18: And what do WE get out of it? Implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals in Europe
In cooperation with Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, EEB - European Environmental Bureau and ESDN - European Sustainable Development Network
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in englischer SpracheThe “2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” presents ambitious guidelines for transforming conventional social and economic models into ecologically more sustainable forms. What political instruments do we need at EU level in order to implement the Sustainable Development Goals?
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Fernand ETGEN
Luxembourgian Minister of Agriculture, Viticulture and Consumer Protection, Luxembourg
| 1971-1977 | Humanistisches Gymnasium von Diekirch. |
| seit 1979 | Mitglied der DP |
| 1979-1981 | Mitglied des Gemeinderats von Feulen |
| 1982-1987 | Vizebürgermeister |
| 1988-1993 | Mitglied des Gemeinderats von Feulen |
| 1994 | Bürgermeister |
| 2007 | Parlamentsabgeordneter auf nationaler Ebene |
| 2009 | Liste der Demokratischen Partei, Abgeordnetenhaus, Regierungsbezirk Nord |
| 2009-2013 | stellvertretender Vorsitzender, Ausschuss für Inneres, Grande Région und Polizei; stellvertretender Vorsitzender, Ausschuss für Landwirtschaft, Weinbau und ländliche Entwicklung; stellvertretender Vorsitzender, Ausschuss für den öffentlichen Dienst und Verwaltungsvereinfachung. |
| Seit 2010 Generalsekretär, Demokratische Partei. | |
| Seit 2013 Minister für Landwirtschaft, Weinbau und Konsumentenschutz, dann Minister mit Angelegenheiten zum Parlament in der Koalitionsregierung der Demokratischen Partei (DP) mit der Luxemburger Sozialistischen Arbeiterpartei (LSAP) und den Grünen (Déi Gréng). |
M.Sc. Pishtar LUTFIU
Macedonian Minister of Education and Science, Skopje
| 2000-2004 | High school "Nikola Stein" Tetovo |
| 2006-2009 | South East European University - Tetovo, Public Administration and Political Science; |
| 2009-2012 | Master in Political Science at the South East European University Tetovo. |
| 2011-2013 | Institute for Political and International Studies - Skopje, Secretary General. |
| 2013 | Government of the Republic of Macedonia, Secretariat for Implementation of the Ohrid; |
| Framework Agreement, Department of International Relations | |
| 2014 | Club Alpbach Macedonia, President |
DI Andrä RUPPRECHTER
Minister, Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, Vienna
| 1988-1989 | Assistant to the Director, Austrian Farmers' Union, Vienna |
| 1989-1997 | Member, Cabinet of Austrian Federal Ministers of Agriculture and Forestry Franz Fischler, Wilhelm Molterer, Vienna |
| 1993-1994 | Member, Negotiation team on expert level for the agriculture chapter of the Austrian accession negotiations to the European Union |
| 1995-2002 | Head, EU-Coordination Unit, Austrian Federal Ministry for Agriculture and Forestry, Vienna; Austrian Spokesman, SCA - Special Committee on Agriculture, Council of the European Union, Brussels |
| 1998 | President, SCA - Special Committee on Agriculture, Council of the European Union, Brussels |
| 1998-2002 | Deputy Director General, Austrian Federal Ministry for Agriculture and Forestry, Vienna |
| 2002-2007 | Director General, Department Agriculture and Nutrition, Austrian Federal Ministry for Agriculture and Forestry, Environment and Water Management, Vienna |
| 2006 | Head, National delegation, Council of Agriculture, Council of the European Union, Brussels |
| 2007-2013 | Director for Rural Development and Agriculture Finances, General Secretariat, Council of the European Union, Brussels |
| since 2013 | Federal Minister for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management of the Republic of Austria, Vienna |
| since 2017 | President, Union of European Federalists Austria, Vienna |
MA Pieter DE POUS
EU Policy Director, European Environmental Bureau, Brussels
| Master degree in forestry sciences from the University of Wageningen in the Netherlands. Since 2005 he has worked in the policy unit of the European Environmental Bureau, coordinating the organizations advocacy work in the areas of biodiversity, water, soil, bio-energy and agriculture policies. Since September 2010 he is the EEB s policy director. Managing a team of 14 policy officers, he leads the EEB s policy work with a focus on horizontal issues like natural resources, better regulation , trade and environmental governance. He is chairman of the board of ECOS, a specialized NGO representing environmental interests in standardization and sits on the Board of NGO s Seas At Risk and Green Budget Europe. He is also a member of the Steering Group of the Coalition for Energy Savings and the Better Regulation Watchdog. Between March 1 and May 1 2011 he was acting Secretary General of the EEB. |
Mag. Elisabeth FREYTAG-RIGLER
Co-chair, ESDN - European Sustainable Development Network; Director, EU Coordination - Environment, Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, Vienna
| Studium der Handelswissenschaften, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien | |
| 1986 | Sponsion |
| 1986-1988 | Assistant Export Manager, Josef Riedel GmbH |
| seit 1988 | Österreichisches Bundesministerium für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft |
| seit 1990 | Abteilungsleiterin, Bundesministerium für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft |
| Während der EU-Beitrittsverhandlungen Attaché an der Ständigen Vertretung in Brüssel | |
| 1996-1997 | Ungarisches Umweltministerium |
| seit 2002 | Gender Mainstreaming Beauftragte, Bundesministerium für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft |
Alexa L. WESNER
Ambassador of the United States of America to the Austrian Republic, Vienna
| Ms. Wesner graduated from Stanford University in 1994 with a B.A. degree in Biology. She moved to Austin, Texas to join Trilogy Software in the early days of Austin s technology boom. In 1997, she founded HireTECH, a recruiting and consulting company focused on high tech start-ups, also serving as President and CEO. In 2000, she founded her second company, Recruiting Labs, a web-based recruiting venture. | |
| After a successful career as a high-tech chief executive and entrepreneur, Ms. Wesner turned her attention to politics and community development as both a fundraiser and a hands-on entrepreneur driving progressive causes on national, regional, and local levels. In local and state venues, Ms. Wesner is the founder of The Texas Civic Engagement Table, Engage Texas, Progress Texas, and the Texas Research Institute, designed to provide a lasting progressive infrastructure in Texas. The spectrum of activities spans civic engagement, organizational collaboration, voter empowerment, voter turn-out, primary research and both direct and collaborative messaging. Her ambitious efforts have earned support from various national foundations and unions, among others. | |
| She has served on the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities and the boards of Lifeworks (homeless youth), Breakthrough (a path to college for disadvantaged youth), Arthouse (contemporary art), The Blanton Museum of Art, GenAustin (raising self-esteem in and empowering young girls) and the Austin Film Society. She has served on the board of advisors of the Austin Museum of Art, and the Downtown Austin Alliance s Parks Committee to preserve Austin s downtown parks and urban spaces. |
BA Peter WOODWARD
Independent Facilitator, Quest Associates, Bath
| Peter Woodward is an experienced independent facilitator. He specialises in the design and delivery of effective participative processes through his own business, Quest Associates Ltd. Assignments range from helping small teams to develop a strategy through to major multi-stakeholder international conferences. Peter supports clients from all sectors including local citizen groups, business, through to the European Commission. He is particularly active with clients who are working towards social, environmental and economic sustainability goals. Recent clients include the European Sustainable Development Network, EC EcoAP Green Innovation programme, the UK Charity Bank, The European Business Network and the Church of England. He has established a special reputation for bringing energy, enjoyment and added value into the conference setting. |
