Sustainability as a success factor: Innovative ways to transform

Thursday, March 9, 2023

Learn from experts how to make your organization sustainable and future-proof, and how innovative technologies and business models can help. Learn from best practices and thought leaders on how to prepare your organization for the challenges of the 21st century.

The Sustainability Summit is a premier conference focused on sustainability and business transformation. The event brings together decision-makers, experts, and innovators from a variety of industries and disciplines to discuss the latest trends, strategies, and technologies that can help businesses achieve sustainable transformation.

Through presentations, workshops, and panel discussions, experts will share their experiences and best practices to help participants prepare their organizations for the challenges of the 21st century. Participants will also be able to network with peers to share their knowledge and ideas and explore new business opportunities.

The event is particularly aimed at SMEs and industrial companies that want to strengthen their position or involvement in sustainability. Decision makers who may already have had contact with the topic are the target group of the event, as well as ESG managers, sustainability managers, sustainable consultants, and the like. During the conference, examples will be presented that have had a positive effect on companies and have also met with a positive response from employees.

Program Schedule

Timetable	Topic
15:00 -16:00	Arrival
16:00-16:15	Welcome and introduction to the topic (Dr. Lorenz Gräf)
16:15 – 17:30	Keynotes Climate Pioneers, Robin Kracht and Patrick Köhler – The path to a company-specific carbon footprint Strabag, Sustainable approaches in everyday corporate life Staffbase Global – Challenges in data collection for climate reports
17:30 – 18:00	Networking Pause
18:00 – 19:30	Keynotes Waldhof Mannheim, represented by Anna Wehry – Sustainable Best Practices in Medium-Sized Companies Prof. Dr. Ulrich Lichtenthaler, International School of Management – The Green Grass Strategy for Sustainability and Innovation Sustainability in urban development followed by panel discussion (moderator: Julia Hußmann)
19:30 – End	Networking & Fingerfood

What else do we offer you besides an exciting exchange?

a space for networking
access to our startup ecosystem
exciting conversations
delicious food + salads (for vegetarians and vegans there is also something)
cool drinks like Kölsch and soft drinks
coffee specialties from the barista of Altstadt Rösterei Köln

Target group

The event is especially aimed at SMEs and industrial companies that would like to position themselves more strongly in the area of sustainability. Decision makers who may already have had contact with the topic are the target group of the event, as well as ESG managers, sustainability managers, sustainable consultants, and the like. During the conference, examples will be presented that have produced a positive effect on companies and have also met with a positive response from employees.

We will take care of the catering so that you can take care of socializing. Where better to do this than with us at STARTPLATZ, the springboard for numerous startups in NRW.

When:

22.03.2023 from 16:00 to 21:00.

Where:

Cologne