Expert Jury
 
Aivars Starikovs
Latvian Hydrogen Association

Aivars Starikovs

Board Member
Latvian Hydrogen Association (Latvia)
Generation and Storage
Derivatives and emission reductions
Offtake: municipal, residential, transport, industrial
Alexander Starchenko
First Imagine! Ventures

Alexander Starchenko

Managing Partner
First Imagine! Ventures (United Kingdom)
Anamaria Zianveni
Encevo Group

Anamaria Zianveni

Project Manager CEO
Encevo Group (Luxembourg)
Andrea Caprara
Legend Holdings

Andrea Caprara

Overseas Investment Executive Director
Legend Holdings (China)
Generation and Storage
Audra Shallal
BOSS Consulting

Audra Shallal

Managing Director
BOSS Consulting (France)
Bastiaan Bor
Pondera Development

Bastiaan Bor

Commercial Director
Pondera Development (Netherlands)
Generation and Storage
Bjorn Aronsson
Hydrogen Sweden

Bjorn Aronsson

Managing Director
Hydrogen Sweden (Sweden)
Carmen Font
Font Corporation

Carmen Font

Managing Director
Font Corporation (Spain)
Christian Mueller-Elschner
Deutsche Ventures

Christian Mueller-Elschner

Founding Partner
Deutsche Ventures (Germany)
Christophe Bodin
CBO Consulting

Christophe Bodin

Director
CBO Consulting (Belgium)
Dmitrijs Kononovs
Median+

Dmitrijs Kononovs

Founder & CEO
Median+ (Latvia)
Generation and Storage
Erik Rakhou
The Boston Consulting Group Netherlands

Erik Rakhou

Associate Director
The Boston Consulting Group Netherlands (Netherlands)
Fred van Beuningen
Chrysalix Venture Capital

Fred van Beuningen

Managing Partner
Chrysalix Venture Capital (Netherlands)
Generation and Storage
Girts Greiskalns
Latvian Hydrogen Association

Girts Greiskalns

Member of the Board
Latvian Hydrogen Association (Latvia)
Henry Rushton
ING

Henry Rushton

Director, Energy Sector
ING (Netherlands)
Itaru Shiraishi
Energy & Environment Investment

Itaru Shiraishi

Venture Capital
Energy & Environment Investment (Japan)
Derivatives and emission reductions
Offtake: municipal, residential, transport, industrial
Jekabs Gzibovskis
Latvenergo

Jekabs Gzibovskis

Head of Venture Capital Investments
Latvenergo (Latvia)
Jorma Piir
Sunly

Jorma Piir

Startup Investment Analyst
Sunly (Estonia)
Karlis Vonda
SIA Getlini EKO

Karlis Vonda

Waste water treatment manager
SIA Getlini EKO (Latvia)
Kaspars Niedols
Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA)

Kaspars Niedols

Senior Investment Advisor - Smart energy and mobility
Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA) (Latvia)
Korstiaan Zandvliet
Urban Impact Ventures

Korstiaan Zandvliet

Venture Partner
Urban Impact Ventures (Netherlands)
Kotaro Kodama
AGC Inc

Kotaro Kodama

Senior Open Innovation Manager
AGC Inc (Germany)
Laura Mendera
CLEAR Financial Advisory

Laura Mendera

Director Business Development - Corporate Finance services for Tech Scale Ups
CLEAR Financial Advisory (Netherlands)
Leandro Santos
Kubota Holdings Europe B.V.

Leandro Santos

Strategic Developer
Kubota Holdings Europe B.V. (Netherlands)
Derivatives and emission reductions
Offtake: municipal, residential, transport, industrial
Magnus Bjorkman
SUSTINVEST

Magnus Bjorkman

Associate
SUSTINVEST (Belgium)
Marianna Malkowska
PKN Orlen

Marianna Malkowska

Expert in the Hydrogen Project Coordination Department
PKN Orlen (Poland)
Marie Espitalier-Noël
Hydrogen Europe

Marie Espitalier-Noël

Funding and Financing Manager
Hydrogen Europe (Belgium)
Matthew Gentry
Zaz Ventures

Matthew Gentry

Principal Consultant
Zaz Ventures (Belgium)
Generation and Storage
Miquel Albareda
Kubota Holdings Europe B.V.

Miquel Albareda

Corporate Development Associate
Kubota Holdings Europe B.V. (Netherlands)
Generation and Storage
Offtake: municipal, residential, transport, industrial
Normunds Feierbergs
RIX Riga Airport

Normunds Feierbergs

RIX Riga Airport (Latvia)
Oliver Bornholdt
Draeger Safety AG & Co. KGaA

Oliver Bornholdt

Global Business Development Manager Safety bei Dräger
Draeger Safety AG & Co. KGaA (Germany)
Generation and Storage
Offtake: municipal, residential, transport, industrial
Patrick Muller
HEUKING

Patrick Muller

Equity Partner
HEUKING (Germany)
Peter Blaskovits
Ministry of Investments, Regional Development and Informatization

Peter Blaskovits

Advisor to the State Secretary
Ministry of Investments, Regional Development and Informatization (Slovak Republic)
Peteris Lesnicenoks
Latvenergo

Peteris Lesnicenoks

Hydrogen Business Development
Latvenergo (Latvia)
Raphael SCHOENTGEN
Hydrogen Advisors

Raphael SCHOENTGEN

Founder and CEO
Hydrogen Advisors (France)
Roman Pyankovski
Dinex

Roman Pyankovski

Global PTS ICE & FUEL CELL Technology Innovations Manager
Dinex (Denmark)
Ryszard Ksiazek
PKN Orlen

Ryszard Ksiazek

Expert in Fuel Synthesis Process Optimisation and Modelling Team
PKN Orlen (Poland)
Sergey Donskoy
First Imagine! Ventures

Sergey Donskoy

sergey@firstimagine.com
First Imagine! Ventures (United Kingdom)
Valentin Bratkov
BalticHydrogenGroup OU

Valentin Bratkov

BalticHydrogenGroup OU (Estonia)
Vesa Lehtinen
Corenvest Oy

Vesa Lehtinen

CEO
Corenvest Oy (Finland)
Wessel van Horzen
ING

Wessel van Horzen

Vice President Sustainable Investments
ING (Netherlands)
Derivatives and emission reductions
Yoichi Yoshizawa
Mitsui & Co. Deutschland

Yoichi Yoshizawa

Senior Research Manager
Mitsui & Co. Deutschland (Germany)
Derivatives and emission reductions
Offtake: municipal, residential, transport, industrial