Young Energy Ambassadors

Hailey is a 19-year-old climate activist and a law student from Malta. As an EU Bioeconomy Youth Ambassador, she is raising awareness about the value of natural environments, and speaks on behalf of the younger generation at high-level conferences across Europe. She is passionate about sustainability and committed to driving positive change for our planet.

Elisabeth is an analyst at Ember, an independent energy think-tank. Her work focuses on the energy transition, primarily the decarbonisation of the European power system and its key enablers, such as electricity grids. Previously, she was the lead energy modeller at Malta’s national energy agency, working on the National Energy and Climate Plan amongst others.

Aoibhin is a Master’s student in International Relations with a passion for space diplomacy. She has experience in European intergovernmental organisations in the satellite and astronomy industries. Her major research concerns the policy and governance implications of outer space activities. 

Giorgia is senior EU public affairs manager at Huawei, leading the company’s strategy and advocacy work on social and environmental sustainability in the EU, focusing on technology for a nature-positive agenda and digital skills for a digital Europe. Before joining Huawei, she worked for UNIDO, coordinating global initiatives on the Fourth Industrial Revolution and industrial skills development, and also evaluating the environmental, social, and governance performance of beneficiary countries of the EU’s Generalized Scheme of Preferences.

Alba, featured in the Forbes 30 Under 30, is the Co-Founder & COO of Climatize, a mobile app enabling individuals to invest in renewable energy projects from as little as $5. Forns has previous experience as an Energy Consultant. Her background is in Engineering and she holds Master's degrees, in Energy Engineering and in Sustainable Energy Technologies, at two leading technical universities in Europe. 

Chantal is working as a climate protection manager in a German public administration and municipality with a population of 8,500. Her job is to develop and design an integrated climate protection concept for the town together with an engineering office. The aim of this concept is to achieve the German target of greenhouse gas neutrality by 2045 at the local/community level. Her role is to coordinate, initiate and implement measures in the areas of energy saving, renewable energy and energy efficiency, sustainable mobility, communication and education, as well as to set up the necessary structures within the administration. 

Marco, with more than five years in energy and sustainable development, drove change at 21, ensuring access in Sub-Saharan Africa. Now a Business Developer for Renewable Energy and Hydrogen, he represents youth through EYEN and Green Jobs Tree, influencing policy as an IRENA I-ACT educator and COP delegate.

Cruz is an advocate for a just transition, focusing on the impacts and challenges of using minerals (such as cobalt, lithium, etc.) to achieve a sustainable, secure and clean energy future for Europe and the world. He is a facilitator who creates further dialogue on mineral use and speaks about the current global inequities in conferences, hearings and other forums. Through his advocacy, he has engaged with decision-makers across Europe, where he aims to incorporate diverse perspectives (including those underrepresented) to influence the direction of net-zero policies.

Nikita is an entrepreneur and founder of Greentimber.dk. As an experienced project manager in sustainable engineering, he focuses on technical and commercial part of construction industry, and energy and electric vehicle charging business. Nikita's expertise spans business engineering, innovation, project management, project economy and finance, as well as contract management.