Speakers 2018

Maura Adams

• Program Director, Northern Forest Center, USA
• Environmental Stewardship Manager, St. Paul’s School, USA
• Master’s in Environmental Management, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, USA; BA in History and Biological Aspects of Conservation, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA

Speaker of the European Pellet Conference​​​​​​​

Antoine Aslanides

• Vice-Chairman of the Partnership Board of the Energy Efficiency in Buildings Public Private Partnership 
• Senior Advisor for the EDF Group, European Affairs
• PhD in Solid State Physics, Paris University, France; Master’s degree in Science and Engineering Degree in Mechanics 

Speaker of the Technology Innovation Conference: Energy and Buildings​​​​​​​

Eneritz Barreiro Sánchez

• Energy Efficiency Project Manager and Marketing Manager, Tecnalia Research & Innovation, Spain
• More than 10 years experience in the fields of sustainable and low energy building and cities design
• Master’s degrees Thermal Engineering and in Advanced Construction Techniques and Energy Efficient in Buildings; Bachelor’s degree in Architecture

Speaker of the Technology Innovation Conference: Energy and Buildings Workshop Speaker of the Technology Innovation Conference​​​​​​​

Scott Bax

• Senior Vice President Operations, Pinnacle Renewable Energy, Canada
• Chair of the Safety Committee, Wood Pellet Association of Canada
• Master’s degrees in Business Administration and in Forestry, University of Alberta, Canada

Speaker of the European Pellet Conference​​​​​​​

Helen Bentley-Fox

• Director of Woodsure, UK
• 20 years of experience in the environmental/sustainability industry for the  public and private sectors
• Masters’ degrees in Environmental Management and Sustainable Development Advocacy

Speaker of the European Pellet Conference ​​​​​​​

Luca Bertalot

• Secretary General of the European Mortgage Federation - European Covered Bond Council (EMF-ECBC) 
• Previously, financial analyst in Italy and Australia 
• Degree in Economics and Financial Markets, University of Rome, Italy

Speaker of the Technology Innovation Conference: Energy and Buildings​​​​​​​
 

Renée Bruel

• Senior associate energy efficiency, European Climate Foundation
• Previously, senior policy officer climate and energy, Dutch Ministry for the Environment, Denmark
• Master’s degree in Human Geography, Utrecht University, Denmark 

Speaker of the Energy Efficiency Economy Conference​​​​​​​
 

Baerte de Brey

• Chief International Officer, ElaadNL, The Netherlands
• Professional experience in analysing long-term effect of electric mobility on electricity grids, sustainable e-mobility business cases, vehicle2grids, EV-storage and customer behaviour research.
• Degree in Law, Leiden University, NL; MBA, Nyenrode Business University, NL

Speaker of the E-Mobility & Smart Buildings Conference​​​​​​​

Daniel Büchner

• Researcher at the German Biomass Research Centre (DBFZ)
• Research focus on thermo-chemical conversion
• Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and degree in Engineering, HTWK Leipzig, Germany

Speaker of the European Pellet Conference​​​​​​​
 

Stefan M. Büttner

• Head of International Affairs & Strategy, Institute for Energy Efficiency in Production, University of Stuttgart, Germany
• Previously, Senior Policy Advisor, International Partnership on Energy Efficiency Cooperation, France
• Degree in International Economics, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Germany

Speaker of the Technology Innovation Conference: Energy and Buildings​​​​​​​

Alix Chambris

• Director EU public affairs for Danfoss; Vice-president of EuroACE and EU-ASE
• Long term experience in EU policy making and business with a strong focus on energy and climate policy 
• Master’s degree in Economics (College of Europe) and a Master’s degree of the Institute of Political Science at Science-Po Strasbourg

Speaker of the Energy Efficiency Economy Conference​​​​​​​

Ute Collier

• Senior Programme Leader, Renewable Energy Division, International Energy Agency
• Previously, Team Leader, Committee on Climate Change, UK
• PhD in Energy Policy, University of Sussex, UK

Speaker of the European Pellet Conference​​​​​​​
 

Cristina Corchero

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

Speaker of the E-Mobility & Smart Buildings Conference​​​​​​​

Juan Ramón de las Cuevas

• Project Manager, Acciona, Spain
• More than 10 years experience in energy efficiency and green energy supply for buildings, districts and cities 
• Master in Mechanical Engineering, University of Seville, Spain

Speaker of the Technology Innovation Conference: Energy and Buildings Workshop Speaker of the Technology Innovation 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

Speaker of the European Pellet Conference
Speaker of the Energy Efficiency Economy Conference​​​​​​​

Ion Dogeanu

• Executive Director, AEEPM – Local Energy Agency Bucharest, Romania
• Previously, Executive Director of Public Services, Bucharest District 1, Romania
• Master's degree in Business and Territorial Management, University D’Artois, France

Speaker of the Energy Efficiency Policy Workshop​​​​​​​

Xavier Dubuisson 

• Managing Director and Senior Consultant, XD Sustainable Energy Consulting, Ireland
• Previously, Senior Consultant in sustainable building and passive house design, Delap & Waller EcoCo, Ireland
• Degree in Agricultural Engineer, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium; MSc In Management for Agricultural Development, Cranfield University, UK

Speaker of the Technology Innovation Conference: Energy and Buildings​​​​​​​

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)

Speaker of the E-Mobility & Smart Buildings Conference
Speaker of the Technology Innovation Conference: Energy and Buildings​​​​​​​

Stan Elliot

• Chairman of PFI (Pellet Fuels Institute-USA); Director of Sales-Pacific Coast Pellets, USA
• 15 years professional experience in the Wood Pellet industry
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration,  Lundquist College of Business -  University of Oregon, USA 

Speaker of the European Pellet Conference​​​​​​​
 

Rainer Elste

• Professor in Business Administration, Esslingen University of Applied Sciences, Germany
• Director, Steinbeis Consulting Center Sales and Marketing Institute (VMI), Germany
• Doctorate in Business Administration, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany

Speaker of the European Pellet Conference​​​​​​​

Marie-Laure Falque Masset

• Director, Energy and Ecological Transition Department,  IAU Energy department ARENE, France
• Member of the Horizon 2020 Energy Advisory Group
• Degrees in Economics, Energy Economics and Policy, and Business Management

Speaker of the Energy Efficiency Policy Workshop​​​​​​​

Manfred Faustmann

• CEO, Windhager Zentralheizung, Austria 
• Professional focus in the field of environmentally friendly capital goods and renewable energies 
• Long term experience as independent partner for entrepreneurial potential analyses and proactive marketing for SMEs 

Speaker of the European Pellet Conference​​​​​​​

Manfred Fischedick

• Vice-President and Member of the Management Board, Wuppertal Institute, Germany
• Professor of Economics, Schumpeter School of Business and Economics, University of Wuppertal, Germany 
• Doctorate in Energy Technology, University of Stuttgart, Germany; Degree in Chemical Engineering, University of Dortmund, Germany

Speaker of the E-Mobility & Smart Buildings Conference​​​​​​​

Daniel Frohnmaier

• Project Manager, Geonardo Environmental Technologies, Hungary 
• Work experience in the development of corporate mobility plans and company solutions
• MSc in Environmental Science, University of Hohenheim (Germany) and University of Copenhagen (Denmark)

Speaker of the Technology Innovation Conference: Energy and Buildings​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Sabine Froning

• Managing Partner, Communication Works - Banek, Froning Reise, Germany
• Previously, Vice President PRA & Media Relations, Vattenfall Group, and Managing Director, Euroheat & Power
• Degree in Translation, Rheinische Fachhochschule Köln, Germany

Speaker of the European Pellet Conference​​​​​​​

Javier Gil Barnó

• R&D Director Biomass Department, National Renewable Energy Centre (CENER), Spain
• Previously,  Head of Thermochemical Applications Service, CENER, Spain 
• Doctorate in Chemical Engineering, University of Zaragoza, Spain

Speaker of the European Pellet Conference​​​​​​​

Markus Gölles

• Area Manager Automation and Control, Bioenergy 2020+, Austria
• Experience in the fields of modelling and control of thermochemical, thermotechnical and biotechnological processes and systems, cross-sectoral energy and resource management
• PhD in Control Engineering, Graz University of Technology, Austria

Chairperson of the European Pellet Conference​​​​​​​

Nathalie Hemeleers

• Policy advisor, AEBIOM
• Previous professional experience on international energy issues, European Commission, DG Energy
• Master’s degree in  International Business and European Studies, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium

Speaker of the European Pellet Conference​​​​​​​

Toshiro Hirota

• Guest Professor, Environmental Research Institute, Waseda University, Japan
• Operating Agent of IEA PVPS Task17 "PV and Transport"
• PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Hokkaido University, Japan

Speaker of the E-Mobility & Smart Buildings Conference​​​​​​​

Ivana Hlinková 

• Managing Director, "Energy Centre Ceské Budejovice" (ECCB), Czech Republic
• Master degree in German, English, Educational Sciences and Psychology,  University of South Bohemi in Ceské Budejovice, Czech Republic 

Chairperson of the European Pellet Conference​​​​​​​

Anton Hofer

• Product Manager and Head of Marketing, Hargassner, Austria 
• Over 35 years experience in the biomass sector 
• Degree in Engineering 

Speaker of the European Pellet Conference​​​​​​​

René Hyde

• Trader, CM Biomass Partners, Denmark
• Previously, Trader and Head of Wood Pellet Department, RWZ, Germany

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

Speaker of the Energy Efficiency Economy Conference​​​​​​​

Lukas Kranzl

• Senior Researcher, Energy Economics Group, Technische Universität Wien, Austria
• More than 15 years of experience in research on sustainable energy systems with a focus on heating and cooling, buildings, scenario development and optimisation of policy instruments 
• PhD in Energy Economics and Degree in Industrial Engineering, Technische Universität Wien, Austria

Speaker of the European Pellet Conference​​​​​​​

Jose Ramón López

• Head of International Department, EVE, Basque Country/Spain
• Long-term experience in the management of EU-funded energy efficiency and renewable energy research and innovation projects 
• Engineering Degree, University of the Basque Country (UPV), MBA in International Trade, Spanish Institute of  Foreign Trade, Spain 

Speaker of the Energy Efficiency Policy Workshop​​​​​​​

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

Speaker of the European Pellet Conference​​​​​​​

Alan Meier

• Professor in Environmental Science and Technology, University of California, Davis, USA; Senior Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA
• Previously, Senior Energy Advisor, International Energy Agency, Paris
• Doctorate in Energy and Resources and BA in Chemistry and Economics, University of California, Berkeley, USA

Speaker of the Technology Innovation Conference: Energy and Buildings​​​​​​​

Frank Mischler

• Project Coordinator, Deutsche Gesellschaft für  Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Germany   
• 10 years experience in the field of food security and human rights, Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
• Masters’ degrees in Environmental Management and Economics

Speaker of the Energy Efficiency Policy Workshop​​​​​​​
 

Brian Motherway

• Head of Energy Efficiency, International Energy Agency (IEA)
• Previously, Chief Executive, Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland
• PhD in Sociology, Trinity College, Ireland and Master’s degree in Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, USA

Speaker of the Energy Efficiency Economy Conference​​​​​​​

Gordon Murray

• Executive Director of the 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

Speaker and chairperson of the European Pellet Conference​​​​​​​

Daniel Muschick

• Senior Researcher, Bioenergy 2020+, Austria
• Previously, university assistant for control and automation technology, Graz University of Technology, Austria
• PhD in Control Engineering and Automation Technology and Engineering degree in telematics, Graz University of Technology, Austria

Speaker of the European Pellet Conference​​​​​​​

Jyri Nieminen

• Chief Sustainability Officer, Sweco, Finland; Coordinator of the H2020 Project MODER
• Previously, Key Account Manager, VTT Technical Research Centre, Finland
• MSc in Thermal Engineering, Tampere University of Technology, Finland and  eMBA, Helsinki School of Economics, Finland

Speaker of the Technology Innovation Conference: Energy and Buildings Workshop Speaker of the Technology Innovation Conference​​​​​​​

Christian Noll

• Managing Director and Co-initiator, "Deutsche Unternehmensinitiative Energieeffizienz" (DENEFF), Germany
• Previously, campaigner for energy-efficient products, Friends of the Earth Germany (BUND), Germany
• Degree in Communications, Universität der Künste Berlin, Germany 

Speaker of the Energy Efficiency Economy Conference​​​​​​​

Ingwald Obernberger

• Managing Director of Bios Bioenergy Systems, Austria
• Head of the research group "Energetic Use of Biomass" at the Institute for Process and Particle Engineering, Technical University Graz 
• Professor at the Technical University Graz  

Speaker of the European Pellet Conference​​​​​​​

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

Speaker of the Energy Efficiency Policy Workshop​​​​​​​

Vlasios Oikonomou

• Senior Expert, Joint Implementation Network and Institute for European Energy and Climate Policy, The Netherlands
• Coordinator of several EU-funded  projects, including PUBLEnEf 
• PhD in Energy Economics, Degrees in Environmental Economics and Economics

Speaker of the Energy Efficiency Policy Workshop​​​​​​​

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

Speaker of the European Pellet Conference​​​​​​​

Suhas Patel

• Investment Partner and Advisor, Agro Briquettes, India
• Experience in the fields of biomass densification for effective industrial uses and groundnut shell briquettes production
• Master's degree in Telecommunication, ISEP – École d’ingénieurs du numérique, France

Speaker of the European Pellet Conference​​​​​​​

Robert Pfarrwaller

• CEO, Rexel Austria, Austria
• Previously, Director General and Chairperson, Philips Austria
• Studies in Business and Trade

Speaker of the Energy Efficiency Economy Conference​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Dominique Planchon

• Programme Officer, European Commission, DG Research & Innovation 
• Previously, Head of IPR, Communication and Documentation Department, FEBELCEM (Belgian Federation of Cement Industry), Belgium 
• PhD in Carbochemistry, energy, coal gasification, hydrogasification process and kinetics,  Université libre de Bruxelles (BE) and  Pennstate University (USA); Master in Chemical Engineering, Université libre de Bruxelles (BE)

Speaker of the Technology Innovation Conference: Energy and Buildings Workshop Speaker of the Technology Innovation Conference​​​​​​​

Francisco Puente

• Project and 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

Speaker of the Technology Innovation Conference: Energy and Buildings​​​​​​​

Olga S. Rakitova

• General Director and Chief Editor of the magazine "The Bioenergy International.Russia"; Executive Director of the National Bioenergy Union, Russia
• Previously, bioenergy director in the Wood Industries Confederation of North-West Russia
• Master in Management,  specialisation in woodworking and forestry, St. Petersburg; MBA, Reutlingen University of Applied Science, Germany

Speaker of the European Pellet Conference​​​​​​​

Christian Rakos

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

Speaker of the European Pellet Conference​​​​​​​

Peter Rathje

• Managing Director, Project Zero, Denmark
• Work experience in managing industry transition projects
• Partner of the EU H2020 Project REFURB 

Speaker of the Technology Innovation Conference: Energy and Buildings Workshop Speaker of the Technology Innovation Conference​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Pablo Rodero

• Responsible of biofuels certification for AVEBIOM, Spain, and Director of AEBIOM
• Expert on bioenergy and solid biomass quality 
• BSc in Forestry Engineering, Universidad Politénica de Madrid, Spain

Speaker of the European Pellet Conference​​​​​​​

Felipe Salazar

• Vice President of Chilean Biomass Association (ACHBIOM)
• Commercial Manager ECOMAS S.A. Main promoter of Chilean pellet market development

Speaker of the European Pellet Conference​​​​​​​

Esti Sanvicente

• Senior Innovation Strategist, LGI Consulting, France
• Previously, Project Manager, Energy Cluster Association of the Basque Country, Spain
• PhD in Energy and Environmental Engineering, Insa de Lyon (France) and University of New South Wales (Australia); MSc in Industrial Engineering, Universidad de Navarra (Spain)

Speaker of the Technology Innovation Conference: Energy and Buildings Workshop Speaker of the Technology Innovation Conference​​​​​​​

Kay Schaubach

• Researcher and Project Manager, Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum (DBFZ), Germany
• Experience in renewable energy project development, VORTEX Technologies
• Degree in Media Sciences, Technical University of Ilmenau, Germany

Speaker of the European Pellet Conference​​​​​​​

Christoph Schmidl

• Scientific Advisor,  Bioenergy 2020+; Programme Director "Renewable Energy Systems and Technical Energy Management", FH Wiener Neustadt, Austria
• Previously, Unit Head Small-scale Combustion Systems, Bioenergy 2020+, Austria
• Doctorate in Technical Chemistry, Technische Universität Wien, Austria

Speaker of the European Pellet Conference​​​​​​​

Christian Schraube

• Researcher at EIFER, Germany 
• Over 10 years experimental work in the areas of CHP, fuel cells, small-scale biomass boilers and solar thermal
• Degree in electrical engineering from the Technical University Munich and the University of Karlsruhe 

Speaker of the European Pellet Conference​​​​​​​

Michael Schubert

• Head of Sales Development for solar energy technologies and markets, Fronius International, Austria
• Previously worked for  Siemens, Austria
• Degree in Electrical Engineering and Communications Engineering, TU Wien, Austria

Speaker of the E-Mobility & Smart Buildings Conference​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Detef Schumann

• Lead Consultant in Digital Transformation and Idea Coaching, fastahead, Germany
• Over 20 years of consulting experience in the fields of energy industry, mobility concepts and smart cities
• Degree in Business Administration and Management, Fachhochschule Ludwigshafen, Germany 

Speaker of the E-Mobility & Smart Buildings Conference​​​​​​​

Klaus Peter Sedlbauer

• Director, Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics, Germany; Spokesperson of the Fraunhofer Building Innovation Alliance
• Professor of Building Physics, Technical University of Munich, Germany
• Doctorate in Engineering, University of Stuttgart, Germany, Degree in Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany

Speaker of the Technology Innovation Conference: Energy and Buildings​​​​​​​

Emil Sopper

• Head of Unit Wood Pellets, BayWa AG Energie, Germany
• Previously, various management positions in the energy division of BayWa AG, Germany

Speaker of the European Pellet Conference​​​​​​​

Jan Steinbach

• Managing Director, Institute for Resource Efficiency and Energy Strategies (IREES), Germany
• Senior Researcher and Project Leader, Fraunhofer-ISI, Germany
• Doctorate in Economic, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Germany) and  MSc in Business Engineering,  Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Germany) and Maastricht University (NL)   

Speaker of the European Pellet Conference​​​​​​​

Holger Streetz

• Director and International Operations Manager, Bathan AG, Switzerland
• 10 years experience in the field of renewable energies
• Doctorate in Law, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany, and Degree in Business Administration, European University Viadrina, Germany 

Speaker of the European Pellet Conference​​​​​​​

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

Speaker of the E-Mobility & Smart Buildings Conference​​​​​​​

Rami Syväri

• Acting Vice President, Fortum Charge & Drive, Norway
• Many years experience in e-mobility infrastructure, market expansion and  business and consumer solutions 
• MBA, Aalto University School of Business and Helsinki School of Economics, Finland  

Speaker of the E-Mobility & Smart Buildings Conference​​​​​​​

Hannes Tuohiniitty

• Sector Manager, Bioenergy Association of Finland, Finland; Director of the Board, AEBIOM
• Previously, Executive Director, Finnish Pellet Energy Association; Sales manager, Finnish pellet heating company, Finland
• Bachelor’s in Agriculture, Laurea University of Applied Sciences, Finland 

Speaker of the European Pellet Conference​​​​​​​

Ali Vasallo

• Researcher and Project Coordinator, Fundación CARTIF, Spain
• Associate Professor, University of Valladolid, Spain 
• Doctorate in Industrial Engineering, University of Valladolid, Spain

Speaker of the Technology Innovation Conference: Energy and Buildings Workshop Speaker of the Technology Innovation Conference​​​​​​​

Matthias Vetter

• Head of Department Electrical Energy Storage, Fraunhofer ISE, Germany
• Contact for battery systems, Fraunhofer Battery Alliance
• Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Universität Karlsruhe, Germany

Speaker of the E-Mobility & Smart Buildings Conference​​​​​​​

Zsolt János Viharos

• Senior Research Fellow, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary; Researcher, John von Neumann University, Hungary 
• Experience as Project Manager and Sponsor for many basic-, applied research and development projects 
• PhD in Mechanical Sciences, MBA and degree in Mathematical Engineering

Speaker of the European Pellet Conference​​​​​​​

Lotte Visser

• PhD Candidate, Copernicus Institute, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
• Previously, Junior Researcher, Copernicus Institute, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
• MSc in Sustainable Development, Energy and Resources, BSc in Chemistry

Speaker of the European Pellet Conference​​​​​​​

Anne-Katherina Weidenbach

• Policy Officer, European Commission, DG ENER-C3
• Previously, Assistant Head of Section, Bundesnetzagentur, Germany, and Co-Chair, ACER CAM Task Force
• Master’s degree in Law

Speaker of the Energy Efficiency Economy Conference​​​​​​​

David Wortmann

• Founder and CEO, DWR eco, Germany; Initiator of the Eco Innovation Alliance
• Previously, Head of Department, Energy and Environmental Technology, Germany Trade and Investment (GTAI / BMWi); Director of World Council for Renewable Energy (WCRE)
• Degree in Cultural Studies (Diplom-Kulturwirt), Universität Passau, Germany

Speaker of the European Pellet Conference​​​​​​​