Solarplaza Summit | Agri-PV Europe

Even Kvelland is the co-founder and COO of Glint Solar, a Norwegian software company whose platform helps leading solar developers quickly identify and analyze greenfield solar projects for both ground and floating PV. Prior to Glint, Even worked in a number of energy-related functions spanning consulting, business intelligence and diplomacy in Europe, Africa and the US. Even studied energy, economics and international affairs at Macalester College and Columbia University, respectively.

With a degree in forestry engineering, Emilien has over 15 years of experience in climate-tech and renewables industries. He has been active in the field of agrivoltaics since 2015, he has contributed to bringing several sites to operation as well as collaborating on entrepreneurial projects across Europe, LATAM y APAC. Emilien joined Lightsource bp in 2023 as Head of Agrivoltaics EMEA and leads the activities of the company to further progress the integration of agricultural initiatives alongside energy production.

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An environmental Engineer, David Lecoufle spent 20 years as project manager to plan and implement PV and Hybrid Power plants in Sub Saharan Africa. In 2021, David converted to being a farmer in organic Agroforestry on a 12ha farm in Southwest France. Since that time, David also develops AgriPV systems from a farmer perspective both for continental Europe and Sub Saharan Africa. David is convinced that AgriPV is a real solution to bring a number of benefits to agriculture in particular with respect to climate change.

Since 2021, James coordinates global agrivoltaics innovation and projects for the ENGIE group via their R&D&I center Laborelec in Belgium. Interacting with project developers, farmers, engineers, equipment manufacturers, public authorities, civil associations, researchers, and other stakeholders in multiple languages, James assists ENGIE’s various teams develop national + regional strategies while steering agri-PV projects from early development to operations. James has worked in the PV and agri industries on 3 continents since 2005. In 2023, he completed a PhD on agrivoltaics + ecovoltaics at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, building on prior postgrad studies in renewables grid integration, controlled environment agriculture, as well as a graduate diploma in linguistics.

Paz Díaz Bauluz is a Partner in the infrastructure team at Demeter Investment Managers, which she joined in April 2024. She brings over 14 years of international experience across the energy and infrastructure sectors, spanning investment, development, and procurement. She began her career at Acciona as a Procurement Manager before transitioning to project finance, holding roles at IDB Invest and IFC (World Bank Group), where she focused on infrastructure and energy investments across Latin America and other emerging markets. In 2020, she joined Matrix Renewables, a renewable energy investment platform backed by global alternative asset manager TPG. Paz holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and earned an MBA from IE Business School. She also holds a Master’s degree in Engineering in the Management and Treatment of Water, Soil, and Waste from AgroParisTech, and a Master’s in Industrial Engineering from ICAI – Comillas Pontifical University.