On June 30, 2022, SEM and CDA（China Data Analysis and Research Hub, Austria）jointly organized an international webinar “Innovation and Green Finance”. The webinar themed “Gearing Capital, Corporates and Science towards a global Circular Economy”，focusing on the hot and cutting-edge issues of climate change, low-carbon and green financial development that are widely concerned by the international community. A number of scholars and experts from Chinese and European academic circles and the industry were invited to attend the webinar and make keynote reports. During the meeting, the participants had a warm exchange and discussion.
Hong Yongmiao, Dean of SEM at UCAS, first extended a warm welcome to the guests on behalf of the organizers, and introduced SEM’s history, characteristics, and contributions to the social development. He also introduced the cooperation between SEM and CDA, hoping this joint webinar would be a good start to lay a solid foundation for long-term research cooperation between the two sides in the future.
Hong Yongmiao, Dean of SEM
Alexander G. WELZL, President and Co-Founder of CDA, expressed his pleasure to co-sponsor the webinar with SEM. As an independent non-profit international organization, CDA is committed to building a bridge for academic cooperation between China and Europe, focusing on areas such as culture, change and sustainable development.
Alexander G. WELZL, President and Co-Founder of CDA
In the keynote reports following, 9 guests speakers made speeches around the theme of innovation and green finance. They were Zhang Xing, a senior climate policy specialist at Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, whose topic was “Financing Infrastructure for Tomorrow: AIIB's Approaches and Practices”; Tang Dingding, executive committee member and academic member of the International Finance Forum (IFF),and Chairman of Green Trade and Investment Committee of China Association of Environmental Science (CAES), whose topic was “International Cooperation on Global Climate Governance and Low Carbon Transformation”; Roberta Rabellotti, Professor of Economics at the Department of Political and Social Science, University of Pavia, whose topic was “Green Windows of Opportunity for Latecomer Development”; ZOU Xinju, Chief Manager of ESG and IR, China Construction Bank, whose topic was “Green Finance and ESG Information Disclosure of China Construction Bank”; Anna Monticelli, Head of Circular Economy Desk, Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center, whose topic was “Implementing the European Green Deal and the Circular Economy Action Plan – the Role of Intesa Sanpaolo”; Wu Kai, Vice President of Gold Wind Group, whose topic was “Contribution of Wind Power Green Finance to Achieve Carbon Neutrality”; Poul Anker LUEBKER, CTO of VENTUS GROUP, whose topic was “Raising Efficiency of Existing and Future Wind Farms - European Digital Innovations to Enhance Global Wind Power Performance for Benefit of Owners and Investors”; Steivan DEFILLA, President Assistant and Professor of Sustainable Energy Center, APEC , whose topic was “Towards a Circular Economy – Increasing the Role of Green Finance and Innovation in APEC Cities”; and Auvo KAIKKONEN, Minister Counsellor and Head of Regional Representation (China and Mongolia), European Investment Bank, whose topic was “EIB Group Climate Bank Roadmap 2021-2025”
Zhang Xing, senior climate policy specialist at Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Tang Dingding, executive committee member and academic member of IFF
Roberta Rabellotti, Professor of Economics at University of Pavia
ZOU Xinju, Chief Manager of ESG and IR, China Construction Bank
Anna Monticelli, Head of Circular Economy Desk, Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center
Wu Kai, Vice President of Gold Wind Group
Poul Anker LUEBKER, CTO of VENTUS GROUP
Steivan DEFILLA, President Assistant and Professor of Sustainable Energy Center, APEC
Auvo KAIKKONEN, Minister Counsellor and Head of Regional Representation (China and Mongolia), European Investment Bank
