About this Event
Our Association is promoting EU-China cooperation in the field of Climate Action. Sustainable Finance as a driver of systemic change has as its main aim to kickstart a discussion about the opportunities for cooperation between the EU and China to combat climate change.
This event has been organised by EU-China Trust with the support of the City Councils of both Hefei and Salamanca. The event counts also with the support of both the Spanish embassy in China, the Chinese embassy in Spain, and the European Commission’s representative office in Madrid. During the event a panel of key representatives from the public sector, industry, and academia will take the floor to introduce the progress achieved on the field of green finance in both the EU and China and to explore ways in which both sides can cooperate.
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PROGRAM
10:30 - 10:40 Welcoming remarks: Maria Angeles Benitez Salas, Director of the Representation of the European Commission in Spain.
First Act (10:40 - 12:00)
10:40 - 10:50 Welcoming remarks: President of EU-China Trust.
10:50 - 11:30 Relations Salamanca - Hefei & European Union - China Sustainable Finance forum
Chinese Ambassador to Spain
Spanish Ambassador to China
EU-China Trust brief introductory video: Sustainable Finance and EU-China cooperation
Introductory video of both cities (cooperative production)
Mayor of Salamanca
Mayor of Hefei
11:30 - 11:40 Signature of a formal declaration of cooperation between the cities
11:40 - 11:50 Brief introduction into the Sustainable Finance Forum and into the second act of the event.
Director of the Sustainable Finance Chair of UPSA, Luis A. Rivas
11:50 - 12:00 First act’s closing remarks. Representative from Cátedra China
Second Act (12:00 - 13:30)
Introduction into the Sustainable Finance Forum and Roundtable
12:00 - 13:00 Presentations and roundtable discussion
13:00 - 13:20 Q&A
13:20 - 13:30 Closing Remarks by Jose Maria Fuentes Rodriguez, Vice-President EU-China Trust
Panel
- Madrid
Director of the Sustainable Finance Chair of UPSA, Luis A. Rivas
President of Peace City World, John Mavrak
Head of Unit, Sustainable Finance (FISMA.B.2) Martin Spolc
- Hefei
Dean of School of Humanity and Law of Hefei University of Technology, Huo Jingyu
Vice President of Central Branch the People’s Bank of China, Huang Min
General Manager of the Investment Banking Department and Green Financial Center of Hefei Branch of Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, Li Jian
Roundtable on the following topics:
- “Why a EU-China Sustainable Finance Forum?
- A dive into the regulatory framework on the field of sustainable finance in both the EU and China
- EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment under the perspective of sustainable finance
- EU-China Green taxonomies convergence, the Common Ground Taxonomy (CGT) report
- EU and China taking a leading role in the international fight against climate change
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Europe Room, European Commission's Representation Office in Spain, P.º de la Castellana, 46, 46 Paseo de la Castellana, Madrid, Spain
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