The two G100 Global Chairs Brunhilde Schram (SDGs) and Ursula Oberhollenzer (CSR) are organising an international one-day G100 Conference on “The Role of Women for a Sustainable and Peaceful Future” im VIC (Vienna International Center) in Vienna.
Please find the conference progam below. The event is limited to 100 partticipants, but there will be an online streaming via MS Teams, so that it may be followed online (link to follow on time before the conference).
The conference in English will be moderated by Linda Pereira (President L&I Communications, G100 Global Chair Communication, Advocacy & Mediation) and will opened by G100 Founder Ms. Harbeen Arora-Ray or Bodil Valero (President G100 2025).
The program (subject to moderation) will be started by the organisers, Ms. Brunhilde Schram (G100 Global Chair SDGS) and Ms. Ursula Oberhollenzer (G100 Global Chair CSR) with short welcome notes.
Panel 1 (The Role of Women for a sustainable future)
Ms. Sabine Lenzbauer (VP Procurement at FACC AG)
Ms. Ursula Oberhollenzer (G100 Global Chair CSR)
Mr. René Schmidpeter (Professor CSR at University of Bern, author and editor at Springer Gabler Verlag, Global Denim Partner SDGs Wing), moderation and opening statement
Ms. Carmen Schuber (Gender Expert, Office for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women, UNIDO)
Ms. Andrea Sihn-Weber (G100 Country Chair Austria)
Panel 2 (The Role of Women in Circular Economy)
Ms. Anja Carron (Funder & President, Theia Int. e.V., G100 Global Chair Circular Economy)
Ms. Anna-Vera Deinhammer (Endowed Professorship in Sustainable Real Estate Development at the University of Applied Sciences Vienna of the Vienna, tbc)
Mr. Albin Kälin (Founder & CEO of EPEA Switzerland)
Ms. Sabine Nadherny-Borutin (Secretary General, Plastics Europe Austria), moderation
Ms. Patrizia Valentini (Head of Mobilize & Expert for Circular Economy in the Automotive Industry)
Panel 3 (The Role of Women in financing a sustainable and peaceful future)
Ms. Nicoleta Acatrinei (CEO & Founder Impact Investing Metrics, G100 Global Chair Sustainable Banking & Finance)
Ms. Manuela Fröhlich (Founder of Fondsfrauen, Investment Expert, tbc)
Ms. Carmencita Nader (Head of Social Banking, Erste Bank AG)
Mr. Karim ould Chih (Chief Advisor Innovative Finance, IET, UNIDO), moderation
Ms. Irena Radovic (Governor, Central Bank of Montenegro, G100 Global Chair Financial Inclusion and Corporate Board Readiness), opening statement
Panel 4 (Joint Action for Peace)
H.E. Ms. Ouided Bouchamaoui (Nobel Price Laureat 2015, G100 Global Chair World Peace, tbc), opening statement
Mr. Peter Haider (President of NGO Committee on Peace Austria)
Mr. John Herzog (Journalists4Peace), moderation
Ms. Maria Riehl (Women’s Federation of World Peace)
The conference will end with an Award Ceremony for Sustainability Activities & Projects.
There will be a pre-conference program on September 11th (press conference for panelists and SDG guided tour at the VIC plus networking dinner) and on September 13th (guided tour through Vienna at own booking and farewell lunch). Details will be sent to interested attendees closer to the date.
Global Chair SDG’s: Dr. h.c. Brunhilde Schram, MAS, MBA
She is Founder Honorary President of the CSR Dialogue Forum, an international organisation for the promotion of sustainability, which is accredited by the United Nations and has consultative status. She is Managing Director of ECCOStandards More KG, a consultancy for sustainable corporate management, as well as a network partner, auditor and assessor at Quality Austria, an international certification company. In addition to numerous functions in various organisations, she has developed the eccos22® Management Assessment, an international seal of quality for “Excellence in Sustainability and Corporate Resonsibility”. The last of her honours was the award of a “Doctor in Philosophy honoris causa” from Jharkhand Rai University, India, for her long-standing commitment to women and sustainability.
Members of the Advisory Board / G100 SDGs
Global Chair CSR: Ursula Oberhollenzer, MSc
Ursula Oberhollenzer, MSc has been Secretary General of the International CSR Dialogue Forum, an accredited NGO with consultative status at the United Nations, where she is responsible for all communication activities and the organisation of collaborations, board members, activities and projects, since the beginning of 2023. From 2019 to 2023 she was Vice President of the Austrian Trade Association (ÖGV) with a focus on sustainability, before that she headed the ÖGV’s women’s network for many years. Her education includes a Master’s degree in “CSR & Ethical Management” at the College of Higher Education of the bfi Vienna and she studied French and History at the University of Vienna. Since 2007, she has been the owner of blue cube, a marketing agency specialising in sustainability, a speaker on sustainability and is involved in SDG projects for SMEs. In 2018, she received the “Exceptional Women of Excellence” award from the All Ladies League & Women Economic Forum.
Members of the Advisory Board / G100 CSR
Was ist G100?
G100 Vision: Eine gerechte, fortschrittliche und inklusive Umgebung für Frauen weltweit zu schaffen.
G100 Mission: Themenführerschaft darüber, was notwendig ist, um inklusive, sichere, ökonomische und soziale Selbstverantwortung von Frauen weltweit zu sichern, Geschlehcterungerechtigekiten anzusprechen und Geschlechtergerechtigkeit in dieser Dekade zu erreichen.
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At the occasion of the Vienna visit of G100 founders Dr. Harbeen Arora Rai and Vinay Rai we had a first G100 Meeting of the twi Wings SDGs and CSR with the title “creating a sustainable future for all”. Interesting inputs of additional Global Chairs and the announcement of a bigger event of the two Wings in the first half of 2025 were the topics. At the following dinner there was room for intensive networking. A big thank you to all participants & we are looking forward to 2025!