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…
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…
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. 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. 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. 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. 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…
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…
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. 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. 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. Alexis Eremia
Alexis Eremia is an expert practitioner in the realm of fostering inclusive and sustainable innovation at scale. She played a…
Ms. Evita Moawad
Evita is an Sustainable Energy Expert working with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), where she contributes to the…
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…
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. 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…
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…
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. 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….
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…
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. 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. 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…
Mr. Anant Wadhwa
Anant Wadhwa is an Energy Data Specialist working with Sustainable Energy for All and supports multiple teams to improve and…
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…
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. 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…
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. 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. 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…
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
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Ms. Mamiko Masutani
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Thomas Kreitmayer studied Renewable Urban Energy Systems at the University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien. Since February 2013, Thomas Kreitmayer…
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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Mr. Kakembo Galabuzi Brian
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Ms. Ujunwa Ojemeni
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Ms. Sherry Kennedy
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Mr. Olubunmi Olajide
Olu the Project Coordinator at Student Energy and has a passion for communicating ideas and building projects that tackle the…
Ms. Elisabeth Van Holthe Tot Echten
Elisabeth van Holthe tot Echten recently joined UNIDO’s Department of Energy as an intern, where she works mainly on the…
Ms. Duygu Aladag Baldauf
Duygu Aladag Baldauf is working as the PFAN Relationship Management Officer at UNIDO. She has extensive experience at the UN…
Ms. Monica Maduekwe
Monica Maduekwe is the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Puttru Technologies Limited. She has a decade worth of…
Ms. Esther Kahuko
Esther Kahuko is currently working as a financial and business analyst at Private Equity Support in Kenya. She has over…
Ms. Monica Wambui
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Mr. Michael Scholand
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Mr. Jürgen Schneider
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Ms. Milagros de Camps
Law degree at the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra, in Dominican Republic, with a Master in International Business Law…
Ms. Passy Amayo
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Mr. Stephan Sicars
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Ms. Shonali Pachauri
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Mr. Jeffrey Sachs
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Mr. Tareq Emtairah
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Mr. Axell Sutton
27 years Young Energy Leader working on energy transition since 2013. Raised in a city that is home to one…
Ms. Faith Chege
Faith is a Portfolio Manager and focal point for clean cooking & e-mobility at EEP Africa (Energy and Environment Partnerships…
Ms. Alesia Iunikova
Ms Alesia Iunikova is Director of the Centre for International Cooperation at Rosatom Technical Academy which is the Center of…
Mr. Shuvajit Payne
Shuvajit Payne, presently the Head of Education at Barefoot College International, is leading it’s child education initiatives with an exemplary…
Ms. Juliette Leboda
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Mr. David Arinze
David Arinze is the Program Officer, Off-Grid Energy Program with Diamond Development Initiatives. He provides technical assistance, grants management, project…
Mr. Jürgen Czernohorszky
Juergen Czernohorszky (46) has been a member of the Vienna City Government since 2017 and was appointed as Executive City…
Ms. Fatou Haidara
Fatou Haidara is a Deputy to the Director General and the Managing Director of the Directorate of Global Partnerships and…
Ms. Rind Alhage
Energy, sustainable development, and youth engagement are Rind Alhage’s main passions. She is the co-thematic focal point on Variable Renewable…
Mr. Marco Matteini
Marco is Industrial Development Officer with the Energy Systems and Infrastructure Division of UNIDO. He has about 20 years working…
Mr. Mortiz Schwarz
Moritz Schwarz is a climate economist at the University of Oxford. In his research, he investigates the economic consequences of…
Mr. Habib Babacan
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Mr. Joshua Miguel Lopez
Joshua Miguel Lopez believes in innovation and collective action as key elements of the just energy transition. He is a…
Ms. Gamze Unlu
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Mr. Israel Faleye
Israel Faleye is a clean energy analyst and consultant with about 4 years of experience in the solar industry across…
Ms. Olasimbo Sojinrin
Olasimbo Sojinrin is a strong advocate for renewable energy and women empowerment across Africa. She is currently the Country Director…
Ms. Ashwini Kishor Vernekar
My name is Ashwini Vernekar, Intern, Department of Energy – ETI Division at UNIDO HQ (Supervisor – Petra Schwager). I…
Mr. Eduardo M. Lora
Eduardo Lora, Founder & CEO of LatAm BioEnergy™.Eduardo was born and raised in the Dominican Republic. He founded LatAm BioEnergy™…
Ms. Esther Wanza
Esther Wanza is an Energy Business Mentor at Energy 4 Impact and the UNMGCY Regional Youth Focal Point for Africa…
Ms. Wendy Da Cruz
Wendy da Cruz is South African born and bred. She has been involved in management system consulting, training and auditing…
Ms. Paola Flores Carvajal
Paola is an Industrial Engineer passionate about renewable energy, science, startups, and community projects. Paola co-founded Magnífica Warmi, a project…
Ms. Kelsy Green
Kelsy Green is currently pursuing a PhD in Nuclear Engineering at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, where she is studying…
Ms. Victoria Alexeeva
Dr. Victoria Alexeeva is Energy Economist at the Planning and Economic Studies Section of the International Atomic Energy Agency. Victoria…
Mr. Thomas Nkongoli
I have had the opportunity to work in the Photovoltaic industry in both manufacturing and installation of PV systems before…
Ms. Katarzyna Smętek
Katarzyna Smętek is the President of the Polish Youth Climate Council and an ambassador of the European Climate Pact. As…
Ms. Tasnim Hemmadeh
Tasnim Hemmadeh is an Electrical Engineering graduate with experience in civil society across the Mediterranean region, and advocacy for climate…
Ms. Setareh Asadallahzadeh
Setareh is born in Tehran, Iran and since 2008 she is avidly practicing Heartfulness Meditation, and became it’s certified trainer…
Ms. Katharina Moser
Katharina Moser designs and moderates events that connect people. She is driven by the vision to inspire a feeling of…
Edu Willemse
Edu Willemse, Public Relations and Partnerships Manager for the Energising Development (EnDev) program at GIZ and energy advisor to BMZ…
Lamberto Dai Pra
Lamberto Dai Pra’ is currently head of Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and Australia area at Enel’s Global Renewable Energies division and…
Mr. Kevin Braithwaite
Kevin is the Vice President of Global Programs for the Cleantech Open, where he is responsible for international expansion and…
Ms. Radia Sedaoui
Chief of Section in the Climate Change and Natural Resource Sustainability Cluster of the UN Economic Social Commission of West…
Lamberto Dai Pra’
Lamberto was born in Goa (India) in 1966 and holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Rome…
Peter Traupmann
As economist with over 25 years of experience in energy related subjects, in particular with strategic development and support of…
Dadan Kusdiana
Dadan Kusdiana was born in Sumedang on December 29th, 1968. He graduated from Bogor Agricultural University in 1992 majoring Agricultural…
H.E. Dr. Abdul Hussain Ali Mirza
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H.E. Mr. Simon D’Ujanga
Hon. Simon D’Ujanga has been a Member of Parliament in Uganda since 2000 and a Minister of State for Energy…
Waldemar Lagoda
Born in 1967, Szczecin, Poland. Academic education in electric engineering at Technical University of Szczecin, post graduate at National School…
Himanshu Pokharna
Himanshu is the co-founder and CEO of Inficold Inc., an energy storage and energy efficiency company which is developing products…
Atchara Poomee
Miss. Atchara is a founder and managing director of PAC Corporation (Thailand) Co.,Ltd., the producer and developer of the innovative…
Sibabrata Das
Sibabrata Das holds B.tech degree in Civil Engineering from one of the top technical institute of India, IIT Bombay. Even…
Kerem Erikci
Kerem holds Electrical and Electronics Engineering (2002) and MBA (2012) degrees from Bilkent University – Turkey, Masters degree in Information…
Minoru Takada
Dr. Takada spearheads DESA’s efforts in reviewing, following up and implementing SDG7 on energy, in support of the 2030 Agenda…
Mr. Ciyong Zou
Ciyong focuses on sustainable industrial development and job creation. He’s a key figure in partnerships and strategic engagements. With a…
Alexandre Pinho
In Jan 2013 Alex joins Microsoft Portugal as Public Sector Lead, leading the Public Sector business growth in Portugal until…
Robert Zeiner
Robert Zeiner has more than 30 years of experience in diverse organisations of development co-operation and he is, since the…
Mark Lister
Mark Lister has a diverse background in sustainability, finance and energy policy. After starting out in corporate finance Mark specialised…
Enrique Pedrosa
Enrique Pedrosa serves as Onshore CEO for South Europe & Africa at Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy since September 2017. Since…
Desta Mebratu
Desta Mebratu is a chemical engineer by background and has a PhD of engineering in Industrial Environmental Economics from Lund…
H.R.H. Princess Abze Djigma
H.R.H. Princess Abze Djigma is a Mossi Princess from Burkina Faso and a direct descendant of Princess Yennenga, mother of…
Omar El-Arini
Omar El-Arini was the first Chief Officer of the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol from February…
Felice Zaccheo
Mr Felice Zaccheo has over 25 years’ experience in cooperation and development. He started his professional career in the field…
Mr. Roberto Vigotti
Roberto Vigotti is the Secretary General of RES4Africa Foundation, a European think tank gathering 34 stakeholders from the clean energy…
Frank van der Vleuten
Frank is responsible for the renewable energy program in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands. He serves as…
Carsten Hellpap
During the last 25 years, Carsten Hellpap has worked at the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), and presently is…
Igor Barát
Graduated in journalism and international relations, Igor Barát worked for more than 12 years as a reporter and head of…
Mr. Gary Jackson
Dr Gary C. Jackson – Executive Director of the Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE) – is…
Leonardo Barreto-Gomez
Leonardo Barreto is head of center for EU and international projects of the Austrian Energy Agency (AEA). His areas of…
Fred Walti
Mr. Walti is an expert in creating innovation ecosystems that drive economic development. Currently, he is the CEO of the…
Hari Rao
Hari Rao a postgraduate in Business Management & Commerce is an expert in radiant heat gas fuel applications with a…
Kyungjin Hyung
Currently as the team head of climate finance at Technology Appraisal Department, in charge of programs for climate technology SMEs….
Ambuj Sagar
Ambuj Sagar is the Vipula and Mahesh Chaturvedi Professor of Policy Studies and the founding Head of the School of…
Mr. Miroslav Polzer
Miroslav is founder and CEO of the International Association for the Advancement of Innovative Approaches to Global Challenges, a UN…
Hans Olav Ibrekk
Mr. Hans Olav Ibrekk is Policy Director, Section for Energy and Climate, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Ibrekk previously…
Kudakwashe Ndhlukula
Kudakwashe (Kuda) Ndhlukula is the Executive Director of the SADC Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (SACREEE) whose mandate…
Mr. Solomone Fifita
Solomone was the former the Head of the Pacific’s Regional Energy Programme, housed at the Pacific Community in Suva, Fiji….
Vincent Kitio
Vincent Kitio is architect graduated from the Institute of Architecture of Venice and holds a PhD in Appropriate Energy Technologies…
Dennis Pamlin
Dennis Pamlin is an entrepreneur and founder of 21st Century Frontiers. His main skill is work with companies, governments and…
Paul S. Horwitz
Paul Horwitz has worked on international environmental issues for over 25 years. This work has included serving as Chief USEPA…
Leena Srivastava
Dr. Leena Srivastava is the Vice Chancellor of the TERI School of Advanced Studies, New Delhi – a uniquely inter-disciplinary…
Mohamed Ali Alhakim
Mr. Mohamed Ali Alhakim is the Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)….
Tadej Slapnik
For years he has been instrumental in starting and launching several social enterprises, worker cooperatives and several other initiatives of…
Howard Bamsey
Howard Bamsey is the Executive Director of the Green Climate Fund. He was appointed by the GCF Board at its…
Patricia Espinosa
Patricia Espinosa Cantellano is a Mexican politician and diplomat who is currently serving as the executive secretary of the UNFCCC….
André Faaij
André Faaij is appointed as Distinguished Professor Energy System Analysis at Groningen University and Academic Director of a large public…
Maher Ezzeddine
Maher Ezzeddine is the Chief Executive Officer of Ideanco, an idea innovator company with offices in New York, San Francisco,…
Faris Hasan
Faris Hasan has served as the Director of Strategic Planning & Economic Services at the OPEC Fund for International Development…
Ms. Christine Lins
Christine Lins is the Executive Director of GWNET and a member of the Board of Directors of the International Solar…
Pavel Kabat
Mr. Kabat is full professor of Earth System Science at Wageningen University in the Netherlands. Trained as a mathematician and…
Megan Richards
Megan Richards is Director of Energy Policy in DG Energy (ENER) of the European Commission since 1 April 2017. She…
Scott Foster
Scott Foster is the Director of the Sustainable Energy Division at UNECE. He has more than 35 years’ experience in…
Nisha Pillai
Nisha Pillai is an accomplished former news presenter with BBC World News who now specialises in moderating Panel Discussions and…
H.E. Marie Chatardová
Her Excellency Marie Chatardová was elected seventy-third President of the Economic and Social Council on 27 July 2017. Ambassador Chatardová…
Abdelrahman Ayman Ibrahim Mohamed
Currently, the Global President of AIESEC which facilitates a network of cross-cultural exchanges, delivering over 41,000 volunteering and professional experiences…
Jeremy Rifkin
Jeremy Rifkin is an advisor to the European Union and the People’s Republic of China. His recent books include, The…
Inhee Chung
Inhee Chung leads the Sustainability and Safeguards Unit at GGGI. Her main responsibility is to ensure that environmental and social…
Getahun Moges Kifle
Getahun Moges Kifle is the current Director General of Ethiopian Energy Authority. In that capacity he is responsible for overseeing…
Olga Victoria Gonzalez
Olga Victoria is an advisor in the demand section of the Colombian Energy and Mining Planning Unit (UPME) . She…
Johanna Diecker
Johanna has been working for GOGLA since 2013 and is the manager of the ‘Creating an Enabling Environment’ Program. The…
Berenice Lue Marais
Berenice has extensive international cooperation and strategic business development experience. She has held various key senior positions across several organizations….
Rachel Kyte
Rachel Kyte is Chief Executive Officer of SEforALL, and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All….
Michael Zimmermann
Michael is a practitioner in the field of business and development, supporting companies in their business development and CSR activities….
Jabulile Mashwama
Jabu Mashwama (Senator), Minister for Natural resources & Energy for the Kingdom of Swaziland. Jabu is married and has two children….
Tanja Dedovic
Tanja Dedovic, currently Labor Mobility and Human Development Coordinator for the Regional Office of the International Organization for Migration in…
Nicolas Alexandre Kepel
Nicolas Kepel is an Executive Board member at PEPS SA since April 2016 – he leads the company’s operations in…
Dominic Curtis
Dominic Curtis is the head of financial advisory at the Global Impact Investing Foundation. Before moving to Vienna, he worked…
Santiago Creuheras
Santiago Creuheras is currently the Director General of Energy Efficiency and Sustainability at the Ministry of Energy of Mexico. He…
Barbara Kreissler
Barbara is Director of Professional Lighting in the Public and Government Affairs department at Philips Lighting, in the Netherlands. She…
Georg Erdmann
While being a steering committee member of Innovation for Cool Earth Forum (ICEF), Georg is a professor at Berlin University of…
Sumiko Takeuchi
Sumiko is Director and Chief Researcher at 21st Century Public Policy Institute, a public policy think tank of Keidanren, Japan….
Hiroyuki Tezuka
Hiroyuki is Chairman of Working Group on Global Environment Strategy for Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) and General Manager, Climate Change…
Enele Sopoaga
Enele Sopoaga, Prime Minister and Minister for Public Utilities of Tuvalu, was appointed President of the SIDS DOCK Assembly in…
Todd Allmendinger
Todd is a co-founder of Enovation Partners, the parent company of Cleantech Group and is currently the Director of Research for…
Gunilla Nilsson
Gunilla works in Swedfund’s energy group which is focused on investments in both renewable energy and conventional power. She also…
Peter Dickson
Peter has worked in renewable energy for 14 years. In that time, he has developed, invested in and constructed renewable…
Winnie Odhiambo
Winnie is an Investment Officer working for SFC Finance Ltd, a non-bank financial institution, providing secured medium- and long-term debt…
Mr. Mark Fogarty
Mark Fogarty has held senior positions in the energy sector for over thirty years. These positions included CEO of Sustainable…
Peter Storey
Peter has been working with PFAN for over a decade and has an extensive background in financing and investment. As…
Mette Møglestue
Mette is currently working in the Norwegian Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Previously she led the Environmental section at the Norwegian…
Murefu Barasa
Murefu is the Managing Partner at EED Advisory Limited, which is a multidisciplinary consulting firm with service offerings in energy, water…
Koffi Ekouevi
Koffi is Senior Economist in the Energy and Extractives Global Practice of the World Bank. Over the last 19 years at…
Elisa Portale
Elisa is an energy economist at the Energy Sector Assistance Program (ESMAP) at the World Bank. She works on several…
Malcolm Cosgrove-Davies
Malcolm is a US National who started with the World Bank in 1992 as a contract employee for the Asia Alternative…
Ms. Heather Adair-Rohani
Heather Adair-Rohani currently leads the work on air quality, energy and health at the World Health Organization Headquarters. She has…
Bazmi Husain
Bazmi is Chief Technology Officer of the ABB Group. Prior to assuming this role in January 2016, Bazmi was ABB’s…
Giordano Dichter
Giordano is the Head of EU|BIC Services of the European BIC Network. With 19 years of experience in private sector…
Paul Quigley
Paul is responsible for managing the Energy Unit in developing energy strategies and programmes across UNHCR operations. His primary objective…
Neeraj Verma
Neeraj did Post-Graduate in Environmental Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India and Graduate from Delhi College of Engineering, India….
Ernesto Fernandez Arias
Ernesto is an electrical engineer and has been awarded a Master in Business Administration by Universidad Michoacana and a Master in Economics…
Stefan Henningsson
Stefan leads the mapping of climate innovation activity levels in key countries for WWF as input to facilitative stakeholder dialogue…
Felix Akrofi-Atitianti
Felix focuses on low emission development and enhanced air quality in cities. With a background in Geography, Environmental Risk Management…
Edison K. Masereka
With over 15 years of experience of public service, Edison has coordinated numerous teams and assignments relating to public policy,…
David Hees
David manages the iShack project – the flagship social enterprise of the Sustainability Institute Innovation Lab (SIIL) which provides pay-for-use…
Silvia Escudero
Silvia has been working as a Project Manager at the EU Energy Initiative Partnership Dialogue Facility (EUEI PDF) since 2014….
Belinda Mills
Within ICLEI, Belinda focuses on low carbon cities. In particular she works with Local Governments around Africa on sustainable energy…
Mark Draeck
Mark Draeck joined UNIDO Headquarters in Vienna in 2010 as an Industrial Development Officer in the Department of Energy, and…
Michael Franz
Michael is a senior adviser for energy in international cooperation for sustainable development, working for the EU Energy Initiative Partnership Dialogue…
Sigmund Kluckner
Sigmund is the project lead and main contact point for the Climate Knowledge Brokers Group (CKB) Coordination Hub at REEEP,…
Clemens Findeisen
Clemens has been working in the field of sustainability, waste management and renewable energy for more than fifteen years. His career…
Alf Hartzenburg
Alf is the National Project Manager of the Industrial Energy Efficiency Project in South Africa, and has been part of…
Olof Hallström
Olof holds a MSc. in Environmental engineering with specialization in renewable energy technologies from Lund University, Sweden. He has extensive…
Roberto Schaeffer
Roberto is a professor at COPPE/UFRJ, holds a PhD in Energy Management and Policy from the University of Pennsylvania (USA,…
Ritu Mathur
Ritu has been leading the Energy Policy Modelling and Scenario Building activities at TERI over the last 2 decades and is…
Volker Krey
Volker graduated in theoretical physics from the University of Dortmund (Germany) in 2002. In 2003, he joined the Institute of…
Chen Wenying
Chen Wenying. Ph.D., Professor in Energy, Environment and Economy (3E) Research Institute, Tsinghua University. She is also the deputy director…
Valentina Bosetti
Valentina Bosetti holds a PhD in Computational Mathematics and Operation Research from the Università Statale of Milan and a Master’s…
Sigvald Harryson
Sigvald has had an extensive academic career teaching “Ecoprepreneurship” at Lund University, Copenhagen Business School and most recently Hult International…
M. Maxine Ghavi
Maxine Ghavi is Group Senior Vice President and Program Director for Microgrids at ABB in Switzerland. She has more than…
Albana Ilo
Albana has many years of experience in the power industry and academia. She has more than 30 years of experience in…
Thelma Venichand
Thelma is a social entrepreneur and pioneer in ethanol based clean cooking in Mozambique and possibly the first business oriented ethanol…
Emily Koulouvaris
Emily is the Managing Director and Founder of Revelle Group. Revelle Group is an international consulting company working in developing countries…
Inga Rhonda King
Inga is the chair of the Island Women Open Network (IWON), an initiative that promotes gender mainstreaming in the renewable…
Mr. Ramaness Parasuraman
Ramaness is a passionate Greentrepreneur and is involved in the sustainable packaging business. He has an R&D laboratory and a…
Norik Sargsyan
Norik graduated from the National Polytechnic University of Armenia in 1971 and received his PhD degree in chemical engineering processes…
Adonai Herrera-Martinez
Since November 2009, Adonai is the Energy Efficiency and Climate Change Associate Director at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development…
Martin Fritz Ackermann
Martin holds a BSc Actuarial and Financial Mathematics and a BCom Business Management from the University of Pretoria and an…
Vincent Monteux
E-Longlife is a new European and US solution from Bren-Tronics group to address challenges in rural electrification in Africa. Bren-Tronics is…
Isabel Cancela de Abreu
Isabel Cancela de Abreu is the founder and executive director of Lusophone Renewable Energy Association, a non-profit organization with the…
Hartlieb Euler
The GIZ/EnDev is a result oriented program financed by 7 donors and 26 countries to increase sustainable energy use. The…
Monica Maduekwe
Monica Maduekwe is Renewable Energy Program Officer at the Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) of the Economic…
Davit Gharibyan
Davit graduated with a degree in radio engineering at the National Polytechnic University of Armenia and at the same time…
Zillay Mariam Sohail
Zillay completed her degree in Environmental Science in 2003 and since then has- worked in different capacities in the field…
Zhihong Zhang
Zhihong Zhang joined the Climate Investment Funds in 2011 to manage the Clean Technology Fund (CTF) and the Scaling up…
Suleiman Jasir Al-Herbish
Suleiman Jasir Al-Herbish (Saudi) is the Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Vienna-based OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID)….
Sangwon Suh
Sangwon Suh is professor in industrial ecology and director of the CLiCC Program, an EPA-funded university-industry partnership that is developing…
Henning Wuester
Henning Wuester oversees the Agency’s work on knowledge, policy and finance, including: efforts to produce up-to-date and authoritative renewable energy…
Corinne Jean Greyling
Corinne is a PhD polymer scientist, graduated from the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa in 2010. She leads industrial research…
Karthik Aamanchi
Er R B Karthik Aamanchi was born in Kothagudem (Andhra Pradesh, India) and is a postgraduate in aerospace engineering with…
Shahina Waheed
As a development economist, Shahina Waheed has had a multidisciplinary career of working on gender responsive industrial value chains, sustainable…
Nitin Goel
Nitin Goel is the co-founder and chief operating officer at Inficold. Nitin obtained his BTech from IIT Bombay and PhD…
Muhammad Hassamuddin
Muhammad is a civil engineer, with a background in green building design and a research interest in fiber reinforced concrete. Hempco’s…
Patvakan Hakhinyan
Patvakan was born in Yerevan in 1969 and received his Engineering researcher degree in Mechanical Engineering at the National Polytechnic…
Prabodh K Sheth
A diverse individual & qualified accountant, Prabodh has a passion for business and specialises in launching and turning companies around….
Selda Odabasi
Selda is responsible for analyzing market dynamics and consumer needs & expectations to establish stronger equity and further translate brand…
Cemil Cihan Ozalevli
Cemil Cihan Ozalevli graduated from METU Mechanical Engineering in 2010. He then began his Masters degree in Solar Energy at…
Dana Rysankova
Dana has been at the World Bank for the past 16 years, specializing in energy access and distributed renewables. Prior…
Nico Tyabji
Nico joined SunFunder from Bloomberg New Energy Finance in July 2016. There, he led coverage of off-grid solar and energy…
Lucy Stevens
Lucy leads Practical Action’s international influencing work around issues of pro-poor infrastructure and services, including Energy Access. She has worked…
Mari Yoshitaka
Mari Yoshitaka is the Chief Consultant for Clean Energy Finance Division at Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities. She is one…
Hiroyuki Kobayashi
Hiroyuki Kobayashi is the Deputy Director General of the Industrial Development and Public Policy Department, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)….
Pamela Dede
Pamela Dede is the Deputy Director of Industrial Support Services under Ministry of Industry Trade and Cooperatives (MOITC). She has over…
Obaid Amrane
After obtaining a double degree in engineering and finance, Obaid Amrane joined the Ministry of Economy and Finance initially as…
Mr. Alois Mhlanga
Alois P. Mhlanga is the Chief of Climate Technology Innovation Unit in the Decarbonisation and Sustainable Energy Division at the…
Mr. Keywan Riahi
Keywan is Program Director of the Energy Program at the International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA, Austria). In addition he…
Michael Newson
Michael joined IOM’s Regional Office in Vienna in January 2017 as the Regional Thematic Specialist for Labour Mobility and Human…
Gerardo Patacconi
After working in the manufacturing and banking sector in Italy, Gerardo joined UNIDO in 1987 in Papua New Guinea. Currently…
Michael Spindelegger
Michael has extensive experience in international relations through his work in the Federal Government of the Republic of Austria. From 2008…
Ming Yang
Ming Yang currently manages GEF’s energy portfolio for Eastern Europe, Middle East, Central Asia, Africa, and some countries other part…
Karim El Alami
Karim El Alami is a cofounder of Elum Africa. He is a young entrepreneur graduated from Ecole Polytechnique in France and…
Virachai Plasai
Prior to assuming his appointment, Virachai was Ambassador of Thailand to the Netherlands, beginning in 2009, after serving his country…
Sarah Rosenberg-Jansen
Sarah is the Head of Humanitarian Energy for Practical Action and leads humanitarian energy work across several countries including Rwanda,…
Meagan Fallone
Responsible for leading Barefoot College International, Meagan Fallone is currently steering the Global footprint of the Barefoot College expansion to…
Mikhail Chudakov
Mikhail Chudakov joined the IAEA as Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Nuclear Energy on 1 February…
Kazuo Furukawa
As chairman of NEDO, one of Japan’s largest public R&D management organizations, Kazuo brings with him NEDO’s expertise in the…
Christoph Frei
Christoph Frei became WEC’s fifth CEO & Secretary General in April 2009. He has lead the further development of the…
Miriem Bensalah-Chaqroun
Miriem Bensalah Chaqroun is the President of the Moroccan Confederation of Businesses (CGEM) and Executive Director of Les Eaux Minérales…
Jaideep Prabhu
Jaideep has published in leading academic journals and his work has been profiled by the BBC, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, The Economist,…
Helga Prazak-Reisinger
Helga Pražak-Reisinger has a degree in Food Technology and Biotechnology from the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences BOKU,…
Mr. Martin Keller
Martin Keller has served as director of NREL and president of the Alliance for Sustainable Energy—the company that operates NREL…
Edward Mbucho Mungai
Edward Mungai is the Chief Executive Officer of the Kenya Climate Innovation Center (KCIC). The KCIC supports a holistic country…
Mahama Kappiah
Mahama is the Executive Director of the ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE). He was eminent in the…
Kari Aina Eik
Ms. Eik is the initiator of the USC (United Smart Cities) program and the Co-Chair of U4SSC, United for Smart…
Diana Urge-Vorsatz
Diana Ürge-Vorsatz is a Professor at the Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy, and Director of the Center for Climate…
Csaba Kőrösi
In 2015 Csaba joined the Office of the President of the Republic of Hungary as head of Directorate for Environmental Sustainability….
Al Binger
Al Binger, former Professor and Director for the University of the West Indies Centre for Environment and Development, was appointed…
Paula Caballero
Prior to joining WRI in 2016, as Global Director for Climate Change, Paula Caballero was Senior Director of the Environment…
Radha Muthiah
Radha Muthiah is the Chief Executive Officer of the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves, an initiative hosted at the United…
Ana Victoria Rojas
Ana Victoria Rojas is a sustainable development specialist with more than fifteen years of experience working with policy makers, program…
Jossy Thomas
Jossy Thomas is currently the Gender Focal Point for the Energy Department. As Industrial Development Officer of the Renewable and…
Nthabiseng Mohlakoana
Nthabi is employed by the Department of Governance and Technology for Sustainability (CSTM) at the University of Twente as a…
Maria Sandqvist
Maria Sandqvist, M.Sc, is Executive Director of the Forum for Swedish Smart Grid, which is a multisectorial entity appointed by…
Daniel Werner
Daniel has been in charge of the EU Energy Initiative Partnership Dialogue Facility (EUEI PDF) as programme manager since January…
Lucy Kitson
Lucy Kitson works as an economist in the IISD Geneva office. Her focus areas are climate change, energy and trade. …
Debajit Palit
Debajit Palit works in the field of clean energy access, distributed generation, rural electrification policy and regulation, solar photovoltaics, and…
David Walker
David Walker is currently Chief Group Development Officer of the DNV GL Group, the world’s largest maritime class society, a…
Anda Ghiran
Anda coordinates global cross-business energy and environmental legislative issues by supporting the business in creating policy strategies and advocating for…
Deidre Herbst
Deidre has extensive skills in global, regional and local environmental issues; management and strategic planning; specifically in air quality, water…
Faris Hasan Al-Sheikh
Faris Hasan is also OFID Sherpa to Sustainable Energy for All where OFID is also a member of the Energy…
Monique Barbut
Monique Barbut has over 30 years of experience in sustainable development, international diplomacy, governance and finance. From 2006 to 2012,…
Luis Gomez-Echeverri
Luis Gomez-Echeverri is a Senior Research Scholar with IIASA’s Transition to New Technologies (TNT) Program and exploratory projects. He joined…
Helen Hai
Helen was the co-founder of C&H Garments, a pioneer Pan-Africa export-oriented garments manufacturer. She is also a Goodwill Ambassador of…
Simon Langan
Throughout his career, Dr. Langan has won grants and secured funding from many regional and international donor projects. He has…
Yoichi Kaya
Kaya became Director General of RITE in 1998, and then President in 2012. He specializes in systems engineering in the…
Adnan Z. Amin
As the first Director-General of IRENA, and currently serving his second term in this position, Amin has led the Agency…
Barbara Buchner
Dr. Barbara Buchner was named by the International Council for Science as one of the 20 most influential women in…
Sally Uren
As Chief Executive, Sally works with leading global businesses, including Unilever and Kingfisher, both in one to one partnerships, and also…
Amina J. Mohammed
Amina Mohammed was Minister of Environment of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from November 2015 to December 2016, where she steered…
Shobhakar Dhakal
Dr. Shobhakar Dhakal is an expert on energy and climate policies, energy modeling, especially in the context of cities and…
Mr. Moses H. Ntlamelle
Mr. Ntlamelle is Senior Programme Officer on Energy of SADC, with responsibility to oversee and coordinate energy programmes and projects…
Ms. Caroline McGregor
Caroline McGregor leads energy access work within the Office of International Climate & Clean Energy at the U.S. Department of…
Mr. Andrew Yager
Andrew Yager has over thirty years experience in both the public and private sectors. Formerly head of the Water, Energy…
Ms. Maryke van Staden
Maryke coordinates ICLEI’s global low-carbon strategy and is the Director of the Bonn Center for Local Climate Action and reporting….
Mr. Rohit Khanna
Rohit Khanna is Program Manager of the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) at the World Bank. In this capacity,…
Mr. Arnulf Grübler
Arnulf Grübler first joined IIASA in 1976 to work with the Energy Systems Program and currently works as a Senior…
Ms. Jacqueline Cramer
Prof. Dr. Jacqueline Cramer is professor in sustainable innovation at Utrecht University, strategic advisor of the Utrecht Sustainability Institute and…
Mr. Sebastian Helgenberger
Dr. Sebastian Helgenberger leads the group on renewable energy and energy transitions at the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS)…
Mr. Daniel-Alexander Schroth
Dr Daniel Schroth is a Principal Energy Specialist in the Energy, Environment and Climate Change Department of the African Development…
Mr. Jose Medardo Cadena Mosquera
Mr. Medardo Cadena Mosquera is professor at the National Polytechnic School over 30 years. In that capacity he has conducted…
Mr. Wolsey Barnard
Dr. Otto Barnard Wolsey is the Acting Director-General, Department of Energy. Previously he has been the Deputy Director General of…
Mr. Youba Sokona
Mr. Youba Sokona is currently working for the South Centre as a Special Advisor on Sustainable Development. The South Centre…
Mr. John Christensen
John Christensen is the Director of the UNEP DTU Partnership. He has worked on energy, climate and development issues in…
Ms. Melanie Slade
Melanie has spent twenty five years in energy efficiency policy development and implementation in many parts of the world. She…
Mr. Florian Bauer
Mr. Bauer is REEEP’s COO and Director of its “Open Knowledge” Programme. This includes the management of the “Climate Knowledge…
Ms. Jamila Matar
Prior to joining the Energy Department in the League of Arab States (LAS) as director, she managed the Electric Network…
Mr. Prasert Sinsukprasert
Mr. Sinsukprasert is actively involved with energy policy and planning in various sectors including power, petroleum, alternative energy as well…
H. E. Mr. Ngouille Aly Ndiaye
Before becoming the Minister of Industry and Mines in Senegal, H. E. Mr. Ndiaye served as Minister of Mining and…
Ms. Maria Figueroa
Dr. Maria Figueroa is Assistant Professor and Post-Doctoral Fellow Researcher in the area of Social Innovation and Public Partnerships for…
Ms. Perla Srour-Gandon
Since November 2014, Perla Srour-Gandon is working as International Relations Officer at the European Commission, Directorate General for Energy. In…
Mr. Reid Detchon
Reid Detchon is Vice President for Energy and Climate Strategy at the United Nations Foundation, a portfolio that includes the…
Kazuhiko Hombu
Kazuhiko Hombu is a board member of the Climate Technology Centre & Network (CTCN) and Visiting Professor at Graduate School…
Mr. George Chavdarov
Mr. Chavdarov has been an energy expert at the EIB for more than eight years. In this capacity he provides…
H.E. Irene Nafuna Muloni
She is a Ugandan electrical engineer, businesswoman and politician. She is the Minister for Energy and Mineral Development in the…
Dr. Bangoura Morlaye
Dr. Morlaye Bangoura is the ECOWAS Commissioner for Energy and Mines. He was formerly the CEO of the national electricity…
Mr. Masahiko Horie
As Ambassador for Global Environmental Affairs of Japan, Horie attends a series of COPs on Climate Change, Biological Diversity, Tropical…
Ms. Sylvie Lemmet
Since November 2013, Sylvie Lemmet is the Director for European and International Affairs with the French Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable…
Mr. Hiroki Mitsumata
Hiroki Mitsumata is the Deputy Director-General for Environmental Affairs at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan….
Mr. Janos Pasztor
Janos Pasztor is currently Assistant Secretary-General on Climate Change in the Executive Office of the Secretary-General (EOSG) of the United…
Mr. Myung-Kyoon Lee
The Director of Knowledge Services Department at Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) located in the Republic of Korea. As the…
Mr. David Turk
Dave Turk is Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Climate and Technology at the U.S. Department of Energy. In this role,…
H.E. Mr. Edgar Gutierrez Espeleta
University of Costa Rica professor, cofounder of the project “State of the Nation” of the National Rectors Council of Costa…
James Wilde
James Wilde is Managing Director of Innovation & Policy and Markets at the Carbon Trust. He has been at the…
Mr. John Wasielewski
Mr. Wasielewski is an advisor to financial institutions, emerging market funds, governments, and foundations on mobilizing private forms of investment…
Mr. Roberto Ridolfi
Prior to his current assignment, Mr. Ridolfi has twice served as Ambassador/ Head of delegation to the European Union, first…
Mr. Fidel Garcia Granados
Mr. Granados is professor of graduate school at La Salle University and the Iberoamerican University. He is the author of…
Dr. Minoru Takada
Dr. Takada is Representative of the New York office of the Sustainable Energy for All initiative, at the Executive Office…
Dr. Patrick Oliva
Dr. Oliva is a chemical engineer with a doctorate in physical sciences, and a graduate from Institut d’Administration des Entreprises….
Dr. Michael-Viktor Fischer
Dr. Michael-Viktor Fischer has served as CEO of SMATRICS (formerly E-Mobility Provider Austria) since its founding in 2012. SMATRICS is…
Mr. James Rockall
James Rockall is the CEO & Managing Director of the World LPG Association (WLPGA). Based in Paris, he has full…
Mr. Mohinder Gulati
Mohinder Gulati is the Chief Operating Officer of the Sustainable Energy for All Initiative. He acts as a strategic advisor…
Mr. Alexander Egit
Alexander Egit studied political science and journalism. He has been working in the field of the environmental policy issues since…
Mr. Zhihong Zhang
Dr. Zhang joined the CIF in 2011 to manage the Clean Technology Fund and the Program for Scaling up Renewable…
Mr. Juan Carlos Lentijo
Juan Carlos Lentijo joined the IAEA as Director of the Division of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology in 2012. …
Mr. Kyoichi Suzuki
As the Director for Technical Cooperation Planning, Technical Cooperation Department Trade and Economic Cooperation Bureau, METI. Mr. Suzuki has more than 25…
Mr. Arcadio Gutiérrez Zapico
Arcadio Gutiérrez Zapico is President of the Agustín de Betancourt Foundation, President of the Civil Engineering Foundation and Director General…
Ms. Anna Vronska
Anna Vronskya as the Deputy Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine for the European Integration will bring to…
Mr. Scott Foster
Scott Foster has been Director of UNECE’s Sustainable Energy Division since 2011. With more than 35 years’ experience in energy,…
H.E. Mr. Wondimu Tekle
As the State Minister of Water Irrigation & Energy, Ethiopia, Mr. Tekle will bring to the discussion his expertise in…
Mr. Paolo Frankl
Mr. Paolo Frankl, Head, Renewable Energy Division, IEA Paolo Frankl is Head of the Renewable Energy Division at the IEA….
H.E. Mr. Vu Huy Hoang
8/2007 – onward Minister of Industry and Trade 4/2006 – 7/2007 Secretary of Party of Lang Son Province 3/2003 –…
H.E. Mr. Morten Jespersen
2013 – Under-Secretary for Global Development and Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2010-2013 Ambassador,…
Mr. Upendra Tripathy
Mr. Upendra Tripathy is currently Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy from 1st April, 2014. Mr Tripathy is an…
Mr. Tian Zhongxing
Mr. Tian Zhongxing, has extensive practical experience on small hydro power development and management expertise for more than 30 years….
Ralitsa Vassileva
Ralitsa Vassileva is an internationally recognized News anchor, experienced in handling breaking news, a content writer in the newsroom and…
H.E. Mr. Yeafesh Osman
Arch. Yeafesh Osman was born in Chittagong on May 1, 1946. He is the Son of prominent litterateur Shawkat Osman….
Mr. Hyun CHO
After joining the Foreign Ministry in 1979, Ambassador Cho spent most of his early years working on trade issues. He…
Mr. William Warren Smith
Dr. William Warren Smith is the fifth President of Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), the regional development finance institution based in…
Mr. Peter Gönitzer
Mr. Peter Gönitzer started his professional career in the controlling department of Wiener Linien in 2001 after completing his studies in…
Mr. Patrick Ignatius Gomes
Dr. P.I. Gomes acquired thirty-five years working experience in international development policy analysis, social science research, planning and promotion of…
Mr. Michael Liebreich
Michael Liebreich is Chairman of the Advisory Board and Founder of Bloomberg New Energy Finance, the world’s leading provider of…
Mr. Fernando Frutuoso de Melo
Mr Fernando FRUTUOSO DE MELO, 59, is a Portuguese national and long-standing European Commission official. He was recruited in 1987…
Mr. Raffi V. Balian
Raffi V. Balian serves as Director of the Regional Environmental, Science & Technology, and Health (ESTH) Office for Central and…
Mr. Vladimir Nechitailov
Education: 1. University: Ural Polytechnical Institute, Heat and Power Engineering Department, Course: industrial heat and power engineering, Qualification: industrial heat…
Ms. Monique Barbut
Monique Barbut, Executive Secretary, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), has over 30 years’ experience in sustainable development, international…
Tania H. Rödiger-Vorwerk
Tania is currently the Deputy Director General at Directorate 31 – Sustainable Development; Natural Resources; Economic Policy and Infrastructure; and…
Ms. Helen Hai
Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) HAI Helen is the CEO of the Made in Africa…
Ms. Brigitte Bach
Brigitte Bach is authorized representative of the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology and Head of the AIT Energy Department, where…
Mr. David C. Carroll
David C. Carroll is the Vice President of the International Gas Union (IGU). He will become President of the International…
Michael Linhart
1976 Graduation in the Jesuit High School “Stella Matutina” in Feldkirch, Vorarlberg 1976 – 1977 Service in the Austrian Federal…
Andrä Rupprechter
Professional career: 1988-1989 Assistant to the Director of the Austrian Farmers’ Federation 1989-1997 Cabinet member of the Ministers of Agriculture…
Mr. Richard Kinley
Richard Kinley is the Deputy Executive Secretary of the United Nations Climate Change secretariat (UNFCCC). Since joining the Climate Change…
Mr. Daegyun Oh
Dr. Daegyun Oh is the Policy Advisor to Korea Energy Management Corporation (KEMCO) in the field of climate change and…
Martin Ledolter
Martin Ledolter (born on October 22, 1972) is a legal expert who has spent most of his professional life in…
Mr. Stephan Herbst
Dr. Stephan Herbst is a Technical General Manager of Toyota Motor Europe (TME) with specific responsibility for future low carbon…
Mr. Peter Fischer
Peter Fischer is Deputy Director General for Globalisation, Energy and Climate Policy at the German Federal Foreign Office. His portfolio…
Mr. Wim Jonker Klunne
Mr. Wim Jonker Klunne has 25+ years experience in renewable energy in Africa. From his first exposure to small hydropower…
HE Dr. Vince Henderson
His Excellency Dr. Vince Henderson is the Permanent Representative and Ambassador of the Commonwealth of Dominica to the United Nations…
Mr. Kazuo Furukawa
Title Chairman, New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) Education 1971.3 Master of Science, Electrical Engineering, the University of…
Mr. Taizo Nishikawa
Mr. Nishikawa obtained a Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Tokyo and a PhD in Engineering (Management of Science…
Mr. Paweł Wiktor
Since 2012, he has been responsible for implementation of international projects in Consus Carbon Engineering. He has been engaged in…
Mr. Fernando Cesar Ferreira
Specialization: Support for energy development in Latin America and the Caribbean. Ph.D. in Engineering (2003), Master of Engineering (1998), Economist…
Ms. Anita Marangoly George
Anita Maragoly George is Senior Director of the World Bank Group’s Energy and Extractive Industries Global Practice. In this position,…
Mr. Fleming Voetmann
Fleming Voetmann is a highly experienced Public Affairs and Corporate Communications executive with a proven 15 year track record in…
Ms. Ursula Schaefer-Preuss
Dr. Schaefer-Preuss is an economist who has been engaged in the field of development policy for more than 35 years….
H.E. Marcin Korolec
Marcin Korolec is a lawyer, long-standing government administration worker, and negotiator. Minister of the Environment in the years 2011-2013. In…
H.E. Dr. Narongchai Akrasanee
H.E. Dr. Narongchai Akrasanee is a renowned Thai Development Economist and the Minister of Energy of the Kingdom of Thailand,…
Ms. Ligia Noronha
Ligia Noronha was appointed Director of UNEP’s Division of Technology, Industry and Economics (DTIE) in April 2014. Before joining UNEP, Dr…
Mr. Achim Steiner
The United Nations General Assembly in 2006 unanimously elected Mr. Achim Steiner as Executive Director of the United Nations Environment…
Mr. Joe Almaguer
Joe is the Global Energy Efficiency and Conservation Goal Leader for the Dow Chemical Co. In this role, he oversees…
Mr. Michael Dickstein
Michael is a seasoned corporate relations professional with a proven track record in strategic CSR management, stakeholder engagement, post-merger integration…
Ms. Andrea Hagmann
Ms. Andrea Hagmann is Member of the Executive Board of the Development Bank of Austria. Before she used to work…
Mr. Jean-Marc Ollagnier
Jean-Marc Ollagnier is Group Chief Executive of Accenture’s Resources operating group, which serves the energy, utilities, chemicals, forestry products, metals…
Mr. Cornie Huizenga
Cornie Huizenga is the Secretary General of the Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport (SLoCaT), the largest multi-stakeholder partnership on…
Mr. Jean-Pierre Loubinoux
Jean-Pierre Loubinoux was born in 1956. A graduate of the Ecole Centrale Paris, he worked at the French Foreign Trade…
Ms. Reema Nanavaty
Reema Nanawaty has been working with the Self Employed Women’s Association since 1984 and stayed on to be elected as…
Mr. Zafar Mahmood
Mr. Zafar Mahmood, Chairman WAPDA, has served the Government of Pakistan for 38 years at policy formation and implementation level,…
Mr. Peter Traupmann
Energy expert Peter Traupmann was born in Güssing (Burgenland) in 1962. He finished his degree in agronomy at the BOKU…
Mr. Klaus Rudischhauser
Klaus Rudischhauser joined the European Commission in 1989 and took up duty in the Directorate-General Environment. Subsequently he worked on…
Ms. Andy Wehkamp
Andy Wehkamp was appopinted to the SNV Managing Board in April 2013. Starting her career with SNV in 1996, Andy has…
Ms. Leena Srivastava
Leena Srivastava is the Acting Director General, TERI. She was the Vice Chancellor of the TERI University in addition to…
Mr. Vijay Modi
Vijay Modi is a Professor and past-Chair of Mechanical Engineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Science and a…
Mr. Arthouros Zervos
Arthouros Zervos is a Professor at the National Technical University of Athens. He is Chairman of Renewable Energy Policy Network…
Mr. Simon Trace
Simon Trace is the Chief Executive of Practical Action (formerly the Intermediate Technology Development Group, founded by E.F. Schumacher in…
Mr. Gyan Chandra Acharya
Mr. Gyan Chandra Acharya, of Nepal, was appointed to the position of Under Secretary-General and High Representative for the Least…
H.E. Mr. Mogens Jensen
Member period Member of Parliament for the Social Democratic Party (2005 – ) Parliamentary career Minister for Trade and Development…
Mr. Sam Parker
Graduating from Oxford University in 1983, Sam worked in business for 17 years, first in international agrochemicals and then in…
Mr. Jigar V. Shah
Jigar Shah is the Executive Director of the Institute for Industrial Productivity (IIP), an international non-profit organization with a mission…
Vivien Foster
Vivien, a British national, joined the Bank in 1999 as a Young Professional. She previously worked as a Managing Consultant…
Suleiman Al-Herbish
Suleiman J Al-Herbish, a Saudi national, has been Director-General of OFID (the OPEC Fund for International Development) since November 2003….
Mr. Harry Verhaar
Harry Verhaar has over 20 years of experience in the lighting industry, and is Head of Global Public & Government…
Ms. Alicia Bárcena
Ms. Bárcena assumed office as the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) on…
Mr. Martin Hiller
Martin Hiller has been Director General of REEEP since December 2011. He has over 20 years of experience in environmental…
Ms. Naoko Ishii
Naoko Ishii has served as the CEO and Chairperson for the Global Environment Facility (GEF) since June 2012. Prior to…
LI Yong
LI Yong, Director General, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), has had an extensive career as a senior economic and…
Mr. Pradeep Monga
An energy expert with over 30 years of working experience in the field of energy policy, strategic planning and clean…
Mr. Kandeh K. Yumkella
Hon. Dr. Kandeh Yumkella is a distinguished development economist and an expert in agricultural economics and energy transitions, with over…