11:45-12:00
14:00
1h 00'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Panel „Energy Meets Sports“
Friday 17.05
E.ON New Energy Stage
14:00-15:00
15:00
1h 00'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Themenhub „Wettbewerbsfähigkeit des Industriestandorts Europa” – Smart Grids & New Energy Systems
Friday 17.05
E.ON New Energy Stage
15:00-16:00
15:00
1h 00'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Themenhub „Transformation des Energiesektors “ – Der Mensch als Treiber der Energiewende
Friday 17.05
E.ON New Energy Stage
15:00-16:00
15:00
1h 00'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Themenhub „Die Zukunft unserer Städte und Regionen” – Urban Energy, Ressources & Waste Management
Friday 17.05
E.ON New Energy Stage
15:00-16:00
15:00
1h 00'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Themenhub „Nachhaltige Energiequellen und Technologien“ – Energy Evolution: Investing in a Green Future
Friday 17.05
E.ON New Energy Stage
15:00-16:00
10:30
30'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Ionity
Friday 17.05
Solution Stage
10:30-11:00
SPEAKERS
Michael Hajesch
CEO
Ionity
11:00
30'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
OVHclouds
Friday 17.05
Solution Stage
11:00-11:30
SPEAKERS
Stefan Schäfer
Head of international Product Marketing
OVHclouds
13:00
1h 00'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Networking Lunch Break
Friday 17.05
Solution Stage
13:00-14:00
14:00
30'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Sustainability and sport: change the game, change the world
Friday 17.05
Solution Stage
14:00-14:30
Sport has the power to galvanise and inspire people to push their limits in every aspects of life. It’s now time to use this lever to save our planet. From Jesse Owens to Muhammad Ali, great athletes have always been able to carry strong messages and become bigger than the sport they play. So, will sustainability become the next great fight championed by athletes and sporting teams alike?
SPEAKERS
Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky
Motorsport Racing Driver & Extreme E World Champion 2023
Rosberg X Racing
Max Wasler
CEO
Greentech Festival
14:30
1h 00'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Rescued from Outer Space: Spacetech Driving Green Change
Friday 17.05
Solution Stage
14:30-15:30
Embark on a journey through the cosmos of innovation, where satellites act as beacons for our planet’s green evolution. Discover how space technology, once a realm of exploration, now propels us towards sustainable solutions, from reimagined agriculture to climate foresight. Our panelists, seasoned navigators of this technological frontier, will unveil the latest strides in using space as a catalyst for environmental change.
15:30
30'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
EIT Manufacturing
Friday 17.05
Solution Stage
15:30-16:00
10:30
30'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Why sustainable organisations will outperform in the future
Friday 17.05
Deepdive Stage
10:30-11:00
SPEAKERS
Julia Zhou
Co-founder
Tidal Impact
Ingrid Kukuljan
Head of Impact Sustainable Investing
Federated Hermes
11:00
1h 00'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Biodiversity – the next big thing for Business and Nature?
Friday 17.05
Deepdive Stage
11:00-12:00
From carbon credits to GDP, time and time again we’ve proved that outdated accounting systems are failing life on this planet. Is it time we stop dividing everything into columns and rows, writing off life as a rounding error, and step back and take a look at the big picture? Beautiful isn’t it? Nature, biodivers, complex and interconnected. But how do we invest, share value and protect it for the future without falling into the traps of the past?
SPEAKERS
Tony Simons
Senior Expert
G20 Land Initiative, CIFOR-ICRAF & Astanor Ventures
Christian Decher
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
OCELL
Anna Alex
Cofounder & Investor
NALA Earth
12:00
45'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Are carbon certificates still sustainable?
Friday 17.05
Deepdive Stage
12:00-12:45
Against the backdrop of a worsening climate crisis pressure on non-governmental actors to take measures to protect the climate is growing. Companies and organizations are increasingly looking for alternatives to the strategic goal of their own carbon neutrality as well as alternative climate finance models which contribute to global mitigation efforts. Several approaches in the implementation have been taken, leading to a fragmentation of models and claims. Additionally, recent political initiatives and regulations – such as the Green Claims Directive of the European Union – ask for more rigorous and robust claims in the offsetting market as well as environmental related claims. Which strategies and future models are available? How do companies vs NGOs look on this task? Which perspectives they can see on the horizon?
SPEAKERS
Juliette de Grandpré
Climate Policy Analyst
NewClimate Institute
Florian Eickhold
Climate Finance and Environmental Markets
Advisor to atmosfair gGmbH
Karsten Miede
Director Energy, Business Development and Sustainability
VW Kraftwerk GmbH
Kai Rassmus Landwehr
Co-Executive Director / Director Global Marketing
myclimate
Sina Brod
Head of Research & Consulting
Development and Climate Alliance
13:00
1h 00'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Networking Lunch Break
Friday 17.05
Deepdive Stage
13:00-14:00
14:00
30'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
From Vision to Impact: How Green Startups are Shaping a Sustainable Future
Friday 17.05
Deepdive Stage
14:00-14:30
SPEAKERS
Tina Dreimann
Founder & Managing Director
better ventures
Barbara Wittenberg
CTO
1KOMMA5°
Alexander Hirschfeld
Head of Research
Startup Association
Niclas Vogt
Head of Communication
Startup-Verband
14:30
30'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Water: Have we forgotten our most valuable resource?
Friday 17.05
Deepdive Stage
14:30-15:00
It’s become so normal that it’s almost invisible, but turning on the tap and fresh water pouring out is actually one of the breakthroughs that has enabled modern civilisation. Yet it may be a surprise to many that not only in developing lands is water security becoming a serious threat to our future. Whether it’s about water supply for agriculture, securing flow for our rivers and aquasystems or managing demand in growing cities, water management is changing and smart, efficient and technology-driven are the ways of the future.
SPEAKERS
Lothar Stadler
Entrepreneur & Investor
Imhotep & Epoona
Benedikt Reith
Leader, Business Unit Projects – Residential, LIXIL EMENA
LIXIL EMENA/ Grohe AG
Rolf Stahlhofen
Water activist, musician, founder, and board member
Water Is Right, Water is right Foundation
Hannah Boomgaarden
Senior Manager Open Innovation Services
Plug and Play Tech Center
15:00
30'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Für mehr Akzeptanz, Eigenverantwortung und Engagement hinsichtlich umweltfreundlicher Unternehmensaktivitäten
Friday 17.05
Deepdive Stage
15:00-15:30
Unternehmen tragen eine Verantwortung gegenüber der Gesellschaft und können durch nachhaltiges Handeln dazu beitragen, soziale und ökologische Probleme anzugehen und eine positive Wirkung auf die Gemeinschaft zu haben. Besonders junge Menschen haben das erkannt: Laut einer Studie arbeiten 50 Prozent der zwischen 21 und 34 Jahre alten Befragten bevorzugt für Unternehmen, die sich für Nachhaltigkeit einsetzen. Doch wie schaffen es Unternehmen, ihre Tätigkeiten umweltfreundlich zu gestalten? Welche best Practices gibt es? Und wie kann jede Person in Unternehmen, mehr für die Umweltfreundlichkeit tun?
SPEAKERS
Kira Marie Cremer
Founder
QUINGS
15:30
30'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Growing Green Dreams: Unpacking the soft side of startup success
Friday 17.05
Deepdive Stage
15:30-16:00
In the face of climate change, we are in desperate need of innovative solutions, leaders with vision and functional teams to help them drive it home. But what does it take to build and work in a Cleantech startup? What do Cleantech entrepreneurs do? What makes them different from everyone else? How do you align “doing good” with making money and ROI? How do we lead and find our way in uncertain and stressful times? Join us for this exiting panel with seasoned mavericks from the cleantech space who will share their insights, stories, and tips on how to thrive and make a difference.
SPEAKERS
Vikas Garg
Founder and CEO
abillion
Adrian Wons
Founder & CEO
Senken
Fred Walti
CEO
Network for Global Innovaiton
