Air Products, Ebubekir Koyuncu
Ebubekir Koyuncu is the visionary Chief Executive Officer of Air Products Qudra (APQ), the premier development and investment company of Air Products in the Middle East. Since assuming this pivotal role in 2020, he has been instrumental in driving strategic growth, spearheading operations, and advancing the region’s energy transition and sustainability agenda. Under his leadership, […]
Hithium
Hithium is a professional energy storage solution provider and leading manufacturer of top-quality stationary energy storage products for utility-scale as well as commercial and industrial applications. Founded in 2019, the company is headquartered in Xiamen, China, with locations in Shenzhen, Chongqing, Munich, Dubai, New York and California. With four distinct R&D centers and multiple “intelligent” […]
Cigre, Antonio Iliceto
Senior expert on energy transition and innovation in power systems. Current active roles in International Organisations: CIGRE (including initiative with World Bank), ENTSO-E, MedTSO, ETIP SNET, ISGAN, IEC, IEA, WEF, Dii Desert Energy, GEIDCO, EPRI, Club of Rome. Recent fields of activities: Sector Coupling, Hydrogen and EV impact on power grids, Electrification of Industrial processes […]
Dii, Paul van Son
Paul van Son has been active for more than 40 years in various supervisory boards, executive and operations management positions in the international (emission- free) energy, grid infrastructure and gas business. Based in Munich (Germany) and Dubai (UAE), he is the founding CEO of Dii Desert Energy, originally ‘Desertec Industry Initiative (2009)’. This international group […]
Dii, Chiara Aruffo
Geoscientist by background, Chiara is the Director of Research at Dii Desert Energy, a leading think tank in the MENA region advocating for an acceleration of the energy transition. Among her responsibilities, she maintains the Renewable Energy projects MENA database and the MENA Hydrogen Tracker (in cooperation with Roland Berger). Chiara holds a PhD in […]
Dii, Cornelius Matthes
Cornelius is a well-respected leader and investor in the renewable energy industry and built several successful clean energy businesses and start-ups within Middle East and Africa. He has extensive board level experience from 10 years in Deutsche Bank (among others, youngest board member in Deutsche Bank Italy Group) and several leading renewable energy organizations and […]
Dii, Gulnara Abdullina
Gulnara Abdullina is a global renewable energy executive with over 18 years of experience in clean energy, specializing in market expansion, business transformation and sustainability leadership. She has held senior executive roles at two of the world’s largest solar manufacturers, overseeing multi-billion-dollar P&Ls and leading large, multifunctional teams across global and regional markets. As Vice […]
European Bank, Harry Boyd-Carpenter
Harry Boyd-Carpenter is the Managing Director, Sustainable Infrastructure Group at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. He took up this role on 1 January 2025. He heads a group of over 200 staff covering the power, energy, transport, and social and municipal infrastructure sectors in all the Bank’s countries of operation. The Sustainable Infrastructure […]
Fraunhofer, prof. Dr. Christopher Hebling
Prof. Dr. Christopher Hebling studied Physics and worked for around ten years in the field of photovoltaics before becoming Director of the Hydrogen Technologies Division at Fraunhofer ISE, which today comprises around 180 scientists, engineers and students. He is the spokesperson of the Fraunhofer Hydrogen Network (39 institutes) and member of the Executive Board of […]
Geostock, Pascal Baylocq
Pascal Baylocq, 58, has a PhD in Mechanics and a bachelor degree in Economics. He started his career at Total in 1994 where he worked in the Exploration & Production Division (as Reservoir Engineer, Drilling Engineer, Internal Auditor and Offshore Installation Manager). He joined GEOSTOCK in 2007 as Deputy CEO and was appointed CEO in […]