SG Ban Ki-moon

Climate Crisis & Global Citizenship.

Ban Ki-moon is a South Korean diplomat who was the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations (UNSG) from January 2007 to December 2016. Before becoming UNSG, Mr. Ban was a career diplomat in South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in the United Nations. As the eighth UNSG, Ban Ki-moon’s priorities were to mobilize world leaders around a set of new global challenges, from climate change and economic upheaval to pandemics and increasing pressures involving food, energy, and water. He led the efforts for the landmark Paris Climate Agreement and, under his leadership, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the 2030 Agenda were created.

Ban Ki-moon currently serves as the Co-Chair of the Ban Ki-moon Foundation which seeks to empower youth and women to become active global citizens in creating a sustainable future for all. In addition, he currently holds over 20 positions, including the Presidency and the Chairmanship of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), and Chairmanships of the Global Commission on Adaptation and the BOAO Forum in Asia.

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Friday, October 23rd, 2026
Austrian Academy of Sciences, Dr. Ignaz Seipel-Platz 2, 1010 Vienna

PROGRAM:
1:30 p.m.  |   Get together

2:00 p.m
Welcome | Opening Remarks by
- Andreas Altmann, Rector MCI The Entrepreneurial School®
- Heinz Fassmann, President of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
- Heinz Fischer, Former President of Austria; Co-chair of the Ban Ki-moon Foundation
- Ham Sang-wook, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Austria (tbc)

2:30 p.m. |  Distinguished Guest Speech
Ban Ki-moon, MCI Honorary Professor; 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations

3:00 p.m. |  Panel discussion
- Ban Ki-moon, 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations
- Michael Reiterer, Ambassador of the European Union ret.; Professor at the Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy (CSDS)
- Benedicta Apuamah, Ban Ki-moon Scholar Recipient at MCI
- Monika Froehler, Chief Executive Officer, Ban Ki-moon Foundation (Co-Moderator)
- Andreas Altmann, Rector, MCI The Entrepreneurial School® (Co-Moderator)

4:00 p.m.  |  Refreshments

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