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Hassan Claussen
CEO, HanseCom Media & Communication
Hassan Claussen
CEO, HanseCom Media & Communication
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).
Event Speakers
Paula Pinho
Director at the Directorate-General Energy European Commission
Paula Pinho
Director at the Directorate-General Energy European Commission
Paula Pinho is Director at the Directorate-General Energy in the European Commission since April 2021. She is responsible for Just Transition, Consumers, Energy Efficiency, Innovation and Energy security. A Portuguese national and lawyer by training, Ms Pinho draws on her extensive knowledge of various EU policies, and in particular EU energy policy, as well as on her leadership and negotiation skills towards her commitment to Europe’s clean and just energy transition and energy security.
Previously, Ms Pinho was Acting Director for Energy Policy where she has overseen notably the work of international energy relations, financial instruments and inter-institutional relations and has represented the Commission in the negotiation of several legislative proposals.
Between 2004 and 2015, Ms Pinho served as Member of Cabinet for several EU Commissioners, including Commissioner for Energy Günther Oettinger both in his quality of Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society and during his mandate as EU Commissioner for Energy. She was then responsible for energy security and infrastructure and the overall coordination of the international dimension of energy policy. In that capacity, she has been directly involved in the trilateral gas talks between the EU, Russia and Ukraine.
Other functions included the Directorate General for Internal Market and Directorate General for Trade, where Ms Pinho coordinated the FTA agreement negotiations with the Gulf countries, Mercosur and Chile.
Paula speaks fluently Portuguese, German, English and French, as well as Spanish and Italian.
Naomi Baker
Senior Policy Manager Energy UK
Naomi Baker
Senior Policy Manager Energy UK
Naomi leads on energy flexibility and storage for Energy UK, the largest energy trade body in the UK. Last year Naomi led industry engagement into the National Grid ESO’s Demand Flexibility Service (DFS). This innovative service (developed in just 4 months in response to the energy crisis caused by Russian’s invasion of Ukraine), incentivized consumers to shift their electricity usage. The service was used by 1.6 million consumers (domestic, industrial and commercial) and will run again this winter.
Naomi spent a decade working in policy and program delivery as an energy and sustainability manager in local government. Following a career break for children, Naomi has focused on energy policy. This has included building retrofit (central government) and heat policy (the third sector). Naomi has an MBA in Strategic Carbon Management from University of East Anglia and an MA in Environmental Policy from King’s College, London
Filipe Duarte Santos
Chairman Portuguese National Council on the Environment and Sustainable Development (CNADS)
Filipe Duarte Santos
Chairman Portuguese National Council on the Environment and Sustainable Development (CNADS)
Portuguese National Council on the Environment and Sustainable Development (CNADS)
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.
Sofia Tenreiro
Partner Deloitte
Sofia Tenreiro
Partner Deloitte
Have been leading Digital, Business and Cultural Transformational Projects across different industries (15 years in Tech, recently 2,5 years in Energy/ESG and previously in FMCG and Media).
Passionate about developing talent and reigniting the organization to grow the business driven by results and data, while challenging the status quo to accelerate the transformation required to succeed.
Laura Corcoran
COO Aptech Africa
Laura Corcoran
COO Aptech Africa
Laura Corcoran is a partner and the Chief Operating Officer at Aptech Africa Ltd, an EPC company working in solar energy and water pumping across seven African countries. She has been working with Aptech Africa in quality management, strategic development, and capacity building for the past seven years, and has been working in project management in Uganda for the past 15 years. Laura has a MA in Intercultural Youth and Family Development and a MSc in Nursing and is happy to be a part of a company that is actively working to increase access to clean electricity and water across the continent.
Rita Santiago
Head of R&I Ubiwhere
Rita Santiago
Head of R&I Ubiwhere
Rita Santiago is the Head of R&I at Ubiwhere. She holds a Master’s Degree in Computers and Telematics Engineering from the University of Aveiro. From July 2018 to July 2019, she worked as a researcher at the University of Aveiro on Smart Green Home's Project. Her work was related to Machine Learning and Predictive Maintenance implementation on heating equipment. After 2019, as a software engineer, her experience is from software development (open data, data management APIs, open standards, and FIWARE technologies) to data science (Big Data and geolocation algorithms). Rita has also participated in the European Project RECLAIM, which aims to extend machinery lifetime while also improving productivity and performance. The project focuses on the Internet of Things (IoT), and circular economy strategies to improve predictive maintenance and upgrade legacy machines. Lately, she has been focusing her efforts on telecommunication solutions, more specifically on 5G solutions and specific verticals such as the Energy and Industry sectors.
Hassan Claussen
CEO, HanseCom Media & Communication
Hassan Claussen
CEO, HanseCom Media & Communication
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.
Andre Gameiro
Process Engineer Hydrogen Business Unit, will do PRF´s presentation.
Andre Gameiro
Process Engineer Hydrogen Business Unit, will do PRF´s presentation.
Born in Portugal, André studied Mechanical Engineering with a Masters in Fluid Mechanics and began his professional career as a university research fellow in hydrogen projects at Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Now in PRF since 2021, André is a Process Engineer responsible for designing hydrogen infrastructures such as the Hydrogen Refuelling Stations, Hydrogen Production Plants and Hydrogen Gas Grid injection projects and having been deeply involved in the development of the first Portuguese hydrogen refuelling station and the first Portuguese hydrogen production and gas grid injection project. André 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.
Ignacio Cobo Berberana
Principal Consultant in AFRY Management Consulting
Jorge Esteves
Head of the Infrastructure and Networks Division, ERSE
Jorge Esteves
Head of the Infrastructure and Networks Division, ERSE
From 2004, Jorge Esteves is the Head of the Infrastructure and Networks Division at ERSE, the Portuguese energy regulatory authority, involved with the electricity and the gas sectors.
Jorge Esteves received his graduation degree, M.Sc. and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Portugal during 1983, 1986 and 1992, respectively.
Before 2004, Jorge Esteves developed his career as University Professor and scientific researcher within Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Portugal.
Representing ERSE, he is member of the CEER/ACER (Council of European Energy Regulators/ Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators) Electricity Working Group.
Jorge is author or co-author of more than 70 papers published in books, scientific journals and national and international conferences proceedings.
Pedro Amaral Jorge
President, APREN
Pedro Amaral Jorge
President, APREN
Pedro Amaral Jorge is the new President of the Board of APREN - Portuguese Renewable Energies Association. The announcement was made during the General Assembly of this entity, which took place on March 27 in Lisbon.
Pedro Amaral Jorge has an Executive MBA in Finance and Operations from IESE/AESE as well as a MsC in Mechanical Engineering from IST - Instituto Superior Técnico.
Before joining APREN in december 2018 as Vice-President, Pedro took a role at AfDB to work as private sector expert in developing and structuring Infrastructure, Energy, Water and Sanitation Projects in Africa, with focus in the Sub-Saharan Africa region.
He has a track record on EPC and Utility business development, financing, designing, building and management with more than 15 years of international work experience, having worked in Europe, South America, Africa and the Middle East.
Pedro has 20 years’ experience in Top Management positions such as General Manager, Executive Board Member, Executive Director and CEO, in companies such as Mitsubishi/METITO, Mota-Engil, SACYR/SOMAGUE, IDOM, among others.
Marcello Pomponi
Director of Sales EMEA, AutoGrid Systems
Marcello Pomponi
Director of Sales EMEA, AutoGrid Systems
Marcello Pomponi is Director of Sales EMEA for AutoGrid Systems, Inc., a Silicon Valley Software house global leader in the artificial intelligence applied in Virtual Power plant and Distributed Energy Resource Management Systems.
As expert in the energy transition and software technologies, with more than 10 years of experience in energy software industry leaders, Marcello is committed to support the European regions in adopting Grid Edge software technology to commonly accelerate EU countries towards the net zero journey.
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.
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)
Henrique Pombeiro
Co-Founder & CSO, Watt IS
Henrique Pombeiro
Co-Founder & CSO, Watt IS
Henrique Pombeiro is Co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) of Watt Intelligent Solutions (Watt-IS), a technological company focused in delivering high-value services based in advanced AI/Machine learning services that foster energy efficiency. Henrique has a MSc in Environmental Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, and a PhD in Sustainable Energy Systems. Henrique is a board member of Future Energy Leaders Portugal (FELPT) from World Energy Council and Portuguese Energy Association and has several publications in ISI peer-reviewed journals and proceedings of international conferences.
Amandio Ferreira
Innovation Project Manager, Elergone
Amandio Ferreira
Innovation Project Manager, Elergone
Experienced Project Manager with a demonstrated history in the renewable industry. Skilled in International Team Coordination, Teamwork, Data Analysis and Research. Moved to contribute to cleaner and more sustainable future. Dedicated professional with a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering - Advanced Energetic Technologies from Faculty of Engineering - University of Porto.
Miguel Carvalho
CEO, Watt IS
Miguel Carvalho
CEO, Watt IS
Miguel is the CEO and co-founder of Watt-IS, a data analytics company focused on applying AI and machine learning algorithms to innovative energy related solutions, targeting energy utilities, DSO’s and other stakeholders. Miguel has an extensive experience in areas related with renewable energy and energy efficiency and has participated in several European Expert Groups related with smart metering data and the Digitalization of the Energy system. Miguel graduated in computer engineering from IST and holds an MSc on Technology Management from IST and an MBA from AESE/IESE Business School.
Alda Caldeira
Systems Engineer, Cisco Systems
Alda Caldeira
Systems Engineer, Cisco Systems
Alda Caldeira is a Systems Engineer at Cisco Systems in Portugal working directly with public and private sector Portuguese accounts. As part of the Cisco Sales organization, Alda has also been focusing on the sustainability message and on the technology efficiencies and integrations across the entire Cisco portfolio in order to reduce energy consumption and emissions.
She joined Cisco in 2020 working at the Cisco Customer Experience (CX) Center in Lisbon as a Consulting Engineer in Routing and Switching technology for the EMEA market. Alda has a postgraduation in Marketing, Strategy, and Innovation and an MSc in Mechanical Engineering.
Marcia Pereira
Entrepreneur | CEO@Bandora | MIT PhD | Buildings Performance | Energy Efficiency
Marcia Pereira
Entrepreneur | CEO@Bandora | MIT PhD | Buildings Performance | Energy Efficiency
Marcia Pereira was born in Lisbon, 1981. She has a degree in Mechanical Engineering - Thermodynamics, from Instituto Superior Técnico and attended the course of Sustainable Energy Systems from MIT Portugal Program, in 2007.
Regarding her career, it can be highlighted her time at ADENE - National Energy Agency as projects manager in the Sustainable Development department, where she developed EU/IEE Projects such as ThERRA - Thermal Energy from Renewables and others in the field of energy efficiency and PPEC, an ERSE - Energy Services Regulatory Authority program in order to promote electric energy efficiency. Afterwards she was invited to co-start an energy department from scratch in a softwarehouse, Glintt, where she was responsible for the Energy Efficiency projects, which includes buildings performance (residential, commercial and industry), renewable energy production, with special emphasis on hydropower, eco labelling and sustainable behaviours among consumers. She started to work as an energy consultant since 2016, running several projects such as standalone PV for households, HVAC projects for commercial buildings, analytics for energy consumption in commercial buildings, streetlight devices certification and others.
Since 2017, she’s trying to fill a technological gap in smart buildings data and their occupants, so she co-founded Bandora in order to develop predictive algorithms with machine learning that will manage buildings’s devices and achieve better energy efficiency and comfort.
Vasco Amorim
Senior Researcher - INESC Technology and Science | UTAD - University | AP2H2 - Portuguese Hydrogen Association
Vasco Amorim
Senior Researcher - INESC Technology and Science | UTAD - University | AP2H2 - Portuguese Hydrogen Association
Vice-president of the Portuguese Association for the Promotion of Hydrogen (AP2H2), PhD in Physics, Assistant Professor at the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, he is currently also Researcher at the Associated Laboratory – INESC TEC at the Center for Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship (CITE). He has several training courses, including Audit in Quality Management Systems by UTAD; Project Manager by AKD - United Kingdom; Degree in Physics from the University of Aveiro; Technician-Professional in Electronics by High School Fontes Pereira de Melo, Porto. He has been teaching Engineering in higher education for 27 years and is currently Director of the Degree in Engineering and Industrial Management.
Paulo Almeida
Systems Engineer, Cisco
Paulo Almeida
Systems Engineer, Cisco
Paulo Almeida works with Cisco Solutions since the last 20 years and joined Cisco Portugal in 2019. He is part of the Systems Engineers team where he plays the role of Account SE for the Portuguese Private accounts. His main focus is in Enterprise Network solutions, but he also has valences in Datacenter, Security and Collaboration.
He has a Degree in Electronic and Computers Engineering.
Eduardo Pereira
Co-Chief Executive Officer, ClearEnergy Pt
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