European Hydrogen Valleys Investment Forum 2024

Selection Panel Members

 

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)
Bjorn Aronsson
Hydrogen Sweden

Bjorn Aronsson

Managing Director
Hydrogen Sweden (Sweden)
Christian Mueller-Elschner
Deutsche Ventures

Christian Mueller-Elschner

Founding Partner
Deutsche Ventures (Germany)
Claas Heise
NRW Bank

Claas Heise

Executive Director
NRW Bank (Germany)
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)
Hans Maenhout
Finindus NV

Hans Maenhout

Investment Director
Finindus NV (Belgium)
Henry Rushton
ING

Henry Rushton

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

Itaru Shiraishi

Venture Capital
Energy & Environment Investment (Japan)
Jan Vaes
VITO - Flemish Institute (Vlaamse instelling voor technologisch onderzoek)

Jan Vaes

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

Jekabs Gzibovskis

Head of Venture Capital Investments
Latvenergo (Latvia)
Jim Totty
Viridis Capital

Jim Totty

Managing Director
Viridis Capital (United Kingdom)
Derivatives and emission reductions
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)
Khangzhen Leow
AP Ventures

Khangzhen Leow

Investment Associate
AP Ventures (United Kingdom)
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 Schwery
CleantechAlps

Laura Schwery

Business Development Manager
CleantechAlps (Switzerland)
Generation and Storage
Offtake: municipal, residential, transport, industrial
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)
Marc Leduc
BASF Venture Capital GmbH

Marc Leduc

Investment Manager
BASF Venture Capital GmbH (Germany)
Marie Espitalier-Noël
Hydrogen Europe

Marie Espitalier-Noël

Funding and Financing Manager
Hydrogen Europe (Belgium)
Noelia Guzmán
Naturgy

Noelia Guzmán

Innovation and Corporate Venture Capital
Naturgy (Spain)
Oliver Bornholdt
Draeger Safety AG & Co. KGaA

Oliver Bornholdt

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

Patrick Scherrer

CEO
Swissinno+ (Switzerland)
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)
Pol Hortal
Zubi Labs

Pol Hortal

Managing Director
Zubi Labs (Spain)
Generation and Storage
Raffaele Capuano
Iveco Group - FPT Motorenforschung AG

Raffaele Capuano

Ideas Factory Manager – Open Innovation
Iveco Group - FPT Motorenforschung AG (Switzerland)
Derivatives and emission reductions
Simon Lange
Cummins Inc.

Simon Lange

Corporate Strategy Director - Hydrogen & Electrochemistry Growth Office/Corporate Venturing
Cummins Inc. (United States)
Generation and Storage
Derivatives and emission reductions
Wessel van Horzen
ING

Wessel van Horzen

Vice President Sustainable Investments
ING (Netherlands)
Derivatives and emission reductions
Willem-Jeroen Stevens
CLEAR Financial Advisory

Willem-Jeroen Stevens

Founder, Managing Partner
CLEAR Financial Advisory (Netherlands)
Yoichi Yoshizawa
Mitsui & Co. Deutschland

Yoichi Yoshizawa

Manager
Mitsui & Co. Deutschland (Germany)
Zhigang Qian
Boxing Venture

Zhigang Qian

Managing Director
Boxing Venture (China)