Speakers

Gino Agbomemewa is the founder and managing director of CLEMAP AG, a company specialized in energy management solutions related to EV charging infrastructures. Born and raised in Lugano, he has been working in the industrial sector for almost 20 years. In addition to his role at CLEMAP, he is also...

As CEO and Technical Director at Eco-Logico, in Italy, in 2006, Antonio had experience in residential and commercial plants, primarily on photovoltaic, but also solar thermal and wind. From 2009 Antonio worked as Technical Project Manager in Large PV plants at Austrian Enviro Technologies, before...

Antonio Arruebo is a Market Analyst at SolarPower Europe, the European solar PV industry association. Over the past year and a half, he has leveraged his expertise to monitor market developments, analyse industry dynamics, and predict trends influencing the future of solar energy and battery...

Stefan Bahamonde is an Energy Engineer from the TUD, Germany with over a decade of experience in the Energy Sector, Stefan has played a key role in the 2nd Life lithium of batteries for energy storage.As the CEO of an Upcycling battery manufacturing company Libattion, he is committed to...

Alexis Barrou graduated in 2022 from EPFL, Lausanne with an MSc in Environmental Engineering. His master’s thesis, conducted at CSEM, focused on the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of solar heterojunction technology. Then, he joined CSEM as an R&D engineer, developing LCA activities for the solar...

Markus Boberg ist Spezialist für die sichere Lagerung und das Testen von Lithium-Batterien. Als solcher berät er europaweit Unternehmen in Dingen Li-Ion Batteriespeicher, dazugehörigem klassifiziertem Brandschutz sowie entsprechenden Sicherheitsnachweisen.Er unterstützt die DENIOS Academy mit...

Dr. Daniele Braga holds a PhD in Materials Science and leads the Sales and Marketing team at FLUXiM AG. His primary interest lies in emerging photovoltaics, specifically perovskite PVs. Dr. Braga has a solid scientific background in high-tech energy solutions combined with business development...

Colin has been working on Global Renewable energy project development since 2008. His career has followed the technology trends from onshore wind, offshore wind, floating offshore wind and most recently Hydrogen. Colin has a keen interest in international challenges to decarbonisation due to...

Arthur Buechel has been engaged in photovoltaics for more than 20 years. He has worked intensively on the topic of dual-use photovoltaics in close collaboration with Prof. Dr. Franz Baumgartner. This has resulted in solar systems on steel cables, the first PV folding roof system worldwide and now...

Matthias Bucher is currently acting as the Head of Research & Digitalization at the Swiss national grid operator Swissgrid. Since 2016 he held different positions in the area of the development of balancing markets, strategic grid planning and system design. Before joining Swissgrid he worked...

Dominic Buchholz holds a diploma and a PhD in Process Engineering from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany. Dominic started his professional career as project manager at the department of fuel chemistry and technology of the Engler-Bunte-Institute at KIT. From 2009 to 2014 he was...

Silvan Bürge is currently acting as Head of Further Education at the Technische Fachschule Bern. His background is a MSc in electrical engineering with the main focus on energy technology. The last year focus has been the opening of the "Bildungszentrum Solartechnik" in Burgdorf.

Master's degree holder in Industrial Technologies, currently serving as Deputy Head of the Alpiq program for alpine solar installations, overseeing corporate development initiatives for Alpiq’s photovoltaic ventures in Switzerland.

Chris Cardé has been on the leading edge of automotive innovation, from building some of the world's first plug-in hybrids in the late 90s to steering Google’s automotive products, launching groundbreaking tech like Android Automotive OS. At Mercedes-Benz, he fused luxury with...

Stefano is an energy engineer passionate about sustainability and data driven processes. He holds a PhD in Environmental Science with specialization in energy efficiency in the built environment and in particular on the energy performance and certificate for buildings. Throughout his career, he has ...

Closely worked in the energy sectors in Europe, China and Africa, she is currently based in Kenya to develop energy access in Kenyan rural areas to empower women. Experienced with sustainability investment and project management in the financing industry, she today heads the business development...

Yadalieu Davies is the Founder and Managing Director of Pixelsolar, a disruptive renewable energy startup.  He is an entrepreneur who excels in providing innovative solutions in sustainability, product development and customer service.  Yada founded Pixelsolar in 2022 and has forged relationships...

Matthieu Despeisse is developing innovative industrial solutions for Photovoltaics cells and modules since 2008. He is currently leading the research activities on new generations of solar modules in CSEM, Switzerland. His work focuses on high performance, high reliability, circularity and large...

Peter is Head of Technology at Open Climate Fix, and where one of the main projects is to build a solar forecast for NG ESO. He started his career with Siemens Wind power mainly working on a ML image recognition project. He then joined Habitat Energy and helped bring over hundreds of MW of...

Matthias Egli ist Geschäftsführer von Swissolar. Nach einer Berufslehre als Bauzeichner hat er Umweltingenieur an der EPF Lausanne studiert und ein MBA Betriebswirtschaft in Bern und Rochester NY absolviert. Er besitzt Erfahrung in der Energie-, Bau- und IT-Branche. Matthias Egli leitete die...

Dr. Martin P. Everts is Managing Director for Energy & Mobility at AMAG Group AG since 2022. As a member of the Executive Board, he is responsible for the Energy and Electromobility divisions as well as the subsidiaries Helion Energy AG and Clyde Mobility AG. Before joining the AMAG...

Antonin Faes is leading the PV Modules and Reliability activity at EPFL PV-Lab and the Integrated and lightweight PV Focus Area at CSEM Sustainable Energy Center in Neuchatel. He is chairing the PVinMotion Conference 2024 in Microcity-Neuchatel where more than 100 specialists of vehicle integrated...

Giordano Favaro, Managing Director of Captiva Digital Solutions GmbH in Bern and Head of Service Europe at Captiva Asset Management, Master of Science from Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Environmental Engineering (EPFL, Switzerland) and CAS in Business Innovation from SGO Business...

Fridolin Franke is CEO & Co-Founder of SOLAR MATERIALS. His background is in industrial engineering with a focus on multi material compounds. Since 2021, he and his team developed a new recycling technology for solar panels, which is now ready to be launched on global markets.

Thomas started his career in the vacuum coating technology. From 2005, he finally switched to PV technology via the PV modules with thin layers. There he set up the Swiss test and certification laboratory at SUPSI and headed the research on module quality. From 2015 to 2020 he was CTO in a startup...

Dr. Fan Fu is a group leader at Empa-Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology. He earned his Ph.D. degree from ETH Zürich with an ETH Medal. From January 2018 to May 2019, he worked as a postdoc researcher at EPFL. In June 2019, he joined Empa as a group leader. He is...

Paolo Gabrielli is an Expert in Energy Storage Systems at Huawei, and leads the team on Energy Storage Algorithms at Huawei’s Zurich Research Centre. He develops optimization and data analysis algorithms to improve the design, operation, and assessment of energy storage systems within the...

Lukas Golder is Co-Director, Co-Owner and President of the Board at gfs.bern. His research focus lies on integrated communication campaigns, image and reputation analyses, public opinion research. He is one of the leading voices for major outlets for explaining national vote and election outcomes.

After completing a finance degree in Australia Jemma joined J.P. Morgan in London, focusing on sustainability in financial markets. Her role involved assessing clients' environmental impact while maintaining profitability. At the time financial markets were just starting to take sustainability...

Als Verkaufsleiter der modual AG, ist Tobias Gwerder verantwortlich für den Vertrieb von nachhaltigen second life Energiespeicher „made in Switzerland“.Nach seiner Grundausbildung als Elektroniker hat sich Tobias zum technischen Kaufmann weitergebildet.Den Weg zur modual AG fand er durch seinen...

Edgar Harzfeld, Professor at Stralsund University. Studies and research in Leipzig and Zurich. Since 1996 at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science of Stralsund University responsible for electrical power supply and renewable energy systems. Since 2004 - 2021 numerous research...

Franco Hauri is Head of Energy Transition in Aquila Capital, a pan-European asset manager with 13B AUM focused on sustainable real assets. In this role he successfully originated and financed a broad range of energy transition projects, including solar PV projects in self consumption for commercial ...

Climate Finance Project Lead at BASE, specialising in renewable energy transition. Yannick is leading the Servetia initiative aiming to scale the servitisation model to decarbonise the Swiss built infrastructure. Yannick also holds a BSc in International Management & Chinese and an MSc in...

Mit über 30 Jahren Berufserfahrung in der Elektrotechnik und im Vertrieb ist Christian Herget ein Experte auf seinem Gebiet. Als Geschäftsführer der climacure GmbH, einem Grosshandelsunternehmen für erneuerbare Energien und intelligente Steuerungen, bringt er fundiertes Fachwissen und umfangreiche...

Alessandra Hool (MSc, MAS) ist Geschäftsführerin der Schweizer Stiftung Entwicklungsfonds Seltene Metalle, ESM. In dieser Funktion entwickelt und koordiniert sie nationale und internationale Projekte und Partnerschaften zum Thema kritische Rohstoffe und einem nachhaltigeren Umgang mit ihnen.

Mr. Luke Hu co-founded Electroder, a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer focuses on battery cell design and development. He is currently focusing on building the company’s global business and advise Electroder’s clients in planning and execution electrode and cell assembly development...

Michael Hutter ist ein erfahrener Experte auf dem Gebiet der Elektro- und Energietechnik. Als Geschäftsbereichsleiter der PFIFFNER Systems AG verfügt er über umfangreiche Erfahrungen in der Planung, Durchführung und Inbetriebnahme von Energieanlagen. Mit seiner früheren Tätigkeit als Leiter...

Saif Islam is a Senior Consultant at EuPD Research. He joined the company in 2011 and has since been a part of a majority of all studies published in regards to energy and photovoltaics. In addition, Saif Islam participates actively in the studies to get a feel for what drives the installers, the...

Josef Timoteo Jenni is a member of the management board of Jenni Energietechnik and head of engineering. Jenni Energitechnik AG has many years of experience in energy storage for renewable energy and is a manufacturer of thermal storage systems for heat pumps, PV, solar thermal energy, wood-fired...

Christoph is a trained electrician and practice-oriented business economist. As Managing Director of Energietal Toggenburg, he plays a key role in coordinating activities between society, business, and politics (i.e., at communal, cantonal, and federal level). Prior to his role at Energietal...

Dr. Tobias Keller is Project Leader, Teamleader Data Analytics, and Member of the Extended Board at gfs.bern. His research focuses on research focuses on national votes, public opinion formation, and political communication.

Daniel Klauser is an expert in regulatory management in the Swiss energy sector and has many years of experience in the technical implementation of smart prosumer control solutions.

Mirko Kleingries (*1976), Co-Founder and member of the Board of Directors of Arrhenius AG, based in Central Switzerland.

Markus Klenk studied physics at the University of Constance where he also received his PhD on CuGaSe2 thin film photovoltaics in 2001. He started his work in the PV industry at the Sunways AG where he worked until 2010, first in the R&D, later as Head of Quality Assurance for cells &...

Roger Langenegger, CEO at Solarify.ch, aims to democratize the Swiss energy transition by crowdfinancing renewable energy infrastructure. Roger completed an MSc in Sustainable Development with a focus on renewable energy and together with Solarify, has used the last 6 years to implement over 100...

Xavier Lara is the CTO at American’ SolStor Energy LLC, a LDES technology company and developer targeting for the decarbonization of the utility sector, to supply 24/7 low LCOE electricity to data centers, and at the forefront of the eFuels industry with its hybrid CSP-PV-eTES tech. He is also the...

Alexandre Laybros applied its entrepreneurship skills within both large corporations and startups in multiple industries across Asia, Middle East, and Europe. Prior to co-founding WattAnyWhere, he spent 14 years at Honeywell Aerospace, driving multifunctional, global teams in support to growth -...

Janis Legler is the Co-Founder & CEO of Voltara, a Swiss company providing all-in-one systems of premium hardware and advanced energy management software to installers and end customers in Europe. Janis is also the founder of Climate Tech Suisse, a community connecting students & alumni of ...

Henrik Lundgren is a seasoned professional with over 15 years of experience in battery technology, holding a PhD in Chemical Engineering with a focus on lithium-ion batteries. He has held leadership roles in battery development for automotive applications and stationary battery energy storage...

Dr. Thomas Lützenrath COO SCB AG studied economics at the universities of Wuppertal, Stanford and Harvard. He was a member of the management board of the management consultancy Kienbaum and responsible for TMT, Telco, Media & Technology. Among other things, he founded high-tech companies to...

Dr. Ioannis Lymperopoulos, CEO of ENEXAN, is an engineer with a focus on the future of energy systems. During his tenure at ABB's Corporate Research Center and Future Labs, he lead AI flagship projects on future power systems and made significant contributions to AI-powered solutions across...

Carmen Madrid is the Founder of WiSEu (Women in Solar Europe), the leading professional network dedicated to fostering career advancement for women in Europe's solar, energy storage, and EV charging industries. With an extensive background of over two decades as a TV Producer and Post-Producer...

Alexandra Märki, environmental engineer at ETH Zurich, has been working in the energy and environmental sector for 15 years. Since September 2023, she has been actively involved in shaping the heat transition in Switzerland as Managing Director of the Swiss Heat Pump Association. 

Charles Marmy is an expert in circular economy in the automotive sector, focusing on electric mobility and batteries with a life-cycle perspective. After working as a scientist and project manager for Empa, he co-founded Volutio, an Empa spin-off that builds bridges between scientists, actors from...

Robert Meitz ist Geschäftsführer des grünen Wasserstoff Start-ups Eternal Power. Er verantwortet die Bereiche Corporate Development, PR, HR und Project Development. Bevor er Eternal Power mitgründete arbeitet er als Partner bei BLC, einer Boutique Managementberatung und McKinsey Spin-off.  Robert...

Marta Mieres Bárcena is EMEA Pole Director for Renewables and Energy Storage systems within Corporate Vertical Infrastructure and New Energies in Honeywell International ,Inc.Marta has +15 years of experience working for multinational corporations and leading transactions in the field of...

With 18 years of experience in the solar industry, Angelika Möbius is a seasoned professional dedicated to building a sustainable future through renewable energy. Her expertise spans business development, strategy, and sales, with a history of senior leadership roles in leading solar companies such ...

John, a results-driven leader, passionately fosters sustainable large-scale businesses. With adept problem-solving and expertise in automation, renewable energy, and logistics, he blends technical prowess with entrepreneurial acumen. As CTO and Founder of Freesuns together with the dynamic Freesuns ...

Thore Müller holds a Master of Engineering in sustainable energy supply from the RWTH Aachen. Before founding PVRADAR Labs he worked at the Research and Development department of French energy giant ENGIE in Chile and Belgium. Today he develops PVRADAR – a software platform for transparent soiling...

Lars  Mülli is CEO/Director of the Building Insurance Company of the State of Zurich. In this function is president of the National Association of Cantonal Fire Insurances and Overall Project Manager of the future Swiss Fire Prevention Regulations.

With over a decade of dedicated experience in the solar energy sector, Tobias Neugebauer has established a notable reputation as a pioneer in developing and marketing solar projects. Since 2008, he has been at the forefront of the industry, starting with marketing investments in solar plants across ...

Vita / Current Activities • Head of Swiss Battery Technology Center since 2018 at the Switzerland Innovation Park Biel/Bienne • Partner and Executive Board Member at the Switzerland Innovation Park Biel/Bienne since 2022 • Managing Co-Director at the BFH Energy Storage Research Centre at the Bern...

Roman is one of the co-founders of sonnnig. With their Austrian startup they aim to introduce renewable energy as a sustainable corporate benefit to give everyone access to cheap green energy and to raise awareness for a future renewable energy system.He has a background in Physics and Energy...

Manuel Pessanha is the CEO and Founder of Synertics, a Power Purchase Agreement advisory and digital solutions provider based in Munich Germany. During the past decade he has worked in  the sustainable energy sector in Canada, South Africa and across Europe. His finance and analytical backgrounds...

Dr. de Brauwer is a post-doctoral researcher at the Institute for Economy and the Environment in St.Gallen University, where he investigates investor and consumer preferences for business model innovations at the intersection of renewable energies and electric mobility. To this aim, Cris and his...

Stefan Providoli is an Electrical Safety Consultant for energiecheck in Berne CH:• Consultation in the area of safe electrical installations• Special cases, especially photovoltaic systems and power quality grid analysis• Accredited inspections of plants with increased risk potential, certification ...

Mit einem Master in Maschinenbau von der TU Wien und langjährige Berufserfahrung bei V-Research, Innoscripta und den Wiener Linien im Projektmanagement bringt Sebastian eine Leidenschaft für Innovationen mit, vor allem im Bereich der Nachhaltigkeit. Sein strategisches Denken und seine kreativen...

Pier Giuseppe holds a MSc in Mechanical Engineering from ETH Zurich and has recently completed his MSc Thesis across Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Throughout his studies, he has conducted research in various fields, including nano-scale...

Nicolas Rohner is Managing Director of EKT Energie AG. He has many years of experience in the energy sector and has held various positions at Axpo Trading, BKW Energie AG and NOK. His trading strategies and power purchase approaches help clients optimize their energy portfolios and energy costs.EKT ...

Giacomo has extensive experience in the international energy and infrastructure markets as an investor, operator, adviser and board member. Currently is a Co-Founding Partner at Vesper Infrastructure Partners, a mid-market value-add infrastructure manager -- focused on thematic investments in...

Passionate about technology and renewable energy, Julian currently works at RatedPower as Principal Consultant. He is a renewable energy engineer and is very familiar with RatedPower's software, the digital solution for reducing the cost of electricity and maximising the productivity of...

Durch Florians Studium im Bereich Maschinenbau und seine Erfahrungen in impact-orientierten Projekten sowie in der Produktentwicklung bei Epitome, verfügt er über das erforderliche Know-how zur Umsetzung der Vision von Joulzen – effizientes und nachhaltiges Speichern von Energie. Insbesondere bei...

Sarah is the lead Analyst driving the development of Aurora's Swiss and Austrian power market modeling capacities and reports. Before joining the DACH research team, she participated in a rotational scheme within Aurora's Graduate Programme, contributing to research and advisory projects in ...

Sandro Schopfer is an energy native and has many years of professional experience in the fields of electromobility and building technology. As part of his doctoral thesis at ETH Zurich, he coinitiated and managed the ‘Quartierstrom’ project (Switzerland's first local energy trading platform)...

Stefan Schori is a tenure track professor at the Bern University of Applied Sciences in Biel. He works as group leader of the Power Grids Group. He focuses on the effects of increasing electrification on the electricity grid. Stefan attaches great importance to close cooperation with industry in...

Trained in advertising techniques, Joseph Scuderi worked for 30 years in marketing for various companies and agencies. For 10 years he managed the marketing and communications activities of one of Switzerland's largest electricity companies, before becoming an independent consultant. In...

Since his doctoral thesis in physics Dr. Robert Seiler is active in the energy industry. After several years as strategy consultant, he set up and led a new business unit on carbon emission reductions for AXPO, Switzerland’s largest power producer. For 12 years he’s been spearheading the interface...

Victor Signes is a Senior Analyst in Rystad Energy's Renewables & Power Research team. He focuses on the wind, solar PV, storage and green hydrogen markets in Europe. His role is to cover market developments and analyze the future evolution of renewable energy. He covers project development ...

Before founding Scandens, Diego worked as an energy consultant at a Swiss engineering company, assisting real estate owners in adopting renewable energy solutions. He studied Environmental Engineering and Energy Science & Technology at ETH Zurich, focusing on building energy simulations, life...

Gerrit is the Deputy Executive Director at the Green Digital Finance Alliance (GDFA), where he leads the Every Action Counts (EAC) Coalition, a global network of leading digital finance and commerce players, with combined access to 3 billion customers, and convened to empower 1 billion people for...

- Managing Director of SFG since 2001- Responsible entrepreneur and speaker- Landscape Architect and founder of initiatives- Bridge builder for interdisciplinary collaboration on buildings- Co-initiator and lecturer of the further training course "Greening Building Specialist SFG"  with...

Matt has been in his role at EDF Renewables UK & Ireland for over a year, engaging in a broad range of policy issues, such as, transmission charging, hybrid technologies participating in the capacity market, land use and planning, and many more.EDF Renewables has two operational 50MW battery...

Giovanni Superti-Furga holds degrees in environmental and energy engineering from ETH Zurich and EPFL, and an MBA from INSEAD. Prior to pursuing his MBA, Giovanni worked in RWE's trading department. Following a brief stint in venture capital, he founded Balun Energy. Balun Energy leverages...

Mateusz is Senior Director of Power & Renewables at Cognite - a global industrial AI SaaS company, where he works with a number of energy players driving their digitalization programs.In the last 15 years, Mateusz was an Executive Board member at an international NGO (BEST), worked for a few...

Anand verma is the founder and CEO of Perovskia Solar AG. Perovskia is a spin-off of Empa, Switzerland, and provides custom-designed solar cells for IoT and consumer electronic devices.He is a printed electronics expert with more than 12 years of international experience in working with research...

Thomas is co-founder of companion.energy, a Belgium-based start-up building the data product for large consumers to unlock their energy flexibility potential.

Philipp Wenzl works for Sungrow Deutschland GmbH as Head of Distribution DACH in Munich. After completing his studies with a focus on renewable energies, Philipp joined Sungrow's redesigned distribution department at the European headquarters in Munich in 2020. After several positions within...

Dr. Lennard Wilkening is the Co-Founder & CEO of suena GmbH, a pioneering software-based flexibility trading company dedicated to offering optimization and trading services for large-scale energy storage and renewable energies. As an esteemed expert in power engineering, he specializes in...

Powering up the cities of tomorrow: Solar Energy for Every Tenant.As the first full service provider for solar energy provision on multi-tenant buildings, we enable solar energy for all the people living in urban areas.To achieve this, our company is taking over all necessary steps to install the...

Soleva converts an old van to the most sustainable camper: fully powered by the sun. Tobia Wyss is leading the development of the solar part, integrating and optimizing the efficiency chain of components from the solar panels to the vehicle battery. His work is conducted in collaboration with a...

Nach einer Ausbildung zum Elektroniker studierte Patrick Zank Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen für Werkstoffkunde an der Technischen Hochschule Aschaffenburg. Sein Schwerpunkt lag dabei auf neuen Fertigungstechnologien und deren Auswirkungen auf die Werkstoffprüfung. Seit 2020 arbeitet er als...