Emerging Leaders Program

Elise is a seasoned consultant and operator who specialises in helping climatetech startups fundraise, strategize, and scale. She has supported companies including Heliolytics (solar analytics), Ki Hydrogen (green hydrogen production), and Beam (offshore wind subsea inspections). Her prior experience involves digital strategy consulting and product management with PwC/Strategy&. She is passionate about bridging technical innovation and operational excellence to accelerate the clean energy transition.

Jon Previtali is an engineer who has worked with Internet and renewable energy technologies for over twenty years.

Karo’s experience in the PV industry, dating back to 2009, combines hands-on system installation, design, inspection, commissioning and troubleshooting with a passion for technical training and curriculum development. Karo advocates for increasing worker safety by fostering their understanding of PV systems. Karo has been a curriculum developer and technical trainer for Solar Energy International since 2013. In her current role as AES Clean Energy’s Technical Training Manager, she spearheads workforce development through creative technical content and training, and stakeholder collaboration. Karo is a NABCEP PVIP certified since 2014, sits on NABCEP’s Board of Directors, and participates as a member on NEC CMP 13.

As Global Head of Asset Management, Mark will be instrumental in shaping innovative, best-in-class solutions for our customers. He will lead the design and implementation of scalable processes and systems that optimize operational portfolio performance and drive competitive advantages through AI, machine learning, and data analytics. Mark brings 18 years of diverse experience as an entrepreneur and executive leader across several high-growth technology sectors. His expertise spans distributed and centralized renewable energy, data centers, wireless technology, network security, and general aviation. Mark Culpepper has held leadership roles in the solar energy industry, including General Manager for Global Solar Solutions at Zeitview, a leading solar inspection business, where he scaled solar asset management. He was also CEO and Founder of Precision XYZ, a drone-based data service provider for solar energy assets. Under his leadership, Precision XYZ revolutionized solar asset monitoring with drone technology, enhancing precision and data accessibility. Mark started his career in the solar industry in 2006 at SunEdison, where he served as Chief Technology Officer and General Manager for Global Services. He pioneered many industry standards, including the creation of the first 24/7 operations center, growing the business from $20M in assets to over $1.5B by 2011. Mark holds a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service (BSFS) from Georgetown University, with a focus on International Economics.

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Edwin founded Solarplaza company in 2004. He is a senior PV expert and started in the photovoltaic solar energy business in 1994. He has experience as a solar energy consultant and project developer in more than 200 PV projects. Edwin holds a Master’s degree in Chemical engineering and previously worked in the Chemical industry before starting his first consultancy company in PV in 1994.