Young Energy Ambassadors

Frederik, a master’s student in energy economics and computer science, balances academia with youth engagement. He is a research assistant in the field of electricity grid digitalisation, drawing from a background in the mobility sector. As president of AEGEE Aachen, he is engaged in one of Europe’s largest interdisciplinary student organisations, striving for a democratic, diverse and sustainable Europe.

Liam is the CEO of Cellfion, a Swedish company developing bio-based ion-exchange membranes for clean electrochemical energy storage and conversion devices. 

Áron is an economist specialising in energy and environmental economics. He is currently working at Cambridge Econometrics and doing a PhD on electricity markets. He supports research and consultancy projects with economic analysis and with the application of econometric estimation techniques to assess impacts and to design policy measures.

Driven by a strong urge to have a uniquely positive impact, Danial has dedicated the past 15 years to working towards a climate-neutral future for all. On the land-water-energy nexus, he is passionate about developing innovative solutions, policies, and business models that help achieve the balance between security, equity and environmental sustainability.

Tuomas is CEO at Winda Energy, where he leads the development of some 2 GW of wind and solar capacity in Finland. He is scaling up Winda’s portfolio through a stakeholder-centric approach, which puts local communities first and helps accelerate the country's and Europe's transition to sustainable energy production.

Sarka is a PhD student researching the potential of green hydrogen to replace natural gas. Hydrogen plays also a role in her job as ESG Project manager. She is also the author of the educational blog felackaholka.eu, where she introduces the public to the energy-related issues.

Lukas is an engineer and researcher seeking ways to achieve impact at scale. He co-founded and runs Ecorbio, a cleantech company in Cyprus, with a mission to upcycle waste biomass into valuable chemicals. His goal – have tons of positive environmental impact through replacing fossil-derived and food-competitive chemicals with sustainable ones.

Livia is Venture Manager for the Creative Destruction Lab, and responsible for the Climate Stream. She completed a PhD at the intersection of Design Engineering, Biology and Chemistry from Imperial College London where she worked on 3D printing artificial soil and developed a novel biocompatible green light 3D printer. The quality and novelty of her research led her to be awarded as Young Innovator by the Association of Woman Innovators and Inventors. She is also Vice-President of YES-Europe, an NGO with the mission of empowering youth to accelerate a sustainable energy transition, and recently became an advisor for InAGlobe. 

Rytis is a former Vice Minister of Energy in Lithuania and founder of Energy Unlimited, a renewable energy developer in the Baltic states. Rytis has a unique view on the energy transition from both public and private sector perspectives. He is committed to advancing Europe's transition to a carbon neutral energy system through innovation, evidence-based policy making, inclusive stakeholder engagement and the best project management practices.