Konferenzen

World
Sustainable
Energy Days 2026

24. - 27. Februar 2026
in Wels

Call for Papers

SprecherInnen 2025

Khaled Al-Dabbas

Speaker Industry Conference

  • Research Associate, Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research (ISI), Germany; PhD Candidate at University of Kassel, Germany
  • Research focus on decarbonising energy-intensive industries addressing technological, economic, and policy dimensions
  • MSc in Engineering in intelligent transport systems and logistics, Linköping University, Sweden
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Dina Bacovsky

Speaker Pellet Conference

  • Scientific Advisor Biofuels at BEST – Bioenergy and Sustainable Technologies, Austria; Chair of IEA Bioenergy in 2023/2024 
  • 20 years of experience in the fields of bioenergy and biofuels as well as technology monitoring and implementation 
  • Master's degree in Process Engineering, Technische Universität Wien, Austria
     
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Tobias Badelt

Speaker Industry Conference

  • Head of Strategic Development and Communication, Eco Stor, Germany
  • Battery storage expert with experience in global sales at Rolls Royce Solutions and Qinous, and in various management positions at Siemens and Osram in Germany, China and South Africa
  • Diploma in Electrical Engineering (Dipl-Ing.), RWTH Aachen, Germany 
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Daniel Becker

Speaker Policy Conference

  • Partner, Head of Energy Policy Team, Guidehouse Germany 
  • Previously, German Federal Parliament and German Export Initiative for Renewable Energies at dena 
  • MA in Economics, Politics and History
     
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Niclas Scott Bentsen

Speaker Pellet Conference

  • Associate Professor, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
  • National Team Leader for Denmark, IEA Bioenergy Task 45 on climate and sustainability effects of bioenergy within the broader bioeconomy
  • PhD in Biomass and Bioenergy, University of Copenhagen; Bachelor’s degree in Forest Engineering, Forestry College, Denmark
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Frédéric Bless

Speaker Industry Conference

  • Senior Scientist, Ostschweizer Fachhochschule, Switzerland
  • 10 years of experience in advising industries on decarbonisation strategies and thermodynamic systems
  • PhD in Plasma Physics, University of Liverpool, UK; Master's in Physics, EPFL/Switzerland
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Hans-Jürgen Brandt

Speaker Pellet Conference

  • Head of Process Engineering, Frauscher Motors, Austria
  • Degree in Technical Physics, Graz University of Technology, Austria
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Enrico Luca Clementi

Speaker Policy Conference

  • Scientific Project Officer, European Commission, Joint Research Centre
  • Previously, Lecturer in Economics, University of Padova, and Post-doctoral Researcher in Economics, University of Verona and Italy
  • PhD in Economics, Management and Quantitative Methods Tuscia University, Italy
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Arturo Pérez de Lucia

Speaker E-Mobility Conference

  • General Director, Spanish/Portuguese Association for Electromobility (AEDIVE), Spain; Vice President of the European Association for Electromobility (AVERE)
  • Previously, over 20 years of experience as editor of professional publications on energy efficiency, logistics, sustainable architecture and sustainable mobility
  • Bachelor of Information Sciences 
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Sanchari Deb

Speaker E-Mobility Conference

  • Newcastle Academic Track Fellow, Newcastle University, United Kingdom
  • Previously, MSCA Fellow, University of Warwick, UK, and ERCIM Fellow, VTT Technical Research Centre, Finland
  • PhD in Energy, Indian Institute of Technology in Guwahati, India
     
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Gerhard Dell

Speaker Pellet Conference
Speaker Policy Conference
Speaker Industry Conference
Chairperson Pellet Conference
Chairperson Policy Conference

  • Energy Commissioner to the Upper Austrian Government and Managing Director of OÖ Energiesparverband, Austria
  • Lecturer at the University of Linz, Austria
  • Doctorate and Post-Graduate Degrees (PhD Engineering, Dr. tech.) in Electrical Engineering and Energy Economics
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Julio Díaz Gonzalvo

Speaker E-Mobility Conference

  • Project Manager specialised in electromobility, ETRA I+D, Spain
  • Professional experience in the field of European public transportation projects
  • Degree in Industrial Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
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Guillermo Díaz-Sainz

Speaker Industry Conference

  • Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department, University of Cantabria, Spain
  • Expert in CO2 capture technologies and utilisation for producing value-added products through electrochemical and photoelectrochemical methods
  • PhD in Chemical Engineering, Energy and Processes, University of Cantabria, Spain
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Andrea Duvia

Speaker Industry Conference

  • Consultant for geothermal plants and special applications at Turboden, Italy; Director of Gammel Duvia Engineering 
  • Over 15 years of experience in design, technical sales and sales management of innovative energy systems for distributed energy generation
  • Master’s of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
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Christiane Egger

Speaker Policy Conference
Chairperson Pellet Conference
Chairperson Industry Conference
Chairperson E-Mobility Conference

  • Deputy General Manager of the OÖ Energiesparverband and Manager of the Cleantech-Cluster Energy, Austria
  • Conference Director of the World Sustainable Energy Days 
  • Degrees in Law (University of Graz) and Environmental Engineering (Technical University of Graz), Austria
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Werner Emhofer

Speaker Pellet Conference

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

Speaker Policy Conference

  • Secretary General, European Distribution System Operators (E.DSO), Belgium
  • Previously, Secretary General, Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER) and analyst positions at the International Energy Agency, International Crisis Group, and US Energy Information Administration
  • Master's of Arts in International Relations and International Economics, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), USA 
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Javier Farago

Speaker Pellet Conference

  • Founder and CEO, BiomassTrust; Postdoctoral Researcher in Environmental Science and Engineering, Harvard University, USA
  • Previously, Lead Brazilian Contributor to the Renewables Global Status Report (REN21)
  • PhD in Energy, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Matteo Favero

Speaker Pellet Conference

  • Area Manager Wood Biofuels and Certification Schemes, Italian Agroforestry Energy Association (AIEL), Italy
  • Vice-president of the Board of Directors, European Pellet Council
  • PhD in "Land, Forest, Resources and Health", University of Padova, Italy
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Ioanna Fergadiotou

Speaker E-Mobility Conference

  • Head of Athen’s Lab at Inlecom, Greece
  • over 30 years of experience as technical coordinator of R&D projects with a focus on the introduction of novel technologies in transport, logistics and sustainability
  • Master’s in ICT Management, National Technical University of Athens; Master’s in Educational Technologies and BSc in Physics, National Kapodistrian University of Athens; Greece
     
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Antonio Ferrández García

Speaker Industry Conference

  • Policy Officer, Industrial Transformation Unit, European Commission, DG Research & Innovation
  • Responsible of the European Processes4Planet Co-Programme Partnership on Energy Intensive Industries from the public side
  • PhD in green materials for construction, Miguel Hernandez University of Elche, Spain; Master’s degrees in Energy Efficiency and Sustainability, and in Architecture
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Maximilian Fichtner

Speaker Policy Conference

  • Director and Head of Department Solid State Chemistry, Helmholtz Institute Ulm, Germany; Head of Research Unit Energy Storage Systems, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany; Spokesperson of joint Excellence Cluster POLiS ("Energy Storage Beyond Lithium")
  • 16 years of experience in leading positions in the fields of hydrogen technology and synthetic fuels
  • Doctorate (Prof. Dr. rer. nat), Ulm University, and Degree in Chemistry, Universität Karlsruhe, Germany
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Gilles Gauthier

Speaker Pellet Conference

  • Research and Business Development Manager, Hawkins Wright, Belgium
  • Previously, Director at Bioenergy Europe
  • Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering
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Jan Geiss

Chairperson Policy Conference

  • Secretary General, European Forum for Renewable Energy Sources (EUFORES)
  • Previously, President of the Renewable Energy House, Brussels 
  • PhD in Political Science and Economics, University of Passau, Germany
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Anders Haaker

Speaker Pellet Conference

  • Editor in Chief, Svebio, Swedish Bioenergy Association
  • Office Manager, Swedish Pellets Association
  • Energy Programme, Umeå University, Sweden
     
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Daniel Hantigk

Speaker E-Mobility Conference

  • Product Manager Mobility Applications, E-Control, Austria
  • Previously, Content & Social Media Manager, E-Control and work experience in the music and event industry
  • Bachelor of Arts, SAE University College, Australia
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Jaap Hogeling

Speaker Policy Conference

  • Senior Energy Efficiency Expert and Initiator, EPB Center, The 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
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Tanja Hornbachner

Speaker Industry Conference

  • Energy Manager, BMW Group Plant Steyr, Austria
  • Expert in the field of energy efficiency in manufacturing 
  • MSc in Sustainable Energy Systems, University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria
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Franz Hörzenberger

Speaker Industry Conference

  • Head of EU Affairs, ArcelorMittal Global R&D with over 25 years of experience / A.SPIRE Processes4Planet”
  • Co-Chair of the Clean Steel Partnership, Vice-Chair for Climate and Energy within A.SPIRE advisory group, and Co-Chair of the SET Plan IWG Sustainable and Efficient Energy Use in Industry (IWG-Industry)
  • MEng in Chemical Engineering and Postgraduate degree in Thermodynamics, Johannes Kepler Universität Linz, Austria 
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Mine Isik

Speaker Policy Conference

  • Lead Energy Efficiency Policy Analyst at the International Energy Agency (IEA)
  • Previously, Associate in the Green Policy and Climate Analytics Teams, EBRD, UK; Environmental Scientist at the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S.EPA), USA 
  • PhD in Industrial Engineering, Bogazici University, Türkiye
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Nanda Kumar Janardhanan

Speaker Industry Conference

  • Deputy Director Climate and Energy & South Asia Regional Coordinator, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan 
  • Lecturer at Kyoto University/Japan, the Federal University of Bahia/Brazil and Jawaharlal Nehru University/India; Fellow with Climate CoLab of the MIT 
  • PhD in Energy Policy, University of Delhi, India; MA in Politics and International Relations, Pondicherry University, India
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June Yeonju Jeong

Speaker E-Mobility Conference

  • Asia-Pacific Regional Lead, Sustainable Mobility Unit, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Thailand
  • Previously, Programme Management Officer of the Sustainable Mobility Unit, UNEP, Kenya; Research Associate on Urban Planning, Seoul National University, South Korea
  • MSc in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Seoul National University, South Korea; BSc in Mass Communication, Yonsei University, South Korea
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Georg Kasper

Speaker E-Mobility Conference

  • Innovation Management and expert for e-mobility, ÖAMTC Upper Austria
  • Previously, IT Project Management, BMW Steyr, Austria; Project Lead Connected Car SKODA, Porsche Austria
  • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Austria; Engineering degree, HTL Neufelden, Austria 
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Janne Kerttula

Speaker Pellet Conference

  • President, Euroheat & Power; Director, Finnish Energy
  • Expert in biomass combustion, extensive experience in various positions in energy technology and engineering companies 
  • MSc in Energy Technology, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
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Jonas Kick

Speaker E-Mobility Conference

  • Principal, Roland Berger, Germany
  • Co-Lead of Infrastructure Investor Support for the Germany-Austria-Switzerland region
  • Doctorate in Economics (Dr. rer. oec.), HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management, Germany; MSc in Information Systems, Technical University Munich, Germany
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Marco Kim

Speaker Pellet Conference

  • Global Cooperation Advisor, Korea Forest Biomass Energy Association, Korea; Managing Director, STX Forest Malaysia, Malaysia
  • 15 years of experience in the biomass sector as wood pellet plant manager, as trader in the co-firing market and as developer for dedicated biomass power plants
  • Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Forest Management and Environmental Forestry, Korea University, Korea
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Benedikt Klauser

Speaker Industry Conference

  • Policy Officer, European Commission, DG Energy
  • 10 years of experience in the field of gas market regulation, including a leading role in the development of the European hydrogen and gas market package adopted in August 2024
  • Degree in Law
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Nikolaos Kontinakis

Speaker Policy Conference

  • Team Leader, Energy Efficiency Unit, European Commission, DG Energy 
  • Over 20 years of experience in the development and implementation of policies and projects in the areas of energy, climate, ICT and the sustainable development of cities and regions
  • MSc in Electronic Automation and Bachelor’s degree in Physics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
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Stefan Kopp

Speaker Pellet Conference

  • International Sales Director and Head of Technical Sales Department, Hargassner, Austria
  • President and CEO, Hargassner North America, Canada
  • MA in Cultural and Social Sciences – Economics and Law, Paris-Lodron Universität Salzburg, Austria
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Lukas Kranzl

Speaker Pellet Conference

  • Senior Scientist, Energy Economics Group, Technische Universität Wien, Austria
  • 25 years of experience as researcher in energy economics, and in decarbonisation strategies and scenarios
  • PhD in Energy Economics and degree in Industrial Engineering, Technische Universität Wien, Austria
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Vlasta Krmelj

Speaker Policy Conference

  • Mayor of the Municipality Selnica ob Dravi and Director of the Energy and Climate Agency of Podravje (ENERGAP), Slovenia
  • Expert in the fields of sustainable energy use and renewable energy sources, energy management and financing energy projects
  • PhD in Chemical technology - biotechnology, University of Maribor, Slovenia
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Biljana Kulišić

Speaker Pellet Conference

  • Policy Officer, Unit Decarbonisation and Sustainability of Energy Sources, European Commission, DG Energy 
  • More than 20 years of experience in concerted policy and assessing socio-economic aspects of bioenergy
  • PhD in Agroeconomics, University of Josip Juraj Strossmayer of Osijek, Croatia
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Günter Leitgeb

Speaker Industry Conference

  • Mill Manager, Smurfit Westrock Nettingsdorf, Austria
  • Previously, Pulp Mill & Energy Manager at Smurfit Westrock and different management positions at Mondi Group Frantschach, Austria
  • Master’s degree in Chemical and Process Engineering, Graz University of Technology, Austria
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Othmar M Lehner

Speaker Industry Conference

  • Professor for Accounting and Director of the Center for Accounting, Finance and Governance, Hanken School of Economics, Finland; Advisory Board Member, EU Directorate for Financial Stability (DG FISMA)
  • Previously, Professorial Fellow, University of Oxford/UK; Senior Risk Manager, Citigroup/UK; Certified Public Accountant, UK and Ireland; Certified Sustainability Auditor; Authorized Officer and Director, KPMG/Austria
  • Dr. of Sciences in Business and Economics, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
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Rupert Lindner

Speaker Industry Conference

  • Head of Process & Asset Management, Viscose/Modal Operations, Lenzing, Austria
  • Responsible for energy and chemical consumption rates of the Lenzing Group's largest fibre production plant
  • MSc in Mechanical Engineering and Management, Technische Universität Wien, Austria
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Gordon Murray

Speaker and Chairperson Pellet Conference

  • Executive Director, Wood Pellet Association of Canada (WPAC)
  • Board Member for the European Pellet Council, Bioenergy Europe and the British Columbia Forest Safety Council
  • BSc in Forestry, University of British Columbia, Canada
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Michael Nagl

Chairperson E-Mobility Conference

  • Region of Upper Austria, Directorate Environment and Water Management, Department of Environmental Protection, Austria
  • Head of the Unit Strategic Energy Planning
  • Master’s of Engineering in Process Technology 
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Christian Oberbauer

Speaker Pellet Conference

  • Researcher on microgrids and smart energy communities, BEST - Bioenergy and Sustainable Technologies, Austria
  • Expert in research and project management in the design, integration and operation of distributed renewable energy systems for electricity, heating, cooling and mobility
  • MSc in Regenerative Energy Systems and Technical Energy Management, University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt, Austria
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Stefan Ortner

Speaker Pellet Conference

  • Managing Director and Co-Owner, ÖkoFEN Global Headquarters, Austria
  • 15 years of experience in the areas of product management, R&D, marketing and international market development for pellet heating systems
  • Degree in Innovation and Product Management, University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Austria
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Christine Öhlinger

Chairperson Pellet Conference

  • Head of Sector International Tasks, OÖ Energiesparverband, Austria
  • Project management of international projects in the fields of energy efficiency and renewable energy
  • Diploma in Law, Postgraduate Training in Energy & Environmental Advice
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Valérie Plainemaison

Speaker Policy Conference

  • Secretary General, European Federation for Intelligent Energy Efficiency Services (EFIEES)
  • Previously, Member of the Steering Committee of the Coalition for Energy Savings, and  Secretary General of the EU association of private operators of public-private partnerships and of the EU Association of Waste Management
  • Master’s degrees in Law, Economics, History and Politics from Sciences-Po Paris and University of Paris, France
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Francisco Puente

Chairperson Industry Conference

  • General Manager, ESCAN Energy Consulting, Spain
  • Previously, Technological Engineer for ENEL Group and Planning Engineer at Técnicas Reunidas, Spain
  • PhD in Energy Engineering, Politechnic University Madrid, Spain; Executive MBA, EOI Business School, Spain
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Maija Rantamäki

Speaker Pellet Conference

  • Manager of International and EU Forest Affairs, Finnish Forest Industries Federation, Finland
  • Member of the Sustainability Working Group of the European Confederation of Woodworking Industries (CEI-Bois) 
  • MSc in Forestry, University of Helsinki, Finland
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Johannes Rath

Speaker Industry Conference

  • Chief Technology Officer, Ceramics and Concrete, Wienerberger AG, Austria
  • Expert in the field of R&D for decarbonisation, electrification, carbon capture, energy transition, alternative fuels, and innovative materials in the ceramic and concrete industry
  • Doctorate in Engineering (Dipl.-Ing. Dr. techn.), University of Technology Graz, Austria
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Ileana Repaci

Speaker Pellet Conference

  • Policy Assistant, Bioenergy Europe, Belgium
  • Previously, collaboration with International Telecommunication Union and University of Montenegro
  • Master’s degree in International Relations, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Italy; Bachelor’s degree in Cultural Mediation, University of Padua, Italy
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Hubert Röder

Speaker Pellet Conference

  • Professor in Sustainable Business Economics, Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Science, Germany
  • Speaker of the Forestry and Wood Cluster Initiative, Germany
  • Doctorate in Forestry, LMU Munich, Germany
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Gursimran Rooprai

Speaker Policy Conference

  • Principal Manager, EU Climate Policy and Finance, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
  • Global Multilateral Development Bank Expert in the UK with previous experience as Climate Specialist for the International Finance Corporation (IFC), part of the World Bank Group, USA
  • MSc in Green Technologies, USC Viterbi School of Engineering, USA; Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics, Instrumentation and Control, Thapar University, India
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Adam Sarnaszek

Speaker Pellet Conference

  • CEO, BIOCONTROL, Poland; President of Polish Pellet Council; 
  • Previously, Regional Manager for South-East Europe and Country Business Manager, SGS Group, Poland
  • MBA, High School of Banking Gdansk and University of Northampton, Poland / UK; Bachelor of Arts, Gdynia Maritime University Poland
     
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Dirk Uwe Sauer

Speaker Industry Conference

  • Chair and Professor for Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage Systems, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
  • Director of the Center for Ageing, Reliability and Lifetime Prediction of Electrochemical and Power Electronic Systems (CARL) and Member of the Steering Committee of the E.ON Energy Research Center 
  • PhD (Dr. rer. nat.) in Electrochemistry, Ulm University, Germany
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Volker Schaffler

Speaker Young Energy Researchers Conference​​​​​​​

  • Head of Department "Energy and Environment Technologies", Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (BMK), Austria
  • Previously, Researcher in the fields of urban energy infrastructure, smart cities and security research at AIT, and Innovation Coordinator and Project Manager of RTI projects for the City of Vienna, Austria 
  • Master’s degrees in Urban Technologies and in Risk Management, and Post-graduate degree in Crisis & Disaster management, Austria
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Jürgen Schneider

Speaker Industry Conference

  • Director General Climate and Energy, Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (BMK), Austria
  • Previously, spokesman and member of the management board, Environment Agency Austria; Project manager in the field of environment and health, WHO, Germany
  • PhD in Chemistry, University of Vienna, Austria
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Manfred Schrödl

Speaker E-Mobility Conference

  • Head of the Institute of Energy Systems and Electrical Drives, Technische Universität Wien, Austria
  • Extensive professional experience in the field of electrical engineering electrical drive technologies 
  • Doctorate in Engineering (Dr. techn.) and Degree in Electrical Engineering (Dipl.-Ing.), Technische Universität Wien, Austria
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Jules Sery

Speaker E-Mobility Conference

  • Transport Analyst and Modeller, International Energy Agency (IEA), France
  • Previously, vehicle and powertrain system simulation engineer at IFPEN, France 
  • Specialised Master’s degree in Powertrain Engineering from IFP School and Master’s degree in Applied Heat Transfers from Université Paris-Saclay, France
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Shahab Sokhansanj

Speaker Pellet Conference

  • Adjunct Professor, University of British Columbia and Emeritus Professor, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
  • Director of the Biomass & Bioenergy Research Group, University of British Columbia Canada and Expert in the fields of biomass drying, densification and supply chain modelling 
  • PhD in Agricultural Engineering and Mechanisation
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Gerald Steinmaurer

Chairperson Young Energy Researchers Conference​​​​​​​

  • Head of Center of Excellence Energy, University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Austria
  • Head of Research Group ASiC, University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Austria
  • PhD in Mechatronics, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
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Doris Stiksl

Speaker Pellet Conference​​​​​​​

  • CEO of proPellets Austria, Member of the Supervisory Board of Österreichische Bundesforste, and Board Member of Raiffeisenverband Steiermark, Austria
  • Previously, CEO of proHolz Steiermark, and Head of Marketing and power of attorney, MirakoHolzGmbH, Thermoholz Austria 
  • Master’s degrees from the University of Vienna and the University for Continuing Education Krems, Austria
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Elisabeth van de Grift

Speaker Policy Conference

  • Social Scientist, Energy & Materials Transition Unit, TNO, The Netherlands
  • Expert in social aspects of the energy transition, including public participation and energy justice
  • PhD in controversies on renewable energy, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands; MSc in Cultural Anthropology, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
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Martin Weissbart

Speaker E-Mobility Conference​​​​​​​

  • Principal, Roland Berger, Germany, and Co-Lead of Infrastructure Investor Support for Germany-Austria-Switzerland region
  • Previously, Director Strategy & Transformation and Executive Board Member, Walterscheid Powertrain Group, Germany
  • MSc in International Management, HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management, Germany
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Elisabeth Wopienka

Chairperson Young Energy Researchers Conference​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

  • Area Management – Fixed Bed Conversion Systems, BEST – Bioenergy and Sustainable Technologies, Austria
  • Research experience in the field of biomass combustion and thermochemical conversion 
  • PhD in Chemical Engineering, Technische Universität Wien, Austria
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SprecherInnen Young Energy Researchers 2025