Solar Finance and Investment Europe 2024 | Solar Media Ltd | 30 January 2024 | Novotel London West, 1 Shortlands Hammersmith International Ctre, London W6 8DR, United Kingdom

This summit brought together 400+ delegates in February 2023 representing funds, banks, developers, utilities, government, and industry players from Europe and the UK. The conference featured 136 speakers from major funds and developers such as Lightsource bp, Brookfield Renewable Power, ING, Smartenergy, Glennmont Partners, Aquila Capital, Sonnedix, NextEnergy Capital, Statkraft, EDF, Obton, Ardian, Abrdn, Low Carbon, NN Investment Partners, Macquarie Asset Management and more.

Discussions focused on the solar opportunities in various countries, including the UK, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Romania, Italy, and the Republic of Ireland. Other key topics on the agenda included energy security, ESG, supply chain challenges, solar collocated with storage, cost of capital, and the threat of rising interest rates and cost of CAPEX, and green hydrogen. The conference provided an opportunity for industry leaders to exchange ideas and drive investment in the growing renewable energy sector.

2024 will see the event grow again and we are excited for you to join us in London in January.

2024 Speakers

Roberta Boscolo
Climate and Energy Leader & Top 10 Sustainability Leader, World Meteorological Organization

M. Nicolas J. Firzli
Director-General, World Pensions Council

Ita Kettleborough
Director, Energy Transitions Commission

Aldo Beolchini
Managing Partner & CIO, NextEnergy Capital

Joost Bergsma
Managing Partner / CEO, Glennmont Partners

Bianca Ziccarelli
Managing Director - Sustainable Energies Europe, CPP Investments

Peter Schümers
Partner and Co-Head of Investments, Energy Infrastructure Partners

Tim Warham
Renewable Electricity Senior Policy Adviser, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

John Hanna
Partner, Head of Europe, Basalt Infrastructure Partners

Helena Anderson
Co-Founder & COO, Ikigai Capital

Aristotelis Chantavas
Head of Europe Area of Enel Green Power and President of SolarPower Europe, Enel Green Power & SolarPower Europe

Eoin Hartigan
Head of Origination, Project Finance, Bank of Ireland

Leo Moreno
Chief Executive Officer, Solarpack

Roger Pim
Senior Investment Director, Head of Strategy & Board Member of CERI, Abrdn

Anthony Doherty
Chief Investment Officer, NTR plc

Rosalind Smith-Maxwell
Senior Vice President, Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners

Giovanni Terranova
Managing Partner, Bluefield Partners LLP

Peter Kavanagh
Chief Executive Officer, Harmony Energy

Liam Ryan
Chief Innovation and Planning Officer, EirGrid Group

Kevin O’Donovan
Senior Vice President Europe and Managing Director of UK and Ireland, Statkraft

Matt Black
Managing Director, UK, Innovo Renewables S.p.A

Emi Takehara
Chief Financial Officer, Grenergy Renovables

Lyudmil Banev
Director & Solar Lead for NatWest Project Finance, NatWest

Ezio Ravaccia
Chief Financial Officer, Solar Ventures

Nikolaj Holtet Hoff
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Nordic Solar

Justin Brown
Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Power Capital Group

Joern Hackbarth
Chief Technical Officer, AMPYR Solar Europe

Anastasios Christakis
Managing Director, Claritas Investments

Elizabeth Baxter
Director of Project Finance, Sonnedix

Francesco Girardi
Senior Technical Director, Bluefield Partners LLP

Torsten Heidemann
Head of Infrastructure & Energy, BERENBERG

Peer Piske
Managing Partner, Alantra Solar

Tadgh Cullen
Head of Energy Storage, Cero Generation

Dr. Robin Hirschl
Technical Director, Obton

Monika Paplaczyk
Investment Director, Thrive Renewables

Meggie Eloy
Certification Analyst, Climate Bonds Initiative

Jannik Hoffman
Chief Financial Officer, Pacifico Energy Partners

Clare Bottle
Chief Executive Officer, UK Warehouse Association

Costas Caralis
Managing Director for Greece, Hive Energy

Shane O’Connor
Barriers to Clean Electrification Lead, Energy Transitions Commission

Manuel Rodriguez Fernandez
Procurement Director E&I EMEA, Aquila Capital

Chris Hewett
CEO, Solar Energy UK

Lamé Verre
Head of Strategy, Innovation & Sustainability, SSE Energy Solutions

Scott Burrows
Co-Founder, Eden Sustainable Group

Conall Bolger
CEO, Irish Solar Association

Ruth Lai
Vice President, Origination & Execution, InfraRed Capital Partners

Constantinos Peonides
Senior Vice President Europe, Skyfri

Jan-Phillip Kock
Investment Strategy Manager, Encavis AG

Frederik vom Scheidt
Team Lead - Green Hydrogen, Pacifico Energy Partners

Isabel Rodriguez
Managing Director Renewable Energy Investments, Glennmont

Vassilis Zorbas
Founder & Managing Director, Entricty

Gianluca Boccanera
Managing Director, Italy, NextEnergy Capital

Johan Öhnell
Boardmember in the network for solarparks and Senior Advisor, Solkompaniet

Dr. René Cotting
Group CFO, Smartenergy

Shane Power
Associate Director Investments, NTR plc

Kari Tikkanen
Associate Director, PPA & Markets Lead, DIF Capital Partners

Rodolfo Bigolin
Group CEO & Founder, Innovo Renewables S.p.A

Robert Mattholie
Senior Asset Manager, RES

Nunzia Pignataro
Investment Manager, Bluefield Partners LLP

Mark Wakeford
Chairman, Evoenergy

Noel Shannon
CEO, Shannon Energy

Ksenia Dray
Global Solar Leader, Group Procurement, RES Group

Peter Allen
Head of Asset Management, Cero Generation

Jean-Claue Moustacakis
Chief Executive Officer, GreenBear

Riku Merikoski
Senior Power Analyst, Axpo

Gerry Shannon
Chairman, Shannon Energy Corporation

Alejandra Perez-Pla
Regional Manager - Mediterranean, Global Capital Finance

Fernando de Juan Astray
Head of Origination & Long Term Products, Axpo

Meredith Annex
Head of Clean Power Research, BloombergNEF

Rokas Bancevičius
Chief Financial Officer, Green Genius

Pawel Okoński
Director at JLL Energy and Infrastructure Advisory, JLL

Lisa McDermott
Managing Director, Project Finance, ABN AMRO Bank N.V.

Alessandro Cohen
Founding Managing Partner, Armon Capital Advisory

Jan Libicek
Investment Director, Triple Point

Alberto Paturzo
Managing Director, Southern Europe, Bluefield Partners LLP

Anna Chmielewska
Associate Director, Senior Banker, EBRD

Mark Augustenborg Ødum
Chief Financial Officer, Better Energy A/S

Olivia Abell
Chief Legal Officer, Power Capital

Katie Bagshaw
Director, Specialised & Project Finance, Santander UK

Charles Lesser
UK CEO, Head of Transaction Advisory, Apricum

Chris Bowden
Managing Director, Squeaky Clean Energy Limited

Katherine Poseidon
Head of Strategy, Analytics & Process Europe, Africa & International, Voltalia

Paul Manning
Chief Executive Officer, NovoGrid

Declan O’Halloran
Managing Director, Quintas Energy

Tracey Elliot
Head of People, Eden Sustainable Group

Julien Mauduit
Regional Head Energy, Energy Europe, SIG - CEE, EBRD

Carlos Javier
Managing Director EAM, Elgin Energy

Vladimir Tabutov
Founder and CEO, HEC Solar LTD., Bulgaria

Karol Chyliński
CEO, Rawicom Consulting Services

Deanna Greenhalgh
Director of Development, EDF Renewables UK & Ireland

Ross Driver
Managing Director, Fund Management, Foresight Group

Neill Parkinson
Business Development and Product Manager (BESS), Jinko

Michelle Davies
Partner, Global Head of Sustainability Law, Ernst & Young LLP

Barrie Davies
President and General Manager (Europe), GCL System Integration

Vijay Mistry
Head of Finance - Solar, Storage & Private Wire, EDF Renewables UK & Ireland

Wolf Dietrich
Development Director UK & Europe, Econergy

Richard Nicolin
Founder & Chief Investment Officer, Alight

Maria Merdzhanova
Head of Sales Eastern & Northern Europe, JinkoSolar EU

Rumesh Chauhan
O&M Director, Lightsource bp

Andre Dieling
Head of Germany, Akereos Capital

Oksana Nersesova
Head of Corporate Finance, DTEK Group

David Kemp
Principal, Emanate Capital

Ewout Eijkelenboom
International Sales Manager, KYOS

Natasha Luther-Jones
Global Co-Chair, Energy and Natural Resources Sector, DLA Piper

Kostas Nikolopoulos
Founder & CEO, Akereos Capital

David McGowan
Head of Power System Insights and Research, EirGrid Group

Catalin Breaban
Co-Founder, Aukera

Silvia Calvo Alcala
Director of Corporate Finance, Econergy

Chris Smith
Chairman of the Board and Branch Secretary, City of Westminster Pension

Sulaiman Ilyas-Jarret
Head of Policy and Strategy, Renewable Delivery, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Adrien Pinsard
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Telis Energy Group

Dr. Enass Abo-Hamed MBE
CEO and Co-Founder, H2GO Power

Suresh Bhaskar
Managing Director Renewables - UK & Ireland, Engie

Stavros Tsirigotakis
Key Account Manager Greece, GCL System Integration

Renata Guti
Investment Manager, Solas Capital

Xavier Daval
CEO & Chair, kiloWattsol and SER-SOLER

Mansha Marwah
Head of Sustainability, Europe, GCL System Integration

Edward Morello
Managing Director UK, POWEN

Jimmy Richards
Senior Key Account Manager UK, GCL System Integration

Olaf Beyme
Lead Renewables & Power Germany, ING Bank

Lara Hayim
Head of Solar Analysis, BloombergNEF

Mathilde Ketoff
Director and Head of Debt Investment, Rgreen Invest

Adrien Schmid-Kieninger
Country Manager - Iberia, ZnShine Solar

Udo Olgemöller
Partner, Allen & Overy

Jessica Bere
Senior Associate, Gateley Hamer

Marta Valien
Director - Head of Asset Management, Foresight Group

Eric Bjonerud
Managing Director – MAM Green Investments, Macquire

Jean-Baptiste Delattre
Director, Omnes

Ramona Volciuc-Ionescu
Partner and Head of Energy Practice, Volciuc-Ionescu

Ben Fawcett
Commercial Director, Exagen

Julia Gubar
Investment Director, Octopus Energy Generation

Dr. Georg Inderst
Principal & Author of the OECD Report on Green Finance & Asia Development Bank (ADB) Report on Private Finance, Inderst Advisory

Karthik Panicker
Associate Director, Project Finance, Mytilneos

Cristina Torres-Quevedo
Financial and Regulatory Director, UNEF

Sebastian Vondrus
Principal, Renewable Power Capital

Bartholomew White
Managing Director, European Head of Energy Structured Finance, Santander

Marion Jesberger
Head of Finance and Deputy General Manager, ib vogt

Steven Crane
Director, Natl. Association of UK Pension Trustees (AMNT)

Tim Day
Investment Fund Manager, Trina Solar

Harry Gibson
Managing Director, Augusta and Co

Helena Fagraeus Lundström
Chief Strategy Officer, Solkompaniet

JP Casey
Section Editor, Solar Media Ltd

Niels Jakeman
Head of Energy Origination Europe, NORD/LB

Luca Matrone
Global Head of Energy, Intesa Sanpaolo

David Russell
Advisor to the Fund, New Frontiers Energy Fund

Dylan Middleton
ESG Manager Europe, LONGI

Hugh Unwin
Co-Head of Energy Transition Division, Schroders Greencoat

Yeshuo Zhao
Product Manager UK & Ireland, LONGI

2024 Sponsors

HOST SPONSOR:
• Smart Energy

PLATINUM SPONSORS:
• GCL
• Jinko Solar

GOLD SPONSORS:
• EDF renewables
• Longi
• Trinasolar

SILVER SPONSORS:
• JLL
• Novo Grid
• ZNShine Solar

SUPPORTING SPONSORS:
• axpo
• KYOS
• Rawicom
• res
• Skyfri
• Squeaky