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The ESDN Association Executive Committee and ESDN Association Advisory Board
The ESDN Executive Committee
The Executive Committee is responsible for the management of the Association, such as the ESDN account, coordination with the ESDN Office on the ESDN Office Work Plan, calling General Assembly meetings, and the general day-to-day decision-making.
The Executive Committee consists of the ESDN Association President and at least two Vice-Presidents. Currently, the Executive Committee has one President and three Vice-Presidents.
ESDN Association President
Finland
Annika Lindblom
Ministerial Adviser, International Affairs, Ministry of the Environment;
Secretary General, Finnish National Commission on Sustainable Development
ESDN Association Vice-Presidents
Austria
Elisabeth Freytag-Rigler
Head of Department for EU-Coordination for Climate and Environment, Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology
Finland
Sami Pirkkala
Counsellor / Chief Specialist on Sustainable Development, Prime Minister’s Office
Switzerland
Daniel Dubas
Delegate of the Federal Council for the 2030 Agenda, Federal Office for Spatial Development ARE
The ESDN Advisory Board
The ESDN Association Advisory Board supports the tasks of the Association and advises the Executive Committee in terms of the Association’s objectives, including matters that deal with the content of the bi-annual work programs, and on specific projects proposed by regular members respectively. Currently, the ESDN Advisory Board consists of representatives from the following European countries:
Austria
Wolfram Tertschnig
Head of Department for Sustainable Development and Natural Resources, Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology
Elisabeth Freytag-Rigler
Head of Department: EU-Coordination for Climate and Environment, Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology
Belgium:
Cédric Van de Walle
Federal Institute for Sustainable Development
Simon Callewaert
Federal Institute for Sustainable Development
Finland:
Annika Lindblom
Ministerial Adviser, International Affairs, Ministry of the Environment;
Secretary General, Finnish National Commission on Sustainable Development
Sami Pirkkala
Counsellor / Chief Specialist on Sustainable Development, Prime Minister’s Office
France:
Stéphane Bernaudon
Ministry for the Ecological and Inclusive Transition of France
Germany:
Jörg Mayer-Ries
Head of Division G I 4:Sustainable Development, Citizen Participation; Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
Stefan Bauernfeind
Head of Division: Sustainable Development, Federal Chancellery
Luxembourg:
Marguy Kohnen
Ministry of Sustainable Affairs and Infrastructures of Luxembourg
Romania:
László Borbély
Government of Romania – Department of Sustainable Development
Luminița Bălălău
Government of Romania – Department of Sustainable Development
Switzerland:
Daniel Dubas
Delegate of the Federal Council for the 2030 Agenda, Federal Office for Spatial Development ARE