The ESDN Association Executive Committee
The Executive Committee shall be 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
Annika Lindblom (Finland)
Ministerial Adviser, International Affairs, Ministry of the Environment
Email: Annika.Lindblom[at]gov.fi
ESDN Association Vice Presidents
Elisabeth Freytag-Rigler (Austria)
Head of Department for EU-Coordination for Climate and Environment, Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology
Email: Elisabeth.Freytag-Rigler[at]bmk.gv.at
Sami Pirkkala (Finland)
Counsellor / Chief Specialist on Sustainable Development, Prime Minister’s Office, Secretary General of the Finnish National Commission on Sustainable Development
Email: Sami.Pirkkala[at]gov.fi
Daniel Dubas (Switzerland)
Delegate of the Federal Council for the 2030 Agenda, Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE)
Email: daniel.dubas[at]are.admin.ch
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The ESDN Association 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 annual work programs, and on specific projects proposed by Regular Members respectively. Currently, the ESDN Advisory Board consists of representatives from eight European countries.
Advisory Board Members
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
Email: Elisabeth.Freytag-Rigler[at]bmk.gv.at
Peter Iwaniewicz
Department Head (Department V/9), Sustainable Development and Awareness Raising
Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology
Email: Peter.Iwaniewicz[at]bmk.gv.at
Belgium
Cédric Van de Walle
Federal Institute for Sustainable Development
Email: Cedric.vandeWalle[at]ifdd.fed.be
Finland
Annika Lindblom
Ministerial Adviser, International Affairs, Ministry of the Environment
Email: Annika.Lindblom[at]gov.fi
Sami Pirkkala
Counsellor / Chief Specialist on Sustainable Development, Prime Minister’s Office, Secretary General of the Finnish National Commission on Sustainable Development
Email: Sami.Pirkkala[at]gov.fi
France
Sarah Prince-Robin
Ministry for the Ecological Transition
Email: sarah.prince-robin[at]developpement-durable.gouv.fr
Germany
Jörg Mayer-Ries
Federal Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
Email: Joerg.Mayer-Ries[at]bmu.bund.de
Luxembourg
Marguy Kohnen
Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Sustainable Development
Email: marguy.kohnen[at]mev.etat.lu
Romania
László Borbély
State Counsellor, National SDG Coordinator
Prime Minister's Office - Department of Sustainable Development
Email: laszlo.borbely[at]gov.ro
Ileana Luminița Bălălău
Head of Unit
Prime Minister's Office - Department of Sustainable Development
Email: luminita.balalau[at]gov.ro
Switzerland
Daniel Dubas
Delegate of the Federal Council for the 2030 Agenda, Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE)
Email: daniel.dubas[at]are.admin.ch
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The ESDN Office
The mission of the ESDN Office is to help improve national SD strategy processes in Europe by facilitating a continuous exchange of experiences between the relevant national key actors in the implementation of nationa sustainable development strategies. Current key functions of the ESDN Office are:
- to maintain a website that serves the ESDN and the public as an up-to-date “one-stop-shop” on SD strategies and related activities throughout Europe,
- to support the ESDN Associate Members in finding information on SD strategies;
- to help the ESDN Association Executive Committee and Advisory Board in finding and articulating common interests, and
- to support the formulation of common “products” or “services” of the ESDN.
The activities of the ESDN Office are overseen by the Executive Committee and the Advisory Board.
ESDN Office Team
