Speakers
Meet our most valued speakers
Keynote Speakers
Heiko MaasFederal Foreign Minister, Germany
Svenja SchulzeFederal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany
Dr Michael MannDistinguished Professor & Director, Penn State Earth System Science Center (ESSC), USA
Bertrand PiccardChairman, Solar Impulse Foundation, Switzerland
Jamie MargolinZero Hour Climate Activist, USA
Vanessa NakateClimate Activist & Founder of the Rise Up Movement, Uganda
Brianna FrueanClimate Activist & Pacific Climate Warrior, Samoa
John KerrySpecial Presidential Envoy for Climate, USA
Jennifer GranholmSecretary of Energy, USA
Anne-Marie TrevelyanMinister for Business, Energy and Clean Growth, United Kingdom
Xiye BastidaClimate Justice Activist, Mexico
Cindy DemichelPresident, Celsius Energy, France
Peter AltmaierFederal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, Germany
Dr Ursula von der LeyenPresident of the European Commission
Speakers
Marisol OropezaCreator and Coordinator, Heat Changers Initiative and Business and Marketing Strategist, matters.mx, Germany & Mexico
Hilda Flavia NakabuyeClimate Activist, Fridays for Future, Uganda
Sophie HoweFuture Generations Commissioner for Wales
Prof Claudia KemfertHead, Department of Energy, Transportation, Environment, German Institute of Economic Research (DIW Berlin), Germany
Andreas FeichtState Secretary, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, Germany
Dr Alan FinkelSpecial Advisor to the Australian Government on Low Emissions Technology, Australia
Regine GüntherSenator for Environment, Transport and Climate Protection, Berlin, Germany
Marieke Van DoorninckDeputy Mayor, City of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Dr Werner HoyerPresident of the European Investment Bank (EIB)
Juan Carlos JobetMinister of Energy, Chile
Antonella BattagliniCEO of the Renewables Grid Initiative (RGI), Germany
Alix ChambrisVice President Group Public Affairs and Sustainability, Viessmann Group, Germany
Darío MartinezSecretary of Energy, Argentina
Jane McDonaldExecutive Vice President IISD, Canada
Yeon-chul YooAmbassador and Deputy Minister for Climate Change, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, South Korea
Dr Jochen EickholtMember of the Executive Board, Siemens Energy, Germany
Felix SeebachEnergy & Climate Policy Head, BASF, Germany
Patricia EspinosaExecutive Secretary of UN Climate Change
Martina OttoHead, Cities Unit, UNEP/GlobalABC Secretariat
Myriam CastaniéStrategy Manager, European Federation of citizen energy cooperatives (ReScoop.eu), France
Dr Seleshi Bekele AwulachewMinister of Water, Irrigation and Energy, Ethiopia
Fatih DönmezMinister, Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, Turkey
Nino TandilashviliDeputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture, Georgia
Dr Simone PeterPresident, German Renewable Energy Federation (BEE), Germany
Jan IJspeertCEO, BAE Batterien, Germany
Norbert TaphornArea Manager Africa & Asia-Pacific, Tesvolt GmbH, Germany
Geert van de WouwVice President, Shell Ventures, Netherlands
João Pedro Matos FernandesMinister of Environment and Energy Transition, Portugal
Simonetta SommarugaMember of the Federal Council, Head of the Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications, Switzerland
Teresa Ribera RodríguezDeputy Prime Minister and Minister for the Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge, Spain
Pekka HaavistoMinister for Foreign Affairs, Finland
Rebecca SandsWinner Green Recovery Challenge
Tamsyn Lonsdale-SmithWinner Green Recovery Challenge
Barbara PompiliMinister of the Ecological Transition, France
Udaya GammanpilaMinister of Energy, Sri Lanka
Ambassador Michael Klor-BerchtoldFederal Foreign Office, Germany
Dr Mohamed Shaker El-MarkabiMinister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, Egypt
Angus TaylorMinister for Energy and Emissions Reduction, Australia
Tinne Van der StraetenMinister of Energy, Belgium
Thiago BarralPresident of the Energy Research Office (EPE), Brazil
Diego MesaMinister of Mines and Energy, Colombia
Dr Megan WoodsMinister of Energy and Resources, New Zealand
Rolando Castro CórdobaVice Minister of Energy, Costa Rica
Nikolai ShulginovMinister of Energy, Russia
Alok KumarState Secretary, Ministry of Power, Government of India
Sabine FrankExecutive Director, Carbon Market Watch, Germany
Dorah MaremaPortfolio Head-Municipal Sustainability, South African Local Government Association (SALGA), South Africa
Claude TurmesMinister for Energy & Minister for Spatial Planning, Luxembourg
Francesco La CameraDirector-General, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
Dr Fatih BirolExecutive Director, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Abdulaziz bin SalmanMinister of Energy, Saudi Arabia
Stefan KapfererCEO, 50Hertz, Germany
Jo-Jo HubbardCo-Founder & CEO, Electron, United Kingdom
Markus RauramoCEO, Fortum, Finland
Alexandra DeckerManager Public Affairs Germany & Central Europe, CEMEX (Mexico)
Damilola OgunbiyiCEO & Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) & Co-Chair of UN-Energy, Nigeria
Prof Miranda Schreurs (Moderator)Chair of Environmental and Climate Policy, Technical University of Munich, Germany
Gauri SinghDeputy Director-General, IRENA
Christelle VerstraetenSenior Director European Policy, ChargePoint, Netherlands
Rana AdibExecutive Director, Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN 21), Germany
Piero PelizzaroChief Resilience Officer, Milan Municipality, Italy
Prof Meike JippDirector, Institute of Transport Research German Aerospace Center, Germany
Dr Corina ApachiţeHead of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Solutions, Continental Automotive, Germany
James ArbibFounder, RethinkX, United Kingdom
Antje LeendertseState Secretary, Federal Foreign Office, Germany
Leonore GewesslerFederal Minister for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology, Austria
Dan JørgensenMinister for Climate, Energy and Utilities, Denmark
Fermin KoopBETD Media Fellow Competition Winner 2020, Argentina
Felipe Bayón PardoPresident & CEO, Ecopetrol, ColombiaGina Domanig (Moderator)Managing Partner, Emerald Technology Ventures, Switzerland
Dr Michal KurtykaMinister of Climate and Environment, Poland
Joanne KubbaSenior Director, Public Policy, Uber, Netherlands
Ine Marie Eriksen SøreideMinister of Foreign Affairs, Norway
Dr Maximilian BockInvestment Manager, High-Tech Gründerfonds, Germany
Arifin TasrifMinister of Energy and Mineral Resources of the Republic of Indonesia
Ann RosenbergSenior Vice President for Sustainable Development, Wood plc
Hala ZawatiMinister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Jordan
Dang Hoang AnVice Minister, Vietnam Ministry of Industry and Trade, Vietnam
Kadri SimsonEuropean Commissioner of Energy
Wendy HughesManager Carbon Markets and Innovation, World Bank, USA
Dr Amani Abou-ZeidCommissioner for Infrastructure and Energy, African Union, Ethiopia
Dr Ajay MathurDirector General, International Solar Alliance (ISA), India
Dr Angela WilkinsonSecretary General & CEO, World Energy Council, United Kingdom
Pei-Hua YuBETD Media Fellow Competition Winner, Freelance Journalist, China
Dr Jorge Rivera StaffEnergy Secretary, Panamá
Omar PaganiniMinster of Industry, Energy and Mining, Uruguay
Yuriy VitrenkoMinister of Energy of Ukraine
Kersti BergeDirector for Energy and Climate Change, Scottish Government
Bianca de Bruijn-van der GaagHead of Real Estate Financing, ING-DiBa, Netherlands
Luigi di MaioForeign Minister, Italy
Walburga HemetsbergerCEO, SolarPower Europe, Belgium
Andrés AllamandMinister of Foreign Affairs, Chile
Maria NettoSector Principal Specialist, Financial Markets, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Rocío Nahle GarcíaSecretary of Energy, Mexico
Dr Elnur SoltanovDeputy Minister of Energy, Azerbaijan
Dr Jürgen ZattlerDirector-General for International Development Policy, 2030 Agenda, Climate, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany
Prof Chems-Eddine ChitourMinister of Energy Transition and Renewable Energies, Algeria
Shanqing LinVice Minister, National Energy Administration, China
Ihsan Abdul Jabbar IsmaaelMinister of Oil, Iraq
Seamus O’ReganMinister of Natural Resources, Canada