Solarplaza Summit | Finland

Nicola Kopij Zanin is an Independent Consultant at Solarplaza. He covers the role of Chief Financial Officer at Solartech, a Polish-based solar & storage EPC, development & investment company. 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 1 Certificate.

Matti is the CEO and co-founder of Will & Must Ltd, which was founded to do more & talk less about advancing green transition and stop climate change. Since 2022, W&M’s focus has been on launching an industrial-scale solar power industry in Finland. Before entrepreneurship, Matti has gathered extensive experience as an executive, board member and consultant both in private and public companies and institutions. A graduate of Aalto University School of Business and Harvard Kennedy School of Government, he’s well versed to navigate complex challenges in the public-private interface.

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Juan Andrés Gracía is an Industrial Engineer with over 18 years of professional experience in Business Development and Project Management within the renewable energy sector for leading clean energy companies such as Acciona and FRV. He has had the opportunity to coordinate large wind, solar, and interconnection projects across Europe and Latin America, managing them from initial promotion to COD and achieving successful results. Currently, Juan focuses on leading Europe Business Development within FRV. His responsibilities include identifying new opportunities, originating projects, acquiring projects (M&A), establishing partnering structures, and developing and consolidating the company's pipeline.

Jaani Pietikäinen holds a Master of Science degree in economics (Aalto University School of Business, Finland) and is a graduate (MBA) of INSEAD, Fontainebleau. He joined the European Investment Bank in 2003, where he worked in the Operations Directorate as a banker until 2015. From September 2015 to November 2020, he worked as Head of Office to EIB Vice-Presidents Jan Vapaavuori, Alexander Stubb and Thomas Östros. He was then nominated Head of Division, Governing Bodies Secretariat Division in December 2020. Jaani Pietikäinen moved to Finland in August 2021 to head the EIB Group Office for Finland. As Head of the Office, he is responsible for institutional relations with Finnish counterparts and coordinates the operations of the EIB Group in Finland.