01: Promoting the SDGs in Europe with a Global Mindset
Supported by Austrian Federal Chancellery and BKMC - Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens
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Elisabeth-Herz-Kremenak-Saal
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German and English languageWho are the champions of SDG implementation and promotion in the EU and what can we learn from them? What roles do the government, private sector, civil society have in helping to advance the SDGs in Austria, Europe and beyond? How can a global mindset and perspective be applied to supporting the implementation of the SDGs?
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Dr. Brigitte BIERLEIN
Former Austrian Federal Chancellor, Vienna
| 1971 | Awarded JD at the University of Vienna |
| 1972-1975 | Judicial preparatory service; qualification to exercise the function of a judge |
| 1975 | Judge at civil and criminal district courts in Vienna |
| 1977 | Public Prosecutor at the Public Prosecutor's Office, Vienna |
| 1986 | Assignment to the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, Vienna |
| 1987 | Assignment to the Ministry of Justice, subsequently Chief Public Prosecutor at the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, Vienna |
| 1990 | Solicitor General at the Procurator General’ Office with the Austrian Supreme Court of Justice |
| 1995 | Member of the board of the Austrian Association of Public Prosecutors |
| 2001-2003 | President of the Austrian Association of Public Prosecutors; Member of the Executive Committee of the IAP (International Association of Prosecutors) |
| 2003-2018 | Vice-President of the Constitutional Court of Austria |
| 2018-2019 | President of the Constitutional Court of Austria |
| 2019-2020 | Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Austria |
Dr. Heinz FISCHER
Former Federal President, Republic of Austria; Co-Chair, Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens, Vienna
| Dr. Heinz Fischer has had an extensive career as a senior representative and policy maker of the Republic of Austria. As Federal Minister of Science and Research and speaker of the Austrian National Assembly for more than 12 years, he was involved extensively in supporting and advancing the country´s scientific, social and cultural development. In 2004 he was elected Federal President of the Republic of Austria. After more than 40 Years in public office and two terms as Federal President he retired in 2016. He was proclaimed Chairman of the Council for the Commemorative Year 2018 by the Federal Government of Austria as well as Co-Chairman of the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens. |
BA MA Ki-moon BAN
Former Secretary-General, United Nations; Chairman, Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens, Vienna
| Ban Ki-moon has had an extensive career as a senior representative, policy maker and diplomat of the Republic of Korea. Following a stint as ambassador to Austria, Ban returned to Seoul as vice-minister of foreign affairs In 2003 he became foreign policy adviser to the new president, Roh Moo Hyun. As minister of foreign affairs and trade from 2004 to 2006, Ban played a key role in the six-party talks aimed at denuclearizing North Korea. The Harvard University Alumni was elected as United Nations Secretary General in 2006 and held this position form 2007 to 2016. He currently holds more than a dozen prestigious Chairmanships inter alia at the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens and at the Boao Forum for Asia. |
Chad FRISCHMANN
Vice President and Research Director, Project Drawdown, San Francisco
| Chad Frischmann is Vice President & Research Director of Project Drawdown. Chad is the lead researcher and principal architect of the methodology and models behind Project Drawdown and the New York Times Bestseller "Drawdown. The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming". It describes the 100 most substantive solutions to global warming. All solutions modeled are already in place, well understood, analyzed based on peer-reviewed science, and are expanding around the world. Chad has a multidisciplinary background in public policy, human rights, sustainable development, and environmental conservation. He taught at the University of Oxford and the University of California at Berkeley. | |
| With a multidisciplinary background in public policy, human rights, sustainable development, and environmental conservation, Chad provides a systems-based approach to research and strategic leadership. Previously, Chad was the Senior Program Officer at The Europaeum, an association of leading European universities; taught at the University of Oxford and the University of California at Berkeley; and worked as a consultant and researcher for numerous organizations, from small grassroots non-profits to UN agencies such as UNESCO and the International Fund for Agricultural Development. | |
| He holds a master's degree in Public Policy from the University of California at Berkeley, a master's degree in Art History from the University of Oxford, and a bachelor’s degree in International Affairs and History from George Washington University. |
Pascal LAMY
Former Director General, WTO - World Trade Organization; President, Paris Peace Forum; President emeritus, Jacques Delors Institute, Paris
| 1981-1983 | Advisor, Minister of Economy and Finance, Jacques Delors, Paris |
| 1983-1985 | Deputy Head of Prime Minister Pierre Mauroy's cabinet, Paris |
| 1985-1994 | Head of Cabinet of the President of the European Commission Jacques Delors Cabinet, and his "sherpa" at the G-7/G-8, Brussels |
| 1994-1999 | Recovery of the French Bank Crédit Lyonnais, then Chief Executive Officer, Paris |
| 1999-2004 | Commissioner for Trade under the presidency of Romano Prodi, European Commission, Brussels |
| 2005-2013 | Director General of the World Trade Organisation, Geneva |
| since 2015 | Interministerial delegate for the preparation of the French candidature for the Universal Exhibition 2025 |
| since 2016 | President of the French Committee of the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) |
| Chair of the European group of experts in charge of evaluating the impact of EU research funding | |
| since 2018 | Chair of the Paris Peace Forum |
DI MBA Maria PATEK
Director General, DG Forestry and Sustainability, Federal Ministry for Agriculture, Regions and Tourism, Vienna
| 1983-1994 | Officer, Torrent and Avalanche Control, Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, Vienna |
| 1994-2002 | Head, Regional Headquarter for Burgenland and Southern Lower Austria, Austrian Service for Torrent and Avalanche Control |
| 2002-2016 | Head, Directorate of Torrent and Avalanche Control, Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, Vienna |
| 2016-2018 | Director General for Water Management, Federal Ministry of Sustainability and Tourism, Vienna |
| 2018-2019 | Director General for Forestry and Sustainability, Federal Ministry of Sustainability and Tourism, Vienna |
| 2019-2020 | Austrian Federal Minister for Sustainability and Tourism, Federal Ministry of Sustainability and Tourism, Vienna |
MA Monika FRÖHLER
Chief Executive Officer, Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens, Vienna
| Monika Froehler serves as the CEO of the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens in Vienna. Before that she worked in the team of the former UN SRSG for Sustainable Energy for All Kandeh Yumkella. During her time with the Austrian Foreign Ministry she was advisor and press spokesperson for two Austrian State Secretaries of Foreign Affairs and before that she covered meetings at the United Nations in Vienna and worked for the Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations in Geneva. She spent more than 12 years in multilateralism in Geneva, Vienna and New York. As part of the APM Ban Convention Secretariat she managed an EU Grant for the implementation of the Convention. Froehler is an alumna of the Mediterranean Diplomatic Academy and the Vienna Diplomatic Academy. |
