Expert Panel

Christian is a technologist and experienced venture capitalist. Prior to co-founding 2150, Christian launched White Star Capital, a venture capital fund with over $250m in assets under management and a global presence. Previously, Christian held leadership roles through the scale-up phase of some of the world’s largest technology companies, notably as head of international business development at Facebook and head of new markets at Google. Christian holds a BA in economics from Duke University, an MBA from The Wharton School and is a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum. His personal commitment to sustainability in 2022 is to limit his meat intake to once a week.

Laura Nereng is in her 33rd year at 3M, having served in various roles in Corporate Strategy, Sustainability, Business Development, Marketing, Sales, Product Engineering, R&D, Quality, and Manufacturing across several industry offerings. Laura is currently engaged in the development of transformational new businesses from the center of the company, shaping R&D programs and new business ventures alongside internal and external collaborators. Laura received a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame in 1988, and an MBA from Cardinal Stritch University in 2005.

Patrick Sagisi is head of ventures at Acario Innovation, the venture capital and open innovation arm of Tokyo Gas. Acario Ventures invests in early stage startups in the new energy, grid2.0, mobility, and IOT/OT infrastructure and services sectors. Patrick began his VC career as a Kauffman Fellow at DBL Partners, the largest Impact Investing VC firm. Before DBL, Patrick held various product, strategy, and operational roles at Samsung, Adobe, Ventana Medical Systems, and Dallas Semiconductor. Patrick received dual MBA and MS-​​Manufacturing Systems degrees from Stan­ford, and dual BS degrees in EE/CS and Mate­ri­als Sci­ence from UC Berke­ley. Patrick is a three-​​time Olympian in swim­ming, and was Guam’s Open­ing Cer­e­monies Flag-​​bearer in the 1996 Atlanta Sum­mer Games.

Paul is a Vice President at Activate Capital where he focuses on digital innovations across energy, mobility and logistics. Prior to Activate Paul was an Associate at Element Partners, one of the largest dedicated clean energy technology funds of its kind, where he evaluated new investments and worked closely with a portfolio of companies within energy, transportation, industrial software and other sustainable technology sectors. Paul began his career at Piper Jaffray & Co. where he advised on mergers and acquisitions for diversified industrial, energy and applied technology companies. He is a Seattle native and holds a BA from Duke University.

Greg Fleming is an Investment Director within the Air Liquide corporate venture capital team of ALIAD (Air Liquide Investissements d’Avenir et de Démonstration). Director of Innovation and Academic Partnerships within the Corporate Research Group of Air Liquide. In this role, he has launched both internal and external innovation programs to detect, develop and deploy new technologies for gases and related services. Prior to this assignment, he was Director of Innovation and Academic Partnerships within the Corporate Research Group of Air Liquide. He also served as Associate Director at the Air Liquide research center in Delaware where he was responsible for building and managing a number of technology teams including separations, combustion and hydrogen technologies. Greg started his career at DuPont where he helped develop the MEDAL gas separation membrane technology. He later moved to Air Liquide and served in a number of roles in development of the MEDAL technology, including the role of Director of Research. Greg serves on the Board of two companies within the ALIAD portfolio.

Bastien Gambini has more than 16 years of experience investing across Europe and North America in both venture and private equity. Former Managing Director for Europe at Equinor Ventures, he previously led the Spanish team at Demeter Partners as Partner and worked for Société Générale and Caisse des Dépôts. He has led deals in the renewable, power grid, waste management, artificial intelligence and energy industries. Bastien has been a board member to more than 12 companies. Bastien holds two post graduate degrees in Finance from Paris University Panthéon-Assas and an MBA from INSEAD.

As Fund Manager and CEO of Almi Invest GreenTech, Stefan has overall responsibility for the team and the investments of a Swedish climate tech fund of 80 MUSD. The fund is a pioneer in the sustainability space and invests in early stage startups that substantially reduce GHG-emissions and put us on the path to ‘net zero’. Almi Invest GreenTech invests in areas such as renewable energy, zero emission transportation and logistics, industry & buildings, advanced material, land-use, agriculture and food tech, forestry and waste management. The fund has made 26 investments and 2 IPO’s recently. Before joining Almi Invest, Stefan held a position as Investment Director at Volvo Group Venture Capital, focusing on investments in startups in electrification and sustainability. Earlier on he build up one of the leading wind farm operators and wind energy producers in the Nordics and he has held several senior managerial positions at both larger corporates as well as smaller entrepreneurial startups.

Michelle Robson is an Associate with AP Ventures focused on investment, portfolio management and management of the Fund’s portfolio construction. Michelle is a director on the board of Starfire Energy, and an observer on the board of Amogy, HPNow, Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies and HyET Hydrogen. Michelle has extensive experience in portfolio and business development, commercial strategy creation and implementation and new and innovative deep tech and digital technologies. Her international experience spans Europe and Australia. Prior to AP Ventures, Michelle held a number of group and commercial strategy roles within Anglo American including establishing and leading Anglo American’s first digital and innovation function. Before this, Michelle was a Manager with boutique management consulting firm L.E.K. Consulting. Michelle received her first-class honours degree in Industrial Chemistry (Engineering) from the University of New South Wales (Australia). Outside of the office, Michelle enjoys running, yoga and exploring the world and the great outdoors with her young family.

Cory Steffek joined Ara in 2018 as Managing Director, and is a member of the firm’s Investment Committee. He brings 25 years of experience launching new products and investing in the advanced materials and energy space. Cory has dedicated his career to working with talented entrepreneurs and executives who are focused on developing game-changing technologies that advance sustainability and lower carbon footprints. He currently serves on the board of directors for several Ara portfolio companies. Prior to Ara, Cory was the founding Managing Director of Aramco Energy Ventures in North America. At Aramco Ventures, he led investments in companies involved in renewable energy, low carbon chemicals and fuels, advanced materials, and energy efficiency through digital automation and robotics. This included leading the investment and acquisition of Novomer Polyols, the first company to commercially develop a catalyst incorporating carbon dioxide into traditional hydrocarbons, dramatically lowering the carbon footprint for a variety of products. Before joining Aramco Ventures, Cory was Director of Corporate Development and Strategy at First Solar, responsible for strategic investments and acquisitions, with an emphasis on new technologies and products. Preceding First Solar, he led sustainability investments in a broad range of energy technology companies at the Altira Group. In addition, he held several management roles in product development and engineering at PPG Industries, where he oversaw the launch of several new products and was responsible for 18 awarded patents. Cory holds a PhD in materials chemistry from the University of Michigan and a Master of Business Administration from The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. In his free time, Cory enjoys spending time with his wife and two daughters, particularly on family bicycle tours. He also loves going on long hikes with his dog, exploring rarely seen areas of the golf course to find his ball, and the endless pursuit of perfecting the small batch craft gin.

Hendrik joined Astanor Ventures as a Partner in 2020, bringing to the team two decades of business and board management in the energy sector where he has held multiple line management roles. He has extensive investment experience from his time at Engie New Ventures, a corporate venture capital fund that he founded in 2014 to invest globally in cleantech start-ups. Having worked since 2000 on clean energy that has disrupted the traditional energy sector, Hendrik believes that it is now time to enable a new era for the food and agricultural sector, which has an even bigger impact on our climate and local environment than the energy sector.

Fabio Lancellotti is Partner at Aster, a Venture Capital fund based in Paris, with offices in London, San Francisco and Tel Aviv. Fabio focuses on startups aiming at the transformation of large traditional sectors through software, digital and deeptech. Since joining Aster in 2010 he has worked with many entrepreneurs in several geographies and across multiple stages. He is based in Paris but travels frequently in Europe and US. He sits as board member or observer for multiple portfolio companies including, Iceotope, Opendatasoft, Swiftly and DCBrain. Prior to joining Aster he worked at Bain & Company, helping large Corporates create new businesses and deal more efficiently with innovative companies. As well as the professional experience above, Fabio likes mentoring and advising young entrepreneurs and he is an occasional business angel. Fabio has an MSc in Engineering from Politecnico di Milano and an MBA from IESE and London Business School.

Susan Rohac is Vice President, Cleantech Practice, at BDC. With over 25 years of extensive experience in financial services, banking and higher risk patient capital lending and investing, Susan provides support and guidance to a team of devoted professionals serving the cleantech sector in Canada. Formally established in January 2018, BDC’s Cleantech Practice is committed to deploying $600 million between 2018 and 2023 in both debt and equity to high-potential cleantech companies with proven technology, demonstrated market traction, and the potential and capability to scale to more than $100 million in annual revenue. Before her current role, Susan was Vice President, Growth and Transition Capital, at BDC, where she led a specialized team of financial professionals, providing private equity and mezzanine debt for companies looking to grow, make acquisitions or facilitate an ownership transition. She also held the position of Senior Vice President, Financing and Consulting, at BDC, where she oversaw term lending and consulting activities across 33 business centres. In that role, she also implemented strategies to improve client satisfaction and increase the reach and visibility of BDC in Ontario. Susan holds honours degrees in both Science and Finance, as well as an executive MBA. A dedicated leader, Susan strives to ensure that her team offers genuine value in terms of insight, counsel and ongoing business guidance in order to support the growth of Canada’s clean technology industry.

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.

Ernst is a Partner of Blue Bear and helps manage the firm’s investment activities. Ernst has participated on the Boards of Directors of over twenty conventional and renewable energy companies, and is currently an observer or director on the boards of Blue Bear portfolio companies Shoreline, Omnidian, Element Analytics, Everactive, and Raptor Maps. Before Blue Bear, Ernst spent nine years at Riverstone, a leading energy specialist private equity firm with over $35 billion in assets under management covering over 120 companies. He is also a Mentor in the Techstars Energy Accelerator. Since 2012 Ernst has been an active independent investor in technology-enabled businesses disrupting traditional industries. Previously, he worked in the Mergers & Acquisitions team at Citigroup covering the oil and gas, renewable energy, and transportation sectors. Ernst graduated with honors from Georgetown University with a degree in Science, Technology & International Affairs. He received his M.B.A. from Columbia Business School and London Business School through a joint degree program.

Shaun is a Principal for the BP Ventures team where he leads identification and investment in early stage technologies. Shaun brings over 18 years’ experience in technology development and commercialization within the industrial biotechnology and energy sectors. Shaun sits on the boards of Zippity and PartsTech, and holds an observer position on the boards of Synthetic Genomics, Cool Planet Energy Systems, Peloton Technology, and Brightsource Energy. Prior to his current role, Shaun served as Technology Portfolio Manager for BP’s biofuel business, where he led option development of technology packages for commercial deployment to lignocellulosic ethanol assets, working closely with internal R&D teams, start-up companies, global corporates, and universities on technology identification and access. Prior to joining BP, Shaun held several scientist roles with private and public biotechnology firms in the San Diego area. He holds a B.S. in Biochemistry-Molecular Biology from University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) and an MBA from University of California, San Diego (UCSD).

Ludwig Goris obtained a Master in Chemistry from Ghent University and a Ph.D. in Physics at Hasselt University. After completion of his doctorate, he started as a post-doctoral scholar at Stanford University’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering, a position he held for three years. He earned an Executive Master’s degree in Corporate Finance from Vlerick Business School in 2013. He started his career in venture capital investing in 2010 at Capricorn Venture Partners as independent advisor to the Capricorn Cleantech Fund, where he was responsible for scouting, analytics and portfolio support. After consecutive analyst and manager roles at the firm, he is today active as Senior Investment Manager to the Capricorn Cleantech and Capricorn Sustainable Chemistry Fund, where is responsible for deal initiation, deal structuring and portfolio management. He holds Board Director positions at ViroVet, c-LEcta, Qpinch and Rein4ced. His interests and expertise cover human/animal health & nutrition, chemicals and composites and processing technologies that are disruptive in performance, efficiency and yield. In his capacity as active investor and board member, he supports his portfolio companies in business development, corporate finance and market access.

David leads the Carbon Trust’s incubation support to clean tech ventures. He has advised more than 50 clean tech ventures on how to grow. He also provides strategic advice to climate innovation centres internationally. David has over a decade of technology commercialisation and infrastructure project experience for clients including the UK Government, GE, and World Bank. Before joining the Carbon Trust, David worked in a start-up venture developing clean tech projects in developing countries. He has Law and Arts degrees from Canterbury University and an MSc in Environmental Change and Management from Oxford University.

Prior to joining Cathay Capital, Matthieu van der Elst was CEO of Michelin Ventures, the Venture Capital arm for the Michelin Group, which he founded in 2015 with the goal of identifying, understanding and supporting startups developing sustainable innovative technologies and new business models in the materials and mobility arena. Matthieu joined the Michelin Group in 2008 to head several functions throughout France, China and globally. Previously, he spent 12 years as a consultant, for PWC and WPP among others, always with a focus on strategy and innovation. He graduated from the ISC Business School in Paris.

Wal is an award‐winning venture capitalist, business leader, visionary and influencer in innovation, sustainability and cleantech. He founded Chrysalix in 2001 and has shaped it into one of the most respected venture capital firms globally for cleantech and industrial innovation. Wal built the strong foundation of large international corporations and financial institutions that form Chrysalix’s traditional support base, and he has been involved in capital raises of more than $2Bn while assisting startup companies in scaling up their breakthrough solutions for the “post‐fossil fuels” economy. Wal is also the founder and current Chair of New Ventures BC, which has guided more than 2,000 teams from idea to company status. In the process, almost 9,000 new jobs were created in BC and a total of close to $1Bn in capital raised. Prior to Chrysalix, Wal was the VP of Strategy at Westcoast Energy, at the time one of Canada’s largest energy companies; an international consultant with McKinsey & Company; and a university professor in Environmental and Business Economics. Some of Wal’s many side activities include Advisory Board member of The Cleantech Group, a regular contributor on energy and the environment on Forbes.com, and a longstanding supporter of the tech community in British Columbia and abroad. Wal holds a PhD in Economics from the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam and has completed courses at MIT in Probability Modeling and Change Management.

Jamie is the Former CEO Of The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, A Global Hub For Circular Economy Innovation. Jamie is a member of the Investment Committee and part of the investment management team at Circularity Capital. Jamie leads Circularity Capital's work in connecting investee management teams to new business development opportunities in the circular economy. Jamie is also head of Investor Relations. Jamie has developed a deep understanding of how the circular economy drives value, working with a number of the world’s leading brands to support them in successfully deploying circular business models. Jamie has also been instrumental in developing and launching the Circular Economy 100, a platform for multinationals, SMEs, academic institutions and municipalities to capture the commercial opportunities of the circular economy. Jamie is a business fellow of Oxford University’s Smith School and has contributed to a number of forums on the circular economy including at the World Economic Forum and the European Commission Resource Efficiency Platform.

Since January 2016, Richard Youngman has been CEO of San-Francisco based Cleantech Group. This followed seven years of driving the growth of Cleantech Group’s activities outside North America, especially in Europe and Israel, and Asia, based in Cleantech Group’s office in London. Richard has more than 15 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. Before Cleantech Group, he ran the Research team at Library House, which discovered and collected the information about high-growth companies that underpinned that company’s data, analytical, and event services. This followed nine years building a broad-based finance and research background with leading financial institutions such as ABN AMRO, Barclays Capital and BZW in the City of London.

Danielle is responsible for managing Closed Loop Ventures – an investment fund focused on early stage innovations in the circular economy. Prior to Closed Loop Partners, Danielle worked on project finance activities with Invex Infraestructura and Queensland Investment Corporation. Prior to this, she worked with NewWorld on a range of growth equity and project finance related activities across environmental opportunities, including clean energy, energy efficiency, waste-to-value, water resources and reclamation, and environmental services. Danielle earned her MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business where she led the GSB Impact Fund, an early stage investing platform for impact-driven companies. Danielle earned her BA from Pomona College.

Christina O’Conor is Vice President at Congruent Ventures. Christina has dedicated her 15-year career to researching, supporting, and investing in transformative, sustainable companies. Previously, Christina worked at Ecosystem Integrity Fund, a venture capital firm focused on industrial efficiency and clean technologies. Prior to that, she was Managing Director at Wellington Management, where she led sustainable investment and long-term thematic research across all sectors. She graduated with a BS in Economics from Trinity College and an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management. Christina lives with her family in the SF Bay Area, where she enjoys sailing on the Bay and spending the winter weekends skiing in Tahoe.

Shounok is an investment principal with Constellation Technology Ventures (CTV) and is responsible for originating and structuring new investments as well as supporting the growth of the Constellation Technology Ventures (CTV) portfolio. Prior to joining CTV, Shounok led the Investment team within Constellation Energy’s Distributed & Renewable Energy business. Shounok has led new product development, commercial structuring and M&A efforts helping invest over $1B into a variety of infrastructure solutions focused on clean, resilient, and agile energy generation including solar, battery storage and fuel cells. In addition, Shounok has had extensive experience in Project Financing and was involved in non-recourse debt offerings on utility scale renewable and gas generation assets totaling over $1.5B. Shounok holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Instrumentation Engineering from BMS College of Engineering, India and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Maryland at College Park.

Caitlin is responsible for building thematic portfolios exposed to long-term secular growth and recently established our San Francisco office for Thematic Investing. Caitlin is a founding member of the Thematic Investing team in Toronto, leading proprietary research into themes and investing in companies expected to benefit. Prior to joining CPP Investments in 2014, Caitlin led strategy consulting teams at Bain & Co. She also worked at Basswood Partners, a New York based hedge fund, and at Merrill Lynch. Caitlin holds a BS in Mathematics from McGill University and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Andrée-Lise is the founder and Managing Partner of Cycle Capital Management. She boasts 25 years of experience in venture capital, management and engineering. She has set up CCM, an impact investor and the most important cleantech investment platform in Canada. Today, CCM has more than $350M under management across 4 north-American and Chinese funds. In addition to serving on portfolio companies’ boards of directors, she is the Founder and Chairperson of the Board of the Ecofuel Accelerator and the Cofounder of the Ecofuel Fund. She is a member of the Board of Directors of Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC), Transition énergétique Québec(TEQ) and Société Québécoise des infrastructures (SQI). She is also a member of the Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s New Energy Pioneers’ selection committee and a member of the Cleantech Group’s North-American Advisory Committee. Andrée-Lise cofounded Écotech Québec, a cleantech cluster, SWITCH, the Alliance for a green economy. She is a member of the External Advisory Committee to the Vice-Principal Research and International Relations (VPRIR) at McGill University, is a member of the Private Sector Advisory Board for the Networks of Centres of Excellence of Canada and sits on the Board of the Institut de cardiologie de Montréal. She co-chaired a Task Force under the auspices of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC). She has chaired and has been a member of many panels of judges, including the Grand Prix du génie-conseil québécois, the Canadian Consulting Engineers Awards (ACEC) and the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Andrée-Lise was recognized as one of Canada’s Clean16, named one of the Top 20 cleantech investors by CleanTechnica and amongst the most influential women in sustainable development and in the cleantech industry by Corporate Knight. She has a Master’s degree in Science from the Université de Montréal and a Bachelor’s degree in Geological Engineering from Université Laval. She also studied atmospheric physics at the Université du Québec à Montréal.

Nancy E. Pfund is Founder and Managing Partner of DBL Partners, a venture capital firm whose goal is to combine top-tier financial returns with meaningful social, economic and environmental returns in the regions and sectors in which it invests. As a leading player in impact investing, DBL has helped to reveal the power of venture capital to promote social change and environmental improvement, and Ms. Pfund writes and speaks frequently on the field of impact investing. She sponsors or sits on the board of directors of several companies, including; Farmers Business Network, The Muse, Advanced Microgrid Solutions, Zola Electric, Andela, Bellwether Coffee, Spatial, Primus Power and, prior to their public offerings, Tesla Motors and Pandora. She also served on the board of SolarCity, and was on both the audit and compensation committees, and also chair of the corporate governance committee from 2008 until its acquisition by Tesla in December 2016. Ms. Pfund was a recipient of The Commonwealth Club 2018 Distinguished Citizen Award; and Earth Day Network 2018 Climate Visionary Award. She was also featured #17 in the 2014 FORTUNE Inaugural World's Top 25 Eco-Innovators; and appeared on Fast Company’s 2016 List of Most Creative People in Business. Ms. Pfund serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the National Geographic Society; is a member and Chapter Chair of Women Corporate Directors (WCD) Foundation Silicon Valley; is a member and former chair of the Advisory Council of the Bill Lane Center for the American West at Stanford University; an advisor for the UC Davis Center for Energy Efficiency; and co-chairs the Yale School of Management Program on Entrepreneurship. She has been a Lecturer in Management at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Yale School of Management; and is a C3E Ambassador to the U.S. Clean Energy Education and Empowerment Program, led by the U.S. Department of Energy. From 2001-2019, she was also a founding officer and director of ABC2, a foundation aimed at accelerating a cure for brain cancer. Ms. Pfund received her BA and MA in anthropology from Stanford University, and her MBA from the Yale School of Management.

Olivier joined the team of DEMETER at the beginning of 2014 as Investment Director. 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, 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.

Kathleen Jurman is a Corporate Technology Scout with Dow Chemical’s Ventures and New Business Development Group and is based in the San Francisco Bay area. She identifies opportunities for external partnerships, joint development, licensing, new business development, and venture capital funding which aligned with and accelerate Dow’s business growth. Kathleen is passionate about bringing step-change to businesses and organizations through innovative technology and new business models. She’s developed and launched new products sold into consumer and industrial markets.She also has experience coaching executive teams and launching supply chain innovation efforts. Kathleen holds degrees in Chemical Engineering, a B.ChE. (University of Delaware) and M.S. & Ph.D. (Purdue University), as well as M.B.A. from NYU Stern.

Patrick is a Partner with a strong track record in the energy industry and an international background in venture capital and strategy consulting. He has lived and worked in Europe, Asia and North America. Patrick is board member/observer for our investments in Bidgely, ev.energy, Sterblue, People Power and The Westly Group. Prior to Future Energy Ventures, Patrick was a Partner at innogy Ventures and formerly gained more than 11 years of strategy consulting experience as a Senior Executive at Accenture and Deloitte. Patrick holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Aachen (RWTH).

Dr. Paul-Josef Patt is CEO of eCAPITAL entrepreneurial Partners AG, a German venture capital company driven by entrepreneurs. He started his career as project manager at Roland Berger & Partner, the leading German strategy consultancy. By management buy-in he became the executive partner of a highly expansive retail company with lastly more than 700 branches. After his successful exit he invested as business angel until engaging as thriving Venture Capitalist. He has a very successful track record in financing and developing high-growth companies (12 exits). Past investments include Novaled (sold to Samsung in 2013), sonnen (sold to Shell in 2019), Heliatek and OX. He serves as a Board member of NRW.BANK, the state bank of North Rhine-Westphalia and Chairman of the board of University Society Muenster e.V. In addition he holds numerous seats in other advisory and supervisory boards (e.g. Heliatek GmbH, Jedox AG, Open-Xchange AG). He studied business administration in Tübingen, Paris and Münster.

Sasha Brown is a Partner at EIF. Her responsibilities include investment due diligence, strategy development, process management, deal sourcing, and portfolio management. She assists with system and sector analysis, firm operations, and financial structuring. Sasha serves as a Board Director at Opti RTC, Upflex, and TREX and is an Observer on the board of Bluon. Prior to joining EIF, Sasha was a Principal at NewWorld Capital Group, where she co-led investments of more than $100M into growth-oriented companies in residential solar, diesel pollution reduction, and power electronics. In her role, she focused on origination, diligence, closing, portfolio management, board activities, and fundraising. Her deals included SolarEdge Technologies, which had a successful IPO in 2015, and Astrum Solar, which was sold to Direct Energy. Drawing on her industry background, Sasha has developed specialized expertise with respect to residential solar, the built environment, HVAC, and environmental consulting and engineering. Before joining NewWorld, Sasha worked in J.P. Morgan’s Natural Resources Group, and previously for Environmental Capital Partners, a private equity firm investing in middle market companies in the environmental industry. Prior to Environmental Capital Partners, Sasha worked at Atelier Ten, where she focused on building energy models to optimize the energy cost and consumption patterns of buildings. She also worked on general environmental design consulting, including systems performance analysis, benchmarking, and strategic sustainability planning. Sasha serves as Board Director at PosiGen Solar Solutions, a provider of integrated solar and energy efficiency services to low-to-middle income homeowners in Louisiana, Connecticut, and New York. She also co-founded the Discovery Circle, a network of family and friends of children and adults with disabilities. Sasha received a BSc in Environmental Engineering from Yale University and holds an MBA from the Yale School of Management. While at Yale, she co-chaired the university’s Private Equity Conference and completed a research thesis evaluating sustainability metric systems for the built environment.

Luis Manuel, Executive Director of EDP Inovação since 2008; responsible for corporate VC (EDP Ventures) and startup engagement activities. Board member or observer of Effizency, Defined Crowd, Arquiled, Feedzai, Aperio, Principle Power, Gridbeyond and Vyntelligence, among others. Previously he worked 2 years at Explorer Investments (private equity) and 6 years at Galp’s Strategy and Business Portfolio department. He also worked in Espírito Santo Investment in the Project Finance and Corporate Finance Advisory divisions in Portugal and Brazil. Member of the Cabinet of the Secretary of State of Economic Development and Innovation during the XVI Portuguese Constitutional Government. He is also a member of the board of the Portuguese Electric Vehicles Association (APVE). Luís has a degree in Economics from Universidade Nova de Lisboa.

Gina Domanig is the Managing Partner of Emerald Technology Ventures. In 2000 she founded the business as the first independent cleantech venture capital fund in Europe. Gina currently serves on the boards of GeoDigital, Spear Power Systems, and Urgently. In addition to Emerald activities, Gina serves on the board of Die Mobiliar, u-blox and Solarpack. Gina has over 30 years of international business experience including banking, M&A, strategic development, and venture capital. Prior to starting Emerald, she was senior vice president at Sulzer, a Swiss multinational, responsible for strategic planning and M&A. Gina holds a Bachelor Degree in Finance from Arizona State University as well as MBA degrees from Thunderbird in Arizona and ESADE in Barcelona. She is fluent in English, German and Spanish.

Since the 1st of April 2008, Glenn has been working at Eneco. He is an Innovation leader in the strategy team and he is responsible for setting up startup collaborations across the organization on energy technology and building an ecosystem with partners such as corporates, investors, accelerators, incubators. Before Glenn Bijvoets joined Eneco, he worked at Rabobank, Robeco and the TU Delft, where he was active in the fields of strategy, marketing, innovation and valorisation. He holds a bachelor in Economics and studied change management at the University of Groningen. Glenn Bijvoets is involved with technical and social innovation programs for sustainable decentralized energy generation.

As the Managing Partner of Energize Ventures, John oversees all investment and Limited Partner responsibilities. He is also a member of the Energize Ventures Investment Committee. John brings nearly 15 years of experience in finance, investing and operational roles. His career and investment interests follow the ongoing integration of new technologies into the critical infrastructure and resource industries. John is integral to all aspects of the Fund’s operations, including network engagement, developing investment theses, driving diligence of potential investments, and supporting and monitoring portfolio companies. Most recently, John was one of the first employees and ultimately scaled into the Chief Revenue Officer at Choose Energy, the largest online energy marketplace in North America. At Choose Energy, he led all operations and growth and raised over $30 million in capital. In 2017, John managed the successful sale of the company to Red Ventures. Previously, John was an investor at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, where he focused on platform investments at the intersection of technology and energy. John holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and a BS from Duke University. John currently sits on the Board of Directors for DroneDeploy, Nozomi Networks,Volta Charging, Zededa, Jupiter Intelligence, Sitetracker, Aurora Solar and Optimus Ride.

Wally Hunter, Managing Director; Wally has been investing in Energy Technology for over 20 years. He runs EnerTech's Canadian operations from Toronto. His specific areas of focus include opportunities in Energy Management and Building Automation & Control, Storage, Oil & Gas Technologies (including Digital Oil Fields), Power electronics, Advanced materials, Water treatment Technologies in Energy, Software & Internet of things (IoT). Prior to EnerTech, Wally was a Managing Director with RBC Capital Partners where he was responsible for the bank's Venture Capital fund (Energy Technology and Advanced Technology Fund) which was part of RBC's Investment Banking Division (RBC Capital Markets). He has an extensive background in the Venture Capital business which includes a series of successful IPO’s, M&A and turnaround transactions throughout his 30 year career in the finance business. In addition to Wally’s extensive finance background, he previously produced and hosted the weekly financial television show "Money Week" which featured over 200 guest interviews from Canadian and U.S. money managers over a 14 year period. He was also involved in politics and sat as a local Councillor in the Town of Milton (three terms) and sat on the Board of the Ontario College of Pharmacists (Chair of finance). Wally was past Chairman of the Banff Venture Forum Cleantech Stream and Chairman of the 2014 Canadian Venture Capital Association conference in Ottawa in May of 2014. He sits on the board of the Canadian Venture Capital Association (CVCA), Venture Capital Association of Alberta (VCAA), Sustainable Development Technology Canada Member Council (SDTC) and the Cleantech Group Advisory Board. Wally currently sits on the boards of EnerTech portfolio companies, IP Keys Power Partners, Western Oilfield Equipment Ltd, Vertex, Sofdesk and Powerside. Wally was previously an observer on the Board of Distech Controls (sold to Acuity Brands for $318 Million CDN) and sat on the board of HPC Energy Services (sold to TriWest in 2018). In 2017 Wally was appointed to the NHL Coaches Association Advisory Board. In 2018, Wally was appointed to the Advisory Board at Cornell University/Tech's Program in Infrastructure Policy (CPIP). Wally received a BA from the University of Western Ontario and has completed a number of securities-related courses and programs including the Canadian Securities Institute (CSC program) and Canadian Investment Finance (CIF I, II &III).

Johann Boukhors is Managing Director of Engie New Ventures S.A.S., the Corporate Venture Capital fund of ENGIE. Johann has over 20 years of professional experience, in the energy sector within the ENGIE Group. He’s previously held a number of responsibilities such as Director New Business Development, Supply, Marketing & Sales in Mexico, Branch Director Energy sales in Belgium & Luxemburg, Group Business Development Oversight, Strategic Purchasing Infrastructures, and key Account Management. Johann is French, and graduated as an Engineer (Arts & Métiers ParisTech) and holds as well an Executive MBA (ESCP Europe).

Fabrice is a Partner at ETF Partners investing in high growth technology companies across Europe. Fabrice joined the firm in 2008 and has been leading a number of investments, notably at the convergence of information technology and sustainable development. He represents the firm on the board of portfolio companies. Fabrice worked previously at Goldman Sachs where his work covered both public and private transactions, including the renewable energy and environmental services sectors. Fabrice also worked as a strategy consultant at Simat Helliesen & Eichner, focusing on the transportation and aerospace sectors across Europe and Asia. Fabrice holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an MSc in Aerospace Engineering from ISAE.

Lutz Stoeber is an Investment Director of Evonik Venture Capital. Lutz is based in Parsippany, New Jersey and represents Evonik Venture Capital in North America. Prior to joining the team founding Evonik Venture Capital in 2012, Lutz has been involved in investments in chemical, advanced materials and industrial companies for more than 15 years. Lutz helped to establish Pardus Capital in 2005 and ran their German office. Lutz holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry and is an inventor of technology relating to advanced materials.

Dirk is a seasoned investor in early stage and growth companies with an industrial DNA and is heading the investment activities of Finindus - an investment company backed by ArcelorMittal and the Flemish Region - since mid-2013. Dirk started his career in marketing at Arbed (now part of ArcelorMittal) in roles related to strategic marketing, feasibility studies, business planning and M&A transactions. Thereafter he joined tKMC - a marketing and business intelligence boutique, serving blue chip clients in telecom, energy, FMCG and industry - as managing partner and shareholder. In 2008, he committed himself to OCAS Ventures to build and manage a portfolio of innovative and material related companies for Finindus. Dirk serves on the boards of Powercell Sweden (publ.), Borit, Sentea, Rein4ced and Guaranteed. He holds a M.Sc. in Applied Economics and an executive MBA from the Vlerick Management School.

Colin is a Founding Partner of Generation Investment Management. He is a founding member of the Growth Equity strategy, and a member of the firm's Management & Investment Committees. Colin is also head of the firm’s San Francisco office. Prior to joining Generation, Colin worked for Sustainable Asset Management in Zurich, Arthur D. Little in London, and Total in Paris. Colin serves as a Board Director at Asana. He serves on the non-profit Boards of NatureBridge and Ocean Conservancy. He is also an Advisor to the Oakland Roots, a professional soccer team with a deep social mission. Colin received a BSc in International Management and Modern Languages from the University of Bath, UK, and speaks French fluently.

Stefon Crawford was named Principal effective April 2022. Stefon started GMV in 2016 as an Investment Analyst and was promoted in 2018 to an Associate. Prior to GMV, Stefon spent 5 years in financial services at Rocket Mortgage. Stefon has earned a Bachelors in Business Administration from Eastern Michigan University as well as Executive Certificates in Negotiation and Venture Capital from HBS, Wharton Business School, and HAAS School of Business, University of Berkeley California.

Dr. Eric Wang is a Managing Partner of GRC Fund with over 18 years of experience in venture capital investment, investment banking and equity research. Previously, Dr. Wang was a Managing Director at WK Technology Fund, leading investments in semiconductors, networking and software in Silicon Valley, USA and the greater China. Before becoming a venture capitalist, Dr. Wang was the Global Head of Semiconductor Research at ABN AMRO Bank. Dr. Wang holds a Ph.D. in Engineering-Economic Systems and Operations from Stanford University, a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from University of Hawaii and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from National Tsing Hua University.

For the past decade, Jamie has been the lead sustainability advisor to Tridel, Toronto’s leading condominium developer, and has contributed to the company’s transition to becoming a green building leader with over 12 million square feet in development or under construction in LEED projects. For six years, Jamie was a Partner in the Windmill Development Group, when they successfully developed LEED- Platinum certified mixed-used buildings in Calgary, Ottawa and at Dockside Green in Victoria. Jamie also manages 350 Capital, a small venture fund that invests in green building technologies, and he has served on the board of cleantech start-ups and the Canada Green Building Council (2008-2011). In 2011, working with the cleantech practice at the MaRS Discovery District and Tridel, Jamie founded Tower Labs @MaRS, a non-profit green building technology accelerator, to manage pilot and demonstration projects of new approaches to improve the environmental performance of large buildings in Toronto.

Robert Liu is the CEO of Huaneng Invesco WLR (“HIW”), a joint venture investment fund company between Huaneng Capital (financial services arm of Huaneng Power, leading power generation company in China), and Invesco, a US asset management company. Robert has 25 years of experience in investment and investment banking. Leveraging the strengths of HIW’s shareholders, he and his team in HIW have focused on the renewable energy / cleantech space, including wind and solar power, energy storage, sustainable transport, and energy efficiency, with investment targets in China, US and other countries. Prior to his current role, he had worked with Temasek’s infrastructure investment arm, and prior to that he held senior investment banking positions with JP Morgan and ICBC where he helped leading Chinese companies in power, toll roads, telecom and banking in their IPO’s and M&A activities. Robert holds an MBA degree from University of Utah.

Sukhwan Yun is a Senior Investment Manager in the Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) Team of Hyundai Motor Company. Previously, he was a Senior Research Engineer at Hyundai’s Fuel Cell Research Lab and was in charge of developing fuel cell electric vehicles (Tucson ix35 and NEXO). Dr. Yun earned B.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Chemical Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. His doctoral research focused on polymer electrolyte membranes for energy conversion in fuel cell and battery applications. As Senior Manager of CVC, Dr. Yun is responsible for sourcing and executing high-potential investments in the automotive and ancillary industries on behalf of Hyundai and its subsidiary companies.

Mr. Diaz leads Iberdrola´s venture capital program – Iberdrola Ventures -PERSEO, that invests in the most promising smart energy start-ups worldwide, and he also leads the Technology Prospective Analysis unit in charge of assessing the potential of key technologies for the future of the energy sector. He joined Iberdrola in 2008 and since then he has contributed to the launch and management of the Iberdrola´s venture program, leading a team of investment professionals. Currently, he is member of the Board in Wallbox Chargers (NYSE:WBX) and Atten2 advanced monitoring technologies and Board Observer in Balantia and Innowatts. On the technology prospects area, since 2016, Mr. Diaz leads a team of analysts that build the company´s internal models for cost and competitiveness of key technologies for decarbonization of electricity (wind, solar, storage) and electrification of demand (electric vehicles, electrification of heat, batteries,…). Prior to joining Iberdrola, he developed his career in several roles related to engineering, technology development, innovation and entrepreneurship both in the Telco (Telefonica from Aug 2007 to Aug 2008 and Eir, from Aug 2005 to Aug 2007) and Energy sectors (Iberdrola Engineering from Mar 2004 to Aug 2005).

Matias is the Portfolio Manager of InnoEnergy, responsible for managing the portfolio of equity stakes in startups. He has been with InnoEnergy since February 2015. Prior to that, he was Investment Director at CX Capital, managing a portfolio of over 200M€ of private equity positions. Before that he had an extensive career in banking, holding positions at Merrill Lynch and Lehman Brothers in London and New York. He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago, the CFA certification and an Engineering degree from UPC (Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya).

Ivo is Investment Director and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors at Inven Capital, a VC fund backed by CEZ Group, the largest utility in Central and Eastern Europe, and the European Investment Bank. Inven investment focus is in the smart energy, looking for innovative and fast growing European and Israeli startups, with scalable business models proven by sales. Ivo represents the fund on the boards of several portfolio companies. Prior to joining Inven in 2014, Ivo gained over 15 years of experience in corporate finance and banking, working in various management positions at international banks and investment companies. Ivo holds a master’s degree in accounting, corporate financial management and business law from the University of Economics in Prague.

Ali is a member of the Investment and Portfolio Management Team and focuses on energy transition, conventional & renewables energy, and industrial software & digital transformation solutions. Ali serves on the boards of a few private tech companies. Ali has about 20 years of experience across multiple geographies. He previously worked in the investment team of Kenda Capital, manager of Shell Technology Ventures Fund 1, an energy venture capital firm investing in step-change energy technologies. Prior to Kenda, Ali worked as an Engagement Manager for the global energy and chemicals practice of Arthur D. Little focusing on business strategy and operation optimisation projects in the U.S., Latin America, Eastern Europe, and Southeast Asia. He also worked for Exxon Mobil Gas & Power Marketing, Grant Prideco, and Schlumberger Oilfield Services in market analysis, technical sales, and engineering optimisation roles based in the U.S., Oman, and Malaysia. Ali holds an MBA focusing on strategy and finance from Yale University and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from University of California at Berkeley.

Robert has been working in technology venture for over 9 years, focusing on cleantech and materials opportunities. He has experience both as an investor, as a manager of start-ups and as a strategy consultant. Prior to joining IP Group in 2011, he was Head of Research and Development at the Carbon Trust, where he set up their “Research Challenge” technology venturing initiative, which created and capitalised innovative companies in advanced photovoltaics, second-generation biofuels and fuel cells. He started his career in fuel cells working for Johnson Matthey and then as the leader of the materials and process development teams at Ceres Power, which listed on AIM in 2004. He has also worked as a strategy consultant for McKinsey & Company, where he focused on strategy and operations in the energy, technology and materials sectors. He has a triple First and a PhD from the University of Cambridge and won the 1996 Goldsmiths Prize as the top Cambridge graduate in Materials Science.

Ryosuke “Ricky” Saki is vice president of new business development at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America (MHIA), where he focuses on decarbonization of the energy sector, leads climate tech investment initiative and develops business with startups. ​ Since joining MHI in 2006, Ricky has held a number of roles across the company and one of its group companies, Mitsubishi Power, including as a project engineer and as a leader on the oil and gas business development team. He graduated from Kyoto University with a degree in environmental engineering technology and from Rice Business with an MBA.

Ken co-founded MKB with John and Patrick in late 2007. He is the managing partner of MKB and leads our investing activities and the growth of our asset management platform, while providing strategic and financial advice to portfolio company management teams. Ken is an experienced financier in Canadian, U.S. and cross-border capital markets. He was a managing director at Merrill Lynch where he led the firm’s technology investment banking practice in Canada. Ken gained experience as a direct investor as a managing partner with the private equity firm Miralta Capital and as the CFO of a publicly traded merchant bank. He began his career in investment banking with McLeod, Young, Weir Ltd. Ken is Chairman of the Board of Miovision Technologies and has served on several corporate and non-profit boards. He is a Dobson fellow at the Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship at McGill University and is an Institute of Corporate Directors certified director. Ken holds a BA from McGill and an MBA from the Ivey Business School.

Martin Kröner is Managing Partner at Munich Venture Partners, the cleantech venture capital specialist based in Munich. He is also in charge of the fundraising and management of the new European venture fund Green European Tech (GET). Martin 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, world's 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 represents MVP on the boards of Electrochaea and Luxexcel. He was also responsible for MVP’s portfolio companies Kebony, COBI (acquired by BOSCH), and sonnen (acquired by Shell).

Gert Wrigge is a Partner with Next47’s investment team and based in Munich. His investment focus is in areas such as energy, IoT, e-mobility and smart cities. Before joining Next47, Gert was VP at Asia Climate Partners in Hong Kong, investing in environmental industry sectors in Emerging Market Asia. Previously, he was with RobecoSAM Private Equity, a sustainability investment specialist in Zurich, Switzerland.

Felicity joined OGCI Climate Investments in 2019. As an Associate within the Ventures team, she leads and assist on commercial transactions. Prior to joining Climate Investments, she co-founded a cleantech start-up focused on urban air pollution. Felicity holds an MSc in Environmental Technology from Imperial College.

Chris is the founding general partner of Pangaea Ventures and has helped entrepreneurs change the world for over 25 years. Chris is based in Phoenix and sits on the boards of several portfolio companies. Prior to starting Pangaea in 2000, Chris was a partner at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt, specializing in environmental and corporate law. Chris has been on the board of the Canadian Venture Capital Association and several non-profit organizations. Chris has a Juris Doctorate from the University of Toronto and a B.Comm from the University of Calgary.

Maria came to Piva Capital from Schlumberger Business Consulting (later acquired by Accenture Strategy Energy). There she helped clients address complex problems in the energy industry while working on projects in the Upstream, Midstream, and Downstream sectors. At the energy storage provider, Stem Inc. Maria was part of the Business Development team, she focused on expanding into international markets and new product offerings. Maria is passionate about technology and diversity in the energy space. She firmly believes in the value of investing as a driver to help address some of the world’s most pressing challenges.

Gabriel Kra co-founded Prelude Ventures in 2013, after almost 25 years as an investor, entrepreneur, scientist, and activist. He is responsible for overseeing the firm’s investments in advanced energy, food and agriculture, transportation and logistics, advanced materials and manufacturing, and advanced computing. Gabriel serves on the Board of Directors for Renew Financial, Ripple Foods, Sense Labs, Natron Energy, ClearMetal, Raxium, and Form Energy, and is active with Metalenz, Zymergen, Planet, QuantumScape, Catalog, and Spark Thermionics. Gabriel also serves on the Board of Directors of Activation Energy and The CREO Syndicate, and on advisory boards for Cyclotron Road, Prime Coalition, and Carbon180.

Eric is a Managing Partner based in San Francisco, CA. Eric has spent his career at the crossroads of technology and global markets and has developed over a decade of ESG investment experience. Eric began his career in management consulting at Deloitte and helped to grow the Central and Eastern European strategy and operations practice, living in Ljubljana and working out of the Prague office. After graduate school, Eric worked in the corporate venture group at NextSet Ventures and later was a founding team member and Managing Director at Cartica Capital, a global ESG investment fund. Eric was also a Principal at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in their Washington, DC office focused on digital strategy for global clients. Eric has deep operating experience with portfolio companies including as CEO of a global satellite equipment manufacturer and as President and COO of a technology startup in the 4th party logistics (4PL) field. Eric lives with his wife and two children in San Francisco, CA and is an avid sailor, skier, and private pilot. Eric is also a member of the Provost Advisory Committee for the University of Michigan. Eric holds a B.S.E. in Aerospace Engineering and a B.S. in Economics from the University of Michigan, and an M.B.A. from INSEAD.

Michael brings 20 years of industrial experience among which 15 years in start-up ecosystem, notably acting as Chief Technology Officer and Global Head of Business Development. His field of expertise covers a large spectrum of technology areas and business segments such as polymers, additives, chemicals, compounding, (bio)feedstocks, (renewable) energy, automotive, semicon and E&E. He studied polymer chemistry at University of Liège with complementary business education from Solvay Brussels School of Executive Management.

Karthik started Sangam to find a new model to provide early stage support for climate change pioneers. He spends a lot of his time with the portfolio & within the clean technology eco-system in India & globally.

Arindam has led business and technology innovation for Schlumberger in a global career spanning 27 years, with long track record in strategic leadership and strong, tactical execution. Senior leadership impact in the past 15 years include roles as Product Line President for Land Drilling Rigs, Area President for Mexico & Central America, global Corporate Vice-President for Marketing & Technology, Geomarket Manager for Venezuela and the Caribbean, and Latin America Region Vice-President for Integrated Project Management. In his current role as the Managing Director of Schlumberger Ventures, Arindam leads the development of new business ventures for the Schlumberger New Energy (SNE) group and heads the Corporate Venture Capital investment portfolio for Schlumberger Limited. He presently sits on the board of EnerVenue, Energy Source Minerals, Celluforce and SeekOps. Arindam is passionate about constantly challenging the status quo in the energy industry. Recent areas of business impact include digital transformation of the oil and gas business, and technology and business disruption in the energy transition space. Arindam has a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur, India, and a Masters degree in Petroleum Engineering from Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh, UK.

Grant is a General Partner of SE Ventures, a $565M venture capital fund backed by Schneider Electric. His focus is on emerging technologies and their role in the digital transformation of industries, transportation, the built environment and the increasingly distributed electrical ecosystem. Current investment interests include mobility, proptech, energy tech, AI, and industrial technologies where Schneider can be a value add partner and revenue catalyst. An expert in corporate innovation and a venture investor for 12 years, Grant was most recently the global head of venture capital for Zurich-based ABB. Grant is an active angel investor, a three-time member of the Global Corporate Venturing Power List, a member of the World Economic Forum’s Technology Pioneer selection committee, and holds degrees from Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering and The Wharton School. He has also completed executive education at IMD Business School in Lausanne, Switzerland. An east coast native who has lived in Europe and Australia, Grant now lives in Los Altos, California with his wife and three children.

I'm a business and people oriented intrapreneur with experience from Leadership, New Business Development and Management Consulting. I'm currently working as Fund Manager at Almi Invest Green Tech, investing in fast growing Swedish companies that have the potential to make global impact on reducing GHG emissions. I was VP of Charge & Drive, a start-up in eMobility and electric vehicle charging. I've succeeded in growing the business from a small project to an international leading Cloud based service in 11 countries, market leaders in Norway with a team of over 50 team members. Specialties: Building teams, New Business Development, bringing innovation to the market, new products and services, growth and new market entries, energy and utilities.

Wouter Jonk is co-founder and Managing Director of SET Ventures. Besides his investment responsibilities he is responsible for the financial, legal and fiscal aspects of the SET Funds. He serves on the Boards of Enocean, Luxexcel, Greencom and energyworx. Wouter’s previous experience includes M&A and venturing at Philips Electronics, both in Silicon Valley and Europe. Investments were directed towards the digital transition of some of Philips’ core industries, like media, lighting and consumer electronics. Earlier, Wouter was a manager in the M&A group of Philips after being a manager at Price Waterhouse Corporate Finance. He started his career in Venture Capital in 1993 where he held positions at two Dutch VC’s. Wouter holds a Master’s Degree in Industrial Engineering & Management from the Technical University Twente, the Netherlands.

Jermaine Saaltink is a Venture Principal at Shell Ventures (SV). Shell Ventures is Royal Dutch Shell’s corporate venture capital arm with a global investment scope and investment professionals around the globe. SV typically looks to invest in companies where it can add value both in terms of capital and by working together through a wide range of partnering forms. Jermaine is Amsterdam based and responsible for identifying, structuring and managing investments in various innovative companies in the power and mobility sectors. Currently, Jermaine is serving as an observer on the Boards of Tiramizoo, Halfwave, Husk Power Systems and Nordsol. He has a strong passion for driving innovation within the energy industry and contributing to the energy transition. Jermaine has been with Shell for almost 12 years and has held various positions in The Netherlands and abroad. He holds a Master’s degree in finance (VU Amsterdam), a Master’s degree in International Law (University of Groningen) and a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations (University of Groningen). Additionally, he has attended various executive courses, including M&A at INSEAD and is a Registered Controller in The Netherlands.

Dan Baldi is a Deal Team Leader in Silicon Valley Bank’s Cleantech Practice. He manages numerous client relationships across the Bay Area and beyond. Dan and his team have primary responsibility for banking and lending activity to venture-backed cleantech companies. He is experienced in many aspects of early stage and middle market financing including growth capital lending, working capital lending, asset based lending, EXIM finance, USDA lending, utility rebate finance, cash flow lending, international credit products and trade finance. Prior to joining Silicon Valley Bank Dan spent four years in middle market banking at commercial banks. He also has experience in technology leasing focused on the early stage technology market, partnering and syndications, and public and private accounting.

Leading SK venture arm to create a customer-centric technology driven services solution platform that efficiently connects energy supply and demand. In this regard, we are interested in engaging with startup companies to discover new technologies that can improve infrastructure and enhance energy sustainability. Before SK gas, worked in SK Engineering and Construction as the Head of Modular construction and International projects for 10 years. Graduated from International high school in India then entered into Indiana University in Bloomington and received Bachelor’s degrees in Operation Management and Business Process Management with a Math minor. Served in Military for Coalition force during the Iraq war.

Mark is an active investor, board member and mentor with more than 20 years of international business experience. His investment interests include all forms of energy; centralised, distributed, renewables, efficiency and storage. Currently Mark serves on the boards of Sunman Energy, Wattwatchers Digital Energy, GreenSync Holdings, BenAn Energy & Octillion Energy. Previously he has been a director of Mojo Power, Sunverge Energy, Ecoult and several other high-growth technology companies. Mark holds a BSc in applied physics and a PhD in materials science from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. He is a Chartered Physicist and a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Mark sits on the Australian Investment Council (previously AVCAL) Venture Capital Subcommittee and in 2019 joined the Climate Reality Project to support education and advocacy on climate change.

Kurt has spent the last 20 years focused on sustainability. He joined Stafford Capital Partners to launch their sustainable private equity program. Before Stafford, Kurt managed a platform of global clean tech private equity and venture capital funds at Macquarie. Previously, Kurt was at the Austin Technology Incubator, focused on launching and growing sustainable and high-tech companies. In addition, he has had consulting engagements with various start-ups and DOE labs, as well as operational and product development experience in the energy efficiency sector. Kurt has had numerous domestic and international speaking engagements on a range of topics including: private equity investing, sustainable investing, commercializing technologies, and launching start-up companies.

Jacques works in the Impact Investing Belgium department. Jacques brings 20 years of experience in finance, from startup investments to large energy projects, in Asia, the Middle East and Africa. He co-founded a private equity fund supporting over 25 impact companies in Latin America. He holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, a Master in Corporate Finance, and a bachelor’s in economics from UCLouvain. Jacques joined Telos Impact in 2021.

Astorre Modena is the Founder and General Partner of Terra Venture Partners, leading early-stage Cleantech VC in Israel. Before founding Terra, Astorre was a Principal at Israel Seed Partners, a leading seed-stage venture capital in Israel with more than $260 million under management. Until recently, Astorre was an active key investor in the establishment of Cellint, a new cellular startup that is growing rapidly. Prior to Israel Seed, Astorre was with McKinsey & Co., based in Paris, where he consulted to leading Italian, French and Israeli manufacturing and financial corporations. Astorre holds a B.Sc. in Physics and Outstanding Students Program (Amirim) from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a Ph.D. in Plasma Physics from Imperial College in London.

Peter is a member of the Investment Committee of PIDG Ltd., having joined the Committee in February 2019. Peter is currently a Partner at The Meloy Fund, an impact investment fund that incentivizes the development and adoption of sustainable fisheries in Indonesia and the Philippines. Peter has over 25 years’ experience in investing in private and public companies across Asia, US and Europe. He was an early investor in the impact area and prior to joining CLSACP in 2009, he was the founding partner at Fulcrum Funds, focused on sustainable agriculture and recycling. He has also been a guest speaker and lecturer on sustainable venture investing at Columbia and Berkeley University. Prior to founding Fulcrum, he led Morgan Stanley’s research efforts in New York and London, evaluating early-stage technology and telecommunications companies, including bringing 11 IPOs to market in an aggregate amount of over $1bn. Before joining Morgan Stanley, Peter managed new business development for NYNEX International and directed over $500m of investment into new Asian and European infrastructure businesses.

Steve Kloos is a Partner of True North Venture Partners, focusing on identifying technology trends and market needs, sourcing and leading investment opportunities, assisting portfolio companies, and helping with firm management. Steve is also the Chairman of the board of Current, the Chicago regional water non-profit, and he serves on the ImagineH2O Advisory Board. Prior to joining True North in November, 2011, Steve held various R&D leadership roles within GE Water in the US, China, and Singapore. Steve has a BS in chemistry from University of Wisconsin at River Falls and a Ph.D. in chemistry from North Dakota State University.

Qi Lu is Strategy & Research Partner at Tsing Capital, where she heads the Research Department and works closely with Managing Partners to set firm development and branding strategy for Tsing Capital. Her work includes: - Leading the company’s effort in extensive and in-depth industry research to identify emerging opportunities for investment (10+ sectors per year). - Composing and publishing Tsing Capital’s annual investment whitepaper to summarize findings and insights of its focused areas. - Establishing and maintaining partnerships with industry experts from research institutes, universities, and think tanks. - Hosting forums and workshops to facilitate discussions among start-ups, corporations, investors and policy makers. - Speaking or arranging Tsing Capital’s executives’ speaking at world-level conferences or influential workshops. Qi has over seven years’ experience working in energy, environmental protection and sustainable development sectors. Her focus areas include renewable energy, electric vehicle, energy efficiency, power storage, smart cities, etc. Prior to joining Tsing Capital, she worked for Carbon Trust and Azure International, two leading environmental and low carbon consulting firms, where she worked with Chinese national and local governments to give recommendations on sustainability-related policy making. She also advised many western Cleantech companies on their China-entry strategies. Qi also worked at Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s Beijing and New York offices as a research assistant intern on power storage and U.S.’s voluntary carbon markets. Qi holds an M.S. Operations Research from Columbia University and a B.Eng. Industrial Engineering from Tsinghua University.

Since 2013, Peter Auner has been a partner of VNT Management Ltd., a venture capital company which focuses on clean technology. VNT was founded in 2002, and are among the first venture capital companies in Europe to focus on renewable and distributed power generation and energy-saving technology. Geographical investment focus is Northern and Central Europe, with a main focus being on the Nordics and German-speaking Europe. Before getting into venture capital Peter has worked for 23 years in the electrical industry, and has spent much time internationally, in countries such as the US, China, Japan, and Switzerland. For many years he was VP of a Global Business Unit at Schaltbau Group, and as head of R&D at Yamaichi Electronics. Peter began his career as a mechanical engineer as a Partner at an engineering firm for electromechanical components. Customers included the Bosch and Lapp cable Group.

Chris Kane joined W. L. Gore and Associates in 2013. During the early part of his career with Gore his focus was on new product and new materials development. Today he is focused on advanced materials innovation scouting. In this role, he searches for unique advanced material technologies from startups, research groups, and other external groups to bring to Gore. These technology scouting efforts are focused on creating business opportunities for Gore by providing new and unique technology options for Gore's business units. Sustainability and clean technology are a significant area of focus for him in these efforts. Additionally, Chris joined the Greentown Labs Advisory Board in July 2019 as part of Gore’s sponsorship of Greentown Labs, North America’s largest cleantech incubator. Chris has a background in Chemical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute as well as an MBA from the University of Delaware.