Francesco La Camera is the Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). He brings more than thirty years of experience in the fields of climate, sustainability, and international cooperation.

• European Commissioner for Energy

2019-present

• Member of the Riigikogu (Estonian Parliament)

2007-2016 and 2019

• Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure, Estonia

2016-2019

• Member of the Riigikogu and Chairman of the Estonian Centre Party faction (as of 2009)

2007-2016

• Secretary-General of the Estonian Centre Party

2003-2007

• Advisor to the Mayor of Tallinn

2001-2002

Dr. Amani Abou-Zeid is the African Union Commissioner in charge of Infrastructure, Energy, ICT and Tourism. For more than 30 years, Dr Abou-Zeid has served in leadership positions in international organisations and has amassed a remarkable mix of experience from across continents and stakeholders.

She has managed AfDB largest operational portfolio and implemented national and continental multi-sectoral development programmes, including implementing the world’s largest solar power plant. In 2018, she launched the Single African Air Transport Market, delivering on the first flagship project for African Integration under African Union Agenda 2063. This year, she launched Africa’s digital transformation strategy and many other continental initiatives and projects.

An Egyptian national, Dr Abou-Zeid has a multi-disciplinary education: Electrical Engineering, Cairo University; MBA, Université Senghor; MPA, Harvard University; and Ph.D. Social and Economic Development, The University of Manchester.

Dr. Abou-Zeid was selected trice, in 2012, 2019 and again in 2020, one of "The 50 Most Influential Women in Africa; and was decorated the Wissam Alaouite from Morocco; she was named “Personalité d'avenir" from France; and received the "Outstanding Alumni Award" from the University of Manchester, UK — some of numerous international awards and recognitions. In 2020, she was named one of the “Most Reputable Africans” by Reputation Poll International.

Dr Abou-Zeid is member of the prestigious Global Leaders Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development, and the Global Commission for Urgent Action on Energy Efficiency, the Stewardship Board for System Initiative on Shaping the Future of Energy, and the high-level panel on road safety as well as of the Identification for Development (JD4D) High-Level Advisory Council.

Dr. Abou-Zeid sets the example for women in STEM and in leadership and decision making positions and is long named and recognized as champion of gender equality and women empowerment. 

Dr. Abou-Zeid is passionate about classical music, plays piano, is a certified alpinist and competes to top positions in desert car rallies - among other interests and activities.

HE Dr Abdullah Belhaif Al Nuaimi is Minister of Climate Change and Environment of the UAE. In this role, he leads the Ministry’s mission of spearheading the UAE’s drive to mitigate and adapt to the impact of climate change and protect the country’s ecosystems through developing and implementing effective measures, policies, and initiatives. 

In addition to his ministerial responsibilities, His Excellency Dr Al Nuaimi heads the UAE Council for Climate Change and Environment and the National Biosecurity Committee.

Previously, His Excellency Dr Al Nuaimi served as Minister of Infrastructure Development, where he played a key role in developing the federal infrastructure.

Kwasi Kwarteng was appointed Minister of State at the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on 24 July 2019.Kwasi was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Exiting the European Union from 16 November 2018 to 24 July 2019.Kwasi read classics and history at Trinity College, Cambridge, and then attended Harvard University on a Kennedy Scholarship. He earned a PhD in economic history from the University of Cambridge in 2000. Before becoming a Member of Parliament, Kwasi worked as an analyst in financial services. Kwasi was elected the Conservative MP for Spelthorne in 2010. From 2010 until 2013 he was a member of the Transport Select Committee, and in 2013 he joined the Work and Pensions Select Committee where he was a member until 2015. In October 2016 Kwasi joined the Public Accounts Committee, where he was a member until May 2017. In 2015 Kwasi was appointed as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader of the House of Lords, and in 2017 he became Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Arifin Tasrif (born in Jakarta 19 June 1953) is the current Minister for Energy & Mineral Resources. Previously, he was assigned as Indonesia's Ambassador to Japan in 2017 until October 2019.

Minister Tasrif has broad experience in fertilizer industry. Prior to becoming an ambassador, he held position as Chief Executive Officer in the three different state-owned companies in the fertilizer industry, namely PT. Pupuk Indonesia, PT. Pupuk Sriwidjaja, and also PT. Petrokimia Gresik.

Minister Arifin studied chemical engineering at the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) and graduated in 1977.

The Honourable Seamus O’Regan was first elected as the Member of Parliament for St. John’s South—Mount Pearl in 2015.

Previously known to Canadians for his 10 years as co-host of CTV’s Canada AM, he was named one of Maclean’s Magazine’s “100 Young Canadians to Watch” in 1999, and was twice nominated for a Gemini Award. In 2007, he became the first journalist to be named to Canada’s Top 40 Under 40. In 2012, he was named Bell Let’s Talk Ambassador, alongside Clara Hughes, with the aim of removing the stigma of mental illness through greater communication and understanding.

Minister O’Regan has traveled to Liberia as a Spread the Net Ambassador in support of the fight against malaria, and to Antarctica with Students on Ice to report on the effects of climate change on our polar regions. While working for the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Minister O’Regan worked as an executive assistant for the Minister of Justice and as a senior policy advisor to the Premier.

For 10 years, Minister O’Regan sat on the board of The Rooms, home of Newfoundland and Labrador’s provincial art gallery, museum, and archives. He is a founding board member of both the Smiling Land Foundation and The Company Theatre, and served on the boards of World Wildlife Fund-Canada, The Walrus, Katimavik, and Canada World Youth.

Originally from St. John’s, Newfoundland, Minister O’Regan was raised in Goose Bay, Labrador. He studied politics at St. Francis Xavier University and University College Dublin, and marketing strategies at the Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires, near Paris. He received a Master of Philosophy degree from the University of Cambridge in England.

Andreas Feicht is the State Secretary for Energy at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy. Mr. Feicht was appointed on February 1^st 2019. His portfolio includes energy policy with regard to heating, efficiency, electricity and grids.

Most recently he was Chairman of the Board of WSW Wuppertaler Stadtwerke GmbH and Chairman of the Board of WSW mobil GmbH. He had been with the municipal utility since 2007. Previously he worked as Managing Director at BSL Management Consultants GmbH & Co. KG and as Managing partner of BBD Verkehrsconsult GmbH. Andreas Feicht has an academic background in economics, which he acquired while holding various positions at Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe AG and Technische Werke Dresden GmbH.

Børge Brende is President of the World Economic Forum. Brende served as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Trade and Industry and Minister of the Environment for the government of Norway. He was also a member of the Norwegian Parliament for many years, Secretary General for the Norwegian Red Cross and Chairperson of the UN Commission for Sustainable Development.

Gauri Singh is the Deputy Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency and brings more than 30 years of experience in policy, advocacy and project implementation within the field of renewable energy and sustainable development from India and the international system.

Young Tae Kim is the Secretary-General of the International Transport Forum (ITF). He was elected by the transport ministers of ITF member countries at their annual summit on 1 June 2017 and took office in August 2017. Prior to his election as ITF Secretary-General, Dr. Kim distinguished himself in the civil service of his native Korea, most recently serving as DirectorGeneral in the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT). As Deputy Director-General from 2015, he was responsible for coordinating various transport policies including on autonomous vehicle, greenhouse gas reduction, urban transportation, Intelligent Transport Systems and road safety, among others. After joining the MOLIT in 1994 as Deputy Director for Urban Transport, Dr. Kim also held several Deputy Director and Director positions with responsibility for housing welfare, integrated city development and overseas infrastructure construction. He was seconded to the Prime Minister's Commission on Administrative Reform in 1996 and the Presidential Committee on Social Inclusion in 2005-2007. From 2010 to 2014, Dr. Kim worked in Washington, D.C., as Counsellor for Construction, Transport and Maritime Affairs at the Korean Embassy. Dr. Kim earned his Master's degrees in Public Policy from Seoul National University, Korea, and in Urban Studies from Paris University de Vincennes-Saint-Denis, France. He also received his Doctorate degree in Political Sociology and Public Policy from the Institut d'Etudes Politiques (Sciences-Po), Paris, France. Dr. Kim speaks fluent English, French and some Spanish, in addition to his native Korean.

Ola Göransson is a Senior Advisor in the Climate Division at the Swedish Ministry of the Environment. He is currently the project leader for the ministry’s work with the Leadership Group for Industry Transition, an initiative that the prime ministers of Sweden and India jointly launched at the UN Climate Action Summit in 2019 and that is joined by 28 governments and major companies. At the ministry he has worked on a range of topics including setting up the Swedish Climate Policy Council and initiatives for sustainable urban development. Ola has studied at the Stockholm School of Economics and at the Royal Institute of Technology.

Michael joined the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy in 2008 where he has been working in the ministry's energy department since 2014. Before that, Michael worked for the Delegation of the European Commission in Moscow and for a network of microfinance and SME banks in the CIS region since 2001. Michael holds degrees in business administration from Passau University as well as an M.A. in Russian, Eastern European and Central Asian Studies from Harvard University. He heads the division for Multilateral energy cooperation at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy since October 2019.

Catherine Bremner is responsible for the Science – energy and climate team in the UK’s Government Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. The team is responsible for the UK’s Greenhouse Gas Inventory and sponsor to the Met Office Hadley Centre. She is also on the advisory board of UK ERC, CSIRO, Climate Works and Climate Bonds Initiative globally.

Her career spans 15 years of experience in clean energy, environmental finance, science and engineering. As Head of Sustainable Finance Solutions – ANZ, Catherine provided advice to clients in developing opportunities for environmental finance solutions and applying her specialist banking expertise relevant to clean energy/environmental sector. She has led development of ANZ’s first Environmental Upgrade Agreement financing, Green Bond, distributed energy financing and energy efficiency advisory roles.

Prior to joining ANZ, Catherine was the Chief Operating Officer at Low Carbon Australia, leading the teams deal to providing finance for energy efficiency and renewable projects to Westpac, National Australia Bank, Macquarie, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Flexi-rent and Australian corporates. As Head of International Development for the UK Government’s Carbon Trust Catherine negotiated the Joint Venture on low carbon technology development between the Carbon Trust and the Chinese Government State Owned Entity. Furthermore, she was an analyst at McKinsey & Company.

Catherine Bremner holds a Master of Science in environmental management (MSc) from Oxford University and a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from the University of Queensland. She is also a graduate of the Australian Companies Institute of Directors (AICD) and Chief Executive Women scholarship beneficiary.

Amanda is the Director General of the Office of Energy Research and Development at Natural Resources Canada where she is responsible for a number of Government of Canada programs and initiatives in the areas of energy research, development and demonstration. In this capacity she is charged with leading Canadian participation in Mission Innovation, a coalition of 22 countries (plus the European Commission) committed to accelerating the clean energy revolution in order to help achieve Paris Agreement objectives.

Prior to taking on her current role in mid-2017, Amanda held the position of Director of Operations for the Smart Cities Challenge at Infrastructure Canada, where she played a key role in the design and launch of the Challenge. She previously served as Executive Director, then Acting Director General, of the Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention at the Public Health Agency of Canada, and was responsible for Government of Canada programming in the area of healthy living. While at the Agency she worked with a number of domestic and international partners in the public, business and non-governmental sectors to advance the Government of Canada's policy objectives through a variety of platforms.

Amanda has also held executive level positions at Health Canada, including in the Deputy Minister's Office and the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch.

She holds a law degree from the University of Ottawa and an undergraduate degree in political science from Dalhousie University.

As Director of the IRENA Innovation and Technology Centre in Bonn since 2011, Dolf Gielen oversees the agency’s work on advising member countries in the area of technology status and roadmaps, energy planning, cost and markets and innovation policy frameworks.

As Director of the Planning and Programme Support (PPS), Elizabeth Press oversees the internal co-ordination and the strategic integration of extra-budgetary resources in IRENA’s programmatic work. She leads the reporting on programmatic matters to governing bodies and individual donors, facilitates Agency-wide participation in global or thematic initiatives and contributes to strengthening IRENA’s presence in Europe, including at the EC level and with Germany as Host Country.

Ms. Press joined IRENA in November 2010 and was a member of the team that led the transition from the Preparatory Commission to becoming a full-fledged Agency in April 2011. Prior to joining IRENA, Ms. Press had some 18 years of international experience, mainly with the United Nations, in the field of development, humanitarian assistance, rule of law and political affairs. She has served in HQ duty stations in New York and Geneva, as well as in different field locations, including Rwanda, Kenya, Burundi, DRC, Cambodia, and Kosovo. Ms. Press holds an MA in Public Administration.

As Director of the Knowledge, Policy and Finance Centre (KPFC), Dr. Rabia Ferroukhi oversees the Agency's work on a range of renewable energy policy issues including design, socio-economic benefits and integrated resource management. Dr. Ferroukhi joined IRENA in 2011 and has over 20 years of experience in the fields of energy, development and environment.

She worked in both public and private sectors, including with governments in the Middle-East and North Africa, energy companies in the Mediterranean region and the GCC, and international institutions. Dr. Ferroukhi holds a Master in Applied Economics and a Ph.D. in Economics from the American University in Washington DC.

Gonzalo Muñoz is the High-Level Champion of Chile. He is a business entrepreneur and social change-maker at the forefront of environmental innovation in Chile, who reinvented the country’s recycling industry to usher in a future without waste. He did so by founding a recycling company called TriCiclos in 2009 and, ever since, has been presiding over the expansion of the company to other parts of Latin America. TriCiclos produces a recycling station capable of recycling 90 percent of household solid waste. Through the popularity of his innovation, Muñoz has been leading a cultural movement to advance environmental sustainability and social inclusion. In recognition of his leadership, Gonzalo Muñoz was awarded the Circulars 2019 international prize at World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos and was also invited to join the New Plastics Economy advisory panel at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. For years, Gonzalo Muñoz has been at the forefront of environmental innovation in Chile — reinventing the country’s recycling industry to usher in a future without waste.

Greg Dolan has held a variety of senior management positions with the Methanol Institute over the past 24 years, serving as CEO for the past decade.  Mr. Dolan manages MI’s offices in Washington, Singapore, Brussels, Beijing, and Delhi, while directing international governmental relations, media relations, public education and outreach efforts.  He has presented papers on methanol-related topics at more than 100 international conferences, authored magazine articles, and written book chapters on the methanol industry.  Mr. Dolan came to MI after spending a decade in a variety of public information positions in New York State, with the Department of Environmental Conservation, the Energy Research and Development Authority, and the Department of Transportation.  Mr. Dolan holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Boston University, and did extensive post graduate work in Political Communication at the State University of New York-Albany.  

Ms Banerjee leads CII’s work in the areas of Economic Affairs, Finance, Public Policy, Regulatory Affairs, Corporate Governance, Legal Services, and Energy & Infrastructure – which includes the core sectors of power, renewables, hydrocarbons, roads & highways, railways, shipping, aviation, real estate, construction and Smart Cities. One of her key responsibilities is to build upon linkages between the federal, state and foreign governments to join the dots on India’s policy landscape.

Ms Banerjee and her team of 40 highly qualified professionals work across portfolios as diverse as policy advocacy and sectoral roadmaps, business and technology reports, major events and social development programmes through high-level stakeholder engagements with government officials, industry captains, investors, civil society, and the international community. She has represented CII on different conferences and panels across the world in the space of clean energy. She has also been a strong proponent of clean energy and has led various Government interactions and has accompanied various Ministers and senior Government officials on international delegation for presenting India as a favourable renewable energy destination. As part of CII’s senior management, Ms Banerjee reports to the Director General and is integral to the institution’s efforts to promote India’s sustainable economic growth. Her work has provided CII a range of opportunities to align with the global agenda of driving growth with a human face.

Ms Banerjee joined CII in 2014 and is based out of its Central Office in New Delhi. Ms Banerjee’s work experience spans 28 years. Prior to CII, she served as National Economics Editor at India’s largest business daily, The Economic Times, for 22 years. Writing and public policy advocacy comes naturally to her, and she has expounded her skills through numerous articles on subjects such as macroeconomics, government policy, finance, energy and social issues, receiving recognition from global institutions. She was a part of ET’s senior leadership strategy team, and played a crucial role in shaping its content and branding. Ms Banerjee holds a Master’s degree in International Relations.

Roland Roesch joined IRENA in 2012 and he is now the Deputy Director of the IRENA Innovation and Technology Centre in Bonn and brings 25 years of experience in energy markets, energy economics and energy sector transformation strategies, renewable integration management, energy project development and project financing.

Paul Durrant joined IRENA in 2018, and is now a head of End-use sectors and bioenergy team at the IRENA Innovation and Technology Centre in Bonn. Paul Durrant brings over 20 years of experience of shaping innovation policies and programmes, technology analysis for the UK government and internationally, including establishing the Mission Innovation initiative.

Francisco Boshell joined IRENA in 2012 and leads the work on policy and technical advice and guidance to countries regarding technology and systemic innovation, quality control and standardisation programmes and issues for successful deployment of renewables.

Emanuele Taibi joined IRENA in 2013 and leads the work on devising strategies for the transformation of the power sector, managing the work on power system flexibility, hydrogen and storage. 

Martina Lyons joined IRENA in 2019 and coordinates work on innovation strategies and outreach activities. Martina Lyons brings more than 10 years of experience in clean energy innovation policies and programmes from the European Commission and the private sector. 

Arina Anisie is an Associate Programme Officer on Renewable Energy Innovation at International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) since 2017. She supports the innovation work stream in IRENA, focusing on innovations for integration of renewable energy in power systems, and electrification of end-use sectors.

Prior to joining IRENA she worked as an energy analyst at PSR Energy Consulting and Analytics, a Brazilian based consulting firm. She is an industrial engineer and holds a MSc degree in Electric Power Systems from Comillas University in Madrid, and a MSc degree in Network Industries and Digital Economy from Paris Sud XI University.

Toshimasa Masuyama, bioenergy analyst at IRENA since 2018, works on the assessment of sustainable biomass potential and strategies to realize that potential.

Elena Ocenic joined IRENA in 2019, to which she brings 10 years of professional experience in the public and private energy sector, including hands-on experience in solar photovoltaic project development. At IRENA she explores – among others – how innovations in enabling technologies, business models, market design and system operation can help IRENA members achieve their ambitious renewable electricity policy goals by mid-century.

Oskar Meijerink is Project Lead in the Future Fuels team and part of SkyNRG since 2016, as such he leads SkyNRG’s efforts in multiple pre-commercial supply chain development projects. Currently, our Sustainable Aviation Fuels are produced from waste oils and fats. However, we see a need to deploy different feedstock and technology combinations in future refineries (DSL’s) to further scale SAF supply. Therefore, we work together with our technology partners to commercialize these technologies. In the pre-commercial supply chain development projects we work together with partners from across the supply chain to take the next step, e.g. build a pilot or demonstration scale facility. Oskar leads SkyNRG’s efforts on the synthetic fuels pathway, in which CO2 and sustainable electricity is used for SAF production. Oskar studied Energy Science at Utrecht University and specialized in sustainable aviation fuels. More specifically, he studied investments in the SAF supply chain at Imperial College London.

Elizabeth Fretheim is the Head of Business Development for Nikola Motor Company where she develops strategic transition plans to help fleet customers evolve to a zero-emission future with hydrogen fuel-cell and battery-electric vehicles. 

Prior to Nikola, Fretheim served as Senior Director of Sustainability for Walmart and was responsible for the sustainability efforts of the supply chain division, which represented over 200 distribution centers and was the third largest private trucking fleet in the United States.

Before joining Walmart, Fretheim lived in Calgary, Canada, and oversaw all business development efforts for technology, facility management, and power generation companies.  Her experience spans the spectrum of operational sustainability including alternative energy, efficiency, autonomous vehicles, building design and technologies, packaging, water, waste and recycling, and supplier engagement.

Under Fretheim’s leadership, Walmart doubled their fleet efficiency from 2005-2015, saving the company $1 billion annually, earning the company the Green Fleet of the Year award in 2017.  In 2016, Fleet Owner added Fretheim to the Dozen Outstanding Women in Trucking and she was also one of three finalists for the 2^nd Annual Distinguished Women in Logistics award.

Fretheim has a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Calgary and gained an interest and appreciation for sustainability through her work in the remote Northern regions of Canada with the Aboriginal people.

Margi leads the Supply Chain and Transport initiatives at the World Economic Forum and is a member of the Mobility Platform.

The work of the Mobility Platform focuses efforts on accelerating the global transition to safer, cleaner and more inclusive transportation systems, optimizing the delivery of goods and ensuring easy, sustainable access to mobility for society.

Margi has previously worked in the express, supply chain, shipping and retail sectors for multinational organisations, and most recently in healthcare - specifically in the medical defence services arena.

Margi has worked across Europe, Africa, Asia and in the United States, serving both private and public-sector clients, and holds an MBA in International Business from the Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Steven Nadel is the Executive Director of the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), a non-profit research organization that works on programs and policies to advance energy-efficient technologies and services. Steve has worked in the energy efficiency field for 40 years and has over 200 publications on energy-efficiency subjects.

Vattenfall employee since:

2010

Education:

B. Sc. Econ.

Previous positions:

Head of Nordic Business Strategy (2014-2015). Head of Strategy and Sustainability (2010-2013). Senior Partner and Managing Director, Managing Partner of Nordic Region, The Boston Consulting Group (1992-2010). Analyst and Account Manager, Citibank (1989-1992).

Other assignments:

Board member of Svevia AB, Northvolt AB and Chairman of HYBRIT AB.

Advancing a more efficient, affordable, and sustainable low carbon future for all sectors of our economy

Bharadwaj Kummamuru is the Executive Director of World Bioenergy Association (WBA). WBA is the leading global association promoting the sustainable development of bioenergy and covers all sectors including liquid biofuels, solid biomass and biogas, while representing a member base of companies, associations, researchers from more than 65 countries. Bharadwaj has been leading the association for the past 3.5 years in executing activities including publications (factsheets, statistics and market reports), events (conferences, study trips), projects and collaboration with international partners. He initially joined WBA in 2014 to lead the project on bioenergy statistics after graduating with a Master of Science degree in Sustainable Energy Systems. Bharadwaj has a background in Chemical Engineering and interests include Life cycle assessment, data analysis and sustainability.

Profile: https://se.linkedin.com/in/bharadwajkummamuru

Website: https://worldbioenergy.org/

Babette is the Vice President, Europe for LanzaTech, a pioneer in gas fermentation technology. LanzaTech converts carbon-rich gas streams into value-added products using proprietary microbes that feed on gases to provide economic routes to ethanol, jet fuel and chemicals. LanzaTech technology feeds on a variety of gases, including industrial off-gases from steel, and syngas from municipal solid waste (MSW) and biomass to reduce carbon emissions from industry, while producing platform chemicals that serve as building blocks to consumer products such as plastics, fuels and synthetic fibers. Products made from recycled carbon from industrial emissions reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by over 70% when compared to equivalent products derived from fossil fuels. 

Before joining LanzaTech, Babette was Director of Business Development at Ginkgo Bioworks, an early stage leader in synthetic biology. Prior to this, Babette was the Chief Business Development Officer at Capricorn Venture Partners, a European manager of venture capital and equity funds, Chief Commercial Officer for BioAmber, a market leader in renewable chemicals, and VP New Business Development for Performance Materials at Royal DSM. Prior to this, Babette held Marketing & New Business Development roles in different industry groups for over 20 years at Dow Corning.

Babette has a BSc in Biology from Wellesley College, USA and an MBA from INSEAD, France. She lives and works in Brussels, Belgium, and is on the Board of the United Fund of Belgium which helps disadvantaged people and those with disabilities, by investing in projects that improve their situation and their social integration. 

Geoff has degrees in science and finance and after a career in investment banking and stockbroking, co-founded Microbiogen in 2001 and became CEO 2006.  He has since lead the company through the R+D phase to commercialisation with biocatalysts developed by the company now producing a large part of the world’s biofuels.

Gregory Poilasne is Co-Founder, Director, Chairman and CEO of Nuvve, overseeing the strategic direction of the company. He is also a board member of DREEV, a joint venture between EDF and Nuvve. Gregory has more than 20 years of telecommunications experience, spanning technology development, marketing, sales and customer support as well as business operations at companies such as DockOn and Ethertronics.

Katie Sloan is director of eMobility and Building Electrification at SCE, one of the nation’s largest electric utilities. Katie is responsible for SCE’s vehicle and building electrification programs and services, with a planned budget of over $1 Billion. The team’s mission is to help California get 7 million EVs on the road and convert one-third of space and water heating in buildings by 2030. Her team includes three groups: strategy & program development, business development & partnerships, & operations.

Previously, Katie held roles of increasing responsibility at SCE & Edison International focusing on clean energy policy, strategy, and analysis. She has also worked at First Solar, a large solar panel manufacturer, developing global public policy.

Katie was named one of "40 under 40" people to watch by Pasadena Magazine and a Woman of Achievement by the San Gabriel Valley YWCA for her work at SCE and non-profits. Katie currently serves on the board of CALSTART, with the mission to build a high-tech clean-transportation industry that creates jobs, cuts air pollution and oil imports and curbs climate change. She also serves on the board of Beyond the Block, a non-profit focused on expanding global awareness and increasing intellectual curiosity of at-risk youth.

Katie holds a master’s degree in regulatory economics and bachelor’s degree in business administration from New Mexico State University.

Phosiso Sola is a Scientist at the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) working on natural resources governance, bioenergy and development of sustainable agroforestry value chains. Her current work focuses on governance of on woodfuel with aim of contributing to the development of sustainable charcoal value chains in African drylands. She has also worked extensively on environmental management and rehabilitation in conflict situations in Africa and Asia. She has over 25 years work experience, most of which has been in action research and development projects on natural resources management, forest and agroforestry products commercialization, agro market linkages and value chain development. She obtained her PhD from the University of Wales, Bangor focusing on impacts of commercialisation of non-timber forest products

Kristian Ruby is a widely recognised expert with a strong communication profile and extensive experience in political affairs. He joined Eurelectric from Wind Europe, where he served as Chief Policy Officer and was in charge of development and implementation of the political strategy.

Prior to this, Ruby worked as a journalist and served seven years as a public servant in the Danish Ministries of Environment, and Climate and Energy and in the European Commission in the cabinet of the former Climate Action chief, Connie Hedegaard. Kristian holds a master’s degree in history and international development.

Åsa Ekdahl is Head of Environment and Climate Change at the World Steel Association. She’s a recognized expert for the global steel industry, leading the joint effort to transition the steel industry to a low carbon society and representing the industry in international forums and initiatives.

John (Jack) Saddler is the endowed Professor of Forest Products Biotechnology/Bioenergy (originally an NSERC Industry Chair) and Dean Emeritus, Faculty of Forestry at the University of British Columbia. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. He is a regular reviewer/advisor for agencies such as the US Dept. of Energy, USDA, NSERC, World Bank, etc. He is the Co-Task Leader of the Liquid Biofuels network of IEA Bioenergy and was recently on sabbatical at the International Energy Agency (IEA) in Paris where he was based in the Renewable Energy Division. He is also a member of the Markus Wallenberg Prize selection committee, the forest sectors Nobel Prize.

Dr. Rainer Janssen is Managing Director Projects at WIP Renewable Energies and Senior Expert in renewable energies, sustainable energy systems and innovative bioeconomy solutions.

He engages in the development of innovative solutions for the transition to a sustainable energy system for the electricity, heating and cooling and transport sectors with special emphasis on technologies, research and innovation policies, market research, social impacts and public awareness as well as the development of supportive framework conditions and policy regulations in the EU and emerging and developing economies. He graduated in Physics (Dr. rer.nat.) at the Technical University of Munich, Walter Schottky Institute, Germany and performed studies at the University of Toronto, Canada.

Dr. Janssen coordinated a variety of international and European energy projects (FP5, FP6, FP7, Horizon 2020) and acted as invited expert for the European Commission (DG R&I, DG ENER, DG AGRI), IEA (International Energy Agency) Bioenergy, and GIZ (German Development Cooperation).

Since 2009, he is member of the Steering Committee of the RHC ETIP (European Technology & Innovation Platform on Renewable Heating and Cooling) and served as Vice-President and Chair of the Biomass Technology Panel from 2013 until 2018. Dr. Janssen is member of working group 4 on “Policy and Sustainability” of ETIP Bioenergy. In 2014, he participated in the expert Working Group for the elaboration of the SET-Plan Integrated Roadmap on behalf of the RHC ETIP. Finally, since 2012 Dr. Janssen is biomass expert for the GIZ on national and international developments in the area of biomass and biofuels and Vice-President of EUREC, the Association of European Renewable Energy Research Centres. In 2018, Dr. Janssen was elected EUREC President for the term 2018-2020.

Rob van der Meer is Director EU Public Affairs at Heidelberg Cement.

As chemical engineer he started his career in public services as responsible for environmental permitting with focus on emissions to the air, for the Provincie Limburg in the Netherlands.

In 1996 he started in the cement industry as a process engineer in the Maastricht plant of ENCI. Later (2004) he was appointed CO₂ coordinator for Heidelberg Cement in Heidelberg (Germany).

At the moment he is in charge of EU Public Affairs in the department of Group Communications & Investor Relations of Heidelberg Cement in Heidelberg (Germany).

Rob van der Meer graduated in 1991 as a chemical engineer from the Technical University Twente in the Netherlands.

Timothy Ong is the Senior Vice President, Strategic Impact Projects & Industry-Expert Collaboration of Malaysia’s National Innovation Agency (AIM), under the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation (MOSTI) Malaysia. AIM’s Strategic Impact Projects Division works to transform strategic sectors in Malaysia creating sustainable new industries and high value jobs for Malaysians. One of its key initiatives is the National Biomass Strategy (NBS).

Timothy heads the National Biomass Strategy Delivery Unit, an execution unit for NBS to accelerate progress and development of Malaysia’s biomass industry. Key functions of the unit include the liaison and coordination on all biomass activities within Government; promote sustainable utilisation of biomass resources and facilitation of local and international industries to explore commercial biomass opportunities in Malaysia with intention to create a balanced portfolio of higher value added downstream industries such as Bioenergy, Advanced Fuels, and Biochemical to its end products.

Timothy works very closely with Government and Industry stakeholders to objectively review the commercial viability of proposed projects by assessing the entire value chain ensuring project relevance and scalability in the long run.

A biologist with a PhD in genetics and an MBA in Business Management. She has spent much of her career working in research and innovation, with a focus on biomass, biofuels production and climate change. With over 10 years of experience in the field spent in private and public Brazilian institutions working on renewable energy and the bioeconomy, Carolina has been a researcher and executive manager and been involved in several of the largest projects of Brazilian bioeconomy.

Carolina joined RSB in 2019 and she is the Business Development Lead for Latin America and Lead of the Ground Transport Sector.

Using science, innovation and the engagement of multiple stakeholders, Carolina dedicates her professional career to helping to achieve a balance between environmental protection and economic growth by establishing a sustainable and low-carbon circular economy.

Jan holds a master’s degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Sheffield, UK, and an MBA from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He was listed in Forbes 30 under 30 in Energy in 2020. Since co-founding Enapter in 2017, Jan leads the technical development and overseen business operations of the company in Germany and Italy. Through further R&D, standardisation and automated mass-production, Enapter aims to make green hydrogen from electrolysis cheaper than fossil fuels.

Mr. Badr Ikken received an engineer degree in mechanical engineering and industrial production & solar systems from the Berlin Institute of Technology. He wrote a thesis on production technologies of hard materials.

During 8 years, he worked in the Department for Machining Technology of the Institute for Machine Tools and Factory Management (IWF) in Berlin, first as a research associate, then as a project manager. In the Institute for Production Systems and Design Technology (Fraunhofer IPK), he served as leader for several industrial projects involving companies such as Siemens Power Generation, INA Schaeffler, Saint-Gobain Diamantwerkzeuge, SGL Carbon,.. Between 2008 and 2010, Badr Ikken served as CTO of the multinational company Lunos-Raumluftsysteme. During this period, he developed and launched two new production lines in Germany. He also expanded the production in China.

In September 2010, he joined the Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy (MASEN) as Director of Integrated Development, in charge of Industrial Integration and R&D. He co-founded the Moroccan-based National Institute IRESEN (Institute of Research in Solar Energy and New Energies). He is the Director General of IRESEN since July 2011 and established 2016 the largest solar research platform in Africa, the Green Energy Park and he is currently building a network of applied research centers (Green Energy Park, Green & Smart Building Park, Green H2A,..)

Badr Ikken is Vice-President of the green economy commission of the Moroccan Confederation of Enterprises (CGEM), member of the board of the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRST) and represents Morocco in different international commissions.

Bastian Pfarrherr has been Head of Innovation Management at Stromnetz Hamburg GmbH (SNH) since January 2017. Innovation Management bundles SNH's activities in the area of electromobility as well as innovative network concepts and digitalization. Among others, a focus is on the grid-compatible integration of the charging infrastructure into the electrical power distribution grid in Hamburg. Mr. Pfarrherr studied electrical engineering. Since 2005 he has been working for SNH and its predecessor companies. Among other duties, he has led infrastructure projects in the high-voltage grid and a strategic asset management department.

Glenn Llewellyn is Vice President, Zero Emission Aircraft at Airbus. He is responsible for Airbus plans and activities to achieve our ambition to be the first major manufacturer to bring a zero-emission commercial aircraft to market.

Prior to this appointment, Glenn was responsible for the research & technology portfolio focused on reducing Airbus product climate impact. This portfolio included demonstrators such as Vahana and City Airbus e-VTOLs as well as the E-FAN X hybrid-electric demonstrator.

Before that, Glenn was the engineering and then program lead for several systems on the A350XWB, working as part of the overall aircraft design team on the aircraft concept, leading engineering trades, and ultimately leading the contracting and industrialisation of the different systems and equipment.

Anthony is the Executive Director of the Mission Possible Platform a partnership between the World Economic Forum and the Energy Transitions Commission. Anthony was Chief Executive Officer of the Carbon Tracker Initiative from February 2014 to March 2019, and now is co-chair of the Advisory Board. Previously he was a partner and Global Head of the Sustainability & Climate Finance Practice at global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright. Formerly he was General Counsel to the Climate Change Capital Carbon Fund and Director of Legal Policy for Climate Change Capital which he joined in September 2005.

Anthony specialised in climate change and clean energy law as well as UK, EU and international environmental law. He has played a key role in helping to design the UKs pilot emissions trading scheme and in developing key aspects of the EU ETS. He advised a wide range of banks, trading companies, project development companies, corporates and public sector entities who were active participants in carbon markets. Anthony was seconded to Norton Rose Fulbright’s Sydney office between 2010 and 2012 where he was heavily involved in the development of the emerging carbon and clean energy markets in Australia and Asia. He was a key figure behind the creation of the business advocacy group Businesses for a Clean Economy, a coalition of business arguing for a price on carbon. Anthony was behind the creation of the business group Climate Markets & Investment Association. He sat on the board of the Verified Carbon Standards Association (now Vera) between 2007 and 2015. He currently sits on the Advisory Board to the Climate Bonds Initiative and the Global Footprint Network. He has recently been a senior advisor to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), the specialist climate events and media company Climate Action and the Global Law Firm Clyde & Co. Anthony holds a First-Class Honours Degree in Chemistry & Physics and an LLM in Environmental Law. He qualified as a solicitor of England and Wales in 1994.  He writes and speaks widely on climate risk and the financial sector.

Gerard Ostheimer, Ph.D. is the co-founder of Global Biofuture Solutions where he serves as the Chief Sustainability Officer and is advisory services lead. Dr. Ostheimer supports the work of diverse multilateral organizations, such as the Biofuture Platform and the Clean Energy Ministerial, to promote the deployment and use of sustainable bio-based solutions to accelerate the Energy Transition and foster the Circular Economy.

Dr. Ostheimer is a regular contributor to the Biofuels Digest, wherein he describes how the bioeconomy can support Sustainable Development and the Energy Transition in both developed and developing regions of the world.

In response to the Paris Agreement Dr. Ostheimer collaborated with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development to develop the below50 Campaign, which works to foster private sector demand for Low Carbon Fuels. He now manages the below50. Previously, Dr. Ostheimer served as the Global Lead for Sustainable Bioenergy for Sustainable Energy for All and as a Science Advisor for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. While at USDA, he contributed to finalizing the Global Bioenergy Partnership Indicators of Sustainable Bioenergy Production and Use.

Dr. Ostheimer has a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from the University of Oregon and did post-doctoral work in Cancer Systems Biology at MIT.

Jim has an honors degree in minerals processing (Birmingham University) and a Master of Business Administration (Warwick Business School).

He started his career in the gold mining industry in South Africa in 1981 and has over 38 years experience in the cement, lime and aggregates industries in both technical and operational roles. His current role is Industrial Policy Director at CEMBUREAU (EU Cement Association) where he leads the Industrial Policy team. Past roles have included Global Head Corporate Citizenship for LafargeHolcim (LH), Global Vice President Sustainable Development & Public Affairs in Lafarge, Head of Sustainability in UK, Head of Emissions Trading and leading the waste fuels program in UK for Lafarge.  Internationally he co-chaired taskforces for WBCSD-CSI, CEMBUREAU and UEPG (EU Aggregates Association).  In UK he was also on the board of BCSD-UK and Emissions Trading Group (ETG) and chairman of working groups for MPA (Minerals Products Association) and ETG.   He has been selected by the UK Government to represented EU extractive industry and UK industry on several occasions and represented LH at the UN Global Leaders assembly in New York.

Anders Bavnhøj Hansen is Chief engineer at Energinet (TSO for power and gas in Denmark). Fields of expertise are strategic planning and R&D strategy for power systems and integrated energy systems. He has been working at Energinet for more than 10 years and before that been working with energy system analysis at the Danish Energy Agency and with power-system analysis at ABB Corporate Research in Sweden.  

Dr. Christoph Wolff is the Global Head of Mobility and Member of the Executive Committee at the World Economic Forum since June 2018. He oversees the Forum’s work with Partners from the Automotive, Supply Chain, Aerospace and Aviation, Travel and Tourism sectors. He is leading the Forum’s System Initiative on “Shaping the Future of Mobility” which strives to achieve mobility of goods and people that is safe, clean and inclusive, and includes projects on the transition to “Autonomous, Shared and Electric Mobility,” “Drones and Tomorrow’s Airspace” and “Security in Travel.” Prior to his role at the Forum, Christoph served as Managing Director of the European Climate Foundation, delivering policy solutions for EU and Member State Governments in decarbonizing the energy, transport, cities and energy-intensive industries. Christoph is a Chemical Engineer by training with 17 years’ consulting experience from McKinsey & Co., where he was a Senior Partner and Global Practice Head in Travel and Logistics. He worked with airlines and airports on digitization, operations management, customer experience improvement, retail optimization and the optimization of mobile resources on airport aprons. He was Member of the Board of German Rail, DB Schenker, for four years leading International Railfreight and served Ferrostaal and ABB in executive positions in renewables.

Born in 1971, graduated in Business Economics at Bocconi University in Milan, magna cum laude, after many years of consultancy, he joined Enel on October 2014 as Chief Innnovability Officer. Founder of Ars et Inventio (2003), a consulting firm focused only on innovation and creativity, he has supported many companies at designing and launching innovative products and services that have become popular worldwide. Nokia, Telecom Italia, Vodafone, Poste Italiane, Eni, GDF, Edison, the P&G Fater and Fameccanica joint-ventures, Unilever, RCS, Sole24Ore, BNP, Unicredit and American Express are some of the firms he cooperated with. Lecturer of Innovation Management in Italian and Spanish universities and business schools (director of the “Programa Avanzado de Gestión de la Innovación” at Instituto de Empresa de Madrid, professor and member of the Scientific Committee of the “Master in Innovazione Strategica” at Cà Foscari),  he has also authored three collections of verses and a theatrical play acted in several theatres in Italy (in Milan, Bologna, Taormina and Siracusa). Professors Henry Chesbrough of Berkeley and Mark Kramer of Harvard have written two business cases regarding his activity as Chief Innovability Officer at Enel. The two business cases are available on www.hrb.org and are used in several courses at Berkeley and Harvard.

A Distinguished Researcher in Environmental Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Keith Kline supports the U.S. Department of Energy to assess effects of renewable energy development and identify approaches to support beneficial land management. From 1980-2008, Keith lived and worked in developing nations supporting USAID programs to help communities conserve forests, biodiversity and ecosystem services. Since 2008, Keith has led research and authored >90 publications on bioenergy and more sustainable natural resource management. Keith is an advisor for programs including ISO Technical Committee 323 developing standards for a Circular Economy, and International Research Networks on the nexus of Food-Energy-Water. For more info, see the Climate Change Science Institute and Center for Bioenergy Sustainability. 

Sandra began her career at a management consultancy working in projects of process optimisiation/ restructuring and supply chain management in the automotive, food processing and telecommunications industry. She joined Swisscom in 2002 to increase process efficiency for the service delivery and  network construction. Afterwards she was leading teams in software design/development for the construction of IP based communication services. While later working in the strategy team of Swisscom she co-founded tiko Energy Solutions and is today Head of Business Dev.& Sales. Sandra has studied business administration and holds an MBA of the Business Schools of Mannheim, Copenhagen and Warwick.

• Joined MI in 2014 with an extensive background in European fuel blending, energy applications and regulatory affairs
• Former Chief Marketing Officer at BioMCN, with over 10 years in commercial roles with DSM and Ciba Specialty Chemicals  
• Based in Brussels

Dr. Florian Ausfelder studied chemistry at the Technical University in Karlsruhe and the University of Edinburgh. He obtained his PhD in Physical Chemistry from the University of Edinburgh. He worked as a postdoc at Stanford University in California and with a Marie-Curie Fellowship to the Universidad Complutense de Madrid in Spain. He joined DECHEMA in 2007 and was in charge of several national and international research projects as well as DECHEMA’s energy working groups.

Since 2017 he is DECHEMA’s leading subject matter expert and team leader for energy. He published several studies, including on CO₂ utilization, GHG reduction potentials in the chemical industry and recently, the technology study „Low carbon energy and feedstock for the European chemical industry”, Roadmap 2050 (in German), studies on flexibility in the primary industry sector, infrastructure requirements as well as Power-to-X processes (in German).

Mariette van Empel is director Sustainable Mobility at the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water management. Her main focus is on stimulating transport decarbonisation, like electric passenger cars, zero-emission public transport and logistics, biofuels, and off course cycling and walking as part of the mobility mix. Previously Mariette was Chair of de Dutch Hydrogen2Mobility Platform and deputy director-general on Climate Change. She also served as an advisor at the Dutch Prime Minister Cabinet ‘s Office for several years. Mariette has a master’s degree in Business Administration from the Rotterdam School of Management.

The Minister for the Environment Stientje van Veldhoven is currently Chair of the Transport Decarbonisation Alliance, Mariette is acting as her Sherpa for this.

Dr. Batteiger leads the research focus area on alternative fuels at Bauhaus Luftfahrt, a research institution with a long-term focus on future mobility and future air travel. His main research interest is on various alternative fuel pathways that potentially enable large-scale renewable fuel supply for aviation.

Dr. Batteiger has been involved in the first solar-thermochemical synthesis of kerosene within the EU projects SOLAR-JET and SUN-to-LIQUID (www.sun-to-liquid.eu). He co-authored a background paper on the perspective of power-to-liquid pathways for aviation (http://bit.ly/2cowOyf), and is responsible for the system analysis work of Bauhaus Luftfahrt within the German national project PowerFuel (BMWi Energiewende im Verkehr). PowerFuel demonstrates the full process chain from atmospheric CO2, H2O and electricity to jet fuel blend components. On the biofuel side, he coordinates the EU project HyFlexFuel (www.hyflexfuel.eu), which develops the technologies to convert a broad variety of organic feedstocks into upgraded fuel products via a hydrothermal liquefaction pathway. Valentin Batteiger represents Bauhaus Luftfahrt in the aireg initiative (aireg – Aviation Initiative for Renewable Energy in Germany e.V., https://aireg.de).

Adele manages EMEC’s portfolio of hydrogen projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget and to the highest standards. Adele also manages key project partners and contributes to the EMEC hydrogen business plan, furthering our expertise in hydrogen demonstration and testing.

Dr. Maria Michela Morese is Natural Resources Officer at FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) and Executive Secretary of the Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP), which is based at FAO Headquarters in Rome, Italy, since 2006.

She has 20 years of experience working on climate change, environment and bioenergy. Before joining FAO in 2006 she worked for the Italian Ministry of Environment working as Italian focal point and negotiator for several international environmental processes.

Dr Morese holds a degree in Political Science, International Relations, a post graduate certificate in “International protection of fundamental human rights” from “La Sapienza” University in Rome, a Master in “Environmental Governance” from “La Tuscia” University in Viterbo and a PhD in Forest Ecology at “La Tuscia” University in Viterbo.

Pierpaolo Cazzola joined the International Transport Forum at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in June 2019 as Advisor on energy, technology and environmental sustainability. From 2014 to 2019, he coordinated the work the transport unit of the IEA Energy Technology Policy Division in the Directorate of Sustainability, Technology and Outlooks, including the development of the IEA Mobility Model. Previously, Pierpaolo worked at the United Nations (as Secretary of the Working Group on Pollution and Energy of the World Forum for the Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations), the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, the Environment Directorate of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Energy Statistics Division of the IEA. Pierpaolo received university degrees from the French Institute of Petroleum and New Energies (IFPEN, Master in energy economics), the Polytechnic of Turin (Master in aerospace engineering) and the University of Glasgow (Bachelor of engineering in aeronautics)

Dr. Jari Kauppila is Head of Quantitative Policy Analysis and Foresight Division at the International Transport Forum at the OECD. His team works on wide range of transport policy issues and is responsible for the ITF’s flagship publication, Transport Outlook, quantitative model development, Decarbonising Transport initiative and statistical data collection, among others. Since joining the ITF in 2007, Jari has also coordinated several international research projects on topics such as logistics, transport reliability, decarbonisation, road safety and infrastructure investment. Prior joining the ITF in 2007, Jari spent nearly ten years as a lead economist with the Ministry of Transport and Communications Finland. Besides his duties at the ITF, Jari is an Adjunct Professor in Transport Economics at the Department of Operations and Supply Chain Management at Turku School of Economics in Finland.

Dr. Koshichi Nemoto received a Bachelor’s degree in electric engineering from The University of Tokyo in 1982, and a Master’s degree in 1984 and also completed his Doctorates. He began his career in 1984 with CRIEPI, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, as a researcher in discharge laboratory of transmission and transformation department. From 2016 to 2020, he served as the director of ENIC, ENergy Innovation Center, in CRIEPI. Currently, he is the Vice President at CRIEPI. His major is Electrical Engineering.

Mr. Mosto serves as Manager of the Planning and Environment Division of the National Administration of Electric Transmission and Power Plants- UTE, www.ute.com.uy-, the national electric utility of Uruguay. He has worked for the company since 1985, includding activities related with Transmission expansion and with the planning of new sources for energy supply for the country.

Currently is Co-Director of a technical group that is developing a project on Battery Energy Storage in the medium voltage grid and appointed as Co-Coordinator of the Smart Grids Project of the company.

He has worked also for the Energy Ministry of Uruguay, at its National Directorate of Energy, between 2005 and 2009.

Mr Mosto holds an Electrical Engineering degree from the Universidad de la República at Montevideo- Uruguay, a postgraduate diploma in Energy Economics and Planning from the Energy Economics Institute at Bariloche- Argentina. He is part and was Coordinator for the Iberoamerican Renewables Energy Experts Network, managed by CIEMAT-CEDDET, Madrid- Spain.

With over 30 years of experience in the construction materials industry, Davide Zampini is on a continuous and relentless quest to push the limits of innovation when it comes to cement-based products and building solutions. Through the adoption of a Design and industrialization-Driven innovation approach, Davide leads a multi-disciplinary and culturally diverse team at CEMEX's Center for Innovation and Technology. Davide's team in Switzerland does not limit itself to developing novel functionalities in cement-based materials, but CEMEX's adaptive research and development model has been conceived with a given versatility, and thus allows for the incorporation of customer-centered strategies that are designed to create strong emotional ties to a material that for ages has been considered "grey."

Research Areas

(cementitious materials, soil, aggregates) Materials - design, engineering, & fabrication techniques; construction chemicals – admixtures development; construction systems, sustainable construction, materials testing and investigation techniques; automation & robotics; customer engagement

Faustine is a Partner at SYSTEMIQ where she heads the Energy Transition Platform. She is also the Director of the Energy Transitions Commission (ETC), a coalition of global leaders from across the energy landscape. She focuses on building coalitions and partnerships to accelerate the transition to net-zero emissions energy systems, working closely with energy providers, energy-intensive industries, finance players and policymakers.

Faustine directed the publication of the ETC’s flagship reports Mission Possible (2018) and Making Mission Possible (2020), which describe how to reach net-zero emissions globally by mid-century. She co-led the design of the Mission Possible Platform, in partnership with the World Economic Forum. The Platform seeds and supports sectoral initiatives to drive decarbonisation in the harder-to-abate sectors through corporate leadership. She is a regular speaker in conferences and workshops on topics related to the energy transition.

Faustine joined SYSTEMIQ and the ETC in 2016. Prior to that, she worked in the public sector (Parliament, local authorities), private sector (a tech start-up) and third sector (with think-tanks and NGOs). She is an alumna of SciencesPo Paris and of the London School of Economics and holds degrees in political sciences and economics. She is also an OnPurpose Fellow.

Karan Bagga is the Chief Engineer at thyssenkrupp and heads up Company’s Green Hydrogen & Chemicals Technology division in Australia. At thyssenkrupp, he is responsible for furthering and strategic implementation of thyssenkrupp technologies in the field of conventional and green hydrogen and chemical derivatives in Australia and New Zealand region.

He holds a Master’s degree in chemical engineering and is an accredited chartered engineer with IChemE. His 21 years of experience in the process industry, spans across the energy, hydrocarbons and petrochemicals sectors, including development of renewable power to X applications.

A commercially astute and a keen technologist, he has expertise in technology development, design, optimisation and operation of hydrocarbons, hydrogen and ammonia value chain facilities. He is an established front end techno-economic concept development specialist for small and large scale renewable hydrogen projects, especially in sector coupling and “end to end” integration for Power to X facilities, focusing on chemical derivatives, CCU and Industrial Symbiosis.

Kilian Crone leads the team for International Cooperation on Hydrogen and Powerfuels at the German Energy Agency dena. He also coordinates the work of the Global Alliance Powerfuels, an industry-backed initiative founded in 2018 to foster the market development of electricity-based energy carriers internationally. He has written and contributed to several analyses and studies in the field.

In terms of content, I would focus on “Towards a market development of powerfuels: The role of innovation” to highlight what we might expect technology innovation to deliver, vs. necessary policy action. Considering the previous session, I’ll include some of our reflections on CO2 DAC.

Manager Research & Innovation with European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) starting from 2014 and working on R&I strategy and projects . She is member of the Governing Board of European Technology and Innovation Platform Smart Networks for Energy Transition (ETIP SNET) and cochair of ETIP SNET Working Group Digital and Customer Integration . Previously she worked for 6 years with European Commission DG Energy leading on the Strategic Energy Technology Plan activities, on low carbon technologies and Smart Cities and Communities. She has a long experience in energy sector acquired both in private and public sectors nationally and internationally

Peter Paul van Voorst tot Voorst, founder of Skoon Energy, is active in the world of energy storage. Motivated to contribute to the energy transition, Peter Paul started the company with the goal to make clean energy accessible. By offering all services needed for the use of mobile energy through an intelligent online platform, Skoon Energy enables a wide range of users to transition to the use of sustainable energy sources. Skoon Energy focuses on facilitating access to mobile batteries for ships, film sets, construction sites, grid balancing and other applications with a temporary demand for energy.

With great technology and brilliant people, Philippe Vangeel found his way as Secretary-General in one of the fastest-changing and growing technologies: electrical vehicles. An engineer by background, Philippe has always worked as a manager in the electronic sector. Preceding his role as a Secretary-General of AVERE (The European Association for Electromobility), he has worked an innovative entrepreneur in e-retails, security and the medical sector. He is fluent in five languages: his native Flemish, English, French, Norwegian and German.

Randall Krantz, Senior Advisor on Shipping Decarbonization, Global Maritime Forum - Randall leads the Getting to Zero Coalition to accelerate the development of commercially-viable zero-emissions vessels with the Global Maritime Forum. He is an expert on process design and multi-stakeholder engagement for sustainability. Following a decade in the power sector, Randall has spent 15 years brokering and building partnerships with business, government and civil society in a range of environment and industry domains. His work designing and building the Getting to Zero Coalition has brought together more than 150 organizations in the largest public-private partnership on shipping decarbonization.

Thorsten Herbert has recently joined Nel ASA as the Director for Market Development and Public Affairs.

Thorsten’s main objectives in Nel are to represent the company in relevant European associations, organizations, and forums, as well as to identify and influence funding opportunities supporting Nel’s ambitions and strategic positioning.

Well known in the hydrogen industry, Thorsten has spent over 18 years building up the industry in Germany.

With a Mechanical Engineering degree from TU Darmstadt and a Master of Science in Renewable Energy from HAW Hamburg, Thorsten has attained years of experience with hydrogen and fuel cell technology. From his many years with GM, working with fuel cell propulsion systems, and NOW GmbH – the main funding body for alternative fuels in Germany – he has developed a broad network within hydrogen and other alternative fuels.

Until 2005, Dr. Johannessen was Assoc. Prof. in Chem. Eng. at TU of Denmark where he co-founded Amminex and then served as CTO in the CleanTech spin-out during the development and launch of an award-winning automotive NOx reduction technology. In 2019 he made a transition from automotive to shipping – starting at A.P. Moller-Maersk where he is now dedicated to an acceleration of carbon-neutral shipping through the recently announced Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping.

Vaitea believes hydrogen is the future of energy. After being named "Women Leader" in the World Bank Intern Program, and winning case competitions in University, she moved to Thailand. She met her co-founders in Chiang Mai and helped make the Phi Suea House a communication and collaboration platform for hydrogen in Southeast Asia. Shortly after, they co-founded Enapter, which scales decentralised green hydrogen solutions. The team has grown from 11 to 95 in 30 months. She has focused her energy on hiring more women, and inspiring the next generation of women. She is on the Forbes Under 30 in Energy 2020 list, and has won several awards for Enapter. Today she spearheads the marketing and communications efforts from Berlin. As a Pacific Islander, her mission is to provide clean energy independence to Polynesia.Vaitea holds a Bachelors of Commerce from the John Molson School of Business, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada.

With a MSc in Electronics from the University of Linköping and more than a decade of professional participation in product development of electrified powertrains Henrik have extensive knowledge and experience of all the aspects of bringing such technologies to the market. Having identified the interaction between two previously unrelated realms, the electric energy supply and transportation sector, to be crucial to reach our sustainability goals he is now engaged in the endeavor to make these worlds successfully meet. By utilizing the vast amounts of data available within the Volvo Group he is looking for the global optimum of this transformation which minimize the ecological cost and maximize the return for society.

As Chief Technology Officer at EnergyNest, Christopher has the overall responsibility for all technical activities in the company, spanning from basic research in materials to engineering thermal energy storage system design, integration and operation in commercial projects. He has a PhD in electric power systems engineering and my professional interests span renewable energy, energy storage and how to design and operate our future sustainable energy systems. He was hired as the first employee in EnergyNest in June 2012, before that he was a Senior Researcher at DNV-GL, Research & Innovation for 3 years.

Armin Schnettler is Executive Vice President of the New Energy Business at Siemens Energy as well as president of VDE, the German Association for Electrical, Electronic and Information Technologies. He joined Siemens in 2013 as Senior Vice President of New Technology Fields in Corporate Technology. Before this period, he held several positions at ABB and became member of the management team of ABB’s business area “High Voltage Products and Substations”. From 2001 till 2018 he held a full professorship and was director of the Institute for High Voltage Technology at RWTH Aachen University. Until joining Siemens, he has additionally been managing director of ‘Forschungsgemeinschaft für elektrische Anlagen und Stromwirtschaft e.V. (FGH e.V.)’ – Research Association of Power Systems and Power Economics.

As the Head of the Chemical and Advanced Materials industry program at the World Economic Forum, Fernando oversees the involvement of partners from the chemical and materials industries in the Forum’s alliances, programs and activities. Within the Platform for Energy and Materials at the Forum, Fernando provides strategic guidance to initiatives on sustainable energy systems and low-carbon emitting technologies. Before joining the Forum in 2010, Fernando was for eight years at AkzoNobel Chemicals (now Nouryon). Fernando is experienced in structuring and managing partnerships and has performed in areas including technology strategy and management, corporate innovation, new product development and corporate venturing. Fernando received his chemistry degree from Universidad del Valle in Colombia, earned his Ph.D. in polymer chemistry from the University of Florida, and completed his post-doctoral work in organometallic chemistry at Stanford University.

Mr Brodin is responsible for business development and public affairs of energy at the Swedish forest company Södra since 2016 and Program Director of A Fossil Free Södra. He is also a member of the Silva Green Fuel board. He hold a Master in Business Administration and had previously been commercial responsible of the Södra Groups energy business during several years. Södra is the largest forest owner co-operation in Sweden and produce sawn timber, pulp and bioenergy. Södra newly opened the world’s first commercial Biomethanol plant from lignocellulosic biomass in Sweden, builds a demo plant together with Statkraft to produce advanced biofuels from biomass in Norway and is owner of tall oil diesel producer SunPine.

Kiran Ananth works as a Principal Counsellor in Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). He leads CII’s engagements in Industrial & Building energy efficiency, renewable energy studies and climate change assessment. Kiran has been involved in conceptualizing, submission and execution of various energy efficiency and climate change related projects with several bilateral & multilateral agencies. He is also involved in CII’s Green Entrepreneurship Council which runs a cohort to provide Business Acceleration support to cleantech start-ups. He is a Mechanical Engineer with Masters in Energy Management and is associated with CII since 2000.

Michèle Azalbert is the Chief Executive Officer of ENGIE’s Hydrogen Business Unit dedicated to industrial-scale renewable hydrogen development. Before her current role, Michèle held various responsibilities in treasury, financing and risk management at Elf Aquitaine from 1992 to 1996, at Sanofi from 1996 to 1999, and then at Suez from 1999 to 2005. She became Head of Treasury & Risk Management of the Suez Group in 2005. Then, in 2008 she was appointed Gaselys’ Chief Operating Officer. From 2011 to 2013, she was Executive Vice President of ENGIE Global Markets (previously GDF SUEZ Trading), responsible for support functions. From 2013 to 2017, she was the Chief Operating Officer of ENGIE’s Global LNG Business Unit, in charge of supply and trading. On January 1, 2018, Michèle assumed her current role as CEO. Michèle holds a computer science engineering degree and an MBA degree from HEC.

Tim Karlsson is Executive Director of the International Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Economy (IPHE) Secretariat, since 2015. The IPHE is an inter-governmental partnership of 19 countries and the European Commission, working to help facilitate the transition to clean and efficient energy, industry, and mobility systems using hydrogen and fuel cells technologies.

Previously, Mr. Karlsson held various positions including Director of Emerging Technologies, and, Director of Environmental and Clean Energy Industries in the government of Canada’s Department of Industry.

He has worked on numerous policy issues related to energy and the environment including domestic and international climate change as a member of Canada’s delegation to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Mr. Karlsson has a Bachelors and Masters in Economists from the University of British Columbia.

I am an accomplished Renewable Energy professional who is passionate about climate change mitigation, women empowerment through entrepreneurship and Energy Sustainability. Because of my strong belief in the energy sector as the driving force in bridging development gaps in Africa, I have a passion to develop comprehensive technical and regulatory frameworks for the industry. I have experience in designing and delivering renewable energy projects, solar Photovoltaics, storage technologies, Business development and creating awareness, conducting training in the renewable energy sector.

Currently, I am working for Energy 4 Impact as an Energy Business Mentor, a non-governmental organization that provides energy access through off-grid technologies and business development for women entrepreneurs in sub-Saharan Africa.

I am also the United Nations Food Systems Summit Youth Focal Point for the African Region.

Jim serves as the U.S. DOE’s Bioenergy Technologies Office System Development and Integration Program Manager. His current portfolio includes the DOE investment in integrated biorefinery projects focused on the development of advanced biofuels and bioproducts including renewable hydrocarbons and cellulosic ethanol. Jim is also the current Chairperson of the Executive Committee of the Bioenergy Technology Collaboration Program under the International Energy Agency. Prior to his current position with DOE, since 1994 Jim has served in various roles including: Senior Advisor for the Pacific Region; Director for the Office of Commercialization & Project Management; and Biomass Program Team Manager. Mr. Spaeth also served as a Legislative Fellow for U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Prior to joining DOE, Mr. Spaeth worked for over 10 years in the aerospace industry in engineering and business development positions with McDonnell Douglas and Boeing.

Claire O’Neill entered politics in 2007 after a transatlantic career in consulting and finance, initially as a policy advisor to George Osborne, the then Shadow Chancellor and then as the Conservative MP for the Devizes Constituency from 2010 - 2019.

She served in several Ministerial positions before becoming Climate Change Minister and then attending the UK Cabinet as Minister for Energy and Clean Growth. Claire wrote and implemented the UK’s Clean Growth Strategy; formed the Green Finance Taskforce; launched the global Powering Past Coal Alliance to end coal-powered electricity generation and negotiated the UK’s Offshore Wind Sector Deal that dramatically dropped the cost of this vital renewable energy source. In 2019 she brought forward the ground-breaking legislation that committed the UK to be a Net Zero emissions economy by 2050 and she also formulated the UK’s successful bid to host the United Nations 2020 Climate Change Conference known as COP26. She served as COP26 President-Designate until she left politics in 2020.

Ranked as one of Bloomberg’s global “Green 30 for 2020”, Claire has now joined the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) as the Managing Director for Climate and Energy, and Natural Climate Solutions. WBCSD is the leading voice for business sustainability and is a global CEO-led organization drawn from all business sectors and all major economies, representing a combined revenue of more than USD $8.5 trillion and 19 million employees.

I got the PhD degree from Erasmus University (the Netherlands) in 2007. The key contents of the doctoral degree are related to strategic sustainability management to enhance corporate value. I have worked for RIST and POSRI under the POSCO Grup after I got a master's degree in economics from Korea University in Korea since 1991. From 1993, I have been researching climate change, environmental and energy issues, and ISO 14000 series from the perspective of economic and business strategies. From 2017 to 2019, I served as the head of the energy and environment planning department (the Vice Presidnet president). And since around 2000, I have been conducting energy/climate/environment-related regulations or policy committee activities organized by the Korean government and its related organization from the viewpoint of resource conservation.

Deger Saygin works as the Director of the SHURA Energy Transition Center. In his former role at the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), Deger has developed and led the global renewable energy roadmap (REmap) programme between 2013 and 2017. This programme has assisted the world’s largest energy using 70 countries in accelerating the use of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies to operationalise the goals of the seventh Sustainable Development Goal and the Paris Agreement. Prior to joining IRENA, Deger has worked as a researcher at the Utrecht University carrying out projects for intergovernmental organisations, countries and the private sector about more sustainable uses of energy and resources in the manufacturing industry where he also received his Ph.D. He received his undergraduate degree in Environmental Engineering from the Middle East Technical University in Ankara.

Esther is the COO and co-founder of the first e-scooters sharing company in Africa, Trekk Scooters. Esther is passionate about redefining Africa’s transportation system and promoting sustainable technological innovations. She started her career in Investment Banking. Her experience cuts across Financial Advisory, Asset Management, Strategy, Business Planning and Management Consulting. She is a process manager and product development specialist who have helped companies develop unique products in meeting clients’ needs. Prior to founding Trekk Scooters, Esther served as the Acting Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Foretrust Consulting Limited and worked as a Consultant with Deloitte Consulting LLP, United States. Esther has an MSc in Technology Management from North Carolina A&T State University - United States, she is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and a graduate of Economics, Obafemi Awolowo University.

Isaac is the CEO and co-founder of the first e-scooters sharing company in Africa, Trekk Scooters. Isaac’s burning passion for tech, innovation and renewable energy birthed Trekk Scooters. He hopes to improve the quality of living in Africa in the area of sustainable transportation by redefining transportation and promoting micro mobility. Prior to founding TREKK, Isaac worked in various capacities for CIRC (formerly FLASH) and DOTT. Isaac has double Masters in Accounting & Finance from the IAE Université Clermont Auvergne and in Development Economics from Ecolé d’Economie Université d'Auvergne with a focus on sustainable development where he also gained more insights into renewable energy sources and its benefits to Africa. He is an Alumnus of the prestigious Université Panthéon Sorbonne, France and Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria.

Bart is COO/CTO of GoodFuels. He is responsible for the daily operations and development and testing of new biofuels for the marine market and related service and business models. Before joining GoodFuels he worked as a management consultant on corporate sustainability and innovation and he pioneered on the development of sustainable biofuels from tropical crops.

Angie Farrag-Thibault is a Project Lead and the World Economic Forum, responsible for driving Road Freight Zero - a new high-ambition, cross-value chain, multi-stakeholder initiative designed to accelerate the deployment of zero emission fleets and long-haul infrastructure by 2030. This work is housed in the Forum`s long-standing Shaping the Future of Mobility Platform and enjoys the support of the Forum`s Mission Possible Platform - a coalition working on creating tipping points across the hard-to-abate sectors to set industry on a net-zero pathway through public-private collaboration, innovation partnerships, and, industry alliances. Angie`s global sustainability experience advising companies and designing powerful collaborations for change spans over 20years with previous roles at BSR, where she was the Director of Transport & Logistics and Collaborations, and at Deloitte & Touche as a Manager, Sustainability Advisory and Assurance Services. She has Masters in Energy Management from BI Oslo / ESCP Paris, and Environmental Development from SOAS, UCL; and a bachelors in Environmental Sciences from Southampton University, UK.

Tristan is a Reader at the UCL Energy Institute and is the director of the Research Council UK funded project Shipping in Changing Climates, a multi-university and industry research project and leads the modelling work on supply and demand interaction and evolution. He is the lead author of the Third IMO GHG Study – 2014. He has previously been the coordinator of the Low Carbon Shipping – A System Approach project. He has a number of years’ experience as a naval architect in the UK Ministry of Defence, and has won an international award for his work on ship safety.

Jakob Steffensen is Head of Innovation and Partnerships at DFDS. He manages the portfolio of initiatives around DFDS’s way of using data, artificial intelligence, machine learning and the internet of things for better decision making and automation. His department is also responsible for the preparation of the company's roadmaps for autonomous vessels, vehicles and terminals, and in general facilitate the innovation process. Among other things, through partnerships with universities and others.

Anne Sophie Vinther Hansen is an Investment Manager at Vækstfonden, the Sovereign Danish Fund. She has over 10 years of experience working with R&D intense companies in the fields of shipping and alternative fuels.

Dr. El-Houjeiri is the lead scientist of Saudi Aramco for strategic climate and sustainability research and analysis.

Before joining Aramco, he developed regulatory mechanisms and platforms for state regulators in the United States for crude oil carbon intensity regulations. Dr. El-Houjeiri is a fellow from Stanford University who built crude production greenhouse gas (GHG) models that are used by major regulators worldwide for crude oil carbon intensity assessment. He also has extensive experience at Shell assessing the GHG emissions of oil and gas developments and shaping the CO2 strategy. Dr. El-Houjeiri holds a PhD in Engineering Science from Oxford University and a Master of Science (with Distinction) in Business Management from Warwick University, UK.

Alex Koerner is working for the Sustainable Mobility Unit of UNEP in Nairobi, Kenya. He is coordinating the Global Environment Facility funded GEF 7 Global Electric Mobility Programme. Prior to joining UN Environment, he worked at Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), the International Energy Agency (IEA) and as a freelance consultant. He holds a Master’s Degree in Power and Process Engineering from Technical University Berlin. The GEF 7 Global Electric Mobility Programme is set to implement demonstration projects, raise awareness & build capacity, develop e-mobility policies and establish business models & finance schemes for electric buses, light duty vehicle and 2&3 wheelers fleets in 29 low and middle-income countries word-wide. The GEF programme is partnering with the European Commission funded SOLUTIONSplus project, which aims at demonstrating innovative e-mobility solutions in 13 city projects around the world.

Bhaskar is co-founder of Amsterdam-based eDRV — the an open API platform for electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Prior to this, he founded Mynergy — an advisory firm providing clean energy enterprises with access to finance. Earlier, he led India operations for the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), a U.S. based environmental organization. His role involved engaging with clean energy companies, and the government to accelerate India’s energy transition. At NRDC, he also played an active role in shaping India's national position in the Paris Agreement and the Montreal Protocol. Bhaskar holds a master’s degree in chemical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras and an MBA from INSEAD.

Rizky and Ilham founded OKHam together which focuses on renewable energy projects in remote and rural areas. This movement was inspired by the energy problems that Indonesia is facing. They both have educational backgrounds in geology and petroleum engineering. The long journey in the fossil fuel industry has increasingly grown their interest in energy, and they eventually turned to renewable energy. They are members of the renewable energy association in Indonesia to discuss and exchange views on strategic issues in using renewable energy to serve the nation's interests and objectives to reduce reliance on fossil energy and to prevent environmental deterioration as a result of the unabated fossil energy usage. Currently, with OKHam, they are trying to develop and popularize the most promising renewable energy sources to electrify rural areas, where the vast majority of unelectrified individuals reside. They want to eliminate the problem of insufficient technical capacity in every unit by providing integrated services as well as remote monitoring performance of the units to decrease downtime and operating costs and get clean data from any plant system.

Jeremiah is an Experienced Renewable energy entrepreneur and scholar with a demonstrated history of working as an author and entrepreneur in the sector. As an entrepreneur, Jeremiah used his skills in science to develop Optim Energy, an innovative piezoelectric device that harnesses energy from heat, vibrations and weather, all which naturally occur in the environment, to create affordable, accessible and clean power. Previously, Jeremiah worked with Innovate Salone, an organisation in Sierra Leone that organises a national innovation challenge for high-school-aged youth to develop their conceptual ideas into tangible solutions that positively affect their local communities. Jeremiah has interned with Renewables in Africa to Author articles on climate change, global warming, 4IR, policy development, entrepreneurship and renewable financing. Through these experiences, he developed strong project management and stakeholder engagement skills. Jeremiah is passionate about renewables, energy efficiency, climate change, youth engagement, innovation and entrepreneurship. Jeremiah is on a mission to rewrite the African energy access narrative by providing access to clean and affordable energy and by creating awareness through stakeholders engagement. He is a final year student at the African Leadership University (ALU), pursuing a BA Hons degree in Global Challenges with a focus on Energy and Climate Change.

Jorg van Heesbeen is the CBO and co-founder of smart charging software company Jedlix. In his role Jorg is responsible for engagements with mobility and energy partners to grow the platform internationally. Before founding Jedlix, Jorg worked in energy trading and demand side management for Eneco, Autogrid Systems and Quby in both the Netherlands and Silicon Valley. Jorg holds a MSc degree in Energy Innovation Management from a combined program at Utrecht University and Columbia University.

Kim is building electric motorcycles taxis for the mobile underserved in African cities starting with Nairobi, Kenya. A growth hacker at heart and an engineer by profession, Kim has 2 years’ experience in the Kenyan motorcycle taxi industry and a long-standing entrepreneurial record. As a pioneer in the e-mobility space, he is involved in pushing policy and re-shaping last-mile mobility in Africa’s urban space.

Joyce is a technoxamanist, TEDx speaker and sustainable activist working on transboundary cooperation in the water-energy-food nexus. MSc candidate Sustainability and Adaptation Planning by the Centre of Alternative Technologies UK. Co-Founder of several organizations like the Latin American Observatory of Geopolitics of Energy where she acts as the President of the UNILA (Federal University of Latin American Integration) Chapter with the organization Student Energy. The Youth Collective of the Parana Basin 3, and the Foz do Iguaçu Educative & Environmental Observatory. In Paraguay she co-founded the National Youth Network for Water, and the Youth Network for Climate Action Paraguay, organizing since 2016 the National COYs (Conference of Youth on Climate Change). Joyce is a member of the World Youth Parliament for Water WYPW (also part of the Blue Peace Initiative, promoting water transboundary cooperation), and the Climate Reality Project Brazil.

As a young professional in the energy sector, Noortje has a lot of affinity with innovation and startups. She obtained a MSc in Global Business and Sustainability at Erasmus University (cum laude). Her current work for Energy Investment Management BV is diverse and ranges from financial due diligence analysis of solar-, wind- and bioenergy projects, advising clean-tech startups, involvement in the Dutch Clean-tech Challenge and the Indonesian Energy Innovation Challenge.

She also has experience in the startup industry at Get in the Ring (a global pitching competition for startups), Unknown Group (a technology scouting company) and Erasmus Centre for Entrepreneurship.

Sasiranga De Silva is a lecturer at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Motratuwa Sri Lanka. His research interests include renewable energy, sustainable transportation to autonomous vehicles. He has held positions in government and private organizations in developing regulations and standardizing the transport sector. Sasiranga is also an automotive engineering consultant with his advice in demand both in Sri Lanka and internationally.

Thaddeus is driving strategy, innovation and sustainability at Croda, a specialty chemicals manufacturer. He's part of the team leading the global decarbonisation roadmap to reduce Croda's operations emissions by 50% from 2018 to 2030 as part of their commitment to be Climate Positive. Outside of Croda, he's on the boards of European Federation of Chemical Engineering, Nederlandse Procestechnologen and AFBE-UK, as well as being highly active in GreenDeal4Youth, European Young Engineers and IChemE. This year Thaddeus was listed as Forbes 30 under 30 Europe for his contributions to Manufacturing and Industry.