Raymond J. Albrecht
- Technical advisor and member of board of directors of Biomass Thermal Energy Council (BTEC), USA
- Past chairman of ASHRAE Technical Committee 6.10 for fuels and combustion
- Degrees in engineering; Bachelor and Master of Science
Rudi Anschober
- Regional Minister for Energy, Austria
Opening Address
Bogdan Atanasiu
- Senior energy efficiency expert at the Buildings Performance Institute (BPIE)
- Before scientific officer at EC Joint Research Centre
- PhD in power management and in stand-alone photovoltaic systems
Martin Bentele
- Chief Executive Officer of the "Deutscher Energieholz- und Pellet-Verband (DEPV)", Germany
- Managing Director of the "Deutsches Pelletinstitut (DEPI)"
- Degree in Forestry (Albert-Ludwigs University of Freiburg, Germany)
Vrinda Bhandarkar
- Director of Research, LED Lighting, Strategies Unlimited
- Before, analyst and author of industry reports on LED lighting markets
- MA Economics and MA Sociology
Speaker at the Conference "LED - innovative lighting solutions"
Hans Bloem
- for more than 27 years at the European Commission, Joint Research Centre
- Renewable Energies Unit of the Institute for Energy and Transport
- Member of several EU research networks
Nils Borg
- Executive Director of the European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (eceee)
- Responsible for the organisation’s activities in the areas of ecodesign, product energy standards and labelling
- Educational background: languages, political science and economic history
Speaker at the Conference "LED - innovative lighting solutions"
Martina Caminada
- Managing Director proPellets.ch, Switzerland
- Before, canton forestry administration St. Gallen, research assistant at the ETH Zurich
- MSc Environmental Science (ETH Zurich)
Claudia Canevari
- Deputy Head of the Energy Efficiency Unit of DG Energy, European Commission
- Before, policy assistant of the Director-General in DG Communication, Member of Cabinet of Commissioner Dimas and coordinator of the climate change team of DG Environment in international negotiations
- Lawyer; LLM, London School of Economics
Speaker at the Conference "Energy Efficiency Watch"
Speaker at the Conference "Nearly Zero Energy Buildings"
Bernd Clauss
- Project manager international projects, Zumtobel Austria
- 6 years’ experience in facade construction (project manager and head of project management), 5 years’ experience in professional lighting
- Degree in Engineering, Civil engineering; International Master Project Management
Speaker at the Conference "LED - innovative lighting solutions"
Maarten De Groote
- Policy officer at the Flemish Energy Agency (VEA)
- Before, Flemish NZEB action plan project manager
- Postgraduate Energy & Climate, Master Industrial Design
Estelle Delangle
- Director of the AER Regional Expertise Centre
- Assembly of European Regions as policy coordinator in charge of cohesion policy, rural development and agriculture, energy and climate change, economic development, innovation and research
- Master in European Relations, Graduate from the Institute of Political Science
Gerhard Dell
- Energy Commissioner to the Upper Austrian Government
- Director of OÖ Energiesparverband
- National award for energy research
- Lecturer at the University of Linz
- Degree and a post-graduate degree (PhDengineering, Dr.tech.) in Electrical Engineering and Energy Economics. He worked as researcher on renewable energy sources and energy efficiency projects at the Technical University Graz
Diane Diacon
- Director, Building and Social Housing Foundation, UK
- UK Representative to CECODHAS Housing Europe
- Judge for 25 years of the International World Habitat Awards Competition
- MA in Town and Country Planning, BA (Hons) Geography
Ilze Dimdiņa
- Research assistant at the University of Latvia
- HVAC system designer at the "Indutec LV", Ltd.
- Professional master’s degree heat, gas and water technology (Riga Technical University, Latvia), Bachelor of Science degree in Physics (University of Latvia)
Stefan Döring
- Managing Partner of Plant Engineering GmbH, Germany
- Before, operation and planning of pellet production plants, biomass CHPs and Diesel/HFO engine CHPs
- Studies and PhD at University of Excellence RWTH Aachen
Christiane Egger
- Deputy manager of the OÖ Energiesparverband
- Conference director of the World Sustainable Energy Days
- Lawyer and environmental engineer with long-term experience in developing and implementing sustainable energy projects on international and regional levels
Speaker at the European Pellet Conference
Anselm Eisentraut
- Bioenergy Analyst in the Renewable Energy Division of the International Energy Agency (IEA)
- Lead author of the recently published technology roadmap "Biofuels for Transport and Bioenergy for Heat and Power"
- Before, BKN Biostrom AG, Berlin and NLU Projektgesellschaft, Münster
- Diploma in Landscape Ecology from University Münster
Hans Erhorn
- Head of the department of heat technology at the Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics, Germany
- Since 2004 Coreteam Leader at the EU EPBD Concerted Action project
- Academic degrees in building services engineering (TFH Berlin) and in environmental engineering (TU Berlin)
Hazir Farouk
- Lecturer in school of mechanical, College of Engineering, Sudan University of Science and Technology
- Researcher in biodiesel production (mainly from jatropha oil)
- MSc in mechanical engineering (Malaysia), BSc in mechanical engineering (Sudan)
Josef Frauscher
- Director of Frauscher Holding GmbH and Frauscher Energietechnik GmbH, advisor of the private trust Josef Frauscher, Austria
- Founder of the companies in the Frauscher corporate group
- Since 2001, management of the research and development of sterling machinery of Frauscher Energietechnik GmbH
- Degree in engineering
Daniel Frering
- Manager of Education, Lighting Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA
- directs the Education Programs including teaching, and course and curriculum development
- Bachelor of Arts, Education; Master of Education; Master of Science in Lighting
Speaker at the Conference "LED - innovative lighting solutions"
Pau Garcia Audí
- Project officer of the Energy Efficiency Unit of the European Commission’s Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation (EACI)
- Before, building services engineer at Pick Everard (UK) and project manager at FormelD (Spain)
- Mechanical Engineering Degree (UPC, Spain), BEng in Mechanical Engineering (De Montfort, UK); MSc in Building Services (Loughborough University, UK)
Jan Geiss
- Secretary General of EUFORES – The European Forum for Renewable Energy Sources
- Since 2011, President of the Renewable Energy House, Brussels
- Dipl.-Kulturwirt, PhD in Political Science and Economics (University of Passau, Germany)
Johan Granath
- Senior Vice President Bioenergy, Ekman, Sweden
- Before consumer credit marketing at GE Capital and finance and risk management at Ekman
- Master in Business Administration from Gothenburg School of Economics
Thomas RC Hartman
- Partner, Coldham&Hartman Architects, USA
- professional design services for residential, commercial and institutional clients committed to creating green buildings and communities throughout the Northeast
- Bachelor of Architecture (University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA), Associate of Architectural Engineering (Wenworth Institute of Technology, Boston, USA)
Walter Haslinger
- Manager of the small-scale-boilers area and of the location Wieselburg of the K1 Biomassekompetenzzentrum BIOENERGY 2020+, Austria
- Key Researcher in the biomass technology field of the K-project “Future Building” of the Austrian initiative “Competence Centers for Excellent Technologies” – COMET
- Degree in mechanical engineering, doctorate (Technical University of Vienna)
Jennifer Hedrick
- Executive Director, Pellet Fuels Institute
- Before, association manager, Pellet Fuels Institute; programme associate, workplace flexibility 2010, Georgetown University Law Centre
- Master of Arts, Verginia Tech; Bachelor of Science, Bridgewater College
Daniel Hegele
- Division manager development biomass combustion at Hoval Liechtenstein
- 15 years' experience in the development of log wood and pellet boilers, before experience in the solar industry
- graduate engineer (FH)
Nandakumar Janardhanan
- Energy Policy Specialist, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan
- work experience in energy sector research, policy research experience with leading think tanks in India and Japan, research experience on nuclear power, oil & gas, renewable energy, climate change, and low carbon development
- Energy related publications in books and journals
- Doctorate in energy policy
Speaker at the Conference "LED - innovative lighting solutions"
Adrian Joyce
- Secretary General of EuroACE
- Campaign Director of the Renovate Europe Campaign
- Before private practice; Practice Director of the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland; Director of the Architects’ Council of Europe
- Architect (University College Dublin)
Mel Kendal
- Deputy Leader Hampshire County Council, UK
- Executive Member for Environment & Transport, Hampshire County Council
- New Forest District Councillor
Claudia Kunz
- Consultant for energy economy, project manager "research radar renewable energy" at the Agentur für Erneuerbare Energien, Germany
- Before, consultant for energy and climate policy at the WWF Germany
- Degree in environmental sciences, focus on environmental law and communication, University Lüneburg
Jarek Kurnitski
- Professor in Energy Performance of Buildings and Indoor Climate, Tallin University of Technology
- leader of the NZEB research group at the University
- 2009 - 2012 senior lead in the energy programme for SITRA, the Finnish Innovation Fund
Andrew Lang
- Vice President of the World Bioenergy Association and board member representing "Australasia" and Oceania
- Secretary of Farm Forest Growers Victoria
- Before teacher, farm management lecturer, freelance journalist on agriculture and bioenergy, bioenergy consultant
- Bachelor of Agricultural Science, Diploma of Education
Marcus Martín Larrañaga
- Vice President of the European Biomass Association (AEBIOM)
- Manager of the Spanish Bioenergy Association (AVEBIOM)
- CEO of Bioenergy Strategies S.L.
- Master of Engineering in Forestry (Universidad de Valladolid)
Gordon Murray
- Executive director of the Wood Pellet Association of Canada (WPAC)
- Worked in senior management for international forest products manufacturers, owner and operator of a forestry services company
- Bachelor of Science in Forestry (University of British Columbia)
Cornelius Neumann
- Professor at the Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe and director of the Light Technology Institute
- Before, more than 10 years optical research at Hella KG and Hella lighting systems
- degree in physics and philosophy, University Bielefeld, Germany
Speaker at the Conference "LED - innovative lighting solutions"
Christine Öhlinger
- Head of Sector International Tasks at OÖ Energiesparverband
- Project management of international projects in the field of energy efficiency and renewable energy sources, scientific work ranging from technical publications to the organisation of seminars and workshops.
- Diploma in law, post graduate training on energy & environmental advice
Herbert Ortner
- 1989: Foundation of ÖkoFEN Forschungs- und Entwicklungs Ges.m.b.H. and Managing Director of ÖkoFEN Forschungs- und Entwicklungs Ges.m.b.H.
- 1997: development and market launch of the first pellet-heating in Austria
Dimitar Panayotov Paskalev
- Managing Director and Project Leader, Architectonika Studio Ltd., Bulgaria
- Co-founder of Building Systems Design Ltd.
- Before, lead architect in Elite Studio Ltd.
- Diploma (MA) in Architecture, University of Architecture Civil Engineering and Geodesy, Bulgaria
Michael Paula
- Head of the Department of Energy and Environmental Technologies at the Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology, Austria
- Initiation of the “Austrian Strategieprozess ENERGIE 2050”
- R&D strategies in the field of technological sustainability
Carsten Petersdorff
- Director and Regional Director Germany/Austria/Switzerland, Ecofys Germany GmbH
- 15 years’ experience in the area of energy efficiency and renewable energy
- Degree in Physics (RWTH Aachen), focus on energy efficiency of buildings, solar energy and energy storage systems
Caroline Petrovick
- Project Manager/Designer, Coldham&Hartman Architects, USA
- has assisted with construction administration on a range of projects
- Bachelor of Arts in film (Yale University, USA), Master of Architecture (University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA)
Andreas Pilzecker
- Policy Officer at the European Commission, DG Energy
- Area of work: Renewable energy policy, in particular bioenergy
- Before, agricultural economist in university research, international trade and farm advisory services in Germany and Portugal
- Master in Agricultural Sciences
Olga S. Rakitova
- Executive director of the National Bioenergy Union since 2007
- Before, bioenergy director in the Wood Industries Confederation of North-West Russia
- General director and chief editor of the magazine “The Bioenergy International, Russia” since 2006
- Master in Management, woodworking and forestry specialization (St. Petersburg State Forest Technical Academy), MBA-program in the Reutlingen University of Applied Science (Germany)
Christian Rakos
- Since 2005, Managing Director of proPellets Austria, President oft he European Pellet Council
- Before, responsible for the issue renewable energy sources at the Energieverwertungsagentur
- Study of Physics, Philosophy and History
Hubert Röder
- Senior consultant and project leader at Pöyry Management Consulting, Munich
- Specialized in biofuel and biomass availability analysis, biomass utilisation strategies and renewable energy / forest industry cluster concepts
- Degree in Forest Sciences (University of Munich), PhD
MEP Paul Rübig
- Since 1996, member of the European Parliament
- Foundation of companies in Germany, France and Great Britain
- Studies of business administration, marketing and production technologies (University of Linz)
Stefan Scheuer
- Secretary General for the Coalition for Energy Savings, Brussels
- Before, EU environmental and energy policy making including lecturing environmental policies at the Universities of California and Edinburgh, Policy Director of the European Environmental Bureau and Chairman of ECOS
- MSc in Hydrology in Freiburg, Germany
Waltraud Schmid
- Head of Sector in the Energy Efficiency Unit of the European Commission's Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation (EACI)
- Before, national expert in European Commission DG TREN, unit demand management, Austrian Energy Agency
- Economist (University of Graz)
Richard Sikkema
- Programme Manager "Biomass & Biofuels" with Control Union Certifications
- PhD student Bioenergy, biomass trade & sustainable forest resources, Utrecht University
- Before finance and policy officer at the Ministry for Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality
- Master in Forest & Nature Management (Wageningen Agricultural University, Utrecht)
Franz Söllhinger
- Head of Division Energy Industry, Scheuch, Austria
- Before, construction, project leader and sales in the field of industrial plant manufacturing; project leader and sales management in the automotive supplier industry
- Degree in law, MBA general management, engineer engineering
Christian Stettner
- Project development, customer acquisition, calculation of profitability, contracts and financing at Südwärme Gesellschaft für Energielieferung AG
- Lecturer Master programme ClimaDesign at the Technical University Munich
- Before devision manager "Municipal and urban energy supply concepts" Ingenieurbüro Hausladen GmbH; project development/-controlling of biogas plants at Loick Bioenergie GmbH
- Degree in industrial engineering (FH)
John Swaan
- President PFIT Consulting, BioMass/BioEnergy Specialist
- Canadian wood pellet manufacturing pioneer, initiated global export of Canadian wood pellets, refined wood pellet pilot projects, steam treatment and Torrefaction
- Before, technical Adviser, Horizon BioEnergy, The Netherlands; executive Director, Wood Pellet Association of Canada
Menno Treffers
- Secretary General of the Zhaga Consortium
- Chairman of the Wireless Power Consortium
- Senior director of standardisation at Philips Electronics
- PhD in Physics at Leiden University
Speaker at the Conference "LED - innovative lighting solutions"
MEP Claude Turmes
- Since 1999, member of the Green/EFA (European Free Alliance) in the European Parliament
- Since 2002, vice-president of the Green/EFA
- Rapporteur of the Energy Efficiency Directive 2012
Martin Vaché
- Researcher, focus on residential market analyses, housing policy and urban development, Institut Wohnen und Umwelt (IWU), Germany
- Before, architect, designer and consultant for the real estate industry in the field of sustainability and energy in China, research projects in the fields of residential and real estate market research
- graduate engineer in architecture, M.Sc. for real estate industry
Gert Wemmer
- Owner of we lite lighting design & consulting
- 30 years’ experience at the lightings industry: measuring, lamp development, product management of lamps and luminaires, light planning, international technical consultant for the UNEP, World Bank and other public organisations, author of a number of governmental on lighting
- PhD.
Speaker at the Conference "LED - innovative lighting solutions"
Theodor Zillner
- Deputy head of the division for energy and environmental technologies at the Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology (BMVIT)
- Programme manager of the impulse programme “Haus der Zukunft” (house of the future)
- Chair of the executive committee of the European network "ERACOBUILD"
- Degree in mechanical and process engineering (Technical University Vienna)
Vasil Zlatev
- Sustainable energy expert, Coordinator of projects at the Energy Agency of Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- Before, consultant at Leap Strategies, Senior Research Assistant at Oberlin College, Psychology Department
- Master of Sciences in Environmental Management and Policy, Lund University, Sweden; Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Psychology, Oberlin College, USA
