Sustainable Finance as a driver for change

INVITATION LETTER

We are pleased to invite you to the upcoming launch event of the EU-China Sustainable Finance Forum in Madrid. This event, titled . “Promoting EU-China cooperation in the field of Climate Action. Sustainable Finance, as a driver for change”, has as its main aim to kickstart a discussion about the opportunities for cooperation between the EU and China to combat climate change. This event is organized by EU-China Trust with the support of the City Councils of both Hefei and Salamanca. The also event also counts with the support of both the Spanish embassy in China, the Chinese embassy in Spain and the European
Commission’s representative office in Madrid. During the event, a panel of key representatives from the public sector, industry, and academia will take the floor to introduce the progress achieved in the field of green finance in both the EU and China and to explore ways in which both sides can cooperate.

Global problems require global solutions!

Time for the event

14th of July, 2022, 16:30 until 19:30 Beijing time

14th of July, 2022, 10:30 until 13:30 Madrid time

Organizers

EU-China Trust (also the coordinator)

Salamanca City Hefei City

Cátedra China (diffusion of the event)

Participants

Spanish embassy in China

Chinese embassy in Spain

European Commission’s representative office in Madrid

Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca

Cátedra China

Location, to be hosted in Spain and China:

Hefei Municipal People’s Government Conference Center

Representative office of the European Commision in Madrid

PROGRAM

“Sustainable finance and Civil society” Promotional video：Sustainable Finance-Civil Society-EU-China
Cooperation

Starting time 

10:30 – 10:35 Welcoming remarks: Ms. Maria Angeles Benitez Salas, Director of the Representation of
the European Commission in Spain. 

10:40 – 12:00 First Act

10:35 – 10:45 Welcoming remarks: Mr. Augusto Soto, President of EU-China Trust

10:45 – 11:30 Friendly remarks 

Ambassador Mr. Wu Haitao, Chinese Ambassador to Spain

Ambassador Mr. Rafael Dezcallar de Mazarredo, Spanish Ambassador to China

Introductory video for both cities (cooperative production)

Mr. Carlos Manuel García Carbayo, Mayor of Salamanca

Mr. Luo Yunfeng, Mayor of Hefei

11:30 – 11:40 Signature of a formal declaration of cooperation between the cities 

11:40 – 11:50 First act’s closing remarks：Ms. Rosa Cervera, presidente de Cátedra China

Networking Coffee

“Sustainable finance and Civil society” Promotional video ：Sustainable Finance-Civil society-EU-China
cooperation

Coffee, tea, infusions, fresh orange juice or soda drinks and mini pastries

12:00 – 13:30 Second Act

Introduction of the Sustainable Finance Forum and Roundtable 

12:00 – 12:05 Opening remarks：

Mr. Jesús Osuna Sanz, Presidente en

Asociación Amigos de China

12:05 – 13:00 Presentations and roundtable discussion 

13:00 – 13:20 Q&A 

13:20 – 13:30 Closing Remarks by Mr. Jose Maria Fuentes Rodriguez, Vice-President EU-China Trust 

Panel

Madrid

Director of the Sustainable Finance Chair of UPSA, Mr. Luis A. Rivas

Chairman of Peace City World, Mr.John Mavrak

Head of Unit, Sustainable Finance (FISMA.B.2) Mr. Martin Spolc

Policy Officer, International Affairs Unit (DG FISMA) Ms. Lucia Marin

Hefei 

Hefei University of Technology’s Dean for the School of Humanities and Law,

Ms. Huo Jingyu

People’s Bank of China’s Central Branch Vice President, Mr. Wang Juntan

General Manager of the Green Financial Center of Hefei Branch of Shanghai Pudong Development
Bank, Mr.Li Jian

Roundtable on the following topics 

Why an EU-China Sustainable Finance Forum? 

A dive into the regulatory framework on the field of sustainable finance in both the EU and China 

EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment under the perspective of sustainable finance 

EU-China Green taxonomies convergence, the Common Ground Taxonomy (CGT) report 

EU and China taking a leading role in the international fight against climate change 

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