Young Energy Ambassadors

Simone is the CEO and co-founder of Flexidao. He has developed the company into a global leader in providing software-based solutions for carbon-free energy management and procurement. Under his leadership, he has attracted clients and partners such as Google and Microsoft. He is an important figure in the so-called Next-gen Energy Procurement space, actively contributing to the development of new standards and guidelines such as the UN 24/7 CFE Compact, Greenhouse gas Protocol, Linux Foundation Energy, and the EnergyTag initiative. Simone is also a prominent public speaker, advocating and advising leading energy stakeholders on the future of the energy system at major corporate and energy policy events.

Muresan is a member of the Energy Transition Researcher Centre within the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca. He is also CEO of Renergia, the first sustainability app developed in Romania that helps people reduce their energy bills and save the planet. He was invited to COP28 UAE by IRENA to pitch Renergia and was also a member of the Romanian delegation. Muresan is involved in the energy transition process in multiple capacities: researcher, trainer, entrepreneur in the field of clean transition promoting energy culture among households, and energy manager for public authorities overseeing a Romanian city with 20,000 inhabitants. The experience gained through the work performed in the three roles is shared with students from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, where Alexandru is an associate professor. 

A lawyer by trade, Nevin is one of the co-founders of the Implementation Team of Women in Energy – Mulheres na Energia Portugal, and a member of the UNDP External Advisory Group for Energy Governance. She is also a Vice-Chair of the Distribution Committee at Eurogas and European Affairs Manager at Floene, the leading gas distribution group in Portugal. In March 2023, Nevin was selected to join the World Energy Council's Global Future Energy Leaders Programme. She also co-founded and and worked as a researcher at Nova Law Green Lab.

Karishma is an expert on urban sustainability, spatial planning and the energy transition. As an advocate for youth engagement in climate action, she has co-founded the Cities Working Group under YOUNGO, the official youth constituency to the UNFCCC, and is currently the co-coordinator of Global Youth Action at ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability and a UAE Youth Climate Delegate leading up to COP28. 

Patricia is a passionate advocate for sustainable energy and climate action. With a BSc in Civil Engineer and an MSc in Sustainable Energetic Engineering, she is currently working at CODEMA, Dublin's Energy Agency. Patricia brings extensive experience as a European Project Manager and Project Developer in both the public and private sector, coordinating European funded large-scale energy and climate projects and developing project proposals together with relevant European stakeholders.

Eliza Barnea is a just transition expert, with extensive policy and project management experience spanning roles in academia, NGOs, international financial institutions and political foundations. Her work centres on the social inclusion – green transition nexus, having worked closely with the Romanian government at all levels to advance a more equitable transition to a low-carbon economy. She currently coordinates the Just Transition Campaign for Bankwatch Romania. She is part of the EU Network of Just Transition Experts, JTPeers Expert Database.

Eva grew up between France and England, surrounded by Polish, German and Thai relatives. After completing a BSc thesis regarding nuclear fission waste management, she undertook the European Master in Nuclear Fusion. Due to her unusual life path, she believes that international collaboration is an integral part of research and the clean energy transition.

Marco Biersinger is the Deputy Head of Corporate Finance at DTEK Group, Ukraine’s largest private energy company. Marco is based in London and shares responsibilities for DTEK Group’s financing needs across the capital structure and strategic partnerships. DTEK’s businesses include thermal and renewable power generation in Ukraine and the EU, power distribution grids and electricity retail, oil and gas production, and international commodity trading.

Jiri is a consultant for several Czech companies developing PV and Agri-PV project pipelines in Czechia. He handles aspects of permitting and zoning, as well as grid connection and other technical matters. He has hands-on experience developing ground-mounted PV projects. He is also a PhD student and researcher at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University (FEE CTU) in Prague, focusing on the economic aspects of renewable energy sources. He has focused on agrivoltaics and is also active in establishing legislation for agrivoltaics in Czechia and Central Europe. Since January 2022, he has served as the Head of the agrivoltaics section in the Czech Solar Association. Currently, his main focus is on regulation implementation and developing large-scale photovoltaics and agrivoltaics installations in the Czech Republic.