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
