SprecherInnen 2019

Siegfried Aigner

• Managing Partner, Aigner Energie Contracting, Austria
• 18 years’ experience in biomass heat contracting, the realisation of heat plants and district heating systems, quality auditor and international consulting
• Degree in Chemical and Process Engineering, Graz University of Technology, Austria

<link>Speaker of the Industrial Energy Efficiency Conference

John W. Arsenault

• Pellet Group Director, Quebec Wood Export Bureau, Canada; Director, Market Access, Wood Pellet Association of Canada
• Professional experience in the management of manufacturing businesses including wood pellet production
• MBA and Bachelor’s degree in Applied Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, Canada 

<link>Speaker of the European Pellet Conference

Andreas Aumann

• Vice President, Product Management BMW i, e-Mobility, BMW Group, Germany
• Previously,  Manager Brand Strategic Product Planning, BMW Group, and Head of Business Development, BMW China
• Doctorate in Physics, University of Münster, Germany

<link>Speaker of the Smart E-Mobility Conference

Dina Azhgaliyeva

• Research Fellow, Energy Studies Institute, National University of Singapore
• Previously, Research Fellow, University of Reading, UK
• PhD in Economics, University of Essex, UK

<link>Speaker of the Industrial Energy Efficiency Conference

Gottfried Baumann-Leitner

• Export Manager, Windhager, Austria
• Over 9 years’ experience in international sales of biomass heating solutions
• Degree in Engineering

<link>Speaker of the European Pellet Conference

Hans Martin Behr

• Scientific Advisor of the "Deutschen Pelletinstituts" (DEPI); Executive Manager of Holz-Energie-Zentrum Olsberg, Germany
• Deputy Chairperson of the "Deutscher Energieholz- und Pellet-Verband" (DEPV)
• Degree in Forestry,  Universität Göttingen, Germany

<link>Speaker of the European Pellet Conference

Shawn Bells

• Vice President of Operations, Pacific BioEnergy, Canada
• 25 years’ experience in the wood products sector in forestry as well as in lumber, plywood and pellet manufacturing 
• BSc Forest Resource Management, Canada

<link>Speaker of the European Pellet Conference

Jana Bendžalovál

• Managing Director and Senior Expert, Environment & Building Energy Efficiency (ENBEE), Slovakia
• Head of section Thermal Protection and Energy Performance of Buildings, Building Testing and Research Institute (TSÚS), Slovakia
• PhD in energy performance of buildings, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava 

<link>Speaker of the Innovation Workshops Energy and Buildings

Martin Bentele

• Managing Director, Deutscher Energieholz- und Pellet-Verband (DEPV), Germany
• Managing Director, Deutsches Pelletinstitut (DEPI), Germany
• Degree in Forestry, Albert-Ludwigs University of Freiburg, Germany

<link>Speaker of the European Pellet Conference

Adriana Bernardi

• Head of Padova Unit and Senior Researcher, National Research Council - Institute of Atmospheric Science and Climate (CNR-ISAC), Italy
• Previously, Professor at the University of Ferrara, Italy
• Master’s degree in Physics, University of Padova, Italy

<link>Speaker of the Innovation Workshops Energy and Buildings

Dirk Bessau

• Head of Berlin Office and of business development, InnoEnergy, Germany
• Previously, management positions in the energy industry
• Doctorate degree in Political Science and Degree in Economics

<link>Speaker of the Energy Efficiency Policy Conference

Barbora Blaškovičová

• Legal and Intellectual Property Specialist, Fenix TNT, Czech Republic
• Previously, Senior Lawyer, Deloitte Legal, Czech Republic
• Master’s degree in Law, Masaryk University, Czech Republic

<link>Speaker of the Energy Efficiency Policy Conference
<link>Speaker and chair of the Innovation Workshops Energy and Buildings

Paweł Bocian

• Adjunct Professor, Thermal Processes Department, Institute of Power Engineering, Poland
• Over 20 years’ experience in research of combustion processes
• PhD in Mechanical Engineering

<link>Speaker of the European Pellet Conference

Christoffer Boman

• Associate Professor, Umeå University, Sweden
• Research Leader and Principal Investigator, Thermochemical Energy Conversion Laboratory (TEC-Lab), Umeå University, Sweden
• PhD in Energy Technology and PhL "Licentiate" in Inorganic Chemistry, Umeå University, Sweden

<link>Speaker of the European Pellet Conference

Nils Borg

• Executive Director, European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (eceee)
• Previously, Consultant and Expert in energy efficiency policy
• Studies in languages, political science and economic history

<link>Chairperson of the Industrial Energy Efficiency Conference

Wim Boydens

• CSTO and co-owner, boydens engineering, a building services and sustainable engineering firm
• Visiting professor, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, University of Ghent, Belgium
• Degree in Civil Engineering, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium; Environmental issues course programme, University of Ghent, Belgium

<link>Speaker of the Energy Efficiency Policy Conference
<link>Speaker and chair of the Innovation Workshops Energy and Buildings

Linus Brander

• Material Researcher and Project Leader, RISE Research Institute of Sweden, Sweden
• Previously, Field Geologist, Swedish Geological Survey, Sweden
• PhD in Mineralogy and Petrology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden

<link>Speaker and chair of the Innovation Workshops Energy and Buildings

Christian Breitenbaumer

• Managing Director and Plant Manager, Kirchdorfer Zementwerk, Austria
• Previously, Production Manager, Kirchdorfer Zementwerk, Austria 
• Degree in Engineering 

<link>Speaker of the Industrial Energy Efficiency Conference

Thomas Brunner

• Partner and Head of Measurement and Analytics, BIOS Bioenergiesysteme, Austria
• Area Manager for biomass incineration and energy use - medium sized plants and large plants, Austrian Bioenergy Centre, Austria 
• Doctorate degree in Engineering

<link>Speaker of the European Pellet Conference

Ivo Bucher

• Owner and CEO, Pellet-mobil, Switzerland
• Previously, Project Manager for Contracting Facilities, Energy 360°, Switzerland

<link>Speaker of the European Pellet Conference

Stefan M. Büttner  

• Head of International Affairs & Strategy, Institute for Energy Efficiency in Production (EEP), University of Stuttgart, Germany
• Chair of the UNECE Task Force on Industrial Energy Efficiency and initiator of the Energy Efficiency Barometer of Industry
• Degree in International Economics, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Germany

<link>Speaker of the Industrial Energy Efficiency Conference

Luisa F. Cabeza

• Professor, University of Lleida, Spain
• Representative for the IEA Energy Storage programme (ECES TCP) and in the H2020 Challenge 3 Committee for the EU
• PhD in Industrial Engineering, Ramon Llull University, Spain

<link>Speaker and chair of the Innovation Workshops Energy and Buildings

Martina Caminada

• Managing Director, proPellets.ch, Switzerland
• previously, Forestry department of the Canton of St. Gallen and Research Associate, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
• Master’s degree in Environmental Science, ETH Zürich, Switzerland

<link>Speaker of the European Pellet Conference

Anne Caminade

• Project Manager in Energy Efficiency and Sustainability, Lemon Consult AG, Switzerland
• More than 10 years’ experience in the field of sustainable and low energy design for the built environment in the UK and Switzerland
• Master’s degrees in Thermal Power Engineering (I.N.S.A. Rouen, France) and in Energy Systems & Thermal Processes (School of Engineering, Cranfield University, UK)

<link>Speaker of the Innovation Workshops Energy and Buildings

Héctor Cano Esteban

• Project Manager, R&D and Projects Department, Geoter, Spain 
• Professor, Polytechnic University of Madrid and Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain 
• Master’s degree in Civil Engineering, Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain

<link>Speaker of the Innovation Workshops Energy and Buildings

Luis Coelho 

• Assistant Professor, Setúbal School of Technology (ESTSétubal), Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal, Portugal
• Coordinator of the Centre for Energy and Environment Research of the Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal (CINEA-IPS), Portugal
• PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal 

<link>Speaker of the Innovation Workshops Energy and Buildings

Cristina Corchero 

• Head of Energy Systems Analytics Group, Catalonia Institute for Energy Research, Spain  
• Operating Agent Task 28 & 43, IEA Hybrid & Electric Vehicle TCP 
• PhD in Statistics and Operations Research, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Spain

<link>Speaker of the Smart E-Mobility Conference

Blanca Corona

• Assistant Professor, Sustainable Development Department, Utrecht University, NL
• Previously, Postdoctoral Researcher, Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, NL
• PhD in Environmental Engineering and degree in Industrial Design Engineering

<link>Speaker of the European Pellet Conference

Alessandra Cuneo

• Project Manager, Rina Consulting, Italy
• Previously, Assistant Researcher, University of Genoa, Italy
• PhD in Turbomachinery and Advanced Energy Systems Engineering, University of Genoa, Italy

<link>Speaker of the Innovation Workshops Energy and Buildings

Suleyman Dag

• Director Innovation Management, Uponor Corporation, Sweden
• Founder of the start-ups sense2bits, energy@optimum and Intelligent Energy Networks
• PhD in Industrial energy systems optimization, Linköping Institute of Technology, Sweden

<link>Speaker of the Innovation Workshops Energy and Buildings

Pablo de Agustín

• Researcher on Energy Efficiency on Buildings, Tecnalia Research & Innovation, Spain
• 10 years’ experience on energy efficiency, renewable energy integration and emissions reductions in buildings 
• PhD in Mechanical Engineering, University Carlos III of Madrid, Spain 

<link>Speaker of the Innovation Workshops Energy and Buildings

Livio De Chicchis

• Energy Management Analyst, FIRE (Italian Federation for energy efficiency)
• Lecturer in training courses about incentives for energy efficiency
• Master’s degree in Energy Engineering, University of Rome, Italy

<link>Speaker of the Industrial Energy Efficiency Conference

Gerhard Dell

• Energy Commissioner to the Upper Austrian Government, Director of OÖ Energiesparverband 
• Lecturer at the University of Linz 
• Degree and post-graduate degree (PhD engineering, Dr. tech.) in Electrical Engineering and Energy Economics

<link>Speaker of the European Pellet Conference
<link>Speaker of the Energy Efficiency Policy Conference

Anita Derjanecz

• Managing Director, Federation of European HVAC Associations (REHVA)
• Professional experience in the field of healthy buildings, indoor comfort & energy performance of buildings as well as European energy research projects, knowledge transfer and capacity building
• Degree in European Affairs and Regional Innovation Development, Universität Pécs, Hungary

<link>Chairperson of the Energy Efficiency Policy Conference

Alessia De Vita

• Project Manager and Modelling Coordinator, E3-Modelling, Greece
• Over 9 years of experience in energy, transport, economy and environmental policy modelling and impact assessment studies
• Degree in Engineering, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany

<link>Speaker of the Industrial Energy Efficiency Conference

Gert Dewandeleer 

• Product Manager, Nathan Systems, Belgium/The Netherlands
• 18 years’ experience in renewable energy systems

<link>Speaker of the Innovation Workshops Energy and Buildings

Xavier Duret

• Vice President Research & Development, RéSolve Énergie, Canada
• Previously, leader of the cellulose conversion team, Biomass Technology Laboratory, Université de Sherbrooke, Canada
• PhD in Wood and Fiber Science, Université de Lorraine, France

<link>Speaker of the European Pellet Conference

Oleg Dzioubinski

• Regional Adviser on Energy, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
• Previously, Energy Efficiency Programme Manager, UNECE Sustainable Energy Division, Switzerland 
• MSc in Mechanical Engineering, National University of Shipbuilding, Ukraine; MA in Diplomacy and International Commerce, University of Kentucky, USA

<link>Speaker of the Industrial Energy Efficiency Conference

Morten Edvardsen

• Senior Policy Adviser, Norwegian EV Association, Norway
• Previously, Political Adviser for the Norwegian Children and Youth Council and the National Union of Students in Norway, Norway
• Master’s degree in History and Social Science, University of Oslo, Norway

<link>Speaker of the Smart E-Mobility Conference

Christiane Egger

• Deputy Manager of the OÖ Energiesparverband and Manager of the  Cleantech-Cluster Energy
• Conference director of the World Sustainable Energy Days 
• Degrees in Law (University of Graz) and Environmental Engineering (Technical University of Graz)

<link>Speaker of the European Pellet Conference
<link>Speaker of the Industrial Energy Efficiency Conference
<link>Speaker of the Smart E-Mobility Conference

Werner Emhofer

• Sales Manager Export, Fröling, Austria
• 15 years’ experience in the sales of biomass heating systems 
• Degree in Economics, Johannes Kepler Universität Linz, Austria 

<link>Speaker of the European Pellet Conference

Aniol Esquerra Alsius

• CEO, Association Ecoserveis, Spain
• 8 years’ experience as consultant on energy related projects
• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain; MA in Environmental Science and Renewable Energies, Centro de Estudios Superiores (IUSC), Spain 

<link>Speaker of the Innovation Workshops Energy and Buildings

Matteo Favero

• ENplus® and ariaPulita® certification specialist, Italian Agroforestry Energy Association (AIEL), Italy
• Previously, responsible of trade and supply chain, ETIFOR, FSC Italian National Office, Italy
• PhD in Forest Policy and Economics, University of Padova, Italy

<link>Speaker of the European Pellet Conference

Dora Fazekas

• Director, Cambridge Econometrics Budapest Office, Hungary
• 15 years’ experience in the application of economic and econometric analysis to inform policy-makers in the fields of climate, energy and the circular economy 
• PhD in Environmental Economics, Corvinus University of Budaspest, Hungary 

<link>Speaker of the Energy Efficiency Policy Conference

Lukas Ferkl

• Director, University Centre for Energy Efficient Buildings (UCEEB), Czech Technical University in Prague (CTU) and Researcher, Energoklastr, Czech Republic 
• Founder and owner of the start-up Feramat Cybernetics
• PhD in Control Engineering and Robotics, Czech Technical University in Prague (CTU), Czech Republic

<link>Speaker of the Innovation Workshops Energy and Buildings

Martin Finsterbusch

• Head of All-Solid-State Batteries Group, Institute of Energy and Climate research (IEK-1), Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany
• Over 10 years’ experience in research and development in the field of ceramic based fuel cells and next generation batteries in the USA and Germany
• Doctorate in Physics/Materials  Science, Technical University Ilmenau, Germany

<link>Speaker of the Smart E-Mobility Conference

Federica Fuligni

• Project Manager of Energy Efficient Buildings Projects, Exergy, United Kingdom 
• Previously, researcher on urban scale sustainable technologies and methodologies in Santiago, Chile
• Master’s degree in Architecture, Università di Bologna, Italy; ongoing Master studies in Building Services Engineering with Sustainable Energy, Brunel University London, UK

<link>Speaker of the Innovation Workshops Energy and Buildings

Gilles Gauthier

• Bioenergy Expert, European Biomass Association (AEBIOM) and General Manager, European Pellet Council (EPC)
• Previously, Coordinator of the Belgian Biomass Valorisation Association (ValBiom)
• Degree in Industrial Engineering with specialisation in agriculture and environment

<link>Speaker of the European Pellet Conference

Karlis Goldstein

• Policy Officer, DG Energy, European Commission
• Previously, Attaché and Policy Coordinator for energy, transport, internal market and competitiveness affairs, Estonian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications, Permanent Representation of Estonia to the EU, Estonia
• MA in Social Sciences, European studies and international relations, Sorbonne (France) and MA in Organisational Behaviour and Management, Tallinn University  (Estonia)

<link>Speaker of the Energy Efficiency Policy Conference

Franz-Josef Gotzler

• Head of Consulting, E-WALD, Germany
• Previously, Entrepreneur, GOTZLER, Germany
• Engineering degree in Physics, University of Applied Science Munich, Germany

<link>Speaker of the Smart E-Mobility Conference

Johan Granath

• Senior Vice President Bioenergy, Ekman & Co., Sweden
• Member of the Board of Directors, Swedish Bioenergy Association (SVEBIO)
• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Gothenburg School of Economics, Sweden 

<link>Speaker of the European Pellet Conference

Neil Harrison

• Director, re:heat, UK; Chairman, Wood Heat Association, UK
• Previously, Senior Biomass Consultant, Scottish Agricultural College, UK
• MSc Rural Resource Management, Newcastle University, UK

<link>Speaker of the European Pellet Conference

Christophe Hoegaerts 

• Senior Project Manager Heat Storage, Team Leader Energy Storage and Conversion, TNO, The Netherlands
• Over 12 years’ experience in leading complex, multi-disciplinary international projects
• MSc in Applied Physics, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands

<link>Speaker of the Innovation Workshops Energy and Buildings

Jaap Hogeling 

• Director, EPB Center, Netherlands 
• Chair CENTC 371 Program Committee on EPBD, Member ISO/TC 163/WG 4: Joint Working Group (JWG) between ISO/TC 163 &  205:Energy performance of buildings using holistic approach 
• MSc and ME, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands

<link>Speaker of the Innovation Workshops Energy and Buildings

Alwin Hoogendoorn

• Portfolio Manager, Centre of Expertise Biobased Economy, Avans University of Applied Sciences and HZ University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands
• 20 years’ experience in the bioenergy R&D and the realisation of bioenergy and biofuel plants
• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands

<link>Speaker of the European Pellet Conference

Julian Jägers

• Research Assistant and PhD Student, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
• Master‘s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany / University of Sheffield, UK

<link>Speaker of the European Pellet Conference

Anette Jahn

• Head of Sector, Energy Efficiency Unit, European Commission, EASME
• Previously, Head of Sector, Renewable Energy Unit and Policy Officer, DG Energy, European Commission
• Master of Arts in International Politics, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium; Degree in Economics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany

<link>Speaker of the Energy Efficiency Policy Conference

Nanda Kumar Janardhanan

• Teaching Faculty, Energy Studies Programme, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India 
• Previously, Regional Coordinator- Research and Operations, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Japan
• PhD in Energy Policy, University of Delhi, India; MA in Politics and International Relations, Pondicherry University, India 

<link>Speaker of the Energy Efficiency Policy Conference

Sara Janhäll

• Senior Researcher and Project Manager, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Sweden
• Previously, Senior Researcher in transport and air quality, Swedish Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI), Sweden
• PhD in the field of urban aerosol sources and atmospheric processes and Post-doc in particle emissions from biomass burning, Gothenburg University, Sweden 

<link>Chairperson of the European Pellet Conference

Rod Janssen

• President and Chairman of the Board, Energy Efficiency in Industrial Processes (EEIP)
• Founder of the web service "Energy in Demand", a blog on the energy transition in Europe.
• Master's degree in International Relations, Bachelor’s degree in Political Science

<link>Speaker of the Industrial Energy Efficiency Conference

Robert Kaukewitsch

• Policy Officer Renewable Energy, DG Energy, European Commission
• Previously, Green Public Procurement Policy Officer, DG Environment, European Commission
• Degree in Law, University of Montpellier, France

<link>Speaker of the European Pellet Conference

Dou Kejun

• Senior Bioenergy Advisor, China National Renewable Energy Centre (CNREC)
• Professional experience in policy strategy and planning research in bioenergy and clean heating
• Master’s degree in Biochemical Engineering, University of Science & Technology Beijing, China

<link>Speaker of the European Pellet Conference

Rebekka Köll

• Scientific expert, Institute for Sustainable Technologies (AEE), Austria 
• Professional experience in the field of thermal energy storage 
• MSc in Energy and Transport Management, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Austria

<link>Speaker of the Innovation Workshops Energy and Buildings

Werner König

• Research Associate, Reutlingen Center for Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency (REZ), Reutlingen University, Germany
• PhD student in Sociology, University of Vienna, Austria
• Master’s degree in Sociology, University of Vienna, Austria

<link>Speaker of the Innovation Workshops Energy and Buildings

Tanmay Kotasthane   

• Principal, Trimurti Womens College of Science, India 
• Previously, Senior Research Fellow, Indian Institute of Millets Research (IIMR), India
• PhD in Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad, India 

<link>Speaker of the European Pellet Conference

Lukas Kranzl

• Senior Researcher, Energy Economics Group, Technische Universität Wien, Austria
• Around 20 years’ experience working on future perspectives of sustainable energy systems 
• PhD in Energy Economics and Degree in Industrial Engineering, Technische Universität Wien, Austria

<link>Speaker of the European Pellet Conference

Mikael Larsson

• Research Manager, Swerim AB, Sweden; Director, Centre for Process Integration in Steelmaking, (PRISMA), Sweden
• Adjunct professor, Luleå University of Technology
• PhD in Energy Engineering, Luleå University of technology, Sweden

<link>Speaker of the Industrial Energy Efficiency Conference

Volker Lenz

• Head of Division, Thermal-chemical Conversion, DBFZ, Germany
• Head of research on intelligent biomass heating technologies (Smart Biomass Heat), DBFZ, Germany; Chairman, VDI 3670 - downstream dust reduction systems for solid fuel small combustion plants
• Doctorate in Engineering, Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Dipl.-Energiewirt (FH)

<link>Speaker of the European Pellet Conference

Alexandre Llusera Paredes 

• Sales Manager, Monitoring Control Systems (MCSystems), Spain
• Previously, Sales Area Manager in Asian markets, bagging and pelletizing industry, Spain
• Bachelor’s degree in Management, Marketing, International Trade and Negotiation, Toulouse Business School (TBS), France

<link>Speaker of the European Pellet Conference

Robert Mack

• Researcher in the field of biogenic solid fuels, Technology and Support Centre (TFZ), Germany
• Previously, work experience at the Kompetenzzentrum Kraft-Wärme-Kopplung, OTH – Technical University of Applied Sciences, Germany
• Degree in Environmental Engineering 

<link>Speaker of the European Pellet Conference

Jakub Malaník

• Research Engineer, Honeywell, Czech Republic
• Partner of the EU H2020 Project MOEEBIUS
• Degree in Computer and Information Science, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic

<link>Speaker of the Innovation Workshops Energy and Buildings

Gereon Meyer

• Deputy Head of Department Future Mobility and Europe, VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik, Germany
• 12 years’ of experience in innovation and strategy consulting on automotive and transportation technologies
• PhD in Physics, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany

<link>Speaker of the Smart E-Mobility Conference

Remigiusz Mielczarek

• International Public Relations Manager, ASM, Poland
• 20 years’ of experience in journalism, public relations and as spokesperson
• MA in Journalism, University of Warsaw, and in Culture (Theatrology), University of Lodz, Poland

<link>Chairperson of the Innovation Workshops Energy and Buildings

Maria Michela Morese

• Executive Secretary, Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP) and Natural Resources Officer, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) 
• Previously, Advisor on International Relations and Negotiator for Environmental Conventions, Italian Ministry of the Environment, Land and Sea, Italy 
• PhD in Forest Ecology; MA in Environmental Governance; MA in Political Science, International Relations

<link>Speaker of the European Pellet Conference

Tobias Mücke

• Managing Director, Mücke Ambiente, Germany
• Previously, Building Services Facility Manager, Mawell Resort, Germany
• Skilled bricklayer and certified construction technician   

<link>Speaker of the European Pellet Conference

Gordon Murray

• Executive Director, Wood Pellet Association of Canada (WPAC)
• Board Member of the European Pellet Council; Member of the Steering Committee, Biomass Power Group of the UK Renewable Energy Association; Member of the Stakeholder Advisory Group of the Sustainable Biomass Program (SBP)
• Bachelor of Science in Forestry, University of British Columbia, Canada 

<link>Speaker and chairperson of the European Pellet Conference

Thomas Nowak

• General Secretary, European Heat Pump  Association (EHPA)
• Member of the coordination committee of the Decarbheat initiative 
• Degree in Economics and Business Administration, Paderborn University, Germany  

<link>Speaker of the Industrial Energy Efficiency Conference

Ingwald Obernberger

• Managing Director, BIOS Bioenergysysteme, Austria
• Head of the research group "Thermal biomass utilisation", Institute for Process and Particle Engineering, Graz University of Technology, Austria
• Professor, Graz University of Technology, Austria

<link>Speaker of the European Pellet Conference

Brendan O’Flynn

• Head of Group - Wireless Sensor Networks, Tyndall National Institute, Ireland
• 25 years’ experience in smart system sensors development and Integration
• PhD in Electrical and Electronic Engineering 

<link>Speaker of the Innovation Workshops Energy and Buildings

Christine Öhlinger

• Head of Sector International Tasks at OÖ Energiesparverband
• Project management of international projects in the fields of energy efficiency and renewable energy
• Diploma in law, post graduate training on energy & environmental advice

<link>Chairperson of the European Pellet Conference
<link>Chairperson of the European Energy Efficiency Conference

Sergio Olivero

• Head of Research Area on Environmental Protection, LINKS Foundation, Italy 
• Previously, Head of Energy & Security Research Area, SiTI, Italy 
• Master’s degree in Electronic Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Italy

<link>Speaker of the Innovation Workshops Energy and Buildings

Stefan Ortner

• CEO, ÖkoFEN, Austria
• Responsible for R&D,  marketing, product management, operations, quality management, export and business development 
• Degree in Engineering, University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Austria

<link>Speaker of the European Pellet Conference

Marco Palazzetti

• CEO, Palazzetti Group, Italy
• Over 15 years’ experience in various positions within the Palazzetti Group, a designer and manufacturer of fireplaces, stoves and barbecues  
• Degree in Management Engineering, University of Udine, Italy

<link>Speaker of the European Pellet Conference

Anna Paraboschi

• Project Manager, Rina Consulting, Italy
• Professional experience as consultant in hydraulic engineering 
• PhD in Hydraulic Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

<link>Speaker of the Innovation Workshops Energy and Buildings

Susanne Paulrud

• Senior Researcher and Project Manager, RISE Research Institutes, Sweden
• Previously, Senior Researcher, Swedish Environmental Research Institute (IVL), Sweden
• PhD in Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden

<link>Speaker of the European Pellet Conference

Werner Pink

• CEO, Pink GmbH, Austria
• Previously, responsible for R&D, product management, operations, quality management, marketing, sales and business development
• Degree in Engineering, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Austria

<link>Speaker of the Innovation Workshops Energy and Buildings

Johann Prammer

• Head of Strategic Environmental Management, Voestalpine AG, Austria
• Previously, Managing Director, SCS-Technology Verfahrenstechnik, Austria 
• Studies in Engineering

<link>Speaker of the Industrial Energy Efficiency Conference

Francisco Puente

• Business Development Director, ESCAN Energy Consulting, Spain
• Previously, Lecturer on Energy Resources and Technologies, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain
• PhD in Energy and Fuels Engineering, Madrid, Spain

<link>Speaker of the Industrial Energy Efficiency Conference

Peter Radgen

• Professor of Energy Efficiency, University of Stuttgart, Germany
• Chair of Energy Efficiency and Head of Graduate School Efficient Energy Use
• Doctorate in Thermodynamics, University of Duisburg-Essen, Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Germany) and INSA Lyon (France) (Dipl.-Ing.) 

<link>Speaker of the Industrial Energy Efficiency Conference

Christian Rakos

• CEO of proPellets Austria and Save Energy Austria
• Member of the Board of the European Pellet Council and Austrian Biomass Association
• Doctorate in Technical Physics, Technische Universität Wien, Austria

<link>Speaker of the European Pellet Conference

Pablo Rodero

• Responsible of biofuels certification for AVEBIOM, Spain; Director of Bioenergy Europe (former AEBIOM)
• Expert on bioenergy and solid biomass quality 
• Degree in Forestry Engineering, Universidad Politénica de Madrid, Spain

<link>Speaker of the European Pellet Conference

Ander Romero Amorrortu

• Project Manager, Tecnalia Research & Innovation, Spain
• Regional leader of the Building Efficiency Accelerator for Europe and Middle East
• Master’s degrees in Industrial Engineer and in Thermal Engineering, University of the Basque Country, Spain

<link>Speaker of the Energy Efficiency Policy Conference
<link>Speaker of the Innovation Workshops Energy and Buildings

Magdalena Sajdak

• Scientific Officer, Polish Academy of Sciences in Paris, France
• Previously, Assistant Professor, Bioenergy Department, Wood Technology Institute, Poland
• PhD in Agricultural Resources and Technologies, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain; MSc in Environmental Protection, Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu, Poland

<link>Speaker of the European Pellet Conference

Helmut Schellinger

• CEO, Schellinger KG, Germany
• Previously, Co-founder and CEO, TiNOX, Germany
• Degree in Physics, Ludwig-Maximilian-Universität München, Germany

<link>Speaker of the European Pellet Conference

Matthias Schimmel

• Senior Consultant Sustainability Solutions, Navigant, Germany
• Previously, Consultant, Tagueri AG, Germany
• MSc in Environmental Sustainability, University of Edinburgh (Scotland), Degree in Engineering and Management, Munich University of Applied Sciences (Germany)

<link>Speaker of the Industrial Energy Efficiency Conference

Tanja Schneider

• Researcher, Chair of Energy Process Engineering, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
• MSc in Chemical Engineering

<link>Speaker of the European Pellet Conference

Georg Ferdinand Schneider 

• Research Associate, Technische Hochschule Nürnberg and Fraunhofer IBP, Germany
• PhD student in the fields of formal modelling of automation systems and control logic as well as modelling and simulation of technical systems, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
• Master’s degrees in Energy Engineering and Economics, RWTH Aachen University, Germany

<link>Speaker of the Innovation Workshops Energy and Buildings

Michael Scullin

• Technical Engineer, CDE Global, UK
• Previously, lean manufacturing and continuous improvement roles, OBConstruction and Schrader Electronics
• Graduate Masters in Mechanical Engineering from Queen’s University of Belfast

<link>Speaker of the Innovation Workshops Energy and Buildings

Adam Sherman

• Manager, Biomass Energy Resource Center (BERC), Vermont, USA
• Member of the Board, Biomass Thermal Energy Council (USA) and Board of Advisors, Alliance for Green Heat (USA)
• Bachelor of Arts, University of Vermont, USA

<link>Speaker of the European Pellet Conference

Tanay Sidki Uyar

• Professor and Head of Energy Section, Faculty of Engineering, Marmara University, Turkey
• President, Biyoder, Bioenergy Association of Turkey; Vice President, WBA, World Bioenergy Association
• PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Yildiz Technical University, Turkey; MSc in Nuclear Engineering, Boğaziçi University, Turkey 

<link>Speaker of the European Pellet Conference

Richard Sikkema 

• Post-Doctoral Researcher, Forest Ecology and Management Department, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
• Previously, forest-related topics and bioenergy markets, Joint Research Centre, Italy
• PhD, Utrecht University, The Netherlands

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Filipe Neves da Silva

• Energy Efficiency Project Manager, ISQ, Portugal
• Master’s degree in Energy and Environmental Engineering, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

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Laurent Socal

• Consultant
• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Politecnica di Milano, Italy

<link>Speaker of the Innovation Workshops Energy and Buildings

Peter Sommersacher

• Senior Researcher, BIOENERGY 2020+, Austria
• Research experience in the field of characterisation of solid biomass fuels for utilisation in medium and large scale thermal conversion plants
• PhD in Process Engineering, Graz University of Technology, Austria

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Magnus Ståhl 

• Senior Lecturer and Director of Studies for BSc in Environmental and Energy Engineering, Karlstad University, Sweden 
• Member of the Steering Committee, Swedish Pellets Researcher Network 
• PhD  in Environmental and Energy Systems, Karlstad University, Sweden 

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Henrik Ström

• Senior Researcher in Sustainable Multiphase Processes, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
• Research on mathematical modelling and numerical simulations of reactive multiphase flows, including biomass conversion
• PhD in Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden

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<link>Roel Swierenga

• Chairman, Hansa Green Tour Foundation, The Netherlands
• Director of Hanze Development, Cleantech Acceleration Consultancy, The Netherlands
• Degrees in International Governance, Export Management, Strategic Business Development and Social Enterprises, The Netherlands

<link>Speaker of the Smart E-Mobility Conference

Samuel Thomas

• Senior Advisor, Regulatory Assistance Project; Operating Agent, Demand Side Management Technology Collaboration Programme
• Previously, Senior Analyst, IEA Energy Efficiency Division; Head of Climate Change Economics, UK Department of Energy and Climate Change
• Master’s degree in Economics, Birkbeck College, University of London, UK

<link>Speaker of the Energy Efficiency Policy Conference

Luca Tiozzo Netti

• Technical Support and Trainer on Power Solution and Building Automation, Schneider Electric, Italy
• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineer, Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy

<link>Speaker of the Innovation Workshops Energy and Buildings

Jens Tübke

• Director Applied Electrochemistry, Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (ICT), Germany; Spokesperson, Fraunhofer Alliance Battery
• Professor for Materials and Processes for Electrochemical Storage, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany; Principal investigator, Helmholtz Institute for Electrochemical Energy Storage Ulm, Germany
• Doctorate in Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, Martin-Luther-University Halle Wittenberg, Germany

<link>Speaker of the Smart E-Mobility Conference

Gabriela Urbanová

• Innovation Analyst, FENIX TNT, Czech Republic
• Previously, Associate, Centre for International Relations, Poland
• Degrees in European Governance (Utrecht and Masaryk University, NL and CZ), in International Relations and in Human Rights (Malmö University, Sweden)

Speaker of the Energy Efficiency Policy ConferenceSpeaker of the Innovation Workshops Energy and Buildings

Wolfgang Urbantschitsch

• Executive Director, E-Control Austria, Austria
• Vice President, Council of Energy Regulators (CEER); Chairman of the Advisory Committee of the Energy Community
• Doctorate in Law, University of Graz, Austria; Master’s degree in European Community Law, College of Europe, Belgium

<link>Speaker of the Energy Efficiency Policy Conference

Anke Uytterhoeven

• Doctoral Researcher, Thermal Systems Simulation Research Group, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium 
• Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering (Thermotechnical Sciences), Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium

<link>Speaker of the Innovation Workshops Energy and Buildings

Michele Vavallo

• Project Manager, Solintel, Spain
• 15 years’ professional experience in the fields of energy efficiency and sustainability in the industrial and building sector 
• MSc in Environmental Engineer, Universitá degli studi della Basilicata (Italy); Master degree in energy audit and sustainable development, Polytechnic University of Valencia (Spain)

<link>Speaker of the Innovation Workshops Energy and Buildings

Harry Verhaar

• Head of Global Public & Government Affairs, Philips Lighting, The Netherlands
• Chairman of the European Alliance to Save Energy; President of the Global Off-Grid Lighting Association
• MSc in Solid State Luminescence, Utrecht University, The Netherlands

<link>Speaker of the Smart E-Mobility Conference

Thomas Zeng

• Team Leader Working Group "Innovative Solid Biofuels", Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum (DBFZ), Germany
• Previously, Project Engineer, HS Energieanlagen, Germany
• Degree in Process Engineering, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany

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Theodor Zillner

• Deputy Head, Division for energy and environmental technologies, Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology (BMVIT)
• Programme manager of the impulse programme "Stadt der Zukunft" (city of the future)
• Degree in Mechanical and Process Engineering,  Technische Universität Wien, Austria

<link>Speaker of the Energy Efficiency Policy Conference

Johann Zirngibl

• Director, International Development, CSTB, France   
• Convenor of ISO / CEN standardisation working groups
• Degree in Engineering

<link>Speaker of the Energy Efficiency Policy Conference
<link>Speaker of the Innovation Workshops Energy and Buildings

<link>Roel Swierenga

• Chairman, Hansa Green Tour Foundation, The Netherlands
• Director of Hanze Development, Cleantech Acceleration Consultancy, The Netherlands
• Degrees in International Governance, Export Management, Strategic Business Development and Social Enterprises, The Netherlands

<link>Speaker of the Smart E-Mobility Conference