Florian Reuter has been CEO of DB Energie GmbH since May 1, 2024.

After studying industrial engineering with a focus on business planning at the University of Karlsruhe (TH), Florian Reuter worked for a Hamburg-based management consultancy from 2005 to 2009 on international projects, primarily in Southeast Asia and the USA. From 2009 to 2014, he then worked as a venture manager in the central research department at Siemens AG in Munich, where he was responsible for establishing technology companies. Before joining DB Energie GmbH, Florian Reuter was Managing Director of the German aviation company Volocopter GmbH from 2015 to 2022. Volocopter GmbH develops, certifies, and operates innovative, all-electric aircraft for the transport of people and goods. There, his responsibilities included strategic direction, organizational structure, product development, and fundraising. He represents DB Energie, among other things, as a board member of the Forum for Future Energies e.V. in Berlin.

José Antonio de las Heras is the CEO of FertigHy, a new player in low-carbon fertiliser production, launched to accelerate decarbonisation of the food value chain. He brings more than 25 years of c-level executive and non-executive corporate and venturing experience, many of them in the fields of green hydrogen, renewables and natural gas. Combining his engineering background and commercial mindset, he previously served as CEO of Sunrgyze, a green hydrogen technology start-up owned by Repsol and Enagas as well as developed national markets working for Enagas and Renovalia. 

“Telecommunications Engineer with over 20 years of experience in the automotive industry. Throughout her career, she has worked across various areas of the sector, including R&D, project management, and product and corporate strategy. She currently leads the corporate and sustainability strategy at SEAT S.A.”

Philippe Tibi has spent most of his career in technology and banking. He worked for 26 years at UBS, where he was Country Head for France/Investment banking. Since 2018, he has led the “initiative Tibi”, whose purpose is to finance VCs and global tech funds in France, on behalf of the French government. 37 LPs have now pledged €13bn in technology asset classes. France is now the leading EU go to place to invest in technology. Within the initiative, over 120 VC/growth equity funds manage a total of € 35+bn, 30 Global tech public equity funds manage a total of € 15bn. We anticipate that by the end of 2026, VCs and Global tech funds will manage € 55-70 bn. Philippe is a professor of economics at Ecole Polytechnique (Paris), Shanghai Jiatong and AUEB Athens. He is a graduate of Ecole polytechnique, Telecom Paris and University Pantheon Sorbonne (law and political science).

I lead Fortum’s matrix teams driving industrial partnerships and commercial projects in clean aluminium and steel, data centers, sustainable fuels, and hydrogen. As a concrete example, I am heading Fortum’s commercial negotiations for the Arctial project — a feasibility study with Rio Tinto, Mitsubishi, Fortum, ABB, Siemens, Vargas Holding and Tesi, exploring low-carbon aluminium production in Finland. If realised, Arctial would mark the first greenfield primary aluminium development in continental Europe in over 30 years

Prior to Fortum, I was with McKinsey & Company, advising clients across the UK, Germany, UAE, Finland, and Sweden on decarbonization strategies, sustainable fuels, and nature-based investing. Earlier, I worked at Sitra, The Finnish Innovation Fund, where I focused on climate and nature solutions and served on the Investment Management Team, which oversees a €1 billion endowment. Sitra was recognized at the World Economic Forum in Davos as a global leader in advancing the circular economy

I hold an M.Sc. in Environmental Policy and Regulation from the London School of Economics. While in London, I was Partner and among the first employees at Affirmative Investment Management — the world’s first dedicated green and social bond fund manager

I’ve been invited to speak at Harvard, the LSE, University of Oxford, and St. Andrews, and have engaged with Finnish government ministers. Fluent in Finnish, English, Swedish, and Spanish, my work and studies have taken me across four continents

Outside of work, I’ve led a wildfire response team at age 18 in India’s Van Vihar Biodiversity Reserve and worked with ecotourism in the Amazon in Bolivia. I enjoy running, tennis, ice hockey, trekking, and reading at our lakeside cabin

Emma Nehrenheim serves as Managing Director of the European Battery Alliance at InnoEnergy since June 2025, where she leads efforts to advance Europe’s sustainable battery value chain and clean tech innovation. From 2017 to 2025, she was Chief Environmental Officer at Northvolt, spearheading the company’s mission to develop the world’s greenest battery, with minimal carbon footprint and the highest ambitions for recycling.

Earlier in her career, she was a professor of environmental engineering at Mälardalen University, where her research focused on biogas production, algae-based wastewater treatment, and pollutant management. She also held a role at ABB Power Generation, contributing to innovative utility solutions. Emma holds a PhD in Energy and Environmental Technology from Mälardalen University.

Mr. Thomas Fahrner is the Executive Director of Pure Battery Technologies Germany AG and as such leads the buildup of the European operations of Pure Battery Technologies a Queensland Australia based company active in the field of battery recycling, and the manufacturing of precursor cathode materials for the EV industry. He brings over 30 years of international experiences in various industries such as private equity, pharmaceuticals, automotive, energy/oil and gas, electronics… in various positions ranging from consultant to C level executive. Mr. Fahrner holds an MBA from Harvard business school and was a 3-time Olympic medalist winner.

Franz Geyer graduated as a mechanical engineer and holds a PhD in Materials-, process- and electrical engineering from the TU University Dresden.

He joined BMW AG in 2004 and currently serves as the Head of Technologies Zero Emission. He has a strong background in zero emission mobility, decarbonization, and related supply chains, with a commitment to driving political and industry initiatives in these areas.

His industry leadership roles include Executive Board Member at BEPA, Industry-Chair at Batteries Europe, Board Member at e-Motive, Member of EUCAR Expert Group on Battery Technologies, Member of ACEA Working Group on Battery Applications, and Founding member of the Clean Intralogistic Netwerk (CIN) in association with the National Organization Hydrogen, Ministry of Economy, and Ministry of Transport. Throughout his career at BMW, Franz has held various roles in R&D, strategy, funding, and collaboration, focusing on electrified powertrains, zero emission mobility, and related technologies. He has also represented BMW in key industry associations, serving as the seconded BMW Chairmanship, coordination committee, finance, and legal representative at EUCAR in Brussels.

Yann Vincent is Chief Executive Officer of ACC since its creation in 2020.

Prior joining ACC, Yann was Industrial and Supply-Chain EVP of PSA Group, Member of its Executive Committee (2014-2020)

From 2009 to 2014, he was SVP of Operational Performance and a Member of the Executive Committee at Alstom Transport.

In 1982, Yann Vincent joined the Renault group where he held the posts of Plant Director, Programme Director, Group Quality Director and COO in Russia (AvtoVAZ).

Yann Vincent is a graduate of the Ecole Centrale de Paris (1980) and holds an MBA from INSEAD (1989). He also holds a Certification on Companies’ Board Directorship from Sciences-Po Paris (2024)

Antoine Troesch began his career within Morgan Stanley energy and infrastructure M&A team. From 2005 to 2018, Antoine worked at ORANO (formerly AREVA) where he was Group Head of M&A and then in the Executive Committee as Head of Front-End Business (uranium conversion & enrichment) and CEO of Eurodif, lauching Comurhex 2 chemical plant (France’s biggest industrial investment of the last decade).

In 2018, Antoine was appointed Chief Investment Officer of Banque des Territoires, Caisse des Dépôts. Under his leadership, the portfolio doubled to 8 Bn€ and 1,500 participations in main sectors of the economy (energy, environment, mobility, digital, industry, tourism, healthcare, ageing, education, retail, etc.) in various asset classes (venture capital, infrastructure, real estate, funds…).

In 2023, Antoine joined Demeter Investment Managers, a pioneer European green investment, as co-CEO and Managing Partner. In 2025, Demeter merged with Cerea Partners, to form DEMEA Invest, a private equity, infrastructure and debt investor in sustainable growth for agriculture, food, energy and ecological transition​.

DEMEA’s funds invest from €1m to €50m to support companies at all development stages: innovative startups, small and mid-cap companies, as well as infrastructure projects. DEMEA has €3 Bn assets under management and has completed 450 investments over 20 years.

Antoine graduated from École Centrale Paris and Institut d’études politiques de Paris.

César Castiñeira Díaz is the President and CEO of Resonac Graphite Business Unit (RGBU) since 2024, when he became the first non-Japanese member of the executive committee of Resonac, a global company headquartered in Japan with more than 25,000 employees worldwide.

He holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of A Coruña, and his career has been marked by continuous learning and professional growth. After gaining early professional experience in industrial operations, he joined SGL Carbon in 2000 – a leading company in carbon-based material technologies such as graphite – where he built a career spanning more than 25 years.

Starting as Assembly Department Supervisor, he went on to hold various technical and managerial positions across the graphite electrode, cathode, and furnace lining businesses, including three years in Germany in global roles.

Within SGL Carbon (later Showa Denko, and now Resonac), he held key leadership roles such as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for SGL, Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Showa Denko Carbon, and later COO and President for the EMEA region within Resonac Graphite Business Unit.

As Global President and CEO of RGBU, César is responsible for defining the global strategic direction, promoting customer orientation, and strengthening end-to-end collaboration across all regions.

Emma Nehrenheim serves as Managing Director of the European Battery Alliance at InnoEnergy since June 2025, where she leads efforts to advance Europe’s sustainable battery value chain and clean tech innovation. From 2017 to 2025, she was Chief Environmental Officer at Northvolt, spearheading the company’s mission to develop the world’s greenest battery, with minimal carbon footprint and the highest ambitions for recycling.

Earlier in her career, she was a professor of environmental engineering at Mälardalen University, where her research focused on biogas production, algae-based wastewater treatment, and pollutant management. She also held a role at ABB Power Generation, contributing to innovative utility solutions. Emma holds a PhD in Energy and Environmental Technology from Mälardalen University.

Dr. Philipp Matthes is Director at Siemens Financial Services and has over 15 years of experience in the energy industry. With his background in different roles such as strategy, business development and M&A he is now promoting sustainable investments to drive the energy transition and industrial decarbonisation. He has established a successful cooperation between Siemens Financial Services and InnoEnergy and facilitated several co-investments. In addition, for the past 5 years he was managing director of WUN H2, one of the largest operating green hydrogen plants in Germany which he successfully drove through development and construction into operations. He has a diploma as well as a PhD in business administration from the University of Regensburg, Germany and a MBA from Murray State University, USA.

François Gaudet is Head of Unit in the Cleantech Equity and Growth Finance division at the European Investment Bank, where he develops innovative financing solutions across energy, transport, bio, and circular economy sectors. Under his leadership, the Bank’s Cleantech venture debt portfolio grew to €1.3B by end-2023. He previously served as Principal Advisor at the European PPP Expertise Centre, and before that held senior roles at the EBRD in London and Ukraine, focusing on municipal and environmental infrastructure. Earlier in his career, he worked at JP Morgan Chase Private Equity Asia on telecom sector restructuring. A Canadian and British national, he holds a law degree (cum laude) from the University of Ottawa and a diploma in financial management from ACCA, UK. 

Mrs. Dr. Yun Luo is co-founder and CEO of ROSI, a French deeptech startup company leading the campaign of circular economy for photovoltaic industry. She holds a bachelor’s degree of physics from Fudan University in Shanghai (CN), a Diploma of Engineering from Ecole Polytechnique in Paris (FR), and a PhD degree in Microstructure Physics from Max-Planck-Institute in Germany. With full respect to science, technology, and industry, today Dr. Luo is leading ROSI team at worldwide forefront towards high value critical raw materials recycling and revalorization from and for photovoltaic industry, a key element for the successful relocalization and revival of European PV manufacturing.

Bengt Steinbrecher is a treasure hunter – for the construction materials industry!

As Head of Holcim MAQER Ventures, he is on the look-out for startups helping to address the challenges of the construction industry: decarbonization of the built industry, acceleration of circular solutions and increase of construction productivity. Together with startups, Holcim MAQER Ventures aims to reinvent how the world builds.

Years back, Bengt brought his background in the startup and M&A environment to the now global leader in construction materials. In his almost 20 years with Holcim he held various management positions in country operations and at corporate either establishing new teams and promoting innovative solutions or repositioning business units.

In his current role he is not only the ambassador for emerging technologies from startups, he is also advocating change management which is required to support the internal transformation.

Tetsuya Shinohara is an Executive Vice President and Chief Regional Officer for EMEA at Mitsubishi Corporation (MC). Currently stationed in London, he serves as the Managing Director of Mitsubishi Corporation International (Europe) Plc and concurrently as the General Manager of the London Branch.
Since joining MC in 1990, he has held various roles, with a primary focus on global strategy and regional management at the Tokyo headquarters. Early in his career, he gained invaluable international experience through assignments in France, Senegal, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
In addition to his current responsibilities, Mr. Shinohara serves as the President of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the UK and holds several non-executive directorships within the Mitsubishi Corporation Group

35+ years of experience in Industry with international management position in Strategy, R&D, Product development, Business & services.

Prior experience :

– 5 years in GE Vernova, Leading Product & Technology Roadmap with a focus on external growth since early 2025

– 3 years in Danfoss as CTO and responsible for the key technology partnerships.

– 19 years in Schneider-Electric, (Head of Energy Strategy and Innovation , head of advanced services and project engineering for Industry, Managing the Automation Division of Schneider for more than 4 years, head of Drives R&D and then the Drives product portfolio making the Joint-Venture between Schneider and Toshiba,)

– 7 years in Alstom Transportation (project manager of the Northen Line embedded computer system in the last position)

Luís Marçal is Head of Smart Infrastructure and Sustainability Head at Siemens Portugal, where he leads the integration of electrification, digitalization, and sustainable solutions across the energy value chain. With a background in Electronic Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico and a Postgraduate degree in Marketing and International Business from INDEG, he combines technical expertise with strategic vision.

At Siemens, he is responsible for a portfolio spanning Electrical Products, Electrification & Automation, Buildings, E-Mobility, and Grid Software, driving innovation in areas such as smart grids, microgrids, energy storage, and digital infrastructure.

In his dual role, he ensures that Siemens Portugal not only supports the energy transition towards net zero but also strengthens the resilience and security of Europe’s energy systems. His work focuses on enabling future-proof infrastructures that balance sustainability, flexibility, and competitiveness, positioning Portugal as a key player in Europe’s clean energy economy.

Elina Roine was appointed Deputy Director General of the Operations Directorate (OPS) as of 1 September 2024.

In addition to her new role, she continues to lead the Business Planning and Support Department within OPS, a position she has held since December 2021.

Prior to her current role as Director, she established the OPS Climate Office (CO) and led it for two years, championing the EIB’s transition to being the EU climate bank and spearheading the operationalisation of the Climate Bank Roadmap. Notably, Elina and her OSD team are also at the forefront of the Bank’s digital transformation journey for front-line operations.

Elina joined the EIB in 2006 as a Loan Officer. She was responsible for the German market, covering multiple customer and product segments, from corporates to financial institutions and from high-risk private sector operations to public sector infrastructure financing. She was appointed Head of the German Division in 2013, and later moved to lead the Corporate Division in the Baltic Sea and Northern Europe Department (BSNE).

She began her banking career in the Nordea Group in Helsinki, starting in risk management before moving into a front-line role in international banking. In 2001, she relocated to London to join the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). As part of the Financial Institutions business group, she worked across several countries where the EBRD operates and led transactions ranging from senior debt to trade finance and equity, until her move to the EIB.

Elina holds a master’s degree in political science and economics from the University of Helsinki and a post-graduate master’s degree in advanced international studies from the Vienna School of International Studies.

Diego Pavía is a serial entrepreneur, having created seven companies in his lifetime. His main endeavour is to innovate, create – and implement operationally – all with the objective of creating value.

He is an electrical engineer from the Polytechnic University of Madrid, with a major in electronics and automation. In 1988, he was as co-founder and CEO of a start-up, Knowledge Engineering, dealing with industrial controls systems using artificial intelligence and neural networks. Three years later he joined Sema Group, and started a long career with private companies. In SchlumbergerSema, Diego headed multicultural working groups all over the world in the field of energy, with revenues of $650M. Between 2002 and 2010, Diego was the CEO of Atos Origin, a leading international IT service provider, where he was responsible for Spain and South America, about 9,000 employees, and an annual turnover of €450 million.

Since 2010 and under Diego’s leadership, EIT InnoEnergy has become the largest global organisation supporting innovation and entrepreneurship in sustainable energy, having directly deployed €650M to nearly 500 innovative products and services.

Olivier Sala was appointed the Group Vice President of Research & Innovation at ENGIE in July 2021. Passionate about energy & carbon transition challenges and how technologies can contribute, Olivier is an experienced VP with a demonstrated history of working in the Energy and Services industry.

In 1993, Olivier Sala graduated from the University of Technology in Compiègne with a Master’s in Mechanical Engineering, and in 1996 from ESSEC. He began his career at Air Liquide before moving into consulting at A.T. Kearney, followed by the Boston Consulting Group.

ENGIE is a leading world group that provides low-carbon energy, and aims to meet the challenges of climate change by achieving Net Zero Carbon by 2045. Guided by its objective statement, ENGIE reconciles economic performance with a positive impact on people and the planet, using its expertise in four core businesses: renewable energy, energy solutions, networks, thermal generation and energy supply.

After starting his career as a researcher in Portugal, Marco Ferraz moved to San Francisco to work as a visiting researcher at USGS, in collaboration with NASA. In 2009, he relocated to Australia to pursue a PhD at the University of Sydney, where he was also an auxiliary professor at the School of Geosciences.

Upon returning to Portugal in 2012, Marco joined Galp as a Geoscientist in Upstream, contributing to some of the company’s most prominent assets. Today, he leads the Upstream & Industrial Innovation Center at Galp, managing over 60 research, development, and innovation projects in Portugal and Brazil. These initiatives span oil and gas production, refining processes, and energy transition topics such as hydrogen, low-carbon fuels, carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS), and energy storage.

Marco is also chairman of the board of the Net4CO2 collaborative laboratory and board member of Bioref Colab.

Raphael Vaquer has been with Société Générale for over a decade, holding roles in both Hong Kong and London. He specializes in structuring and financing complex renewables, power, and first-of-a-kind energy transition projects across Asia and EMEA. Raphael has built deep expertise in offshore wind financing, advising clients on numerous large-scale projects in the UK and Taiwan. In recent years, he has become a leading advisor on bespoke financing structures for innovative assets such as interconnectors, carbon capture, and carbon transport and storage projects. Most notably, he advised sponsors of the Net Zero Teesside Power and Northern Endurance Partnership transactions, which together raised approximately £8 billion and represent the first project-financed carbon capture and storage projects globally. These landmark transactions, central to the UK’s East Coast Cluster, were recognized as Deal of the Year at the PFI Awards 2024, where Société Générale was also named Global Financial Adviser of the Year. His work is helping advance the UK’s net zero ambitions and accelerating the global transition to a low-carbon economy. Raphael holds an MEng in Electrical Engineering from CentraleSupélec.

Eduardo Martinez Granados is Director of Energy and Infrastructure Finance at ING Spain & Portugal, where he has spent over eight years structuring and closing more than 20 landmark financing transactions in the Iberian market. Notably, he led the first-ever biomethane project financing in Spain, demonstrating ING’s commitment to advancing the energy transition. Since 2019, Eduardo has been an active member of ING’s New Energy Technologies initiative, contributing to the development of the green hydrogen and derivatives industry in Iberia and advocating for their role in decarbonizing hard-to-abate sectors. He regularly participates in industry events, such as the Green Gas Mobility Summit, where he shares insights on renewable gas trends, innovative business models, and investment strategies that accelerate sector growth. Eduardo has also played a key role in major transactions, including ING’s support of AGR Biogás and SWEN Capital Partners in biomethane plant construction, as well as Sonnedix’s €2.5 billion portfolio refinancing, where ING acted as Sole ESG Coordinator and Hedge Provider. His work reflects a strong commitment to sustainable finance, helping clients scale renewable energy, energy storage, and hybrid projects across Europe. Eduardo began his career at Cintra, the road concession subsidiary of Ferrovial, working in Madrid and Dallas, Texas. He holds a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering from the Technical University of Madrid (UPM).

Vincent Guerré is the founding partner and current Chairman of ENOSIS, a pioneering French clean-tech company based in Toulouse that transforms CO₂ and non-reusable waste into renewable gases using proprietary biological methanation technology. Since launching ENOSIS in late 2014, he has steered the company from laboratory research to industrial deployment—culminating in the construction of Denobio, France’s first industrial-scale biomethanation facility integrated with an agricultural methanization unit, set to inject synthetic methane into the natural gas network starting in 2025. Under his leadership, ENOSIS has developed and commercialized advanced equipment lines such as Bimotep (a mobile biomethanation testing unit), Demetha (a pre-industrial biomethanation prototype), and Plainenergie (Europe’s first demonstration project converting territorial waste into injectible gas). In 2022, Guerré successfully led a €3 million equity fundraise from Industrya, UI Investissement, and Banque des Territoires—backing ENOSIS’s industrialization expansion under France 2030’s “Territoires d’innovation” program. He also forged a global partnership with engineering group John Cockerill to expand biomethane production and CO₂-recycling solutions across new markets. Early in his career, Vincent worked at STMicroelectronics, where he drove semiconductor innovations for the smartphone sector, and later at PRIMAGAZ, where he led its sales, marketing, and business unit operations. Vincent holds a Master of Science in Applied Mathematics and Telecommunications, along with an MBA from HEC, anchored by his foundational studies in political science. Through his leadership, ENOSIS now stands at the forefront of the circular economy—harnessing biological methanation to create sustainable, grid-injectible renewable gas, bridging electricity and gas networks while enabling energy storage and decarbonization.

Francois Koppenol has been active in venture capital as a lawyer for 20 years, advising both investors and founders. He focuses on investments (in its many forms such as equity, SAFEs, convertibles, venture debt), shareholders’ agreements, governance, employee incentive schemes and foreign direct investments controls. He has also been involved in many exits and liquidations.

Francisco Prata works as an energy security officer at the NATO Headquarters in Brussels. He staffs NATO’s Political Committee and supports the development of the Organisation’s role in the energy security domain. Previously, Francisco worked at NATO‘s Operations Division, where he focused on operational preparedness, civil-military coordination and hybrid threats. Prior to joining NATO’s International Staff in 2006, he worked for the United Nations in Kosovo and for the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Johan Söderbom has been active in the energy sector for 30 years mainly working with R&I for the electricity system. Between 1995 and 2014 Johan worked at the northern European Utility Vattenfall AB in various positions in R&D. From 2014 to 2019 Johan was heading a section at RISE (Research Institutes of Sweden) responsible electrical and optical measurement technology and he now holds the position of thematic leader for Smart Grids and Energy Storage at EIT InnoEnergy.

Patrik Möller is CEO and co-founder of CorPower Ocean, a global leader in wave energy technology. As co-President of Ocean Energy Europe he is a spokesperson for the sector. Patrik is passionate about how ocean waves can unlock the lowest cost 27/4 clean power mix across the world.

Mrs. Dr. Yun Luo is co-founder and CEO of ROSI, a French deeptech startup company leading the campaign of circular economy for photovoltaic industry. She holds a bachelor’s degree of physics from Fudan University in Shanghai (CN), a Diploma of Engineering from Ecole Polytechnique in Paris (FR), and a PhD degree in Microstructure Physics from Max-Planck-Institute in Germany. With full respect to science, technology, and industry, today Dr. Luo is leading ROSI team at worldwide forefront towards high value critical raw materials recycling and revalorization from and for photovoltaic industry, a key element for the successful relocalization and revival of European PV manufacturing.

Benoit Lemaignan is the co-founder and CEO of Verkor, a venture launched to accelerate the production capacity of low-carbon batteries in southern Europe, in collaboration with EIT InnoEnergy, Schneider Electric and the Groupe IDEC. Prior to the launch, EIT InnoEnergy brought Benoit on board to build synergies with the European Battery Alliance.

An aerospace engineer by training, Benoit is a serial entrepreneur. He previously founded and financed Waga Energy in 2015 and Aniah in 2019. He was also Managing Director of OSER ENR from 2015 to 2019 – a public-private partnership supporting the development of renewable projects. Earlier in his career, Benoit was a strategic advisor at Carbone 4 where his passion for energy and climate-related initiatives took root. From his time at Airbus, Benoit retains a strong drive for innovation and team work.

Patrik Möller is CEO and co-founder of CorPower Ocean, a global leader in wave energy technology. As co-President of Ocean Energy Europe he is a spokesperson for the sector. Patrik is passionate about how ocean waves can unlock the lowest cost 27/4 clean power mix across the world.

Besides her academic career in the fields of knowledge management, collaborative innovation and entrepreneurship, Elena Bou developed her professional career in the field of management consulting in both private and public companies. In 2010 she co-founded EIT InnoEnergy, the innovation engine for sustainable energy across Europe supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology.

She contributed to create InnoEnergy’s trusted innovation ecosystem which operates in more than 26 countries. In Elena’s Innovation Director role, she led the development of major efforts in creating and accelerating new start-ups and scale-ups in the energy field, including the investment process in such ventures. As a result, the company has now supported nearly 500 start-ups, including two unicorns.