Industrial Energy Efficiency 2024 | Investment and Pensions Europe | 6 March 2024 | Stadthalle Wels, Pollheimerstraße 1, 4600 Wels, Austria

What is it all about:
• Pathways to net-zero industries
• Policy updates
• Clean energy technologies & flexibility
• Green hydrogen
• Case studies

2024 Speakers

Franz Baischer
Sustainability Specialist, B&R Industrial Automation, Austria

Vincent Berrutto
Head of Unit Competitiveness, Digitalisation and Technology Collaboration, European Commission, DG Energy

Ulrike Beyer
Head of hydrogen Taskforce "Referenzfabrik.H2", Fraunhofer IWU, Germany

Claudia Canevari
Head of Unit Energy Efficiency: Policy and Financing unit, European Commission, DG Energy

Claudia Carani
Senior Expert, Energy and Sustainable Development Agency (AESS), Italy

Luca Cenci
Export Manager, Dab Distributori, Italy

Gerhard Dell
Energy Commissioner to the Upper Austrian Government, Managing Director, OÖ Energiesparverband, Austria

Ivan Derkink
Head of Sales Carbon Capture, Bright Renewables, The Netherlands

Sandrine Deternay
Finance Director, City of Albertville, France

Irene di Padua
Policy Director, Coordinator, Domestic Heating working group, Bioenergy Europe

Julije Domac
Managing Director, North-West Croatia Regional Energy Agency (REGEA),President, Fedarene

Bartosz Dubiński
CEO, Mazovia Energy Agency, Poland

Filip Dumitriu
Director, FEDARENE (European Federation of Regions and Energy Agencies)

Christoph Ebersdorfer
Regional Sales Manager Germany/Austria/Switzerland, XCharge Europe

Christiane Egger
Deputy General Manager, OÖ Energiesparverband, Manager, Cleantech-Cluster Energy, Austria

Emre Elmas
Fundraiser, R&D projects, Farplas, Turkey; Coordinator, Revolution Project

Werner Emhofer
Sales Manager Export, Fröling, Austria

Matteo Favero
Area Manager Wood Biofuels and Certification Schemes, Italian Agroforestry Energy Association (AIEL), Italy

Michael Finell
Associate Professor, Forest Biomaterials and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Arno Gattinger
Expert, Federal Ministry, Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology, Austria

Gilles Gauthier
Research and Business Development Manager, Hawkins Wright, Belgium

Jan Geiss
Secretary General, European Forum, Renewable Energy Sources (EUFORES)

João Pedro Gouveia
Principal Researcher, NOVA School of Science and Technology, Portugal

Katrin Helmberger
Head of Corporate Sustainability, Fronius, Austria

Seamus Hoyne
Dean Flexible and Work Based Learning, Technological University, Shannon and Chairperson of Tipperary Energy Agency, Ireland

Wolfgang Hribernik
Head, Center for Energy, Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT), Austria

Aavo Isak
Founder, Non-Executive Director, Pelltech, Estonia

Anette Jahn
Head of Sector, Energy & Climate Unit, European Commission, CINEA

Brian Keane
Founder and President, SmartPower, USA

Nadejda Khamrakulova
Economic Affairs Officer, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, Switzerland

Thomas Kienberger
Head, Chair of Energy Network Technology, University of Leoben, Austria

Jaroslav Klusák
Director, Prague Renewable Energy Community, Czech Republic

Susanne Koblitz
Freelance Consultant, EV charging technologies

Stefan Kopp
International Sales Director, Head, Technical Sales Department, Hargassner, Austria

Vlasta Krmelj
Director, Energy and Climate Agency of Podravje (ENERGAP), Mayor of the Municipality Selnica ob Dravi, Slovenia

Biljana Kulišić
Policy Officer, Unit Decarbonisation and Sustainability of Energy Sources, European Commission, DG Energy

Özben Kutlu
Senior Researcher, Ege University, Turkey

Guangqing Liu
Director, Biomass Energy and Environmental Engineering Research Centre of Beijing, University of Chemical Technology; Chairman, Clean Stoves Committee, China Association of Rural Energy Industry, China

Bengt-Erik Löfgren
CEO, ÄFAB, Sweden

Pauline Lucas
Policy Director, Euroheat & Power, Belgium

Rohan Shailesh Modi
Advisor, GIZ, Germany

Gordon Murray
Executive Director, Wood Pellet Association of Canada (WPAC)

Michael Nagl
Region of Upper Austria, Directorate Environment and Water Management, Department of Environmental Protection, Austria

Stefan Ortner
Managing Director, Co-Owner, ÖkoFEN Global Headquarters, Austria

Christine Öhlinger
Head, Sector International Tasks, OÖ Energiesparverband, Austria

Tiziana Pirelli
Coordinator, Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP) Secretariat, Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations (FAO-UN), Italy

Giulia Pizzini
Senior Energy Expert, Institute, European Energy and Climate Policy (IEECP), The Netherlands

Gayathri Prakash
Programme Officer, Innovation and End Use sectors, IRENA, Germany

Francisco Puente
General Manager, ESCAN Energy Consulting, Spain

Christian Rakos
CEO, proPellets Austria, Save Energy Austria

Hubert Röder
Professor, Sustainable Business Economics, Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Science, Germany

Pablo Rodero Masdemont
Responsible, Biofuels Certification, AVEBIOM, Spain; President, European Pellet Council

Alexander Sauer
Head, Institute for Energy Efficiency in Production, University of Stuttgart, Germany

Leonhard Schitter
Head, Institute for Energy Efficiency in Production, University of Stuttgart, Germany

Jürgen Schneider
Director General Climate and Energy, Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (BMK), Austria

Markus Schranzer
Head of Sales, Germany/Austria/Switzerland, HoSt Bioenergie

Phil Spatz
Research Associate, Department of Energy Plants Technology, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany

Gerald Steinmaurer
Head of Center, Excellence Energy, University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Austria

Daniel Stetter
Director Smart Energy and Mobility Solutions, Fraunhofer IAO, Germany

Hermann Stockinger
CEO and Founder, Easelink, Austria

Jens Strüker
Professor, Information Systems and Digital Energy Management, University of Bayreuth, Germany

Kenneth Tran
CEO, Ayo Biomass LLC, Vietnam, Founding CEO, Koidra

Kai Tullius
Policy Officer, European Commission, DG MOVE

János Ungár
Board Member, AVERE; Managing Partner, Emobility Solutions, Hungary

Raphaëlle Viénot
Deputy General Manager, AREC Occitanie, France

Rickard Waern
Innovation Manager, Innovatum Science Park/West Sweden Energy Agency, Sweden

Tim Weitzel
Head, Chair of Information Systems and Services, University Bamberg, Germany

Leo Wierda
Senior Research Engineer, Van Holsteijn en Kemna BV (VHK), The Netherlands

Daniel Wohl
MBA and MPP Candidate, Harvard Business School & Harvard Kennedy School, USA

Elisabeth Wopienka
Area Management – Fixed Bed Conversion Systems, BEST – Bioenergy and Sustainable Technologies, Austria

Marisca Zweistra
Programme Manager Smart Charging, ElaadNL, The Netherlands