Experts
Meet the experts driving this programme forward
Speakers
Mona Neubaur
Deputy Premier and Minister for Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Action and Energy of NRW Region
Ministry of Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Action and Energy of the State of NRW
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
Ines Bergmann-Nolting
Managing Partner
Greencode Ventures
Glenn Bijvoets
Innovation Leader
Eneco
Claudius Bleicher
VC
Climentum Capital
Lucille Bonnet
Managing Director
Alantra Energy Transition
Peter Brock
INVESTOR KLAAF
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
Geoffroy Dubus
Partner
Demeter
Matthias Engel
Partner and MD
Vireo Ventures
Katharina Frie
Partner
eCapital Entrepreneurial Partners
Julian Gallardo
New Business Development Manager
Mondragon BD Centre
Aylin Girgin Ozbilis
Investment Director
Vinci Venture Capital
Lynn Hoendervanger
Investment Manager
Navus Ventures
Vazil Hudak
Experienced manager, investor and board member
Aegle consulting
Iris Jensen
Business Development Manager
MAINGAU Energie GmbH
Tim Jungblut
Venture Partner
EURAZEO
Annemari Kirppu
Director, External Venturing
Fortum
Julian Klaiber
Principal
Green European Tech Fund
Ines Kolmsee
Partner
Matterwave Ventures
Petri Laine
Managing Partner
Innovestor Ventures
Fabio Lancellotti
Partner
Aster Capital
Simon Lange
Corporate Strategy Director - Hydrogen & Electrochemistry Growth Office/Corporate Venturing
Cummins Inc.
Alain le Loux
General Partner
Cottonwood Technology Fund
Marc Leduc
Investment Manager
BASF Venture Capital GmbH
Vincent Leruth
Venture Capital Senior Analyst
Industrya
Alberto Litta Modignani
VP Hydrogen
NextChem
Hans Maenhout
Investment Director
Finindus NV
Kai Martin
Investment Manager
Shell Ventures
Frederick Michna
Principal
MIG Capital
Falk Mueller-Veerse
Managing Director
Stifel
Moritz Müller
Investment Manager
SET Ventures
Thijs Nijland
Partner
SevenGen Investment Partners
Stian Nygaard
Investment Director
Yara Growth Ventures
Jan Palasinski
Partner
Future Energy Ventures
Bruno Rudnik
Managing Partner
SEF Ventures
Dietmar Schloesser
Director of Digitalisation & Innovation
TÜV Nord Group
Elisabeth Schrey
Managing Director
DTCF | DeepTech & Climate Fonds
Rubina Singh
Investment Principal
Foresight Group
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
Ivan Vargas Zuñiga
Impact VC Investor
Suma Capital
Adiari Vazquez
Investment Partner
Climate Pledge Fund by Amazon
Joost Waeterloos
European Technology Scouting Leader
Dow
Till Wyszynski
Investment Director
Eneco Ventures
Yoichi Yoshizawa
Manager
Mitsui & Co. Deutschland
Korstiaan Zandvliet
Partner
Urban Impact Ventures
Coaches
Riccardo Aimerito
Co-Founder and Partner
ERA Kapital
Andrea Baldoni
CEO & Founder
AB INVESTMENTS
Ivo Blij
Portfolio Manager Alternative Fixed Income - Private Debt
a.s.r.
Paul Böckmann
Analyst | Venture Capital
WEPA Ventures
Tilman Breitenstein
Patent, Trademark and Design Attorney
Scalable IP
Uffe Bundgaard-Jørgensen
CEO
Gate2Growth
Mario Buric
CROWD NINE
Valter Darbe
Managing Director
IGC SRL
Yavuzcan Eroglu
Investment Manager
Vinci Venture Capital
Albert Fischer
Managing Director
Yellow & Blue Investment Management B.V.
Jan Goesaert
Co-Founder I Executive Committee
Silk Road Partners
Caroline Gueissaz
Member
Business Angels Switzerland
Mevin Kistnassamy
Founding Partner
Blue Pelican Capital
Anne Lebreton-Wolf
Partner - Investor relations & investments on SDG 14 - Blue Economy
ALW Finance & Innovation
Patrick Muller
Equity Partner
HEUKING
Vicki O'Brien
Director
Strategic Allies
Pierre Poublan-Couzardot
Strategic Development
Kubota Holdings Europe
Lydia Simon
Managing Partner
SEF Ventures
Andra Stanciu
VC & Strategic Market Research Lead
Hometeam Ventures
Stine Svanevik
Head of Acceleration and Partnerships
Kongsberg Innovation
Marco Tibaldi
Director
Amsterdam Chemistry Network
Filipa Tome
Country Manager Portugal & Senior Innovation Consultant
PNO Innovation Portugal
Jim Totty
Managing director
Viridis Capital
Dora Trachana
Partner
Uni.Fund
Alexander van Os
Director & Co-Founder
Venture IQ
Mark Wilson
Principal
Strategic Technology Bioconsulting