Solarplaza Summit | Italy

+15 years of experience in the renewable industry, +10 out of them serving at FRV in diverse roles with an investment background experience on Project Finance and M&A. Now Managing Director of Italy developing a pipeline of circa 3 GW of Solar and BESS.

Riccardo has long experience of consulting in the energy space with previous experience in industry and academy. He has provided advisory services to leading energy industry operators for strategy, business development, M&A and financing.

Giovanni Terranova is a founder of the Investment Adviser and is one of the three managing partners. He is an energy finance specialist having worked in banking, advisory and private equity since 2000, with a particular focus on energy and renewables since 2005. Giovanni has participated in the funding of over €8.3 billion of energy transactions globally. He has been involved in more than €1.3 billion of UK and European solar energy transactions at, and prior to founding, Bluefield. Giovanni has played a leading role in BSIF strategy since its IPO, with a focus on portfolio management and leading on the portfolio financing facilities closed by BSIF with major institutional lenders in excess of €475 million.His previous responsibilities include investment director at Foresight Group, taking a leading role in the project financing of the solar energy portfolio for the Foresight European Solar Fund. It was at Foresight that Giovanni first worked with the other founding partners of Bluefield, James Armstrong and Mike Rand. Giovanni previously worked in the Energy Group at Fortis Bank where he focussed on renewable energies and was instrumental in establishing the bank’s competence centre in solar energy.Giovanni has served as board member of various solar energy companies in Italy and UK. Giovanni has presented at a number of international renewable energy conferences and published research on the solar energy sector in 1998. In the same year, he worked on solar at the Italian energy research centre ENEA in Rome.Giovanni has as MBA from Luiss School of Management, Rome, and an MSc in Power Engineering.

Alberto Paturzo is Partner and head of Southern Europe at Bluefield Group. With advisory, investment and finance experience since 2000, and energy and renewables experience from 2005, alongside his career Alberto was involved in excess of €1bn solar and renewable energy-focused transactions, including project development, construction, M&A and financing deals. Before joining the Bluefield group, in his previous experiences within Martifer Solar, BNP Paribas and MedEnergy, Alberto took leading roles in project development, financing and investment activities in Italy and Southern Europe. As an active member of the main renewable energy associations and representative of both Bluefield and Martifer in different industry conferences across Europe, Alberto has built and maintained strong relationships in Italy, Spain, Greece, Portugal, France, Netherlands and in the UK. Alberto has served as the sole administrator or director of several energy asset companies and holds an MBA from IESE Business School, Barcelona and an MSc in Economics from LUISS University, Rome.

Roxana Serban is a Project Development Manager within the Investment team at Encavis AG, a leading European IPP with over 3.8 GW of installed renewable capacity across the continent. With a background in Engineering and early experience in the telecommunications sector, she made a purposeful transition into renewable energy, driven by a strong personal commitment to sustainability and the ambition to help shape a cleaner energy future. At Encavis, she manages partnerships in the Italian market, supports the company’s growth strategy through new investment opportunities, and fosters strategic collaborations, while keeping a close eye on emerging trends across Europe’s renewable energy landscape.

An Expert on the United States, Italy and Middle East markets, he conducted multiple energy storage studies on geographies as different as Latin America, Australia and Europe. His main expertise covers market and regulatory analyses, techno-economic and financial assessment of energy storage and hydrogen systems as well as the management of GWh-scale procurements. He is also spearheading knowledge management activities around several topics such as long-duration energy storage and fire safety of li-ion battery systems. Naim El Chami is a graduate of CentraleSupélec, Université Paris Saclay and Saint Joseph’s University. After initial experiences in Saudi Arabia on project management and at EDF in France developing a proof-of-concept analysis for a novel power storage solution, Naim joined Clean Horizon in 2018.

Paolo Galli is the Head of Acquisitions and Finance at Tages Capital SGR, independent asset manager specialised in renewable energy and energy transition. Paolo joined the Tages Group in 2012. Since 2014, Paolo is founding partner and shareholder of Tages Capital SGR. Paolo is the former Head of M&A for Italy at Citi. He has more than 20 years of international experience in M&A and investment banking, with a track record of transactions in a variety of sectors in multiple jurisdictions. Paolo joined Schroders Investment Banking Division in 1998 and Citi Investment Banking in 2000. Since 2007, he was responsible for the Italian M&A franchise of Citi. In 2011 Paolo took over additional responsibilities in selected European countries including Netherlands and CEE.

Michele is Country Lead Italy at Entrix, bringing 15+ years of international experience in renewable energy and battery storage. From design to deployment, he’s worked across the full BESS value chain. With a background in theoretical physics, Michele is now focused on scaling Entrix’s impact in the Italian energy transition.

Alessandro is a senior professional with over 20 years of successful trading and origination experience. Since 2015 he is a Senior Executive Consultant for TrailStone, a leading player in the European energy markets, where he has built-up the origination activities in Italy. TrailStone has managed over the years more than 5GW of renewables capacity in Italy and is a pioneer in offering long-term PPAs since it concluded a milestone 10-year contract with Canadian Solar in 2018.

20 years’ experience in Photovoltaics: from design of solar cells to Modules’ Sales  for huge utility scale projects. I work since 9 years in JA Solar where I am in charge for Italian market and South- East Europe. I am passionate and dedicated to promoting sustainable energy solutions in each segment and for every application.

Founder at Elemens. He brings more 15 years of experience in the energy sector. Tommaso formerly served as Head of Studies in the Energy Producers Association (now Elettricità Futura). Expert in power markets and regulation, with a strong expertise in renewables, he is advisor of 150+ European energy players (IPP, traders, hedge funds, ESCOs, public and institutional agencies). Graduated in Economics at Bocconi University, he carried more than 500 teaching hours in master class for universities and companies.

Zhou You, Senior Power Originator at DXT Commodities, a leading Swiss energy trading company active in Europe with 3.5GW of renewable portfolio. She has 15 years of working experience in the energy industry, covering different roles between business development, sales and origination. In DXT she covers all activities related to renewable assets, including off-taking, route-to-market, PPA, and storage/flexibility projects. Her tasks also include the identification of new business opportunities to pursue in line with the company’s business strategy. Ms Zhou has a business and economics background and has an Executive MBA degree from SDA Bocconi.

Cristina is a seasoned professional with strategic and cross-functional expertise in business development, M&A and long-term power purchase agreements (PPA) within the renewable energy sector. Her core competencies include new business scouting and origination, project development for renewable energy sources and power storage, financial and commercial acquisition, and sustainable corporate development planning. Cristina has held key positions at several companies, including Engie where she currently serves as Head of Origination – Business Development for the Renewables Business Unit. She has also worked as Green Power Development Manager at Engie Italia SpA; Business Development and M&A Manager at EF Solare Italia S.p.A., and Energy Management Planner at api nòva energia S.r.l. Her career spans roles in project development, strategic planning, and international business development across Europe, Latin America, and the MENA region. Cristina holds a Master of Science in Economic and Social Sciences from Bocconi University, with a focus on risk management for investments in renewable energy and is a passionate supporter of the energy transition. At 43 years old, Cristina is a mother of three children, balancing her professional achievements with her personal life.

Andreas is Member of the BoD Obton Group Holding A/S, Partner and Co-head of acquisitions and financing at Obton A/S. He joined Obton as employee nr. 5 at Obton 11 years ago, which now counts over 300 people. Previously, Andreas has served as Board Member for Koncenton from 2016 to 2021. He is involved in solar since 2009.

Luca Matrone is a seasoned manager with more than 25 years of corporate finance experience in the global energy space. Since 2017 he is the Head of Industry Energy in the Global Corporate department of the IMI Corporate & Investment Banking Division of Intesa Sanpaolo, the largest bank in Italy and one of the largest bank in Europe. Luca is responsible for coordinating the coverage and the commercial efforts vis-a-vis approximately 400 companies operating worldwide in the Power & Utilities and in the Oil & Gas sectors. Luca was formerly the head of Energy in the M&A team of Banca IMI, the investment banking arm of Intesa Sanpaolo group, that he joined in 2000. Luca serves as Vice-Chair in the Environment and Energy committee of the Business at OECD. He was a member of the Energy/Sustainability taskforces at B20 Saudi Arabia, B20 Italy, B20 Indonesia, B20 India and he is currently a member of the Energy Transition & Climate Task Force at B20 Brazil. Luca is a regular contributor to articles in the press related to energy themes and he has been invited to speak at several conferences organized by the Italian Ministry of Economic Development, Assoprevidenza, ANIE, Elettricità Futura, AGICI, Cesef, Solarplaza, Europe Solar + Energy Storage, Solar Media. Luca graduated in Business Administration from Bocconi University in 1998.

Mechanical Engineer with more than 20 years of strong experience in the energy sector.Founder and Director of EGO Group (www.ego.energy), leader in the Italian renewable energy market (>3'000 MW despatched). Board Member of Elettricità Futura and Italia Solare Associations. Entrepreneur in the energy sector since 2005, previously employed in Ansaldo Energia (1997-2001) and Axpo (2001-2005).

Born in Rome, Italy, in 1970 Luca is a Mechanical Engineer with a secondary school background focused on humanities. Married, with one son, he started working in the electric utilities sector in 1996 and, despite the many different jobs he’s been involved in, he still works in this sector today. Currently Luca is in charge of System Strategy department at Terna, the Italian Transmission System Operator, managing the long term scenario development of the power system and the market adequacy assessment in order to support Company’s regulated business. His previous experience, mainly in the Enel Group with a few years interval in Tirreno Power, can be summarized as follows: 1) 4 years as maintenance manager in a large coal fired power plant in Liguria (Italy). 2) 4 years as energy manager of a power generation fleet including 3 large fossil fired power plants and 17 hydro plants. 3) 10 years in Enel Energia, the retail branch of Enel Group in Italy, covering different roles from portfolio management up to Marketing Director.

Founder and current President of ITALIA SOLARE, the Italian solar association. He has been a pioneer of photovoltaics since the early 1990s. In 2001, he founded Enerpoint, 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.

With a degree in law and over 20 years of international experience in the renewable energy and energy-related projects sector, Alessandro Migliorini is a manager who combines experience and a deep understanding of the energy market and dynamics with a multidisciplinary and problem-solving approach. Furthermore, he has a deep understanding of the peculiarities of the renewables scenarios and of the local Italian territory where, for ten years, he has been in charge of the development of European Energy, a Danish operator active in various international markets. Among the various projects handled by Migliorini is the realization in 2020 of Italy's record single-connection photovoltaic park.

Fabrizio Bonemazzi is an energy expert with a 30+ experience in electric grids and power generation, in particular variable renewables such as wind and solar. From the year 2000 he participated to the creation of a startup company in Enel Group dedicated to beyond the meter solutions. In this stimulating environment he acquired technical, commercial and marketing skills on retail and C&I products and installations and such as HVAC systems, heating systems, lighting, UPS, power line broadband solutions and many other similar. He dealt with solar thermal, solar PV and mini wind solutions having the possibility to scout worldwide market and selecting more innovative and competitive solutions. In those years a special passion for solar PV arose in him, entering in contact with the main stakeholders of the market, being part of solar association at national and European level, having the opportunity to cover specific roles and to be co-author of several articles and publications. In 2011 he joined Enel Green Power, moving to large utility scale renewable plants. He had the opportunity to head the Solar PV design unit and after the entire engineering unit at global level, taking care of 100 GW+ design of renewable plants worldwide. In 2019 he took care of the construction of wind, solar and BESS plants in Europe for almost 2 GW. In addition, from 2015 he had the opportunity to be part of Global Sustainable Energy Partnership alliance (GSEP) as project committee responsible for ENEL and from 2018 lecturer in Open Africa Power Enel Foundation initiative. On September 2022 he left ENEL and began to collaborate with several organizations as renewable energy and power sector expert. From October 2022 he currently works in Res4Africa Foundation coordinating its numerous training and capacity building initiatives and as Senior Fellow for ENEL Foundation.

Roberto Massarenti joined Natixis in early 2022; he is heading the Italian Team dedicated to structured finance in the infrastructure space and is supporting the M&A team in the mandates linked to the Infrastructure, Power and Renewable. He has more than 25 years of experience and proven track record in the origination and execution of complex transactions in the infrastructure sector.

Martina leads the commercial development of the Italian market for Renewables Trading & Origination at BKW Energy, a Swiss utility and one of the European leaders in the PPA business, with 3.18 TWh of contracted energy in its portfolio. She specializes in PPA transactions across various renewable technologies, including battery energy storage systems (BESS). Martina supports utilities and their partners in expanding their renewable portfolios by designing tailored solutions that mitigate commercial risk and unlock long-term value. Before joining BKW, she held commercial and strategy roles at RWE, Statkraft—where she supported the expansion into corporate PPAs—and Shell. She is also a guest lecturer at the IKN Institute and a frequent speaker at industry conferences. Martina holds degrees from Stanford, Bocconi, and ULP, and was an early member of the Stanford LISA Incubator Leadership Team.

Federico Cardini, a telecommunications engineer and Renewable Energy specialist, currently serves as the Country Manager at Uniper Renewables Italy. Since February 2022, he has been leading the strategy and development operations in the renewable energy sector in Italy for the German utility company Uniper SE. With a master’s degree in Telecommunications Engineering and a master’s in Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Sources (EFER), Federico has acquired in-depth expertise in the field. For almost twenty years now in the RES sector, working in both industrial and service sectors, he has been able to successfully deal in all three primary sectors of the Renewable Energy Business: Business Development, Operation, and Financing. His resource management skills extend to international contexts, and his effective communication and problem-solving abilities make him a reference point in both wind and photovoltaic sectors.

Dario holds a Master degree in Industrial Engineering focusing on Energy and Sustainability Management. He has previous experience in strategy consulting with Deloitte Consulting and various roles as Originator General Manager at Danske Commodities. He currently coordinates the Energy Market Taskforce at the Italian Wind Association (ANEV). Dario has contributed to establishing ONE’s European leadership in PPA Transaction advisory, having supported generators in over 5 GW of market parity transactions from inception to closing.

Frederik Merz brings a unique combination of technical expertise and entrepreneurial drive to his role as co-founder and CEO of Amperecloud. With a background in engineering and experience as a developer, agency founder, and hardware innovator, Frederik has dedicated his career to bridging technology and sustainability. At Amperecloud, Frederik is on a mission to revolutionize the renewable energy industry. Since its founding in 2019, Amperecloud has become a leader in the sector, creating an operating system for renewable energy assets that simplifies operations and accelerates the energy transition. Today, the company supports over 400 customers and manages more than 5 gigawatts peak of solar capacity, empowering a sustainable future through innovation.

With over 10 years of experience in the Italian energy sector and broad expertise thanks to a track record of projects spanning much of the electricity value chain, including incentive schemes, energy markets, energy transmission, retail, and energy services. Valerio Covicchio served as quantitative and commercial roles in companies such as GSE, TERNA, ENEL ENERGIA, and ENEL X.

Alessandro Cohen is the Founding Managing Partner of Armon Capital Advisory, a financial advisory and corporate finance boutique, with a specific focus in renewable energy, clean technology, project financing and real estate transactions.Alessandro was previously director of the renewable energy division at Prothea, Head of the Institutional sales desk at Pioneer Investments and marketing analyst at Integrated Alternative Investments and at Lehman Brothers. Alessandro holds a first degree in Business & Administration and a second degree in International Finance.

Gabriele Franzè is currently Country Manager at INXIEME ENERGIA, part of GNERA group. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Engineering and has almost 20 years of experience working in the energy sector, both in Italy and Spain, in companies such as Gnarum and Logen S.r.l. Gabriele has launched the Italian branch in 2014, offering services to renewable energy producers that cover all stages of the energy value chain. Today Inxieme helps producers, traders, resellers and asset managers in optimising costs and maximising revenues. The portfolio currently counts between Spain and Italy more than 5,500 MW of renewable power plants of multiple technologies (Wind, Solar, Hydroelectric, Solar Thermodynamic, Biomass) for a total production of around 12 TWh per year.

Pepe brings over 10 years of experience in the energy sector, developing a deep understanding of the industry across various segments. He has a proven track record in defining and implementing long-term PPA strategies for both IPPs and large industrial consumers. This includes negotiating and executing term sheets and final PPAs. Beyond his PPA expertise, Pepe has experience managing energy M&A projects, driving business development initiatives, and providing market, regulatory, and technical advisory services in the Iberian and Latin American markets. He holds a degree in Industrial Engineering from ICAI (Madrid) and a Master of Science in Sustainable Energy Futures from Imperial College London.

Over 15 years of experience in financial structuring and renewable project development with a significant track record in the growth of strategic portfolios. With a strong background in green IPPs and infrastructures, as well as in project finance for RES projects and the negotiation of EPC and O&M contracts, he has also a deep and consolidated specialisation in financial structuring and dealing with international and national banks and specialised investors. Before joining GreenGo, he was of one of the leading managers in the Italian expansion of European Energy and managing the development of the Italian branch of Juwi Energie Rinnovabili

Luca Miotti is the founder of Ren Electron, established in 2006. Since then, he has been actively involved in the renewable energy sector, with a particular focus on large-scale and C&I photovoltaic systems. His experience spans the entire project lifecycle, including development, EPC, and O&M phases

Claudio Petrolini is the Group Managing Director M&A, responsible for leading the global mergers and acquisitions strategy and execution across the organization. He brings over 15 years of experience in M&A and project finance, with a strong track record in structuring and delivering complex transactions. Before his current role, Claudio served as Senior Vice President in the EMEA origination and execution team at Cubico Sustainable Investments. He has also held key positions at Banco Santander Global Banking & Markets and PwC, gaining extensive experience across the financial and energy sectors. Claudio holds a Master of Science in Management, majoring in Corporate Finance, from Bocconi University.

Kai Erspamer supports developers across Europe in accelerating project predesign & development with Glint Solar's solar & BESS platform. Previously, Kai co-founded and led Geniess, building software to scale C&I energy storage and microgrids. With experience in strategy roles at Equinor and Capgemini Invent, Kai brings both corporate and startup insight to renewable project development.

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.