17|09|20, Spanish Riding School Vienna
Be part of the Solution
The Schwarzenegger Climate Initiative decided to reinvent the AUSTRIAN WORLD SUMMIT in this outstanding year 2020. The goal was to remind the global community on the opportunities of a green economy and the necessity of a green recovery. There are existing solutions for a new path forward for the wellbeing of our people and our planet.
The hybrid format enabled an international program of speakers. And host Arnold Schwarzenegger joined the guests at the Spanish Riding School and the millions of people watching online, live from Los Angeles for the whole summit.
Forest for Future was another focus, not only because of the essential role of forests in the global climate system but also to remind the global audience that the civilized world needs the natural world. The trees in the Spanish Riding School show that civilization and the natural world can and must live in harmony. The pandemic is a crucial reminder of how sensitive our biosphere is and it´s also an opportunity to reboot our economies along sustainable lines. In the second part of the event we showcased various “CLIMATE ACTION STORIES”: Inspiring stories of people and organizations who’ve made a difference in the health sector, movies, science as well as in policy, finance, building or in the water sector. Moreover, representatives from cities, regions and countries from around the globe proved that everyone can be part of the solution.
You can read the summary of the AUSTRIAN WORLD SUMMIT 2020 here.
Program
10:00 – 10:10 | OPENING
Melinda Crane, Master of Ceremony Monika Langthaler, Director, The Schwarzenegger Climate Initiative |
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10:10 – 10:25 | KEYNOTE
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Founder, AUSTRIAN WORLD SUMMIT |
10:25 – 11:00 | WELCOME NOTES
Alexander Van der Bellen, Federal President, Republic of Austria Video message: HRH The Prince of Wales Sebastian Kurz, Federal Chancellor, Republic of Austria Video message: António Guterres,UN Secretary-General |
11:00 – 11:30 | REACTING TO THE CLIMATE CRISIS - THE EUROPEAN GREEN DEAL
Zuzana Čaputová, President of the Slovak Republic Zoran Milanović, President of the Republic of Croatia Frans Timmermans, Executive Vice President of the European Commission Video message: Pedro Sánchez, Prime Minister of Spain One2One Talk: Arnold Schwarzenegger & James Cameron, Filmmaker Video message: Jane Goodall, UN Messenger of Peace |
11:30 – 11:35 | HEALTHY PLANET – HEALTHY PEOPLE
Maria Neira , Director, Public Health Department, WHO
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11:35 – 11:45 | FORESTS FOR FUTURE
Herbert Waldner, CEO, For Forest Video message: Carlos Alvarado Quesada, President of Costa Rica |
11:45 – 11:55 | GREEN RECOVERY PLAN
Leonore Gewessler, Austrian Federal Minister of Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology Wilhelm Molterer, Managing Director, European Investment Bank One2One Talk: Arnold Schwarzenegger & John Kerry, Former United States Secretary of State Video message: Vanessa Nakate, Climate Activist, Uganda |
11:55 – 12:05 | SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS
Klemens Hallmann ,CEO, Hallmann Group Johanna Mikl-Leitner, Governor of Lower Austria Video message: Kevin Faulconer, Mayor, City of San Diego |
12:05 – 12:15 | CITIES FIGHTING POLLUTION
Birgit Hebein, Vice-Mayor, City of Vienna Video message: Eric Garcetti, Mayor, City of Los Angeles, Chair C40 |
12:15 – 12:20 | SAFE AND HEALTHY WATER
Andreas Weißenbacher, CEO, BWT Video message: Imran Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan |
12:20 – 13:00 | AWS 2020 PARTNERS ON STAGE
Monika Langthaler, Director, Austrian World Summit Alexander Van der Bellen, Federal President, Republic of Austria Arnold Schwarzenegger, Founder, Austrian World Summit |
Photos
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