Solarplaza Summit | Agri-PV Europe

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 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.

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 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 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.