Daniel Agostini is the Head of Energy and Climate Policies at the Enel Group. He is responsible for overseeing policy analysis and corporate position development on Energy and Climate Policies across the over 30 countries in which the Enel Group operates. He is in charge of monitoring and assessing energy policy developments in the areas of energy markets, climate change, carbon regulation, renewable energy and energy efficiency. Mr. Agostini sits on the Board of the International Emission Trading Association. He chairs the Electrification and Sustainability Committee of Eurelectric. He is also an active member of a number of international leadership initiatives including the Senior Advisory Group to the WEF CEO Climate Leaders Alliance, the Policy Committee of the Global Sustainable Energy Partnership (GSEP) and the Advocacy and Communication Committee of the European Heat Pump Association. Before joining Enel, Mr. Agostini served in roles of increasing responsibility within global advisory firms working with public and private sector clients in the areas of energy and environment. Mr. Agostini holds a BSc in Environmental Engineering with a minor in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT, USA), an MSc in Water Resources Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley (UCB, USA) and an MSc in Environmental and Resources Economics from University College London (UCL, UK).

Arina is an energy expert with experience in developing global and regional analysis of innovations for the energy transition based on renewable energy, electrification of end-use sectors with renewables, power sector analysis and stakeholder engagement. Arina is an Analyst on Renewable Energy Innovation at International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), where she works since 2017. Prior to joining IRENA she worked as an energy analyst at PSR Energy Consulting and Analytics, a Brazilian based consulting firm. She is an industrial engineer and holds a MSc degree in Electric Power Systems from Comillas University in Madrid, and a MSc degree in Network Industries and Digital Economy from Paris Sud XI University.

Since September 2019, Ulrich Aschenbroich is leading the E-mobility division of ABB in Germany, which was transferred to ABB E-mobility GmbH on October 1, 2021. He is responsible for sales, opertions and service for charging infrastructure from 3.7 kW AC up to 600 kW DC. In addition to product business, he is continuously developing ABB's solution business in the field of charging infrastructure. Here, the spectrum ranges from small fast charging parks with 2 to 6 chargers to entire bus depots. Ulrich Aschenbroich has been with ABB since 2007 and has held various positions, including marketing and business development in distribution grid products.

With co-founding of chargeIT mobility GmbH in 2010, Sebastian Bachmann pursued the vision of integrating cars into the power grid and increase renewable energy in the EVs batteries. This required building an agile, strong team with over 50 colleagues and an innovative technology platform: Charging controller & charge point management system were developed and successfully implemented with over 150 energy suppliers & companies. Sebastian Bachmann studied economics in Heidelberg and Zurich and wrote his thesis on high-voltage direct current transmission. After 12 years with chargeIT and Eneco e-mobility, Sebastian is now working as a consultant and specialist for e-mobility at hxi GmbH in Munich where he is striving to accompany the formation of the energy industry of tomorrow.

Hannes Bauer is the CEO of the truzzt GmbH and also the CEO of the Orbiter.de GmbH truzzt GmbH. In 1996 Hannes launched, the first German-language search engine "Kolibri". Cooperation partners were Pro7, a German broadcaster, and computer pioneer Silicon Graphics International. In 2000 he filed a patent for a fingerprinting technology, a process for interactive communication between an Internet-capable browser and an Internet-capable web server. The docket number was DE: 10028 646.1 In 2011 he developed the 'Empfehlen' portal for Deutsche Telekom. It was operated until 2016. In a joint venture with Bertelsmann from 2012 to 2016, this was a successful application for fraud prevention. Earlier than others, the necessity of Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) for data ecosystems was demonstrated with idento.one. Together with Infineon and the International Data Spaces Association (IDSA), he created a data space- based keyless car entry application. Starting in 2022: In partnerships with Ionos, Atos, verifeye, Neuropil and others, a reliable infrastructure for interoperable data spaces based on European values, the truzzt Alliance is being rolled out.

Duarte joined EDP Group in 2006 as Head of M&A and Corporate Development, overseeing international M&A transactions in renewables and networks in Europe, the U.S., Latin America, and China. Three years later, he took over as Chief of Staff for EDP's CEO. Since 2017, he has been developing his professional career at EDP Renewables, where he is CEO for Europe and LATAM, leading the strategy for renewable onshore (wind and solar) in 15 countries. He is also a member of EDP Group's Investment Committee. Prior to joining EDP Group, Duarte worked in investment banking at Citigroup in London, and at Schroder Salomon Smith Barney in the UK and Portugal. As for his academic background, Duarte studied Business and Administration at Faculdade de Economia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa, and later completed his academic training with an MBA at INSEAD (France and Singapore).

Robin Berg (1970) is a sustainable entrepreneur and innovator based in the city of Utrecht, the Netherlands. In 2003, Robin invested in a pilot for high speed wireless and glassfiber internet in the district of Lombok. Since 1999, Robin invested in solar power generation. In 2008, he started installing solar power plants on 25 school roofs in Utrecht and interconnecting these to form one of the first private grids in the country. This lead in 2016 in the establishment of the company We Drive Solar of which Robin is director. We Drive Solar has realized several international firsts in the field of electric car sharing and bidirectional charging

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Marcus Bücken, an industrial engineering graduate from Kiel and Perugia (Italy), has amassed extensive international experience over a decade. He excelled in product management and business development at Siemens' headquarters for large drive technology. In 2016, Marcus transitioned to sales, focusing on electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions, including cars, buses, and commercial vehicles, as well as integrating energy storage with the German power grid. Since October 2021, he has led nationwide EV charging infrastructure sales in Germany, driving its growth and adoption. Marcus Bücken's expertise and leadership contribute significantly to advancing sustainable transportation solutions.

Mr Clerens studied law at the University of Saarbrücken and the University of Mainz. Since 1996, he has worked as a consultant for a private company specialising in European Affairs in Brussels. In his capacity as Brussels Representative of different European associations, he has been involved in the climate and energy field since 2003. He has managed the EASE office in Brussels as Secretary General since its establishment in September 2011. Since then, EASE has grown from the initial 13 founding members to over 60 and is still growing rapidly.

Gianluca Corbellini is the CEO and co-founder of Hive Power, a SaaS which enables companies to manage anything connected to the grid, from Energy Communities to EV Charging. Gianluca holds a master's in Mathematical Engineering from Politecnico di Milano, where he focused on Scientific Computing and Artificial Intelligence - before it became a buzzword. Collaborating throughout the years with the likes of E-On, Altran, Techstars, and the European Commission, Gianluca has deep experience in smart cities and energy. He possesses an acute expertise in gas commodity trading and renewables, particularly solar energy. While working on these technologies, Gianluca understood that Smart Grids as the key to improving energy systems and fighting climate change. This revelation led him to co-found Hive Power and bring the company to where it is today.

Benjamin de Boissezon is a project lead and market design expert with 12 years experience in the energy industry in France and Germany. After obtaining an engineering degree from Centrale Lyon in 2011, Benjamin joined the global utility company Engie in the Research and Innovation division. He was responsible for the economic assessment of Smart Grid technologies as part of a national demonstration project. In 2014, Benjamin took on a project director position in the Power System Economics division of the French TSO RTE. He was in charge of the evolution of the French balancing market rules, leading national consultations on market design and ensuring coordination with the national regulatory authority. He was also an active member of ENTSO-E working groups in charge of the European harmonization of balancing markets and imbalance settlement processes. In 2018, Benjamin joined the Energy Economics division of the German TSO 50Hertz where he currently directs cross-functional projects related to market operation, power system operation, energy economics and market design. He notably coordinated the implementation of an intraday balancing energy market in Germany as well as the development of a redispatch process based on decentralized flexible resources.

As Vice-President in charge of EU Government Affairs at Schneider Electric, Bertrand Deprez is in charge of government affairs in Europe for the group. He is also heading the Group's liaison office to the EU institutions. He is currently holding responsibilities in several associations and groups related to the EU. Prior to that, Bertrand worked several years at Edelman/The Centre a well-known PR/PA agency specialised in EU affairs. Bertrand graduated at University Lyon 3 (France) and the London School of Economics and Political Science (UK). He lives in Brussels.

Mission: Electrify everything (that can be electrified) with clean and renewable energy. Bruce Douglas has 25 years' international experience in the promotion of renewable energy and electrification. He is currently Director of Communications and Business at Eurelectric based in Brussels, representing over 3000 companies active in the European power sector. Previously he has held the following positions: Deputy CEO of SolarPower Europe, Coordinator of the RE-Source Platform - the European alliance for corporate sourcing of renewable energy, founding Chairman of the Global Solar Council (GSC), Chief Operating Officer at WindEurope for 10 years, founding Secretary General of the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and Managing Director of FLiDAR, an offshore wind company. He has a Master degree in renewable energy systems technology and is fluent in English and French.

Markus Elsässer studied mechanical engineering at the University of Stuttgart. He worked for a German manufacturer of solar thermal systems before he founded several companies all in the field of renewable energies. Markus Elsässer is the founder and CEO of the company Solar Promotion GmbH, an internationally operating exhibition company with a focus on renewable energy, energy storage technologies, electric transportation and energy efficiency. In 1991 he founded Intersolar, the world´s leading exhibition series for the solar industry with events spanning four continents. In 2014 the ees (electrical energy storage) exhibition was started, which has become Europe's largest exhibition for batteries and energy storage systems. In 2018 he founded The smarter E, an innovation hub for events and topics driving the new energy world: renewable energies, decentralization, digitalization and electric transportation. Solar Promotion has currently 50+ employees in Germany and has representation offices in 14 countries.

Jozsef Farkas leads the software development department in the field of energy & e-mobility within the P3 group. For more than 10 years he has been able to gather in-depth knowledge in the areas of connected charging infrastructure, standardization and digitization in the field of e-mobility. During this period he was responsible as a product manager at a major energy supplier and rolled out one of the largest IT platforms for the management of charging infrastructure. In his current role, he accompanies and supports his customers in the consulting, development and operation of customer-specific software solutions, from the backend to the frontend. This has resulted in some valuable and innovative products for the e-mobility and energy market. He developed his passion while studying electrical & industrial engineering at the RWTH Aachen University.

Marcus Fendt studied Industrial Engineering in Munich. Before joining The Mobility House in 2010, he held several management positions in the automotive and energy industry. As CSO and Managing Director at The Mobility House he is responsible for sales, international business development and marketing. Together with leading car manufacturers, utilities, fleet operators and e-mobility providers he realized partnerships and projects in the areas of smart charging solutions for electric vehicles and the underlying business models that arise out of the merge of the automotive and energy sector like V2G.

Barbara came to Statkraft as CEO of SolarCentury through the acquisition of the company. She then became CFO in Statkraft European Wind and Solar before she took on the EVP role in 2022. Barbara also has extensive experience within consulting and finance from various businesses. She holds a master's degree in economics and finance from University of Hamburg. She heads the Business Area Europa that oversees development and operations of European activities within hydropower, wind power, solar, gas and batteries. Group procurement and the project delivery unit is also in this business area.

Kathrine Fog is Senior Vice President and Head of Energy Strategy & Policy at Hydro, a fully integrated aluminium and energy company with approx. 30,000 employees in 40 countries. In addition to being a hydropower producer, Hydro has recently expanded its Energy business to include on- and offshore wind power, solar, batteries and hydrogen. Ms Fog's responsibilities cover the strategy process, long term energy market analysis, developing energy policy positions as well as sustainability in the Energy Business Area. Kathrine Fog has more than 30 years of experience across various business areas in Hydro. She has a degree from the Norwegian School of Management (BI) in Oslo, Norway.

Carmen Gimeno is the Secretary General of GEODE, the European association representing the interests of 1200 private and public energy companies for both electricity and gas in 15 European countries. She is also a Managing Partner at Verdia Legal in Barcelona, where she has been working since 1995. Her expertise in energy law is built upon over 20 years of experience in this field. Ms Gimeno holds a Law degree from the University of Barcelona (1992). In 1993, she became a Member of the Bar Association of Barcelona. In the same year, she earned a postgraduate degree in Business Management Techniques at the Business Studies School of the University of Barcelona. She also studied Political Science and Sociology at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) and completed a study period within an Erasmus Programme at Ruprecht-Karls Universität in Heidelberg, Germany, specialising in International and Community Law (1990-1991).

Christopher works as Data Scientist at The Mobility House to generate a clearer visibility over the flexibility assets such as charging stations and vehicles connected through the backend in the portfolio. In parallel, Christopher continues his work as a scientist with the ISEA Institute, RWTH Aachen University. Christopher's research focusses on applying machine learning and big data algorithms on public charging infrastructure for electric vehicles. Key questions are how the existing infrastructure can best be used, how future expansion is best placed, and how electric vehicles can positively interact with the electricity grid. Through the platform www.mobility-charts.de as well as appearances in various conferences, he is a leading voice on charging infrastructure usage in Germany. As part of electric mobility, he also focusses on buffer batteries and home energy storage systems. He has experience in the fields CAPEX/OPEX projection for power and gas grid assets, power grid and power market modelling, wind energy tenders, and renewable energy technology. He further has an extensive IT and programming background with projects completed in database management and back-end development.

Raphaël Héliot is Policy officer at AVERE - the European Association for Electromobility. Within his work, he advocates for the promotion of legislative and non-legislative European initiatives which aim at supporting the deployment of e-mobility. He is also involved in several expert groups/ forums of the European Commission (EAFO, Sustainable Transport Forum, etc) where he leads the work on charging infrastructure's deployment, EV's roll out and more sectoral issues including fire safety, skills, grid and urban mobility.

Renée Heller PhD is professor of Energy and Innovation within the Faculty of Technology and the Urban Technology research program of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences since 2020. Before that she was senior lecturer in Sustainable Energy Systems within the Engineering program and the aforementioned research program. At the AUAS, she conducts research into the integration of EV, PV and heating technologies in the electricity grid, energy-positive areas, and building-related integration of PV. Renée graduated in physics in 1995 on the faster production of a-Si solar cell layers. She also graduated in general literature. In her PhD research at Utrecht University (2000), she conducted research into hydrogen storage in thin metal layers. After this, Renée started working at Ecofys, a consultancy agency in the field of energy saving and sustainable energy. Here she was responsible for the R&D of a spin-off company in the field of closed horticultural greenhouses. Heat pumps, heat buffers, soil storage, cooling and combined heat and power were combined into a system that saves energy and ensures higher production. From 2011 she was unit manager of the unit Built Environment and later Integrated Energy Systems. She has done many assignments as a project manager, including residential areas and business parks. At the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences she started in 2014 as project manager Bachelor Engineering in which she was responsible for setting up an integrated Engineering course.

Walburga Hemetsberger is the CEO of SolarPower Europe since 2019. She has over 20 years of professional experience in Brussels, working for a utility, trade association, the European Parliament and the European Commission. Walburga spent most of her career in the energy sector, covering in particular renewable energies and hydrogen.

Seb Henbest is Group Head of Climate Transition at HSBC, supporting the development, evolution and integration of the bank's climate strategy and working with its most emissions-intensive clients to accelerate their transition to a net-zero future. Prior to this he spent 14 years at BloombergNEF, most recently as Chief Economist. In that role he oversaw the firm's energy economics group and energy transition scenario analysis and was lead author of BNEF's flagship publication, the New Energy Outlook. Before that he was Director of BNEF's Europe, Middle East and Africa division and Head of Research for BNEF in Australia, establishing the firm's Sydney offices in 2009. Seb is a senior spokesperson on the energy transition, speaks regularly at industry conferences and events, and is quoted widely in print media. He has appeared as an expert commentator on ABC TV, Sky News, BBC, Bloomberg TV and ABC Radio. In 2012 he gave evidence to House of Representatives Economics Committee in Australia on the pricing dynamics of linking Australia's Carbon Price Mechanism with the EU Emissions Trading Scheme. He is a 2015 Rex J Lipman Fellow and was previously an advisor to the GCC region Clean Energy Business Council. Seb studied physics and theoretical astrophysics at Adelaide University and atmospheric science at Monash University in Australia, before moving to the UK where he read International Relations at Clare Hall, Cambridge, specializing in emissions trading and environmental markets.

Professor Dr. Andreas Herrmann is Director of the Institute for Mobility at the University of St. Gallen and Visiting Professor at the London School of Economics. He previously headed the Institute for Customer Insight, also at this university. For many years, he has worked with companies in the automotive industry on topics related to the automation of vehicles. He is also involved in projects on micromobility, autonomous driving, emissions reduction and urban redesign. Andreas Herrmann has published over 200 scientific papers and written 15 books. The last two books were about autonomous driving and mobility for all.

Lennart Hoffmann is Project Manager at Next Kraftwerke GmbH, one of the largest Virtual Power Plants globally. He has a MSc from University College London and previously worked in energy consulting at Boston Consulting Group's London office. At Next Kraftwerke he specialises in stationary and mobile battery flexibility. Recently he was the project lead for Vehicle-to-Grid projects with BMW, Hyundai and Honda where, among other things, the first grid prequalification of EV fleets for the FCR and aFRR ancillary services in Germany was obtained.

Judith Hufnagel is co-founder and managing director of gravity, a Munich-based creative agency working at the intersection of design, foresight, and strategy. For more than fifteen years, she has led countless innovation projects for international clients with a focus on the financial and automotive industries. With her team she explores the possibilities of establishing a futurology practice that creates narratives and images of diverse and desirable futures. Judith started her career in innovation as human factors specialist and project manager at IDEO. She holds a master's degree in Chinese Studies and Economics from Heidelberg University.

Mr. Husarek is an R&D research scientist and expert at Siemens for e-Mobility, energy systems and data modeling. He has four years of experience in modelling and analyzing of e-Mobility data at Siemens. This includes geodata modelling, optimization techniques and Agent-based modelling for mobility and charging behavior. In his role he supports consulting projects as e-Mobility expert. Selected projects comprise countrywide charging site allocation for a Middle East Utility, E-Mobility integration assessment for a German city with electrical load allocation and distribution grid assessment, and business model analysis for charging stations including power procurement optimization at site. Mr. Husarek is based in Munich, Germany. Mr. Husarek has a Master of Science in electrical engineering and business administration from RWTH Aachen University and successfully defended his Doctoral thesis about the role of the mobility sector in a decarbonized energy system at Technical University of Darmstadt in November 2022.

Felicity works with energy retailers and utilities globally to design and launch innovative EV charging propositions. She brings 13 years experience in clean energy, 7 of which in flex. She previously set up and grew Everoze's energy storage and flex business, now a market leader for technical advisory across Europe. Felicity is a Director of Bath & West Community Energy (BWCE) and Board Member of the Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE), both organisations promoting social justice and local empowerment in the energy transition. She is a former Chair of the World Energy Council's Energy Storage Working Group. Felicity holds a first class degree from Oxford University, and MSc in Environmental Technology from Imperial College London.

Jochen Kreusel is Senior Vice President of Hitachi Energy, Zurich, and Global Head of Market Innovation. He studied electrical engineering at RWTH Aachen University (Germany), where he was also granted his doctorate. From 1994 to 2020 he worked with ABB, where he held managing positions in marketing and technology. Jochen Kreusel is President of T&D Europe and member of the Supervisory Committee of VDE Association for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies. He is member of several committees of the European Commission and the German government on aspects of the future development of power systems. Moreover, he is honorary professor at RWTH Aachen University, where he is teaching power economics in liberalized electricity markets.

Director, SEVA - Slovak Electric Vehicle Association Vice-president, AVERE - the European Association for Electromobility Patrik has long-term professional experience in electric mobility, renewables, and batteries. In addition to his elected positions, he is the managing partner of Enairgy, a clean tech consultancy, and Espio, a technology startup focused on graphene-based sensors. Patrik is an alumnus of the Executive MBA program at Carlson School of Management, the University of Minnesota, and WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria, and also holds a Master's degree in International Affairs and Diplomacy from Matej Bel University in Slovakia. In addition, he is a certified trainer for the Battery Academy of the European Battery Alliance and an alumnus of the EIT InnoEnergy's Battery Expert program.

Director, SEVA - Slovak Electric Vehicle Association Vice-president, AVERE - the European Association for Electromobility Patrik has long-term professional experience in electric mobility, renewables, and batteries. In addition to his elected positions, he is the managing partner of Enairgy, a clean tech consultancy, and Espio, a technology startup focused on graphene-based sensors. Patrik is an alumnus of the Executive MBA program at Carlson School of Management, the University of Minnesota, and WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria, and also holds a Master's degree in International Affairs and Diplomacy from Matej Bel University in Slovakia. In addition, he is a certified trainer for the Battery Academy of the European Battery Alliance and an alumnus of the EIT InnoEnergy's Battery Expert program.

Felix Kuhnert is a partner at PwC in Munich, Germany, and leads the Automotive practice and Smart Mobility initiative. He has more than 25 years of practical experience in consulting. Felix Kuhnert studied economics at the universities of Freiburg, Bonn, and Berkeley and has a master's degree as economist. His areas of study included International Finance and Development Economics. Felix Kuhnert leads and works on strategy, transaction, and transformation projects, and is a trusted advisor for DAX30 companies, suppliers, and startups in the mobility sector. Additionally, he is a lecturer at the University of St. Gallen and is a member of the advisory board at the Institute for Mobility. In 2022, he led the founding of the "PwC Lab for Smart Mobility" in collaboration with the University of St. Gallen.

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Cédric Ludwig is a tech lawyer at Osborne Clarke, an international law firm that focusses on digitalisation, decarbonisation and urban dynamics. Cédric advises national and international companies on IT law, copyright law and data protection, especially on legal matters with a strong technical focus. He also advises companies on international roll outs of digital platforms and IoT devices. Cédric worked on different e-mobility projects where he advised EMPs (e-mobility providers) and CPOs (charge point operators) on contract law.

Mariska has the mindset of an entrepreneur, experienced across multiple EV disciplines in public and private companies, and she has a prominent voice advocating for more female leadership and a diverse and inclusive environment in the mobility industry. With her personal interest in automotive, she has built her network and executed a global presence. Mariska has been awarded sustainable prizes and published a list of articles about DEI in the mobility industry. Also, awarded as the Top Women in EV 2023. She is working for Bridgestone Mobility Solutions, a family member of the Bridgestone brand - one of the largest and leading tire businesses in the world.

As a founding member of BEM, Frank Müller has been actively involved in eMobility as a consultant, developer and strategy planner since 2009. He gained his extensive expertise and network in eMobility through practical implementations with light electric vehicles in funding projects and in fleet management of eVehicles. In the past, Frank Müller was able to advance the development of eMobility competence on the part of energy suppliers in many projects - among others as a consultant for EnBW, Trianel and E.ON. Mr. Müller's areas of expertise include logistics, light vehicles and eBikes. With his training as an advertising specialist and director, he can be used as a specialist in the areas of marketing and communication.

As Solution Owner e-mobility Tobias is responsible for SMAs commercial EV-Charging business - combining and managing energy flows between renewable energy generation, storage and electric vehicles. He has more than 10 years of experience in e-mobility. He was managing the definition and development of charging equipment for B2B and B2C customers and contributed to the creation of a holistic charging experience, taking the energy market into account.

Anne Nysaether (47) is the CEO of Elvia, the largest DSO in Norway. Anne has 16 years of experience from the electricity grid sector, both from the Norwegian TSO and from DSOs. She has experience from various areas both as a subject expert and as a leader. Her main areas of experience being corporate strategy, electricity market development, grid planning strategy, smart grid development and customer interaction. Anne has a master's degree in Industrial Economics and Technology Management from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology 1998. She is also an experienced board member from the electricity sector.

Mirjam Penders is heading Sympower's Sales, Expansion and Marketing activities as Head of Commercial. She has been working in the energy sector for the last 15 years. Formerly with GE Renewable Energy and Hitachi in various senior roles. Prior Partner at Been Management Consulting leading the Energy Practice. Mirjam personal ambition is to enable affordable energy and clean energy for everyone. Passionate surfer, mountaineer, and nature lover.

Ralf Plieninger has been sonnen GmbH's Chief Technology Officer (CTO) since May 2022, heading up the company's research and development as well as the global service. Before that, he was Managing Director and COO/CTO at Torqeedo, an innovative specialist for electric boat drives, building up the company for almost 10 years. Prior to that, he held various top management positions in engineering and supply chain management at the photovoltaic manufacturer Q-Cells. During the first ten years of this career, he worked in different locations at Infineon Technologies in the areas of production planning, product and process engineering and package development. He holds a PhD in semiconductor physics with a thesis on thin silicon solar cells.

Lorenzo Rambaldi is Head of Innovability of Enel X Way. He coordinates innovative product and service development activities, as well as new business incubation. Since joining Enel in 2015, he has gained experience in the fields of renewable energy, energy storage, and electric mobility. He is an occasional lecturer in several master's and graduate courses on the topics of Innovation and Sustainability. Previously, he worked in a multinational technology company dealing first with leading the Energy Storage solutions development team for the EMEA market and later as Sales Engineering manager for the same geographic area. He was involved in THE coordination of multicultural teams and in development and execution of international projects for customers operating in US, Europe and Japan where he had the opportunity to have international and multi-cultural exposure. Lorenzo holds a Ph.D. in Energy Systems with a research focus on Electric Mobility and previously a master's degree in Energy Engineering. He has published more than 10 scientific publications in the field of electric mobility and smart grids.

Giacomo Rossi is Principal Consultant at Sullivan & Frost, a global management consulting and market intelligence company, with extensive international work experience in the automotive industry at a cross-functional level, covering roles in product marketing, sales, corporate finance and strategy. He is in charge of the design, development and execution of strategy and growth consulting projects for C-level executives at international leading blue-chip companies, government bodies and representative institutions, having delivered more than 30 projects for clients in Europe, China, North America, Japan, Middle East. His specific expertise focuses on strategy definition and implementation, especially in the premium automotive segment and EV market, scenario forecasting, go-to market strategies, commercial due diligence, competitive benchmarking, evaluation of M&A options and supply chain assessment.

Roberto Russo has been working in the automotive industry since 2008 and has been an electric mobility pioneer since 2011. He was one of Tesla's first employees in Germany and later founded his own consultancy "Future Mobility Consulting", with which he has advised several OEMs on the launch and distribution of various new electric cars in Germany. In addition, he was also involved in the success and development of "Power2Drive". For more than two years Roberto Russo has been working in the management of Lucid Motors in Europe and is responsible for the countries Germany, Switzerland and Austria as Country Manager. Thanks to his many years of experience in electromobility and his successful consulting activities, he has made a name for himself as an expert in the industry.

Sebastian Sahlender has held various positions at Siemens since 2016. As an grid engineer, a sustainable and economical operation of energy plants in the municipal environment is very important to him. Before joining Siemens AG, Sebastian Sahlender acquired a broad knowledge at a municipal energy supplier - always balancing technically possible and regulatory measures. Sebastian Sahlender is responsible for the Flexibility Service Portfolio at Siemens Smart Infrastructure. In this role, he works together with energy suppliers and industrial companies on future-oriented supply concepts.

Usuf Schermo is Sales Manager at Volta Trucks. He is responsible for all commercial topics in Germany & Austria. With over 10 years' experience in commercial vehicle industry, he has strong Logistics background and a clear understanding about the challenges to implement new technologies within Logistic Industry.

Niko works as a freelance software architect and developer located in Hamburg, Germany. He holds a Diploma in Physics from Julius-Maximlians-University of Würzburg and started to work as a software professional in 1999. He is enjoying to work on the intersection between business and IT figuring out how software solutions can help solving relevant problems to the field. Several years ago he started consulting companies in the energy sector specifically to understand their data better by building analysis tools. By bringing data into context of the customers he was able to bring insights to decision makers and improve existing solutions step by step successfully.

Alex Schoch has over 15 years worth of experience in growing and scaling transformative sustainable businesses. Most notably having held various leadership roles at Tesla across both the automotive and energy businesses. From leading expansion of the European business in preparation for the introduction of the Model S across 10 markets, established the EMEA Energy business, and leading Global Business Operations of the Energy business. At Octopus Energy, he leads the Global Flexibility and Low Carbon Tech Programmes teams focused on developing and bringing to market the next generation products and underlying technologies spanning from utility scale generation and to consumer demand. As transport and heat continue to rapidly decarbonise, helping shape consumer electricity demand to match variable renewable electricity will be a critical factor in ensuring the success of the transition.

Roman Scholdan is a Senior Charging Infrastructure Consultant at umlaut energy GmbH (part of Accenture Industry X) with more than five years of experience in the field of e-mobility. He advises grid operators, energy utilities and charging park operators. He conducted research on the technological and economic potential of bidirectional charging applications for EVs, developed optimization models as well as cost tools for charging parks and oversaw the rollout of charging infrastructure for over 130 sites as a program manager. Roman holds a master's degree in engineering and management with focus on electrical engineering from RWTH Aachen.

Subeida Seifi holds a master's degree in Management & Technology with focus on power engineering, entrepreneurship & innovation from the Technical University of Munich. As a charging infrastructure consultant at umlaut energy Gmbh part of Accenture Industry X she advises automotive, charging infrastructure and public institutional companies. She has a strong focus on strategy and rollout management topics.

Heiko Seitz is the Global EV Charging Leader of PwC and eMobility Leader of PwC Germany. With more than 18 years of hands-on experience in the mobility, infrastructure and energy sectors, he is a trusted advisor for governmental decision makers and industry c-suites, to shape and execute successful transformations towards sustainable and profitable eMobility ecosystems.

Dr. Lioudmila Simon Lioudmila Simon is a senior leader with over 15 years experience in energy business covering Strategy, Business Development/M&A and Innovation. At E.ON Innovation Lioudmila is leading the eMobility Innovation that is driving Innovations for E-Mobility charging solutions along the whole value chain.

Marco is a seasoned professional in the field of electric mobility, with extensive experience in charging infrastructure and EV user experience (UX) testing. He holds a Master Professional degree in Technical Management which culminated in a master's thesis on charging infrastructure. In his role as an Automotive Research Analyst at the automotive market research and consulting firm SBD Automotive, he helps the automotive industry improve the EV user experience, drive innovation, and navigate the rapidly evolving e-mobility landscape. Before Marco joined SBD in 2019, he worked for several years at BMW, where he focused on diagnostics and gained hands-on experience with EV technology, igniting his passion for the topic.

Sofia Tavares leads the Product Marketing for the B2B segment in EDP's European Retail Business. Before, she was responsible for the EU business unit of Energy Services B2B, having worked in energy efficiency since she joined EDP in 2002. She began her career at the Portuguese Energy Agency - ADENE in 1997 as a Consultant in Energy Efficiency and Rational Use of Energy, where she was responsible for managing, coordinating, and developing national and EU projects in rational use of Energy and Demand Side Management. She holds a degree in Energy Engineering and an Executive MBA.

Benedikt Tepe studied electrical engineering at RWTH Aachen University with a focus on energy technology. After bachelor and master theses in the field of battery storage technology and electric vehicles, he started his PhD at the Chair of Electrical Energy Storage Technology at the Technical University of Munich in 2019. His PhD focuses on the areas of stationary and mobile storage applications and in particular on the topic of vehicle-to-grid (V2G). His scientific publications include storage load profiles of battery storage systems in various stationary applications on the one hand and on optimized commercial EV pools for the provision of frequency containment reserve and arbitrage trading on the other hand.

Patrick Vasile studied renewable energy management at the Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences in Freising. Since graduating with a bachelor's degree, he has held various positions at Netze BW GmbH. Patrick Vasile made his career start in 2015 as an engineer for decentralized power grid planning at Netze BW GmbH's Kirchheim unter Teck site. In 2017, he was initially given a partial secondment to work on the TOP company project "Grid Integration Electromobility", within which he initially formed the interface between the specialist departments of decentralized grid planning and the project team as an expert. Since 2018, he has been working on a full-time secondment for the project - his responsibilities included project management of the NETZlabor "E-Mobility-Chaussee", in which the effects of electromobility specifically on rural network topology were investigated under real conditions during an 18-month practical test phase and which technical solution approaches distribution network operators can use to meet this particular challenge.

Michael Villa is Executive Director of smartEn - Smart Energy Europe, the European business association integrating the decentralized solutions of the clean energy transition. He joined smartEn in 2018 when he led the advocacy efforts as Head of Policy. Before joining smartEn, he worked as Senior Consultant to provide specific advocacy support to clients both in the EU and Middle East in the energy sector. Among others, he led the Secretariat of a cross-sectorial business organisation, the European Alliance to Save Energy (EU-ASE), and supported Knauf Insulation as Public Affairs Adviser in Italy. Michael worked also in the European Parliament for a Cypriot MEP and at the Embassy of Italy in Copenhagen during the UN Climate Change Conference COP15. Michael has a Master at the Institute for European Studies in Brussels and a bachelor degree from the Catholic University of Milan.

Since August 2015 Jos Warmerdam is working at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences as a lecturer-researcher. He works in the field of electrical and sustainable energy systems. Some projects are on LEVVs (light electric vehicle) and on V2X developments in the Seev4-City project. Before this he worked for Ecofys, a consultancy and research company, on the development of innovative energy systems. He has a master in physics.