ECO15 Berlin Speakers

Ecosummit Berlin 2015 was celebrated on 19-20 May 2015 at the Radialsystem. 89 speakers including 63 early and late stage startups went on stage. Scroll down to learn more about our speaker lineup. Click “expand” to read the speaker profile, click “collapse” to close it.

ECO15 Berlin Participants

Prof. Dr. Lars Samuelson (Research)
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Director
Nanometer Structure Consortium Lund University
http://www.nano.lth.se
Lars Samuelson obtained his PhD in Solid State Physics at Lund University in 1977 followed by a Post-doc at IBM Research Laboratories in San José, CA. In 1986 he became Professor in Göteborg and returned in 1988 to a Professorship in Lund. He is since its start in 1988 director of the Nanometer Structure Consortium at Lund University (nmC@LU – www.nano.lu.se), today the primary interdisciplinary center for Nanoscience in Sweden, engaging about 250 scientists and PhD-students. He is recognized for his research on low-dimensional structures and the physics and applications thus made possible. In recent years his research focuses on the formation of one-dimensional nanowires, studies of their physical properties, as well as applications of semiconductor nanowires. He has published about 600 papers in refereed journals and given about 250 invited/plenary talks at international conferences (h-index≈73).
In 2004 he became a Fellow of the Inst. of Physics in the UK, and in 2009 Fellow of the American Physical Society (Materials Physics). He is since 2006 a Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, KVA (Physics) and since 2007 of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, IVA. In 2008 he was awarded as Einstein Professor by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in 2011 the Ideon Prize for Innovation, and in 2013 the IUVSTA Prize for Science of the Triennium 2010 – 2013, and in 2014 he was awarded the Fred Kavli Distinguished Lectureship in Nanoscience. Beside his role as academic researcher and teacher, he has engaged himself in creation of spin-out companies and is the primary founder and Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) of the companies QuNano AB, GLO AB and Sol Voltaics AB.

Prof. Dr. Eicke Weber (Research)
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Director
Fraunhofer ISE
http://www.ise.fraunhofer.de/en
Professor Eicke Weber is Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE and Professor for Physics/Solar Energy at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics and at the Faculty of Engineering at the Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Germany. The ISE institute is one of the world-leading research institutes in the field of renewable energy and energy efficiency. The focus of Prof. Weber’s research is the analysis of lattice defects in Si and compound semiconductors. Recently he studied specifically how good solar cells can be produced out of upgraded metallurgical (“dirty”) silicon with high metal content. Prof. Weber studied Physics at the University of Cologne, Germany where he made his doctorate in 1976 and his habilitation in 1983. From 1983-2006 he lectured at the faculty of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering of the University of California, Berkeley – since 1991 as Professor of Materials Science. In 1990 he was appointed visiting professor at the Tohoku University in Sendai, Japan, and in 2000 at the Kyoto University in Kyoto, Japan.

Thomas Buss (Corporate VC)
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VP Innovation Scouting & Co-Investments
E.ON
http://www.eon.com/en/about-us/innovation/strategic-co-investments.html
Thomas Buss is Vice President Innovation Scouting & Co-Investments at E.ON SE responsible for E.On’s corporate venture capital activities. He joined the Technology & Innovation team coming from E.ON UK where he had led the microgeneration business developing innovative project deployment and financing models for distributed energy assets (PV, Commercial Heat Pumps). He came to E.ON UK in 2010 from Royal Dutch Philips where he was Managing Director of Philip’s Home Energy Management Venture. Prior to Philips he was the team leader for Renewable Micro Generation Heating Systems at Ariston Thermo Group and has done many years of technology market research, analysis and consulting in the early years of his career at Forrester Research.

Philippe Ringenbach (Corporate VC)
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Venture Partner
Electranova Capital
http://www.electranovacapital.com/
Philippe is the General Manager of EDF’s Corporate Venture and Innovation Financing activity. He brings over twenty years of experience at EDF in Corporate Finance, Risk Management and Business Development in both B2B, and B2C segments, in France and internationally. Philippe was formerly the Head of Corporate Energy Market Risk Management at EDF. He led the deployment of EDF’s risk management policy globally and across the group’s main affiliates. Philippe is an alumnus of the engineering school Ecole Central de Lille and holds an MBA from HEC.

Dr. Matthias Dill (Corporate VC)
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Managing Director
Statkraft Ventures
http://www.statkraftventures.com
Matthias Dill is the designated Managing Director of Statkraft’s new corporate venture capital fund. His mission is to support entrepreneurs in taking advantage of the energy sector’s massive change. Prior to building Statkraft’s venture capital fund he was a senior investment manager at High-Tech Gründerfonds, Europe’s largest and most active seed fund. He is trained as a Mechanical Engineer and in Business Administration at Technical University Braunschweig and University of Rhode Island.

Pascal Rioual (Corporate)
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Deputy Head Open Innovation
EDF
http://www.edf.com
Pascal Rioual obtained his PhD in Power Electronics in 1994, after graduating from the Ecole Normale Supérieur de Cachan. He joined EDF R&D In 1994 and worked in this division, on diverse functions, during 12 years. He joined the Insular Power Systems Division in 2007, in order to manage the electricity purchase and supply in non-interconnected systems. He was responsible for the project of installing a NaS battery storage system on the Reunion island. This installation was connected in December 2009. During the last years, Pascal focused on the integration of intermittent renewables and worked with regulators and investors in electricity generation to adapt the necessary contractual framework. He joined the innovation cluster CAPENERGIES, as acting director, in December 2010. He came back to the EDF Group to join the Open Innovation team in October 2013.

Michael Bez (Corporate)
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Manager Innovation Management
EnBW
http://www.enbw.com/innovations/
Since May 2014 Michael Bez serves as manager for business development and regulations in the central innovation management department of EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG. In this position he is responsible for the business segment Virtual Power Plants and the analysis of the regulatory and political framework on national and European level in order to derive implications for EnBW’s innovation strategy. Michael also manages the connection between the startup world and EnBW in Berlin. Before joining EnBW in the innovation management department Michael worked together with the group expert for energy economics and policy in the energy policy and sustainability department of EnBW. Prior, he was a consultant for energy affairs at the federal parliament of Baden-Württemberg. During a stay abroad in Istanbul Michael joined +SmartE, a startup dealing with Smart Home applications and developing soft- and hardware, as a business development manager. Michael holds a diploma in engineering and studied at the University of Stuttgart and at the Technical University in Istanbul.

Christian Arnold (Corporate)
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Managing Director enera
EWE
http://www.energie-vernetzen.de
Christian is Managing Director of enera, a multipartner cooperation focusing on the digital energy transformation which is initiated by EWE AG. He completed a construction traineeship and holds university degrees in both civil engineering and business administration. Christian has studied in Germany and the US and has gained over 10 years of work experience in the utility, telecom and venture capital industries. First, he came into contact with the energy market during his studies while researching on risk management in European electricity markets. Afterwards, he joined leading international multi-utility and venture capital companies in Germany and the USA. During this period, he was in charge for strategic projects in the field of Mergers & Acquisition and cleantech related projects. In 2013, Christian joined EWE AG for building up one of the largest Energiewende demonstrators in Europe which is named enera. Christian also has a strong entrepreneurial background which envisioned important parts of enera´s strategy.

Philipp Schröder (Corporate)
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Country Manager Germany & Austria
Tesla Motors
http://www.teslamotors.com
Philipp Schröder joined Tesla as Country Manager Germany & Austria in February 2014. From October 2012 until January 2014, he was Director Sales and Business Development at Sonnenbatterie, the smart PV storage startup from Wildpoldsried. Before that, Philipp served as Head of Sales at Juwi Holding and co-founded the energy efficiency startup Nycon Energy. He holds an Executive Diploma in Renewable Energy Management from the University of St. Gallen and studied at University of Hamburg.

Tanja Pikula (Corporate)
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Cleantech Program Manager EMEA
Autodesk
http://www.autodesk.co.uk/cleantech
Tanja is leading Autodesk’s Cleantech Partner Program for EMEA since 2010. The Cleantech Partner Program supports the efforts, innovations, and environmental advancements of clean technology pioneers by providing world-class software to design, visualize, and simulate ground-breaking ideas. The program offers participants 3D CAD software licenses for free so that they can get their products to market faster and is also available in North America, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. Since its beginning it has supported thousands of innovators who are creating solutions to address the world’s epic challenges. Tanja holds a Master’s Degree in Literature and Social, Cultural and Philosophical Studies from the Goethe University Frankfurt.

Konstantin Hanssen (Corporate)
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Key Account Manager Energy & Optics
Investitionsbank Berlin
http://www.ibb.de
Konstantin Hanssen studied Economics and Marketing at Technische Universität of Berlin. He entered the IBB in 1993 in the new department for economy support and worked in different sections of the IBB. Since 2010 he is Key Account Manager responsible for Berlin-based companies in the fields of energy technology and optics. In addition to consulting on the financial structures of R&D projects among public funding programs he checks the granting of loans at the own risk of the IBB. Investitionsbank Berlin (IBB) is the business development bank of Berlin. With a wide product spectrum it is active in the areas of business as well as housing and real estate promotion. IBB supports small and medium-sized enterprises in Berlin with subsidies, loan products and equity stakes developing targeted solutions for its clients. In doing so it works in close cooperation with all local commercial banks.

Dr. Alexander von Frankenberg (VC)
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Co-CEO
High-Tech Gründerfonds
http://high-tech-gruenderfonds.de
Alex von Frankenberg is Co-CEO of the High-Tech Gründerfonds. Before taking that position in October 2005 he was responsible for spin-offs as Venture Manager at the Siemens Technology Accelerator (STA). Before joining the STA in April 2002 Alex was Head of Sales and Marketing of an IT startup. Prior to that he headed the Innovation Practice at Siemens Management Consulting. He started his career designing and implementing large IT systems with Andersen Consulting. Alex holds an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin (1992) and a PhD from the University of Mannheim (1997).

Alexander Schlaepfer (VC)
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Partner
Aster Capital
http://aster.com/
Alexander joined Paris-based venture capital firm Aster Capital in 2009 and is leading investments in the areas of energy conversion and storage. Prior to Aster, he headed Global Strategy & Business Development for Alstom’s €5 billion Thermal Services business. Earlier, Alexander was Managing Director at ABB in Egypt, responsible for a business unit active in EPC contracting and services for utility and industrial power plants. In 15 years at Alstom and ABB, Alexander closed over 20 M&A deals and created several joint ventures and new businesses. He holds a BA from the University of Applied Sciences in St. Gallen and a Masters in Finance (MSc) from London Business School. Alexander is a Director at Aster’s portfolio company IOXUS (Oneonta/NY, USA), Etogas (Stuttgart/DE) and Atlantium (Bet Shemesh/Israel). He is also a member of the advisory board to French early stage venture fund EMERTEC IV and to the Competence Center Environment and Sustainability (CCES) at ETH Zürich. On a private basis, he is active as angel investor in Switzerland.

Dr. Christian Reitberger (VC & Angel)
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Partner
Wellington Partners
http://www.wellington-partners.com
Christian Reitberger is an active business angel, working regularly with the brains to ventures network, and since 2009 serves as a Partner with Wellington Partners, the pan European technology investment firm. Christian is a savvy technologist with a passion for transforming breakthrough innovations into real businesses that have the potential to improve the state of our world. He has led venture, growth and buyout investments in the Electronics, Resource Efficiency and Software area and has served on some 20+ boards including NXP Semiconductors, Q-Cells, Heliatek, Orcan Energy, Romo Wind, Effect Photonics and Electrochaea. Christian spent nine years with Apax Partners where he was a Partner in the Tech & Telecom team and five years with McKinsey where he worked with clients in the electronics, digital media, telecom and medtech industries. He earned a PhD in physics from the University of Vienna with sub auspiciis praesidentis distinction. He conducted research at CERN and had exposure to a number of corporate R&D labs. In his spare time he tries (in vain) to keep up to speed in cognitive robotics, quantum gravity and data science.

Bart Markus (VC)
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Partner emeritus
Wellington Partners
http://www.wellington-partners.com
Apart from being a veteran VC, Bart is a seasoned and passionate entrepreneur and is renowned for his relentless drive to internationalise companies and help them become successful beyond Europe by conquering the US or Asia. A Dutch native, he has been a General Partner at Wellington from 2000 to 2015. Bart has invested in an impressive collection of deep IP Technology companies located in Europe and the US. Many have already made the successful leap to the US or are successfully opening up new foreign markets. Investments include Navteq (NASDAQ IPO in 2004: NVT; sold to Nokia in 2007), Meiosys (sold to IBM in 2005), Nawotec (sold to Carl Zeiss in 2005), Q-Layer (sold to Sun Microsystems in 2009), Cavendish Kinetics and GLO. Prior to the past 17 years which he has spent as an investor in high-tech companies, Bart co-founded three companies including the MRI Centre, now a highly successful chain of private medical diagnostic clinics. He also set up and acted as CEO for ePearle, a pan-European B2B eCommerce startup. Before Wellington, Bart was an investment professional at HAL Investments and an Associate at McKinsey, working in Holland and South Africa. He started his career as a process control system and project engineer with Shell in Norway. Bart holds an MSc in Applied Physics from Twente University of Technology in the Netherlands and an MBA (with distinction) from INSEAD in France.

Dr. Alois Flatz (VC)
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Venture Partner
Zouk Capital
http://www.zouk.com
Alois Flatz is a Venture Partner with 20 years’ experience in private equity, investment management and sustainability. He is a member of the boards of va-Q-tec and The Mobility House. Before joining Zouk, Alois was a Partner and Head of Research at Sustainable Asset Management in Zurich, where he co-founded the Dow Jones Sustainability Index. Alois was also Managing Partner of BTS Investment Advisors, a private equity advisor in India with over $3 billion AUM, and an advisor to the Austrian Ministry of the Environment. A published author on sustainable investment, Alois has a PhD in Business Administration from the University of St. Gallen, an MBA from Vienna University of Economics and studied International Management at HEC.

Stephan Schulze (VC)
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Senior Investment Manager
IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft
http://www.ibb-bet.de/
The IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft provides venture capital to innovative Berlin enterprises and has established itself as a market leader in the field of early stage financing in the location Berlin. Currently two of the funds managed by the IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft are in the investment phase, the VC Fonds Technologie Berlin with a fund size of € 52 million and the VC Fonds Kreativwirtschaft Berlin with a fund size of € 30 million. Stephan is Head of the Industrial Technologies Team and Prokurist of IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft. He joined the company in 1997. Stephan is responsible for identifying and especially implementing new investment opportunities in Berlin as well as developing portfolio companies and realising successful exits. Prior to joining IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft he was assistant of the general management of Arton Automobile, a supplier of electric powered vehicles, and developed with Herlitz Falkenhöh the Business Park Am Borsigturm. Stephan holds a degree of Mechanical Engineering and Management and is a graduate of Technical University Berlin.

Dr. Ingo Potthof (VC)
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Managing Partner
UnternehmerTUM Fund
http://www.unternehmertum.de/vc/
Ingo Potthof is Managing Partner of UnternehmerTUM Fund Management, a German early stage venture capital fund in the fields of ICT, Medical Engineering and Cleantech. Ingo Potthof has more than 10 years of experience in venture capital in Europe, Israel, the USA and Asia. For five years, he worked as Partner at the venture capital firm smac partners. Before this, he was as Investment Partner instrumental in establishing the global early stage investment business for Siemens. Ingo Potthof has carried out successful investments in international technology companies with a number of trade sales and IPOs. His earlier positions include Telefónica O2, where he worked as Manager M&A and Strategy, and he also worked as management and IT consultant.

Dr. Dirk Bessau (VC & Accelerator)
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Director Berlin Office
KIC InnoEnergy
http://www.kic-innoenergy.com/
Dirk Bessau is the manager of the KIC InnoEnergy office in Berlin since July 2014 and Business Development Manager. He has a strong background and network in the German Energy industry. He started his carrier in the energy market in 2002 as an assistant to the CEO of a municipal utility, before he was member of the management board and head of the business development. Additionally, he was authorised officer of the corporate venture company. Afterwards he was managing director of one of the largest renewable energy associations in Europe and CEO to develop a new company for infrastructure services in the gas market – today, one of the largest European gas market areas. He is experienced in the transformation of the energy market, especially in energy production and renewables as well as in startup management and energy politics.

Dr. Malte Schneider (Accelerator)
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Director
Climate-KIC Germany
http://www.climate-kic.org
Malte Schneider is the Director of Climate-KIC Germany. Climate-KIC is one of the three Knowledge and Innovation Communities designated in 2010 by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT). With offices in 10 European countries Climate-KIC supports early stage startups, educates future innovators, and invests in innovation projects. More than 215 partners from business, science, public sector and civil society work within Climate-KIC to develop innovations to address the challenges of climate change. Climate-KIC’s ultimate goal is to turn climate ideas into marketable products and services. Before joining Climate-KIC in 2010, Malte completed his engineering studies in sustainable energy systems at ETH Zurich and during his PhD and PostDoc built up a research group analyzing the effects of climate and energy policy instruments on corporate innovation strategies. At the same time, he consulted international organizations such as the UNFCCC and companies on the future of carbon markets and technology transfer.

Yme Bosma (Accelerator)
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Program Director
Rockstart
http://www.rockstart.com/accelerator
Yme Bosma is the Program Director of the Rockstart Smart Energy Accelerator. The international program helps participating startups bring their product faster to market and supports their fundraising. After 15 years of working for online companies such as Lost Boys, Media Republic and Hyves, Yme decided to take a sabbatical and went for a long sailing trip with his family. The fast growing social network Hyves was founded in 2004 and sold in 2010 to the Telegraaf Media Groep. After the sailing trip he decided to invest and participate in initiatives focusing on internet, energy and sustainability. His first project was building a boat that runs on solar energy, followed by the Smart Energy Accelerator.

Andreas Stubelius (Accelerator)
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Portfolio Manager
Swedish Energy Agency
http://www.energimyndigheten.se/en/
Andreas Stubelius is a Portfolio Manager at the Swedish Energy Agency. He is responsible for developing the Agency’s portfolio companies. The portfolio consists of more than 60 cleantech companies and Andreas has been involved in starting 15 of them. He has a long experience in seed funding and has been working within the energy sector for more than 10 years. Andreas holds an engineering degree in power electronics and also one in corporate finance. He has worked in various positions the last years and the last one in managing a project for the Swedish Government.

Dr. Philipp Bouteiller (Berlin TXL)
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CEO
Tegel Projekt
http://www.berlintxl.de/
Philipp studied in Berlin and London where he received a PhD in International Management and Social Psychology from London School of Economics. He worked as a senior consultant for McKinsey & Company, then as an IT entrepreneur and independent strategy adviser. Since April 2012, Philipp is the CEO of Tegel Projekt and aims at creating the Urban Tech Republic Berlin TXL at the airport Tegel. His main competence areas are high tech and innovation management, infrastructures, mobility and renewable energy.

Tobias Rothacher (Service Provider)
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Senior Manager Renewable Energies & Resources
Germany Trade & Invest
http://www.gtai.de/GTAI/Navigation/EN/Invest/Industries/energy.html
Tobias Rothacher is Senior Manager for Renewable Energy & Resources at Germany Trade and Invest (GTAI) and has a special focus on Photovoltaics, Bioenergies, Home Energy Storage and Smart Home technologies. GTAI is a consultancy wholly owned by the German government and has supported the creation of the largest renewable energy production cluster in the world. Headquartered in Berlin, he and his colleagues advice all investors interested in the field of Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency and Environmental Technologies. Prior to his position at GTAI, Rothacher worked as a Business Development and Project Development Manager at the Conergy group in the Asia Pacific region. He has an academic background in Business Administration and Engineering and received his higher education in Germany and Canada.

Friedrich Henle (Service Provider)
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Senior Manager Financing & Incentives
Germany Trade & Invest
http://www.gtai.de/GTAI/Navigation/EN/Invest/investment-guide.html
Friedrich Henle is Senior Manager for Financing & Incentives at Germany Trade and Invest (GTAI), a consultancy wholly owned by the German government. At its headquarters in Berlin he advises foreign companies regarding financing and incentives for their projects in Germany. Prior to his position at GTAI, he worked as a consultant at ZENIT GmbH in Mülheim an der Ruhr, focusing on providing services to small and medium-sized enterprises in the area of incentives for research and development activities. Friedrich holds a degree in Public Policy and Management which he studied at University of Konstanz and at Arizona State University.

Alexis Figeac (Service Provider)
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Project Leader
INNEON
http://www.inneon.eu
Alexis has been a pioneer throughout his career. Looking into Artificial Intelligence and MMI in the 80s, he seized the opportunity of German reunification to be at the forefront of economic transformation in East Germany at the Treuhandanstalt. He was involved with privatisation further afield in Eastern Europe before leading teams in the area of corporate reconstruction at PriceWaterhouse. Wanting to back good advice with money he joined Deutsche Telekom’s T-Venture, becoming a member of the executive committee. He served on the boards of numerous businesses including NetCentrex (sold to Comverse in 2006); he also managed T-Venture’s fund investments in Amadeus Capital Partners and SET/Technologieholding. Recognising the opportunity of a greener economy (he had invested in wind farms since 1995), he sought to establish one of the 1st cleantech VC funds in Germany in 2003. Alexis has been an early-stage investor and board member in Apple Wind, 2ZK, Antaco and with the Entrepreneurs Fund in Future-E (merged with Heliocentris) and Controlled Power Technologies. Besides Axiom VC, Alexis is also heading up the INNEON project at the CSCP Wuppertal. His academic background covers computer science, economics, sustainability management from institutions in the UK and Germany as well as business administration from ESCP Europe.

Christoph Ostermann (Startup)
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CEO
Sonnenbatterie
http://market.ecosummit.net/c/Sonnenbatterie
Christoph Ostermann is Co-Founder of the Prosol Invest Group, being with its Solar Battery product range one of the pioneers in the residential battery storage market. Solar Battery is a highly innovative, intelligent battery system offering much more than just an energy storage solution. The system comprises several added value features such as smart home, smart meter, PV-monitoring and UPS. Since its market launch in early 2011 several hundreds of Solar Batteries have been sold only in Germany. Christoph began his career with KMC Management Consultants, a leading management consulting firm focused on sales and marketing expertise, where he was Managing Partner and Co-Founder of a branch office. Since 2005 he is in the renewable energy business, where he has been involved in several companies as CEO, entrepreneur and/or consultant. Christoph graduated in 1997 with a degree in Business Administration from the University of Bayreuth.

Nils Aldag (Startup)
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CFO
Sunfire
http://www.sunfire.de
Nils Aldag is a Co-founder and Chief Financial Officer of Sunfire – a developer of next generation fuel cells and electrolysers based on high temperature technology. At Sunfire he successfully acquired equity investments from Bilfinger Venture Capital, Electranova Capital, KfW Bankengruppe and Total Energy Ventures. He is also a Co-founder of the Desertec Foundation. Nils graduated in 2009 with a degree in Business Administration from the European Business School in Oestrich-Winkel.

Andreas Spiess (Startup)
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CEO
Solarkiosk
http://solarkiosk.eu
Andreas Spiess works and lives as a lawyer and CEO of Solarkiosk AG in Berlin, Germany. The boutique law firm Spiess Schumacher Schmieg & Partner focuses on IP and media law, as well as venture capital and private equity transactions (M&A) in the field of renewable energy and developing markets. In 2008, Andreas Spiess and his Ethiopian partners established Solar23 in Addis Abeba, which is now one of the biggest solar system integrators in Ethiopia. In 2012, he co-founded Fosera Ethiopia which locally assembles and manufactures solar end customer products. In 2011, together with GRAFT architects and other investors, Andreas co-founded Solarkiosk.

Dr. Felix Grolman (Startup)
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Co-CEO
Grundgrün
http://www.grundgruen.de
Dr. Felix Grolman provides his long-term experience in the financial and structuring world to Grundgrün Energie. After degrees both in law and economics he worked in Sales & Trading at Morgan Stanley and then with Boston Consulting Group where he advised energy utilities and trading groups. Subsequently he has founded multiple companies in the realm of renewable energies. The growing importance of energy and power generation turned him into an active supporter of the renewable concept years ago. Having worked in the UK, Spain, Switzerland and China he thoroughly believes in the competitive edge of Germany in the energy sector and is excited to grow Grundgrün in his home market and beyond. His objective is to make renewable energy economically independent and profitable – a goal he wants to reach with Grundgrün as an integrated renewable energy utility.

Knut Hechtfischer (Startup)
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CEO
Ubitricity
http://www.ubitricity.com/en
Knut Hechtfischer is one of ubitricity’s founders and managing directors. Knut completed a bank traineeship and holds university degrees in both law and business administration (MBA equivalent). He then joined leading international law firms in London, Frankfurt and Berlin, advising national and international clients in Regulatory, Acquisition Finance and Renewable Energy related projects. Working as an attorney during the day, Knut’s fascination with the potential of the renewable energy sector soon had him reading up on generation and storage opportunities by night. He envisaged ubitricity’s idea as well as the technical and commercial concepts in 2007 and founded the company with his friend and colleague Frank Pawlitschek in 2008. At ubitricity, Knut directs and instructs the implementation of the ubitricity concept and develops future co-operations and market models connected to his company’s concept. Knut also has a strong technical background and envisioned important parts of ubitricity’s mobile metering system.

Dr. Thomas Goette (Startup)
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CEO
GreenPocket
http://www.greenpocket.de/en/
Dr. Thomas Goette is CEO of GreenPocket, one of the leading specialists for smart metering and smart home software. As an expert for the energy and internet business, he regularly appears in the trade press and is invited as a speaker to national and international events. In 2012, the economy magazine Wirtschaftswoche and Daimler nominated him as one of the top 100 online trendsetters in Germany. Prior to joining GreenPocket he founded and built up a social media startup. Before that he worked as a partner at the consulting firms Oliver Wyman (2006-2007), Diamond Cluster (2001-2006) and Roland Berger Strategy (1993-2000). He holds a degree in business administration from the University of Göttingen and a PhD in the area of Marketing and Finance.

Christopher Schläffer (Startup)
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CEO
Yetu
http://www.yetu.com
Christopher Schlaeffer, yetu’s CEO and Founder, is a European high-tech industry protagonist and former Chief Product & Innovation Officer, Corporate Development Officer and Chief Strategy Officer of Deutsche Telekom. Christopher started his business career with Accenture, the international consulting, technology and outsourcing company. In 1998 he joined Deutsche Telekom, Europe’s largest telecoms operator. In 2000 the board under CEO Ron Sommer promoted him to Senior Vice President Group Strategy. During the following decade Christopher played a key role in Deutsche Telekom’s transformation. In 2002 he became Corporate Development Officer (CDO) giving him additional group-wide responsibilities for Innovation, Technology and IT as well as Deutsche Telekom’s regional offices across Europe and Asia. In 2006 Christopher Schlaeffer became Deutsche Telekom’s Chief Product & Innovation Officer and thus in charge of the group’s product portfolio and bringing key innovations like IPTV, the mobile internet or new services around Connected Life & Work to market. In this role he became member of the group’s Executive Operating Board and chairman of Deutsche Telekom’s Marketing Leadership Team. Christopher also managed Deutsche Telekom’s Research & Development, the group’s digital businesses in online content, eCommerce, advertising, payment and social networking as well as the company’s strategic partnerships, for example with Apple for the iPhone or Google to launch the world’s first mobile telephone based on the Android operating system. In 2010 Christopher founded yetu to create an open standard platform for Smart Homes. Christopher is recognized by the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader.

Yüksel Sirmasac (Startup)
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CEO
Rockethome
http://rockethome.de/welcome/
Yüksel Sirmasac holds a degree in business administration and is CEO and Founder of Rockethome. Early 2010, he founded the company together with investors from the cleantech scene. Before founding Rockethome, Yüksel Sirmasac worked several years in senior management positions at various well-known companies including media group RTL, Reed-Elsevier Germany (LexisNexis), Verlagsgruppe Handelsblatt (Holtzbrinck). There, he successfully established numerous products in the market. In addition, he has already developed several technology companies to sustainably successful organizations. To pass on his knowledge to students he has taken a lectureship in the field of e-business and industrial computer science at the University of Applied Sciences in Bergisch Gladbach.

Simon Löffler (Startup)
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CSO
Kiwigrid
http://www.kiwigrid.com/en/
Simon Löffler, Chief Sales Officer of Kiwigrid in Dresden, Germany is a smart energy expert with more than 10 years experience in management, business development and sales. After studying International Cultural and Business Studies at the University of Passau he worked as a Managing Director in the travel industry, before joining GÖRLITZ AG as Business Development Manager back in 2008. He was appointed to the Board of Directors in 2011, responsible for sales, marketing and finances. In the beginning of 2015, he joined the team of Kiwigrid GmbH. Simon has served on various industry committees, e.g. Nationale Plattform Elektromobilität or in the Energiekommission Senat der Wirtschaft.

Sebastian Dehling (Startup)
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Entrepreneur in Residence
Green Living
http://www.greenliving.de
Sebastian works as an Entrepreneur in Residence at Green Living Berlin and leads its upcoming spin-off venture Cabin Spacey. The goal of Cabin Spacey is to answer to changing functional and emotional needs by an ever-increasing number of people living in cities. This global urbanization trend outgrows current living solutions and demands new ways of thinking on how to use existing urban infrastructure to save energy and resources. Cabin Spacey is the concept of a modern pre-fab home that works as a standalone solution as well as integrated in existing urban infrastructure. It promotes a sustainable concept of living that is designed to reduce the carbon impact of cities and likewise provides an affordable product for the mass market. Sebastian gained experience in corporate R&D, innovation consulting, working with early stage startups as well as with Startupbootcamp in Berlin and Barcelona. He holds a BEng, a MSc in Business and a MSc in Innovation Management. While working in highly innovative environments the team at Cabin Spacey learned that disruption is not the output but rather the context of our everyday work. Therefore we apply tools that successfully respond to disruption when building sustainable urban living solutions.

Kaj Rönnlund (Startup)
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Chairman of the Board
There Corporation
http://www.therecorporation.com
Kaj Rönnlund, is the Chairman of the Board and investor of There Corporation which is working with the energy companies in the Nordics revolutionizing the way energy is used and priced. The service is the first fully commercial market tracking demand response product offered to consumers in the world! The service consists of the There automation solution and a spot-price electricity contract. The first solution was launched by Fortum, the second largest Nordic utility, end 2012. In addition to these Kaj also invests in cleantech and technology startups and he is currently a board member of Fixura, 9Solutions and VNT Management. Other Board memberships are KGN Tool and Vaasan Vihannes. Kaj Rönnlund also is a member of the Board and heading the Investment Committee of the Endowment, Harry Schaumans Stiftelse in Vaasa, Finland. Kaj Rönnlund has a strong entrepreneurial background with over 20 years experience in Portfolio Management and Derivatives Trading with a deep understanding in risk management. He has global experience in the trading business in different European markets and in both US and Asia. Kaj has founded, built and exited multiple companies among others Estlander & Rönnlund, Comsel System and the Switch. Kaj gruduated from Hanken in 1987 with a Master of Science in Economics with International Marketing and Finance as Majors. Kaj Rönnlund has a Major reserve rank in the reserve of the Finnish Defense Force. He is also The Honorary Consul of Norway in Vassa, Finland.

Enn Ounpuu (Startup)
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CEO
Elcogen
http://www.elcogen.com
Enn Õunpuu is Founder, Member of the Board and CEO of Elcogen. Enn Õunpuu has over two decades of experience starting up several companies in energy services and equipment, construction, real estate and banking industry. He served as the Chairman of the Supervisory Board in banking industry, non-executive director in construction tool rental company and CEO in HVAC and building control systems sales and service company. He currently holds a non-executive director position in several companies. He has experience of several successful mergers and trade sales of founded companies. Enn Õunpuu was one of the initiators for founding the Estonian Power and Heat Association, a NGO uniting most of Estonia’s power and heat companies. He served as the Head of the Revision Committee and was a Member of the Board for more than eight years. In 2001, Mr. Õunpuu founded AS Elcogen, a company developing solid oxide fuel cell tehnology. Enn Õunpuu holds a degree from the Tallinn University in the field of Physics and Technology.

Kimmo Rauma (Startup)
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CEO
Visedo
http://www.visedo.com
Kimmo Rauma received his MSc and DSc degrees in Electrical Engineering in 2002 and 2006, respectively. Kimmo has worked with power electronics and product development in different companies over the last 14 years. Today, Kimmo Rauma is the CEO and Co-Founder of Visedo Oy in Finland. Visedo, founded in 2009, is a company designing and manufacturing inverters, DC/DC converters, motors, generators and energy storages for electric and hybrid electric mobile work machines, buses and marine vessels. Kimmo has been responsible for the technology, team building and running the company. Kimmo is a member of the Electric Vehicle Systems Program steering group of the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation. Kimmo holds several patents and patent applications for power electronic control principles and solutions.

Philipp Pausder (Startup)
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CEO
Thermondo
http://www.thermondo.de
Philipp is the Co-Founder and CEO of Thermondo. Thermondo is a revolutionary technology-driven provider of heat solutions, algorithm-based customized quotes and nationwide delivery. The company brings heat solutions to residential customers faster, digital and at highest quality. Based on an online platform and an in-house developed IT infrastructure, customers can compare customized solution packages in a quick, easy and cost-effective way. As a result of this process and the advice provided by Thermondo sales consultants, homeowners choose and purchase the system that best fits their needs. Thermondo also installs the heating systems with in-house technicians in 10 metropolitan areas in Germany. Prior to Thermondo, Philipp founded Clean Venture, a boutique M&A advisory firm for distributed energy deals. Clean Venture advised on deals across 4 continents with a total value greater than $1 billion. Before starting his own firm, Philipp worked for Applied Value, a Stockholm-based strategy and investment firm. Philipp was recognized as Global Champion of Sustainable Innovation 2007 by Thunderbird University, USA for his development of business models for emerging markets. Philipp started his career as a global marketing manager at adidas AG launching innovation concepts to a global market place. He holds an MBA in Finance with highest distinction from IE Business School, Madrid and an MA in Business and Mass Communication from FU Berlin.

Artur Sychov (Startup)
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CEO
Easycharge.me
http://easycharge.me
Artur Sychov is CEO of Easycharge.me – a startup accelerated by E.ON. Artur presented the idea of a ceiling charging station to the E.ON management a year ago and got a green light to build his vision into a real product. The goal of Easycharge.me is to provide fast and affordable charging solutions for private EV owners and companies. With Easycharge.me signature products, companies will be able to set up charging points for EVs quickly without the need of significant investments into infrastructure modifications. Artur holds a degree in Investment Banking and an MBA in Financial Management from City University of Seattle. He worked more than 7 years as an energy trader. Artur is married and a proud father. He loves to write electronic music, play tennis and poker.

Hugues de Bantel (Startup)
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CEO
The CoSMo Company
http://www.thecosmocompany.com/
Hugues de Bantel is Co-Founder and CEO of The CoSMo Company. Previously, Hugues was the CEO and a Director of Edaptechnomed, a Nasdaq listed medtech company with headquarters in Lyon, France. After 2 years managing Alticare, a boutique consulting firm accompanying startups, he joined Eric Boix and Michel Morvan to create The CoSMo Company. He brings his experience in managing technology companies in Asia, Europe and the US. Hugues holds an MBA from IMD Lausanne, and a Master in Business Management from Rouen School of Management.

Romain Lacombe (Startup)
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CEO
Plume Labs
http://www.plumelabs.com
Romain Lacombe is a Transparency Engineer who’s trying to change the world, one kilobyte of data at a time. A former public servant, Silicon Valley entrepreneur, World Bank consultant, MIT environmental economics researcher, Fulbright scholar and science student, he has spent the past four years building Open Data policies to make governments more accountable, in France and around the world. He was until recently the co-founder and head of innovation of Etalab (data.gouv.fr), the French Prime Minister’s task force for access to information which he helped create in 2011 after authoring the first report on Open Data’s potential for France. At task force Etalab, Romain focused on policy delivery, startups outreach and international relations, representing his country in the G8 Open Data Charter negotiations and coordinating France’s recent adhesion to the Open Government Partnership. Romain is a fierce advocate of the power of open. With his latest project, he aims at making our cities breathable again — together!

Dr. Nikolaus Meyer (Startup)
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CEO
Geo-En
http://www.geo-en.de/
Nikolaus Meyer is CEO of Geo-En since June 2013. From 2001 until 2012, he was Founder and CEO of Soltecture. Nikolaus has a PhD in Physics.

Taavi Madiberk (Startup)
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CEO
Skeleton Technologies
http://skeletontech.com
Taavi Madiberk is Co-Founder and CEO at Skeleton Technologies. His business development, sales and marketing and company management skills have been instrumental in setting up and driving growth. He has been the driving force for excellent customer traction, (the company counts as customers European Space Agency and several Tier 1 automotives), business strategy (leveraging the advantage in materials technology to energy storage cells and modules), product development and fundraising from venture capital, private equity and public sources in German, Estonian and EU level. Taavi brings knowledge from the IT, locomotive and NGO sectors from his prior experience to Skeleton Technologies. Among other Board positions he served as the youngest ever Chairman of the Supervisory Board in Estonian Railways (AS Eesti Raudtee), the national railway, from 2012-2014. He currently also serves as a Member of the Supervisory Board of RKAS, an Estonian state-owned real estate company with over €400M of assets. Taavi studied law at the University of Tartu.

Göran Folkesson (Startup)
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CEO
Zbee
http://www.zbee.se
Göran Folkesson is Founder and Managing Director of Clean Motion AB and the father of Zbee, the world’s most energy efficient electric urban transport. Göran has a M.Sc degree in Automation Engineering from Chalmers University of Technology. Göran has previous work experience from Volvo Cars, IBM and Virtual Engineering. Virtual Engineering is an expert automotive engineering consultancy that Göran co-founded in 2004 and where he now serves as chairman of the board. Göran has a strong belief in using new technology to make products more environmentally friendly and at the same time more cost efficient. In December 2013, Göran and Clean Motion won the Zennström Green Mentorship Award and then had Niklas Zennström, founder of Skype, as mentor during 2014.

Finn Christensen (Startup)
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CCO
Wattguard
http://wattguard.org
Finn Christensen is Co-Founder of Wattguard. As Executive Vice President he is responsible for the international expansion of Wattguard and also assumes the responsibility as CEO of Wattguard in Denmark. Finn obtained his MBA at Copenhagen Business School. He has more than 30 years of commercial experience and has taken up several senior positions with multinational companies like Shell (15 years), Maersk (3 years) and most recently IBM (6 years), responsible for both Marketing, Sales and Product and Service Development. During the past 15 years he has also been representing a number of companies as a Member of Board and Chairman. Together with a group of Swedish entrepreneurs he started Wattguard in 2010 to commercialize an invention which can make great savings on electricity for lighting.

Daniel Clarhed (Startup)
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Business Development Manager
Cleanergy
hhttp://cleanergy.com
Daniel is managing the business development in Germany for Cleanergy, the world’s leading supplier of sustainable stirling energy solutions. Thanks to Cleanergy’s GasBox, landfills can produce power for 20 years longer – and raw biogas from both farms and waste water treatment plants can be used directly from source without processing. In that way, Cleanergy aims at minimizing the carbon footprint due to unutilized methane gas in the global waste management and agriculture sectors. Daniel has worked for several years in the Swedish automotive sector, with electromobility and other aspects of transport, and with international business development of new technology on three continents. He holds a Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering from Lund University, Sweden.

Björn Jernström (Startup)
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CEO
Ferroamp
http://www.ferroamp.com
Björn Jernström is CEO 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. The novel 4-quadrant inverter developed for this application now also supports solar cells and energy storage. Today Ferroamp sells PV inverters that bring benefits even without PV panels. 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 manufacturing plant, R&D manager for optical media replication equipment and also within different companies related to electric measurement technology. Björn has an MSc in Electrical Engineering from KTH in Stockholm. He has previously founded two successful startups in the electric power industry, both were acquired by industrial buyers.

Joakim Nydren (Startup)
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CEO
Foreseeti
http://www.foreseeti.com
Joakim is CEO and co-founder of Foreseeti, a startup company within proactive cyber security management. Global cost of cybercrime is now in line with cost of drug trafficking and rapidly increasing. The energy sector is seeing a specifically rapid increase of advanced threats. With the development of smart grids, and increasingly complex and interconnected systems of systems, it is ever more important to manage security from a holistic perspective. Foreseeti has a CAD tool for Cyber Security Management, helping companies proactively manage cyber security from a holistic perspective, based on security research and expertise combined with sophisticated network analysis. Prior to Foreseeti, Joakim worked as a strategy consultant within Accenture for almost 10 years focusing on market and growth strategy. In addition to Joakim the startup team consists of cyber security experts, professors at KTH Royal Institute of Technology and skilled developers.

Stephane Vidaillet (Startup)
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CEO
Agronergy
http://www.agronergy.fr
Stephane Vidaillet is the Founder and CEO of Agronergy. Based in Paris, France, Agronergy’s vision is to provide renewable heating from agrowaste, simply and cheaply. As a consultant for major international firms (Accenture, PWC, Shell), then as an entrepreneur, Stephane has worked for the past 15 years in energy and biomass. He has worked in Asia, Latin America and Europe and received several awards for technology innovation. Stephane was also the Founder and first President of the China Carbon Forum, a professional network dedicated to a carbon-free economic development in China. Stephane holds an MBA from HEC Paris as well as a CEMS Diploma from Wirtschatfsuniversität Wien.

Pierre Coulombeau (Startup)
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CEO
EnerBee
http://www.enerbee.fr
CEO and Co-Founder of EnerBee, Pierre brinsg his entrepreneurial background and experience in developing and industrialising innovative technologies into world-class products. Currently board member of several startups, Pierre was Co-Founder and executive manager of several innovative startups: Co-Founder, COO and now board member of IDEOL, developing floating foundations for the offshore wind industry; Co-Founder and CEO of TRANGO, leader in mobile virtualization acquired by VMware (NYSE: VMW) in 2008.

André Gennesseaux (Startup)
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CEO
Energiestro
http://www.energiestro.net
André is CEO, Chief Technical Officer and Founder of Energiestro, where he filed 6 patents on flywheel energy storage. Before, he was leading the research of PAULSTRA, in the TOTAL Energy Group, were he filed 20 patents that are currently used by the automotive industry. He received engineering degrees from Arts et Métiers in Bordeaux and Polytechnique in Paris.

Olivier Cocheteux (Startup)
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CEO
2&GO
http://www.twido.fr/en/
CEO of 2&GO since 2010, Olivier is a serial entrepreneur for over 25 years. Founder and President of the 2is Group (0 to €70M, 0-700 Employees), Oliver was one of the forerunners in France for the operational management of distributed infrastructure (outsourced IT provider) mainly in the major banking groups. He finally sold his company to Atos Origin end of 2002 after the constitution of a joint venture with BNP Paribas A2B (1999). Olivier accompanied this activity for 3 years as Chief Operating Officer in the outsourcing division. Member of the APIA (Independent Professional Administrators Association) since then, he uses his experience and knowledge of the business world as a consultant in accompanying SMB’s in their business development.

Dr. Jan Marckhoff (Startup)
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CEO
BEN Energy
http://www.ben-energy.com
Jan is co-founder and CEO of BEN Energy. He has a background in finance having studied in Germany, India and the US and having gained over five years of work experience in the banking industry. Jan first came into contact with the energy market during his PhD where he did research on risk management in electricity markets in Europe. Afterwards, he worked in risk management and strategy consulting for the financial and energy industry before joining the ETH Zurich team and founding BEN at the beginning of 2011.

Ramin Mokhtari (Startup)
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CEO
ICE Gateway
http://www.ice-gateway.com
Ramin L. Mokhtari is the CEO of ICE Gateway which produces gateways for lighting as a service to provide an economical solution for smart cities. He has over 25 years of professional experience within large multinational telecommunication and energy corporations and also in multiple startup companies in US and Europe. His responsibilities covered CEO positions in solar and LED manufacturing sectors and also corporate venture capital in IT, telecommunication and energy sectors with multiple large IPOs. He studied at RWTH, university of Aachen in Germany, and received a Master of Science in Engineering.

Chintan Shah (Startup)
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CEO
Tvilight
http://www.tvilight.com
Chintan Shah is CEO and Founder of the startup Tvilight. Tvilight offers an intelligent street lighting solution that adjusts the light intensity of street lights based on presence detection. The patented solution saves up to 80% in energy costs and reduces the operational costs by up to 50%. Chintan has over 10 years of work experience at various energy and high-tech companies around the world. In the past, he worked at Suzuki, Shell and Bluewater. He is currently an advisor to the EU Commission wherein he helps evaluating the technical and financial feasibility of new energy related projects with an investment range of €2–10 million. Chintan is a Mechanical engineer by background and holds a Master’s degree in Management of Technology from TU Delft (the Netherlands).

Florian Meyer-Delpho (Startup)
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CEO
Greenergetic
http://www.greenergetic.de
Florian Meyer-Delpho is CEO and Co-Founder of Greenergetic. Greenergetic has developed a revolutionary online sales and service portal for small Photovoltaic systems on rooftops. Greenergetic provides the first comprehensive solution for PV installations for end customers including DIY information, engineering and project planning, purchasing, installation and financing. Greenergetic aims to provide millions of households nationwide with clean and affordable energy. Prior to Greenergetic, Florian co-founded pvXchange, the world’s largest B2B trading platform for PV. He lead the international business development and sales department until 2011. Florian received a BA with honours in European Business Administration from Cologne Business School and the University of Hertfordshire (UK) and an MBA in Sustainability Management from Leuphana University of Lüneburg. Moreover, he is an accredited expert in alternative energies and has excellent connections into the German utility industry.

Frederic Hammel (Startup)
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CEO
Ethera
http://www.ethera-labs.com
Frederic Hammel is CEO of Ethera, a cleantech startup developing and commercialising high-performance solutions for indoor air pollution. Before joining Ethera to reinforce its development, Frederic has been CEO of several technology companies, successfully bringing innovative products and services to the market. Frederic started his career in industrial groups in the Pharmaceutical and the medical device sectors.

Dr. Gauthier Belhomme (Startup)
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CEO
OHT
http://www.oht-process.com
Gauthier manages OHT, a French startup developing innovating, cutting-edge technologies for hydrocarbon extraction from soil, sludge and water. OHT holds patents on an efficient, fast and simple process allowing hydrocarbon extraction from impacted media. Using reusable, eco-neutral oleophilic/hydrophobic polymers to separate and recover hydrocarbons, OHT provides onsite and cost-effective solutions for remediation and produced water management, as well as feasibility and engineering services, supply of proprietary licenses and equipment, to oil & gas and industrial customers and to local and regional authorities. Gauthier has more than 30 years of managerial experience and technical expertise both in Europ and North America in the fields of environment, sustainable development, global strategy, recycling and waste recovery, lobbying, mergers and acquisitions and alternative energy. Until 2014, he managed and developed environmental engineering services and offices for large international entities and built his professional experience in Paris, London, Frankfurt, Lausanne, and Chicago, where he received his MS and PhD in geoenvironmental engineering from Northwestern University, at the same time he received his professional engineering diploma from the Civil Engineering School ESTP in Paris. Gauthier lives near Paris with his wife Flo and 2 kids, enjoying cooking for friends and sailing as much as possible.

Aki Luukkainen (Startup)
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CEO
Wello
http://www.wello.eu
Aki Luukkainen is CEO of Wello, wave energy developer based in Finland. He has over twenty years of professional experience with both listed multinational corporations as well as startup companies within European, Asian, Latin American and North American markets. His responsibilities have included executive positions in R&D, Operations, Finance, Sales & Marketing as well as General Management roles. He is experienced in ramping up new international markets, managing sales and partner networks as well as working with strategy and M&A activities among others. Aki holds an MBA degree in International Finance from the Helsinki School of Economics, and a MSc degree in Electrical Engineering from the Helsinki University of Technology.

Oliver Hoffmann (Startup)
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CEO
Genek
http://www.genek.de
Oliver Hoffmann holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration and is currently CEO of GENEK Gesellschaft für Energieeinkauf mbH & Co. KG. GENEK offers the housing industry an innovative concept consisting of energy supply, smart metering and a revenue sharing model. GENEK was founded in 2011 and is 50.1% owned by sub-metering champion ista International. Oliver Hoffmann has spent more than 12 years within the power utility industry. He joined GENEK coming from RheinEnergie AG where he was responsible for marketing and product management. With his product development unit he had developed smart green energy products and services in the fields of distributed renewable generation, smart home and emobility. Prior to RheinEnergie he was involved with the E.ON startup E WIE EINFACH, worked as a senior consultant for Simon Kucher & Partners and completed a management trainee program with RWE Group. Oliver Hoffmann shares a passion for sustainability and business models. As his big hobby he analyzes both incumbent and entrepreneurial firms in the field of sustainable business model innovation for his doctorate at University of Bradford School of Management. To pass on his knowledge to students he has taken a lectureship in the fields of innovation management and marketing strategy at the University of Applied Sciences in Bonn/St. Augustin.

Dirk den Ouden (Startup)
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Director Corporate & Business Development
Photanol
http://photanol.com
Dirk den Ouden is Photanol’s Director of Corporate & Business Development. He works on the commercialisation of the company’s cyano platform that turns CO2 into valuable products. Dirk has joined Photanol from Kempen & Co, an investment bank, where he was a Vice President in the Corporate Finance Resource Efficiency team, advising companies on capital market and M&A transactions. Before Kempen, Dirk was Director New Business Development at Avantium, where he was responsible for the commercialisation of their bio-based materials and fuels platform. Dirk is a Biomedical Engineer by training.

Rok Loncaric (Startup)
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CEO
Cooling Inno
http://coolinginno.com
Rok Loncaric, Founder and CEO of Cooling Inno, is a former lawyer with a bar exam that turned to cleantech after his 10 years of legal practice in real estate business. He saw great potential in phase change materials (PCM) and their big storage capacity and, therefore, started building products that could lower the cooling costs around the world. He believes that people are spending too much money on electricity because of their comfort. The lack of knowledge and smart solutions in cooling are the fields he wants to tackle with. He worked at the biggest Slovenian bank NLB and in the biggest Slovenian retail chain TUS as a legal adviser and, as a result, has gained valuable business experience. Rok likes to innovate products, business models and user experience.

Francois-Xavier Cordier (Startup)
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CEO
Leko Homes
http://www.lekohomes.com
Francois is Co-Founder and CEO of the French startup Leko Homes. The goal of Leko is to bring smart green homes to the mass market by making them affordable. Leko works in partnership with some of the best architects in the world to design fantastic healthy, ultra-efficient and conscious homes. In 2008, Francois abandoned business school studies in order to learn all about wooden houses. He began a European road trip which made him travel from Slovenia to UK through Austria to discover the most innovative and exiting solutions. In 2010, thanks to Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs he left for Germany to find out more about passive houses. A year later he worked in Belgium with a builder to industrialise and standardize advanced component buildings to save cost and time on site. This standardisation process led to Luxembourg on a development program focusing on super efficient homes. Then he went to Paris as partner of one of the pioneer architecture offices in low energy houses. He came back from all these different experiences with one conclusion: it was time for a radical change. Time for a vertical integration like in the automotive industry where designers, architects and technicians work together to take the building sector into the smart green future. Leko was born. Francois graduated with two degrees, one in engineering sciences and another one in timber construction.

Philipp Kunze (Startup)
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CEO
OneShore Energy
http://www.oneshore.com
Philipp is Co-Founder and CEO of OneShore Energy in Berlin. Philipp serves as member of the Industry Advisory Committee (IAC) of the Solar Europe Industry Initiative (SEII), as a task force leader of the Berlin-Brandenburg Energy Network (BEN) and founded the Clean Technology Industry Group for the German American Business Association (GABA) in Northern California. Prior to OneShore, Philipp was the Managing Director and Director, European Sales for Solaria Germany GmbH in Berlin. In this position he developed relationships and closed deals with some of the leading European utilities and EPC contractors. Before that he was Director for US-West Coast operations at Invest in Germany (previously IIC) based in Palo Alto, CA and has been assisting companies like First Solar in establishing their manufacturing and R&D sites in eastern Germany. Philipp previously worked for Monitor Company as a strategic management consultant with a focus on technology and pharmaceutical industries. He also gained initial experience in banking in the M&A division of UBS (Union Bank of Switzerland), and at HypoVereinsbank, a retail and investment bank in Munich. He studied at the London School of Economics and at Escuela Superior de Administración y Dirección de Empresas (ESADE) in Barcelona and holds a M.Sc. degree from the London School of Economics and a CEMS-Master degree in Management. Philipp speaks German, English, Spanish, French, Italian and Greek.

Christian Kemp-Griffin (Startup)
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CEO
CelluComp
http://cellucomp.com
Christian was one of the early investors in CelluComp. In 2011, he became CEO. Christian came to CelluComp with extensive operational business experience in the clothing/textile industry and a strong knowledge in brand building, sustainability and social enterprise. Prior to CelluComp, Christian was CEO for EDUN, a company owned by Bono (of U2). 49% of the company was eventually sold to LVMH. Prior to EDUN, Christian was Managing Director at Lacoste for product development and communication worldwide, a position he held for 5 years. Previously, Christian was European Licensing Director for Disney Consumer Products and Director of European purchasing for Polo Ralph Lauren. In addition to his work-related activities, Christian sits on the board of 2 charities, Princeton in Africa and Pink Bra Bazaar, which dedicated to fighting breast cancer. Christian is a graduate of Princeton University in USA.

Dr. Matan Beery (Startup)
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CEO
akvola Technologies
http://www.akvola.com
Matan Beery is Co-Founder and CEO of akvola Technologies, a water startup based in Berlin. akvola offers energy efficient flotation-filtration solutions for hard-to-treat waters and is financed by the High-Tech Gründerfonds. Matan has chemical engineering degrees from the Technion in Israel and the Technical University of Berlin. He earned his PhD in process engineering in 2012 developing akvola’s core technology.

Robin Geisler (Startup)
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Co-CEO
eeMobility
http://www.ee-mobility.com
Robin Geisler is Co-Founder and Co-CEO of eeMobility. eeMobility offers a full-service flat-rate solution for EV charging at home and en route to build up an EV pool for demand-side flexibility. Company fleets use our unique solution to address all EV charging requirements in one single contract. After studying international business in Nuremberg and Rio de Janeiro and working at Umweltbank Robin has led bmp greengas to become Germany´s major renewable gas trading company with some EUR 50M revenues at his exit in 2013. With over seven years of experience in the energy sector he is convinced that transforming the energy system to 100% renewables is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create new businesses and sustainable growth.

Jan-Philipp Mai (Startup)
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CEO
JPM Silicon
http://www.jpmsilicon.com
Jan-Philipp is Founder and CEO of JPM Silicon, a high-tech startup providing equipment and services to the global silicon and solar silicon industry. With its cost breaking process for producing solar silicon, JPM Silicon promotes the expansion of solar energy around the globe. Jan-Philipp stared working in the field of silicon production back in 2001. He founded JPM Silicon in 2011 during his studies at the University of Braunschweig. He gained his diploma with honors in mechanical engineering in 2011. Currently he is a doctoral candidate as well with a focus on thermodynamics in silicon production. To his engineering skills he added multiple courses in economics and is going to receive his MBA in Entrepreneurship & Innovation Management from the Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences this year. He is also Founder and CEO of the JPM Investment Group with a focus on high-tech startups and technologies in the metals and mining sector.

Dr. Christian Chudoba (Startup)
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CEO
Lumenaza
http://www.lumenaza.de
Christian Chudoba is the CEO of Lumenaza. He has held leading roles in business management, strategy, business development and marketing for 15 years. For a corporate company he developed a new business concept for mobile applications and led the implementation from a small internal startup to a sizable new business area. Christian holds a PhD in Physics and worked at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) prior to moving to the software business.

Hendrik Klosterkemper (Startup)
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CEO
ENIT Systems
https://www.enit-systems.com/en/home/
Hendrik Klosterkemper is Co-Founder and CEO of ENIT Systems, one of the pioneers of state-of-the-art IT for energy systems in industrial plants. After five years of development at the Fraunhofer ISE, the spin-off just introduced ENIT Agent, a pulse meter for industrial plants, that visualizes all energy consumption data for each machine and meter. Besides leveraging cost saving potentials, customers gain a new understanding for the processes and their interdependencies. Hendrik has been working for The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) since 2011, where he was a member of the Industrial Goods and Energy Practice group. For BCG clients, Hendrik took the role of an IT project leader and developed strategies in the field of heavy manufacturing, IT and Energy. He also conducted M&A divestitures and consulted energy providers and grid operators. Prior to BCG, Hendrik worked for the Fraunhofer ISE in Freiburg as a scientific associate. Here he was already fascinated by the development of OpenMUC, the software framework that is now the enabling technology of the ENIT Agent. Already in 2010 Hendrik contributed to the development of optimization algorithms for controlling combined heat and power plants. In 2014 Hendrik founded ENIT Systems with his former colleagues Simon Fey and Pascal Benoit. At ENIT Systems, Hendrik’s focus as CEO lies on the strategy and business development. Hendrik holds a degree in Industrial Engineering from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, the Technical University Dresden and the London School of Economics.

Valerian Seither (Startup)
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CEO
eMio
http://www.emio-sharing.de
Valerian is Co-founder and CEO of eMio Sharing. eMio is Germany’s first free-floating electric scooter sharing provider. Valerian studied at TU Darmstadt, PUC Rio de Janeiro and TU Berlin in the field of industrial engineering. Before making his choice to become an entrepreneur, he gained experiences in consulting (strategic, controlling and mobility services), auditing and strategic sales (German OEM).

Maximilian Lössl (Startup)
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CEO
Agrilution
http://www.agrilution.com
Maximilian is a 26-year old entrepreneur and highly sought-after speaker on the potential of Vertical Farming to improve our malfunctioning global food system. While traveling the world and living in China, the EU and New Zealand, Max realized that Vertical Farming has to be part of the solution to solve our global challenges. He went on to found Agrilution and the Association for Vertical Farming e.V. (AVF). Agrilution is a German-based company active in Vertical Farming. Agrilution offers VF technologies, VF consultancy as well as products. The Association for Vertical Farming is an international non-profit network for companies, universities, cities, governmental institutions and professionals aiming to create more transparency, synergies and cooperation in the field of Vertical Farming to work towards sustainable food production for the future collaboratively.

Zhengliang Wu (Startup)
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CFO
Green City Solutions
http://greencitysolutions.de/english/
Zhengliang Wu is Co-Founder and CFO of Green City Solutions, a company which provides clean and cool air in a profitable way and aims to develop a climate infrastructure for cities. Green City Solutions connects ecology with economy and has developed the CityTree to bring clean air and a new way of information representation into cities. This approach improves the climatic conditions in cities and can be used for the implementation of mobile commerce. Zhengliang has gathered the necessary expertise for this approach studying Business Administration and Informatics in Germany and with his work experience in China. He was able to gain elemental insights working for the Shanghai Centre for Scientific and Technological Exchange with foreign Countries and in the digital content department of the Shanghai Media Group. During his stay in China he recognized the need for improving the air quality in hotspot areas and thus co-founded Green City Solutions. The other Co-Founders are Dénes Honus, Victor Splittgerber and Peter Sänger which add up to a unique combination of expertise from architecture, engineering, horticulture and informatics. At the Climate-KIC Venture Competition Europe 2014, Green City Solutions was voted one of the four best cleantech startups in Europe.

James Winfield (Startup)
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CEO
Swuto
http://swuto.com
James Winfield has a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering specialising in Renewable Energy from the University of Edinburgh. He also holds a Masters degree from Imperial College London in Environmental Technology (specialising in Global Environmental Change and Policy). After leaving his post-graduate position, he won the Mayor of London’s Low Carbon Entrepreneur Award 2014. In 2015, James moved to Amsterdam to join the Rockstart Smart Energy Accelerator and launch his newest venture Swuto. Swuto is a next generation price comparison platform. Swuto automatically compares and switches your energy supplier so you are always on the cheapest energy tariff. Swuto has two categories: the cheapest brown energy and the cheapest green energy. Swuto takes all the hassle out of switching energy suppliers – sign up, sit back and watch the savings pour in.

Mo El-Fatatry (Startup)
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CEO
Masar
http://masar.io
Mo is the award-winning, Finnish-Egyptian serial entrepreneur, Founder and CEO of Masar, a smart energy company primarily focusing on the Middle East and North Africa. The company was selected as one of the top 10 smart energy startups of 2015 by Rockstart Smart Energy Accelerator and is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Prior to launching Masar, Mo was Founder and Chief Disruptor at Dixrupt, a company that specializes in identifying market opportunities ready for disruption, and launching products or services that accelerate their ongoing transformation. The company has successfully served over 20 prestigious organizations such as the Royal Bank of Canada (Wealth Management), Deloitte (Social Impact), JCI (Growth Entrepreneurship); and has contributed its thought leadership to various international publications and conferences. Mo started his entrepreneurial career as the Founder and CEO of Muxlim, which became the world’s largest Muslim lifestyle network reaching millions of users in 190 countries. During his work at Muxlim, he was the first immigrant to receive the President of Finland’s Internationalization Award by President Halonen and was among 200 business leaders recognized by President Obama at the Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship. He was also named by Georgetown University and the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Center among the world’s 500 Most Influential Muslims three years in a row, by Arabian Business Magazine among the world’s 500 Most Powerful Arabs, by Chief Executive Magazine among their Leaders of Tomorrow and has accompanied President Ahtisaari as a speaker at the Nobel Peace Forum.

Huib Wurfbain (Startup)
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CEO
Capacity Energy Storage
http://capacitystorage.com
Huib is trained as a lawyer from Leiden University. For 17 years Huib had a corporate career, working at ABN AMRO, Ahold and AkzoNobel, always in finance, strategy and communications functions. In December 2010, Huib joined Laluz Foundation. Laluz is a charity organization that supplies brainpower to other charity organizations. Huib functions as Chairman of the Board. In 2012, Huib joined Singularity University in Mountain View, CA, USA as a faculty member. Singularity University teaches and inspires students from various backgrounds to use exponential technology to find solutions for some of the global challenges. In 2013, Huib founded Capacity Energy Storage (CES) and together with Co-founder Bart Hoevenaars he is building the energy service provider of the future, meeting the needs of a changing customer, both wholesale and retail. The company brings entirely new services to the power market: Unlocking the power of flexibility, aggregation, market access and back delivery of power.

Jernej Adamic (Startup)
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COO
Zenodys
http://www.zenodys.com
Jernej is Co-founder and COO at Zenodys. His background is in psychology and business with extensive experience in business and product development. Jernej is an internet child and marketing buff. He is the owner of a digital agency in Slovenia and was involved in a couple of startup stories. Zenodys is an end-to-end development platform to build Internet of Everything solutions fast and without any programming. Innovate your fun or professional projects in minutes without writing a single line of code.

Stefano Peruzzi (Startup)
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CEO
Entelligo
http://entelligo.com
Stefano is CEO and Co-Founder of Entelligo, with a scientific education and a technical background, he is the lead developer of an innovative software solution for resellers of renewable energy systems. Entelligo is a mobile platform to assist the sellers with technical simulations and financial analysis, an integrated enterprise cloud solution to manage the salesforce and leads from residential customers and a marketing platform for analytics and promotions dedicated to manufacturers. After internships in oncology research, Stefano started writing medical software and writing articles for a national magazine. He also worked freelance as consultant in mobile software for a big pharma company. With 6 years experience as iOS developer, he was CTO in two hi-tech startups, winner of App Circus competition in 2014 and finalist in Mobile Premier Awards.

Jurrian Knijtijzer (Startup)
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CEO
Finch Buildings
http://www.finchbuildings.com
Jurrian is Founder and CEO of Finch Buildings, architect in Bureau Knijtijzer, chosen as one of the 100 sustainable youths in 2014, board member of Young Real Estate Amsterdam, conceptual thinker in various councils/commissions, inspirator, teacher and networker. With Finch Buildings Jurrian creates a world with buildings that make you healthy, where beautiful architecture is immensly sustainable and in which real estate is as flexible as lego. Finch Buildings develops and builds modular buildings which can be adapted to surroundings and circumstances. The modular system enables us to construct different kinds of buildings all based on one particular module.

Paul Geurts van Kessel (Startup)
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CEO
Bleeve
http://bleeve.nl
Paul is Co-Founder and CEO of Bleeve, a community-based online marketplace where homeowners can arrange home energy upgrades without hassle. By using open data and smart analytics Bleeve proposes the most relevant solutions (Solar, HVAC, storage) for your specific situation and connects you to (local) suppliers. The platform is designed as a social community tool, making it easy to share experiences with neighbours and participate in group solar purchase, for example. Previously, Paul worked as a consultant for large Dutch utilities. During his studies he founded the Young Advisory Group, a student-run strategy consulting firm in partnership with Roland Berger, working for small and medium enterprises that cannot afford top tier consulting firms. Paul believes that entrepreneurship is the most powerful tool to solve today’s biggest societal problems, like climate change. Paul graduated in Technology Management from the University of Groningen, The Netherlands. In 2014, Paul was selected as one of the top 100 sustainable youths.

Kees Mulder (Startup)
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CCO
Viridom
http://viridom.com
Kees Mulder has grown early stage technologies into the market using direct, indirect and OEM channels. He sells, develops market strategy and builds new value chain partners in parallel. He has experience with start-up companies and large corporations in the energy and telecommunications industries. This includes vendors of equipment and services, including cloud based services. Kees is internationally mobile. He has worked in national and European roles and has lived in six countries in Europe and the Middle East. He is fluent in English, French and Dutch (native). Kees Mulder has a degree in Political Sciences (University of Amsterdam) and an MBA (IMD). He worked with the Viridom founders as a Rockstart mentor, and subsequently joined the Viridom team as CCO.

Joel Garcia (Startup)
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CEO
Wirewatt
http://wirewatt.com
Joel is Co-Founder and CEO of Wirewatt. Wirewatt is bringing institutional capital to the residential solar market in emerging economies, such as Mexico. Wirewatt created an online solar financing platform that offers software tools and financing solutions to solar installers and distributors in the newly opened energy market, Mexico, where solar projects offer 2-3x better returns than in the US. Unlike SolarCity, Wirewatt takes a non-vertical/network model, which fits perfectly in emerging markets, where a large pool of small solar installers exists. Previously, Joel worked for venture-backed startup Solar Power Technologies, the Clean Energy Portfolio at he Austin Technology Incubator and for Fortune 500 energy services company, Schneider Electric. Joel received a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering with a concentration in Power Systems and Renewable Energy from the University of Texas at Austin in the United States.

Mereia Serra Alvarez (Startup)
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Marketing Manager
Valiryo
http://www.valiryo.com/en_US/
Graduated Business Administration with a Master in Innovation and Entrepreneurship. She worked at L’Oreal Professionnel’s Marketing department and joined a consulting project led by BBVA, Pwc and Esade as a strategic consultant for social Spanish SMEs. While at university, she collaborated with the institution’s marketing research team and joined the students’ Consulting Association as marketing and quality manager.

Tino Hoffrichter (Startup)
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CEO
Jaano
http://jaano.de
Tino is Co-founder and CEO of Jaano. Jaano is world´s first free-floating scooter sharing. Tino studied Psychology in Hamburg with a focus on organisational psychology. He already co-founded the general Gold GmbH when he was 19 years young and gained experience in consulting (strategic & controlling) and marketing.

Dr. Alexander Bormann (Startup)
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CEO
Enerkite
http://www.enerkite.de/en/
Alexander is Co-Founder and CEO of EnerKite, a Berlin-Brandenburg based startup which develops and markets an entirely novel technology and scalable products for abundant, secure and flexible green electricity generation. In his 20-year career he did his PhD at TU Berlin, freelanced for innovation and industry projects for Siemens and Festo and founded is first company aeroíx GmbH in 2009 – a company which manufactures the world’s lightest and flexible thermal insulation. He lives his full commitment and passion for renewable energy towards its unbeatable economy and efficiency. EnerKítes – so-called airborne wind energy converters (AWEC) – are fully-automated, ground-controlled, tethered kites. In comparison to wind turbines, they are harnessing steady winds in higher altitudes, doubling the energy yield at minimized use of material resources.

Anna Yukiko Bickenbach (Startup)
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CSO
Ecotastic
http://www.ecotastic.de/en/
Anna Yukiko is Co-Founder and CSO of ecotastic – the loyalty program for the environment – and former business developer of Ecosummit – Europe’s leading smart green business network. Her sustainability expertise is founded on a MSc from the Humboldt University in Integrated Natural Resource Management, dabbling in Chinese evacuated solar tubes and being part of the Ecosummit family. Anna spent her childhood in Germany as a Japanese-American and calls three different world continents her home. An additional specialization in design thinking from the renown Hasso-Plattner Institute gives her and ecotastic an edge on user oriented research and product design. Her past also included marketing and sales at various international companies and organizations. In her free time she enjoys playing volleyball competitively and loves to eat extremely spicy foods.

Jan Michael Hess (Startup)
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CEO
Ecosummit
http://market.ecosummit.net/c/Ecosummit
Jan is Founder and CEO of Ecosummit and the Berlin-based consulting firm Mobile Economy. Ecosummit is Europe’s leading smart green innovation conference for startups, VCs and corporates. We focus on smart green energy, mobility and buildings – the 3 pillars of the Energiewende. We love smart, green and lean startups that make and sell intelligent and resource efficient products in a capital efficient way. We promote the best startups from seed investment until exit. Ecosummit Market is the open platform for smart green startups to support fundraising, recruiting and business development. Since 2010, Jan organised 8 international conferences in Berlin (5), London (2) and Düsseldorf (1). He advises startups on fundraising, strategy, marketing and sales. Moreover, Jan acts as Editor in Chief of the Ecosummit Blog and Ecosummit TV. Prior to founding Mobile Economy in 2000, Jan worked for Pixelpark, Icon Medialab and Ciao as Strategic Planner, Project Manager and Head of Marketing and Sales. Jan holds a business degree from the University of Mannheim, lives in Berlin with his wife Simone and their son Mateo and is a big fan of Japan and Jazz.

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