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With a career in solar spanning nearly two decades, Martin has accumulated broad international experience across business development and market expansion. Having held leadership roles across EPC, trading and consultancy companies in Europe and Latin America, he now leads sales and business development efforts for meteocontrol in the DACH region.

Cormac Gilligan is a director with the Technologies and Supply Chains team focused on global cleantech and renewables. He is currently responsible for researching the global cleantech and energy storage supply chain innovation trends, supplier landscape overview, and market outlooks from supply side. Other focus areas relate to hot topic themes such as innovation in power conversion and grid (2kV, grid forming (GFM)), cybersecurity in energy, transformers and grid enhancing technologies. Mr. Gilligan has accumulated more than 15 years in the cleantech industry, with his analysis and commentary regularly published by leading PV and energy storage industry media and the global press. He has also presented at many leading industry events and conferences.

With a background in mechanical engineering and previous leadership roles in construction across six European markets, Sebastiaan combines technical insight with commercial leadership to accelerate energy transition efforts globally. Sebastiaan drives international expansion and investor engagement for ion Ventures to scale clean energy solutions with a particular focus on Europe.

Ruben Valiente is the Managing Director of Maxxen, a leading European player in the energy storage sector. With more than 25 years of international experience in the energy transition industry, he has held senior roles in global multinationals including GE and ABB, as well as founding several energy start-ups. An engineer graduating cum laude and an MBA holder from IESE Business School, Ruben combines deep technical expertise with strong commercial, strategic, and operational leadership. His experience spans the full energy value chain, including project development and finance, EPC and O&M, R&D, product innovation, and manufacturing. Throughout his career, he has focused on accelerating the deployment of clean energy solutions and scaling technologies that support the global energy transition.