Joao Manso Neto is a well-known manager in the energy sector. In 2021 he assumed the executive presidency of Greenvolt, a 100% renewable energy Group operating in three core business areas: sustainable biomass, wind, solar and storage utility-scale, and distributed generation.

Before assuming Greenvolt Group, Joao Manso Neto was a member of the Board of Directors of EDP Group between 2006 and 2021 and CEO of EDP Renewables from 2012 until 2021.

Joao have a degree in Economics from Instituto Superior de Economia, with a postgraduate degree in European Economics from Universidade Católica Portuguesa.

Michael Villa is the Executive Director of SmartEn - Smart Energy Europe, the leading European business association focused on demand-side flexibility. With a background in energy sector advocacy, he previously served as Head of Policy at SmartEn after six years as a Senior Consultant for clients in the EU and Middle East. Michael holds a Master's from the Institute for European Studies in Brussels and a bachelor's degree from the Catholic University of Milan.

Walburga Hemetsberger has been the CEO of SolarPower Europe since 2019.

She has been working in Brussels for more than 20 years in different positions, most of the time in the energy sector.

Before joining SolarPower Europe, Walburga headed the VERBUND Representation Office in Brussels and was a Board Member of Hydrogen Europe.

Walburga holds a degree in Law and Business Administration from Leopold-Franzens Universität Innsbruck. She speaks German, English, Dutch and French.

Piotr Listwoń has 16 years’ experience in managing trading and clearing operations on commodity forward markets, the financial instruments market as well as for international transactions carried out as part of the market coupling of the European electricity markets. On 29 June 2024, he was appointed President of the Management Board of Polish Power Exchange (TGE). Since April 2018, he has served as member of the Supervisory Board of the GPW Foundation, and in January 2021, he joined the Management Board of the Association of Power Exchanges (APEx).

Piotr Listwoń graduated from the Faculty of Strategic Management of the Polish Open University (POU/Oxford Brookes University) where he also obtained an MBA degree

Tomasz is a managing partner in the Polish office of McKinsey & Company. He has over 16 years of experience in strategic consulting in over 20 countries in Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa and the Middle East. He supports clients in the energy, technology, financial, public and private equity sectors. An expert in the field of strategy creation, enterprise value creation programs, digital transformation, restructuring and mergers and acquisitions. Leader of the Private Equity Practice in Central and Eastern Europe. He is a graduate of the Faculty of Economics and Sociology at the University of Lodz. He completed programs in economics and finance, m.in. at the London School of Economics, at the Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona and the FMU University Center in São Paulo, and the Colorado School of Mines in the USA.

Michał Motylewski is a Counsel and Energy Transition Director at Clyde & Co with over 20 years of experience in providing legal advisory services to governments, energy sector companies, financing institutions, industrial and commercial clients, and business associations.

From 2021 to 2022, Irena Gajewska served as Director at the Polish Photovoltaic Association. Her main responsibilities included cooperation with representatives of public administration to create a regulatory environment conducive to the development of solar energy, in accordance with the principles of sustainable development and the country’s climate and energy policy. Previously, from 2016, she worked for the Polish Wind Energy Association, and from 2019 she held the position of Vice President of the RE-Source Poland Hub Foundation, working to enable industry in Poland to power its production and service activities with clean, emission-free, competitively priced energy from renewable energy sources.

President of the Management Board of the Chamber of Industrial Energy and Energy Consumers and the Forum of Electricity and Gas Consumers. He developed and implemented an electricity supervision and management system at ZGH "Bolesław" S.A. and led initiatives to protect industrial customers from rising fuel and energy prices. Co-founder of the Forum of Electricity and Gas Consumers, which brings together eight industry organisations in Poland. Recognised with distinctions from Nowy Przemysł for contributions to a competitive electricity market, the Key to Success award from Energetyka Cieplna i Zawodowa, and the White Tiger Laurel of the Polish Energy Industry – ENERGIA 2016. Graduate in Electrical Engineering from AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków, with postgraduate studies in the Electricity, Heat, and Gas Market.

Anna Szelc is a Senior Director in Investments at Invesco Real Estate in Poland. She is responsible for asset management of ca 1.4 billion EUR of real estate, including prime office, retail and logistic assets i.e. Q22, Plac Unii and Galeria Kazimierz. Her responsibilities include performance maximisation, implementing ESG strategy and business development.

Prior to joining Invesco in 2021, Anna worked as investment and asset manager, and a lawyer. She began her professional career in 2004. Her experience spans all of the real estate sectors, including development, logistics, hotel, residential, retail and office in CEE. In the past she worked for Breevast and Azora, covering various aspects of sourcing, investment, management and leasing of their portfolios.

Anna holds a Master of Law degree from the Jagiellonian University of Cracow. She is a member of the Bar of Advocates of Poland. She has also completed various real estate courses. In her spare time, she enjoys tennis, cooking, travelling, fine arts, and a glass of good wine with friends.

Peter Kennedy is the Energy Manager at Tesco Ireland, where he leads strategies for energy efficiency, carbon reduction, and sustainability. He is steering Tesco's long-term renewable energy plan, advancing technologies such as solar PV, heat recovery, biomass, and wind energy. With expertise in energy systems, building performance, and carbon reporting, he is a strong advocate for practical, scalable solutions in the transition to decentralised energy.

An experienced manager and communicator; working in international and European energy and climate policy. Currently Advisor on the green energy transition and energy market regulation in the European Commission. From 2020 to 2022 at the IEA I led the Division promoting energy and climate policies, including carbon pricing, energy sector resilience and supporting COP26 energy transition work. Prior to 2020 I worked for the European Commission, on renewable energy and energy financing policy and energy modelling. Currently on the EPRI Advisory Council.

He graduated in law and philosophy, as well as Postgraduate Studies in Legislative Issues at the University of Warsaw. Graduate of the National School of Public Administration. He was professionally associated with energy administration, where in the years 2017-2022 he worked in the Ministry of Energy as the Chief Specialist for Legal Services in the Oil and Fuel Sector in the Department of Oil and Gas, and in the Ministry of Climate and Environment as the Head of the Local Energy Department in the Department of Renewable Energy Sources. In the Lewiatan Confederation since 2022, he has been supervising the area of energy, green transition and circular economy.

Aleksandra Radwańska is Vice President of the Polish Chamber of Energy Storage and Electromobility (PIME), where she focuses on the development of the ancillary services market and business-oriented dialogue with the Polish transmission system operator. She is also Country Manager Poland at Entrix, an AI-driven optimizer and trader of battery energy storage systems, leading the company's expansion and operations in the Polish market. Previously, she worked at Next Kraftwerke, an energy trading company and virtual power plant operator. Aleksandra holds an engineering degree from Warsaw University of Technology and a master's degree in sustainable energy systems from Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya in Barcelona and Eindhoven University of Technology..

A lawyer, political scientist, and civil servant with over a decade of experience in government administration, she worked at the Permanent Representation of the Republic of Poland to the EU from 2017 to 2022. Since 2023, she has been Deputy Director of the Renewable Energy Department at the Ministry of Climate and Environment, where she is responsible for, among other things, international cooperation.