IFC Global Manufacturing Conference 2023 | International Finance Corporation | 25 September 2023 | Aula of Sciences, Wollzeile 27A, 1010 Wien, Austria

This event will bring together leading manufacturers, government leaders, industry experts, and financial and development institutions to network, share experiences, and explore new technologies and business models that companies can leverage to accelerate solutions for sustainable manufacturing.

Through engaging sessions and interactive panel discussions we will cover the following topics, touching on innovation through people, process, and technology:

• Making Manufacturers More Sustainable: Strategies, tactics, and new technologies to encourage companies to transition to cleaner energy, adopt circularity principles, and become more efficient through conservation and waste reduction
• Policies and Principles: A review of the state and status of sustainability policies and company commitments. Are they working and are they enough to meet the Paris goals?
• Mobilizing Financing: The role that sustainable financing, concessional financing, and multilateral development banks play in accelerating industrial decarbonization
• A Just Transition: How to balance country capabilities and development needs to create a just transition to a more sustainable world for everyone
• Greening Supply Chains: How incentive financing and initiatives like IFC’s Global Trade Supply Finance are helping suppliers become greener, cleaner, more efficient, and better equipped to transact with global brands and global value chains

2023 Speakers

Joseph E. Stiglitz
Nobel Prize-winner, Columbia University Professor

Ian Goldin
University Of Oxford Professor, Former Advisor to Nelson Mandela

Nili Gilbert
Vice Chairwoman, Carbon Direct, Chair, GFANZ Advisory Panel

Harald Waiglein
Director General for Economic Policy and Financial Markets, Ministry of Finance, Austria

Dr. Rania al-Mashat
Minister of International Cooperation, Egypt

Dr. Arkebe Oqubay
Fmr. Senior Minister and Special Adviser to the Ethiopian Prime Minister, British Academy Global Professor, SOAS University of London

Femi Oke
Journalist, Broadcaster, Co-Founder of Moderate The Panel

Yavuz Arkun
Strategy and Marketing Director, Assan Aluminum

Wagner Albuquerque de Almeida
Global Director for Manufacturing, Agribusiness, and Forestry, IFC

Femi Akinrebiyo
Global Manager, Manufacturing & Trade Supplier Finance (GTSF), IFC

Tom Asselman
Chief Strategy Officer, OMV

Sunil Baldi
Regional Corporate CFO, Indorama Europe

Gunther Beger
Managing Director, UNIDO

Jack (Tato) Bigio
Co-Founder and Co-CEO, UBQ Materials

Tadeu Carneiro
Chairman & CEO, Boston Metal

Hugues CHOMEL
Deputy CEO and CFO, Vicat

Adam Cwetsch
Head of European Green Deal Unit, Energy Community Secretariat

Partha Dash
Managing Director, Moglix

Misa Djenic
CFO, Thyssenkrupp Uhde

Neslihan Döngel Özlem
CFO, Brisa Bridgestone Sabanci

Jian Du
Global Chief Investment Officer, Gotion High-Tech Co.

Alfonso Garate
Board Member, Flour Mills of Nigeria

Francisco Garcia Koch
Technical Director, South Pole

Ziad Fares
Director - Strategy & Business Intelligence, Emirates Global Aluminum

Issa Faye
Senior Economic Advisor to IFC VP for Industries & Head of Global Industries Economics Unit, IFC

Begna Gebreyes
Head of Heavy Industries, Telecoms & Technology, Africa Finance Corporation

Mohamed Gouled
Vice President of Industries, IFC

Surbhi Goyal
Senior Energy Specialist, World Bank

Gagan Gupta
Founder & CEO, Arise IIP

Fuad Hasanov
Senior Economist, International Monetary Fund

Marc Hansult
CEO, DTRT

Manal Hassan
Group Chief Sustainability Officer, Elsewedy Electric

Oliver Hatfield
VP Fertilizers, Argus Media

Patrick Hertzke
Partner, McKinsey & Co.

Munish Jindal
CEO, Indorama Eleme Fertilizer and Chemicals Limited

Adam Kendall
Partner, McKinsey & Company

Dahlia Khalifa
Regional Director, Central Africa and Anglophone West Africa, IFC

Ilkhom Khaydarov
Chairman, Uzbekistan Textile and Garment Industry Association

Thomas Koch Blank
Managing Director, RMI

Tara Lindstedt
Chief Development Officer and Board Member, InoBat

Claude Loréa
Cement Director, GCCA

Álvaro Lorenz
Chief Sustainability Officer, Votorantim Cimentos

Colin Mackey
Managing Director, Rio Tinto

Naoufal Mahdar
Vice-President of Climate Action & Decarbonisation, OCP

Judy Massa
Group Treasurer, NSG Pilkington

Mark Mawhinney
Lead Adviser – Innovation and Competitiveness, EIB

Carsten Mueller
Regional Industry Director, Asia, Manufacturing, Agribusiness and Services, IFC

Veejay Nakra
President, Automotive Division, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

Frank Neffke
Group Leader, Complexity Science Hub Vienna

Dumisani Nkala
Senior Vice President, Low Carbon Energy Solutions, Sasol

Claire O'Neill
Manufacturing Africa Advisor, FCDO

Fola Oyeyinka
Managing Director, Blackrose

Matthias Pastl
Senior Vice President, Group Public Affairs, voestalpine AG

Vivek Pathak
Regional Chief Risk Officer, Asia-Pacific, IFC

Henrik Pedersen
Regional Industry Director, Africa, Manufacturing, Agribusiness and Services, IFC

Sérgio Pimenta
Regional Vice President for Africa, IFC

Andrew Purvis
Director Sustainable Manufacturing, World Steel Association

Kabiru Rabiu
Group Executive Director, BUA Group

Dr. Deger Saygin
Industry Programme lead, Environment Directorate, OECD

Wiebke Schloemer
Director, Central Asia and Turkey, IFC

Andrew Tait
Group CFO, Fertiglobe

Alp Topçuoğlu
Board Member, Tosyalı Iron Steel Industry Algerie

Frank Waechter
Global Director Treasury & Insurance, PUMA

Daniel Wiedmer
OIC Director, Infrastructure Finance Division 2, Asian Development Bank

Peter Willemsen
COO, Gotion Global

Dr. Ching-Li Jimmy Wong
Managing Director, Europe, Minth Group

Nina Zegger
Global Head, Climate Business, MAS, IFC

2023 Sponsors

• Indorama
• Classic Fashion
• OCP
• Huayou Group
• BUA Group
• Egyptian Refining Company (ERC)
• Sunda Group
• KEDA Industrial Group
• Galaxy Surfactants
• Brisa
• Blackrose
• RMB Group
• Indorama Ventures
• KIOO
• Engro – enabling growth
• OeEB
• Boston Metal
• DFPCL
• ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA
• SANY Group
• Moglix