Overview
After celebrating a highly memorable 10th anniversary of Cleantech Forum Europe in Stockholm in 2014, we are delighted to return to Sweden’s capital and major European startup hub for our 15th edition – mark your calendars for May 21-23, 2019!
This annual gathering of the European innovation community offers a wide-ranging, three-day program along with exclusive opportunities to network, learn, and get deals done. Since 2002, Cleantech Group has brought together clean technology’s most influential leaders – corporate executives, startup and growth company CEOs, investors, government agencies, and other players – from across all areas of resource innovation, from the major industrial verticals, and from across the globe.
What to Expect
Our Cleantech Forums give you a glimpse of the future, get you out of your everyday silos, provide a different perspective, and help you find innovations of relevance to you that are in adjacent or altogether different industrial and technology areas. We convene the game-changers from multiple sectors all in one place for three days, from 25+ countries, and from over 100 cities worldwide. Our 17-year history of Cleantech Forums speaks to the importance of our events in getting deals done (or started), and the feedback we receive from attendees each year highlights the unique opportunities found at our Forums.
Haven’t experienced a Cleantech Forum? Learn more about it here.
Who Attends
You can expect to meet high-level corporate and investor representatives, entrepreneurs and disruptive startups, and other innovation leaders from 25+ countries, 5 continents, and from across many different sectors and industries.
Attendee numbers are consistently in the 375-425 range. Each is motivated to see today’s ‘state of the art’ in sustainable innovation and to gain insights on tomorrow.
Entrepreneurs: The startups and innovators on the front lines of sustainable innovation.
Corporates: Representatives from today’s leading corporate open innovation and venturing programs – those funding, incubating and partnering with innovation for strategic as well as financial return.
Financial Investors: Representatives from leading financial firms – venture and growth capital firms, along with some angels and family offices looking to make a sustainable impact and financial return.
Innovation Leaders: The ecosystem is completed with the presence of public sector officials and programs specialized in helping cleantech and resource innovation, and by lawyers and bankers, thinkers and innovation visionaries.
Check out a sampling of who typically attends our Forum here.
Attendee Testimonials
Each year, we receive attendee feedback that Cleantech Forum Europe provides a high level of networking opportunities, bringing together the most relevant influencers of the cleantech community and providing our attendees with connections beyond the Forum.
“Cleantech Forum Europe is a conference where you exchange in an interactive way on the latest topics with all different kinds of stakeholders relevant to our ecological and environmental future. It is a unique opportunity you can only get there.”
– Sandra Trittin, Co-Founder and Head of Business Development & Marketing, tiko Energy Solutions
“Cleantech Forum Europe was what you expected it to be. I had a good impression. Well organized, perfect venue and interesting atmosphere/audience.”
-Art De Boo, CEO, Dutch DNA
“I was able to meet with several very interesting people, with good prospects of future business!”
-Antoine Hubert, CEO, Ynsect
Agenda
Innovations for Noble and Impactful Goals: The Best is Yet to Come
Welcome to our 15th Cleantech Forum Europe, our Crystal Anniversary!
In February 2019, one of Europe’s leading next-generation energy companies, sonnen, was acquired by Shell – an event I recently likened to “our Netscape moment.” In 2014, the company, known then as sonnenbatterie, made our Global Cleantech 100 list for the first time. sonnen’s CEO will be with us this May to look back at their story, and look forward to where things may head in the next chapter.
In 2014, we marked our 10th Cleantech Forum Europe with a report entitled Looking Forward, Looking Back: the Best is Yet to Come in which the argument was made as to why our sustainable innovation theme looked well set for the 10 years. We also had the privilege of holding our annual Awards Dinner in City Hall, where the Nobel Prize banquet is held each year.
Five years on, we are back in Stockholm, this time to mark our Crystal Anniversary. This year’s Awards Dinner will take place in an old Nobel factory, and our Investor Dinner will be at the Nobel Prize Museum.
Throughout the Forum, we’ll take a critical look at how that best is coming on, and identify who and what will be part of the next wave of innovations that have both noble and impactful potential to transition global industries to a more digitized, de-carbonized and resource-efficient future.
We’ll also showcase more than 50 emerging innovative companies with noble aims from Europe and beyond that are looking for capital and industrial partners.
Our agenda can be seen below. It will be updated regularly – check back frequently for new speakers.
Featured speakers
May 21, 2019
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Pre-Registration
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RegistrationCleantech Tour of Stockholm
For the 11th year running, Cleantech Forum Europe will offer a pre-Forum opportunity to see some of the cleantech sights of our host city/area. This year, we will have a places for 40-45 people to join the the tour of GrowSmarter project in Stockholm.
The tour will consist of three site visits with presentations around Valla Torg in Årsta:
Read more1. Skanska showroom
– Renovation and energy efficiency of the buildings in Valla Torg (presentation by Skanska TBC)
– Smart lighting (presentation by TK TBC)
– Tour of the outdoor smart lighting2. 89th view apartment
– Presentation site by GrowSmarter
– Energy optimization, presentation by Peter Andersson of L&T
– Smart Living, presentation by Larz Pohl of Fortum3. 89th round walk
– Mobility solutions and the delivery room, presentation by Stockholmshem
– Smart waste management, presentation by Envac(Places will be confirmed on a first-come, first-served basis via the registration system, so we recommend registering early if you want to join!)
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MasshallenNordic Cleantech Open Finals
Cleantech Group is delighted to host the Nordic Cleantech Open finals as a pre-event to the 2019 Cleantech Forum Europe. The finals of Nordic Cleantech Open, organized by Cleantech Scandinavia, will see the top 10 finalists of this business plan competition pitching to a jury and to the audience who will, together, decide on the 2019 winner(s).
The 10 finalist companies have now been announced! See the finalists and other great speakers in the full program below:
Read moreModerator: Andreas Stubelius, Swedish Energy Agency
1:30pm – 1:40pm Welcoming Words — Magnus Agerström, Cleantech Scandinavia
1:40pm – 1:50pm Keynote — Boel Rydenå, SustainTech Ventures
1:50pm – 2:00pm Keynote — Lucy Rands, Environmental Technologies Fund Partners (TBC)
2:00pm – 2:50pm NCO Pitches + Panel Q&A
- Cellugy
- Curious AI
- Einride
- Elonroad
- GrainSense
2:50pm – 3:30pm Coffee and Networking Break
3:30pm – 3:40pm Keynote — Daniel Kaufmann, SITRA
3:40pm – 4:30pm NCO Pitches + Panel Q&A
- Linc
- Moving Floor
- Solar Water Solutions
- SurfCleaner
- TotalCtrl
Co-hosted by: Cleantech Scandinavia
Andreas Stubelius
Portfolio Manager, Swedish Energy AgencyMagnus Agerström
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Registration & Opening of Cleantech Forum Europe
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MasshallenWelcome to Stockholm, Capital of Scandinavia and Host City of our 15th Cleantech Forum Europe!
In the opening evening session, we will begin with an introduction to the innovation, and venturing landscape of our host region to provide you context for the next two days, as well as some ideas of players to meet, companies to hear present, etc. We will also find out who has won the 2019 Nordic Cleantech Open Finals (from the afternoon session).
Richard Youngman
CEO, Cleantech GroupRobert Andrén
Director General, Swedish Energy AgencyIbrahim Baylan
Minister for Business, Industry and Innovation, The Government of SwedenDavid Sonnek
CEO, IndustrifondenJaney Mehks
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Masshallen & Lilla HallenOpening Reception
Co-Hosted by: Invest Stockholm
May 22, 2019
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Registration & Welcome Coffee
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MasshallenWelcome to our 15th Cleantech Forum Europe - Where the Best Have Always Come!
Our opening morning plenary will include three elements, starting with Exponential Roadmaps: The Big Picture Realities of What Industrial Transformations Need to be Achieved in the 2020’s. The Exponential Climate Action Roadmap was launched at September’s Global Climate Action Summit in California by Christina Figueres and Johan Rockstrom. The roadmap outlines the global economic transformation required by 2030 to meet the Paris Agreement on climate, to halve carbon emissions across that decade (a halving which needs to be repeated in the 2030s and 2040s too). The work is both fundamentally alarming and optimistic. Its central conclusion is that it can be done, the solutions exist, that certain industrial sectors are already on the necessary exponential pathway, while others are linear laggards, and need to get their act together (fast). The key findings most relevant to this audience – namely, the pathways the different industrial sectors need to be on to make their contribution to the path to Paris – will be presented to us.
Next, Cleantech Group will provide its annual “lay of the land,” incorporating the trends and organizations to keep an eye on, in the months and years ahead. It will also revisit the 10th anniversary report, Looking Back, Looking Forward: The Best is Yet to Come, with some critical assessment of whether and how that best is now emerging.
Finally, on his return to the location of his first ever appearance at a Cleantech Forum (in 2014), sonnen’s CEO will be with us to look back at their story, and to look forward to where things may head in the next chapter.
Johan Falk
Lead Author, The Exponential Climate Action RoadmapChristoph Ostermann
Co-Founder & CEO, sonnenStefan Henningsson
Senior Adviser Climate, Energy & Innovation, WWFRichard Youngman
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Masshallen & Lilla HallenNetworking Break (Fika)
During the networking break, consider taking your coffee at one of the 30-minute Meet the Analyst roundtables, on the topics shown below.
From this point on, the majority of the Forum’s programming will take place in parallel tracks, offering you a wider variety of subjects to choose from and continuing our well-received Interaction Track. Wherever you see the label Interaction Track, expect the format of these sessions to be deliberately informal, intimate and interactive. That means smaller groups (think 20-30 people), with no microphones or monitors and powerpoint-free. You are here to listen and talk to each other!
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MasshallenMeet the Analysts
Four of Cleantech Group’s analysts will be at specified and marked roundtables in the plenary area during the networking break, ready to talk to you, and with you, about a topic each they have been researching of late. Places at each table (max. 10-12 people) will be available on a first come, first served basis. Here are the four analysts and their table topics:
- Cassidy Shell on Urban Air Mobility
- Chris Sworder on Alternative Proteins
- Josh Gilbert on Geospatial Monitoring
- Louis Brasington on Edge Computing and Utilities
Louis Brasington
Lead Analyst, Energy & Power, Cleantech GroupJosh Gilbert
CEO & Co-Founder, Sust GlobalCassidy Shell
Lead Analyst, Transportation & Logistics, Cleantech GroupChris Sworder
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RiddarsalenThe Future of Carbon: Utilization or Sequestration or Both?
Our 2019 Global Cleantech 100 featured a record number (5) of carbon-to-value companies, a signal that the utilization of carbon as a future growth market is gaining traction and momentum as we head toward the 2020s. However, given the scale of the carbon issue, there are plenty of the persuasion that converting it to fuels, chemicals or concrete isn’t going to deal with the global CO2 challenge, and that we will still need to sequester and store as well. This session will give voice to this debate.
Co-hosted by: BP Ventures
Sandra Eager
Ventures Principal, BP VenturesBo Boylan
Chief Commercial Officer, SolidiaTristan Fischer
Chairman, C-CaptureRhea Hamilton
Managing Director, Beyond Net ZeroRowena Sellens
CEO, Econic TechnologiesGuloren Turan
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GallerietInnovation Company Showcase 1
Six competitively selected CEOs, looking for capital and partners, will present their companies. We will have three investor reviewers on hand to provide comment and questions.
Investor Reviewers:
Hans Dellenbach, Partner, Chief Financial Officer, Emerald Technology Ventures
Markus Hökfelt, Fund Manager, Almi InvestChris Sworder
Lead Analyst, Agriculture and Food, Cleantech GroupFlorian Bachheibl
Co-Founder & Co-Managing Director, VolaboEléonore Blondeau
CEO & Founder, CleanCupRolf Luchsinger
CEO and Co-Founder, TwingTecJames Murray
Head of Product, VervErik Odén
CEO, C-Green TechnologyHans Dellenbach
CFO, Emerald Technology VenturesMarkus Hökfelt
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INTERACTION TRACKFogelstromInnovation in Industrial Cybersecurity – From ICS to IIoT
Protection of critical network assets and infrastructure from cyber-attack is an increasingly important area of innovation, and it is a growing area of concern for large industrial corporates. Remote industrial control systems (ICS) are an attractive target for hackers, as illustrated by the Ukraine grid blackout in 2015, and Russian hackers targeting the US grid in 2018. In this session we will highlight some of the leading innovators in the industrial cyber-security ecosystem, and explore how innovation and proactive risk management can combine to protect mission-critical assets and infrastructure.
Co-hosted by: Chubb
Josh Gilbert
CEO & Co-Founder, Sust GlobalNick Bellamy
Principal Cyber Risk Engineer & Technology Industry Practitioner, ChubbMathias Ekstedt
Co-Founder, ForeseetiJonas Hellgren
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Masshallen & Lilla HallenNetworking Lunch
Consider joining the lunchtime workshop on applying for EU Grants, or just enjoy some re-charge and networking time.
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GallerietLunch Workshop: Leveraging EU Grants to Grow Your Startup: Demystifying the SME Instrument
This lunch workshop offers an overview of the SME Instrument for startups looking to leverage EU grants:
- How to use the SME Instrument (grants of up to €2.5 million) as an alternative to equity-based VC Series As.
- An overview of the origins of the programme to help understand its objectives, specificities and how it works.
- What the selection process looks like, and what are the key elements to have to maximize your chances.
- What the profile is of an ideal candidate and what the jury expects from you.
- Practical advice on the application itself.
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RiddarsalenEnergy Storage: A Game Changer for Power, Transport and Industry
As one of major facets in the decarbonization story across Europe, batteries are increasingly taking a central role in the transformation of the power, transport and industrial sectors. InnoEnergy will lead a discussion on a cross-section of the energy storage market, exploring how innovative technologies are transforming the region’s major sectors. Key representatives from these sectors, alongside market innovators, will discuss key market developments, challenges and opportunities, as well how innovation can drive cross-sector collaboration.
Co-hosted by: InnoEnergy
Dr. Tomas Kåberger
Industrial Growth Executive, InnoEnergyBjörn Jernström
CTO & Founder, FerroampTaavi Madiberk
CEO & Co-Founder, Skeleton TechnologiesJimmy Ördberg
Senior Director, Technology Center, Husqvarna DivisionStefan Söderling
Investment Director, Volvo Group Venture CapitalStephan Stålered
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GallerietInnovation Company Showcase 2
Six competitively selected CEOs, looking for capital and partners, will present their companies. We will have three investor reviewers on hand to provide comment and questions.
Investor Reviewers:
David Aitken, Associate Director, Carbon Trust
Olivier Bordelanne, Partner, Demeter Ventures
Andrew Symes, Associate, BP VenturesMagnus Rehn
Business Coach - Sustainability, StingPaul Dowman-Tucker
CEO, Bowman PowerAlexander Hanrath
CFO, utonomyCharlotta Holmquist
Executive Chairman & Co-Founder, BlixtFabian Lemke
Co-Founder & Managing Director, nuventuraOtto Lundman
CEO, ModvionDavid Aitken
Associate Director, Carbon TrustOlivier Bordelanne
Partner, Demeter IMAndrew Symes
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INTERACTION TRACKFogelstromIPO Clinic – What should you know about listing a company?
Nasdaq Nordic has become one of the leading venues in growth company listings in Europe, and many founders all over the globe are considering it to make it big and enter stock markets in the Nordics. Come and learn what the motives are for doing so, what is required from a company, and how the market sentiment is now. A case study or two of listings on Nasdaq First North will be used. How did they do it in practice? Come ask questions and take part in an interactive discussion.
Co-hosted by: Nasdaq
Erja Retzén
Senior Managing Director, Global Listing Services, Nasdaq NordicChristoffer Andersson
CFO & Deputy CEO, ClimeonJonas Eklind
CEO and President, AzelioPatric Lindqvist
Portfolio Manager, Sustainable Energy Handelsbanken Asset ManagementThomas Ranje
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Masshallen & Lilla HallenNetworking Break (Fika)
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RiddarsalenHeat: An Opportunity As Big As Power and Transportation Combined
From industrial waste heat to residential air conditioning, heat is one of the major contributors to the global GHG emissions, and often not given the attention that it needs. This session will evaluate some of the innovative solutions to tackle the heating challenge, exploring alternative heat de-carbonization pathways, including digitization of heating systems, conversion of the gas grid to low-carbon hydrogen, and emerging waste heat recovery solutions.
Petr Míkovec
Managing Director & Co-Founder, Inven CapitalJukka Aho
CEO, LeanheatEric Appleton
Incubation Manager, Energy Systems CatapultToon Bouten
CEO, tado°Joachim Karthäuser
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GallerietLinking the Food Chain: How to Waste Less Food with On-Demand Logistics
How do you get food from field-to-fork fast, and how is this going to help us reduce waste? Food delivery is more convenient than ever for consumers, with direct-from-farm business models and a network of grocery and cooked food delivery options available on your phone. The new food system relies heavily on efficient logistics systems and less on a supermarket’s ability to predict and drive demand. This session aims to understand how this system provides fresh opportunities to reduce food waste.
Chris Sworder
Lead Analyst, Agriculture and Food, Cleantech GroupFlavio Alario
CEO, FliitNatalie de Brun Skantz
Co-Founder, GrönskaMathilde Jakobsen
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INTERACTION TRACKFogelstromIndia: An emerging hotbed for clean technologies - learn how EU cleantech companies can access the opportunities
India is one of the fastest growing major economies in the world and projected to grow 7.5% in 2019-2020. With over EUR 100 billion worth of EU-India bilateral trade in 2017, the EU is not only India’s largest trading partner contributing to the creation of 6 million Indian jobs, but also an important strategic partner supporting sustainable modernization initiatives. Many European startups and SMEs in the technology, environment, communications, energy and infrastructure sectors are driving this.
Join the session to learn about the instruments and programs that can help EU cleantech companies successfully access and do business in India.
Joel Fernandes
Project Lead Europe, Business Support to the EU – India Policy Dialogues, European Business & Technology CentreArati Davis
Vice President, Sweden India Business CouncilPraveen Paranjothi
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Transition Break
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RiddarsalenHydrogen: Reimagining its Role in the European Economy
Government support, tightening emission regulations and decreasing equipment costs are just some of the factors influencing the new narrative around hydrogen in Europe. Once solely considered an industrial feedstock, hydrogen is now being seriously considered as a key component for the region’s decarbonization efforts. This session will explore why hydrogen has come back in vogue, diving into what role it can play within different sectors such as heating, power, and industry across Europe.
Louis Brasington
Lead Analyst, Energy & Power, Cleantech GroupEnass Abo-Hamed
CEO, H2GO PowerCindi Choi
Partner, Total Energy VenturesThomas Chrometzka
Head of Strategy, EnapterKarl Hauptmeier
Senior Product Manager Electrolysis, sunfireOlivier Machet
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GallerietApproaches to Assess and Measure Impact
Most investors in our space are pursuing a double bottom line. While the financial bottom line can easily be measured in multiples and IRR, the impact bottom line is much harder to grasp. In the last few years, responding to increased public awareness, limited partners have pushed investors to get better at quantifying their impact. This session will highlight three approaches to do that: measuring a portfolio’s direct impact, pursuing ESG goals and Mission Innovation’s Framework for Assessing Avoided Emissions. Companies and investors should expect to get a better sense of these frameworks, how to implement them and in which circumstances they can be useful.
Jules Besnainou
Director, Cleantech for EuropeCyril Gouiffès
Impact Investment Manager, European Investment FundDennis Pamlin
Senior Advisor, RISE Research Institutes of SwedenNicolas Piau
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Transition Break
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MasshallenMobility for the 2020s: A Progress Report from the Frontlines
As exciting as the promise of next-generation mobility is, significant hurdles toward making it a reality remain. For all the amounts invested, the unit numbers on the road today of what 2030 mobility might look like are small.
It is the interplay of autonomy, electrification, fleetification and TaaS (transport-as-a-service), underpinned by connectivity and systemic safety that would, as is well-argued in ReThinkX’s Rethinking Transportation 2020-2030, bring forward truly disruptive economics and resource efficiencies to transportation. But, arguably, this vision of the future is only as strong as its weakest, or its slowest-moving, part since the power of the disruption is in the combination and convergence of all these factors.
This final plenary session of the day will feature two European Global Cleantech 100 companies to provide their perspectives on the current deployment frontlines, how fast the industry is evolving, and what challenges remain to be solved.
Jules Besnainou
Director, Cleantech for EuropeGreg Ducongé
CEO, VulogLuc Texier
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Registration AreaBuses and Cocktail Time
Assuming you have registered for one of the 250 seats at the 15th Cleantech Forum Europe Dinner & Awards, you will take one of the buses chartered to take us from the Forum venue to Winterviken, the dinner venue and where pre-dinner drinks will be served.
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WintervikenThe 15th Annual Cleantech Forum Reception, Dinner & Awards
Join us for the 15th Cleantech Forum Europe Dinner & Awards, as ever, a special evening in a special location. There will be drinks on arrival from 7:00pm, followed by a 7:30pm seated dinner, as well as the presentation of the 2019 European Cleantech Awards.
NOTE: We are now accepting wait list only for the dinner. Limited to 250 places – seats get reserved through the registration form on a first-come, first-served basis.
May 23, 2019
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Registration & Welcome Coffee
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MasshallenCorporates and Startups: What are the roots of, and the routes to, more successful engagements?
We consider successful corporate engagement with startups a key success factor in the mission to transition industries to a more digitized, de-carbonized and resource-efficient future. For that to happen, corporations need to both educate innovation ecosystems like ours on the relevant industry value chains and the issues they are trying to solve, and to take efficient and impactful actions through strategic partnerships and collaborations to accelerate the commercialization of the relevant startups.
This opening session of our final day will look at these questions in the company of both corporations and accelerators who work closely with corporate partners.
Todd Allmendinger
Director of Research, Cleantech GroupUbald Kragten
Manager Business & Market Insights, DSM Innovation Center, The NetherlandsKatherine MacDonald
Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships, Greentown LabsSilvia Mendez
Enel Innovation Hub Europe, Enel GroupEmilie Normann
Director Entrepreneurship, EIT Climate-KIC -
Transition Break
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RiddarsalenReforming an Age-Old Industry: How Sustainable Chemistry is Enabling a Circular Economy
The 20th century chemicals industry developed dozens of fossil-based materials that formed the foundation of our current linear economy, a system that consumes the resource equivalent of 1.6 earths annually and threatens to pollute the environment beyond repair. The push towards a circular economy has ushered in a new mandate for the chemicals industry – to develop new materials, processes and business models that will enable an economy fit for the 21st century and beyond. With the help of top innovators and investors in the field, we will look to understand how this transformation is taking place, and at what speed. In particular, we will look to understand the different possible loops to develop to make chemistry circular.
Ludwig Goris
Partner, Capricorn Venture PartnersKarim Engelmark Cassimjee
CEO, EnginZymeSteven De Boer
Sustainability Leader Petrochemicals, SABICAbdul Khogali
COO, GenecisKunal Phalpher
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GallerietInnovation Company Showcase 3
Six competitively selected CEOs, looking for capital and partners, will present their companies. We will have three investor reviewers on hand to provide comment and questions.
Investor Reviewers:
Aruna Ramsamy, Principal, OGCI Climate Investments
Jerry Szustakowski, Associate, Idinvest PartnersYoachim Haynes
Vice President of Strategy, Europe, Energy Impact PartnersDavid Ainsworth
CEO, Kite Power SystemsHenrik Båge
Founding Partner, Phoenix BiopowerAthan Fox
Chief Technology & Innovation Officer, Aurelius EnvironmentalIngrid Nordmark
Chairman of the Board, APR TechnologiesEmma Woxlin
Co-Founder, EpishineHeike Carl Zatterstrom
Chief Communications Officer, Boson EnergyAruna Ramsamy
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Masshallen & Lilla HallenNetworking Break (Fika)
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RiddarsalenChanging Clothes: The Circular Fashion Economy
Fast fashion – mass-produced, inexpensive, throwaway clothing – is damaging the environment and the workers who make it. Textile dyeing is the second largest polluter of clean water globally (after agriculture), and reams of un-recyclable materials are being discarded in landfill. However, innovation in textiles, factories, and supply chain practices are emerging to offer viable alternatives to the make-use-dispose model of fashion. In this session, we will highlight some of the innovators and enablers addressing these issues.
Dr. Amanda Parkes
Chief Innovation Officer, Future Tech LabElin Larsson
Founder, ElcoEbba Nilsson-Lepage
Vice President M&A and Corporate Finance, Stora EnsoHrishikesh Rajan
Founder and CEO, TrusTraceRichard Törnblom
Chief Marketing Officer, re:newcellLauren Zahringer
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GallerietInnovation Company Showcase 4
Six competitively selected CEOs, looking for capital and partners, will present their companies. We will have three investor reviewers on hand to provide comment and questions.
Investor Reviewers:
Fermín Barquín, Infrastructure Equity Investments, European Investment Bank
Virginia de Guillebon, Investment Director, ENGIE New Ventures
Martin Kröner, Managing Partner, Munich Venture PartnersChris Sworder
Lead Analyst, Agriculture and Food, Cleantech GroupPatrik Möller
CEO, CorPower OceanNils Lekeberg
Business Development Manager and Co-Founder, EnjayIsabella Palmgren
CEO, MimblyJavier Garcia Sedano
Founder & CEO, OptimitiveRobert Sunderland
Director, Digital EngineeringJocelyn Wasselin
CEO, EnerBeeFermín Barquín
Infrastructure Equity Investments, European Investment BankVirginia de Guillebon
Investment Director, ENGIE New VenturesMartin Kröner
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INTERACTION TRACKFogelstromVenture Capital Clinic for Investors and Startups
Whether you are an investor looking to deploy capital in Europe, or a company looking to raise money from investors, this legal clinic is for you. Three partners from leading international law firm Taylor Wessing will answer your questions on:
- How to penetrate European investment markets, including Germany, France and the UK. What are the challenges of cross-border deals?
- How should start-ups approach the latest international VC terms and structuring trends? How should you prepare to welcome investors in your company?
Feel free to come with your questions and join the discussion.
Co-hosted by: Taylor Wessing
Dr. Peter Hellich
Partner, Taylor WessingHoward Palmer
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Masshallen & Lilla HallenNetworking Lunch
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RiddarsalenThe Circular Water Economy: Opportunity & Innovation
More efficient treatment, use and reuse of water can play an important part in both driving profit margins and addressing climate damage. Innovative circular water innovation and new business models are enabling a shift towards more efficient and affordable treatment of residential, commercial and industrial water. In this session, we will dive into some of the market dynamics, with startups and corporates who are leading the charge in driving a more circular water economy.
Josh Gilbert
CEO & Co-Founder, Sust GlobalSofie Allert
CEO, Swedish Algae FactorySebastian Andreassen
Chief Commercial Officer, Director & Co-Founder, CembraneSteven De Laet
CEO, InOpSysTobias Svanberg
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GallerietIn Search of Efficiency Opportunities in Global Logistics
A massive industry rife with inefficiency, short on data and long on GHG emissions, global logistics represents opportunities for innovation to power it toward a more digitized, de-carbonized and resource-efficient future. Transportation, long-haul to last mile, is the single biggest contributor of the global logistics industry’s estimated 28.5% contribution to global emissions. As an antidote to the hype around passenger mobility services of the services, we have invited a handful of entrepreneurs to share what they are seeing as the broad movements and trends in the transportation of goods. What opportunities are there, why and where for innovative solutions (for theirs and others) to solve market problems today and tomorrow?
Yoachim Haynes
Vice President of Strategy, Europe, Energy Impact PartnersRussell Pullan
CEO, HavelaarNoah Silberschmidt
CEO, Silverstream TechnologiesChristian Zeuchner
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Masshallen & Lilla HallenNetworking Break (Fika)
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MasshallenThe Next Wave of Funding Opportunities: An Investor Discussion
Over 100 speakers have shared their insights with us over the past 3 days about emerging business opportunities and cutting-edge innovations. To conclude the Forum, this session will hear the viewpoints from a few select investors who have been part of the conference. What did they take away about the ways industries are transitioning? What lessons of the past can help identify the hot venture capital investment themes in the 2020s? Hear the insiders’ view from active investors in this space.
Ben Murphy
Investment Director, IP GroupPippa Gawley
Founding Partner, Zero Carbon CapitalMarkus Hökfelt
Fund Manager, Almi InvestLucy Rands
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Lilla Hallen & ArkadenClosing Reception
Travel
HERE’S OUR GUIDE FOR PLANNING YOUR TRIP TO STOCKHOLM:
Forum Venue – the Forum will be held at Münchenbryggeriet (The Brewery Conference Centre Stockholm)
15th Annual Gala Dinner & Awards Ceremony – the Dinner will be held at Winterviken (max 250 seats available)
Hotel Accommodations – guidance on our special rate hotel at the Hilton Stockholm Slussen and Hotel Rival
How to Get to Stockholm / the Venue – we have compiled some information to help
Forum Venue
The 2019 Cleantech Forum Europe will be held at Munchenbryggeriet – the same wonderful venue as we used in 2014! The Brewery Conference Centre Stockholm is located in the heart of Stockholm, with a breathtaking view of the city overlooking the city hall and the old town. A historical building completely refurbished with spaces that are bright, spacious and modern.
Münchenbryggeriet | Torkel knutssonsgatan 2 | 118 25 Stockholm, Sweden
15th Annual Gala Dinner & Awards Ceremony
The 15th Annual Gala Dinner & Awards Ceremony on Wednesday May 22nd will take place at Winterviken. Only 15 minutes away from Stockholm city lies this old factory of Nobel from 1891. Winterviken’s halls are rough and beautiful. The ceiling is adorned by wooden beams, brick inner and outer walls and wooden floors.
Hotel Accommodations
HOTEL RIVAL
We have an additional, limited hotel block for our two peak nights at the Hotel Rival (about a 10-minute walk to the main Forum venue). Room availability as of April 29 is listed below. Please note that there are rooms available outside of the peak nights, but pricing may vary.
- Night of 21/5: 28 standard rooms (SEK 2090 ; USD 220) and 20 superior rooms (SEK 2390 ; USD 250)
- Night of 22/5: 28 standard rooms (SEK 2090 ; USD 220) and 20 superior rooms (SEK 2390 ; USD 250)
To book your reservation, please contact Frida at reservations@rival.se and refer to booking code 1705CLEAN.
Hotel Rival
Mariatorget 3
118 48 Stockholm, Sweden
HILTON STOCKHOLM SLUSSEN
Our official hotel block at the Hilton has closed, but there are a limited amount of rooms available to book via at conference.slussen@hilton.com. The Hilton Stockholm Slussen is less than a 15-minute walk from the main Forum venue and a convenient option for our Forum.
Hilton Stockholm Slussen
Guldgränd 8, 104 65
Stockholm, Sweden
Phone: +46-8-51735300
How to Get to Stockholm / The Venue
Air Travel
There are many daily direct flights to Stockholm from major cities across the world.
Do note that there are at least 3 airports that might be described by airlines (especially Ryanair) as Stockholm Airport. Arlanda is the main airport, and the one most travelers will likely use. Bromma, Skavsta and Västerås are the others in the Stockholm region.
From the airport to the venue or Hilton Stockholm Slussen
When you arrive at the Stockholm Arlanda Airport, take the Arlanda Express train to Stockholm Central Station.
The Arlanda Express is the fastest (20 minutes) and our recommended option for either single travelers or in traffic rush hours. It costs SEK 295 one way and SEK 570 for a round trip (approximately €28-30 or € 55-57). You can then catch a taxi at the Stockholm Central Station, and in 5-10 minutes you will be at the Hilton Stockholm Slussen Hotel or at the venue, Münchenbryggeriet.
A fixed price taxi from the airport would likely cost about twice as much (between SEK 450-500 one way), so it could be a good option if you are sharing. Do note that prices charged by taxis in Stockholm are NOT regulated and so prices charged per km can vary a lot. We would advise only getting in a taxi where you know the fixed price to/from airport or, in the city, whose highest unit price is between, say SEK 290 – 390. You can see this on a very visible yellow label, usually on the rear door window, before entering the vehicle (see here for photo and more information).
Uber does operate in Stockholm, but do not expect significant price differences, as all ride-hailing cars are taxi-registered cars.
By bus to the venue and Hilton
You can also take the Flygbussarna bus shuttle from the airport to Stockholm City Terminal. Change to the red subway line towards Norsborg or Fruängen. Get off at Mariatorget. Take the Torkel Knutssonsgatan and Polishuset exit. As you exit the subway station, make a right down Torkel Knutssonsgatan and follow the street about 400 meters to the Brewery Conference Centre, located at Torkel Knutssonsgatan 2 on your left-hand side.
By subway to the venue and Hilton
Take the red subway line to Mariatorget. Take the Torkel Knutssonsgatan and Polishuset exit. As you exit the subway station, take a right down Torkel Knutssonsgatan and follow this street about 400 meters to the Brewery Conference Centre, located at Torkel Knutssonsgatan 2 on your left-hand side.
Speakers
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Enass Abo-Hamed
CEO, H2GO Power Speaker bioEnass Abo-Hamed
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Enass founded H2GO Power after her successful research with a novel porous catalytic material for the production and storage of hydrogen as part of her PhD at the University of Cambridge. Having previously obtained her BSc and MSc degrees from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel), she is currently a research associate at Cambridge and a Cambridge University Energy Champion.
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Magnus Agerström
Managing Director, Cleantech Scandinavia Speaker bioMagnus Agerström
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Magnus Agerström is Managing Director of Cleantech Scandinavia, which he co-founded in 2007. With more than 70 investors and industry companies from around the world in a membership network, Cleantech Scandinavia has become one of the most influential actors in the Nordic cleantech space. Before he co-founded Cleantech Scandinavia he co-founded sustainability consultant/software company, Natlikan Sustainability AB, where he was Managing Director for many years and from which he made a successful exit in 2011. Magnus holds a bachelor of Business Administration and has a passion for Environmental Economics. He is convinced that the way we use our economic system will have to be reformed in order for us to solve the big sustainability challenges ahead.
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Jukka Aho
CEO, LeanheatJukka Aho
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David Ainsworth
CEO, Kite Power Systems Speaker bioDavid Ainsworth
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David’s breadth of experience has been a significant contributing factor to KPS’ success, from the development of aerospace and renewable energy systems; product development; renewable energy project environmental permitting to supply chain management and project delivery.
He joined Kite Power Systems in 2014 as Business Development Director and latterly as CEO, having led the successful effort in 2016 to raise KPS’s first £7M equity investment. KPS is now at the forefront of the developing Airborne Wind Energy (AWE) sector with a system that is reliable, efficient and capable of delivering clean, cheap energy at utility scale. The company’s aim is to provide energy at a lower cost than that of wind turbines by using 85% less material.
Prior to KPS David worked for Vickers Aerospace (now part of Eaton) developing hydraulic components for commercial and military aircraft and then on to Microturbo (now part of Safrane), a French company developing APUs, starting systems and thrust engines for a variety of aircraft, missile systems and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs).
David then joined the UK start up Bowman Power Systems as employee number 2. Bowman developed microturbine Combined Heat and Power systems. From Bowman he then joined Marine Current Turbines as employee number two. Marine Current Turbines went on to develop the world’s most successful tidal turbine (SeaGen) in terms of the number of MegaWatt hours generated by a single turbine. The environmental data produced by SeaGen underpinned the rest of the worlds tidal project development for many years.
David is a Chartered Engineer with a degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the University of Southampton, UK.
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Flavio Alario
CEO, Fliit Speaker bioFlavio Alario
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I’m a logistics nerd. Started my career at DHL as part of the founding team of DHL PACKSTATION, the first parcel locker network worldwide. After 12 years with different responsibilities I left DHL to start a more entrepreneurial journey. Founded Fliit to simplify food logistics. With more than 200 food logistics carriers on our platform we transport food for food producers and retailers like Rewe, Compass Group and Amazon Fresh. Raised more than €15 Mio. in venture capital from Maersk Growth, Alstin and others to build the category leader in Europe. Married, 3 kids, I enjoy doing triathlon.
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Sofie Allert
CEO, Swedish Algae Factory Speaker bioSofie Allert
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Sofie Allert is the co-founder and CEO of Swedish Algae Factory. She has a Bachelor degree in Biotechnology and a Master’s degree in Entrepreneurship and Business design from Chalmers University of Technology. Swedish Algae Factory was founded because of her passion for making use of a natural resource that can create a lot of sustainable value for society, algae. Swedish Algae Factory have developed a circular economic business model around a group of algae called diatoms.
The organic biomass of diatoms is surrounded by a nanoporous silica shell. This silica shell has naturally exceptional light-altering and absorbent properties that are useful in several industries, where the material can replace harmful and/or less efficient chemical substances. These unique properties can e.g. be used for efficiency enhancement of solar panels, improvement of battery capacity, UV light protection in sunscreens and paint and absorption and moisturizing in skincare products. Swedish Algae Factory are today operating an algae cultivation facility in Kungshamn, Sweden, where algae is cultivated whilst absorbing the nutrients nitrogen and phosphorus in wastewater released from a land-based fish farm. The nutrients are trapped in the organic biomass of the algae. This organic biomass is a by-product after extraction of the algae shells and can e.g. be utilized to produce more sustainable feed or fertilizers.
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Todd Allmendinger
Director of Research, Cleantech GroupTodd Allmendinger
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Christoffer Andersson
CFO & Deputy CEO, Climeon Speaker bioChristoffer Andersson
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Christoffer Andersson was one of the first angel investors in Climeon and has been operational in the company since 2016, currently serving as CFO and Deputy CEO. He has a master of science degree in computer science and control engineering from Luleå University of Technology and has extensive experience in building companies on a global basis, from start-ups to business areas within large companies. Christoffer was previously advisor to growth companies and CEO of TargetEveryOne AB, a company that he took through a turn-around and listing on Nasdaq First North in June 2015. Before this, he held several positions as head of business area at Ericsson, for example in India and Germany, with up to 750 employees and a turnover of over SEK 1.5 billion. In addition, he has written best-selling books on mobile applications and his team in India has been profiled as best practice in the book “Organisational Design, What Your University Forgot To Teach You” by Andrew Olivier.
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Sebastian Andreassen
Chief Commercial Officer, Director & Co-Founder, Cembrane Speaker bioSebastian Andreassen
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Co-founder & CCO of Cembrane a/s since 2014. Cembrane manufactures a unique type of ceramic membrane used for reuse of industrial wastewater and treatment of drinking water. In many applications, Cembrane’ s technology can treat waste- and drinking water with an unprecedented footprint, lifetime and lifecycle cost. Despite its young age, Cembrane has supplied its membranes for reuse of more than 30 million liters of wastewater every day and more than 110 million liter drinking water daily, in more than 55 countries.
Sebastian holds a M.Sc. Eng. from Aalborg University of Denmark and has more than 10 years’ experience in the ceramic cleantech industry as a product developer, business manager and recently CCO. Before Cembrane he worked with product development, as a business manager and was part of the management group in Liqtech International a/s a publicly traded company on NYSE.
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Robert Andrén
Director General, Swedish Energy Agency Speaker bioRobert Andrén
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Robert Andrén has been appointed new Director General of the Swedish Energy Agency. He comes directly from the Ministry of Environment and Energy, where he is director of the Energy Division. He will start his new job on September 1st.
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Eric Appleton
Incubation Manager, Energy Systems CatapultEric Appleton
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Florian Bachheibl
Co-Founder & Co-Managing Director, Volabo Speaker bioFlorian Bachheibl
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Florian Bachheibl, M.Sc. graduated from the University of Federal Defense, Munich in 2011 with a Master of Science in Mechatronics Engineering. He then joined the Institute of Electrical Drives and Actuators as a Research Assistant where he conducted research in the areas of modelling of passive components, systems engineering and fields analysis before he switched to VOLABO GmbH as a Co-Founder and Managing Director in 2016.
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Henrik Båge
Founding Partner, Phoenix Biopower Speaker bioHenrik Båge
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Henrik is heading the business development and funding activities of Phoenix BioPower. Henrik brings more than 15 years of experience in finance, private funding and business development in the clean tech sector. Henrik holds a Pol. Mag in Economics.
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Fermín Barquín
Infrastructure Equity Investments, European Investment Bank Speaker bioFermín Barquín
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Fermin joined the European Investment Bank in February 2018 as part of the Infrastructure, New Products and Special Transactions division, mainly focusing on venture debt investments in clean-tech/infra companies, quasi-equity investments in infra projects and platforms and equity co-investments with infra funds.
Before joining the EIB, Fermin was M&A Director in Abengoa where he led transactions by more than EUR 1.5bn all over the world mainly related to the energy and water markets. He has also worked for Triodos Investment Management as Senior Investment Manager, Monitor Capital Private Equity as Associate and Arcano Partners as Analyst.
He holds an Executive Master in Finance from ESADE Business School and an Economy degree from San Pablo CEU University.
He speaks Spanish and English.
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Ibrahim Baylan
Minister for Business, Industry and Innovation, The Government of SwedenIbrahim Baylan
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Nick Bellamy
Principal Cyber Risk Engineer & Technology Industry Practitioner, ChubbNick Bellamy
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Jules Besnainou
Director, Cleantech for Europe Speaker bioJules Besnainou
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Jules Besnainou is the Executive Director of Cleantech for Europe, the initiative helping the EU lead the race to net zero by bridging the gap between cleantech leaders and policymakers. He was previously a director at Cleantech Group, where he advised the world’s foremost cleantech investors, corporates and governments, helping them assess and invest in new innovations. After starting his career in San Francisco and London, he moved back to France to head the group’s EU presence and clients. Jules graduated summa cum laude from Sciences Po Paris.
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Eléonore Blondeau
CEO & Founder, CleanCup Speaker bioEléonore Blondeau
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Since 2016, she has founded CLEANCUP®, a turnkey solution unique in the world that distributes, collects and automatically washes reusable glasses on site, in order to eliminate the use of disposable cups and improve the way of drinking in campuses, businesses and communities.
From a business background, Eléonore started her own company straight after school. Passionate about cleantech she decided to take the challenge to develop her project in an industrial environment, surrounded herself by high quality partners like MICHELIN, SNCF and AXELERA.
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Olivier Bordelanne
Partner, Demeter IM Speaker bioOlivier Bordelanne
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Olivier joined the team of DEMETER Ventures at the beginning of 2014. He is involved mainly in the technological files related to the domains of energy, environment, sustainable mobility and smart-city.
Before joining the team of DEMETER Ventures, Olivier worked about 15 years in the sectors of the energy and the environment in France and abroad (US, Scotland) into functions in connection with the innovation and the business development, at the same time within technological start-ups (Alterg, ITI Energy) or within big industrial groups (Atofina Inc. (Total), ENGIE).
Olivier holds a PhD in Physical-Chemistry of materials and a MSc from the University of Bordeaux (France) and a post-graduate diploma in physics and physical chemistry of the University of Metz. He is the author of several scientific papers and several patents.
Olivier is DEMETER Ventures’ permanent representative on the Supervisory or Management Boards of: APIX Analytics, Deepki, Kemiwatt, eLichens, Nexdot, Sweetch Energy, Ergosup and Géoflex
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Toon Bouten
CEO, tado° Speaker bioToon Bouten
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Before joining tado° in 2017, Toon Bouten previously served as Vice President of Philips Electronics NV, where he led the European Consumer Division with multibillion Euro revenues in 48 EMEA countries. As Vice President of Compaq Computers he started the Compaq Consumer Division in EMEA and reached the number one market position in Europe with more than a billion Euro of annual revenues after six years. In early 2000, he took over the CEO position from the founder of Jobline AB, one of the first online recruiting companies and within one year successfully scaled the company to three divisions in nine countries, quadrupled revenues and listed the company on the Stockholm Stock exchange. More recently Toon served as President and CEO of GN Store Nord and GN Netcom, the Danish headset maker where he successfully redesigned its value chain and transitioned it to a scalable and well-positioned leader in the headset industry. Toon Bouten holds an engineering degree from the Technical University of Eindhoven.
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Bo Boylan
Chief Commercial Officer, Solidia Speaker bioBo Boylan
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Responsible for the commercialization of Solidia’s technologies, including agreements with essential business partners, Bo’s diverse experience includes start-up ventures, recapitalized turn-arounds, and leadership for maturing businesses in need of innovation and strategic marketing and sales initiatives.
Bo previously served in a variety of leadership and sales and marketing roles, including as managing partner of Ravenwood Consulting Group, Inc., a North American-based consultancy focused on revenue quality, commercialization of new product and service offerings, and strategic planning; in Citigroup Venture Capital’s portfolio of building products manufacturers; and with Saint Gobain’s North American building products group.
He earned his undergraduate degree in marketing management from Virginia Tech, M.B.A. from Wake Forest University, and Ph.D. from North Carolina State University.
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Louis Brasington
Lead Analyst, Energy & Power, Cleantech GroupLouis Brasington
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Cindi Choi
Partner, Total Energy Ventures Speaker bioCindi Choi
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Cindi is Partner of Total Ventures, the corporate venture arm of Total SA ($127B). She is focused on finding, funding and fostering high-potential start-ups globally in renewable energy, mobility, smart-grid, battery storage, energy data intelligence, energy efficiency, software analytics, and enabling technologies. She is a recent expatriate in Paris from San Francisco. With over 18 years of experience, including 15 in energy, Cindi’s prior professional experience includes: the head of corporate development (M&A, investments, joint ventures, strategy) at SunPower (NASDAQ:SPWR); electric vehicle battery start-up co-founder/CEO; investment banker in traditional oil & gas energy (JPMorgan, Stephens).
Cindi is an alumni of Harvard Business School, University of Queensland (MA, International Business), and Rice University (BA, Economics, Managerial Studies). In her spare time, she can usually be found on the trails, running or biking with her dog, on the slopes, or in a yoga studio.
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Thomas Chrometzka
Head of Strategy, Enapter Speaker bioThomas Chrometzka
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Thomas Chrometzka is in a strategic role overseeing market and business development at Enapter. Enapter is in the heart of decentralized green hydrogen production leveraging anion exchange membrane (AEM) technology. Enapter is scaling the production of small to mid-scale electrolyser systems and developing software-based energy management systems as a key enabler of wide-spread deployment. Thomas Chrometzka has a 10+ year background in the solar industry and international development. Based in Bangkok he used to work with governments in Asia, a major hydrogen growth region, and co-founded the smart energy start-up support initiative New Energy Nexus Southeast Asia.
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Arati Davis
Vice President, Sweden India Business Council Speaker bioArati Davis
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Arati Davis, Vice President Sweden India Business Council (SIBC). With SIBC, Arati is involved with the Sweden India smart city space, facilitating engagement within the areas of clean technology and strategy engagement, with a focus on SMEs. The work within smart cities and clean technologies is carried out in partnership with Government Agencies, but also with private sector actors and SIBC members. Arati has been working with environment, energy and sustainability issues for the last 18 years. This has included working with issues of energy law with Kirkland & Ellis, Washington D.C., The Energy Resources Institute, and Oxfam. Within the Sweden India Corridor, Arati has worked as National Advisor for Energy &
Environment, Embassy of Sweden, New Delhi as well as working with Sida on Partner Based Cooperation. Arati holds a MSc. in Natural Resource Management and B.A. in International Political Economy from SOAS, University of London, London School of Economics, and Swarthmore College, USA.
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Steven De Boer
Sustainability Leader Petrochemicals, SABIC Speaker bioSteven De Boer
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Steven has been in his current role as sustainability leader for SABIC’s global petrochemicals organization since 2016. His key objectives in the role are to reduce operational footprint of the production plants and translate the needs of customers into sustainable product solutions.
He obtained a PhD in Physical Chemistry from Groningen University in the Netherlands in 1990, before holding a position in materials R&D and then moving to product development for the polyethylene product line in 1995.
He continued as manager in PE product development from 1997 and moved to technology management in 1999. From 2000 to 2005 he was responsible for the technological staff in SABIC’s PE manufacturing operation in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
Prior to his current role, from 2006 until 2009, he was responsible for the materials R&D for PE and PP in SABIC’s European technology and innovation center. From 2010 to 2015, he was innovation director for the global technology management organization of SABIC.
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Natalie de Brun Skantz
Co-Founder, Grönska Speaker bioNatalie de Brun Skantz
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Natalie de Brun is an economist and urban farmer who has co-founded the vertical farming company Grönska together with Petter Olsson and Robin Lee. Grönska develops technology for vertical farming and grows vegetables and herbs that are sold through food stores and wholesalers. The vision is to contribute to a more sustainable food consumption by producing locally grown food at large scale.
During 2018 Grönska constructed one of Europe’s largest vertical farms, situated in the south of Stockholm and the plan ahead is to continue the expansion.
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Virginia de Guillebon
Investment Director, ENGIE New VenturesVirginia de Guillebon
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Steven De Laet
CEO, InOpSys Speaker bioSteven De Laet
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December 2015 Steven founded together with KULeuven University InOpSys NV. InOpSys provides on-site solutions for the treatment and recovery of side- and wastewater streams. Avoidance of transport and incineration of toxic/non-biodegradable/persistent wastewater’s and closing the loop in pharmaceutical and chemical production is the key focus.
Steven obtained his Master in Industrial Sciences (chemical process engineering) at the De Nayer Instituut (KUL) and a Master of Science in Engineering (chemical engineering) at KU Leuven (CIT). He worked at several chemical companies, such as Bayer Antwerp and BASF Antwerp. He continued his career in plastics and technical coating industry. Within Mondi Belcoat as operations manager and Technology & Business Development manager Technical Coatings. He later worked at ABInbev in the Leuven Brewery. In 2011 he became self-employed Business Development Manager for new chemical developments within VITO and Catalisti. As an independent management consultant he supported companies in: operations management, strategy development and implementation and side stream valorization projects. Steven obtained an Executive International MBA degree from the Vlerick Management School (2008-2010).
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Hans Dellenbach
CFO, Emerald Technology Ventures Speaker bioHans Dellenbach
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Hans Dellenbach is a Partner as well as the CFO of Emerald Technology Ventures and based in the Zurich office. On the one hand, he is responsible for investor relations, legal & compliance, business development and fund operations. On the other hand, Hans also manages deal teams within the investment part of the business. Hans joined Emerald shortly after its creation in 2001 as a fund administrator and financial analyst.
Prior to joining Emerald, he was a financial controller with Switzerland’s largest tour operator Kuoni Travel and held other positions in the travel industry in Switzerland and abroad. Hans holds a bachelor’s degree with a major in finance from the School of Economics and Business Administration in Zurich/Winterthur, is a CFA charterholder and is fluent in German, English and French.
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Paul Dowman-Tucker
CEO, Bowman Power Speaker bioPaul Dowman-Tucker
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Paul joined Bowman in 2012 as Engineering Director, following 18 years working in the maritime industry. During this time he held several senior engineering roles in companies such as VT Group and BAE Systems.
During Paul’s time as Engineering Director he led product development and collaboration with customers on the adoption of Bowman’s Electric Turbo Compounding (ETC) products. In January 2017, Paul became CEO of Bowman.
Paul has a B.Eng in Yacht & Powercraft design from Southampton Solent University, is a Chartered Engineer and is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects.
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Greg Ducongé
CEO, VulogGreg Ducongé
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Sandra Eager
Ventures Principal, BP Ventures Speaker bioSandra Eager
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Sandra Eager is a Ventures Principal in BP Ventures. She comes from a technology background with more than 17 years working in the areas of solar, wind and water.
Sandra holds a PhD in Electrochemical Engineering from University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology.
Sandra sits on the boards of Saltworks Technologies, a desalination company based in Vancouver and Drover, a UK based mobility as a service company.
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Jonas Eklind
CEO and President, Azelio Speaker bioJonas Eklind
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Business executive with extensive experience of leadership in technology based growth companies with focus on transformation of innovation into commercial success and global market expansion. Experience both from large listed groups and small entrepreneurial units but mainly from companies with an international operation. Has managed the entire development from founding companies and transforming research or ideas into listed companies, commercially successful and profitable organizations and divesting profitable companies to international investors. Today CEO and President of the listed energy storage company Azelio AB, Chairman of the board of the industrial technology Shapeline AB and board member for the listed company Advanced Stabilized Technology Group AB.
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Mathias Ekstedt
Co-Founder, Foreseeti Speaker bioMathias Ekstedt
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Mathias Ekstedt is Professor at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden. He is also the co-founder and chairman of the board of foreseeti, a cyber security start-up company. His research and innovation interest areas include cyber attack and vulnerability modeling and analysis. In particular his work has been applied in the power industry and IT systems related to physical monitoring and control. He has been involved in numerous national and EU projects in these areas.
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Karim Engelmark Cassimjee
CEO, EnginZymeKarim Engelmark Cassimjee
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Johan Falk
Lead Author, The Exponential Climate Action Roadmap Speaker bioJohan Falk
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Johan Falk is a leader and entrepreneur in exponential strategies for business and climate with strong anchoring in the Internet and communications industry, research community and NGOs.
Johan is Senior Innovation Fellow at Stockholm Resilience Centre and at Future Earth and is heading up the exponentialroadmap.org initiative.
2018 he created and managed the Exponential Climate Action Roadmap and the Exponential Roadmap initiative with a strong consortia of partners. They also published the 12 in 12 via World Economic Forum and was initiating establishment of the Step-up declaration initiative. Earlier on, he was one of the initiators of the Global Carbon Law idea, together with Owen Gaffney and Johan Rockström, inspired by Moores Law.
Johan Falk was recently Intel Corporation 2006-2018, lately responsible for Intel IoT Ignition Lab in Stockholm, driving innovation and scale-out of next generation transformative IoT solutions for Smart Buildings, Smart Cities, telecoms and other verticals. Before that, he was heading-up the Intel Edge Cloud Game Changer program for 4G/5G networks been responsible for the business development program with Ericsson in the area of IoT and Mobile Broadband in particular.
He received the Intel Global Design Win of the Year 2010 for winning telecom service networks to Intel Architecture by applying a game changing strategy, growing exponentially now representing a multi-billion dollar business.
Johan worked at Ericsson Head of Product Management for GSM Multimedia Services, built up and start scaling the real-time charging (Pre-paid card) business exponentially, now representing a substantial business for Ericsson.
He is holder of a number of patents in the mobile communications industry, e.g., for 2 factor authentication, which is widely applied in the Internet industry today.
Johan went to Chalmers University of Technology Industrial Engineering 1985-1989, and was awarded the best Examination Thesis in Industrial Engineering (Nils Ericsson prize) 1990, and studied at Stockholm School of Economics 1984-1985.
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Joel Fernandes
Project Lead Europe, Business Support to the EU – India Policy Dialogues, European Business & Technology Centre Speaker bioJoel Fernandes
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Joel Fernandes is the Project Lead, Europe for the Business Support to the EU-India Policy Dialogue project at the European Business and Technology Centre (EBTC).
He possesses over 19 years of professional experience with global organizations such as the Government of British Columbia, European Business and Technology Centre, World Economic Forum, Essar Group, Business France, American Express Bank and Marriott International.
He is a Post Graduate from the University of Mumbai with a specialization in Economics & International Business. He is also a Global Leadership Fellow of the World Economic Forum, Switzerland in collaboration with the Wharton Business School, Columbia Business School, London Business School, China-Europe International Business School and INSEAD. He is multilingual in English, French, Spanish, German and Hindi. He possesses in-depth knowledge of the Indian & European economies and industries for companies seeking to benefit their investments.
He has attained measurable successes in strategic public-private partnerships, foreign direct investment, international business development and thought leadership positioning. He has proven experience in partnerships with sophisticated and influential global institutions such as international governmental agencies, industry bodies, think tanks and academia.
He has served as keynote speaker / moderator / host at events in many European countries. He is an exceptional networker with strong government, community and influencer networks worldwide, particularly in Europe, Latin America, USA & India.
Joel is currently based in the office of Eurochambres in Brussels, Belgium from where is responsible to conduct outreach for the Business Support to the EU-India Policy Dialogue project and manage all project activities in Europe.
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Tristan Fischer
Chairman, C-Capture Speaker bioTristan Fischer
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Tristan Fischer has been working in energy infrastructure for over 20 years with a focus on low carbon and renewable energy.
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Athan Fox
Chief Technology & Innovation Officer, Aurelius Environmental Speaker bioAthan Fox
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Imagine a world without waste. Our aim is to revolutionise recycling; our vision is a web of industries where one stream’s waste is another stream’s in-feed: bridging linear and wasteful processes to create a circular, energy-efficient, non-polluting, zero-waste economy.
We are working on a range of projects across the Technology Readiness scale. These projects include the recycling of lead-acid batteries, lithium-ion batteries, spent catalysts (from the petrochemicals industry), spent tyres and municipal waste. Our objective is to convert waste products into raw materials and reagents capable of treating / recycling other waste products. This synergy will help us create an Eco City where nothing but waste enters and nothing but products leave.
Our flagship technology is a green process for recycling lead-acid battery paste. We reduce the carbon footprint by 80-89%; eliminate noxious gases (e.g. sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide) at no extra cost; we cut energy by more than 7,000 mWh per 10,000 tonnes of battery scrap throughput; we reduce slag by at least 90%; and we save more than $500,000 per 10,000 tonnes throughput. Batteries produced from our recycled lead oxide exhibit higher energy density and improved cycling compared to current batteries on the market.
Dr Athan Fox is a PhD graduate in Chemistry from the University of Cambridge and Chief Technology and Innovation Officer at Aurelius Environmental.
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Pippa Gawley
Founding Partner, Zero Carbon Capital Speaker bioPippa Gawley
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Pippa is the founder and managing director of Zero Carbon Capital, the home of the Zero Carbon Fund. This is a new EIS fund to invest in early-stage companies that are on a mission to fix climate change through scientific innovation. We are looking for knowledge-intensive, hard-tech solutions that have the potential to make half gigaton-level reductions of CO2e at scale; and vision-aligned, ambitious teams to go with them. We can accelerate the zero carbon transition if we create technologies that are better and cheaper than fossil incumbents.
Pippa started angel investing in decarbonisation technologies in California five years ago, where she was an active member of the impact investing ecosystem. Prior to that,she held a variety of roles in general management, business analysis, and consumer-facing interactive user experience research and design. She holds a Masters degree in Manufacturing Engineering from the University of Cambridge.
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Josh Gilbert
CEO & Co-Founder, Sust Global Speaker bioJosh Gilbert
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Josh Gilbert is Chief Executive Officer and founder at Sust Global.
Sust Global is the leading provider of climate data and APIs, providing the climate data foundations for global financial institutions, data providers, investors and corporates.
Sust Global’s product delivers satellite-validated insights and integrations, by transforming climate science with satellite and geospatial datasources and cutting-edge deep-learning techniques.
Josh is a global expert and leader in climate tech and sustainable finance, having worked across climate tech, cleantech and geospatial analytics.
Josh is a thought leader and regular speaker on climate tech sustainable finance, quoted in publications such as TechCrunch, Reuters, FT/Sifted and UKTN. Josh holds a BA & MSc in Economics & International Development, and wishes he had more time to play music and Dungeons & Dragons.
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Ludwig Goris
Partner, Capricorn Venture Partners Speaker bioLudwig Goris
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Obtained a Master in Chemistry (UGent) and a PhD in Physics (Hasselt University) focusing on organic solar cells research. After his post-doctoral scholarship at Stanford University Ludwig re-joined Hasselt University to develop new thin film diamond applications. In parallel, he was actively involved in technology transfer from lab to start-up company. Ludwig joined Capricorn in 2011.
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Cyril Gouiffès
Impact Investment Manager, European Investment Fund Speaker bioCyril Gouiffès
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Cyril has been an investment manager within the venture capital team of EIF for the last five years. He is responsible for the management of EIF social impact instruments portfolio at EIF: Social impact funds investments, Social Impact Bonds and Investments in impact incubators. His entire career within EIF has been dedicated to impact related activities, starting with microfinance in 2008. In this context, he was responsible for the implementation of the JASMINE programme, an EU initiative aimed at boosting the institutional capacity of microfinance institutions in Europe. Prior to joining EIF, Cyril gained unique field experience working with microfinance institutions in the Middle East. Cyril is an occasional lecturer on impact investing at EM Lyon and studied at Toulouse Institut d’Études Politiques where he received a Masters in Development Economics.
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Rhea Hamilton
Managing Director, Beyond Net Zero Speaker bioRhea Hamilton
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As Managing Director Ventures of OGCI Climate Investments, Rhea Hamilton is responsible for economically viable investments in innovative companies and technologies. Previously, Rhea was a Managing Director for a European family office heading direct investments in clean technology and renewable energy. Prior to this, she was an Investment Director at RobecoSAM Private Equity. Rhea started her career with Royal Dutch Shell, where she held various positions including CFO of Shell Hydrogen. Rhea holds a Geological Engineering degree from the University of British Columbia, and an MBA from IESE in Barcelona, Spain.
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Alexander Hanrath
CFO, utonomy Speaker bioAlexander Hanrath
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Alexander has been a clean tech professional for 13 years. Before serving as CFO of Utonomy Ltd. he was a VP in the Climate Change Capital Private Equity team, and CFO at LED lighting company Nualight Ltd. Alexander is Dutch and Swiss and studied Environmental Technology at Imperial College London.
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Karl Hauptmeier
Senior Product Manager Electrolysis, sunfire Speaker bioKarl Hauptmeier
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Karl Hauptmeier holds a MSc. in Energy- and Process- Engineering from the TU Berlin and has been granted with multiple fellowships during his academic career.
He is the Senior Product Manager for Electrolysis at the Sunfire GmbH, a technology start-up addressing a key challenge of today’s energy system: The conversion of renewable electricity into fuels and gases to replace natural gas and crude oil. At Sunfire, Karl is responsible for product and business development.
In addition, Karl is chairperson for policy topics within the CO2 Value Europe Association. CO2 Value Europe is representing industrial and research stakeholders with the mission to promote the development and market deployment of sustainable industrial solutions that convert CO2 into valuable products, in order to contribute to the net reduction of global CO2 emissions.
Previous to his position at Sunfire, Karl has gathered interdisciplinary experiences while working with the International Energy Agency in Paris and McKinsey & Company in Hamburg.
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Yoachim Haynes
Vice President of Strategy, Europe, Energy Impact Partners Speaker bioYoachim Haynes
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Yoachim Haynes is the Vice President of Strategy for EIP’s European Fund where he leads research, innovation, commercialization as well as LP engagement. He works closely with EIP’s global portfolio.
Yoachim has 10 years of experience working with startups, corporations and governments in the energy and climate space. He led the corporate innovation programs at Cleantech Group as a consulting manager where he developed the strategy for, launched, and operated multiple corporate venturing programs, including multi-stakeholder pilot project processes and CVCs. He also delivered clean technology market assessments, market entry strategy and other climate impact projects for governments and corporations. His clients in North America, Europe, and Asia operated across a diverse set of industries including heavy industry (e.g., steel, oil and gas, cement), power generation, real estate, agriculture, mobility and FMCG.
He has a Bachelor of Science in Earth and Environmental Engineering from Columbia University (Cum Laude, C.P. Davis Scholar, Tau Beta Pi). He now lives in London but has spent most of his life in Trinidad and Tobago where he grew up.
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Jonas Hellgren
CEO, Aperio Speaker bioJonas Hellgren
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Jonas Hellgren has a Computer Science background and over 25 years in technology companies, mostly startups. Most recently, he lead Vaultive (a cloud security and governance controls startup) as CEO to its successful acquisition by CyberArk in 2017
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Dr. Peter Hellich
Partner, Taylor Wessing Speaker bioDr. Peter Hellich
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Peter Hellich specialises in national and international M&A, private equity and venture capital transactions and advises clients on all questions of corporate law. The focus of his practice is on technology-based industries. He has wide experience in transaction management.
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Stefan Henningsson
Senior Adviser Climate, Energy & Innovation, WWF Speaker bioStefan Henningsson
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Stefan Henningsson acts as Senior Advisor Climate, Energy & Innovation at WWF in Sweden. In this role, he maps climate innovation activity levels in key countries as input to strategic national dialogue between policymakers, investors and business. The focus is to enable faster growth of disruptive cleantech entrepreneurs with solutions taking us faster towards a circular, 100% renewable energy economy with energy access for all. Stefan leads the annual honouring of outstanding, early-stage commercialised innovations in energy/resource efficiency, digitalisation, renewable energy, climate change mitigation technologies and energy access in China, India, South Africa and the Nordic countries since 2008. Innovations are evaluated on their potential climate change mitigation and/or clean energy access in poor communities potential over the coming ten years. Stefan has overseen and directed approximately 200 such innovation impact evaluations using the climatesolvertool.org. This work engages 30 partner organisations in the innovation ecosystem, 70 distinguished jury members and is communicated through the Climate Solver portal – www.climatesolver.org. Emerging work is also directed towards building a first global cleantech innovation ecosystem of professional accelerators in the climate/energy innovation space in order to improve acceleration performance, connect dots and cleantech deal flow opportunities globally. Stefan also acts as Focal Point for all climate & energy-related work on corporate, national/international policy, investor and city engagement for WWF in Sweden and is part of the Leadership Team for WWF Global Climate & Energy Practice (CEP).
Global Cleantech Innovation Index maps the strengths and weaknesses in cleantech innovation in 40 countries, incl all G20 countries. Weaknesses that key countries must address in order to further develop their economies whilst contributing more to sustainable development. Stefan has overseen in-depth climate innovation system studies in 10 countries, including China. Stefan is on the Advisory Board for Sustainia 100 since 2013, a publication highlighting 100 of the most inspiring sustainable innovation cases from across the world every year. Stefan is on the advisory board of Sweden’s Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board Membership since 2012. Stefan has been an observer of the international climate change negotiations since 2008 with a focus on mitigation, finance and tech as well as a registered observer of the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report series 2014.
Stefan’s specialties are in Climate change, Energy, Innovation systems, Business innovation, Environmental Management in business, Government regulations on climate and energy, ecodesign, environmentally sound product development and general sustainability. Stefan is based in Stockholm and provides a range of climate policy expertise and inputs to reports for WWF such as Reinventing the City – Three prerequisites for greening urban infrastructures, The Energy Report – 100% Renewable Energy World By 2050 and Financial Vehicles – Driving Private Investments in Climate Innovation. Stefan also engages in Climate Savers http://climatesavers.org, WWF multinational corporate program on climate change and on the issue of multinational corporates setting Science-Based Targets, http://sciencebasedtargets.org/.
Over a six-year period, he was programme manager for Sweden’s SME business development programmes focusing on environmental sustainability as a driver for profit and innovation. He worked focusing on the Food and Drink Industry at the Environmental Management and Business Research Unit of the University of Hertfordshire, UK from 1998 to 2001 and prior to that he gained his MSc, in Industrial Engineering and Management with a specialisation on Environmental Technology from Linköping University, Sweden (1992-1998).
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Markus Hökfelt
Fund Manager, Almi Invest Speaker bioMarkus Hökfelt
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As Fund Manager, Marcus has overall responsibility for team and investments in Almi Invest’s GreenTech fund, which manages SEK 650 million. He also works with his own investments, which involves finding, investing in and developing innovative companies with growth potential as well as implementing an exit strategy from the holding.
Markus has extensive experience in the energy sector, where he was responsible for taking new technologies and business models to market. He has also been a management consultant and co-founder of a startup company. Markus holds an MSc in mechanical engineering and technology management.
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Charlotta Holmquist
Executive Chairman & Co-Founder, Blixt Speaker bioCharlotta Holmquist
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Charlotta is a seasoned entrepreneur and founder of several companies in cleantech, fintech, B2C and B2B. Her current role is Executive Chairman and Co-Founder of BL!XT, multiple award winning tech startup and the first and only to develop miniature solid state circuit breakers. In 2019 Charlotta was honored ‘No 1 Female Entrepreneur of the Year Globally’ by the UK rating institute Earlymetrics. MBA from Stockholm School of Economics and started her career as Chief Analyst at Salomon Smith Barney in Chile.
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Mathilde Jakobsen
CEO, Fresh.LandMathilde Jakobsen
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Björn Jernström
CTO & Founder, Ferroamp Speaker bioBjörn Jernström
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Björn Jernström is the CTO of Ferroamp. A company he founded in 2010 based on the now patented ACE technology that enables savings on grid fees and faster EV charging. A concept that has now evolved into a modular system based on DC microgrids. Björn is the inventor behind four different patents related to the technology. Prior to starting Ferroamp he has worked as project manager for a thin film CIGS pilot plant, R&D manager for optical media replication equipment and also within different companies related to electric measurement technology. Björn has a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from KTH in Stockholm. He has previously founded two successful startups in the electric power industry.
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Richard Törnblom
Chief Marketing Officer, re:newcell Speaker bioRichard Törnblom
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Richard Törnblom is the chief marketing officer of re:newcell. He is also an advisor to, and investor in, other innovative companies with a strong sustainability profile. Mr Törnblom was previously the CEO and partner of the brand management consultancy LynxEye. Prior to that he was SVP of the digital communications group Adera, Managing Director of Arrow Electronics Sweden and Engagement Manager at McKinsey Company. Richard holds a Master of Science from the Stockholm School of Economics.
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Dr. Tomas Kåberger
Industrial Growth Executive, InnoEnergy Speaker bioDr. Tomas Kåberger
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Dr. Tomas Kåberger is affiliate professor of Renewable Energy at Chalmers University of Technology in Göteborg and Industrial Growth Executive at InnoEnergy. He is also Executive Board Chairman of Renewable Energy Institute in Tokyo and a senior advisor to GEIDCO in Beijing. He also serves as member of the Swedish Climate Policy Council and as a non-executive director of the energy company Vattenfall.
He is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences and The Swedish Association of Energy Economists.
He started his career as energy campaigner for the Swedish Society for the Conservation of Nature, and has since he has servedin different leading position of solar, wind and bioenergy companies and as Director General of the Swedish Energy Agency.
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Joachim Karthäuser
Founder & CTO, Climeon Speaker bioJoachim Karthäuser
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Joachim has a background with several board and executive positions in start-ups. He has previously worked with e.g. Shell, NKT and AGA. Joachim is a chemical expert and has extensive experience in R&D, Sales and working with Intellectual Properties / Patents.
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Abdul Khogali
COO, Genecis Speaker bioAbdul Khogali
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Abdul holds a MASc. degree from University of Toronto, and has over five years of experience in business development. He served as an environmental consultant, coordinating with hundreds of clients in the GTA, ensuring projects were don with a high level of quality and within the regulatory frameworks set by the governments. He also worked as an operations manager for a security firm, leading the development of multi-million dollars deals and managing over 70 staff members. Abdul also holds a B.Sc. in biopharmaceutical science with a specialization in genomics.
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Ubald Kragten
Manager Business & Market Insights, DSM Innovation Center, The Netherlands Speaker bioUbald Kragten
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Ubald Kragten is heading the Business & Market Insights group within the DSM Innovation Center in The Netherlands. In this role he and his team are strongly involved in shaping the Innovation Portfolio within the DSM Innovation Center with a strong focus on identifying new strategic growth areas and developing key market insights to grow and improve our business. In his daily activities he’s involved in scouting for interesting start-ups, engaging with incubators and accelerators as well as executing deep dives into emerging business areas. Across DSM he is strongly involved in building functional excellence in Business & Market Insights as well as in embedding a digital enabled, insight driven way-of-working. Prior to this he worked with DSM Fine Chemicals dealing projects varying from strategy development, performance measurement and business reorganization programs towards marketing and pricing strategies for existing and new products. He started his career within DSM as an R&D scientist and project leader and he obtained a MSc in Chemistry in 1985 at the University of Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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Martin Kröner
Managing Partner, Munich Venture Partners Speaker bioMartin Kröner
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Dr. Martin Kröner is Managing Partner at Munich Venture Partners, the cleantech venture capital specialist based in Munich. He was co-founder and CEO of agnion Energy Inc., a supplier of distributed energy plants to convert woody biomass into electrical power and natural gas. Prior to agnion, Martin worked at Linde Engineering, world¹s leading supplier of technical gases and one of the most profitable engineering companies. Prior to Linde, Martin built up Thermotec Engineering Services, a spin off from the Technical University of Munich. He holds a M.Sc. in mechanical engineering and a Ph.D. in combustion engineering from the Technical University in Munich. Martin is or was responsible for the MVP investments in COBI, Kebony, Luxexcel, GreenCom Networks, Sonnen and Electrochaea.
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Elin Larsson
Founder, ElcoElin Larsson
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Nils Lekeberg
Business Development Manager and Co-Founder, Enjay Speaker bioNils Lekeberg
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Nils studied Marketing and Control Systems in Singapore and Lund and then spent the first ten years of his career at Ford Motor Company in Sweden/Norway and England. When his childhood friend called and asked if he wanted to embark on an entrepreneurial journey, Nils quit his job as Marketing Manager at Ford Sweden and joined the start-up.
And he has never looked back.
Nils’ passion is to bring an idea to fruition and see it get a foothold in the market and move it into the growth phase. During the development of Lepido, Nils has spent equally much time between technical development and customer research, firmly believing that it is imperative to know the market, make sure the product offering really suits the customers’ needs and only then, find the technical solution to the problem.
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Fabian Lemke
Co-Founder & Managing Director, nuventura Speaker bioFabian Lemke
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Dr. Fabian Lemke is a co-founder and managing director at nuventura. Together with nuventura, Fabian is working on eliminating SF6 – the most potent greenhouse gas – from the electricity grid. Their innovative switchgear technology simply replaces SF6 with dry air, which not only leads to environmental benefits, but also enables significant performance advantages.
Prior to nuventura, Fabian worked for 5 years in the energy sector for McKinsey and 3 years as a founder and CEO of Sanubi. He holds an engineering degree in Reactor Technology from the RWTH Aachen University and a PhD in Engineering from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. Fabian is a proud father of two little girls.
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Patric Lindqvist
Portfolio Manager, Sustainable Energy Handelsbanken Asset Management Speaker bioPatric Lindqvist
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Patric has about 30 years experience in global Equity markets in deep fundamental research, management positions as well as asset management in addition he also has experience from strategy management consulting. Over the last year he has specialized entirely on Sustainability Investing and manages a dedicated climate fund exclusively investing in global solutions to reduce climate impact. In addition to attracting significant new capital to the Fund enabling a 5x growth over the last 3 years the Fund is among the top rated in its category in Europe in Morningstar and was one of the first to be award the Swedish Eco label “The Swan”. Patric has also been actively engaged as a speaker in various investor and political forums on Sustainability Investing and its challenges and opportunities and possible pathways forward. Patric speaks 5 languages and has an international background.
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Rolf Luchsinger
CEO and Co-Founder, TwingTec Speaker bioRolf Luchsinger
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Rolf is CEO and co-founder of TwingTec. He has a long track record both in industry and academia. He worked at ABB and was the founding director of the Centre for Synergetic structures, a Swiss public private partnership from the ETH-domain. Next to TwingTec he co-founded Tensairity Solutions which commercializes a new light-weight structure. Rolf has broad experience in innovation, technology development and management. He has more than 80 peer-reviewed publications and is inventor/co-inventor of 20 patents. Rolf firmly believes in sustainability and speaks at events such as the World Future Energy Summit, Ecosummit and the Green Innovation Forum. He holds a PhD in Computational Physics.
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Otto Lundman
CEO, Modvion Speaker bioOtto Lundman
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Otto Lundman, is the CEO and cofounder of Modvion. Modvion focus on demanding constructions in laminated wood – natures carbon fiber for large scale construction. Steel and Concrete causes large amounts of CO2 emissions and in order for society to become carbon neutral, we need a shift in building materials. Modvion enables 6 % lower cost of wind energy – through modular wind power towers in laminated wood. The modularity enables taller turbines, the material enables significant cost reductions and zero emissions. Modvion’s first tower is just about to be installed in the Gothenburg archipelago in the summer of 2019.
Otto holds a M.Sc. in Entrepreneurship and Business Design and a B.Sc. in Product Development from Chalmers University of Technology and is furthermore a Commissioned Officer in the Swedish Amphibious Corps.
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Katherine MacDonald
Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships, Greentown Labs Speaker bioKatherine MacDonald
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As Greentown Labs’ Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships Katie is responsible for all of Greentown’s corporate partnerships activities with over 35 (and growing) corporate partners. Over the last three years, Katie has developed Greentown Labs’ internal corporate challenge program, Greentown Launch , a novel program designed to facilitate investments and deals between global energy and technology actors and early stage cleantech ventures. Over the last three years, Greentown Launch has achieved almost $10M worth of deals facilitated and successfully enabled over 65% of startup participants to leave programs with tangible corporate agreements and investments. Katie has run programs focussed on advanced materials, digital innovation, distributed energy, energy storage, electric and hydrogen mobility and building energy technology. As the former Executive Director of Cleantech Open Northeast, Katie lead the premier cleantech business accelerator on the East Coast of the United States for three years. Under Katie’s leadership, the accelerator saw record breaking application numbers and a 100% recommendation rate from startups. Katie is a dedicated climate advocate. In her free time she advises the MIT Clean Energy Prize and serves as the Board Chair of Climate X Change, a national non-profit dedicated to passing legislation that puts a price on carbon.
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Olivier Machet
Senior Development Manager of New Activities, ENGIE Hydrogen International Speaker bioOlivier Machet
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Olivier Machet is Senior Manager Development of New Activities, Operation and Engineering Expertise at ENGIE Hydrogen International. His mission is to develop the business solution on green hydrogen through an innovative and disruptive approach. He is presently leading a major project in the PACA region (south of France). Olivier has a long standing experience in gas business: 15 years at ENGIE as Technical Director and Underground storage director. He holds an Executive MBA from HEC Paris, an engineering degree from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure du Pétrole et des Moteurs. He also holds an engineering degree in Civil Construction and carried out his research thesis (DEA) in Construction and Urban Design.
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Taavi Madiberk
CEO & Co-Founder, Skeleton Technologies Speaker bioTaavi Madiberk
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Taavi Madiberk is the CEO & Co-Founder of Skeleton Technologies, a Global Cleantech 100 company and a European leader in high-power, fast-charging energy storage for transportation, grid, automotive, and industrial applications. Skeleton’s supercapacitors and SuperBattery decrease CO2 emissions and fuel consumption, improve power quality, and empower wider electrification of the biggest industries globally, with a clear focus on hard-to-decarbonize sectors.
Skeleton Technologies Group currently employs more than 300 people and has four main locations: its HQ, electrical engineering and module development in Tallinn (Estonia), its supercapacitor manufacturing in Großröhrsdorf (Germany), its materials development in Bitterfeld-Wolfen (Germany), and its future new factory, which will be the largest supercapacitor factory in the world, in Markranstädt (Germany). The company also has offices and subsidiaries in Finland and France.
Taavi co-founded the company at the age of 21 in Estonia. Since its inception, Skeleton has raised over 300 M EUR from public and private investors such as Marubeni Corporation, Innoenergy – Europe’s top cleantech investor – as well as executives from CAF group and co-founders of Adyen, Wise, and Ctek. Skeleton’s customers list includes Siemens, GE, CAF, Skoda Electric, Honda Performance Development, Martinrea Effenco, the European Space Agency, among others.
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Janey Mehks
Business Development Manager Cleantech, Invest StockholmJaney Mehks
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Silvia Mendez
Enel Innovation Hub Europe, Enel Group Speaker bioSilvia Mendez
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Since 2016 Silvia is part of the Enel Innovation Hub Europe, the innovation arm of Enel Group in Europe (part of the 10 Enel Hubs network over the world). She manages the collaborations with the European entrepreneurship ecosystem within Enel Group (Startups, SMEs, VCs, Incubators, Accelerators, Research Centers or Universities) spreading also the voice in the most promising “hot spots”. Since joining Enel in 2012, she has gained relevant experience in the energy innovation domain, covering different functions in areas such as Digital Transformation, or Innovation Market Iberia. Prior to Enel, Silvia worked for +10 years in consultancy firms like PwC or Capgemini. Silvia is member of the ESADE Business School Innovation Committee, and alumni of ExMDB´15 at ESADE Business School (Madrid) and Leavey School of Business – Santa Clara University (EEUU).
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Petr Míkovec
Managing Director & Co-Founder, Inven Capital Speaker bioPetr Míkovec
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Petr Míkovec is Managing Director, Chairman of the Board of Directors and co-founder of INVEN CAPITAL, fully employed from May 2014. Petr is responsible for overall fund strategy, deal sourcing, investment process and portfolio value enhancement. Petr was directly responsible for successful completion of investments into sonnen, tado° and Cloud&Heat technologies where he serves as Advisory Board Member. In addition to that Petr represents INVEN at Corporate Club of ETF (Environmental Technologies Fund based in London). Petr has gained over 10 years of experience in Energy sector and over 5 year in Investment Banking.
Prior to joining INVEN, Petr worked at various positions at CEZ a.s. where he as Corporate Development Director implemented updated strategy of the CEZ group, scenario approach to valuation and supervised/led valuations of large investments and divestments in the company (100 million – 1 billion EUR transactions). Prior to his Energy career, Petr worked as a Head of Online Business at Patria Finance (leading investment bank in CZ, member of KBC Group), where Petr turned firms Patria Online and Patria Direct to profit position in two years. In addition to that Petr implemented strategic management reporting which delineated the profitability of the firms Strategic Business Units.
Petr holds a Master’s Degree in Finance and Managerial Information Systems at University of Economics in Prague. As a best student with highest GPA in the class, he completed a four month Professional Diploma Program in Business administration as well as a four month International Internship program as equity analyst at Technovision management fund (hedge fund based in Los Altos Silicon Valley) both at UC Berkeley XT (California).
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Patrik Möller
CEO, CorPower Ocean Speaker bioPatrik Möller
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Patrik is the CEO of CorPower Ocean, a leading wave energy developer bringing a step-change improvement on the efficiency of harvesting wave energy. He has led CorPower since 2012, building the team from the start to current 30 people, raised 24 MEUR and taken the technology through three stages of structured verification. He is a board member of Ocean Energy Europe and ETIP Ocean, setting the European roadmap for ocean energy. Patrik is a passionate entrepreneur with experience of building several technology start-ups from first idea to multi-national operations. He has a MSc in chemical engineering from Lund Institute of Technology and UC Berkeley, California.
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James Murray
Head of Product, Verv Speaker bioJames Murray
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James Murray is the Head of Product for P2P energy trading at Verv. James focus is on developing Verv’s green electricity sharing platform which is looking to cut carbon emissions using enabling technology like AI and blockchain. Verv conducted the first trade of energy on blockchain technology in the UK last April. In past roles James worked in the insurance sector and cloud hosting industry, creating APIs and digital experiences.
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Ben Murphy
Investment Director, IP Group Speaker bioBen Murphy
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Ben is an Investment Manager at IP Group focussed on cleantech. His portfolio boards include Mixergy innovating in domestic demand side response; C-Capture, bringing word leading CO2 separation chemistry to market and Ngenics, which uses evolutionary algorithms to optimise circuit designs.
Ben has spent over ten years working in low carbon technology. Including working for Google screening low carbon investments in Europe; doing scientific research at the European Commission; in the Carbon Trust helping governments and corporations to allocate innovation funding and for the Brazilian National Development Bank advising on the redesign of multi-£bn energy efficiency loan schemes.
Ben has a first class degree in physics and mathematics as well as a masters in Environmental Technology from Imperial College London. As well as working in England he has also worked in Italy, Spain and Germany.
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Ingrid Nordmark
Chairman of the Board, APR Technologies Speaker bioIngrid Nordmark
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Ingrid Nordmark has a Master’s degree in Applied Physics and Electronics from Linköping University and has over 20 years of experience from R&D in Telecom and IT. Companies where she has worked are Transmode, Ericsson, Celsius Tech and Teleplan as well as the research institute RISE. At Ericsson, she has built up a solid knowledge of mobile systems through management positions in product development of GSM, WCDMA and as head of 4G development. As part of that mission, she established and built up the entire global product organization for the development and maintenance of 4G products. As CEO for RISE SICS (Swedish Institute of Computer Science) she focused on strengthen the research in AI, IoT and Cyber Security. The goal was to achieve sustainable development in the Swedish industry. Ingrid is now working in her own company Nordmark Leadership, a consulting company focusing on leadership combined with strong knowledge in technology. Ingrid is Chairman of the board in APR Technologies AB and board member in DEK Technologies AB.
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Ebba Nilsson-Lepage
Vice President M&A and Corporate Finance, Stora EnsoEbba Nilsson-Lepage
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Emilie Normann
Director Entrepreneurship, EIT Climate-KICEmilie Normann
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Erik Odén
CEO, C-Green TechnologyErik Odén
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Jimmy Ördberg
Senior Director, Technology Center, Husqvarna Division Speaker bioJimmy Ördberg
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Jimmy Ördberg is Senior Director and head of Technology Center at Husqvarna Division. The department develops battery and electric drive systems, IoT solutions, perform CAE simulations, manage several labs and the prototype shop and is also responsible for product compliance within the division. Jimmy previously had a position as VP Technology Management at Husqvarna Group where he drove the overall process for early stage innovations across the divisions, especially within battery drive systems and connectivity.
Before joining Husqvarna, he worked for Atlas Copco (now Epiroc) where technologies for battery operated equipment for underground mining was one of his responsibilities. Further back he held management positions within product development and R&D at General Motors and Saab Automobile for more than 20 years. He was a council member of the Vehicle Research Program FFI, founded by the Swedish Government Authority Vinnova. Jimmy holds a M.SC. in Electrical Engineering and an Executive Masters in Technology Management from Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Christoph Ostermann
Co-Founder & CEO, sonnenChristoph Ostermann
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Howard Palmer
Partner, Taylor Wessing UK Speaker bioHoward Palmer
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Howard Palmer is a partner in the Corporate Technology group and specialises in advising on M&A transactions and venture capital investments, for both companies and investors. He primarily works with companies in the technology, media and life sciences sectors.
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Isabella Palmgren
CEO, Mimbly Speaker bioIsabella Palmgren
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Isabella Palmgren is the CEO & Founder of Mimbly, a Swedish start-up based in Gothenburg. She has a BSc in Bioengineering and an MSc in Entrepreneurship and Business Design from Chalmers University of Technology. Mimbly is a vision driven company founded in 2016 with a goal to create sustainable water solutions and has created the Mimbox. A water recycling add-on system for laundry machines that recycles 50-90% of the water, saves energy by keeping the heat in the system and captures the microplastics from the clothes. Isabella has an international background, from living several years in different countries, where her passion for sustainability grew stronger. Mimbly was founded because we want to make water consumption more sustainable.
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Dennis Pamlin
Senior Advisor, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden Speaker bioDennis Pamlin
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Dennis Pamlin is an entrepreneur and founder of 21st Century Frontiers. His main skill is work with companies, governments and NGOs as a strategic economic, technology and innovation advisor in the area of disruptive sustainability. His background is in engineering, industrial economy and marketing.
He is a Senior Associate at Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, a senior advisor at RISE, a visiting research fellow at the Research Center of Journalism and Social Development at Renmin university, advisor to Centre for Sustainable Development at Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) and accelerator of digital sustainability/net-positive at Cybercom.
Current work includes work to establish a global trend assessment tool to support sustainable disruption in collaboration with UNDP, leading the development of framework for companies, organisations and cities to measure and report their avoided emissions (climate positive) under Mission Innovation, exploring the impact of our “digital twins” and development of tools that allow public procurement to support transformative sustainable solutions. He is also engaged in the development and implementation of the concepts “ecological civilisation” and “half-earth”.
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Louis Papaemmanuel
Managing Director, My EU Consulting Speaker bioLouis Papaemmanuel
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Louis Papaemmanuel has been working at the interface of technology and innovation with a strong focus in European funding throughout his career, with a track record of 40 mil euros of grant funding raised in the past 10 years, with extensive experience in project design and management, in charge of leading consortia of various sizes in government funded projects with budgets in excess of 1,5 million euros.
His expertise has been solicited by both private and institutional bodies are Europe and beyond, and he has been invited to share his experiences as a consultant within entrepreneurial ecosystems by more than 30 prominent innovation platforms around Europe (WebSummit, Slush, CeBit, Pionneers festival, amongst other), but also public institutions (European Commission & Parliament in Brussels, African Union in Addis Ababa, UNESCO in Paris, Bruegel, amongst other).
Until recently, Louis was the Managing Director of EU Startup Services, a leading European consultancy on EU Funding for Startups, with customers in over 25 EU countries. Today he is working as a specialized consultant with a very selective pool of companies and accelerators focusing predominantly on the SME Instrument.
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Dr. Amanda Parkes
Chief Innovation Officer, Future Tech Lab Speaker bioDr. Amanda Parkes
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Amanda is a fashion technologist with over 12 years of experience in wearable technology, interaction design, smart materials, and fashion innovation. The former Chief of Technology and Research at Manufacture NY, Amanda holds a Ph.D & M.S. in Tangible Media from the MIT Media Lab, and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (Product Design). Amanda is an international speaker & lecturer, working with TED, DLD, SXSW, the NY Times International Luxury Conference, and Allewatch.
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Praveen Paranjothi
Partner, Pinegray Partners Speaker bioPraveen Paranjothi
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Praveen Paranjothi invests in early-stage tech and is a Partner at Pinegray Partners, an investment advisory firm focused on VC and tech PE. He is also the founder of the Europe-India tech corridor, Startup Europe India Network, the key startup initiative in the EU-India Agenda for Action 2020.
Praveen was involved in over half-a-billion commitments in leading VC and growth capital funds and co-investments. He served on the Advisory Boards of over 14 VC and Growth capital funds and worked with teams that have led investments in top-notch companies such as Spotify, UiPath and the likes. He has previously worked with European Investment Fund, Siemens Venture Capital, Nokia and Nokia Siemens Networks in Germany.
Praveen is ranked as the Top 40 under 40 EU India Leaders. He attended his MBA at HEC Paris and at the Haas School at UC Berkeley, holds a Masters in Engineering from UAS Darmstadt, Germany and a Bachelor in Engineering from University of Madras, India. He is passionate about education and environmental causes and serves as an Adviser to Jothis College of Arts & Science in India.
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Kunal Phalpher
Chief Strategy Officer, Li-Cycle Speaker bioKunal Phalpher
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Kunal is Li-Cycle’s Chief Commercial Officer and has extensive international experience in the lithium-ion battery and renewable energy sectors, with a focus primarily on strategy and business development. His experience includes time as the former Director of Product Development at a residential solar company and Director of Business Development with a lithium-ion battery manufacturer. Kunal initially served as an Advisor to Li-Cycle before becoming a Director in calendar Q1 2018 and subsequently joining the executive team. Kunal holds a Bachelor of Applied Sciences in Electrical Engineering from the University of Toronto, with a Master of Business Administration from the Rotman School of Management.
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Nicolas Piau
Co-Founder & CEO, TiLT Capital Speaker bioNicolas Piau
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Nicolas is co-founder and Managing Partner of TiLT Capital Partners. He was most recently SVP in charge of Mergers & Acquisitions for Engie, a Paris based energy company employing over 150 000 people across 70 countries. He’s been working in the field of energy and project development / M&A for the last 13 years, after 5 years in HR working on social sustainability. He is also a First Mover Fellow of the Aspen Institute. He enjoys structuring the small 200 kUSD access to energy projects in Africa as much as the multi-billion power or oil & gas deals in the US or Russia. Currently based in Paris, Nicolas lived in Brussels and Rome and spent a lot of time on transactions in the US, China, Russia, South-East Asia and South America. Sustainability and ethics have been at the core of his motivation, fueled by his graduation in Philosophy and Political Sciences and translated into a PhD in Economics on this topic, earned magna cum laude from Paris-Dauphine university.
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Russell Pullan
CEO, Havelaar Speaker bioRussell Pullan
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Russell has over 25 years’ international experience in the low-carbon sector, as serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist & board director. Russell has helped to build and run over $1 billion of companies, projects and venture capital funds for Carbon Trust, Nomura, Saudi Aramco and UK Green Investment Bank – Sustainable Development Capital. He is also a member of Toniic Impact Investors and a Director of the Sustainable Business Network for Young Presidents Organization (YPO).
From his VC roots in London, Russ is now based in Toronto where he is leading Havelaar, a trail-blazing, eMobility technology company in Toronto. Havelaar’s next-gen powertrains act as the beating heart of electric vehicles, and its customers – leading electric vehicle manufacturers – are using Havelaar technology to cut charging times and charging cost, while extending battery life.
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Hrishikesh Rajan
Founder and CEO, TrusTrace Speaker bioHrishikesh Rajan
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Hrishikesh is a Stockholm based entrepreneur and the founder of TrusTrace (https://www.trustrace.com/), a blockchain company focused on Supply Chain Traceability and Transparency. He has 15+ years of experience in Technology and Sales across Europe, US and Asia working with Technology Multinationals and Startups. Hrishi specialises in new market development, customer relationship management, strategy and has successfully managed deals of over $30Mn
Being a sustainability enthusiast, Hrishi started TrusTrace along with 3 colleagues with a personal motivation to enable responsible production practices and circular business models. His objective is to use technology to enable companies become more sustainable and help fight climate change. Currently, his team is spread between Sweden and India with plans for global expansion.
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Aruna Ramsamy
Ventures Principal, OGCI Climate Investments Speaker bioAruna Ramsamy
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Aruna Ramsamy is a senior investment professional with OGCI Climate Investments. At Climate Investments, Aruna provides early stage financing to innovative companies focused on lowering the carbon footprints of the oil and gas, energy and industrial sectors. She has over fifteen years of experience in impact investing, venture capital and corporate finance.
Prior to Climate Investments, she was with the Soros Economic Development Fund leading investments in Sub Saharan Africa to promote economic growth and the creation of sustainable low-income jobs. She started her career at Credit Suisse in the Energy Group of the investment banking division and managed the financing of several renewable energy projects.
She holds a bachelor’s degree with Honours in Economics and Finance from McGill University and an MBA from INSEAD.
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Lucy Rands
Associate, ETF Partners Speaker bioLucy Rands
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Lucy is an Associate at ETF Partners, having joined the firm in 2016. ETF is a London based VC investing in Europe’s leading technology ventures showing sustainability through innovation. Lucy splits her time between deal sourcing, deal execution and in supporting the current portfolio companies in their growth.
Lucy sits as an observer on the boards of Worldsensing (operational intelligence and monitoring solutions, Spain), iGeolise (travel time analytics, UK), Corporater (flexible business management software, Norway), Phenix (Food waste platform, France) and Cloud&Heat (sustainable data centers, Germany).
Lucy holds an MEng degree in Materials Science from the University of Oxford.
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Thomas Ranje
Partner, Pareto Securities Speaker bioThomas Ranje
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Joined Pareto in 2015 after more than 21 years in the Nordic financial markets, of which 10 years with Carnegie in Stockholm and Oslo, as CFO of Scandinavia Online AB, an Internet Portal Company listed in Stockholm and Oslo and 10 years as an independent corporate finance advisor. Thomas has vast experience from ECM transactions in Sweden and Norway and M&A transactions in the Nordics and internationally. Thomas has a M.Sc. in Accounting & Finance and Financial Economics from the Stockholm School of Economics.
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Magnus Rehn
Business Coach - Sustainability, Sting Speaker bioMagnus Rehn
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Magnus coaches companies in Cleantech and Sustainability. He has been CEO for TagMaster AB, a global company working with RFID technology in access and security systems and in connection with transport. He has worked in roles as Head of marketing and sales and as CEO, and has worked in the USA and Germany in banking technology, telecommunications and software. He also has experience from doing business in Europe, North America and Asia, specifically China, India and Japan.
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Erja Retzén
Senior Managing Director, Global Listing Services, Nasdaq Nordic Speaker bioErja Retzén
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Erja Retzén is Senior Managing Director at Nasdaq, Global Listing Services. She works closely with existing and future issuers listed on Nasdaq Nordic, and furthermore operates within the mining and exploration companies, as well as in the gaming and cleantech sectors. Erja joined Nasdaq in 2005 and has held several positions within the company. Previous to Nasdaq Erja had a number of manager roles within marketing communications, business excellence and project management. Erja holds a M.Sc. (Eng.) in industrial engineering and management, and has also graduated from Oulu Mining School’s GeoPros PD program.
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Javier Garcia Sedano
Founder & CEO, Optimitive Speaker bioJavier Garcia Sedano
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Javier A. García Sedano has more than 30 years of experience in Industrial IT & Automation and is an expert in Artificial Intelligence applications. Physicist, specialized in Electronics and Automation, and a passionate of the potentials of Machine Learning for the society. His areas of work and expertise include: Industrial Artificial Intelligence; Machine Learning and Optimization Algorithms; Energy and Resource Efficiency in Industrial Processes; advanced Industrial Datamining and Data Analytics; Entrepreneurship; Complex Sales Processes and International Business Development. He is the CEO and Founder of the OPTIMITIVE, with a large track of successful innovative Artificial Intelligence applications in Industry. He worked previously in companies like IBERDROLA Engineering, ORMAZABAL Group and TECNALIA Research Corporation, having carried out Research, Development and Innovation Management responsibilities. He has also been Reviewer and Evaluator of R&D projects for the European Commission. As entrepreneur, he has participated in the SURGE Accelerator program in Houston-Texas and has won several prizes and recognitions to entrepreneurship and innovation, including a Sophia Business Angels award to the most investible company.
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Rowena Sellens
CEO, Econic Technologies Speaker bioRowena Sellens
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A PhD chemist by background, Rowena has 28 years senior management experience in the chemical industry, having held responsibility for R&D, manufacturing, sales & marketing and general management in ICI and Lucite International. This culminated in GM responsibility for Lucite’s €120Mpa turnover EMEA Materials businesses with leading brands Perspex®, Lucite® and Diakon®. She led technical and IP functions through transition from ICI to private ownership and then played a key role in commercial integration of global materials businesses following acquisition by a Japanese multi-national. Passionate about developing individuals and teams to deliver beyond their own expectations, she creates strong values-based culture within her businesses. As the first CEO of Econic, her role is to define and lead the delivery of the complete suite of critical success factors required to achieve Econic’s strategic business objectives and secure the anticipated value returns. Since her arrival in 2014 Econic transformed from a pure catalyst research team to a focused business operation covering all aspects of market and technology development. The IP portfolio of the company has trebled in size. The team has grown from 9 to 30 people. Two funding rounds have secured £12M investment and two new investors. In 2017 Rowena relocated the business from Imperial College’s London incubator to Alderley Park in Cheshire. A £2M Horizon 2020 SME award helped build the pilot scale Customer Demonstration Facility opened in 2018.
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Cassidy Shell
Lead Analyst, Transportation & Logistics, Cleantech GroupCassidy Shell
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Noah Silberschmidt
CEO, Silverstream Technologies Speaker bioNoah Silberschmidt
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Noah founded Silverstream Technologies in 2010 and has transformed the company from a concept-led operation to a commercialised technology-solutions company.
Noah’s entrepreneurial experience, his understanding of and networks within the shipping industry, combined with his strong business acumen, have been central in developing and taking the company’s pioneering air lubrication technology, the Silverstream® System, to market and commercial fruition.
In 2014, Noah secured a landmark deal with Shell to fund one of the most robust and rigorous sea trials for a clean technology seen within the shipping industry, the results of which proved the validity and viability of the Silverstream® System. Following the success of the trial, in 2015, Noah led Silverstream to secure its first commercial order with leading cruise operator Norwegian Cruise Lines. The impressive performance of this installation, and subsequent installations within the industry, has created interest across the maritime sector and from a variety of market segments. Silverstream is now engaged with multiple industry-leading ship owners, as well as with some of the world’s principal shipyards to deliver further installations.
Noah’s strategic development capabilities has enabled him to position Silverstream as one of the shipping industry’s leading clean technology providers, with the opportunity to play an important role in delivering significant operational and environmental efficiencies, and helping to create a more sustainable and profitable industry.
Prior to joining Silverstream Technologies, Noah spent 17 years in investment banking.
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Stephan Stålered
Senior Project Manager Acquisition & Integration, EllevioStephan Stålered
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Andreas Stubelius
Portfolio Manager, Swedish Energy AgencyAndreas Stubelius
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Stefan Söderling
Investment Director, Volvo Group Venture Capital Speaker bioStefan Söderling
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Stefan Söderling invests in innovative companies at the forefront of service orientation and product differentiation; investments that transforms, disrupts and builds the future solutions for the transport-, logistic-, mobility- and infrastructure industries in which Volvo Group is active.
He has a broad background from various industries and companies, from leadership in different senior roles, the experience and insights to identify, invest, build and develop entrepreneurs and companies.
He has a previous background from renewable energy – in building, funding and owning onshore wind assets and to offset electricity in the market and with PPA’s.
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David Sonnek
CEO, Industrifonden Speaker bioDavid Sonnek
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Prior to joining Industrifonden, David was the head of SEB Venture Capital, the venture capital arm of the SEB Group. David also has a background from Ericsson where he has held executive positions within strategy, marketing, and product development.
David has a research background in experimental atomic physics. He holds a Ph.D. from the Royal Institute of Technology and an MBA from the Stockholm School of Economics and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
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Robert Sunderland
Director, Digital Engineering Speaker bioRobert Sunderland
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Rob Sunderland studied Physics at the University of Warwick. Upon graduating he spent the next seven years working for multinational technology companies including QinetiQ, EADS and Airbus. In 2010 he made the life-changing decision to leave a regular salary behind and he started his own business, Digital Engineering. In many ways he has continued his education at Digital Engineering, learning about all the disciplines required to run a successful business.
As Managing Director, he sets the strategic direction for the business and manages both the sales and technical teams. From 2010 until 2015, the company expanded significantly, providing services to the growing UK renewables industry. Political changes, which saw big cuts made to subsidies in this area, caused a slow-down in the renewables industry and forced a major change in strategy at Digital Engineering.
From 2016, Digital Engineering has focused on supplying services to the wider energy industry. It quickly became clear that this change was actually very positive for the business as it opened a larger, more lucrative market for the company’s services. In the past 3 years the business has won contracts with major multinationals such as Bloomberg and National Grid and is currently working in Europe, America and Australia.
At work, Rob enjoys doing things differently and is constantly looking to solve problems in new and creative ways. He is passionate about growing his business and is excited to take it to the next level.
Outside of work he loves to travel, keep fit and watch Manchester United. He enjoys listening to music and playing the piano.
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Tobias Svanberg
Dev Leader Water Solutions, New Business & Innovations, IKEA of Sweden Speaker bioTobias Svanberg
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Tobias Svanberg is Development Leader for water solutions in Range and Product innovation at IKEA of Sweden.
With a 15 years of experience within IKEA, I’m now leading this strategic innovation initiative to create simple low costs water solutions for the many people across the 52 IKEA markets.
Prior to the current role I was managing the Taps Category for IKEA globally for over 10 years, taking big leaps quality and sustainability for taps and shower solutions across IKEA globally.
Before the life ok IKEA I was leading sourcing and quality activities across several southeast Asian countries and China.
My spare time are taken up by different sport activities together with my family where football and downhill skiing being the absolute favourites.
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Chris Sworder
Lead Analyst, Agriculture and Food, Cleantech GroupChris Sworder
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Andrew Symes
Co-founder & CEO, OXCCU Speaker bioAndrew Symes
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Co-founder and CEO of OXCCU, a spinout from Oxford University, specialising in converting CO₂ into fuels, chemicals, and plastics via novel catalysis. Former climate tech VC investor at IP Group (Kiko) and BP Ventures, focussed on accelerating the world’s transition to net zero. Prior to this, commercial roles in BP’s commodity trading business and first-class MChem degree in Chemistry from the University of Oxford.
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Luc Texier
Director of Business Development, Europe, Bestmile Speaker bioLuc Texier
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As Director of Business Development for Europe, Luc is responsible for helping public and private mobility service providers find optimized solutions for new and existing transportation networks. Luc is a renowned expert and frequent speaker on technology for on-demand driverless and human-driven mobility systems. He has worked with the region’s largest public transit operators on the majority of the autonomous shuttle fleets deployed to date in Europe. Prior to joining Bestmile, Luc held executive positions in innovative international companies in France, the United States, and Switzerland and has been instrumental in their growth and acquisition by market leaders such as Red Hat or App Dynamics.
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Guloren Turan
General Manager - Advocacy & Communications, Global CCS Institute Speaker bioGuloren Turan
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Guloren is based in our London office, with responsibility for the Advocacy team globally, including our international climate policy activities focused on the UNFCCC and its related bodies.
Guloren has extensive experience in the energy and climate fields. From 2015 to 2017, Guloren led the Government Affairs activities at the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline. Prior to this she held a number of roles over the course of 9 years at BG Group, including Head of Climate Change Strategy, Head of Business Risk for the Group and Lead Corporate Strategist. Guloren holds a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School of Government, an MBA from Cornell University and BSc Industrial Engineering from Istanbul Technical University.
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Jocelyn Wasselin
CEO, EnerBee Speaker bioJocelyn Wasselin
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With more than 25 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, (IBM, Infineon, Soitec), Jocelyne is bringing her broad knowledge in industrializing innovative technologies. She has been a successful leader in plenty of strategic projects and partnerships. She has worked for 10 years in marketing and sales.
Jocelyne is also a Foreign Trade Advisor for the French government.
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Nicolas De Witt
Partner, Taylor Wessing France Speaker bioNicolas De Witt
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Nicolas joined the Paris office’s corporate department as partner in November 2008. Admitted to the Paris and New York Bars, Nicolas specializes in financing transactions for listed and non-listed corporations.
He has extensive expertise in fund raising (from venture capital to LBO transactions) and M&A transactions, advising both French and international clients, investment funds, managers or targets.
For over 15 years now, Nicolas has been advising issuers or banks on stock exchange law, in the context of initial public offerings, rights offering, block sales, public offers to buy or exchange, and delisting on French and American markets.
He also advises issuers as part of tax exemption transactions by public offering without listing.
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Emma Woxlin
Co-Founder, EpishineEmma Woxlin
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Richard Youngman
CEO, Cleantech Group Speaker bioRichard Youngman
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Since January 2016, Richard Youngman has been CEO of San-Francisco based Cleantech Group (CTG). This followed 7 years of driving the growth of CTG’s activities outside North America, especially in Europe and Israel, and Asia, based in CTG’s office in London.
Richard has more than ten years’ experience researching cleantech innovation, venture capital markets, and start-ups across Europe and globally. He is a regular keynote speaker at major cleantech events and is the driving force behind the annual Global Cleantech 100, a list of the world’s most promising private cleantech companies.
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Lauren Zahringer
Manager of Business Development, Sustainable Apparel Coalition Speaker bioLauren Zahringer
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Lauren is the Manager of Business Development for the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, focused on growing membership in EMEA and Higg Index adoption. She is a mission driven leader with international experience in sustainability, fashion, technology, and startups. Lauren represents the SAC at industry events across Europe, where she educates wide-ranging industry stakeholders on the latest sustainability issues and Higg Index developments. She is passionate about solutions for conscious capitalism, sustainable fashion, clean technology, social and environmental justice, and circular economy.
Lauren is currently based in Amsterdam.
The Sustainable Apparel Coalition is the global apparel, footwear, and textile industry’s leading alliance for sustainable production. Our vision is of an apparel, footwear, and textile industry that produces no unnecessary environmental harm and has a positive impact on the people and communities associated with its activities. The SAC is transforming the apparel, footwear, and textile industry through standardized measurement and a universal approach to sustainability performance through the Higg Index.
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Heike Carl Zatterstrom
Chief Communications Officer, Boson Energy Speaker bioHeike Carl Zatterstrom
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Heike leads BOSON ENERGY’s efforts to spread knowledge about creating clean energy and thermal cooling from local waste for direct local use – with small-scale ‘first-mile’ technology supporting sustainable urban density, autonomy and resilience by eliminating waste and plastic before it can pollute cities and oceans. Heike is an entrepreneur with international experience within strategy, communication, and analysis from trust-based industries such as energy, security, research and analytics, telecom, and advisory services. He has worked in Scandinavia, W/E Europe, India, Asia, Middle East and Central America for companies like Securitas, The Swedish Trade Council, Intelligence, AOL, and Evalueserve.
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Christian Zeuchner
Investor, Scania Growth CapitalChristian Zeuchner
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Sponsors
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Strategic Partner
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The Swedish Energy Agency is a government agency for national energy policy issues. The Agency works for the use of renewable energy, improved technologies, a smarter end-use of energy, and mitigation of climate change...
Read moreThe Swedish Energy Agency is a government agency for national energy policy issues. The Agency works for the use of renewable energy, improved technologies, a smarter end-use of energy, and mitigation of climate change. Its mission is to promote the development of Sweden’s energy system so that it will become ecologically and economically sustainable. The Swedish Energy Agency supports start-up companies with financing, technical expertise, market knowledge and active business development, and thus has a portfolio of well-analyzed companies in different phases.
Platinum
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BP Ventures identifies and invests in private, high growth, game-changing technology companies, accelerating cutting edge innovations across the entire energy spectrum.
Read moreBP Ventures identifies and invests in private, high growth, game-changing technology companies, accelerating cutting edge innovations across the entire energy spectrum. Since 2006, BP Ventures has invested over $400 million in corporate venturing and has 42 active investments in its current portfolio.
BP Ventures’ portfolio is primarily focused on emerging technologies in oil and gas exploration and production and downstream conversion processes. In addition, it has a renewed strategic focus on five key areas: bio & low carbon products, carbon management, power & storage, advanced mobility and digital transformation.
Gold
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Almi Invest Greentech is a venture capital fund aimed at small and medium-sized companies offering products and services that reduce climate emissions. The fund focuses on companies in the start-up phase and is a venture of SEK 650 million.
Read moreAlmi Invest Greentech is a venture capital fund aimed at small and medium-sized companies offering products and services that reduce climate emissions. The fund focuses on companies in the start-up phase and is a venture of SEK 650 million. Investments will be carried out in approximately 50 companies through the year 2023. More information is published on both the Swedish Agency for Growth and Almi Invest’s websites.
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InnoEnergy is the innovation engine for sustainable energy across Europe supported by the EIT.
Read more- Education to help create an informed and ambitious workforce that understands the demands of sustainability and the needs of industry.
- Innovation Projects to bring together ideas, inventors and industry to create commercially attractive technologies that deliver real results to customers.
- Business Creation Services to support entrepreneurs and start-ups who are expanding Europe’s energy ecosystem with their innovative offerings.
Silver
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Energy Systems Catapult has been set up by government to unleash innovation and open new markets...
Read moreEnergy Systems Catapult has been set up by government to unleash innovation and open new markets that capture the clean growth opportunity recognised in the UK Industrial Strategy.
Taking an independent, whole energy systems view, we bridge the gap between industry, academia, and government to help innovators to deliver the products, services and value chains required to transform the energy system and achieve the UK’s economic ambitions.
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The Canadian Trade Commissioner Service (TCS) provides its clients with practical advice on foreign markets and on-the-ground intelligence to help them make better, more timely and cost-effective decisions in order to achieve their goals abroad. Le Service des délégués commerciaux du Canada (SDC) est une organisation gouvernementale qui facilite le commerce avec le Canada depuis 1895. Avec nos bureaux au Canada et dans le monde, nous sommes accessibles aux entreprises canadiennes et internationales qui cherchent à développer leurs activités et à rencontrer des partenaires fiables
Read moreLe Service des délégués commerciaux du Canada (SDC) est une organisation gouvernementale qui facilite le commerce avec le Canada depuis 1895. Avec nos bureaux au Canada et dans le monde, nous sommes accessibles aux entreprises canadiennes et internationales qui cherchent à développer leurs activités et à rencontrer des partenaires fiables. Grâce à notre connaissance approfondie des marchés mondiaux et notre compréhension des capacités de l’industrie de notre pays, nous pouvons vous mettre en contact avec des partenaires canadiens stratégiques en matière d’acquisition, d’investissement, d’innovation ou d’éducation. Laissez notre équipe de professionnels vous aider en vous rendant sur le site deleguescommerciaux.gc.ca !
Canada’s Trade Commissioner Service (TCS) is a government organization that facilitates trade with Canada since 1895. With offices across Canada and around the world, we are accessible to both Canadian and international companies looking to increase their business and find trusted partners. With an in-depth knowledge of global markets and insight on Canadian industry sector capabilities, we can connect you with strategic procurement, investment, innovation or education partners in Canada. Let our team of professionals help you at tradecommissioner.gc.ca!
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For the past three decades, Chubb has provided a wide range of renewable energy, technology, and manufacturing companies with scalable, future focused insurance solutions...
Read moreFor the past three decades, Chubb has provided a wide range of renewable energy, technology, and manufacturing companies with scalable, future focused insurance solutions. With an integrated worldwide network of branches and affiliates, Chubb’s global expertise, risk engineering, and claims services help Clean Tech companies keep pace with the velocity of changing risks. To learn more about Chubb, please contact your local agent or broker today.
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Invest in Skåne is the official business promotion agency for Sweden's southernmost region Skåne. We provide professional advice and services to international companies considering Skåne for future investment and assist regional companies in developing their international business.
Read moreInvest in Skåne is the official business promotion agency for Sweden’s southernmost region Skåne. We provide professional advice and services to international companies considering Skåne for future investment and assist regional companies in developing their international business.
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Invest Stockholm is the official investment promotion agency of Stockholm. Stockholm is widely recognized as one of the most innovative regions in the world - let us help you discover why.
Read moreInvest Stockholm is the official investment promotion agency of Stockholm. Stockholm is widely recognized as one of the most innovative regions in the world – let us help you discover why.
Bronze
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Capricorn Partners is an independent European manager of venture capital and equity funds, investing in innovative growth companies with breakthrough technologies in Cleantech, Life Sciences, Biotechnology, IT and Materials Sciences.
Read moreCapricorn Venture Partners is an independent European manager of venture capital and equity funds, investing in innovative growth companies with breakthrough technologies in Cleantech, Life Sciences, Biotechnology, IT and Materials Sciences. Capricorn’s 6th venture capital fund, Capricorn Sustainable Chemistry Fund (CSCF), captures growing opportunities emerging from wave of innovation across the value chain, from renewable feedstocks to more sustainable solutions for everyday products in food & feed, fibers & fuels, and functional materials in a broad range of applications, that provide both performance and value, while protecting and enhancing human health. As the world is facing the growing challenges of climate change, the number of breakthrough, innovative solutions to reduce greenhouse gases (GHGs) will increase rapidly. CSCF is uniquely positioned to help develop sustainable alternatives that offer significant reduction in GHG emissions, as compared to existing petrochemical processes. The objective of the CSCF is to create shareholder value through financial return, combined with the sustainability impact of planned investments.
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Cleantech Flanders’ mission is to promote and stimulate the implementation of clean technologies that accelerate the transition to a sustainable world.
Read moreCleantech Flanders, powered by VITO, offers a partnership to Flemish cleantech companies in order to build a cross-sectoral cleantech community of companies and other cleantech actors. Cleantech Flanders acts as a catalyst for stimulating innovation and accelerating implementation of clean technologies in society.
Cleantech Flanders not only operates across industrial sectors. It also follows multiple cleantech areas, including renewable energy and energy efficiency, bio-based and circular economy, mobility, air, soil and water.
Our 3 pillars:
- Get to know cleantech: Find up to date information on the latest trends and evolutions
- Get connected in cleantech: Match your cleantech opportunities with like-minded start-ups, scale-ups and large enterprises.
- Go global with cleantech: upscale your cleantech business abroad.
Check www.cleantechflanders.com
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ENGIE New Ventures was founded in May 2014, when 115M€ of Corporate Venture Capital was set aside for investment as minority stakes in startups, to complement existing resources coming from the technology and research centres and from internal innovation.
Read moreENGIE New Ventures was founded in May 2014, when 115M€ of Corporate Venture Capital was set aside for investment as minority stakes in startups, to complement existing resources coming from the technology and research centres and from internal innovation.
Since then, a total of 65M€ has been invested in 16 projects worldwide, especially Europe, North America and the Middle East, and in fields as diverse as organic photovoltaics, natural gas chromatography and hydrogen mobility. Names include Powerdale, Sigfox, Kiwi Power, Apix Analytics, StreetLight Data, Kwh Analytics, Heliatek, Serviz, Ecova, Greentown Labs, Living Map, EV-Box.
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The “Business Support to the EU-India Policy Dialogues” project was launched in February 2019 with the aim of cementing the EU-India economic and business ties in key sectors where EU-India have an already well–advanced policy dialogue including environment, water, energy, ICT, urbanization, sustainable mobility, transport and logistics.
Read moreThe “Business Support to the EU-India Policy Dialogues” project was launched in February 2019 with the aim of cementing the EU-India economic and business ties in key sectors where EU-India have an already well–advanced policy dialogue including environment, water, energy, ICT, urbanization, sustainable mobility, transport and logistics.
The project is funded by the European Union and is led by the GFA Consulting Group GmbH (Hamburg, Germany) in consortium with EBTC – European Business and Technology Centre (New Delhi, India), implementation partner India, and EUROCHAMBRES (Brussels, Belgium), implementation partner Europe.
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Gothenburg, Sweden, is one of the most rapidly expanding regions in Europe and a hotspot for innovation and entrepreneurship. At Business Region Göteborg we can help you to establish, expand and innovate in the Gothenburg region.
Read moreGothenburg, Sweden, is one of the most rapidly expanding regions in Europe and a hotspot for innovation and entrepreneurship. At Business Region Göteborg we can help you to establish, expand and innovate in the Gothenburg region. We provide you with the knowledge, facts and right contacts to succeed. Our services are provided free of charge and all information is treated confidentially. www.investingothenburg.com
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Luxinnovation is a key partner for anyone looking to engage in innovative activities in Luxembourg – founders, entrepreneurs and researchers as well as foreign enterprises and investors.
Read moreLuxinnovation is Luxembourg’s national innovation agency. It encourages and supports companies to innovate and to grow, whilst facilitating their collaboration with public research players. Luxinnovation offers a wide portfolio of services to companies and public research organisations in order to foster innovation, thus supporting the Government’s economic development objectives. The agency also ensures that Luxembourg continues to attract international investment, companies and skills that are a perfect fit for the country.
Luxinnovation hosts a network that supports the various players of the CleanTech sector in Luxembourg with the goal of creating and developing new and sustainable business opportunities through collaborative R&D and innovation projects in Europe and beyond.
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Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) is a leading global provider of trading, clearing, exchange technology, listing, information and public company services.
Read moreNasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) is a leading global provider of trading, clearing, exchange technology, listing, information and public company services. Through its diverse portfolio of solutions, Nasdaq enables customers to plan, optimize and execute their business vision with confidence, using proven technologies that provide transparency and insight for navigating today’s global capital markets. As the creator of the world’s first electronic stock market, its technology powers more than 100 marketplaces in 50 countries. Nasdaq is home to over 4,000 total listings with a market value of approximately $12 trillion. To learn more, visit business.nasdaq.com.
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The City of Rotterdam actively enhances the regional cleantech ecosystem. We believe that we can stimulate economic growth by fastening the energy transition and the transition towards a circular economy.
Read moreThe City of Rotterdam actively enhances the regional cleantech ecosystem. We believe that we can stimulate economic growth by fastening the energy transition and the transition towards a circular economy. Instead of losing employment in our oil- and petrochemical cluster, we have to prepare our region for the challenges that we face and the transitions that we have to go through. Therefore, our mission is to promote and stimulate the implementation of clean technologies.
One instrument to enhance the cleantech ecosystem is that we are a partner in the INTERREG Scale-UP program. The aim of this program is to connect the innovation needs of corporates with the latest innovations of local, regional and international start-ups and SME’s. The Meet-the-Buyer event is one of the important cornerstones of this program.
Community Partner
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Cleantech ForEst (Cleantech for Estonia) is an Estonian non-profit that supports and funds early stage green technology startups, advances environmental education and supports energy experts.
Read moreCleantech ForEst (Cleantech for Estonia) is an Estonian non-profit that supports and funds early stage green technology startups, advances environmental education and supports energy experts. In addition we are the cleantech network organization where we aim to accelerate Estonian green innovation and tackle major environmental challenges, like climate change.
Cleantech ForEst runs hackathons, mentoring programs and accelerator for green startups in solar, green building materials, energy efficiency, storage, electric mobility, circular economy innovation, waste, water, and for other solutions that reduces global warming. We offer supportive community, and build collaboration between green businesses, government organizations and research, to create viable investment and business opportunities. Through our programs we give finance, mentoring and share vital knowledge to selected startups.
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New Energy Nexus is a global network of clean energy incubators and accelerators that facilitates collaboration and innovation between startups, accelerators, and industry around the world.
Read moreNew Energy Nexus is a global network of clean energy incubators and accelerators that facilitates collaboration and innovation between startups, accelerators, and industry around the world.
Currently New Energy Nexus connects 88 incubators and accelerators from 29 different countries around the world.
New Energy Nexus is founded and managed by the California Clean Energy Fund, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting clean energy startups headquartered in Oakland California. New Energy Nexus has additional offices in Shanghai and Singapore.
2019 Photos & Presentations
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PRESENTATIONS
Here are the publicly available presentations:
Tuesday 21 May 2019
Wednesday 22 May 2019
Johan Falk and Stefan Henningsson Presentation
Cleantech Group CEO Richard Youngman Keynote
Leveraging EU Grants to Grow Your Startup: Demystifying the SME Instrument
Approaches to Assess and Measure Impact
Thursday 23 May 2019
How Sustainable Chemistry is Enabling a Circular Economy
Changing Clothes - The Circular Fashion Economy
In Search of Efficiency Opportunities in Global Logistics
Registration
Best Rate: Dec 17 - Jan 31 | February Rate: Feb 1- 28 | March Rate: Mar 1 - Mar 31 | Easter Rate: Apr 1 - Apr 30 | Full Rate: May 1 - May 20 | On-Site Rate: May 21 - May 23 |
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*All registration fees are subject to an additional 25% VAT* |
The Forum Registration Fee Includes:
- Access to all keynotes, general sessions, and (non-invite-only) breakout sessions and workshops
- Access to all general (non-invite-only) breakfasts, lunches, networking breaks, and receptions
- Access to the networking area and exhibitor space
100% Satisfaction Guarantee to Cleantech Forum “First-Timers”
Cleantech Group has run Forums since 2002 with many annual returnees. As a statement of confidence – and as a commitment to newcomers’ satisfaction, who are least familiar with the event – we will gladly refund your registration fee if you are dissatisfied with the value you received from participating in your first Forum.
Available Discounts
Discounts are available to the following individuals. Please note that only one discount type/code can be applied against the standard rates published above. Cleantech Group reserves the right to reject any registrations where a double-discount is deemed to have been applied.
- CTG Subscribers: The CTG subscriber rate – $300 off the registration fee – is available to paying subscribers of CTG. You must register with the email address you use to log into i3. If you have any issues with your subscriber discount, please email us at forums@cleantech.com
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- i3 Startup Users: If you have an active startup profile on i3, you will have access to an exclusive startup rate. TO RECEIVE THIS RATE, YOU MUST LOG INTO i3 AND REGISTER VIA THE FORUM OPPORTUNITY.
- If you do not have an active i3 startup profile, go to i3connect.com and select “For Start-ups” to create one.
- Government/Non-Profit Representatives: We offer a tiered discount rate for government employees and non-profit representatives. For more information, or to receive this rate, please email us at forums@cleantech.com with the name of your organization and verification of your government or non-profit status.
- Groups of 3+: If your organization or company would like to bring 3 or more attendees, we offer special group rates. For groups of 3, we offer a 15% discount; for groups of 4, we offer a 20% discount; and for groups of 5+, we offer a 25% discount. Please contact us for more information.
- Students: We do not offer a student rate to the Forum. Instead, we encourage students to apply to be a Forum volunteer to get access to unique networking and learning opportunities.
Media
Media registration is by invitation only. For a media pass, please contact us.
Volunteering
Are you in business school or a graduate program? Apply to volunteer at Cleantech Forum Europe, and get access to unique networking and learning opportunities.
Please note that this opportunity is open to those still in school, with occasional exceptions made for recent graduates.
Terms & Conditions
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- Cancellation Policy:
- Up to 12 weeks before the event date, a 20% cancellation fee will be applicable
- Up to 8 weeks before the event date, a 30% cancellation fee will be applicable
- Up to 4 weeks before the event date, a 50% cancellation fee will be applicable
- Less than 4 weeks before the event date, the full fee will be applicable
- No Show, the full fee will be applicable
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