Breakfast Club 06: Sustainable Investing
Supported by PwC
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Hotel Alpbacherhof
Breakout
/ Breakfast Club
in englischer SpracheHow to transform the economy in a sustainable manner has recently become a central concern for many investors and entrepreneurs. For this and other reasons, many more people and institutions are investing their money in sustainable business models and funds focusing on ecologically sound enterprises. What criteria do funds use to select companies to invest in? How successful are these investments when compared to competitive schemes? What are the experiences of investors, portfolio managers as well as those of the businesses involved?
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Anna HANDSCHUH
Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Elephant Strategy, Amsterdam
| 2007 | Marketing & Strategic Partnerships, Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main |
| 2008-2009 | Marketing & Product Management, Walter Rau GmbH & Co. KG, Stuttgart |
| 2009-2012 | Marketing Manager, Triodos Bank Deutschland, Frankfurt am Main |
| 2012-2015 | Head of Programme, Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute (Migros), Zurich |
| since 2015 | Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Elephant Strategy, Consultancy for Strategic Innovation, Amsterdam |
Dipl.-Kfm. Dr. Claus J. RAIDL
Vice President, European Forum Alpbach, Vienna
| 1970-1971 | Senior assistant, Institute for Applied Social and Economic Research |
| 1971-1974 | Worked in banking and for a certified public accountant, provided consultancy services to the OECD on international tax law and multinational corporations |
| 1974-1981 | Österreichische Volksfürsorge Allgemeine Versicherung AG |
| 1981-1982 | Member of the Executive Board, Wiener Holding Ges.m.b.H. |
| 1982-1986 | Member of the Executive Board, ÖIAG (Österreichische Industrieverwaltungs AG) |
| 1986-1988 | Deputy Chairman and Senior Executive Vice President, VOEST-ALPINE AG |
| 1988-1992 | Deputy Chairman and Senior Executive Vice President, VOEST-ALPINE STAHL AG |
| 1993-1994 | Member of the Executive Board, AUSTRIAN INDUSTRIES AG |
| 1991-2010 | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, BÖHLER-UDDEHOLM AG |
| 2007-2010 | Member, Executive Board, voestalpine AG |
| 2008-2018 | President, OeNB - Oesterreichische Nationalbank, Vienna |
| since 2012 | Vice President, European Forum Alpbach, Vienna |
Charlie THOMAS
Fund Management Director and Head, Environment and Sustainability Investment, Jupiter Asset Management Limited, London
| 1992-1996 | Environmental Biology / European Studies, University of Nottingham |
| 1996-1997 | MSc Environmental Technology, Imperial College London |
| 1997-2000 | Environmental Policy Advisor & Commercial Analyst, BP |
| 2000-2001 | Analyst, Environmental Research Unit, Jupiter Asset Management, London |
| 2001-2003 | Assistant Fund Manager, Jupiter Asset Management, London |
| since 2003 | Fund Manager, Head of Environmental Investment, Jupiter Asset Management, London |
M.Sc. Rajna BUNCIC
Alumna, European Forum Alpbach; Assistant Credit Risk Officer, Credit Suisse AG, Zurich
| 2003-2004 | Researcher, UNICEF - United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, Sarajevo |
| 2005 | Sales Representative, Publisher "Poslovni Zbornik", Sarajevo |
| 2006-2007 | Teaching Assistant, Statistics, School of Economics and Business, University of Sarajevo |
| 2007-2008 | Teaching Assistant, Financial Management, School of Economics and Business, University of Sarajevo |
| 2008 | FOREX Investments Intern, Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo |
| Socially Responsible Investments Intern, USAID Partners for Financial Stability Program, Warsaw | |
| 2010-2011 | Lecturer, Mathematics, Institute Monte Rosa, Montreux |
| 2012 | Junior Financial Engineer, Phoenix Partners Group. Geneva |
| since 2012 | Assistant Credit Risk Officer, Credit Suisse AG, Zurich |
| 2013 | Guest Lecturer, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb |
| 2015 | (expected) Guest Lecturer, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb |
