Virginia is a recognized expert in the energy markets. She works in support of numerous strategic investment initiatives, business planning, trading optimization, risk management and analysis, contract negotiations, legal and antitrust procedures, regulatory and institutional affairs. She coordinates the E-Innovation Committee (in the 2019-2020 PPA Committee), an initiative aimed at evaluating the sustainability of investments in the energy transition and developing policy proposals, and is involved in numerous projects dedicated to innovative business models for renewables and electrical storage. You are an electrical engineer and adjunct professor of "Energy Markets and Supply Structure" at the engineering faculty of the University of Pavia. From April 2018 to June 2021 she was the Chief Executive Officer of REF-E.

Since May 2017 Luca Matrone is the Global Head of the Energy industry in the Corporate & Investment Banking Division of Intesa Sanpaolo, with the coverage responsibility for both the Power & Utility and the Oil & Gas sectors. Previously he headed the Energy M&A team in Banca IMI, the investment bank of Intesa Sanpaolo group, leading the main M&A transactions completed by the bank. Luca coordinated several M&A and financing transactions in the solar space for clients such as Enel, F2i, Tages, NextEnergy Capital, ERG, Aristhon Thermo, Viridis, Maccaferri Group. He joined Banca IMI in 2000. Luca graduated in business administration from Bocconi University in Milan.

Eleonora Petrarca is Head of Business Development for Italy at Enel Green Power. Before covering this position, she was involved in several roles at Enel at Enel Green Power, from 2007. Most importantly, she was Enel Green Power's Europe CFO from 201e to 2016. Eleonora holds a degree in Economics from Roma Tre University.

Giovanni Mascari is a finance professional with deep international expertise in debt and equity investments in the energy and infrastructure space and more than 11 years of structured finance experience. Giovanni was formerly Head of Valuation at Quercus Investment Partners, one of the largest funds specialized in utility-scale renewable energy infrastructure investments, and member of the investment team with responsibility on evaluating and executing M&A transactions. He also served as chairman of the investment committee of an ESCo, majority owned by a family office. From 2007 to 2012, Giovanni worked for Cambridge Place Investment Management, a $9bn London and Boston-based structured credit specialist, as director within the Credit and Trading team with strong experience in the origination and analysis of UK and Southern European transactions and particular focus on distressed assets, both in securitised and whole-loans form. Giovanni graduated with honours in Finance from Bocconi University in 2002.

Carlo Montella is a partner at Orrick and global Deputy Business Unit Leader of the Energy and Infrastructure practice. He is a transactional lawyer with extensive experience in project development, asset acquisitions and financings in the energy and infrastructure sectors. Carlo has strong expertise and consolidated background in assisting international sponsors, multinational energy companies, large private equity funds, project developers, borrowers and debt issuers, investment banks and other capital providers and investors who value his contribution thanks to his vast experience, practical know how and willingness to go the extra mile for his client. Carlo regularly advises on energy sector mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, development, structuring and financing of large-scale energy and infrastructure projects, both in Italy and internationally (including UK and Eastern European countries). He has a significant experience in the electric power sector, wind, solar, biomass, geothermal and other renewable energy projects and has also represented clients in transactions involving electric power and natural gas transmission.

Gianluca joined NextEnergy Capital in 2008 and he is currently head of the Italian team and responsible for NextPower II, a private equity fund which raised and invested €232 million in operating solar PV assets in Italy. Gianluca has over 10 years of experience in the renewable energy sector, spread across different areas, from the development to the financing, construction and then technical, administrative, financial, accounting and fiscal management of solar PV assets in various jurisdictions. Previously, he worked in the investment banking industry for 6 years, across different financial institutions (Calyon, Mediobanca, Dresdner Kleinwort and lastly Morgan Stanley) and countries (Italy and UK), gaining an extensive expertise in the energy and infrastructure sector, having worked on several landmark M&A and capital market transactions closed both in Italy and abroad.

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Founder and current President of ITALIA SOLARE association. A pioneer of photovoltaics since the early 1990s, in 2001 he founded Enerpiont, one of the leading companies in the sector. Today Rocco Viscontini manages Enerpoint's photovoltaic systems and collaborates as a strategic consultant for some of the most significant and innovative international photovoltaic companies.