Adina Vălean

EU Commissioner for Transport

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/commissioners/2019-2024/valean_en

Serge Colle

Global Energy & Resources Industry Market & Global Power & Utilities Sector Leader, EY

Global energy advisor. Connecting clients with EY insights, services, assets and the broader energy ecosystem.

As the EY Global Energy & Resources Industry Market Leader, Serge supports clients as they manage challenges related to the energy transition.

Throughout his career, he has worked extensively in all parts of the value chain and with clients in diverse geographies.

Drawing on close to 30 years of experience, Serge provides guidance on strategies and business models and helps clients build the capabilities required for the new energy world.

He earned a master’s degree in Applied Economics from Ghent University, an ABMP degree from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and an MBA in General Management from Vlerick Business School.

How Serge is building a better working world

Serge helps clients take advantage of low-carbon renewable energy sources and emerging technologies. His work directly contributes to greener operations, a better and more efficient customer experience and increased green capital investment potential.

He frequently meets with key stakeholders across the energy and resources industry to discuss ways to provide affordable, clean and reliable energy to all.

Jean-Bernard Lévy

Eurelectric President - President & CEO, EDF

Jean-Bernard Lévy was appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of EDF Group on November 26th, 2014.
From December 2012 to November 2014 he was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Thales, a leading electronics and systems industrial group.
From 2002 to 2012, he was at Vivendi, a global communications and digital media company, based in Paris. He was Chief Operating Officer of Vivendi from 2002 to 2005, and CEO from 2005 to 2012.
From 1998 to 2002 he was Managing Partner, Corporate Finance at Oddo & Cie.
From 1995 to 1998 he was Chairman and CEO of Matra Communication.
Jean-Bernard Lévy was General Manager, Communications satellites of Matra Espace and then Matra Marconi Space from 1988 until 1993, when he became Chief of Staff to Gérard Longuet, the French Minister for Industry, Postal Services & Telecommunications and Foreign Trade.
From 1986 to 1988, he was Advisor to Gérard Longuet, the French Minister for Postal and Telecommunications Services.
Jean-Bernard Lévy began his career in 1979 with France Telecom as an engineer in Angers. In 1982, he became responsible for the management of senior staff and budgets, and was later promoted to deputy head of Human Resources.

Jean-Bernard Lévy, 63, is married with four children. He is a graduate of the École Polytechnique (1973) and Télécom ParisTech. He is an officer of the Légion d’Honneur and of the Ordre National du Mérite.

Herbert Diess (invited)

Chairman of the Board of Management, Volkswagen AG

Herbert Diess was born in Munich on October 24, 1958.

He studied vehicle technology at Munich University of Applied Sciences from 1977 and then mechanical engineering at Munich Technical University from 1978 to 1983.

After obtaining his degree in engineering, Diess was a scientific assistant at the Institute for Tool Machines and Plant Management of Munich Technical University, where he obtained a doctorate in the field of assembly automation in 1987. From 1988, he headed the Assembly Automation Department of the Institute for Tool Machines and Plant Management.

In 1989, he continued his career with Robert Bosch GmbH in Stuttgart. In 1990, he was appointed Technical Director, Planning and Maintenance, of the Robert Bosch plant at Treto in Spain, where he was General Manager from 1993.

In 1996, Diess joined BMW AG in Munich as Director, Long-Term and Structural Planning. From 1997, he headed the Process Consulting Department, first in the Production Division and later in the Engineering and Technology Division. He was then assigned to the UK, where he was Director of BMW’s Birmingham plant from 1999; one year later, he became Director of the BMW plant in Oxford. In 2003, he was appointed Director of BMW Motorcycles.

In 2007, he became Member of the Board of Management, Purchasing and Supplier Network, and, in 2012, Member of the Board of Management, Development, of BMW AG.

Effective July 1, 2015, the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen AG appointed Dr. Herbert Diess Member of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG and Chairman of the Board of Management of the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand.

The Supervisory Board of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft has appointed Dr. Herbert Diess as Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft effective April 13, 2018.

Effective January 11, 2019, the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft has assigned responsibility for the China Board of Management Division to Dr. Herbert Diess, the Chairman of the Board of Management, in addition to his other duties.

As of July 1, 2020, the Volkswagen Group is reorganizing responsibilities for the management of the brand and the Group: Dr. Herbert Diess will thus be given more freedom for his tasks as Group CEO. Within the Group Board of Management of Volkswagen AG, he will retain overall responsibility for the Volkswagen Passenger Cars division and the Volume brand group.

Kristian Ruby

Secretary General, Eurelectric

Kristian Ruby took over as Secretary General of Eurelectric, effective 1 January 2017. Prior to his appointment, he worked at WindEurope as part of the Executive Management team where, in his capacity as Chief Policy Officer, he was in charge of developing and implementing the political strategy of the association. Mr Ruby previously also held positions as assistant to the former European Commissioner for Climate Action, Connie Hedegaard and served, for a number of years, as a public servant in the Danish Ministries of Climate and Energy as well as Environment.

Åsa Pettersson

CEO, Swedenergy

Åsa Pettersson is the CEO of Swedenergy since April 2021.  Swedenergy is a non- profit industry and special interest organisation for companies that supply, distribute, sell, and store energy. Mainly electricity, heating, and cooling. Swedenergy monitors and promotes the interests of its members and the Swedish energy sector in general. The organisation has a total of 400 members,

which includes state-owned, municipal, and private companies as well as associations within the energy sector.

Åsa comes from a position as head of Public Affairs  & Sustainability at Scania, a global manufacturer of trucks and buses, which she held between 2014- 2021. As such, she was responsible finding way to drive the shift to a sustainable transport system in dialogue with society and working in partnerships. She has more than to

20 years of experience of working with sustainability and public affairs in the transport and energy sector in Stockholm and Brussels.

Before joining Scania, she worked with sustainability and public affairs at the Swedish energy company Vattenfall AB at which she occupied various leading positions, including Head of Group Public Affairs and, Head of Group Sustainability.

She has a Master of Arts focused in Political Science & French from Lund University and completing studies in Climate Change and & Environmental protection from Stockholm University.

MEP Karima Delli (invited)

MEP

https://karimadelli.fr/me-connaitre/

Miguel Stilwell de Andrade

CEO, EDP

Born in 1976 and graduated with an M.Eng with Distinction in Mechanical Engineering in the University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, Scotland) and an MBA by MITSloan (Boston, USA).

He initiated his career at UBS Investment Bank in London, UK, where he worked primarily in Mergers and Acquisitions in various projects in European countries, including Portugal, as well as in Japan, Thailand and Brazil.

Miguel lived between 1994 and 2003 in Scotland, Italy, England, Portugal and the USA.   In  2000, he joined EDP in the area of Strategy and Corporate Development / M & A and was the Director of this area between 2005 and 2009.

During this period Miguel coordinated and managed various M&A  and capital market transactions for EDP, including the acquisition of  several companies  that gave rise to EDP Renewables, the acquisition of Hidrocantabrico, the different phases of EDP’s privatization, EDP’s share capital increase in 2004, EDP Energias do Brazil IPO in 2005 and EDP Renewables IPO in 2008.

He was a member of the Board of EDP Distribuição Energia from January 2009 to February 2012.

Miguel was also a non-executive  Member of  the Board of  Directors of  EDP Inovação, EDP  Ventures, EDP  Gas Distribution and Chairman of  InovGrid ACE.

In 2012 he was  appointed Chairman of EDP Comercial as well as Counselor-Delegate and Vice-Presidente of  Hidroeléctrica del Cantabrico and Naturgas Energia. In 2014 he was appointed as Chairman of EDP Soluções Comerciais. He is currently a Director of FAE – Fórum de Administradores de Empresas.

He was appointed member of EDP Executive Board on 20 February 2012 and reappointed on 21 April 2015.

Barbara Pompili (invited)

French Minister of the Ecological Transition

Francesco Venturini (invited)

CEO, Enel X

Daniel Mes

Cabinet Member, EVP Frans Timmermans, European Commission

A lawyer by training, Daniel started his career at the European Commission in its competition department. There he worked on transport and digital technology files. During the last Commission term, he managed relations with the European Parliament and the Council, including on transport files, and was a speechwriter to Margrethe Vestager. Since 1 December 2019, he works in the Cabinet of Executive Vice President Frans Timmermans on the European Green Deal in Transport.”

Roger Atkins

Founder - Electric Vehicles Outlook Ltd

From electric guitars to electric cars Roger has been on a colourful journey! After a couple of decades singing the praises of combustion engines he changed his tune a decade ago to become an EV advocate. Musician turned business consultant, his 'Electric Vehicles Outlook' consultancy has been busy with automotive, finance, mining, and energy clients, as well as publicly sharing an EV narrative on the LinkedIn platform where he now has in excess of 200,000 followers. A trio of start-ups behind him:- online car retailing at Virgin cars: amphibious vehicles with Gibbs: and electric trucks at Modec, he now acts as Brand Ambassador for SAIC Europe, and Rimac Automobili, as well as helping French start-up Paris Electric and Gao Feng Advisory in China.

Sara Riera

Head of Energy & Charging, SEAT

Experience and expertise in e-mobility, strategy, business development and product management. Deep knowledge of automotive, energy and mobility sectors.

Currently serving as Head of Energy & Charging at SEAT (VW Group), with responsibility to create new business opportunities for electric vehicles, such as e-mobility portfolio, energy and charging services, and overarching decarbonisation initiatives.

Daniel Mes

Cabinet Member, EVP Frans Timmermans, European Commission

A lawyer by training, Daniel started his career at the European Commission in its competition department. There he worked on transport and digital technology files. During the last Commission term, he managed relations with the European Parliament and the Council, including on transport files, and was a speechwriter to Margrethe Vestager. Since 1 December 2019, he works in the Cabinet of Executive Vice President Frans Timmermans on the European Green Deal in Transport.”

Jean-Philippe Laurent

President of IZIVIA and EDF’s Strategy and Development Director

Jean Philippe LAURENT began his career in Philips Research on the premises of artificial intelligence applied to lighting and consumer products.

He joined Siemens-VDO Automotive, leader in automotive electronics, in 1997. He was in charge of various fonctions: business, product development and product strategy.

From 2006 to 2018, he was successively in charge of R&D, Marketing and Sales & Marketing at Dalkia. Dalkia is a leading energy services company that develops and operates heating networks, energy efficiency solutions and renewable energy.

In March 2018, he was appointed EDF's Deputy Director of R&D in charge of the Commerce, Renewable Energy, Energy Management and Networks business areas.

Since July 2020, he has been in charge of Strategy and Development for the EDF Group's Customers, Services and Territories Division.

Francesco Venturini (invited)

CEO, Enel X

Bertrand Deprez (invited)

Vice President of EU Government Affairs, Schneider Electric