Solarplaza Summit Sweden

Åsa Lindell

Host

Åsa Lindell

Host

Masters in Moderation

Asa is an experienced international host and meeting designer who takes an engagement to the next level.

Francisco Estela

CTO Europe II

Francisco Estela

CTO Europe II

LONGi

Francisco Estela, an engineer with more than 25 years in the solar industry, has developed his activity in different areas such as R&D for balance of systems, solar cell manufacturing, large grid-connected photovoltaic projects in private investment funds, and self-consumption RCI photovoltaic systems. He joined LONGi Solar in 2020 as Technical Director for the Middle East, and currently is the CTO for Europe II.

Daniel Bergkvist

Group Power Division Manager

Daniel Bergkvist

Group Power Division Manager

Arctic Paper Group

Daniel Bergkvist is Group Power Division Manager at Arctic Paper Group since August 2022. The Power Division focuses on all energy-related issues and has the goal to invest in 100 MW of renewable power production and become CO2 net zero by 2030. He has 20 years of experience in business development, mainly in real estate, private equity and energy. Arctic Paper strategy is to combine the synergies of a leading European manufacturer of innovative, bio-based and premium-quality graphic and packaging paper as well as of a variety of pulp products with new investments in packaging and renewable energy.

Peter Braun

Director and Country Manager Sweden

Peter Braun

Director and Country Manager Sweden

European Energy

Peter Braun is the Country Manager of European Energy Sweden, one of European Energys core markets . In his role as the head of the Swedish branch, his focus is on leading his team to realize projects in renewable energy such as large scale PV, wind, BESS and PtX. Peter holds a Masters degree in international business and has 20 years of experience from various positions and sectors within the energy industry.

Amelia Oller Westerberg

Consultant

Amelia Oller Westerberg

Consultant

SWECO

Amelia is an energy strategy and advisory consultant at Sweco, focusing on transactional advice, particularly technical and regulatory due diligence for RES and BESS in the Nordics. Previously, she worked as a PV market analyst with a diverse range of clients, including public agencies, utilities, project developers, and non-profit organizations. Amelia represented Sweden for two years in the IEA PVPS Task 1 (Strategic market analysis and outreach) and spent three years part-time on industry policies for a trade association in Brussels. She is also a frequent public speaker and co-author of several reports on solar PV market trends.

Liisa Raasakka

Head of EIB Group Swedish Office

Liisa Raasakka

Head of EIB Group Swedish Office

European Investment Bank (EIB)

Head of EIB Group Swedish Office at European Investment Bank Bio: Since 2020, Liisa is representing the EIB Group in Sweden. She is an experienced banker with history working in the International Financing Institutes (EIB, EBRD, NEFCO). She enjoys financing investments that creates an added value to society, in particular environmental investments. She grew up in the towns of Lund and Stockholm and has a master’s degree in finance from the Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration, Helsinki, Finland.

Johnny Andersson

Head of Wind and Solar Development Sweden

Johnny Andersson

Head of Wind and Solar Development Sweden

Uniper Renewables

Johnny joined Uniper in 2024 as Head of Wind and Solar Development in Sweden. He has a background in the renewables industry since 2001 and has been working with project development, sales and procurement for both developers and suppliers. Uniper holds a strong position in Sweden with a fossil-free energy production of 19 TWh and installed capacity of 4,7 GW, and a dedicated team of close to 1100 employees

Viktoria Neimane

Senior Vice President

Viktoria Neimane

Senior Vice President

Svenska Kraftnät

Viktoria Neimane is Senior Vice President at Svenska kraftnät heading the department of Power system development. The areas of responsibility include power system stability, requirements according to the network codes and design and dimensioning of ancillary services. Viktoria has a Ph.D in Electrical Power Systems from the Royal Institute of Technology and more than 25 years of experience in different fields of electricity business including Smart grids, Asset management, substation automation and network planning.

Corentin Baschet

Partner / Head of Market Analysis

Corentin Baschet

Partner / Head of Market Analysis

Clean Horizon

Corentin graduated in engineering at an engineering school in Paris (Ponts et Chaussées) and studied his master in sustainable energies at the Imperial College in London. Corentin has joined Clean Horizon in 2016 and is now partner, he is heading market analysis activities. As such, he acts as project manager on key market analysis projects as well as price forecasts efforts of the company. Additionally, Corentin is the commercial director of Clean Horizon.

Ruud Immel

Executive Director Project Finance Europe

Ruud Immel

Executive Director Project Finance Europe

Rabobank

Ruurd Immel is a member of the Rabobank renewable energy team and responsible for originating, structuring and executing onshore and offshore wind and solar transactions throughout Europe. His focus on renewable energy projects that benefit from corporate PPAs (i.e. no subsidies), or are fully or partially exposed to merchant price risk. Over the last seven years Ruurd has successfully closed several transactions, mostly in the Nordics, Spain, and Italy including a €110 million portfolio facility with Alight to build, own and operate roughly 220 MWp of small to medium (up to 50 MWp) solar PV parks in Sweden.

Richard Nicolin

Co-founder and Chief Investment Officer

Richard Nicolin

Co-founder and Chief Investment Officer

Alight

Richard Nicolin is co-founder and Chief Investment Officer of Alight, a leading Swedish solar developer and independent power prodcer. As Chief Investment Officer, Richard leads Alight’s investments in both development and operating solar and storage assets. Prior to Alight, Richard worked as a consultant for Bain & Company, as well as an investment manager for Nordstjernan, a family-controlled investment company. Richard has been a board member of global manufacturing company Rosti Group. He later became a board member at Rosti Automotive, a UK manufacturing branch of the Rosti Group, specializing in the automotive sector. Richard is currently a board member of Nordic credit investor Nordstjernan Credit.

Axel Alm

CEO and co-founder

Axel Alm

CEO and co-founder

Hyrizeon

Axel Alm is the CEO and co-founder of Hyrizeon, a company specializing in technical engineering services and the development of hybrid projects that integrate renewable energy and hydrogen solutions. With extensive experience in the renewable energy sector, Axel previously served as CEO of Solkompaniet, one of Sweden's leading developers and EPC providers in the solar energy market. His expertise spans leadership, innovation, and advancing sustainable energy solutions.

Dan-Eric Archer

CEO

Dan-Eric Archer

CEO

CheckWatt

Dan-Eric has worked as CEO of the Swedish company CheckWatt since 2017 when the journey to become a leading European flexibility aggregator began. Before that he had been working with PV monitoring and data analytics as well as research in smart grid and demand response applications. CheckWatt has had rapid development during 2023 as the deployment of BESS has accelerated at amazing speed primarily driven by demand from the TSO on the frequency balancing markets. However, as a longer term goal Dan-Eric and CheckWatt aim to make the flexibility reach its full potential by enabling it to permit faster deployment of RES and transport electrification by reduction of bottlenecks in the local grids.

Anna Werner

CEO

Anna Werner

CEO

Svensk Solenergi

Anna Werner has a PhD in Physics and has a degree from the Stockholm School of Economics. She has worked for five years with energy policy issues on the Swedish Home Owners Association and is since October 1st 2019 CEO of the Swedish Solar Energy Association.

Rickard Sandström

Strategic Business Developer

Rickard Sandström

Strategic Business Developer

Sveaskog

Rickard is a strategic business developer at state owned forest company Sveaskog and is leading the development in Sveaskog’s land portfolio in wind- and solar development on forest land.

Christoffer Adrian

Director, Renewables & Infrastructure

Christoffer Adrian

Director, Renewables & Infrastructure

DNB

Christoffer has more than 13 years of experience from the infrastructure and renewable energy sectors as a financial adviser. Before joining DNB Markets’ Investment Banking Division (based in Stockholm) in 2018, he worked for about eight years with PwC’s corporate finance team in Stockholm and London, with a particular focus on energy infrastructure. DNB Markets is one of the leading Nordic investment banks with a global focus on renewables, infrastructure and ESG, and an extensive transaction experience within the sector. In his role at DNB Markets, Christoffer is covering renewables and infrastructure primarily across Nordics, Baltics and Poland, including opportunities within e.g. wind, solar, battery storage etc. as well as the wider infrastructure space.

Antoine Baudoin

Climate and Energy expert

Antoine Baudoin

Climate and Energy expert

Svenska Naturskyddsföreningen

Antoine works as Energy expert in the division for climate at SSNC, where he is developing policy positions and campaigns at national and local and European level. His focus is on Demand reduction, Energy efficiency, sustainable RES development and energy system.

Aksel Lundquist

Co-Founder and CIO

Aksel Lundquist

Co-Founder and CIO

Sunna Group

Aksel is Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer at Sunna Group AB, focusing on financial strategies, business development and the growth of the company. He has a background in real estate and finance, with experience in structuring complex transactions. Before founding Sunna Group, Aksel was CIO at Niam Credit AB, where he led origination, underwriting, and execution of commercial real estate investments.His career also includes roles at Goldman Sachs and Google.

Cecilia Edling Östman

Head of Stakeholder Management

Cecilia Edling Östman

Head of Stakeholder Management

Solkompaniet

Cecilia Edling Östman is a seasoned professional in the renewable energy sector, currently Head of Stakeholder Management at Solkompaniet, where she focuses on large-scale solar energy projects. With experience in the energy sector, she has been engaged in the Swedish and international energy transition, contributing to the development of the solar industry. Cecilia is a sought-after speaker and moderator at both national and international events, known for her ability to connect people, companies, and energy sectors, inspiring positive energy and a willingness to drive change.

Pouya Moud

Senior Consultant/Technical Lead

Pouya Moud

Senior Consultant/Technical Lead

DNV

Pouya Moud is a Senior Consultant at DNV, specializing in Energy Storage Systems. He supports clients with technical due diligence, owner’s engineering services, feasibility assessments, and project management. His expertise covers BESS technical design, risk assessments, energy storage project development across Northern Europe, and training on storage technologies.

Christoph Gardlo

COO

Christoph Gardlo

COO

ESFORIN

Christoph Gardlo is the Co-Founder and COO of ESFORIN (Energy Services for Industry). The company’s core business is algorithm trading in intraday markets with clients’ flexibilities – helping companies to optimize energy costs and reduce significant amounts of CO2. Before becoming an independent energy entrepreneur, Christoph gained profound experience in the energy markets in various companies. In the 2000s he joined E.ON with focus on Marketing, later becoming Account Manager Power Station Sales. In 2010 he was Head of Gas Sales Germany at Cargill, then Head of Key Accounts Portfolioservices & International Sales at natGAS AG, before he became COO and Co-Founder of ESFORIN.

Madeleine Edqvist

Partner, lawyer

Madeleine Edqvist

Partner, lawyer

Mannheimer Swartling

Madeleine Edqvist specializes in environment and energy law with expertise in regulatory and energy-related projects, especially in the renewables sector.

Gustav Alberius

Head of Business Development

Gustav Alberius

Head of Business Development

Turn Energy

Gustav is the co-founder and Head of Business Development at Turn Energy, taking position as the No 1 Solar Energy Brand in the Nordics. He has more than 10 years of experience from the Energy and Transportation industries. At Turn Energy Gustav is responsible for international expansion, the origination and execution of mergers and acquisitions and for developing supporting commercial opportunities such as BESS, Power2X etc. Gustav is also a member of the Executive Committee of “Nätverket för Solparker”, an industry collaboration of Sweden’s 18 largest solar players.

Theodor Ingman

Consultant

Theodor Ingman

Consultant

SWECO

Theodor Ingman works at Sweco with market analysis and as transaction advisor within the energy sector, focusing on renewable energy production and energy storage solutions. Theodor's previous experiences includes various types of energy storage projects where he has been engaged for dimensioning and operational optimization of energy storage in combination with renewable energy production. He has also conducted market analysis studies and supported customers in investment decisions. Theodor been engaged within several BESS transactions within the Nordic countries, totaling +300 MW of capacity.

Johan Lindahl

PV Market and Policy Analyst & Researcher

Johan Lindahl

PV Market and Policy Analyst & Researcher

Becquerel Sweden

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.

Lars Andersson

Senior Advisor - Wind Power, Solar and Hydrogen

Lars Andersson

Senior Advisor - Wind Power, Solar and Hydrogen

Energiföretagen

Lars Andersson is responsible for wind, solar and hydrogen at the industry association Energiföretagen. In his work, he works to create good conditions for Sweden's energy companies to make investments in renewable energy types and hydrogen. Previously, Lars worked at the Government Office, where he was involved in various issues connected to nuclear power and wind power.

Mats Lindelöw

CEO and co-founder

Mats Lindelöw

CEO and co-founder

Qurrent

Mats Lindelöw is the CEO and co-founder of Qurrent, a market-leading optimization platform for battery storage systems and renewable energy. He has spent many years in the energy industry, focusing on renewable and distributed energy resources, including his experience as Country Manager for one of Sweden's largest solar companies and as a senior consultant at McKinsey.

Elena Rasheva

CEO and co-founder

Elena Rasheva

CEO and co-founder

Evklips Energy

Queen Mary, University of London and King's College London graduate, after post-graduate course at the Sorbonne, Elena began her career as a business analyst at American Express (UK). Before starting the "Evklips Energy" adventure, Elenagained valuable experience at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, where she worked as a financial analyst. The dream of a "greener future" becomes a driving force for the transition from large corporations towards the establish of company. To date, Evklips Energy is among the leaders in the construction of photovoltaic plants throughout Europe. In the last 6 years, the company has over 1 gigawatt of installed capacity. Evklips Energy is the investor and owner of 4 solar power plants in Bulgaria (18 MWp). With a team of over 250 professionals, Evklips Energy also offers full EPC services in Bulgaria.

Thierry Pollet

Product Solution Architect

Thierry Pollet

Product Solution Architect

Huawei

Bio to be added soon...

Edwin Koot

CEO

Edwin Koot

CEO

Solarplaza

Edwin founded Solarplaza company in 2004. He is a senior PV expert and started in the photovoltaic solar energy business in 1994. He has experience as a solar energy consultant and project developer in more than 200 PV projects. Edwin holds a Master’s degree in Chemical engineering and previously worked in the Chemical industry before starting his first consultancy company in PV in 1994.

Agata Absalyamova

Key Account Manager

Agata Absalyamova

Key Account Manager

Sungrow

Agata Absalyamova, a Key Account Manager at Sungrow since 2023, brings experience in PV and ESS projects across multiple countries. With an MSc in Engineering specialising in energy systems, she has contributed to utility-scale solar development in Sweden and now, drives partnerships in the Swedish and European ESS markets.

Solarplaza Summit | Sweden

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