Solarplaza Summit | Baltics

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.

Søren Juel Hansen is director for energy storage at Nordic Solar where he is maturing and realizing several BESS across Europe. Nordic Solar owns operational solar PV parks in ten European countries and its current development and EPC pipeline includes a few more EU countries and contains around 2 GW solar PV and 1 GWh BESS. Since joining Nordic Solar in 2021, Søren’s focus has been on solar PV business development and adding energy storage to Nordic Solar’s European solar PV portfolio. Prior to joining Nordic Solar Søren has had roles as head of development, infrastructure, tariffs and preparedness and responsible for energy infrastructure M&A as well as elected member of the board at the Danish electricity and Gas transmission system operator, Energinet, where he developed and realised several infrastructure business and energy market models of which some since has turned into EU regulation and cross-border energy infrastructure. Søren also has a background with Ørsted, global telecom and the EU Commission.

Edvardas Norkeliūnas has accumulated a diverse professional background over the years. He spent two years working as an energy regulator, followed by a decade-long tenure in trading, specializing in financial energy trades, Guarantee of Origins, and energy wholesale trades. Currently, Edvardas has been with Fusebox Energy Software for over a year, focusing on Virtual Power Plants, Flexibility, and Demand Side Response.

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Expert in energy infrastructure financing and renewable energy financing in the Baltics, having worked with energy projects over 20 years, starting at client side and then for long years at the bank side. Head of project finance, M&A finance, syndicated loans, green loans, SLL-s and ESG advisory in SEB Estonia, leading a small team of dedicated professionals.

Bo joined NIB’s Project & Structured Finance team in 2020. Prior to joining NIB, he was the Sector Head in Corporate & Institutions Corporate Credit at Danske Bank, responsible for the Construction, Industrials & Materials sectors. Before Danske Bank, Bo worked at the Danish Export Credit Agency, EIFO, where he was involved in several project-financed Renewable Energy projects

Renewable energy consultant and project developer with more than 10 years of experience working with renewables. 100 % renewable future is the goal.

Nerijus Virbickas is a Head of Innovation at Green Genius with over 20 years of extensive experience in the global energy sector. He is also a mastermind behind the InnoSolveGreen project, which has been recognized by the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) for its potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and accelerate the transition of European industries towards a carbon-free economy.

Nicola Kopij Zanin is an Independent Consultant at Solarplaza. He covers the role of M&A Director at PST, a Polish-based IPP & developer. Nicola holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics and Business from LUISS University in Rome, a Master's degree in Finance & Investments from Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, and has obtained the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Level 2 Certificate.