ESG & Sustainable Actions From The Private Sector In 2023

British Romanian Chamber of Commerce, together with the Romanian Embassy in London is organizing on the 7^th of June 2023 a conference on ESG and Sustainable actions from the private sector. The event will be taking place at the Romanian Cultural Institute and will be followed by a networking session.

About the conference:

It is 2023 and climate change has transcended its status as a purely scientific concern and has now become an undeniable reality,

To address the urgent need for climate action and environmental sustainability, it is essential for all actors in the public and private sectors, as well as civil society, to work together in a coordinated manner and develop an action plan.

A successful corporate strategy in today’s world must incorporate sustainability, requiring the integration of ESG standards and proactive climate action. This could involve initiatives aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, diversifying energy supply with renewable resources and CCS technologies, and developing recycling programs.

The transition towards a circular economy and climate neutrality that is both equitable and sustainable will require a joint effort between civil society and businesses, with compliance to policies and conditions imposed by the state. A lot of companies are following this trend and integrate their ESG strategies. Join our conference to find out what they are doing in 2023!

Event Agenda:

• 12:00-12:30 – Registration of the participants and welcome coffee
• 12.30-12.45 – Opening remarks by the BRCC and the Romanian Embassy
• 12.45-13:45 – Panel discussion and Q & A
• 13:45-14:00 – Closing remarks
• 14.00-15.00 – Networking

 

Supporting Partners:

• Institute of Risk Management

 

Media Partners:

• Repatriot

 

OPENING REMARKS

Bogdan Mihailescu – Minister Counsellor for Commercial and Economic Affairs at the Romanian Embassy in the United Kingdom

Mr. Bogdan Mihailescu is Minister Counsellor and Head of the Economic and Commercial Department within the Embassy of Romania to the United Kingdom, a position he has held since April 2020. In this role he deals with the development of trade relations between the 2 countries, the support of Romanian companies in expanding their business on the UK market as well as the channeling of British investments in Romania.

Previously he was the personal adviser to the Minister for Business Environment, Trade and Entrepreneurship, having been delegated to coordinate the public financing programs for SMEs. He was also involved in InvestRomania, a department within the Ministry for Business Environment, Trade and Entrepreneurship – the Government’s leading body in promoting and facilitating foreign direct investments in Romania.

Mr. Mihailescu has a vast experience in private sector and entrepreneurship, having held top management positions in large companies such as Oracle Romania and SAP Romania from 1996 to 2007, as well as working as a business entrepreneur for more than 10 years in the IT&C sector.
During 2009, he was the President of the Governmental Agency in charge of the development and implementation of the National Strategy for Digital Agenda.

 

MODERATOR

Neil McGregor – Vice-Chair (immediate past Chair), British Romanian Chamber of Commerce

Neil McGregor is the managing partner of McGregor & Partners SCA, the law firm in Romania and Bulgaria which is associated with the international firm Stephenson Harwood. He is a British commercial solicitor who has worked in Romania and its neighbouring countries since 1996. He is a member of the Bucharest Bar and is also a registered foreign lawyer in Bulgaria.

He is an experienced, practical and entrepreneurial British commercial lawyer based in the Balkans, with wide experience of identifying risks, effective problem-solving and of helping international clients to do successful business in emerging markets with local teams and business partners.

In addition, Neil has also served as an independent non-executive director of Purcari Wineries Plc since its shares were listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange in 2018.  He chairs the Nomination, remuneration & corporate governance committee of the Purcari board of directors and also sits on the Audit committee.

 

SPEAKERS

Bogdan Pletea – ESG Risk & Sustainability Strategist

Having a strategic and solution-oriented approach to risk management, Bogdan works with organisations to integrate ESG & climate-related risks into strategy. By translating sustainability strategies in practice, Bogdan helps large companies to improve their operational resilience and ESG & climate data disclosure in accordance with current regulations and sector best practice. Bogdan has an extensive expertise in management consulting, risk management and sustainability strategy, gained in over 20 years of international practice in the UK, Spain, Austria and Romania, in energy, tourism, insurance and banking sector. He is a member of the Institute for Risk Management (IRM) in London, has an international degree in Risk Management and has completed an MBA program at the International Institute of Management in Paris. He is also vice-president of Climate Change Special Interest Group (SIG) of IRM London an co- published in September 2021 the first IRM climate risk management guide designed to support boards of directors and risk managers in all sectors of activity.

Martin Massey – Chair of the Institute of Risk Management’s Climate Change Committee

Martin has worked in the risk management profession for over 30 years for some of the leading global insurance and risk consulting firms including Swiss Re; AIG, Enstar Group and within risk consulting practices of Marsh, Aon and Willis.

He is currently Chair of the  Institute of Risk Management’s  Climate Change Committee. He has also taught Enterprise Risk management at Georgetown University in Doha and in  has  recently designed a course in collaboration with Cambridge University in ESG risk management.

In 2022 he published his “Climate Change Enterprise Risk Management A practical guide to reaching net zero goals” for a leading global publisher Kogan Page that was endorsed by the Institute of Risk Management.

Alina Vasile-Floroaie – Founder The Climate School, Cambridge Institute for Sustainable Leadership Expert & Google for Startups Mentor

Running a British-Romanian boutique advisory, with a focus on sustainability strategy, circular economy, ESG reporting & renewable energy investments, Alina has extensive management consulting, public sector and regional policy experience, having worked globally her entire career. Through Dare Strategy Ltd. and its Climate School, Alina is dedicated to helping organisations build and implement ambitious sustainability strategies as they look to transition to net-zero carbon emissions and circular business models. Having also worked for the European Union, in Brussels, Alina is currently an expert contributor for Cambridge Sustainability Leadership Institute, teaching Business Sustainability Management and Climate Change- Net Zero, while also teaching entrepreneurship, serving as a Google for Start-ups mentor, and managing the Romanian Tech Start-ups Association’s early-stage incubation platform.

Andrew Moncur – Executive Chairman, CEO, Energy Transition Enabler & Speaker, Investor, Fundraiser & Entrepreneur

28 years of experience as a results driven leader with a strong understanding of the key drivers to achieve net zero domestically and internationally, and vast experience in the Energy & Industry sector and Climate policy.

I am a champion of Thought-Provoking Energy Transition solutions to bring education, awareness, and comprehension from a sincerely honest, agnostic, and open-minded prospective. I regularly speak at events to audiences from both the Public & Private Sectors, Higher Education, and International Forums.

I have a vast amount of international experience, having worked, lived and travelled extensively in Central Asia, the Middle East & India, Africa and Eastern Europe. My personality has allowed me to engage, form relationships and enable clients to succeed from grass roots to middle management, C-Suite and Ministerial level. A true skill I have been blessed with.

Ms. Emanuela Vartolomei – Founder & CEO, All Street Sevva

Emanuela is Founder & CEO of All Street Sevva, a leading provider of generative AI and natural language processing for some of the world’s largest financial institutions. Emanuela has led the development of state of the art AI automation products and services across multiple domains including investment research, sustainability assessment and cognitive process automation. Prior to founding All Street, Emanuela had leadership roles in a number of blue-chip financial institutions including Dimensional Fund Advisors, UniCredit, ABN Amro and Citigroup. She is a Fellow of the Finance Innovation Lab and an Executive Coach supporting positive disrupters, particularly women, in finance. Born and raised in a small village in communist Romania, she actively contributed to the development of the new open society after the revolution. Emanuela holds an MBA from the University of Oxford.

Duncan Sanders – Environmental and Property Professional

Duncan is an environmental and property professional specialising in the re-development of contaminated (brownfield) land with 30 years experience. He has worked for international consulting and contracting firms in Europe, N. America, Middle East and Africa throughout his career.

An Msc qualified and SiLC accredited contaminant hydrogeologist, Duncan has worked on remediation projects for oil companies, developers, contractors and utility companies helping to solve problems relating to chlorinated solvents, metals , hydrocarbons, Japanese knotweed and more recently PFAS.

As Director for England in the ATG Group he manages a team with projects ranging in scale and complexity from oil spills to regional redevelopment. He is also the lead for PFAS remediation within the Group and is currently involved in a number of major projects with this challenging emerging contaminant.

He regularly takes part in expert panels and conferences and recently presented a seminar on Sustainable Remediation at the National Brownfield Institute in Wolverhampton.

 

 

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