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Anna is a climate and energy policy professional, a founding member of Centre for Environmental Initiatives “Ecoaction” and a…

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As a teacher and school psychologist, Angelika Bachmann first taught for several years at state elementary and middle schools. At…

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Simon Berthoud is a Campaign Coordinator for AG!SSONS (let's act). Our mission is to shake up democracy in Switzerland by…

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Kai is an energy market and renewable energy veteran. Over the past 22 years, he shaped sector transitions, product innovations…

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Dr. Ute Collier is Deputy Director of the Knowledge, Policy and Finance Centre at the International Renewable Agency (IRENA) in…

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Dr. Melinda Crane has moderated events and discussions for a wide range of international organizations. She is a frequent guest…

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Professor of Energy Law at the University Federico II and Coordinator of Italian Forum of Energy Communities (IFEC). She has…

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Deputy Minister Yaroslav Demchenkov has over twenty years of experience in the development, implementation and management of…

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Monika De Volder is Policy Officer in the Unit for Consumers, Local Initiatives, Just Transition in DG ENERGY, European…

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Prof. Dr. Patrick Emmenegger is Professor of Public Policy and Comparative Political Economy at the School of Economics and…

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Claudio has been committed to sustainability in tourism for many years. His education as a tourism expert developed his…

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Sophie Fürst is the CEO of the Swiss Association of Climate Protection (Verein Klimaschutz Schweiz) and was Co-Campaign Manager…

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Katja Graf is a senior scientific officer at the office for nature and the environment of the Canton Grisons. She is the deputy…

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Marcel Hänggi is historian by training and was an environmental journalist and book author before he initiated the Glacier…

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Simon Heller is the Director of Sustainability Services in Deloitte’s Risk Advisory practice based in Zurich. He has more than 25…

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Walburga is the CEO of SolarPower Europe since 2019. She has over 20 years of professional experience in Brussels, working for a…

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Alessandra Hool is the CEO of ESM Foundation, a non-profit organization promoting responsible and sustainable sourcing of…

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Christoph is a trained electrician and practice-oriented business economist. As Managing Director of Energietal Toggenburg, he…

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Julia le Maitre is researcher at the Environmental Research Institute of the Cork University Business School. Her research…

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Prof. Dr. Michael Lehning is professor of environmental engineering at EPFL and co-director of the UNIL-EPFL center for climate…

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Jodok Reinhardt founded LIBREC three years ago. LIBREC stands for closed-loop recycling of Lithium-ion batteries from e-mobility…

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Dr. Frank Rutschmann has headed the Renewable Energies Section at the Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE) since 2011. At the…

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Franziska Ryser is a Swiss politician. She is part of the vice-presidium of the Green Party of Switzerland and represents the…

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Elisa Sadakhom is a Sustainability Consultant at Zurich Insurance Company (Zurich). Zurich is accelerating actions and aims to…

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Aurel is CEO at Solarify GmbH. After completing his master studies in Political Science at the University of Bern, he initially…

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Martin Schweighofer is working in the field of Social Innovation at the Energy Institute Vorarlberg. An emphasis of his work is…

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Xavier is Head new Renewable Energy Sources Switzerland at Alpiq, managing assets and development project in wind, small hydro,…

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Roland heads the Energy Procurement department at the Federation of Migros Cooperatives. He advises Migros Group companies on…

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Prof. Dr. Rolf Wüstenhagen is director of the Institute for Economy and the Environment (IWÖ-HSG) and holds the Chair for…

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Alexandru Zavate is an MBA candidate at the University of St. Gallen, and he is working with Lucas Zeugin on the same research…

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Lucas Zeugin is an MBA candidate at the University of St. Gallen. His research, in collaboration with Alexandru Zavate, focuses…

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Workshop Moderators

Nadiya joined the Institute for Economy and the Environment (IWÖ-HSG) as a postdoctoral researcher, working mainly on a project…

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Sabrina Mili is a PhD candidate and research associate at the Institute for Economy and the Environment at the University of…

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Juliane is a PhD candidate and research associate at the Institute for Economy and the Environment at the University of…

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Merla Kubli is Assistant Professor for Managing Climate Solutions at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. Her research at…

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Cristian is postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Economy and the Environment of the University of St.Gallen (IWÖ-HSG).…

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Julia is Ph.D. candidate and research associate at the Institute for Economy and the Environment of the University of St.Gallen.…

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Katharina Reidl is a doctoral candidate at the institute for economy and the environment. Her research focuses on empowering…

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Organisation

Elizabeth is postdoctoral researcher and #REMforum programme manager at the Institute for Economy and the Environment of the…

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Doris is the head of administration at IWÖ-HSG and among other projects, responsible for the organization of #REMforum. For ten…

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