05: Climate protection & economy. (No) contradiction?
Supported by Austrian Hail Insurance
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Hauptschule
Breakout
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in deutscher SpracheWith the Paris agreement, the course is set for enhanced climate protection. What economic opportunities and risks does climate change present? There will be winners and losers. How can you become a winner? What should losers do?
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Dipl.-Ing. Günther APFALTER
President Magna Europe & Magna Steyr, Magna International Europe GmbH, Vienna
| 1985 | Diplom-Ingenieur, Agricultural Economics, University of Vienna |
| 1985-1986 | Regional Sales Manager Tractors for Southern Germany, Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG |
| 1986-1988 | Head of the Business Unit Special Vehicles, Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG |
| 1988-1994 | Head of Sales and Export of the Business Unit Tractors, Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG |
| 1994-1996 | Head of the Division Agricultural Machinery, Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG |
| 1996-1998 | Chairman of the Executive Board, Case Steyr Landmaschinentechnik AG; Managing Director, CASE Germany GmbH |
| 1998-1999 | Director Sales & Marketing, Case Europe; Member of the Supervisory Board, Case Steyr Landmaschinentechnik AG |
| 1999-2001 | Vice President Commercial Business, Case IH |
| 2001-2005 | Executive Vice President, Member of the Executive Board, Magna Steyr Powertrain and Magna Drivetrain |
| 2005-2007 | President Europe & Asia, Magna Powertrain Gruppe |
| since 2007 | President, Magna Steyr |
| since 2010 | President, Magna International Europe |
Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Franz FISCHLER
President, European Forum Alpbach, Vienna
| 1973-1979 | Research Assistant, Institute for Agricultural Management, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna |
| 1978 | Doctorate, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna |
| 1979-1984 | Executive Assistant, Provincial Chamber of Agriculture of Tyrol, Innsbruck |
| 1985-1989 | Director, Provincial Chamber of Agriculture of Tyrol, Innsbruck |
| 1989-1994 | Austrian Federal Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Vienna |
| 1995-2004 | European Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries, Brussels |
| 2005-2011 | Chairman, Ecosocial Forum Europe, Vienna |
| 2005-2015 | Chairman, RISE-Foundation, Brussels |
| 2014-2015 | Chairman of the Steering Committee of the EU scientific programme for Expo Milano 2015 |
| since 2012 | President, European Forum Alpbach, Vienna |
| since 2016 | President, Board of Trustees to the Austrian Institute of Advanced Studies (IHS), Vienna |
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Klaus TÖPFER
Founding Director, IASS - Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies e.V., Former Federal Minister, Federal Republic of Germany, Potsdam
| 1968 | Doctorate, University of Münster |
| 1971-1978 | Head of Planning and Information, State of Saarland |
| 1978-1979 | Professor and Director, Institute for Spatial Research and Planning, University of Hannover |
| 1978-1985 | Secretary of State, Ministry for Social Affairs, Health and Environment, State of Rheinland-Pfalz |
| 1985-1987 | Minister for Environment and Health, State of Rheinland-Pfalz |
| 1985-1986 | Honorary Professor, Economic Faculty, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz |
| 1987-1994 | Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety |
| 1994-1998 | Federal Minister for Regional Planning, Housing and Urban Development |
| 1998-2006 | Executive Director, UNEP - United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations |
| 2009-2015 | Founding and Executive Director, IASS - Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, Potsdam |
Dr. Kurt WEINBERGER
Chairman of the Board, Austrian Hail Insurance, Vienna
| Studies at the University of Natural Resources, Vienna, and Law at the University of Salzburg | |
| 1987-1991 | Office of the Provincial Government, Upper Austria |
| 1992 | Employed at the European Commission, Brussels |
| 1993 | Start of employment at the Austrian Hail Insurance (Insurance Company for natural disasters with branches in Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Slovenia) |
| 1996 | Member of the Board, Austrian Hail Insurance |
| 2002 | Chief Executive Officer, Austrian Hail Insurance |
| 2011 | Selection to the President of the International Agricultural Insurers |
| 2015 | Selection to the Vice-President of the Supervisory Board of ÖBB-Holding AG |
Mag. Tarek LEITNER
Journalist and News Anchor, Author, Vienna
| 1997 | Studies of Law |
| 1990-1998 | Reporter and commissioning editor, ORF Department of Upper Austria |
| since 1998 | Editor of home affairs, "Zeit im Bild" (main evening news) |
| 2001 | Correspondent in Brussels |
| since 2002 | Presenter and host of political broadcasts |
