Solarplaza Summit | Romania

Evangelos is Aurora’s Head of Southeastern Europe, based in Athens. While at Aurora, Evangelos has gained extensive commercial due diligence experience in renewable energy and storage asset investments across Europe and Australia. He managed Aurora’s multi-client study on hydrogen and has also advised major developers and infrastructure funds on the business case of battery, pumped-hydro and compressed-air storage technologies. Before joining Aurora in November 2017, Evangelos spent 4 years at Imperial College London as a Research Associate at the Centre for Environmental Policy and a consultant with Imperial Consultants. He also co-authored the book ‘Energy Innovation for the 21st Century’. Evangelos holds a PhD in Engineering (Energy Systems) and an MSc with Distinction in Sustainable Energy Systems from the University of Edinburgh, and an MEng in Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Irene is the Policy Officer of RPIA. With a background in International Relations, Political Science, and European Studies, her work focuses on EU regulations and the national energy transition. Irene is preoccupied with policies and initiatives to accelerate the efficient development of solar power and the associated value chain, engaging actively with relevant stakeholders at the domestic and European levels.

Adina is an Experienced Principal Banker with a demonstrated history of working in the banking industry. Skilled in Negotiation, Communication, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), and Corporate Finance. Strong finance professional with a Master’s Degree focused in Business Administration.

Sebastian Mihai Staicu is currently serving as VP Financing in Enery - an operations-led renewable power infrastructure company. Prior to this, he headed the Sustainable Finance development team in BCR with over 10 years in BCR mainly covering Renewable Energy and Waste project and leveraged financing and the energy market competence center. Sebastian holds a Master in European Studies at Vienna University.

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