Program 2024 - en - Leadership & CSR konference

ESG leadership 2024

This year's topic:

Sustainability as a Business Model

In the future, all growing companies will be sustainable. Not because of their minority inclusion initiatives, their sustainable sourcing programs, or their recycling programs, but because they are business conscious about the carbon footprint of their products, the well-being of their people, and all the interconnections that are essential to the long-term success of their business.

Sustainability is not just a department or a report.

Sustainability is a business model – a way of mindset and a way of running a business.

Companies that build meaningful practices, influence and communities are the ones that make revenue and succeed in the long term. Not because they focus intensely on turning ESG into capital, but because ESG IS their capital.

program

Interpretation from/to English is available. (Afternoon workshops are not interpreted.)

8:15 – 9:00 Registration

9:00 Opening

9:10 Keynote – Jan Jonker (Radboud University, Holandsko):
Business models for Sustainability and Circularity – Value creation with impact

9:50 Keynote – Deborah Cleaver (CME)

10:15 High-Level Panel discussion on: Sustainability as a business model

Moderator: Veronika Jonášová (e15)

Debate guests:

Michaela Chaloupková (ČEZ)
Kateřina Barbier (HP)
Jan Růžička (PPF Group)

11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break for free networking

11:30 Success case presentation:

Hana de Goeij (CME)
Marta Mikliszanska and Michał Wojtas (Allegro)
Martin Šimonek (Draslovka)

12:30 – 13:30 We invite you for lunch

13:40 Keynote – Eva Nedeľková (Lindström, KnowESG)

14:00 Ipsos research results “The Successful Leader and ESG”

Martina Popenková

14:15 Czech Sustainability Leader 2024 award ceremony
+ presentation of the award winner

14:40 – 15:10 Break for facilitated networking

15:00 – 17:00 Speed consulting

ESG strategy, reporting – guarantor: Flagship Impact
Carbon footprint of the company/product, climate impact assessment – guarantor: CI3

15:10 – 15:30 Coffee and moving on to individual seminars

15:30 – 17:00 2 Seminars + 2 Mastermind

Workshop 1 – ESG management: how to manage everything yourself and not go crazy (CZ) – Robin Dufek and Klaudia Šálková
Workshop 2 – Effective collaboration between the private and academic sectors (CZ) – Pavel Hnát (Prague University of Economics and Business), Jiří Valach (Charles University), Alena Králová (Czech University of Life Sciences Prague)
Mastermind 1 – Circular economy: from first steps to circular business model (CZ) – Eva Nedel’ková
Masterclass in EN – SDG Assessment Masterclass with free SDG Assessment report (EN) – Sian Young and James Lowellyne

17:00 Conference closure

SPEAKERS

Jan Jonker

Emeritus Professor of Sustainable and Circular Entrepreneurship at Radboud University, Nijmegen (NL)

Jonker is emeritus professor of Sustainable and Circular Entrepreneurship at Radboud University, Nijmegen (NL). He was appointed for life on this teaching assignment in 2015. He is known as an activist professor who wants to stimulate social change with a practical approach. He does so from an organisational perspective translated into business models. For him, the core of transition is learning to organise differently around changing forms of collective value creation. He has 35 books and over 250 publications to his name. He is currently working on his 36th book on transition and value creation.

DEBORAH (QUESNELL) CLEAVER

Chief Financial Officer

Deborah Cleaver is the chief financial officer at CME. Ms. Cleaver joined the company in 2007 and held positions in investor relations and financial planning prior to her current appointment. Ms. Cleaver is a chartered accountant with over twenty years of experience in broadcast television finance, including previous roles at CNBC Europe.

Eva Nedel'ková

Lindström board member and co-founder of KnowESG

Eva has been with Lindström Group since 2022 and has held several consulting positions with a focus on sustainability and ESG. Eva has extensive experience in business model innovation in various industries, including leading digital transformation at Dutch bank ABN AMRO. As co-founder of KnowESG, she is working to democratize access to ESG data. KnowESG Marketplace supports companies in reducing emissions and improving ESG reporting.

Michaela Chaloupková

Member of Board of Directors at ČEZ, a. s , Chief Human Resources Officer, Chief Sustainability Officer

Michaela graduated from ZČU Law School and MBA at the University of Pittsburgh. She joined ČEZ, a. s. in 2003 as a sales officer in purchasing. She gradually worked her way up to Director of the Administration Division, which includes HR, asset and vehicle management for CEZ Group, and has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2011. She also holds the position of Chief Sustainability Officer and is responsible for managing the ESG agenda at CEZ Group. Since November 2023, she has been a member of the Presidium of the Czech Business Council for Sustainable Development. In 2012, she appeared for the first time in the 25 Women in Czech Business ranking, in which she has been regularly ranked at the top ever since. She also regularly appears in the Forbes 50 Most Influential Women in the Czech Republic. She is actively involved in mentoring and coaching, and is one of the leading promoters of diversity and equal pay in the Czech Republic.

Kateřina Barbier

Managing Director Czech republic, Slovakia, Hungary at HP

Kateřina Barbier is a seasoned executive with extensive international experience and a deep understanding of diverse markets and human potential development. In her role, she focuses on innovation and promoting sustainable business, reflecting her belief that true sustainability starts with concrete actions and actively educating those around her. She has been with HP since 2005 with a one-year break to lead the French multinational Legrand in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Less than a year ago she took over the leadership of HP for the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary.

Jan Růžička

Chief External Affairs Officer at PPF Group

Jan Růžička is Chief External Affairs Officer at PPF Group. He is responsible for GR, PR, regulatory, thought leadership and ESG. He lived and worked for Home Credit Group in Hong Kong for more than 4 years, from where he managed teams in the US, Asia and Europe responsible for Corporate Affairs, Regulatory, PR, CSR and ESG. Before moving to Asia, he worked for the Czech government for ten years in the Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Health and was one of the prominent figures in healthcare reform. He is a pro bono lecturer in fintech, innovation and behavioral economics at a university.

Hana de Goeij

CME Head of Production Sustainability & Responsible Content

Hana de Goeij is a Head of Production Sustainability & Responsible Content at CME Media Group. Her aim is to minimize the carbon footprint of TV productions and inspire viewers to think about their relationship with the planet and their environment. She was involved in formulating the ESG strategy for the CME Group and is now leading its implementation. Hana previously worked as a journalist and has been a freelance correspondent for the New York Times. She has also worked in the Office of the President of the Czech Republic or in the European Parliament. She studied international relations, European studies and journalism.

Marta Mikliszanska

Director, Group Public Affairs & ESG at Allegro Group

Marta Mikliszanska is a public affairs expert and is responsible for the public policy and sustainability area at Allegro Group. Marta has many years of experience in business organizations and parliamentary administration. Before joining Allegro in 2018, she advised many Polish and international companies, including from the IT sector in building government relations and creating communication strategies. She graduated from international relations and Latin American studies at the University of Warsaw and European studies at the National School of Public Administration; she was also a British Government scholarship holder at the London School of Economics (LSE).

Martin Šimonek

Head of Investor Relations, Draslovka

Martin Šimonek has joined Draslovka in 2022 as Head of Investor Relations where he runs communication with institutions providing capital to Draslovka and its subsidiaries. As part of his role, Martin helps to oversee the ESG reporting and strategic guidance with focus on requirements in financial markets. Prior to his role at Draslovka, Martin worked in family office asset management in Prague, engaging in biotech venture capital, healthcare operations and private equity deals. Before moving to Prague, Martin spent 4 years in London as senior analyst at Bloomberg LP, covering renewable energy industry value chains and its economics.

Martina Popenková

Senior Client Director at IPSOS

Martina Popenkova joined Ipsos in 2010 as Account Director responsible for research in the areas of innovation, potential measurement and sales predictions, as well as projects dealing with brand and general market understanding. Now, as Senior Client Director, she is dedicated to implementing research findings into the processes of companies across many sectors. Prior to joining Ipsos, Martina worked for Kantar in the UK for several years.

Michał Wojtas

Head of Group Network planning @ Allegro

Michał Wojtas is responsible for the Network Planning and Control at Allegro Group. Michał has 10+ years of experience in business development and mergers & acquisitions. Prior to joining Allegro in 2019, he worked at Enterprise Investors, a leading CEE-focused private equity fund, and at EY, in the strategy & transactions team. He has a double MSc in Strategic Management and Finance & Investments from Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University in the Netherlands.

Robin Dufek

Co-founder of SUSTAINOVA

Robin Dufek is the co-founder of SUSTAINOVA, a dedicated environmentalist and entrepreneur with over a decade of experience in sustainability. He has been at the forefront of the Czech waste management revolution and circular economy initiatives. He actively connects experts from all over the world who share his vision for positive change in our world. In 2017, he represented the Czech private sector as a speaker at the UN High Level Political Forum (HLPF), the UN's main platform for sustainable development.

Klaudia Šálková

ESG Manager at Ardon Safety

Klaudia is an enthusiastic ESG manager working at ARDON s.r.o., where she is involved in the preparation and implementation of sustainability, EHS and compliance reporting and strategy. She believes that financial prosperity and sustainable development should form a whole. As an ESG, EHS and Compliance Manager, she uses all the knowledge and skills she has acquired in her career path so far in waste management, government, finance and last but not least in her studies in law, business management and personal development. Her heart beats for sustainability, which gives her the energy and will to try to manage everything every day.

Sian Young

Sian Young, an International Speaker, Co-Founder and CEO of ©Centre for Sustainable Action and ©SDG - Assessment App and SPF + the Sustainable Development Performance Indicators (SDPIs) Scorecard for organisations, a UN and TEDx a Multi-Award-Winning entrepreneur and Author. Sian believes in a world where businesses are sustainable and profitable where cooperation helps us excel in competition. She calls it the “interconnection” between planet and profit. She's on a mission to turn small businesses and entrepreneurs into profitable and sustainable enterprises ‘humanising’ business through research, technology and cooperation.

James Lowellyne

Dr. Lowellyne James is a visionary leader and accomplished professional with extensive expertise in environmental management, sustainable development, quality management, safety management and strategic planning. Presently, the CEO of ©SDG Assessment a sustainability, environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance reporting tool that assists SMEs and fast growth companies with benchmarking their performance in relation to UN Sustainable Development goals (SDGs). Through his work with the ©Centre for Sustainable Action a cooperative dedicated to small businesses embedding sustainability, Dr. James is at the forefront of driving positive change and helping organisations align their operations to achieve global goals.

Pavel Hnát

Docent of the Faculty of International Economic Relations and Vice-Rector for Education and Quality Assurance of the Prague University of Economics and Business

Pvel Hnát was Vice-Dean for Education of the Faculty of International Relations from 2012 to 2022. He specializes in new regionalism, comparative regionalism and the role of the EU in the global economy. He is also a member of the Centre of European Studies and magazine Current Europe contributor. 2019 - 2020 took part in project 'Targeting the investment support in the Czech Republic with regard to the expected impacts of technological changes' of the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic (TAČR). 2020 - 2022 took part in 3 team projects of TAČR concerning The Presidency in the Council of the EU.

Jiří Valach

Deputy Director-in-Charge of the Centre for Knowledge and Technology Transfer, Charles University

Jiří Valach has been connecting scientists and external partners - whether companies, non-profits or ministries - since 2006. He helps to find a common language between scientists or faculty deans on the one hand, and company managers, ministry deputies or directors of non-profits on the other. Its task is to ensure that the combination of know-how and practice benefits individuals and society as a whole.

Winner of Czech Sustainability Leader Award

The winner of the Czech Sustainability Leader Award will speak at the conference.

Finalists:
Věra Babišová
Martin Hausenblas
Zuzana Holá
Libor Musil
Katarína Navrátilová
Jan Řežáb

All of the finalists are exceptional and whoever is the winner, we look forward to it!