Speakers 2022 – Smart Energy World Summit

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Hassan M. Claussen has been working in the Telecoms and IT market for over 30 years. In the early 90’s, Hassan was heading sales & marketing operations in Hamburg (Germany) for one of the largest IT Consultants, Telemation (acquired in 2000 by Dimension Data).

In Portugal since 1996, Hassan started a new career in business development, training and consulting with international training experts, ComGlobal. During this time he provided valuable services to many individuals and enterprises in the area of IT and Telecommunications. The business he worked with was recognized for many years as a leading IT Consultant.

After 17 years experience in the Telecoms and IT markets, Hassan M. Claussen founded HanseCom Media & Communication in November 2004.

With HanseCom he is now working in the event management and organization industry specializing in the telecommunications and IT industry. Together with his team, Hassan focuses his expertise in developing profitable events, handling projects from design and research, to marketing and sales, through to speaker acquisitions and management running up to and on the day of an event.

January 2014 Hassan introduced the Wi-Fi Innovation Summit (WIS), the premier global Wi-Fi conference series, that took place already in Frankfurt, Johannesburg, Palo Alto, Copenhagen, Amsterdam and San Francisco. In 2016, Hassan and his team introduced the Smart Mobility Summit, focusing on Mobility and Smart Cities. It took place in March 2016 in San Jose, Ca. , Amsterdam in November 2016 and Lisbon in May 2017 and May 2019. In October 2017 he organized the Smart Energy World Summit 2017 in Lisbon and 2018 in Milan. Next events in 2022 are the 5G Briefing (www.5Gbriefing.com), the Smart Mobility Summit (www.smartmobilitysummit.com) and another edition of the Smart Energy World Summit in Lisbon.

Dr. João Pedro Gouveia

Senior Researcher, FCT/NOVA

Dr. João Pedro Gouveia

Senior Researcher, FCT/NOVA

Dr. João Pedro Gouveia is an environmental engineer with a PhD in Climate Change and Sustainable Development Policies focused on Sustainable Energy Systems, from NOVA School of Science and Technology of NOVA University Lisbon, Portugal. He is a senior researcher and invited assistant professor at FCT/NOVA within the CENSE, Energy and Climate research area. He is the principal investigator of multiple national and international projects on buildings energy efficiency, energy poverty, sustainable cities, and climate change adaptation. João Pedro was on the Management Committee of EU COST Action on Energy Poverty (ENGAGER), he is part of the Coordination team of EPAH – EU Energy Poverty Advisory Hub. He is one of the founders (2015) and Board Member of APEEN – Portuguese Association for Energy Economics (since 2021).

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Jorge Vasconcelos

Chairman of NEWES, New Energy Solutions

Jorge Vasconcelos

Chairman of NEWES, New Energy Solutions

Invited professor at the Technical University of Lisbon and at the European University Institute. Member of the board of several energy undertakings, energy funds and non-profit international scientific and technical organizations.

Degree in electrical engineering from Porto University and PhD from Erlangen-Nuremberg University.

Teresa Ponce de Leao

President LNEG – Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia

Teresa Ponce de Leao

President LNEG – Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia

PhD, Porto University, in Energy Planning with Renewable Energy Integration.

Professor at Porto University and senior researcher at INESC TEC. President at LNEG – Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia.

Member of the board of directors of ADENE – Agency for Energy.

President of the Portuguese Association for the Electric Vehicle. Elected Executive Vice-President at the European Energy Research Alliance. Vice-President at the European Sustainable Energy Innovation Alliance.

Vice-President of the Expert Group on Resources Management at the United Nations and Chair of the UN Resources Management System sub-group. She has participated in several working groups with the European Commission.

Hassan Claussen

CEO, HanseCom Media & Communication

Hassan Claussen

CEO, HanseCom Media & Communication

After 17 years experience in the Telecoms and IT markets, Hassan M. Claussen founded HanseCom Media & Communication in November 2004.

Guy Redmill

Managing Director, Redmill Marketing Associates

Guy Redmill

Managing Director, Redmill Marketing Associates

Guy is an internationally recognised marketing leader, with a track record of success and global visibility. He is founder and Managing Director of Redmill Marketing Associates, a successful international strategic marketing consultancy, based in the UK. An authority on the market implications of technology innovation, Guy’s expertise is highly regarded and valued by clients, who seek insight as well as action.

With more than 20 years’ strategic marketing, business development, product management leadership and innovation in the technologies industry, Guy founded RMA in 2007 to provide expert marketing and analysis services for emerging technology, software, IT and telecommunications companies. He leads RMA’s activities with leaders across the industry, spanning public companies, scale-ups and start-ups, and is experienced with Board and C-level advisory roles, engagements and negotiation.

Zoe McLeod

Policy Director, Sustainability First

Zoe McLeod

Policy Director, Sustainability First

Jorge Rodrigues de Almeida

Managing Director, RdA Climate Solutions

Jorge Rodrigues de Almeida

Managing Director, RdA Climate Solutions

Founder and Managing Director of RdA Climate Solutions, an independent advisory boutique specialized in energy, climate change and sustainable finance.

Leading adviser on sustainable energy and climate adaptation who has been working for almost 20 years at European level for governments, cities and major industries.

Luis Seca

Senior Researcher, INESC TEC

Luis Seca

Senior Researcher, INESC TEC

Luís Seca is a Senior Researcher and Member of the Executive Board of Directors of INESC TEC, a private R&D institution in Portugal. His current research interests focus on the integration of distributed energy resources (renewable, EV, Storage, etc.) in distribution systems, dynamic stability in isolated systems, smart grids, and Energy Efficiency. He participated in over 30 National Research projects, 18 European Projects and over 50 international consultancy projects.

Dr. João Pedro Gouveia

Senior Researcher, FCT/NOVA

Dr. João Pedro Gouveia

Senior Researcher, FCT/NOVA

Uroš Salobir

Director of the Strategic Innovation Department ELES

Uroš Salobir

Director of the Strategic Innovation Department ELES

Uroš Salobir has been working at the Slovenian transmission system operator ELES for over 20 years. He has worked on management and coordination in power system operations, electricity markets, infrastructure projects, and technical information systems during this period. He pioneered ELES’s strategic innovation activities and was responsible for implementing some of the most challenging innovation projects in ELES’s history. In 2017 he helped to establish the Strategic Innovation Department that he is currently leading. In addition, he and his team recently launched the first cross-sector partnerships and projects with the mobility, clean gases, and heating and cooling sectors. He holds prominent positions in the organizations ENTSO-E, CIGRE, EGVIAfor2ZERO and ETIP SNET.

Judith Nuñez Salgado

Head of Iberian market Mytilineos

Judith Nuñez Salgado

Head of Iberian market Mytilineos

Specialties: Renewable Energy, Strategy, Business Development and M&A, contractual risk, financing, and Energy Investment.

Honorary member of the Spanish Association of Energy Storage ASEALEN Ms. Nuñez Salgado earned an Executive MBA, Leadership Development, from Universidad Loyola – ESADE, Spain, a Bachelor’s Degree in Physics, Quantum Mechanics, from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain.

Head of Iberian market at Mytilineos (1,4 GW) she is primarily responsible for origination, process, and execution of the Iberian renewable energy pipeline along with business development and M&A management for renewable energy projects (PV, BESS and Hydrogen).

With a background as a physicist, specialized in Quantum Mechanics, she has developed her professional career within large construction and financing companies in the power and energy industries, having increasing responsibilities at corporate strategy (Abengoa, Cobra, Univergy).

Strong personal drive, a hands-on approach. Focusing to build solids strategies for long term energy business and balanced energy policy development, global network (WB, African Development Bank, European Development Bank, AFESD, ECASs).

João Manso Neto

CEO, Greenvolt

João Manso Neto

CEO, Greenvolt

João Manso Neto is a well-known manager in the energy sector. In 2021 he assumed the executive presidency of Greenvolt, a renewable energy company operating in three different segments: biomass, wind & solar utility-scale, and distributed generation.

With a degree in Economics from Instituto Superior de Economia, with a postgraduate degree in European Economics from Universidade Católica Portuguesa, was the executive chairman of EDP Renováveis since 2006, and previously, a Member of the Executive Board of Directors of the EDP Group, having already been at the EDP since 2003.

Between 2002 and 2003 he was director of the Banco Comercial Português de Negócios Group. From 1995 to 2002 he was general director of the financial management of BCP and vice president of BIG Bank Gdansk in Poland.

Mark Ossel

Member of the Board, OSGP Alliance

Mark Ossel

Member of the Board, OSGP Alliance

Mark B.M. Ossel (1955), is member of the board of OSGP Alliance, the global non-profit association dedicated to promoting the adoption of the Open Smart Grid Protocol (OSGP) and infrastructure for smart grid applications towards a future proof modern smart grid. With a key focus on security, smart metering, smart grid, grid analytics, distribution network management and smart cities the OSGP Alliance members, including utilities, hardware manufacturers, service providers and system integrators, all share a common goal and vision: promoting open standards for energy demand side management, smart grid and smart metering systems.

Mark is involved in AMR since 2001, when Echelon started with Enel (It) the world largest AMR project, and has been involved in most large scale deployments in Europe. Mark has a background of more than 20 years in various management functions in the ICT market (Burroughs/Unisys), before he became involved in energy management, smart metering and Smart Grids in 2001 at Echelon as VP EMEA. In 2015 Mark was selected as one of top 40 most influential people on the subject matter Smart Grid in Europe by Metering International.

Since 2014 Mark has been responsible for strategic alliances and partnerships at Networked Energy Services (NES) Corporation and he is currently focusing on developing and expanding the Energy and Utility market in his position as Sr Vice President of NES.

Mark is actively involved in international standardization efforts. Active member in ETSI, various IEC and CEN /CENELEC Technical committees (TC13,TC57), ESMIG and member European Commission Coordination Group – Smart Electricity Grid (CG SEG) and was actively involved in mandates M441 and M490.

Based on his experience, and the contacts with many utilities cross EMEA & APJ, Mark is frequently invited on many international events as speaker, chairman and forum member on the subjects energy transition, smart metering interoperability, the changing role of the smart grid, smart cities and related topics.

Mark has a Dutch nationality, lives in the Netherlands and is a member of Rotary International (Club President, PHF), non- executive member of various boards and playing an active role in the Unesco World Heritage program.

Paulo Preto dos Santos

General Director, Dourogás Natural

Paulo Preto dos Santos

General Director, Dourogás Natural

Paulo Preto dos Santos has a mechanical engineering master’s degree from Instituto Superior Técnico, with a long background in oil and gas, energy, and renewable energies, with a postgraduate degree in Senior Management from AESE / IESE – Business Scholl. He has over 33 years of experience in the energy sector, in areas such as oil & gas, gas-to-power, biomass, hydrogen, renewables, and energy advisory.

He started his career at SHELL, where he spent 6 years, he was director and manager at GALPENERGIA, general director at SOBIOEN, commercial director at WINPOWER, partner at GESTO ENERGY, general manager, and founder of TERMOGREEN.

He is currently Director-General of Dourogás Renovável, Secretary-General of APEB-Portuguese Association of Biomass-Energy, and Vice-Coordinator of the Energy Commission of the OE- Ordem dos Engenheiros.

Nuno Lacasta

CEO, APA – the Portuguese Environment Agency

Nuno Lacasta

CEO, APA – the Portuguese Environment Agency

Nuno Lacasta has been working on environment and sustainable development for over 20 years in Europe and in the United States. Since 2012 he’s been serving as CEO of APA – the Portuguese Environment Agency.

He worked for academia and NGOs and as consultant for international organizations such as the OECD, the UN and the European Commission.

Mr. Lacasta has been in public service since 2003, having led the Portuguese Environment Ministry’s International Department, coordinated Portugal’s climate policy and directed the Portuguese Carbon Fund.

In his capacity at APA he served as Bureau member of the EEA – European Environment Agency, and as OECD Environmental Policy Committee’s Chair.

He holds a Law degree from Lisbon University Law School, a post-graduated degree (LLM) from the Washington College of Law/American University, as well as the Advanced Management Program (AMP) from Kellogg Business School / Católica Business School.

Marcella Franchi

CMO, Haffner Energy

Marcella Franchi

CMO, Haffner Energy

Marcella Franchi joined Haffner Energy in April 2021. As Chief Marketing Officer, she promotes Haffner’s decarbonization and renewable gases technology which contributes to the roll out the energy transition. Marcella was a key player in the success of Haffner Energy’s IPO in February 2022.

Marcella began her career in financial engineering at Warren & Selbert in London, where she stayed for 15 years. Initially in London, but in earnest on return to Portugal, she became a successful entrepreneur, founding and running companies in real estate and holiday rental.

Marcella has a degree from the London School of Economics and a postgraduate qualification in Corporate Finance from the London Business School. She has lectured and consulted at university in Hong Kong and Lisbon. She is on the board of the LBS Energy Club.

Jose Queirós de Almeida

CEO of Energia Unida

Jose Queirós de Almeida

CEO of Energia Unida

Executive professional with over 20 years of international experience in business management, marketing, sales and customer experience. Professional career marked by several successes in the implementation of new businesses and services, go-to-market strategies, as well as in the development and execution of marketing and digital sales strategies. MBA LisboaMBA/UCLA Anderson Management School and DBA (PhD) from Nottingham Trent University. Guest lecturer (MBA): Customer Experience, Innovation and Digital Business – TalTech University; Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics.

Onyeche Tifase

VP Strategy, Technology & Innovation, Industrial Applications Division at Siemens Energy

Onyeche Tifase

VP Strategy, Technology & Innovation, Industrial Applications Division at Siemens Energy

Onyeche Tifase is an experienced engineering professional with extensive experience in the energy, engineering and consulting industries. She graduated with a degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from the University of Nottingham and completed her Masters degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Cambridge.
She started her career with Siemens in 2001 as a Contracts Engineer in the Power Distribution Division of Siemens Plc UK and thereafter progressed up the ranks taking up other key roles in Siemens Germany and Siemens USA.
Onyeche worked with Accenture Nigeria from 2006 in the area of management consulting and in 2009 took over responsibility for the Siemens Ltd. Nigeria Medium Voltage & Transformers (Energy Management) businesses.
Onyeche’s career path and achievements over the years led her to becoming the first Nigerian MD & CEO of Siemens Ltd. Nigeria from 2014 to 2020. During this time, she was instrumental in developing the Nigerian Electrification Roadmap and Presidential Power Initiative for setting the country on the path to sustainable transformation of the Power Sector.
Onyeche currently leads the Digital Grids Consulting business in Siemens Energy and prior to this, was the VP Strategy, Technology & Innovation for the Siemens Energy Industrial Applications Division. Onyeche is based in Munich, Germany with her husband and three children and is avid about mentoring, partnering and local content development initiatives.

Bruno Nunes

Head of Studies and European Affairs

Bruno Nunes

Head of Studies and European Affairs

Bruno Nunes has been working at the Portuguese Transmission System Operator (REN) for over than 20 years. He is currently Head of Studies and European Affairs at REN, being responsible for the Security Supply studies and for the electricity and gas sector, as well as for the coordination of the European Affairs.

He also worked on Network Planning, Interconnections projects and Consumers and Producers Management grid connections, being responsible for the permitting and coordination of construction and assessments of Solar, Wind and Hydroelectric Power Plants in Portugal within the scope of the Transmission Grid Operator.

He helped to launch the foundations of the Med-TSO (Association of Transmission System Operators of the Mediterranean) that includes 20 countries, having been a member for 8 years, where was Vice-Chairman of RWG West and member of the several Technical Committees (Planning, Regulations, International Electricity Exchanges, and Economic Studies). He was a member of Medgrid, the Paving the Way for the Mediterranean Solar Plan and CIGRÉ.

Rui Costa Neto

Professor: Energy Management, Bioenergies, Biophysics, Nanotechnologies @ Faculty Of Engineering, Universidade Lusófona

Rui Costa Neto

Professor: Energy Management, Bioenergies, Biophysics, Nanotechnologies @ Faculty Of Engineering, Universidade Lusófona

Rui Costa Neto is an academic/engineer with 25 years of experience in the energy industry and academia. He has a PhD in Chemical Engineering and a Post-Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering (Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Técnico de Lisboa, IST). Currently Rui Costa Neto is a Professor at the Faculty of Engineering of Universidade Lusófona (ULHT). Researcher at IN+ Center for Innovation, Technology and Policy Research, Técnico Lisboa. Specialist in hydrogen, energy storage systems (Batteries, Hydrogen Fuel Cells, Ultracapacitors and, Phase Change Materials)

Bruno Faustino

Hydrogen Business Unit Manager, PRF

Bruno Faustino

Hydrogen Business Unit Manager, PRF

Born in Portugal, Bruno studied Electrical Engineering in Portugal and began his professional career in the Maintenance Department at PRF in 2013. Since 2018 he is the Hydrogen Business Unit Manager and was deeply involved in the DRHYVE project, the first Portuguese hydrogen refuelling station and is also involved in other hydrogen projects such as hydrogen injection into the natural gas grid, hydrogen production and hydrogen supply to fuel cells.

Bruno believes that the actions we take now will determine what the world we live in will look like in 10, 20 or 50 years’ time. And it’s going to need huge efforts from all of us individuals, governments, businesses, schools and other organizations, working together for a better climate and a better future.

Inês Folgado Diogo

Director of Environment & Sustainability, Madoqua Ventures

Inês Folgado Diogo

Director of Environment & Sustainability, Madoqua Ventures

Ines has over 22 years of experience in the field of environment and sustainability with a focus on multi-disciplinary research and development interests in the fields of decarbonization, energy transition, circular economy, and waste management. She has worked for both the public as well as the private sector in operational as well as advisory roles. Ines is a former Board member of the Portuguese Environmental Agency and Advisor to the Secretary of State for Environment and Regional Planning. Ines is currently working for Madoqua Ventures as their Director of Environment and Sustainability and is also the non – executive director for Tratolixo (a intermunicipal enterprise responsible for sustainable management of solid urban residual waste).

Jérémie Bougé

Corporate Innovation for Digital Services, Siemens Energy

Jérémie Bougé

Corporate Innovation for Digital Services, Siemens Energy

As Global Business Development for Digital Services, Jérémie Bougé works on various corporate innovation programs to shape the future of Siemens Energy’s digital services. He and his team collaborate with multiple customers and partners to launch Minimum Viable Products (MVP) that can optimize plant performance, maximize their profitability and minimize carbon footprint. He began his career at Siemens Energy 12 years ago and has served in various responsibilities for Field Service, Marketing, and Sales in Europe and Africa.

Mr. Bougé holds a master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and Project Management from the University of Siegen, Germany. Furthermore, he currently studies for an executive MBA at the ESMT Berlin.

Luis Roby

Board Member, Grupo ERRE

Luis Roby

Board Member, Grupo ERRE

Born and raised in Braga, Portugal in 1982, is the father of one little baby girl and a Grupo ÉRRE Board Member. He has a degree in Geology – branch of Resources and Planning and a postgraduate degree in Environmental Management, both in Minho University. Luís first started to work in the extraction sector but then switched to consultancy related to Water Resources and the Environment Sector. In 2013 was involved in the foundation of LRB, a consultancy company in multiple areas such as GIS, Environment, and Tourism. LRB together with the other 4 companies (ÉRRE Technology, ÉRRE Design & Editorial, U Rock and Supply IT) now form Grupo ÉRRE. Since 2021 Luís is Vice-President for Sustainability and Energy Transition of the AEMinho (Minho’s Companies Association). In addition, he became a Board Member of the Eurogia2030 Cluster in 2022.

Bruno Veloso

VP, ADENE

Bruno Veloso

VP, ADENE

Bruno Veloso, PhD student in Energy Systems and Climate Change at the University of Aveiro and Master in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering at the University of Aveiro is currently Vice-President of ADENE – Agência para a Energia where he previously served as an advisor to the Board of Directors.
Before that, he was a Member of the Executive Committee of the Innovation Support Fund and Chairman of the Shareholders’ Assembly of the Venture Capital Fund “FAI Portugal Ventures Energias”. He also worked as a Telecommunications Engineer at Vodafone Portugal, S.A. and Consultant at Justbit Company, developing his professional activity at PT Inovação, where he carried out his professional internship in Engineering and Management Services.
He served as Deputy to the Portuguese Parliament during the X Legislature.

Miguel Oliveira

Technical Director, ETRA Portugal

Miguel Oliveira

Technical Director, ETRA Portugal

Electrical Engineer, with 12 years of experience in renewable Energy and Energy systems, working towards a better and cleaner world with lower emissions and intelligent systems that work for the people and for the environment

Bruno Marques

Associate Partner, Deloitte

Bruno Marques

Associate Partner, Deloitte

Bruno Marques é Associate Partner da área de Business Consulting da Deloitte Portugal. Ao longo da sua carreira, tem liderado diversos projetos do setor de Energia, com foco nas áreas de estratégia, regulação e transformação do negócio, tendo colaborado com diversas entidades do setor, incluindo Governo, Autoridades Regulatórias, Associações setoriais e empresas que atuam ao longo de toda a cadeia de valor do setor.