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Martin Spolc is the Head of the Sustainable Finance unit in the European Commission’s Directorate General for Financial Services.

Prior to his current role, he was the Head of the Capital Markets Union unit, the Economic analysis unit, Deputy Head of the Banking unit and Assistant to the Director General, directly involved in developing the Banking Union and other key projects in the area of financial services aiming at restoring financial stability since the crisis. Before joining the Commission, he had worked at risk management consultancy and the banking sector.

He is the holder of the CFA and FRM designations and member of the CFA Institute and Global Association of Risk Professionals. He hold MA from Faculty of International Relations, Prague University of Economics and Business.

Prior to his current position, Ota worked at the Czech Mission to the OECD as an Economic and Financial Counsellor covering a wide spectrum of policy areas and interactions. Before that, he spent a number of years in macroeconomic forecasting and structural policy design teams at the Ministry of Finance.

Ota graduated from Prague University of Economics and Business with a degree in International Trade and from the University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies, with a degree in Development Studies. He also holds a Ph.D. degree in international trade from the Prague University of Economics and Business.

Hélène is the Managing Director of 2° Investing Initiative France. Hélène has 15 years of experience in the financial industry and regulation. She leads sustainable finance projects in Europe and abroad on topics related to greening the financial sector, transition plans, and sustainability disclosure. She is a member of the European Platform on Sustainable Finance.

Raul leads the sustainability and climate advisory team at Deloitte CZ & SK. He is also the leader of Deloitte’s sustainable real estate working group in CE Region and is part of the EMEA sustainability strategy steering committee; also being a member of the CE business development leadership for the Region. He is passionate about land remediation, creating and preserving value through efficient, circular use of resources.

With more than 25 years of International appointments in Public Institutions & Private Corporations currently leads a team of 10 sustainability practitioners in CZSK coordinating local and international engagements and sourcing delivery teams from within a team of around 200 professionals in Deloitte’s CE sustainability practice.

At Deloitte Raul works actively in creating comprehensive ESG strategies with a variety of solutions and compulsory ESG-related measures and has gained further insights through engagements in various industries: energy, FMCG, automotive and finance at local and regional engagements.

Richard serves as Deputy Director of the Department of Environmental Policy and Sustainable Development at the Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic.
Richard has long been dedicated to the development of evidence-based policy and the integration of environmental and economic policies within the Czech state administration. He took part in the preparation of the Adaptation Strategy of the Czech Republic, leads the impact assessment of the EU climate and energy policies on the Czech Republic, and elaboration methodological guidelines for the implementation of the „do no significant (environmental) harm“ principle and climate proofing of infrastructure with respect to EU funds in the Czech Republic. He is among the Czech negotiators for the EU taxonomy for sustainable investments and continues to focus on the topic of sustainable finance. Richard’s university background includes the Faculty of International Relations, Prague University of Economics and Business, and the Faculty of Law, Charles University.