Experts

Meet the experts driving this programme forward

Speakers

Ines Bergmann-Nolting

Managing Partner
Greencode Ventures

Alejandro Diaz Horstmann

Investment Associate
ETF Partners

Geoffroy Dubus

Partner
Demeter

Claas Heise

Executive Director
NRW Bank

Ralph Jansen

Works Council - member
Oost NL

Jörg Kemna

Managing Director
Business Metropole Ruhr GmbH

Petri Laine

Managing Partner
Innovestor Ventures

Falk Mueller-Veerse

Managing Director
Stifel

Johannes Velling

Director General „Digitalization and Startups“
NRW Ministry of Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Action and Energy

Jana Drechsler

Head of Health & International Affairs
Essen Wirtschaft

Davide Garufi

Founder and Managing Director
Moscarda Consulting

Stephan Thoenissen

Head of Sustainability & Innovation
LEG Immobilien

Rainer Fuchs

Head of Strategy
VIVAWEST

Yakup Koç

Chief Commercial Officer
Ore Energy
Expert Panel

Ivan Albino

Ecosystem & Portfolio Management
E.ON Group

Caroline Baltrusch

VC Investor
XAnge

Go Banzashi

Senior Manager, Cross-Industries
AGC In-Vehicle Design Glass Europe

Daria Batukhtina

Sr. Manager Strategic Business Development
Kubota Holdings Europe

Anjeli Bhoendie

Junior Investment Manager
Colesco Capital

Glenn Bijvoets

Innovation Leader
Eneco

Claudius Bleicher

VC
Climentum Capital

Lucille Bonnet

Managing Director
Alantra Energy Transition

Peter Brock

INVESTOR KLAAF

Lien Callens

Licensing & Venture development
VITO

Patrick Claessen

Partner
Cottonwood Technology Fund

Martin Cornelsen

Founder and CEO
Cornelsen Group

Mariana Costa

Principal
EDP Ventures

Alex Cruz

Global Knowledge Manager - Energy Transition Solutions, Strategy and Growth Initiatives
Baker Hughes

Marcello De Falco

Partner
Lira.ltd

Sophie Dingreville

Investment Partner
Clean Growth Fund

Matthias Engel

Partner and MD
Vireo Ventures

Sebastian Frech

Partner
GÖRG

Katharina Frie

Partner
eCapital Entrepreneurial Partners

Julian Gallardo

New Business Development Manager
Mondragon BD Centre

Aylin Girgin Ozbilis

Investment Director
Vinci Venture Capital

Vincent Gregoir

Co-Founder & Principal
Junction Growth Investors

Lisa Haidacher

Analyst
GET Fund

Lynn Hoendervanger

Investment Manager
Navus Ventures

Fabian Hogrebe

Investment Manager
Gründerfonds Ruhr

Vazil Hudak

Experienced manager, investor and board member
Aegle consulting

Jesse in ‘t Velt

VC Investor
InnovationQuarter

Paulina Jänsch Vogel

Founding Partner
Leanox Impact Capital

Iris Jensen

Business Development Manager
MAINGAU Energie GmbH

Jan Jeske

Partner
neoteq ventures

Tim Jungblut

Venture Partner
EURAZEO

Jan Kätker

Investment Manager
HTGF

Annemari Kirppu

Director, External Venturing
Fortum

Julian Klaiber

Principal
Green European Tech Fund

Ines Kolmsee

Partner
Matterwave Ventures

Fabio Lancellotti

Partner
Aster Capital

Simon Lange

Growth Office / Corporate Venturing Director – Energy
Cummins Inc.

Alain le Loux

General Partner
Cottonwood Technology Fund

Matthias Lederbogen

Investment Associate
Realyze Ventures

Marc Leduc

Investment Manager
BASF Venture Capital GmbH

Maciej Lehmann

Future Energy Ventures

Vincent Leruth

Venture Capital Senior Analyst
Industrya

Alberto Litta Modignani

VP Hydrogen
NextChem

Hans Maenhout

Investment Director
Finindus NV

Jared Magnus

Associate
Claret Capital Partners

Kai Martin

Investment Manager
Shell Ventures

Frederick Michna

Principal
MIG Capital

Patrick Muller

Equity Partner
HEUKING

Moritz Müller

Investment Manager
SET Ventures

Daniel Nascimento

Partner, CFO
Semapa Next

Thijs Nijland

Partner
SevenGen Investment Partners

Stian Nygaard

Investment Director
Yara Growth Ventures

Jan Palasinski

Partner
Future Energy Ventures

Pier Paolo Raimondi

Founding Partner - Group Managing Director
Finadvice AG

Philippa Power

Partner
Dehns

Maurits Roelofs

Investment Analyst
STS Ventures

Bruno Rudnik

Managing Partner
SEF Ventures

Anna Saari

Co-lead Investment & Funding
DnA Ventures

Luca Scherling

CVC Sr. Investment Associate
Terna SpA

Isabelle Schiffer

Investment Manager
b.value AG

Dietmar Schloesser

Director of Digitalisation & Innovation
TÜV Nord Group

Elisabeth Schrey

Managing Director
DTCF | DeepTech & Climate Fonds

Tim Schwichtenberg

Sr. Investment Manager
Bloomhaus Ventures AG

Rubina Singh

Investment Principal
Foresight Group

Oliver Smith

Consultant
Sheffield Haworth

Luis Sperr

Managing Partner
kopa ventures

Nick Stokman

Operating Partner Energy Transition
Rabobank International

Hortense Tafforeau

Principal
Meridiam

Marei v. Fürstenberg

Investment Analyst I Venture Capital
Capnamic

Fred van Beuningen

Managing Partner
Chrysalix Venture Capital

Wouter Van de Putte

Investment Director
Capricorn Partners

Peter van Ees

Sector Banker Energy Transition & International Affairs
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.

Peter van Gelderen

General Partner
Icos Capital

Ides Vandorpe

Investment Analyst | Energy Transition
Korys

Ivan Vargas Zuñiga

Impact VC Investor
Suma Capital

Adiari Vazquez

Investment Partner
Climate Pledge Fund by Amazon

Forster Vincent

Investment Manager
Enpulse Ventures

Joost Waeterloos

European Technology Scouting Leader
Dow

Martin Wienands

Venture Partner
Encevo

Pauline Wink

Founding Partner
4impact capital

Till Wyszynski

Investment Director
Eneco Ventures

Yoichi Yoshizawa

Manager
Mitsui & Co. Deutschland

Korstiaan Zandvliet

Partner
Urban Impact Ventures

Arne Peder Blix

CCC
Presenting Companies

Salem Abid

Founder & CEO
Minysa

Rutvika Acharya

Chief Executive Officer
Caplyzer
Coaches