Speakers

Mr. Thomas Zehetner

Mr. David Butler

David Butler specializes in publicly-funded developmental services and project in the fields of agri-food systems and enterprise development. He currently…

Mr. Pravashen Naidoo

Pravashen is the Founder and Managing Director of EWaste Africa. He holds a BSc in Electro-Mechanical Engineering from the University…

Mr. Marco Kamiya

Marco Kamiya is Chief of the Division of Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence Strategies at UNIDO, the United Nations Industrial…

H.E. Mr. Hisham Badr

Ms. Isabelle Laurencin

Isabelle Laurencin is the global lead for Climate tech VC investments within the Disruptive Technologies and Funds team. Isabelle joined…

Ms. Rabia Bukhari

Rabia Bukhari has over 15 years of experience working with development and international organizations, she joined USAID in 2010 as…

Ms. Elvira Lutter

Elvira Lutter has been working as a programme manager for the Austrian Federal Government’s Climate and Energy Fund since 2011. …

Ms. Nurzat Myrsalieva

Mrs. Nurzat Myrsalieva is a senior energy expert at UNIDO, working on global programmes such as the industrial energy acceprator…

Ms. Nadia Mondini

Nadia Mondini is a Policy Coordinator at the Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT) Secretariat, where she focuses on mapping…

Mr. Deger Saygin

Deger Saygin works at the Environment Directorate of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) where he leads the…

Mr. Priyank Lathwal

Ms. Margherita Tenedini

Margherita is an energy engineer currently serving as Junior Professional Officer for the Climate and Technology Partnerships unit at UNIDO….

Ms. Daria Noschevnik

Daria Nochevnik has spent the last decade working in energy and climate policy and regulatory affairs presently as Director for Policy…

Mr. Yuko Yasunaga

The Directorate of Corporate Services and Operations is responsible and accountable for management of UNIDO’s human, financial and material resources….

Mr. Andreas Beckmann

Experience in strategy, policy, marketing, and environmental issues as well as working across sectors from government to business and non-profits….

Ms. Najat Mokhtar

Prior to her appointment, she was Director of the Division for Asia and the Pacific in the Department of Technical…

Mr. Japer Mallonga

Jasper discovered his drive to push the just energy transition forward while pursuing his mechanical engineering degree from the University…

Ms. Grace Young

Student Energy Alumna, and Student Energy’s Programs Ecosystem played an essential role in her graduate studies. She is passionate about…

Mr. Jones Alami

He has a Doctorate in plasma physics (2003) and a PhD in thin film physics (2005) from the University of…

Ms. Yousra Souaf

Yousra has been with INNOVX since 2021, covering industrial development of new projects mainly in Power to X and green…

Mr. Naoufal Mahdar

Previously, Naoufal spent over 15 years at Total and BP in various technical and managerial roles, contributing to major projects…

Ms. Zineb Benjelloun

Zineb has been working for the OCP Group since 2008, initially leading the implementation of the Water and Energy strategies…

Mr. Daria Nochevnik

Mr. Frank Wouters

Frank Wouters has been leading renewable energy projects, transactions, and technology development for more than 30 years and played a…

Mr. Tomohiko Adachi

Having practised as an international business lawyer in the energy and infrastructure sector for more than a decade in London…

Mr. Marcello Padilla

Industrial engineer from the University of Chile and master’s degree in Economics Applied to Public Policies from Georgetown University. He…

Mr. Holger Hoff

Mr. Marko van Waveren Hogervorst

Marko van Waveren Hogervorst is a Member of the Management Team of the Private Financing Advisory Network (PFAN) on behalf…

Mr. Sungbong Tae

Sungbong’s background in Chemical Engineering complements his extensive 7-year experience in plant engineering and project management. Driven by a passion…

Ms. Silvia Emili

Dr. Silvia Emili is a Senior Engagement Manager at Value for Women where she advises businesses and organizations to adopt…

Mr. Se Hoon Ghim

Se Hoon Gihm is the CEO of aweXome Ray, a Korean cleantech Startup. He received a Ph.D from MSE at…

Mr. Peter Warren

Dr. Peter Warren is the Facility Manager for the large-scale Accelerate-to-Demonstrate (A2D) Facility and Chief Technical Advisor at UNIDO. Prior…

Mr. Peter A. Bruck

Prof. Dr. Peter A. Bruck studied law, economics, sociology and communications at the universities of Vienna, Iowa and McGill. He…

Mr. Nicolae Soloviov

Ms. Marorisang Patricia Matkutusa

Ms. Lucy Chatburn

Mr. Jussi Viding

Jussi is the Fund Manager for EEP Africa, an open-ended Trust Fund with current commitments totalling over EUR 88 million from Austria, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, NDF,…

Mr. Christian Hoffmann

Christian Hoffmann is the Global Head of Geopolitics and International Relations of Siemens AG. For over 20 years, Christian focuses…

Ms. Asetila Koestinger

Ms. Rebecca Ottmann

Ms. Sunyoung Suh

Since joining UNIDO in 2012, Sunyoung designed and implemented sustainable energy projects and programs with a geographic focus in sub-Saharan…

Mr. Peter Schniering

Dr. Peter Schniering is CEO of Future Cleantech Architects (FCA). Before founding FCA, he worked for the European strategy consultancy…

Mr. Ion Muntean

Ion Muntean works as a Director of Energy Efficiency Agency of Moldova and teaches at Power Engineering Faculty of the…

Mr. Gerswynn Mckuur

Ms. Gabriele Tatzberger

Gabriele Tatzberger is Director of Start-up Services at the Vienna Business Agency for15 years, and a member of the Supervisory Board of…

Mr. Filippo Berardi

Filippo has close to 20 years of experience managing programs relating to climate change, clean energy, carbon finance and sustainable…

Ms. Olga Rataj

Olga is an economist with 10+ years of progressive international work experience across private sector, government institutions & organizations as…

Ms. Lolade Alonge

Lolade ALONGE is a Business Communications Professional with over 3 years of experience in the Renewable Energy Industry. She has…

Mr. Peter Storey

Mr. Peter Storey is an expert in international financing solutions in developing countries and transition economies, specialising in climate change…

Ms. Eva Kelly

Ms. Eva Kelly is an expert in renewable energy financing and climate change policy with a deep understanding and extensive…

Mr. Oscar Rueda

Oscar is a manager, consultant, and researcher with ten years of experience leading climate-change mitigation solutions throughout Europe and in…

Mr. Gaetan Hinojosa

Gaetan is a published environmental economist with ten years of experience providing climate advisory services to international finance institutions, multilateral…

Gunther Beger

As Managing Director at UNIDO, Gunther Beger leads the Directorate for SDG Innovation and Economic Transformation, focusing on agro-industry, sustainability,…

Ms. Andrea Wainer

Andrea Wainer is the Sustainability Lead as part of REN21’s Knowledge and Data Team. She coordinates the upcoming Renewable Energy…

Ms. Tamiksha Singh

Mr. Tanguy Boussard

Tanguy holds specializations in the fields of renewable energy and corporate management. His international career in the off-grid industry allowed…

Ms. Tanvi Mishra

Raised in Bangkok, Tanvi has always harbored a profound love of the environment.   While studying her bachelor’s degree in Biology…

Mr. Shri Sanjeet

Mr. Kuljit Singh Popli

Mr Kuljit Singh Popli an Engineer by qualification has more than 40 years of experience dealing conventional Power and Renewable…

Mr. Robert Bright Mawuko Sogbadji

He currently holds the position as the Deputy Director, Power (Nuclear and Alternate Energy) and also the Coordinator, the Ghana…

Ms. Sandeep Tandon

Sandeep Tandon,  leads the UNIDO project “Facility for Low Carbon Technology Deployment” which is providing support identify over 100 startups…

Mr. Dave Keating

Dave Keating is an American-European journalist in Brussels who moderates live events. He is the Brussels Correspondent for France 24 and…

Ms. Hajar Yagkoubi

Hajar is 23 years old and when she was 18 years old, she was elected through a public campaign, to…

Mr. Ndivhuho Raphu

Ndivhuho Raphulu heads up the National Cleaner Production Centre South Africa (NCPC-SA), the resource efficient and cleaner production (RECP) programme…

Mr. Konstantin Geiger

Konstantin Geiger studied economics at the Vienna WU with focus on Energy Economics, Public Goods and Sustainability. His worked in…

Ms. Waltraud Schmid

Waltraud Schmid is authorized signatory of Urban Innovation Vienna and Head of the Energy Department. She studied economics in Graz…

Ms. Tolu Disu

Dr. Axel Friedrich

Ms. Faith Chege

Ms. Vanessa Voelkel

Mr. Jens Jaeger

Ms. Rita Isiba

Rita Isiba is an expert at fostering an inclusive culture and engagement. Her mission for multiplying global mindsets is the…

Mr. Dean Cooper

Dean Cooper is currently the Global Energy Lead at WWF, with a focus on “Faster, Greener, Fairer” energy transformation.  He…

Mr. Yared Abera

Yared Abera is a Global Youth Climate leader from Ethiopian and a Founder and Director of The Youth Print, a…

Ms. Irene Canas Diaz

Ms. Alexis Eremia

Alexis Eremia is an expert practitioner in the realm of fostering inclusive and sustainable innovation at scale. She played a…

Ms. Olivia de Vesci

Ms. Myrte van der Spek

Ms. Evita Moawad

Evita is an Sustainable Energy Expert working with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), where she contributes to the…

Mr. Marcelo Padilla

Ms. Jenitha Badul

Jenitha is the Senior Policy Advisor for Sustainability Programmes and Projects, at the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment,…

Mr. Anupam Kumar

Anupam is Chemical and Polymer Engineer with career highlights including optimizing heavy metal extraction efficiency, creation of super oleophilic and…

Mr. Murari R

Murari R is a metallurgy and nanotechnology engineer. His company, Vimano creates membranes for energy conversion which exponentially brings down…

Ms. Neha Jain

Neha Jain, a former Google employee with more than 15 years of experience in technology-led businesses, embarked on her second…

Mr. Chiheb Bouden

Mr. Klemens Schwarz

Ms. Julia Cora

Ms. Alicia Eastman

Alicia has led investment and strategy in global developing markets for nearly 25 years, managing private equity funds as well…

Ms. Eudy Mabuza

Ms. Mabuza has eighteen and half years of progressive experience in the Public Sector engaging and mediating with international agencies…

H.E. Mr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber

H.E. Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber is a member of the UAE Federal Cabinet, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology,…

Mr. Shaohai Xu

At Lucky Elephant Solar, Mr. Xu takes on the leading role to focus on delivering sustainable solutions through technology and…

Mr. Dietram Oppelt

Dietram Oppelt is member of the TEC. He is programme officer of the NDE Germany and Managing Director of HEAT…

Ms. Maia Tskhvaradze

Maia Tskhvaradze is the TEC liaison officer of the UNFCCC secretariat, she is supporting the work of the TEC, including…

Mr. Kenechukwu Mbonu

Mr. Pramod Penceliah

With a deep-rooted passion for fusing technology and financial services, I’ve dedicated years to transforming how Africa and the world…

Mr. Andreas Klaudius

Andreas Klaudus is the founder and managing director of the Austrian Academy of Refrigeration and a board member of the…

Mr. Eric Gyenin

Eric is working as a Project Coordinator at UNIDO Ghana office. He has international experience both in Europe and Africa…

Ms. Wiame Fathi

Ms. Wiame is currently working in a pharmaceutical company in Morocco as an energy optimization manager, to contribute to the…

Mr. Anas Abdallah

Anas boasts 20+ years of expertise in energy efficiency consulting, renewable energy and demand side management with strong focus on…

Mr. Samir Mohammad Hassan Aly Khafagui

Working for UNIDO’s industrial energy efficiency projects (Egypt, Morocco, etc.) as an expert in Energy Management System (EnMS) and Motor…

Ms. Nashwa Naushad

Nashwa in her current role works with the Powering Healthcare programme at SEforALL to strengthen its virtual presence and knowledge…

Mr. Mwenge Mwanamwenge

Ms. Michelle Carvalho Hallack

Michelle Hallack is a senior economist passionate for sustainable development and energy transition. She has more than 17 years of…

Ms. Michelle Seidel

Michelle in her current role works in collaboration with global partners and agencies to support governments to strengthen health systems…

Mr. Mohammad Zaman

Mohammad Zaman is a soil Scientist and plant Nutritionist at the Joint FAO/IAEA Centre in Vienna. During his 32 years…

Mr. Fred Kong’ongó

At UNIDO, Mr. Kong’ongó supports smallholder farmers to adopt sustainable energy and post-harvest management solutions. His initiative in Sudan to…

Mr. Brian Isabirye

Ms. Maria Michela Morese

Maria Michela Morese is Senior Natural Resources Officer and Energy Team Leader at FAO, Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and…

Ms. Kirsten Dunlop

Chief Executive Officer at EIT Climate-KIC since 2017, Kirsten’s career spans academia, consulting, banking, insurance, strategy, design, innovation and leadership….

Mr. Martin Ndayizeye

Martin Ndayizeye, with a PhD in Electrical Engineering and Energy Production, began lecturing on Power Production at the University of…

Mr. Adoyi Ochigbo

Mr. AJ. Ochigbo is a trained Hydrologist and Hydrogeologist with Master Degree in Integrated Water Resources Management. He has attended…

Ms. Annette Mossel

Dr. techn. Annette Mossel is a scientific entrepreneur, tech start-up founder and expert in Spatial Computing and Machine. She received…

Ms. Jaff Epse Bime Marilyn Bongmo

Jaff Marilyn is a Rural Engineer in Cameroon’s Ministry of Water Resources and Energy. She advocates for youth inclusion and…

Ms. Margaret N. Matinga

Dr. Margaret Matinga, with 20 years in energy and international development, specializes in energy access, gender, and social inclusion, covering…

Ms. Maria Ubierna Aparicio

Maria co-founded Open Hydro with the mission to accelerate climate action in the hydropower sector. Formerly, she led the creation…

Ms. Xiaobo Hu

Xiaobo Hu is a driving force in global SHP development, showcasing dedication and innovation for sustainable energy and international cooperation….

Ms. Eva Kremere

Eva Kremere, a PhD candidate in Environmental Studies, boasts a decade of pivotal involvement with UNIDO’s small hydropower knowledge projects….

Ms. Yvonne Lokko

Ms. Yvonne Lokko has over 20 years’ professional experience in the application of science-based technologies for sustainable agriculture and agribusiness…

Ms. Aisha Raheem

Aisha Raheem is Co-Founder and CEO at Farmz2u, a dynamic and innovative supply chain company with a mission to transform…

Ms. Brigitte Bichler

Experienced Head of Environment, Carbon and Sustainability Management with a demonstrated history of working in the energy and waste management…

Mr. Bernhard Bauer

Has been commercial director of Digital Factory at SIEMENS Central-EasternEurope/-Asia (26 countries) since 2015. Before studying International Business Administration at…

Ms. Henriette Sypra

Henriette Spyra has many years of experience in the research, technology and innovation sector and was previously head of science…

Mr. Luis Humberto Umanzor Hernandez

Mr. Wolfgang Lutz

Wolfgang Lutz is the Interim Deputy Director General for Science of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA). He…

Ms. Anita Malli

Anita Malli devotedly balances the responsibilities of being both the Environment and Sustainability Commissioner of the ORF (Austrian Public Broadcasting…

Ms. Anna Stańczyk

Anna Stańczyk is an international civil servant, organizer, advocate for youth engagement and strategic planner. Currently, she coordinating the International…

Ms. Alejandra Valdivia Espinoza

Alejandra is a Peruvian energy engineer focused on energy transition and youth engagement. She is founder of a youth organisation…

Ms. Anca Gurzu

Anca is the Brussels-based correspondent for Cipher News, where she covers the technological innovations we need to fight climate change….

Su Su Han

Mr. Ramy George Yacoub

Ramy is a sustainable energy and climate change consultant. He holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering from the University of…

Philipp Werkl

Mr. Ioannis Pappis

Dr. Ioannis Pappis is working as a Senior Specialist, Modelling and Policy Expert at the Energy Transition team at SEforALL….

Ms. Iqlima Fuqoha

Iqlima Fuqoha is an Energy Transition Specialist at Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) with main focus on energy modelling, policy…

Ms. Brenda Mwale

Brenda Mwale is a Climate Change advocate from Malawi who is currently working with Green Girls Platform, a female led…

Ms. Isabella Pfoser

Isabella is a dedicated freelance trainer and advocate, deeply committed to climate justice, personal development, and somatic practices. Serving as…

Mr. Pete Hemingway

Ms. Fiona Skinner

Ms. Lea Pujol

Mr. Sheikh Wase Khalid

Khalid’s work at The Council focuses on energy access at the intersection of livelihoods and green jobs. His research areas…

Ms. Hadley Taylor

Ms. Katharina Pröstler

Ms. Katharina Pröstler is Project Coordinator, Gender and Youth advisor at the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). In that…

Ms. Rosemary Idem

Rosemary Idem is the Programme Manager, Women and Youth at the Forefront at Sustainable Energy for All, where she is…

Mr. Jean-Louis Racine

Jean-Louis Racine is the Chief Program Officer at the Clean Cooking Alliance (CCA). He manages the Market Strengthening team as…

Mr. Jee-Hyun Nam

Jee-Hyun Nam is the Clean Cooking Analyst at Sustainable Energy for All. He specializes in program planning and internal team…

Ms. Cherop Soy

Mr. Anant Wadhwa

Anant Wadhwa is an Energy Data Specialist working with Sustainable Energy for All and supports multiple teams to improve and…

Ms. Giorgia Pasqualetto

Mr. Jonas Puck

He is the academic director of the MBA in Energy Management at the WU Executive Academy and Co-Director of WU’s…

Cristiano Passini

He has been working at UNIDO for more than 17 years and has taken up different roles including being the…

Mr. Berthold Kren

Mr Kren’s professional experiences cover a range of topics including general management, waste management, commodity trading and portfolio-management for energy,…

Ms. Daria Shumilova

Daria holds a BA degree in Regional Studies from the Institute of US and Canadian Studies in Moscow. In 2018,…

Ms. Amelia Santos-Paulino

Before joining UNCTAD, Amelia was research fellow and project director in the UN University’s World Institute for Development Economics Research…

Mr. Will Oulton

Will Oulton is an industry leader and award-winning specialist in ESG and sustainable investment. With 25 years of experience, Will…

Ms. Wendy Chapple

Prior to joining WU, Wendy was and Associate Professor at Nottingham Business School and a member of the Responsible Business…

Mr. Johannes Ortner

As the founder of Austria’s first impact bank, Johannes utilizes his profound understanding of corporate finance and financial management to…

Mr. Thomas Lindner

Thomas is a professor for international management at University of Innsbruck and Copenhagen Business School and earned his PhD at…

Ms. Davina Ngei

Davina is the Communications Manager at GWNET where she works closely with the management to support advocacy, networking, and mentorship…

Ms. Natalia Weber

Natália is a Project Manager at GWNET with a particular focus on coordinating GWNET’s Mentoring Programme Portfolio. She is an…

Mr. Sergio Missana

Sergio is a well-known Chilean author. He holds a PhD in Spanish from Stanford University and teaches literature part-time at…

Ms. Giulia Manconi

Giulia is a Senior Programme Officer at the OSCE Secretariat in Vienna, where she leads the Secretariat’s efforts in the…

Ms. Maria Flouda

Maria is an unwavering advocate for sustainability, harnessing her 22 years expertise in ESG frameworks to spearhead transformative change within…

Mr. Mohamed Salah

Ms. Andrea Eras Almeida

Dr. Eras Almeida works as Renewable Energy Project Expert at UNIDO, leading projects in LAC, Central and East Africa, the…

Mr. Cristiano Pasini

Cristiano Massimo PASINI is the Director of the Division of Capacity Development, Industrial Policy Advice and Statistics at United Nations…

Ms. Henriette Spyra

Henriette Spyra has many years of experience in the research, technology and innovation sector and was previously head of science…

Mr. Michael Köb

Mr. Benjamin Achzet

Benjamin holds a Research Doctorate in Industrial Engineering from the University of Augsburg, with a focus on raw material strategies….

Mr. Jakob Müllner

Jakob Müllner is a professor of International Business conducting research on financing infrastructure investments in developing countries. He is also…

Ms. Smeeta Fokeer

During her 12 years with UNIDO she has been responsible for project development and implementation of sustainable industrial development policies…

Ms. Rita Strohmaier

Rita is an innovation and industrial economist, currently working on the topic of green hydrogen and what is in for…

Ms. Susana Moreira

Mr. Dean Cooper

Ms. Beverley Postma

Mr. João Almeida

Experienced biologist/ecologist skilled in managing large-scale environmental impact assessments, particularly in hydro-agricultural, water transport, and hydropower projects. Expert in mitigating…

Ms. Christine Fernanda Neves Duncan

Christine Neves Duncan is Chief of Staff and Project Director at SIDS DOCK, overseeing leadership support, program coordination, and overall…

Mr. Peter McCall

Experienced structured finance specialist with over a billion dollars’ worth of debt issued over 3 decades of experience in the…

Mr. Benjamin Martin

Benjamin is the founder and Secretary General of the Ocean Thermal Energy Association, focusing on OTEC, SWAC, and Deep Ocean…

Mr. Gabriel Maquengo

Electrical Engineer, Masters in Applied Mathematics, specialist in energy efficiency and renewable energy, works as Energy Director for the government…

Mr. Dan Grech

In 2015, Dan worked in fashion marketing. While watching ice caps melt on TV, he felt compelled to tackle climate…

Ms. Mariam Laban

Mariam Laban is a Software Developer at Siemens Digital Industries, specializing in Industrial Automation. She graduated from Lycée Français de…

Ms. Katja Bühler

Katja Bühler is the Scientific Director of VRVis GmbH Vienna, an applied research centre for Visual Computing with the mission…

Mr. Reinhard Scholl

Reinhard Scholl has been a senior executive at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). He is a co-founder of AI for…

Mr. Alexander Haack

Alexander Haack heading the global programme Energizing Development as well as the EnDev-GCF-project on Climate Friendly Cooking. Prior to his…

Mr. Lewnis Boudaoui

Senior country manager at the OPEC Fund for International Development, where he has been working for 12 years. He has…

Ms. Neera Nundy

Mr. Mike Bwondera

Ms. Heike Vesper

Ms. Vicky Zhang Yuan

Vicky Zhang Yuan is the vice president of Corporate Communication Dept, Huawei. Vicky has more than 18 years of experience…

Mr. Yared Abera

Yared Abera is a Global Youth Climate leader from Ethiopian and a Founder and Director of The Youth Print, a…

Mr. Carlos Sordo

With over 16 years of professional experience, Carlos is an expert in the field of PUE, decentralized renewable energy and…

Ms. Eveline Jansen

For the past 2.5 years, Eveline has led Enviu’s venture building work in the East African agri-food space. Focusing on…

Mr. Ibrahim Mutebi

Ibrahim Mutebi leads the Ugandan component of the Sustainable Energy for Smallholder Farmers (SEFFA) Project, a regional initiative aimed at…

Ms. Ute Collier

Ute Collier is responsible for IRENA’s work on policy, markets and finance for the energy transition. Prior to joining IRENA…

Mr. Brian Dean

Brian Dean has over 25 years of experience in energy efficiency and has supported governments and organizations globally with energy…

Mr. Brave Mhonie

Brave grew up in Malawi, experiencing first-hand the challenges and dangers of living without electricity. Now Brave is the General…

Mr. Phillip Cornell

Phillip Cornell is the Global Practice Lead for Energy & Sustainability at Economist Impact. He is also a senior fellow…

Mr. Zhanghua Zheng

Dr. Zhanghua Zheng is a Senior Research Fellow at Energy Division of GEIDCO’s Economic & Technology Research Institute, member of…

Mr. Sanjay Kumar

Sanjay recently retired as Director General of Forests and Special Secretary to the Government of India. He holds a PhD…

Mr. Dario Liguti

Dario Liguti is the Director of Sustainable Energy at the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. In this capacity, he…

Mr. Hao Hu

Dr. Hu has over 15-years’experience in the energy and power industry. He is familiar with global energy transformation, energy and…

Ms. Nadejda Komendantova

Nadejda Komendantova leads the Cooperation and Transformative Governance Research Group at IIASA and is a senior research scholar in the…

Mr. Hossein Hassani

Dr. Hassani is a top 1% scientist with 200+ journal papers and 7 books. He actively engages in the energy…

Ms. Daniela Huber

Daniela Huber is Head of Property Management and Deputy Head of Portfolio Management division at SOZIALBAU AG.

Ms. Elisabeth Sibille

Elisabeth Sibille studied Environmental Engineering at Ecole Nationale des Travaux Publics de l’Etat, architecture at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture…

Mr. Alessio Mastrucci

Mr. Bas van Ruijven

Dr. van Ruijven’s interests range from energy and technology scenarios to energy transitions and the impacts of climate change. He…

Mr. Tobias Orthen

Mr. Orthen is a physicist and economist with 10 years of experience in sustainability and a fellow of the Global…

Mr. Christof von Branconi

Mr. von Branconi studied chemical engineer and former management consultant. He has vast experience in industry, e.g. as Executive Board…

Mr. Franz Josef Radermacher

Dr. Radermacher is Professor (emeritus) at Ulm University and Director at FAW/n in Ulm. He is a member of the…

Mr. Ivo Wakounig

Ivo works as Senior Advisor at World Energy Council Austria and he is one of the Council’s Global Future Energy…

Ms. Sabine Gaber

Sabine studied international business administration and has 25 years of experience working in internationally active banks. As Board Member of…

Mr. Hamead Ahrary

Hamead Ahrary is Managing Director of VERBUND Green Hydrogen GmbH, founded in June 2023. Since January 1, 2022, he has…

Mr. Michael Kainz

Ms. Sejal Agarwal

Sejal Agarwal is a post-graduate from the Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM), Bhopal and has more than five years…

Ms. Helen Kyomugisha

Helen holds specializations in the fields of renewable energy and business administration. Her vast experience in renewable energy spans both…

Ms. Jackline Mumbi

Jackline is an electrical engineer with a vast experience in renewable energy and track record in implementing innovative solutions that…

Ms. Jolanda van Ginkel

Jolanda started her career at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where she worked at the climate and energy department….

Mr. Bruno Casagranda Neves

Graduated in Forest Engineering from the University of São Paulo and a specialist in Project Management from the Getulio Vargas…

Ms. Leidiane Ferronato Mariani

Graduated in Environmental Engineering from UFPR (2005) with a master’s in Territorial Management from UFSC (2008) and a PhD in…

Mr. Gustavo de Lima Ramos

Agronomic Engineer graduated from the University of Brasília (UnB), with a master’s degree in Agribusiness. Currently serves as an advisor…

Ms. Keerthi Chekuri

Ms. Chekuri is part of Indian Administrative Services (IAS) of Government of India since 2016 and is serving the state…

Mr. Binay Kumar Jha

Mr. Binay Kumar Jha is Director of the Clean India mission (SBM-U), being implemented by Government of India. A mechanical…

Ms. Petra Schwager

Petra has long-standing experience in managing international technical cooperation programmes and networks for inclusive and sustainable industrial development. She designed…

Mr. Legena Henry

Dr. Legena Henry, is a MIT graduate and Mechanical Engineer, who is now the Lecturer for Renewable Energy at UWI,…

Mr. Terrell Thompson

Dr. Terrell Thompson is the Cluster Manager for the Barbados Bloom Cleantech Cluster a GEF funded initiative established in Barbados…

Mr. Keith Williges

Keith Williges’ research focuses on energy system transformation pathways and issues of climate justice in allocating the burden of climate…

Mr. Karl Scheifinger

Karl Scheifinger is a junior researcher at IIASA’s Energy, Climate, and Environment (ECE) Program where he is developing an interactive…

Ms. Elina Brutschin

Elina Brutschin joined IIASA as a research scholar in 2019, and works with the IIASA Energy, Climate, and Environment (ECE)…

Mr. Hal Turton

Hal is an Energy Economist at the IAEA with over two decades of experience in energy modeling, technology assessment, and…

Mr. Robin Kuranel

With a background in Environmental Management and Transition Management, Robin Kuranel joined the UNIDO ITPO Germany in March 2021 as…

Ms. Yuhan Zheng

Yuhan is a PhD student in the Geography department at the National University of Ireland, and an intern at the…

Mr. Sajith Wijesuriya

Dr. Sajith Wijesuriya obtained his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (Thermal Sciences) . He works as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the…

Mr. Adekoyejo Kuye

Adekoyejo is the Co-founder and Managing Director of KAMIM Technologies Limited, a leading Nigerian EPC company specializing in residential and…

Mr. Massimo Pellegrino

Massimo Pellegrino serves as the IEEE European Public Policy Program Manager, focusing on European technology policy initiatives. With a background…

Ms. Mattie Yeta

Mattie Yeta was appointed as Chief Sustainability Officer for CGI in the UK in March 2022. A member of CGI’s…

Ms. Ana Maria Camelo Vega

Ana is passionate about sustainable development, economics, and international affairs, with a drive to transform the world using data-driven insights….

Mr. Renato Ciminelli

Renato specializes in materials, resource management, sustainability, and SDGs. With 45+ years of industrial leadership, he focuses on innovation, governance,…

Ms. Brianna Lazerwitz

Brianna’s work at the IAEA focuses on global energy transitions using both electric and non-electric (hydrogen and heat) solutions. She…

Ms. Kreetta Manninen

Kreetta has 8 years hands-on experience on Renewable Energy and Smart Energy with energy engineering and consulting. Experienced in various…

Ms. Laura Rinker

Laura Rinker is a research assistant and doctoral candidate in the field of business and organizational psychology at the Institute…

Ms. Iva Brkic

Iva Brkic is an energy analyst who has been dedicatedly pursuing her career in energy industry internationally. At UNECE Iva…

Mr. Nicholas Dunlop

Nicholas Dunlop is Co-Founder and Secretary-General of the Climate Parliament and founding member of the World Future Council. Nick’s work…

Mr. David Morris

David Morris is a distinguished international expert on risks and opportunities in the international business environment, cultural exchange and international…

Mr. Bo Yin

Studied three different majors in his education background (Bachelor in Law, Mater in Arts, PhD in International Communication). Always energetic,…

Mr. Byron Chiliquinga

Byron Chiliquinga, Ecuadorian, Chemical Engineer, with a specialty in renewable energy. Professional experience in promotion, project implementation and studies on…

Mr. Avishek Malla

With over 16 years of expertise in the development and implementation of renewable energy including strong focus on climate adaptation…

Ms. Tatiana Orellana

Tatiana is electrical engineer from El Salvador. For more than 7 years she worked as a technical advisor for the…

Mr. Readlay Makaliki

Readlay has extensive experience of over 25 years in an Electricity Industry involved in generation, transmission, and distribution most of…

Mr. Jean-Michel Parle

Jean Michel Parle is the Generation Expansion Engineer at the CCREEE and works primarily on its Integrated Resource and Resilience…

Mr. Jean-Pierre Ndoutoum

In May 2023, Mr. Jean-Pierre Ndoutoum was appointed as the Head of the Start-Up Unit of the new CEREEAC. Previously,…

Mr. Goddy Muhanguzi Muhumuza

Goddy assumed office as Executive of EACREEE on 1st October 2021. Prior to this appointment, he worked as a lecturer…

Mr. Hyacinth Elayo

Hyacinth has joined ECREEE, in Praia, Cape Verde, in 2010. He is coordinating the ECOWAS Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency…

Mr. Jauad El Kharraz

Since 2021, Jauad leads RCREEE, an intergovernmental organization with diplomatic status based in Cairo, covering 17 Arab countries. He has…

Mr. Martin Lugmayr

Inspired by multilateralism and regional cooperation, Martin is spearheading the GN-SEC program and is managing a portfolio of sustainable energy…

Ms. Dima Al-Khatib

Dima is currently the Director of the UN Office for South-South Cooperation. Previously, she was the UNDP Resident Representative to…

Mr. Alexander Fleischanderl

Ms. Maria Joao Duarte

Ms. Mamiko Masutani

Mamiko works at Japan Hydrogen Association, JH2A, which was founded in 2022 as a cross-sectional organization that overlooks the entire…

Mr. Hiroya Hirose

Hiroya Hirose works at New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), Japanese government agency, a national research and development…

Mr. Patrick K. Tonui

Patrick is a Public Policy and Government Relations professional conducting private sector development, trade promotion, economic development, investment attraction and…

Ms. Larissa Jane H. Houston

Through her research activities Ms. Houston has focused on topics related to energy law, climate change law and global north-south…

Ms. Denise Umubyeyi

Denise is an experienced leader, practitioner, and entrepreneur with a diverse background in development work in Africa. She has expertise…

Ms. Chantal Umutoni Rutazarira

Chantal is a refugee residing in the Mahama refugee camp in Rwanda. She is an entrepreneur and caregiver. She previously…

Ms. Maryam Javan Shahraki

Ms. Maryam JAVAN SHAHRAKI is the Representative of UNIDO and the Head of UNIDO Country Office in Iran since May…

Ms. Megan Taeuber

Megan is the programme manager of the GPA’s Roadmaps for Energy Access in Displacement Settings (READS) programme. Before joining the…

Mr. Mattia Vianello

With over 14 years in energy access and climate action, Mattia is Practical Action’s global energy lead. He works closely…

Ms. Camilia Daoudi

Ms. Katerina Muse

Mr. Michael Harasek

Mr. Michael Harasek holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering. His experience covers renewables, circular (bio) economy, process intensification & fluid dynamics….

Ms. Stella Funsani Gama

Stella Funsani Gama is currently Director of Forestry, Ministry of Natural Resources, and Climate Change, Malawi and Gender Coordinator, LDC…

Mr. Akil Callender

Youth Energy Advocate and Energy Specialist from Trinidad and Tobago. He currently works as the SDG7 Youth Specialist at Sustainable…

Ms. Voeun Sivleng

Sivleng Voeun is a project manager at SNV in Cambodia aiming to improve livelihoods for rural households, by introducing clean…

Ms. Andrea Stanisic

Andrea is the Global Networks & Partnerships Coordinator for the Clean Cooking Alliance (CCA). She holds a Master’s degree in…

Ms. Mariana Butron Oporto

Mariana Butron Oporto, mother of Dario and Maya. Economist, demographer, master in environmental sciences with studies in universities from Bolivia,…

Mr. Ash Sharma

Ash Sharma is Vice President, Head of Special Funds at the Nordic Environment Finance Corporation in Helsinki and is the…

Ms. Michelle Hallack

Michelle Hallack is senior specialist at ESMAP. She is responsible to lead the World Bank’s engagement on clean cooking and…

Mr. Harry Stokes

Harry is a founder and director of Project Gaia, Inc. For over two decades Harry has provided support to industry,…

Mr. Peter George

Peter George structured, fundraised, and co-manages Spark+ Africa Fund, a $64 million impact fund investing across the value chains of…

Mr. Feisal Hussain

Feisal Hussain is the Senior Director of Innovative Finance for the Clean Cooking Alliance (CCA). He leads CCA’s efforts related…

Ms. Caroline Ochieng

Mr. Ed Brown

Ed Brown is the Research Director for the Modern Energy Cooking Services Programme and is Joint Director of the Loughborough…

Ms. Lindsay Umalla

Lindsay is a Senior Portfolio Manager on the Market Strengthening team at CCA. In this role she will be managing…

Ms. Justine Akumu

Justine Akumu is an Energy Officer with the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, Uganda. At the Ministry, she has…

Mr. Dan Marangu

Dan Marangu has over 30 years’ experience working in the Environment and Energy sectors. Currently he is working as the…

Mr. Emilian Nyanda

Emilian Nyanda is a Principal Energy Officer and Head of Environmental Management Unit with the Tanzanian Ministry of Energy. Mr…

Mr. Thierry Andriantsoa

Graduated from Ecole Supérieure Polytechnique d’Antananarivo (Madagascar) as an Industrial Engineer and convinced of the power of permanent evolution, I…

Ms. Semida Silveira

Ms. Semida Silveira is a Professor of Practice in the Systems Engineering Program. Her goal is to contribute to science-based…

Ms. Dymphna van der Lans

Dymphna has more than 25 years of experience managing and leading global development, energy, and climate initiatives in the nonprofit…

Mr. Abdulhamid Alkhalifa

Prior to his appointment at the OPEC Fund, Mr. Alkhalifa was Deputy Secretary General of the Saudi Arabian Public Investment…

Ms. Azadeh Farajpour Javazmi

Azadeh Farajpour Javazmi is a scientist, entrepreneur and the founder of “betterSoil – for a better world”. This is an…

Ms. Hanan Jaradat

Mr. Philipp Günther

I want to use my knowledge in digitalization and platform development to provide access to energy efficiency know-how to every…

Mr. Nikolaus Marschik

Ms. Xiaoping Li

Ms. Li works in energy and power industry for 25 years. She supports UNIDO’s programme on hydrogen focusing on the IHEC…

Mr. Heng Liu

Dr. Heng Liu, Senior Technical Advisor at UNIDO, boasts 40 years in hydrology and hydropower. Formerly at China’s Nanjing Hydraulic…

Mr. Xiaolong Fu

Since 2019, Mr. Fu is the deputy director of Beijing Tsinghua Industrial R&D Institute responsible for commercializing University’s scientific and…

Mr. Martin Niemetz

As a Sustainable Development Expert on Energy at the United Nations Department for Economic and Social Affairs, Martin coordinates the…

Ms. Helen Watts

Helen is the Executive Director of Student Energy, the world’s largest youth-led organization mobilizing 100,000 young people in 130 countries…

Ms. Roberta Boscolo

Roberta Boscolo is leading the Climate and Energy workstream at the World Meteorological Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. Her role is…

Ms. Lara Hirschhausen

Lara is a Senior Adviser in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, where she currently oversees a portfolio…

Ms. Sandiswa Qayi

Sandiswa Qayi is the Managing Director and co-owner at AET AFRICA, a Cleantech company based in South Africa and the…

Mr. Baosen Li

Mr. Baosen Li is a professorate senior engineer and senior expert in power and energy sector. He has also been…

Mr. Akash Agarwal

Akash Agarwal (CEO) is working to fill gaps in cold chain of developing countries. Akash has built an ecosystem for…

Mr. Aaron Esumeh

Aaron Esumeh is an entrepreneur and power electronics engineer with over 6 years of experience in power electronics design and…

Mr. Keisuke Tanaka

Ms. Nanda Frances Bergstein

Nanda Frances Bergstein is a seasoned executive with almost 20 years of experience in integrating environmental protection and human rights…

Mr. Friedrich Stift

Friedrich Stift was appointed as Managing Director of the Austrian Development Agency (ADA), the operational unit of the Austrian Development…

Mr. Gavin Edwards (TBC)

Mr. Izuru Kobayashi

Mr. Kobayashi was appointed to his current role in July 2023. He has rich experience in international cooperation, particularly in…

Ms. Olu Verheijen

Olu A. Verheijen is an Advisor for the Energy for Growth Hub. She currently serves as Nigerian President Tinubu’s Special…

Mr. Luis Tineo

Luis Tineo joined the Climate Investment Funds in July 2023 as Interim CEO.   A World Bank Group veteran, Luis has…

Ms. Mathilde Mesnard

Since December 2022, Mathilde Mesnard is Deputy Director for the Environment Directorate and OECD Co-ordinator for Climate and Green Finance….

Ms. Madeleine Diouf Sarr

Madeleine Diouf Sarr is the Chair of the LDC Group in UN climate negotiations and Head of the Climate Change Division…

Ms. Irene Cañas Díaz 

Irene Cañas Díaz, who began her career in the Costa Rican Institute of Electricity-ICE as a field engineer, served as…

H.E. Mr. Adelino Afonso Fernandes Rosa Cardoso

Ms. Estelle Herlyn

Estelle Herlyn is the chief scientist of the Research Institute for Applied Knowledge Processing (FAW/n). At the same time, she…

Ms. Ingrid-Gabriela Hoven

Ingrid-Gabriela Hoven is Managing Director of GIZ, a leading German development agency. Ms. Hoven studied economics and political science at…

Ms. Rola Dashti

Mr. Jean-François Gagné

Jean-François Gagné is the Head of the Clean Energy Ministerial Secretariat, supporting international collaboration to promote policies and programmes that…

Mr. Arunabha Ghosh

Dr Arunabha Ghosh is an internationally recognized public policy expert, author, columnist, and institution builder. He is the founder-CEO of…

Mr. David Lecoque

David Lecoque is the CEO of the Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE), the global business association for distributed renewables in…

Mr. Thomas Guillot

Mr. Thomas Guillot, Chief Executive of GCCA, with over 20 years of sustainability experience on circularity and industrial ecology in…

Ms. Judith Wiese

H.E. Mr. Kobina Tahir Hammond

Mr. Hammond is a member of the New Patriotic Party. He became a member of Parliament from January 2001 after…

Mr. Makhtar Diop (TBC)

Mr. Jorgo Chatzimarkakis

Jorgo Chatzimarkakis has been working at Hydrogen Europe since 2016. Before he was Representative of Infineon Technologies in Brussels and…

Ms. Aneri Pradhan

Aneri is an award-winning climate & clean energy ecosystem builder. She founded the largest energy access accelerator in Africa called ENVenture…

H.E. Ms. Aïssatou Sophie Gladima

Ms Aïssatou Sophie Gladima was appointed Minister of Petroleum and Energy on 1 November 2020. Previously, she held the position of…

Mr. Li Junhua

Li Junhua is the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs. Mr. Li began his career at the Foreign…

Mr. Vidyut Mohan

Mr. Benjamin Simmons

Mr. Phillip Sellwe

Ms. Zandile Magwaza

Ms. Lolade Alonge

Mr. Cornelius Patt

Dr. Cornelius Patt, a distinguished entrepreneur, achieved recognition with the “Private Equity Deal of the Year Europe” award in 2022,…

Mr. Bertrand Picard

Ms. Nicola Kimm

Mr. Martin Pei

Martin Pei is Executive Vice President and CTO of SSAB. He holds a PhD from The Royal Institute of Technology in…

Ms. Mercedes Maroto-Valer

Professor Mercedes Maroto-Valer (FRSE, FIChemE, FRSC, FRSA, FEI) is Champion and Director of the UK Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation…

Ms. Disha Parekh

Mr. Alistair Munro

Ms. Andrea Irarrazaval Olavarria

Mr. Zahari Dolomanji

Zahari Dolomanji is one of the co-founders and CEO of EvEco Construction, which produces modular systems for the construction of…

Ms. Camille André-Bataille

Camille has 10 years of experience in the financial, organizational, technical and social management of low-carbon and renewable energy projects…

Mr. Helge Mahne

Ms. Chinonye Mbonu

Mr. Nnaemeka C. Ikegwuonu

Mr. Nicolas Miravalls

Nicolas Miravalls is the CEO of ORIS and co-founder of ORIS, the first digital construction materials platform for a smart-use…

Ms. Gracia Munganga

Ms. Salka Sigurdardottir

Ms. Kanika Chawla

Kanika serves as the Chief of Staff at SEforALL and works closely with the CEO for SEforALL, and co-Chair of…

Mr. Matthias Maurer

Matthias Maurer is a German astronaut affiliated with the European Space Agency (ESA). After earning a degree in Material Science…

Mr. Jim Skea

Jim Skea was elected IPCC Chair for the Seventh Assessment cycle in July 2023. He was Co-Chair of IPCC Working…

H.E. Mr. Majid Al-Suwaidi

Ms. Cristina Duarte

Mrs. Cristina Duarte is the United Nations Special Adviser on Africa and Under-Secretary- General of OSAA since 1 August 2020….

Mr. Selwin Charles Hart

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced on 4 February 2020 the appointment of Selwin Hart of Barbados as Special Adviser…

H.E. Mr. William Samoei Ruto (TBC)

H.E. Mr. Alexander Van der Bellen

Adam Nabie

Adam Nabie obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology at Florida Atlantic University, a Graduate Certificate in Supply Chain Management and…

Ramy Yacoub

Ramy is a profoundly committed Egyptian young professional in the Sustainable Development field working towards achieving the 17 SDGs with…

Alejandra Valdivia

Alejandra is a Peruvian energy engineer focused on energy transition and youth engagement. She’s founder of “Red de Jóvenes por…

Julia Somogyi

Julia holds a BA in European Studies from Maastricht University and is currently finishing her MA in Political Science at…

Emilie Schretlen

Emilie Schretlen is a motivated and curious student with a strong interest in sustainability. She is very concerned about the…

Riya Mehta

Since the age of 16, Riya has been outspoken about sustainable development, and social justice issues stemming from her time…

Ms. Cathy Yitong Li

Cathy Yitong Li has been focusing on multilateral climate processes and civil society advocacy since she was a teenager, besides…

Vedant Kulkarni

An adept Intergovernmental Policy advisor, Vedant holds expertise in transnational negotiations. He has a proven track record of successfully impacting…

Xuan Zi Han

Zi Han is the COP26 Global Youth Statement Co-Lead. Herepresented youth policy demands to COP26 climate leaders and negotiators. Currently,…

Sofia Ferrara

Sofia in January 2022 joined the Office of Ethics and Accountability in UNIDO as an intern for six months. She…

Fridolin Egerer

Fridolin studies International Development at the University of Vienna. In his internship at the Policymaking Organs Secretariat of UNIDO, he…

Mr. Oleksandr Chermnykh

Mr. Oleksandr Chermnykh obtained a Bachelor’s degree in world history (American and European Studies) at the Taras Shevchenko National University…

Baraah Alsardi

Baraah Alsardi holds a BSc in Industrial Engineering degree from JUST university in Jordan. She works for the Ministry of…

Nato Balavdze

Nato Balavadze was born and raised in Tbilisi, Georgia. This year she completed her Bachelor’s degree in International Economics and…

Ms. Melissa Tomassini

Melissa Tomassini has been serving as a UNIDO Youth Advisor for two years, focusing on youth mainstreaming tools and strategies…

H.E Ambassador Thilmeeza Hussain

Her Excellency Ms. Thilmeeza Hussain was appointed as the Ambassador of the Maldives to the United States and the Permanent…

Mr. Thomas Siebenbrunner

Thomas Siebenbrunner is an expert on sustainable entrepreneurship and renewable energy. He serves as Head of Sales & Marketing at…

H.E. Mr. Arifin Tasrif

Arifin Tasrif is an Indonesian executive who is the current Minister for Energy & Mineral Resources in Joko Widodo’s Developed…

H.E. Mr. Walton Alfonso Webson

H.E Dr Walton a Webson, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations. H.E….

Mika Ohbayashi

Mika Ohbayashi is Director at Renewable Energy Institute* since its foundation in August 2011. Before joining the Institute, Ohbayashi worked…

Mr. Philipp Steininger

Philipp is an Austrian Fridays For Future activist with a focus on Renewable Energy. Born and raised in Vorarlberg, his…

Mr. Eddy Frank Vásquez

Eddy Frank Vásquez is a Psychologist, with a master’s degree in innovation. He has worked for the last 10 years…

Ms. Hannah Pamela Veronica Hopper

Y20 South African Delegate – Sustainability, Climate Change and Energy Track She holds a Diploma in Sustainable Development.

Mr. Nicola Blasetti

Y20 Italian Delegate – Sustainability, Climate and Energy Track. He studies at the University of Cambridge, MPhil Environmental Policy, and…

Ms. Ekaterina Grushko

Y20 Russian Delegate – Sustainability, Climate and Energy TrackShe holds a Bachelor degree in International Economic Relations; with major in…

Mr. Agostino Inguscio

“Agostino Inguscio is the Senior Expert on Climate Change in the G7/G20 Sherpa Office of the Italian Presidency of the…

Alberta Pelino

Alberta is the Chair of Y20 Italy, the G20 engagement group for youth. She is the Founder and President of…

Ms. Raquel Moses

Catalyzing change that brings about transformation has been the primary pursuit of Racquel Moses’ career. Racquel has enabled leadership and…

H.E. Mr. Imad Hoballah

Dr. /mad YoussefHoballah Minister of Industry, Lebanese Government Executive Leadership Roles and Responsibilities, and Board Memberships A pioneering leader with…

Ms. Sheila Aggarwal-Khan

H.E. Ms. Miriam Dalli

Dr Miriam Dalli was appointed Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Sustainable Development in November 2020. She is responsible for the…

Ms. Rebecca Bregant

Rebecca Bregant is the co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer of PineBerry, a German-Kenyan digital service provider offering an “Everything-as-a-Service” platform…

H.E. Mr. Livan Arronte Cruz

Mr. Arrnote Cruz began working in 1992 as a Practicing Engineer in the Power Plant Maintenance Company, of which he…

H.E. Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh

Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, 53, is a General Surgeon by training, and has been the Minister for Energy since March…

Christiane Brunner

Christiane Brunner is working for VERBUND in the field of corporate affairs, especially climate, renewables and sustainable finance policies.From 2008…

H.E. Mr. Malik Amin Aslam

Carlos Chanduvi

Radhika Thakkar

Radhika Thakkar is the VP of Corporate Affairs for Greenlight Planet, a leader in the global, distributed off-grid energy industry….

Nahid Hussein

Nahid Hussein Deputy Resident Representative, UNDP Yemen Country Office: Joined the United Nations more that 15 years in different senior…

Joanis Holzigel

Joanis Holzigel is the COO of INENSUS GmbH and an advisor to EnDev. He has more than 10 years of…

Gregor Broemling

Dedicated to Energy, Gregor Brömling has been working for almost 10 years in different advisory and project manager positions within…

Aukje de Jager

As business developer with pragmatic technical mind-set, Ms. Aukje de Jager has been working as project manager in multidimensional settings…

Su-il Kang

Dr. Su-il Kang has been working at the GIST International Environmental Research Institute since 2004. He has supported GIST-UN University’s…

Scott Kennedy

Scott was an associate professor and Dean of Research at the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology in Abu Dhabi,…

Mao Hak

Dr. Hak Mao graduated a Bachelor on Forestry Science at the Royal University of Agriculture in 2003. In 2008, he…

Alastair Marke

Alastair Marke is currently the Director-General of the Blockchain & Climate Institute (BCI), which is a think tank supporting governments…

Matthew Kennedy

20 years of experience in the field of sustainable energy, development, climate change mitigation and adaptation, climate finance, mobility, innovation…

Ms. Amina J. Mohammed

Mr. Heinz Habertheuer

Heinz Habertheuer is Director for “Programmes and Projects International” of the Austrian Development Agency (ADA). Prior to this assignment in…

Ms. Racquel Moses

Vince Henderson

Mr. Mark Hill

Mr. Mark Hill was appointed on April 5, 2021 as Chief Executive Officer of the Barbados Investment and Development Corporation…

Angella Rainford

Angella is the founder of Soleco and Rekamniar Frontier Ventures (“Rekamniar”). Rekamniar co-developed one of the largest solar plants in…

Mr. Carlos Manuel Rodriguez (TBC)

Lawyer by profession, politician by choice, and conservationist at heart, Carlos Manuel Rodriguez was elected as CEO and Chairperson of…

Mr. Peter Launsky-Tieffenthal

Peter Launsky-Tieffenthal was appointed Secretary General of the Austrian Ministry for European and International Affairs in January 2020.Prior to his…

Mr. Alberto Piglia

Alberto Piglia has more than 20 years of experience in Marketing, Sales and Innovation. He has worked in complex environments…

Mr. Anders Wall

Anders Wall, COO & Deputy CEO, Head of IR & ESG Leveraging 25 years of successfully building international partnerships in…

Ms. Jana Helder

Jana has a background in technology management with a focus on mobility and renewable energy. At BABLE her focus is…

Mr. Raja Gayam

Raja Gayam is the Founder and CEO at Gayam Motor Works (GMW).GMW is a pioneer in Last mile Delivery Electric…

Ms. Joanna Edghill

Jo Edghill is Director of Megapower Ltd. (www.megapower365.com). Jo lived overseas for 10 years working on a range of rural…

Ms. Sheila Watson

Sheila Watson is Deputy Director at the FIA Foundation, a UK-based Charity which is committed to promoting safe sustainable mobility…

H.E. Ms. Hala Adel Zawati

Hala Zawati is currently the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources in Jordan; she has thirty years of diversified experience…

H.E. Mr. Tuan Ibrahim bin Tuan Man

The Honourable Dato’ Sri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man is the Deputy President of the Malaysian Islamic Party. Dato’ Sri Tuan…

Ms. Maruxa Cardama

Passionate about social, economic and environmental justice; over the past 20 years Maruxa has worked with leaders in government, parliament,…

Mr. Michael Villa

Michael Villa is Executive Director of smartEn, Smart Energy Europe. He joined smartEn in 2018 when he led the advocacy…

Mr. Filip Koprčina

Filip is a technology savvy entrepreneur with experience in marketing and business development. He founded Energy Shift as a way…

H.E. Mr. Nasrul Hamid

Nasrul Hamid, a Bangladeshi Politician, born on 13th November in the year of 1964. He became the Member of Parliament…

Ms. Lorena Skiljan

Lorena is the Managing Partner of Nobilegroup, based in Vienna Austria. She holds an MBA in Energy Management from the…

Ms. Grace Fenton

Mr. Harish Hande

Harish Hande, the founder and Chief Executive of SELCO Foundation, is a renewable energyentrepreneur with over 25 years of grassroots…

Ms. Irene Giner-Reichl

Irene Giner-Reichl holds a doctorate in law and master’s degrees in linguistics, literature and religious studies from the University of…

Maxine Ghavi

Mr. Michael Wancata

Michael Wancata is member of the Executive Board of the Development Bank of Austria (OeEB). Previously, Mr. Wancata has served…

Mr. Ajay Mathur

Dr Ajay Mathur is the Director General of the International Solar Alliance (ISA), which is one of its kind multilateral…

Ms. Helen Clarkson

Helen joined the Climate Group in 2017 as its Chief Executive Officer. In addition to leading the growing Climate Group…

Mr. Kevin Kanina Kariuki

Dr. Kevin Kariuki is the Vice President for Power, Energy, Climate and Green Growth at the African Development Bank and…

Mr. Paddy Padmanathan

Paddy Padmanathan is a seasoned engineering and energy expert with over 40 years of experience. He is a key member…

Ms. Rana Adib

Rana Adib is the Executive Director of REN21-Renewables Now, the only global renewable energy community that brings together scientists, governments,…

H.E. Ms. Yasmine Fouad

Ms.Yasmine Fouad was appointed Minister of Environment of the Arab Republic of Egypt on 18 June 2018. She was previously…

H.E. Mr. Frehiwot Woldehanna

Frehiwot Woldehanna, State Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy, has a background in Electrical Engineering and Renewable Energy Technology, and…

Mr. William Ury

William Ury, co-founder of Harvard’s Program on Negotiation, is one of the world’s leading experts on negotiation and mediation. William…

Ms. Shilpa Patel

Shilpa Patel is Director of Mission Investing at ClimateWorks Foundation, where she works with partner foundations on the design and…

Mr. Koen Peters

Koen Peters is Executive Director at GOGLA, the association for the off-grid solar energy industry. Koen is a strong advocate…

Ms. Rose Mwebaza

Dr. Rose Mwebaza (PhD) is the Director and Advisory Board Secretary of the Climate Technology Centre & Network (CTCN). The…

H.E. Mr. Antonio Almonte

Minister of Energy and Mines in the Dominican RepublicPhysics Graduate, Univ. Autonoma de Santo DomingoMSC Nuclear Engineer, Madrid, SpainMSC in…

Ms. Lisa Jacobson

Lisa Jacobson is the President of the Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE), a 55-member trade association representing the energy…

Ms. Sumedha Malaviya

Sumedha is a Manager at WRI India’s Energy Program. Her primary focus area is energy transition in cities, energy efficiency…

Mr. Alfonso Blanco-Bonilla

Since the beginning of 2017, he has held the position of Executive Secretary of the Latin American Energy Organization, a…

Ms. Inger Andersen

Inger Andersen is Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, headquartered in Nairobi,…

Mr. Steven Kukoda

Steve Kukoda joined the International Copper Association (ICA) in 2004 and is currently the organization’s Executive Director. He also serves…

Cate Hight

Cate Hight leads Rocky Mountain Institute’s efforts to elevate the importance of industrial decarbonization in the global climate action system….

Mr. Dirk Fransaer

Dirk Fransaer is Managing Director of VITO, the Flemish Institute for Technological Research, the largest research institute in Belgium in…

Ms. Gökçe Mete

Dr. Gokce Mete, Head of Secretariat, Leadership Group for the Industry Transition hosted by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI). LeadIT…

Mr. Joseph McMonigle

Joseph McMonigle officially assumed his position on July 1, 2020 as the fifth Secretary General of the International Energy Forum…

Ms. Dinah McLeod

Dinah is a social and environmental sustainability professional with over 20 years’ experience in both the public and private sectors….

Mr. Anthony Hobley

Anthony is the Executive Director of the Mission Possible Platform a partnership between the World Economic Forum and the Energy…

Mr. Rafael Mariano Grossi

IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi assumed office as the Agency’s sixth Director General on 3 December 2019. In September…

Mr. Dan Dorner

Dan is the Head of the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) Secretariat team based in Paris. He took up his duties…

Mr. Jeffrey Prins

Jeffrey Prins is Head of Portfolio Renewable Energy at IKEA Foundation. He worked previously at DOEN Foundation for more than 11…

Ms. Kristina Skierka

Kristina manages an international team that has built a coalition of more than 300 partners and launched initiatives to accelerate…

Mr. Leonard Mizzi

Leonard Mizzi is Head of Unit at the European Commission, Directorate-General (DG) for International Cooperation and Development – Rural development,…

H.E. Mr. Omar Paganini

Omar Paganini is the head of the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining of Uruguay since March 2020.An Electric Engineer…

Mr. Samir Ibrahim

Samir Ibrahim is the CEO and co-founder of SunCulture. SunCulture develops and commercializes life-changing technology that solves the biggest daily…

Ms. Magdalena Kouneva

Magdalena Kouneva, REEEP Director General Magdalena specialises in development finance and possesses a strong familiarity with the international architecture for…

Ms. Audrey Desiderato

Audrey Desiderato is the Co-Founder and COO at SunFunder, the leading specialist debt financing partner for solar companies in underserved…

H.E. Ms. Ruth Nankabirwa Ssentamu

Ms. Abshiro Halakoe

Senator Abshiro Soka Halake is a nominated member of the 12th Parliament of Kenya focusing on the special interest of…

Mr. Qu Dongyu

Qu Dongyu, who took office on 1 August 2019 as Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United…

Ms. Sheila Oparaocha

Sheila Oparaocha holds a master’s degree in Gender and Development Planning and has over twenty-one years of experience working at…

Mr. Ovais Sarmad

Mr. Ovais Sarmad joined the United Nations Climate Change secretariat (UNFCCC) on 1 September 2017. Mr. Sarmad advises the Executive…

Ms. Kavita Sinha

Kavita Sinha is the deputy director at Green Climate Fund’s Division of Mitigation and Adaptation where she overseas public sector…

Mr. Francesco La Camera

Mr. Francesco La Camera is the Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). He has more than thirty years…

Ms. Angela Wilkinson

Angela is one of the world’s leading global energy futures experts, an experienced energy executive, a distinguished Oxford scholar and…

H.E. Mr. Roberto Cingolani

H.E. Mr. Alok Sharma MP

Ms. Damilola Ogunbiyi

CEO and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (UN SRSG) for Sustainable Energy for All, and Co-Chair of UN-Energy. With…

Mr. Haoliang Xu

Haoliang Xu was appointed UN Assistant Secretary-General and UNDP Assistant Administrator and Director for the Bureau for Policy and Programme…

Mr. Kirill Komarov

Mr. Gerd Müller

Gerd Müller, Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) as of 10 December 2021, has had various…

H.E. Ms. Maria Carolina Schmidt Zaldivar

Ms. Amani Abou-Zeid

Ms. Amani Abou-Zeid is the twice-elected African Union Commissioner in charge of Infrastructure, Energy & ICT. For more than 30…

Mr. António Guterres

H.E. Ms. Leonore Gewessler

Ms. Leonore Gewessler has been the Austrian Federal Minister for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology since January…

Ms. Leena Srivastava

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Mr. Jari Aaltonen

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Mr. Lorenzo Harewood

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Ms. Aditi Ramola

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Ms. Janina Herzog-Hawelka

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Mr. KANASOOK, Supalerk

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Ms. Warinthorn Songkasiri

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Mr. James Mulatya

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Ms. Norah Magero

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Ms. Prudence Lihabi

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Mr. Henri Hyso

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Ms. Kseniia Arshinina

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Ms. Amy Rea

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Mr. Alaeldin Mohamed

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Ms. Silvia Guevara Quintero

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Mr. Thomas Kreitmayer

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Ms. Esther Ehindero

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Mr. Praise Sakanwi

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Mr. Bilal Hassan Khan

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Mr. Jari Aaltonen

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Ms. Ujunwa Ojemeni

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Ms. Sherry Kennedy

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Mr. Olubunmi Olajide

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Mr. Tareq Emtairah

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Mr. Axell Sutton

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Ms. Faith Chege

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Ms. Juliette Leboda

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Mr. David Arinze

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Mr. Marco Matteini

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Mr. Mortiz Schwarz

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Mr. Habib Babacan

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Mr. Joshua Miguel Lopez

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Ms. Olasimbo Sojinrin

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Mr. Eduardo M. Lora

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Ms. Wendy Da Cruz

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Ms. Victoria Alexeeva

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Mr. Thomas Nkongoli

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