Speakers

Meet the speakers and moderators

Here, you find an overview of all confirmed speakers and moderators who will contribute to BETD25. Additional speakers will be announced as we approach the event, so please check this page regularly for updates.

Speakers Conference Moderators All in alphabetical order

Speakers
Conference Moderators
All in alphabetical order

Rana Adib Executive Director, REN21

Damilola Asaleye Vice President, Co-Founder & COO, Renewable Energy Association of Nigeria, Ashdam Solar

Karim Badawi Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Egypt

Annalena Baerbock Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, Germany

Claudio Barbaro State Secretary for the Environment and Energy Security, Italy

Eliza Barnea Just Transition Campain Coordinator, Bankwatch Romania

Antonella Battaglini CEO, Renewables Grid Initiative

Gereltuya Bayanmunkh Co-founder, Board Director, Green Dot Climate NGO

Dr Philipp Behrens Head of International Climate Initiative (IKI), Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action

Manal Bidar Founder, Moroccan Regional Youth Governments Initiative

Marie-Claire Boillot Senior Expert - Energy and Climate Action, Union for the Mediterranean

Timo Bracht Board of Directors, DESERTEC Foundation

Khadi Camara Deputy Head Countries & Markets, German-African Business Association (Afrika-Verein)

Dominik Campanella Co-Founder, Concular

Gianni Chianetta Chair, Greening the Islands Foundation

Constanza Correa Sarmiento Integrated Expert & Director CERFER, AHK Colombia

Ionela Cuciureanu International Relations Advisor to the Minister of Energy, Ministry of Energy, Romania

Maryna Denysiuk Deputy Minister for Development Of Communities and Territories of Ukraine, Ministry of Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine

Paul Domjan Founder and Chief Policy & Global Affairs Officer, ENODA

Bruce Douglas CEO, Global Renewables Alliance

Hanane El Hamraoui Deputy CEO, HDF Energy

Joachim Goldbeck CEO, GOLDBECK SOLAR

Joan Groizard Secretary of State for Energy, Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, Spain

Chiara Gulli Manager Strategy Team, Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI)

Dr Rashi Gupta Managing Director, Vision Mechatronics Private Limited

Dr Robert Habeck Vice-Chancellor and Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Germany

Hanane Hafraoui Programme Officer, Cities and Buildings Unit / Climate Change Division, United Nations Environment Programme

Kristina Haverkamp Managing Director, German Energy Agency (dena)

Walburga Hemetsberger CEO, Solar Power Europe (SPE)

Heike Henn Director for Climate, Energy and Environment, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany

Dr Gunar Hering CEO, ENERTRAG SE

Stuart Horne Climate Change Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, New Zealand

Dr Martin Iffert Co-Founder & CEO, EP ENERGY POOL GmbH

Bakytzhan Ilyas Vice Minister of Energy, Republic of Kazakhstan

Saehee Jeong Head, Diplomacy, Solutions for Our Climate (SFOC)

Dan Jørgensen Commissioner for Energy and Housing, European Commission

Kevin Kariuki Vice-President Power, Energy, Climate Change & Green Growth, African Development Bank Group

Natalia Kholodova Program Manager, NGO Ecoclub

Dr Fayiz Khouri Ambassador, Embassy of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to Germany

Kumi Kitamori Deputy Director, Environment Directorate, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Dr Danuta Kneipp Team Lead Group Strategy, 50Hertz/Elia Group

Dr Susanne König Chief External Affairs Officer (CEA), Kraftblock GmbH

Prof Christian Küchen Managing Director, en2x - Wirtschaftsverband Fuels und Energie

Martin Küster Head of Sales Area North-East, Optigrün International AG

Francesco La Camera Director-General, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

Stephanie La Hoz Theuer Senior Expert, International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP)

Maike Lambarth Co-Founder and CEO, Cyclize

Jennifer Layke Global Director, WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition, World Resources Institute

Dechun Liu Director-General of Department of Resource Conservation and Environmental Protection, National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)

Philipp Lukas CEO, Future Biogas Limited

Dr Gloria Magombo Permanent Secretary for Energy and Power Development, Zimbabwe

Dr Maged Mahmoud Technical Director, Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RCREEE)

Vitalii Maletskyi Mayor, City of Kremenchuk

Prof Sampson Mamphweli Head of DSTI Energy Secretariat, SANEDI

Simon Maranda CEO and Co-Founder, COWA

Dr Jorge Marcial Islas Samperio Under-Secretary for Planning and Energy Transition, Ministry of Energy, Mexico

Gillian Martin Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy, Scottish Government

Dr Rebecca Maserumule Programme DirectorJET IP Green Hydrogem PMO, Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) of South Africa Limited

Dr Rethabile Melamu CEO, South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA)

Dr Emanuela Menichetti Director, Electricity and Renewable Energy Division, Organisation Méditerranéenne de l'Energie et du Climat

Dr Sivendra Michael Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Fiji

Jennifer Morgan State Secretary & Special Envoy for International Climate Action, Federal Foreign Office, Germany

Moustapha Ndiaye Finance Director, ASER (Senegalese Rural Electrification Agency)

Marcos Athias Neto UN Assistant Secretary-General and Director, Bureau for Policy and Programme Support, UNDP

Laurelle Niemack Strategy and Finance Officer, Koolboks

Raphael P.M. Lotilla Secretary of Energy, Department of Energy, Republic of the Philippines

Francisco Paiva Director of Green Finance and Decarbonization, Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services, Brazil

Dr Simone Peter President, German Renewable Energy Federation (BEE)

Karishma Porwal Climate Storyteller, Educator & Founder, ClimateGirl & ClimateCave Consulting

Prof Dr Rainer Quitzow Professor and Research Group Leader, RIFS Potsdam & TU Berlin

Barbara Rambousek Director, Gender & Economic Inclusion, European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD)

Shmuel Revel Ambassador and Special Envoy for Energy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Israel

Artane Rizvanolli Minister of Economy, Kosovo

Ana Lía Rojas CEO, Asociación Chilena de Energías Renovables y Almacenamiento (ACERA)

Charalambos Rousos Director for Energy, Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry, Cyprus

Prof Lars-Hendrik Röller Chairman, Green Guarantee Group (GGG)

Rosana Santos Executive Director, E+ Energy Transition Institute

Tina Seršen State Secretary, Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Energy, Slovenia

Violaine Silvestro von Kameke EIB Principal Advisor, General Relationship Manager Municipal Sector Ukraine, European Investment Bank

Julia Souder Vice Chair & CEO, Global Renewables Alliance & LDES Council , Global Renewables Alliance

Jean Michel Sène CEO, ASER (Senegalese Rural Electrification Agency)

Žygimantas Vaičiūnas Minister for Energy, Lithuania

Freddy Velásquez Vice Minister of Energy Planning and Development, Bolivia

Alex Wachira Principal Secretary, State Department for Energy, Republic of Kenya

Anant Wadhwa Energy Data Officer, Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL)

Annie Wechter Director, Investor Relations and Partnerships, Nyobolt

Stefan Wenzel Parliamentary State Secretary & Global Methane Pledge Champion, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Germany

Frederik Wisselink Energy Envoy, Ministry of Climate Policy and Green Growth, The Netherlands

Mechthild Wörsdörfer Deputy Director - General, European Commission, DG Energy

Dr Kandeh Yumkella Chairman , Presidential Initiative on Climate Change, Renewable Energy & Food Security, Sierra Leone

Tina Barroso Manager of the Berlin office, Conexio GmbH
Moderator, Empowerment Hour

Dr Melinda Crane Master of Ceremonies BETD.25

Kim Lakeit Director International Cooperation, German Energy Agency (dena)

Jennifer Porto Moderator Europasaal BETD.25

Martin Schön-Chanishvili Team Leader, German Energy Agency (dena)

Dr Karoline Steinbacher Associate Director, Guidehouse

Katharina Umpfenbach Director Electricity, German Energy Agency (dena)

Robert Westermann Leading Expert, Staff unit International Cooperation , German Energy Agency (dena)

Hajar Yagkoubi Moderator Dialogue Hub BETD.25

Rana Adib Executive Director, REN21

Damilola Asaleye Vice President, Co-Founder & COO, Renewable Energy Association of Nigeria, Ashdam Solar

Karim Badawi Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Egypt

Annalena Baerbock Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, Germany

Claudio Barbaro State Secretary for the Environment and Energy Security, Italy

Eliza Barnea Just Transition Campain Coordinator, Bankwatch Romania

Tina Barroso Manager of the Berlin office, Conexio GmbH
Moderator, Empowerment Hour

Antonella Battaglini CEO, Renewables Grid Initiative

Gereltuya Bayanmunkh Co-founder, Board Director, Green Dot Climate NGO

Dr Philipp Behrens Head of International Climate Initiative (IKI), Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action

Manal Bidar Founder, Moroccan Regional Youth Governments Initiative

Marie-Claire Boillot Senior Expert - Energy and Climate Action, Union for the Mediterranean

Timo Bracht Board of Directors, DESERTEC Foundation

Khadi Camara Deputy Head Countries & Markets, German-African Business Association (Afrika-Verein)

Dominik Campanella Co-Founder, Concular

Gianni Chianetta Chair, Greening the Islands Foundation

Constanza Correa Sarmiento Integrated Expert & Director CERFER, AHK Colombia

Dr Melinda Crane Master of Ceremonies BETD.25

Ionela Cuciureanu International Relations Advisor to the Minister of Energy, Ministry of Energy, Romania

Maryna Denysiuk Deputy Minister for Development Of Communities and Territories of Ukraine, Ministry of Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine

Paul Domjan Founder and Chief Policy & Global Affairs Officer, ENODA

Bruce Douglas CEO, Global Renewables Alliance

Hanane El Hamraoui Deputy CEO, HDF Energy

Joachim Goldbeck CEO, GOLDBECK SOLAR

Joan Groizard Secretary of State for Energy, Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, Spain

Chiara Gulli Manager Strategy Team, Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI)

Dr Rashi Gupta Managing Director, Vision Mechatronics Private Limited

Dr Robert Habeck Vice-Chancellor and Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Germany

Hanane Hafraoui Programme Officer, Cities and Buildings Unit / Climate Change Division, United Nations Environment Programme

Kristina Haverkamp Managing Director, German Energy Agency (dena)

Walburga Hemetsberger CEO, Solar Power Europe (SPE)

Heike Henn Director for Climate, Energy and Environment, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany

Dr Gunar Hering CEO, ENERTRAG SE

Stuart Horne Climate Change Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, New Zealand

Dr Martin Iffert Co-Founder & CEO, EP ENERGY POOL GmbH

Bakytzhan Ilyas Vice Minister of Energy, Republic of Kazakhstan

Saehee Jeong Head, Diplomacy, Solutions for Our Climate (SFOC)

Dan Jørgensen Commissioner for Energy and Housing, European Commission

Kevin Kariuki Vice-President Power, Energy, Climate Change & Green Growth, African Development Bank Group

Natalia Kholodova Program Manager, NGO Ecoclub

Dr Fayiz Khouri Ambassador, Embassy of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to Germany

Kumi Kitamori Deputy Director, Environment Directorate, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Dr Danuta Kneipp Team Lead Group Strategy, 50Hertz/Elia Group

Dr Susanne König Chief External Affairs Officer (CEA), Kraftblock GmbH

Prof Christian Küchen Managing Director, en2x - Wirtschaftsverband Fuels und Energie

Martin Küster Head of Sales Area North-East, Optigrün International AG

Francesco La Camera Director-General, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

Stephanie La Hoz Theuer Senior Expert, International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP)

Kim Lakeit Director International Cooperation, German Energy Agency (dena)

Maike Lambarth Co-Founder and CEO, Cyclize

Jennifer Layke Global Director, WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition, World Resources Institute

Dechun Liu Director-General of Department of Resource Conservation and Environmental Protection, National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)

Philipp Lukas CEO, Future Biogas Limited

Dr Gloria Magombo Permanent Secretary for Energy and Power Development, Zimbabwe

Dr Maged Mahmoud Technical Director, Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RCREEE)

Vitalii Maletskyi Mayor, City of Kremenchuk

Prof Sampson Mamphweli Head of DSTI Energy Secretariat, SANEDI

Simon Maranda CEO and Co-Founder, COWA

Dr Jorge Marcial Islas Samperio Under-Secretary for Planning and Energy Transition, Ministry of Energy, Mexico

Gillian Martin Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy, Scottish Government

Dr Rebecca Maserumule Programme DirectorJET IP Green Hydrogem PMO, Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) of South Africa Limited

Dr Rethabile Melamu CEO, South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA)

Dr Emanuela Menichetti Director, Electricity and Renewable Energy Division, Organisation Méditerranéenne de l'Energie et du Climat

Dr Sivendra Michael Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Fiji

Jennifer Morgan State Secretary & Special Envoy for International Climate Action, Federal Foreign Office, Germany

Moustapha Ndiaye Finance Director, ASER (Senegalese Rural Electrification Agency)

Marcos Athias Neto UN Assistant Secretary-General and Director, Bureau for Policy and Programme Support, UNDP

Laurelle Niemack Strategy and Finance Officer, Koolboks

Raphael P.M. Lotilla Secretary of Energy, Department of Energy, Republic of the Philippines

Francisco Paiva Director of Green Finance and Decarbonization, Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services, Brazil

Dr Simone Peter President, German Renewable Energy Federation (BEE)

Jennifer Porto Moderator Europasaal BETD.25

Karishma Porwal Climate Storyteller, Educator & Founder, ClimateGirl & ClimateCave Consulting

Prof Dr Rainer Quitzow Professor and Research Group Leader, RIFS Potsdam & TU Berlin

Barbara Rambousek Director, Gender & Economic Inclusion, European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD)

Shmuel Revel Ambassador and Special Envoy for Energy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Israel

Artane Rizvanolli Minister of Economy, Kosovo

Ana Lía Rojas CEO, Asociación Chilena de Energías Renovables y Almacenamiento (ACERA)

Charalambos Rousos Director for Energy, Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry, Cyprus

Prof Lars-Hendrik Röller Chairman, Green Guarantee Group (GGG)

Rosana Santos Executive Director, E+ Energy Transition Institute

Martin Schön-Chanishvili Team Leader, German Energy Agency (dena)

Tina Seršen State Secretary, Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Energy, Slovenia

Violaine Silvestro von Kameke EIB Principal Advisor, General Relationship Manager Municipal Sector Ukraine, European Investment Bank

Julia Souder Vice Chair & CEO, Global Renewables Alliance & LDES Council , Global Renewables Alliance

Dr Karoline Steinbacher Associate Director, Guidehouse

Jean Michel Sène CEO, ASER (Senegalese Rural Electrification Agency)

Katharina Umpfenbach Director Electricity, German Energy Agency (dena)

Žygimantas Vaičiūnas Minister for Energy, Lithuania

Freddy Velásquez Vice Minister of Energy Planning and Development, Bolivia

Alex Wachira Principal Secretary, State Department for Energy, Republic of Kenya

Anant Wadhwa Energy Data Officer, Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL)

Annie Wechter Director, Investor Relations and Partnerships, Nyobolt

Stefan Wenzel Parliamentary State Secretary & Global Methane Pledge Champion, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Germany

Robert Westermann Leading Expert, Staff unit International Cooperation , German Energy Agency (dena)

Frederik Wisselink Energy Envoy, Ministry of Climate Policy and Green Growth, The Netherlands

Mechthild Wörsdörfer Deputy Director - General, European Commission, DG Energy

Hajar Yagkoubi Moderator Dialogue Hub BETD.25

Dr Kandeh Yumkella Chairman , Presidential Initiative on Climate Change, Renewable Energy & Food Security, Sierra Leone

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