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Kristen Panerali
Head, Clean Power and Electrification, World Economic Forum.
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Andrew O'Callaghan
Senior Policy and Programme Evaluator, Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). Andrew O’Callaghan is a Senior Policy and Programme Evaluator at the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). He works on developing evidence and data models to assess the impact of national retrofit and energy efficiency programmes. Andrew has a background in applied psychology and carbon management, and has previously worked in behavioural economics and energy modelling. His work supports the design of more effective and inclusive policies to advance Ireland’s climate and energy goals.
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Faidon Papadimoulis
Clean Energy and Technology Modeller.
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Bruno Idini
Energy Analyst. Bruno Idini leads the IEA’s work on SDG 7 within the World Energy Outlook team. He was one of the lead authors on the IEA’s Africa Energy Outlook, and the IEA’s World Energy Employment among other reports. He coordinates IEA’s co-custodianship on Tracking Progress on Sustainable Development Goal 7. Bruno also supports senior management engagement with external partners, drafting speeches and briefing notes. Prior to joining the IEA, Bruno carried out various research projects on energy, including on small-scale hydropower systems in Peru, and the opportunities and challenges for solar PV in Ghana.
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Norihiko Saeki
Director for CCUS Policy, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan. Norihiko Saeki serves as the Director for CCUS Policy, the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (ANRE), the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan (METI). He is responsible for formulating national strategy for Carbon Capture, Utilization and Sequestration (CCUS) in the Japanese government and currently engaged in drafting CCUS Business Act and CCUS Diplomacy as well. Prior to assuming this duty, Mr. Saeki was the Executive Director at Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Los Angeles office and oversees and coordinates the collaboration program of “J-Bridge”. He holds a Bachelors degree from the University of Tokyo, has been a visiting scholar at Johns Hopkins University SAIS and completed the Mamagement Acceleration Program at the Anderson School of Management UCLA.
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Kristina Klimovich
Programme Officer - Energy Efficiency Hub.
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Kartik Veerakumar
Former Energy Analyst - Asia Clean Energy Transition.
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Stavroula Evangelopoulou
Former Energy Technology Analyst – Hydrogen.
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Merab Birungi Byaruhanga
Project Manager and Policy Leader. Eng. Merab Birungi Byaruhanga is the Project Manager & head policy for the Promotion of Renewable and Energy Efficiency Programme at GIZ Energy & Climate cluster. The project focusses on policy interventions to support Government of Uganda in creating an enabling framework in energy sector, promotion of uptake of renewable energy and energy efficiency with private sector, capacity building interventions for public & private sector and inclusion of energy aspects in planning processes for districts.Merab has over 10 years’ experience in implementation of renewable energy, energy efficiency, and climate projects with government, private sector, academia and development partners. She is passionate about mentoring young women in the energy sector.Merab is a registered engineer under the Uganda Institution of Professional Engineers and is a member of the Federation of African Engineering Organization under the Governance committe...
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Chris Bowen
Minister for Climate Change and Energy.
