Solarplaza Summit Agri-PV Europe

Meet our Advisory board

The Industry Advisory Board empowering the event

The combined wealth of knowledge, years of experience, and high-level network of our expert advisory board members help shape our program and enhance our event. Their involvement guarantees the practical and inspirational relevance of our event in the dynamic and ever-evolving solar landscape.

Rolando Roberto

Owner and CTO

ITALIA SOLARE

Rolando Roberto is the owner and CTO of AEDES GROUP ENGINEERING S.R.L. and a strong member of Italia Solare with an extensive history in solar and Agri-PV. He has worked comprehensively in the field, from securing permitting authorization of RES plants, to the final and executive design of solar power plants for more than 1.5 GW.

Alessandra Scognamiglio

Architect

AIAS (Associazione Italiana Agrivoltaico Sostenibile)

Alessandra Scognamiglio is a licensed architect with a Master's degree in Architecture and a PhD in Technologies for Architecture and Environment. She has been a researcher at ENEA (Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development) since 2000, focusing on the interface between scientific research and design. She is currently the coordinator of the task force on Sustainable Agrivoltaics and serves as the president of the Italian Association for Sustainable Agrivoltaics. With a strong interest in photovoltaics in buildings and landscapes, Alessandra has managed various projects related to innovative photovoltaic systems and is the project manager for the EU-funded project Symbiosyst. She has contributed to numerous publications, holds patents related to photovoltaics in buildings and landscapes, and is actively involved in organizing conferences and delivering lectures and training courses. In summary, Alessandra Scognamiglio is an accomplished architect and researcher specializing in the field of photovoltaics. She works at ENEA, where she coordinates the task force on Sustainable Agrivoltaics and leads projects related to innovative photovoltaic systems. With extensive experience in the field, she actively contributes to publications, patents, conferences, and education, aiming to bridge the gap between scientific research and practical design applications.

Matthew Berwind

Team Leader PV System Simulations PV Power Plants

Fraunhofer

Since 2020, Dr. Matthew Berwind has been a scientist at the Fraunhofer ISE leading public and private projects in the Agrivoltaics and Solar Power Plants groups as the subject manager for photovoltaic simulations. His thematic focal points at the Fraunhofer ISE are the maximization of dual-yield in tracked agrivoltaic systems, leading two public projects in this direction, as well as the digitalization of and data analytics for integrated PV power plants.

Marleen Gysen

Innovation Consultant

Boerenbond

Marleen Gysen has over 10 years of extensive experience in innovation in agriculture and advising farmers. She works as an innovation consultant at Boerenbond, the largest farmers’ organisation in Belgium. Her main interest lies in the integration of renewable energy at the farm: matching energy demand and energy production. She tries to trigger farmers to think outside the box and to look for inspiration from other regions and other sectors. She supports them when setting up their innovative ideas and helps them with practical issues. Marleen was a member of the European EIP-AGRI Focus Group on on-farm renewable energy production. She was involved, among others, in the H2020 project PLAID on on-farm demonstration and the H2020 project LIAISON that aimed to help unlock the potential of “working in partnership for innovation” in agriculture. Nowadays, Marleen is involved in the H2020 project HyPErFarm on agrivoltaics.

Sascha Krause-Tünker

CFO

Next2sun

Sascha Krause-Tünker is responsible for the company business development. He has a strong focus on renewable energy and sustainability. Previously worked as a Consultant and Interim-Manager focusing on project management, IT und finance. He has broad experience in start-up, small- and medium sized businesses as well as big corporations, intersectoral with experiences in production, logistics, energy and services. In 2004 he completed Masters in Business Administration at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main in Germany.

The Industry Advisory Board empowering the event

Program Overview

Harvest knowledge in the fruitful Agri-PV market with the latest insights, know-how and practical pointers

Fueled by market research, inspired by local consultation, and tailored for our professional audience, the content-rich event program takes stock of the challenges and opportunities of the Agri-PV sector.

Conference Program Solarplaza Summit Agri-PV Europe

SESSION 1 The Make-up of Agri-PV

SESSION 2 Achieving Harmony between Land, Farm and Sun

SESSION 3 Delving into the practical and the technical

SESSION 4 Making Agri-PV Resilient and Future-Proof: Opportunities, Visions and Inspiration

Speakers

Marleen Gysen

Innovation Consultant

Marleen Gysen

Innovation Consultant

Boerenbond

Sascha Krause-Tünker

CFO

Sascha Krause-Tünker

CFO

Next2sun

Matthew Berwind

Team Leader PV System Simulations PV Power Plants

Matthew Berwind

Team Leader PV System Simulations PV Power Plants

Fraunhofer

Audrey Juillac

president of the FFPA + farmer

Audrey Juillac

president of the FFPA + farmer

Fédération Française des Producteurs Agrivoltaiques (FFPA)

Audrey Juillac is a 28 year old farmer and president of the FFPA, working in the South West of France. She started her activity 2 years ago with a strong will to show that young farmers have the responsibility to contribute to the changes we need to implement in order to have a more resilient agriculture. She is an ex physicist in search of a meaningful professional activity that has a positive impact on the society. She now has 3 ha of land, all cultivated in an organic way and is currently developping an agropv plant with the help of Green Light Hous Développement

Jiří Bím

Head of Agrivoltaics

Jiří Bím

Head of Agrivoltaics

Czech Solar Association (Solární Asociace)

Jiří Bím was born in Mladá Boleslav. He finished FEE CTU with Bc. in 2017 in Electrotechnics, energetics and management study program. In 2020 he finished his Masters degree in the study program Management of energetics. Since 2021 he is PhD. student and researcher at CTU and studying topic Economics aspect of RES. He has focused on agrivoltaics and is also active in establishing legislation for agrivoltaics. From 2022 he is the Head of agrivoltaics section in Czech Solar association.

Elena Rasheva

CEO and co-founder

Elena Rasheva

CEO and co-founder

Evklips Energy

Queen Mary, University of London and King's College London graduate, after post-graduate course at the Sorbonne, Elena began her career as a business analyst at American Express (UK). Before starting the "Evklips Energy" adventure, Elenagained valuable experience at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, where she worked as a financial analyst. The dream of a "greener future" becomes a driving force for the transition from large corporations towards the establish of company. To date, Evklips Energy is among the leaders in the construction of photovoltaic plants throughout Europe. In the last 6 years, the company has over 1 gigawatt of installed capacity. Evklips Energy is the investor and owner of 4 solar power plants in Bulgaria (18 MWp). With a team of over 250 professionals, Evklips Energy also offers full EPC services in Bulgaria.

Program Overview

Harvest knowledge in the fruitful Agri-PV market with the latest insights, know-how and practical pointers

Networking Event

Speakers

Resources

Conference Venue

Palazzo Brancaccio

Partners

Solarplaza Summit | Agri-PV Europe

Program Overview

Harvest knowledge in the fruitful Agri-PV market with the latest insights, know-how and practical pointers

Networking Event

Speakers

Resources

Conference Venue

Palazzo Brancaccio

Partners