European Hydrogen Valleys Investment Forum 2024

Selection Panel Members

Aivars Starikovs

Latvian Hydrogen Association (Latvia)

Alexander Starchenko

Managing Partner
First Imagine! Ventures (United Kingdom)

Christian Mueller-Elschner

Founding Partner
Deutsche Ventures (Germany)

Claas Heise

Executive Director
NRW Bank (Germany)

Girts Greiskalns

Member of the Board
Latvian Hydrogen Association (Latvia)

Hans Maenhout

Investment Director
Finindus NV (Belgium)

Henry Rushton

Director, Energy Sector
ING (Belgium)

Itaru Shiraishi

Venture Capital
Energy & Environment Investment (Japan)

Jan Vaes

Program Manager Sustainable Chemistry
VITO - Flemish Institute (Vlaamse instelling voor technologisch onderzoek) (Belgium)

Jekabs Gzibovskis

Latvenergo (Latvia)

Jim Totty

Managing Director
Viridis Capital (United Kingdom)

Derivatives and emission reductions

Khangzhen Leow

Investment Analyst
AP Ventures (United Kingdom)

Korstiaan Zandvliet

Venture Partner
Urban Impact Ventures (Netherlands)

Kotaro Kodama

Senior Open Innovation Manager
AGC Inc (Germany)

Laura Schwery

Business Development Manager
CleantechAlps (Switzerland)

Generation and Storage

Offtake: municipal, residential, transport, industrial

Leandro Santos

Strategic Developer
Kubota Holdings Europe B.V. (Netherlands)

Marie Espitalier-Noël

Funding and Financing Manager
Hydrogen Europe (Belgium)

Noelia Guzmán

Naturgy (Spain)

Oliver Bornholdt

Global Business Development Manager Safety bei Dräger
Draeger Safety AG & Co. KGaA (Germany)

Raffaele Capuano

Iveco Group - FPT Motorenforschung AG (Switzerland)

Derivatives and emission reductions

Simon Lange

Growth Office Director - Hydrogen & Electrochemistry
Cummins Inc. (United States)

Generation and Storage

Derivatives and emission reductions

Willem-Jeroen Stevens

Founder, Managing Partner
CLEAR Financial Advisory (Netherlands)

Yoichi Yoshizawa

Senior Research Manager
Mitsui & Co. Deutschland (Germany)

Zhigang Qian

Managing Director
Boxing Venture (China)