Carmen Gimeno is the Secretary General of GEODE, the European association representing the interests of 1200 private and public energy companies for both electricity and gas in 15 European countries. She is also a Managing Partner at Verdia Legal in Barcelona, where she has been working since 1995. Her expertise in energy law is built upon over 20 years of experience in this field. Ms Gimeno holds a Law degree from the University of Barcelona (1992). In 1993, she became a Member of the Bar Association of Barcelona. In the same year, she earned a postgraduate degree in Business Management Techniques at the Business Studies School of the University of Barcelona. She also studied Political Science and Sociology at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) and completed a study period within an Erasmus Programme at Ruprecht-Karls Universität in Heidelberg, Germany, specialising in International and Community Law (1990-1991).

More than 22 years of experience in the Transmission and Distribution Industry, leading complex transformation initiatives and supporting clients in their digitalization journey. Luca is Europe Lead for Accenture's "Network of the Future" offering, which focuses on the evolution of the capabilities for Grid Operators in the Energy Transition.

Christiane Mann is a global Strategy and Marketing Leader in the Clean Energy Transition and Smart Buildings space. As Head of Industry Affairs Smart Infrastructure at Siemens AG she is actively shaping a sustainable future in the intersection of strategy, technology, and policy. Siemens Smart Infrastructure combines the real and digital worlds across energy systems, buildings, and industries, enhancing the way people live and work and significantly improving efficiency and sustainability. Siemens' electrification products, systems, solutions, and services improve energy and resource efficiency, facilitate the transition towards renewables and decentralized power generation while ensuring a resilient and reliable power supply. Christiane has held several strategy and marketing leadership roles in the energy and the smart buildings sector. She was global Corporate Vice President Industry Affairs for the Energy Management business of Schneider Electric, and prior to that Director of Strategy and Marketing within Siemens Building Technologies. At T&D Europe, the European association of grid technology manufacturers, she is the current Chair of the Working Group Grid Digitalization. Previously, she was Chairman of smartEn, the European business association for digital and decentralized, smart, energy solutions in Brussels.

Mission: Electrify everything (that can be electrified) with clean and renewable energy. Bruce Douglas has 25 years' international experience in the promotion of renewable energy and electrification. He is currently Director of Communications and Business at Eurelectric based in Brussels, representing over 3000 companies active in the European power sector. Previously he has held the following positions: Deputy CEO of SolarPower Europe, Coordinator of the RE-Source Platform - the European alliance for corporate sourcing of renewable energy, founding Chairman of the Global Solar Council (GSC), Chief Operating Officer at WindEurope for 10 years, founding Secretary General of the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and Managing Director of FLiDAR, an offshore wind company. He has a Master degree in renewable energy systems technology and is fluent in English and French.

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Dr. Roland Roesch has been Acting Director at the Innovation and Technology Center (IITC) in the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) since November 2022. In this role, he oversees the agency's work on advising member countries on energy scenarios and planning, power sector transformation, renewable generation, cost and markets, technology status and innovation outlooks, and project development guidelines. Before becoming Acting Director, he served as IITC Deputy Director from 2018. Roland joined IRENA in 2012 and has worked in multiple work programs since. For two years prior to joining IRENA, Roland had been Professor for Energy Economics at the University of Applied Science in Damstadt. Previously, he worked for 15 years in the oil and gas and utilities industries for Shell and E.ON, latterly as General Manager Power with Shell and as Head of Division, Project Leader, Project Executive and Technical Project Developer with E.ON. Previously, he worked as an Energy Market Consultant for Lahmeyer International and as a researcher in renewable energy. Roland has solid business experience in energy markets, energy economics and strategies, renewable integration management, energy project development and project financing.