Solarplaza Summit | Sweden

Dr. Johan Lindahl holds a PhD from the Uppsala University and has extensive experience of market and regulatory issues concerning the photovoltaic market, both at national and international level. Partly as Secretary General of the European Solar Manufacturing Council and partly from the work as Swedish representative in the international organization IEA PVPS for the last 13 years, but also from the previous role as the spokesperson of the industry organization Svensk Solenergi.

Christoffer has more than 13 years of experience from the infrastructure and renewable energy sectors as a financial adviser. Before joining DNB Markets’ Investment Banking Division (based in Stockholm) in 2018, he worked for about eight years with PwC’s corporate finance team in Stockholm and London, with a particular focus on energy infrastructure. DNB Markets is one of the leading Nordic investment banks with a global focus on renewables, infrastructure and ESG, and an extensive transaction experience within the sector. In his role at DNB Markets, Christoffer is covering renewables and infrastructure primarily across Nordics, Baltics and Poland, including opportunities within e.g. wind, solar, battery storage etc. as well as the wider infrastructure space.

Amelia is an energy strategy and advisory consultant at Sweco, focusing on transactional advice, particularly technical and regulatory due diligence for RES and BESS in the Nordics. Previously, she worked as a PV market analyst with a diverse range of clients, including public agencies, utilities, project developers, and non-profit organizations. Amelia represented Sweden for two years in the IEA PVPS Task 1 (Strategic market analysis and outreach) and spent three years part-time on industry policies for a trade association in Brussels. She is also a frequent public speaker and co-author of several reports on solar PV market trends.

Gustav is the co-founder and Head of Business Development at Turn Energy, taking position as the No 1 Solar Energy Brand in the Nordics. He has more than 10 years of experience from the Energy and Transportation industries. At Turn Energy Gustav is responsible for international expansion, the origination and execution of mergers and acquisitions and for developing supporting commercial opportunities such as BESS, Power2X etc. Gustav is also a member of the Executive Committee of “Nätverket för Solparker”, an industry collaboration of Sweden’s 18 largest solar players.

Head of EIB Group Swedish Office at European Investment Bank Bio: Since 2020, Liisa is representing the EIB Group in Sweden. She is an experienced banker with history working in the International Financing Institutes (EIB, EBRD, NEFCO). She enjoys financing investments that creates an added value to society, in particular environmental investments. She grew up in the towns of Lund and Stockholm and has a master’s degree in finance from the Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration, Helsinki, Finland.

Anna Werner has a PhD in Physics and has a degree from the Stockholm School of Economics. She has worked for five years with energy policy issues on the Swedish Home Owners Association and is since October 1st 2019 CEO of the Swedish Solar Energy Association.

Dan-Eric has worked as CEO of the Swedish company CheckWatt since 2017 when the journey to become a leading European flexibility aggregator began. Before that he had been working with PV monitoring and data analytics as well as research in smart grid and demand response applications. CheckWatt has had rapid development during 2023 as the deployment of BESS has accelerated at amazing speed primarily driven by demand from the TSO on the frequency balancing markets. However, as a longer term goal Dan-Eric and CheckWatt aim to make the flexibility reach its full potential by enabling it to permit faster deployment of RES and transport electrification by reduction of bottlenecks in the local grids.

Viktoria Neimane is Senior Vice President at Svenska kraftnät heading the department of Power system development. The areas of responsibility include power system stability, requirements according to the network codes and design and dimensioning of ancillary services. Viktoria has a Ph.D in Electrical Power Systems from the Royal Institute of Technology and more than 25 years of experience in different fields of electricity business including Smart grids, Asset management, substation automation and network planning.

Corentin graduated in engineering at an engineering school in Paris (Ponts et Chaussées) and studied his master in sustainable energies at the Imperial College in London. Corentin has joined Clean Horizon in 2016 and is now partner, he is heading market analysis activities. As such, he acts as project manager on key market analysis projects as well as price forecasts efforts of the company. Additionally, Corentin is the commercial director of Clean Horizon.

Richard Nicolin is co-founder and Chief Investment Officer of Alight, a leading Swedish solar developer and independent power prodcer. As Chief Investment Officer, Richard leads Alight’s investments in both development and operating solar and storage assets. Prior to Alight, Richard worked as a consultant for Bain & Company, as well as an investment manager for Nordstjernan, a family-controlled investment company. Richard has been a board member of global manufacturing company Rosti Group. He later became a board member at Rosti Automotive, a UK manufacturing branch of the Rosti Group, specializing in the automotive sector. Richard is currently a board member of Nordic credit investor Nordstjernan Credit.

Axel Alm is the CEO and co-founder of Hyrizeon, a company specializing in technical engineering services and the development of hybrid projects that integrate renewable energy and hydrogen solutions. With extensive experience in the renewable energy sector, Axel previously served as CEO of Solkompaniet, one of Sweden's leading developers and EPC providers in the solar energy market. His expertise spans leadership, innovation, and advancing sustainable energy solutions.

Robert Andrén has extensive experience in the fields of Energy, Climate and Sustainability policies including environment, agriculture and forestry, nationally as well as internationally. He has also for many years been highly involved in policy development and implementation regarding research, innovation and international trade. Robert Andrén was until recently Director General of the Swedish Energy Agency, where he was responsible for national energy policies, international energy relations, and European energy policy issues. During his tenure, he served as vice-chair of Mission Innovation, an UN- initiative launched under the Paris Agreement to foster clean energy innovation. Before leading the Swedish Energy Agency, Andrén held several prominent roles, including Deputy Director General at the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Rural Affairs and the Ministry of Environment and Energy. He was County Director and Deputy Governor of County Värmland and has also worked at the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, focusing on environmental quality objectives, and contributed as a senior advisor for the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Environmental Research. Robert Andrén started his working career at the Swedish Board of Agriculture and holds an M.Sc. in Biology and a Ph.D. in Population Genetics.

Rickard is a strategic business developer at state owned forest company Sveaskog and is leading the development in Sveaskog’s land portfolio in wind- and solar development on forest land.

Antoine works as Energy expert in the division for climate at SSNC, where he is developing policy positions and campaigns at national and local and European level. His focus is on Demand reduction, Energy efficiency, sustainable RES development and energy system.

Aksel is Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer at Sunna Group AB, focusing on financial strategies, business development and the growth of the company. He has a background in real estate and finance, with experience in structuring complex transactions. Before founding Sunna Group, Aksel was CIO at Niam Credit AB, where he led origination, underwriting, and execution of commercial real estate investments.His career also includes roles at Goldman Sachs and Google.

Cecilia Edling Östman is a seasoned professional in the renewable energy sector, currently Head of Stakeholder Management at Solkompaniet, where she focuses on large-scale solar energy projects. With experience in the energy sector, she has been engaged in the Swedish and international energy transition, contributing to the development of the solar industry. Cecilia is a sought-after speaker and moderator at both national and international events, known for her ability to connect people, companies, and energy sectors, inspiring positive energy and a willingness to drive change.

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