Selected Participants
Participants are listed in alphabetical order below. The location in parentheses indicates country of citizenship or residence.
All profiles below date from 2023.
Alexa Campos (Mexico)
Risk Manager, RWE Renewables
Alexa is a Risk Manager working in the construction and development of offshore wind farms at RWE. She moved from Mexico to Germany for her master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and Management at the Hamburg University of Technology. At the end of her studies, she wrote her master’s thesis ” Evaluation of Methods for Risk Management in Offshore Wind Farms Development” at EnBW. Currently, she is responsible for analyzing life-cycle risks in projects, and determining the budget contingency using appropriate quantitative methods (e.g., Monte Carlo) to ensure successful project financing decisions. Her focus in development projects is on new technologies, such as Hydrogen. She is based in Hamburg, Germany.
Ana Laura Flores García (Mexico)
Head of Operational Management and Capacity Planning, Vestas LATAM
Ana Laura is a wind energy sector professional since 2018 and an advocate for coaching, motivating and develop high performer individuals and teams by passion. She is currently Head of Operational Management and Capacity Planning for Vestas LATAM where she is responsible for the control and management of the resource capacity planning process within the region, execute the operational strategy by promoting continuity for field execution solutions as well as support in developing efficiency, scalability, and reduction of vulnerability in critical processes within Service. She holds an International Business bachelor’s degree and a Business Administration Master from Universidad La Salle Mexico. She is committed to LATAM sustainable energy transition and to become factor of change for gender inclusion in the renewable energy sector.
Angeli Silang-Arcangel (Philippines)
Senior Manager – Development, ACEN Corporation
Angeli has been developing renewable energy projects mainly in the Philippines. Her primary work is in wind assessment and energy yield calculation. She was part of the team that started the existing 54MW Pililla Wind Farm. She is involved in the development of the 160MW Balaoi and Caunayan Wind Farm that is under construction. Assessment of operational wind farms is also one of her interests. She holds a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Electronics Engineering from Ateneo de Manila University, where her research focused on renewable energy.
Bui Thi My Hanh (Vietnam)
Business Development Manager, GE Vietnam
Hanh is currently working at GE in Vietnam as the Business Development Manager, focusing on electrification solutions supporting the integration of renewable energy into the national grid such as onshore wind and potential offshore wind in the country. She was a part of the blooming time for onshore wind development in Vietnam within 2020-2022 as the Commercial Operation Leader, handling proposal preparation and negotiation to support proper WTG delivery, COD and Full-Service support after COD. She is based in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Cárita Maria Bagarolo Abdal (Brazil)
Communications Manager, AES Brasil
Cárita Abdal joined renewable energy company AES Brasil in 2022 as Communications Manager. She started her career in energy 20 years ago and since then has been working in corporate communications, public relations and stakeholders’ engagement at electricity sector companies and consulting firms (CPFL Energia, Casa dos Ventos, InPress Porter Novelli). She holds a bachelor’s degree in Journalism from PUCC (Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas), a postgraduate degree in Marketing from Unicamp – Institute of Economics (State University of Campinas) and an IBGC (Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance) certificate.
Carolina Calvo Pose Santos Neves (Brazil)
Digital Advisor, Siemens Gamesa
Carol is Brazilian with Spanish citizenship, fluent in English and French. She is currently a Digital Advisor at Siemens Gamesa based in Madrid. Carol holds a Master in Science in Control Systems and Automation Engineering at the Rio de Janeiro Federal University and an Industrial Mechatronics Master Degree at the Grande Ecole Arts et Métiers ParisTech. The first chapter of her story with wind energy started ten years ago in a challenging start-up, working throughout her career not only in multinational corporations’ demanding paces but also in advanced research centers environments. She has had global exposure to new product/technology introduction projects in services/design engineering as well as O&M.
Dina Barcellos (Brazil)
Project Engineer – Floating Wind, Maersk Supply Service
Diná is a MSc. Naval Architect and Marine Engineer from Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. She is a driven professional, passionate about the wind energy industry and eager to contribute to the offshore wind development around the world. She started her career in Brazil in 2018 within the energy industry, and in 2021 she joined a disruptive floating wind company in Spain, working actively in the floater design optimization. She has recently joined Maersk Supply Service in Denmark as a project engineer, responsible for ensuring technical accuracy and quality for floating wind engineering projects. Diná also currently actuates as a volunteer mentor for Brazilian women engineering students who are aiming to enter in the wind energy industry.
Doha Ahmed Sherif Mohamed Hassan (Egypt)
Senior Studies Engineer, Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company EETC
Doha holds a Bachelor’s degree of science in Electrical Engineering she started working as an electrical engineer in the South Cairo Electricity Distribution Company in 2011. At late 2016 she started working in The Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company EETC the national grid operator in Egypt, She is working as a senior engineer in the IPP Studies Sector which manages the whole process of the development of the utility scale (capacity grater than 50 MW) renewable energy power projects through the privaite sector under the BOO scheme, her profession starts when tendering the development of the (Wind – Solar) project for the privaite sector then contracting the winning bidder up to the interconnection of the project to the national grid achieving the project commercial operation.
Eleonora Uliana (Argentina)
Senior project manager, WPD
After studying Biology at the University of Buenos Aires (Argentina), Eleonora holds a PhD in Marine Geosciences from the Bremen University (Germany) and later continued her professional development with a specialization in renewable energy. She worked several years as a marine scientist and afterward moved onto the wind energy field. Since 2014 she has been working for WPD as a project developer in the Repowering department. As a Senior Project manager she has been involved in a wide variety of projects ranging from technical analysis of operational data (SCADA) to onshore wind farm planning. She has a large experience in the planning of new and repowering wind farms within Germany and Europe.
Felista Mana Annoh (Kenya)
Operation and maintenance technician, Lake Turkana Wind Power
Felista Mana is an operation and maintenance technician at Lake Turkana Wind Power with a strong background in wind energy, and expertise in substation setup and IT administration. She has honed her skills in all aspects of wind energy production, from monitoring and controlling wind turbines to ensuring that they are running smoothly and efficiently. In particular, she has a deep understanding of substation setup, including the installation and configuration of electrical components. She has been instrumental in ensuring that wind turbines are properly integrated into the power grid. Felista Mana is committed to using her knowledge and expertise to help drive the transition to renewable energy and create a more sustainable future for all.
Joan Akiru Epua (Kenya)
wind turbine service engineer, GENERAL ELECTRIC (GE)
As a wind turbine service engineer, Joan has 7+ years of experience in the field of renewable energy. Her passion for the environment and sustainable energy solutions has led Joan to specialize in maintaining and repairing wind turbines, ensuring they operate efficiently and effectively. She is committed to supporting the transition to clean energy, providing high-quality service to clients and contributing to a more sustainable future for all.
Marianella Bolivar Carbonell (Colombia)
Maintenance Planning & Reporting Engineer, Lekela Power
Marianella Bolivar Carbonell is Colombian. Currently she is a PhD student in the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland. She possesses a bachelor’s and master’s degree in civil engineering from Universidad del Norte, with a Coastal Engineering specialization. Her research experience and interests include Engineering and Design of marine and coastal structures, Offshore renewable energies, and the hydrodynamic modelling of coastal and estuarine processes.
Ngo Nguyet Tran (Vietnam)
Regional Offshore Wind Lead, Worley, Singapore
Ngo Nguyet Tran is a Regional Offshore Wind Lead – Asia and Senior Engineer for Worley Singapore, responsible for business development, project management, technical due diligence, supply chain and engineering study for renewable projects in Asia. She was Worley Global Sale & Marketing Future Leader 2020/2021, Chairperson for Society of Petroleum Engineers (Singapore Section) in 2021/2022. She earned a B.Eng (Hons) in Petroleum Engineering and M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia. Tran is an MBA candidate at Singapore Management University 2023/2024, receiving Leadership Scholarship from the University. Motivated to be part of 2023 Women in Wind Global Leadership Program, she hopes to learn and contribute value-adding initiatives in wind sector for Vietnam and SEA, as well as inspiring more ladies to grow in renewable industry.
Ntitiseng Moloi (South Africa)
Project Engineer, BTE Renewables
Ntitiseng holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. She is also a Master of Engineering candidate, and her Masters research explores Energy Management Optimization in Renewable Energy Microgrids. She currently works as a Project Engineer for an Independent Power Producer which specialises in the development and operation of utility scale wind and solar energy facilities. Prior to this, she worked as a Design Engineer on various renewable energy projects through a global engineering consulting firm where she was seconded to the firm’s Australian office. She is also a member of the South African committee at the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) TC88 which governs standardization in the field of wind energy generation systems. Through her work, she has received a Top5 Finalist Award in the Energy & Environment category at the Rising Star Awards.
Padmaja Ramesh Babu (India)
Product Owner, Vestas
Padmaja Ramesh currently works as a Product Owner for the Vestas eCommerce channel. In a career spanning over 12 years, her association with the Wind Industry began in 2018, where she joined Vestas Australia as the Commercial Operation Manager (APAC region). Here she was responsible for sales forecasting and facilitating commercial transformation initiatives across the region. In 2021, she transitioned within Vestas to work with the Digital Solutions team, currently she is a Product Owner for Shop.Vestas. Padmaja holds an M.S in Electrical Engineering Degree from Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio. She is based out of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Samruddhi Pable (India)
ASSISTANT LEAD ENGINEER, VESTAS R&D TECHNOLOGY LTD, CHENNAI
Samruddhi is a Structural Engineer currently working as a Functional Lead for Value Engineering Team in Vestas. She has 4 years of experience in design, optimization, and certification of wind turbine towers. Samruddhi’s role involves resolving technical queries from within the team, as well as from customers, certification bodies and issues from site. Her team delivers site specific and optimized tower solutions that are essential to lower wind turbine costs. She come from a Civil Engineering background with a Masters in Structural Engineering. Before the wind industry, Samruddhi was working as a designer of underground structures with L&T Construction. She is currently based in Chennai, India.
Shirlin Charles (India)
Lead Engineer, NeXHS Renewables
Shirlin is a Structural Engineer who is passionate in the field of Wind Technology. She did her research in studying the effects of wind load on bridges after which she entered the Renewable Energy sector primarily in the wind energy domain. She is a Lead Engineer at NeXHS Renewables which is based out of Chennai, India. Being a multifaceted engineer, she primarily engages herself in the design of dynamically loaded structure. She leads the tower engineering discipline and have contributed to the material optimization of Wind turbine towers. She has developed a niche and have keen interest towards research and development of new products/typologies of wind turbine tower and foundation. Recently she focuses on the techno-commercial activities and client interactions of the company
Snehash Patel (India)
Team Leader, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy
Snehash started her professional journey in renewable sector in 2017 with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy. She joined the company as a Structural Engineer where she was responsible for structural validation, verification and design of equipment used for transport handling, installation and storage of various wind turbine components. In this role she had the opportunity to work on some of the world’s biggest wind turbine components. She then moved to Service team as Team Leader where she has built a team with cross functional capabilities which can deliver the best and safe engineering solutions for special tools needed for up-tower repair work, component replacement and installations during operation.
Sofia Bassi (Argentina)
Service Sales and Account Management Specialist, Vestas
Sofia was born in Argentina and got her Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering at Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires. She had her first work experience with Siemens, within the Energy Management division, and in 2008 she joined Vestas as a Service Commercial Engineer, where she got her first insights on the wind energy industry. Early in 2021, Sofia moved to Portugal and started a new position within Vestas to support the Service Sales area and the multibrand business in the Mediterranean region. From 2022, she became a Specialist within the Service Sales and Account Management team in Iberia.
Susana Corrales Bermúdez (Chile)
Business Developer, RWE
Electrical Engineer with 11 years of experience. Diploma in Sustainable Energies. Career mostly developed in the planification of the Chilean Electrical System and interconnection of renewable projects, with more than 600 MW currently connected to the Electrical System and more than 2.000 MW in development stage. Took the MIT Cultural Awareness for Business Program. Ambassador of the program Women in Energy for the World Energy Council. Certificated in Leadership and currently working at RWE as Transmission Manager with focus on Wind Projects and Storage. Convinced and focused on promoting and highlighting the importance of diversity and multiculturality in teams to achieve more efficient and inclusive solutions.
Zintle Nxadi (South Africa)
Project Planner, Vestas
Zintle Nxadi holds a Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree majoring in Transportation Engineering from the Nelson Mandela University. She is project planner for Belgium, Netherlands, Luxemburg and Germany West. She worked as a Civil Engineering Technician and SME Manager at Omega Civils in Gqeberha, thereafter moved to work as a Site Engineer for Stefanutti Stocks at a Nooidgedagt/Coega Low-Level Scheme: Phase 3 and also worked as an interim Site Manager, mainly involved in the construction of the 45Mega Litre reservoir. She joined Vestas South Africa for the construction of the Wesley Wind Farm where she acquired site experience for the Wind Turbine EPC project, with her construction management background she joined the NCE Project Planning team as an East and Southern Africa Project Planner in 2021 and thereafter relocated to Netherlands to work on the BeNeLux market. She left conventional construction to join Vestas as she strives to be part of the development for the future which is the transformation to a more sustainable environment. She wants to develop her skills in the onshore and offshore market and implement her expertise in providing efficient solutions in renewable energy development. She is based in Arnhem, Netherlands.
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All profiles below date from 2022.
Amritha Basanth (India)
Director, Kshema Power & Infrastructure Company Pvt Ltd
Amritha Basanth joined her family business, Kshema Power and Infrastructure Company Ltd, the leading Renewable Energy EPC Company in India as a second generation entrepreneur in 2014 and right now heading the International expansion of the firm in the GCC region.The firm has in total developed turn key wind and solar power projects of 4000MW. She’s also driving the Engineering education vertical of the group in India with a strength of 1400 students where she’s focusing on curating a robust engineering curriculum with student engagement and industry immersion. Amritha holds a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from University of Calicut, India and also pursued her Masters with medal in Nanotechnology from Amrita ViswaVidyapeetam University , India.
Angela Sheril (India)
Asst. Lead Engineer, Vestas Wind Technology Pvt Ltd
Angela has completed her Masters in Power System Engineering in 2017 and has started her career in the PSC team at Vestas R&D Chennai where she is responsible for grid code assessments and compliance studies for various projects across the Globe. She has been actively participating to provide solutions for Wind Power Plant design, dynamic simulation of hybrid power plants including wind, PV and battery. She has expertise in analyzing and modelling of Renewable Power Plants for Weak Grid and Sub Synchronous Resonance Assessment.
Boldmaa Jargalsaikhan (Mongolia)
Manager, Overseas Offshore Wind Power Group, JERA Co., Inc.
Boldmaa is a Project Developer in the overseas offshore wind business team at JERA, the largest power producer in Japan. She joined JERA in June 2019 and has been in charge of offshore wind projects in Taiwan, overseeing market and commercial workstreams. In 2020, Boldmaa represented JERA at the Ocean Renewable Energy Action Coalition (OREAC), an initiative led by key players in the offshore wind industry, including GWEC. She is a Member of the Global Future Council on Japan 2020-2022, the World Economic Forum’s Network of Global Future Councils. Prior to joining JERA, Boldmaa worked in various industries, from human resources to banking, covering market research and business development.
Burcu Coskun (Turkey)
Siting Solutions Lead, Vestas
Burcu is a techno-commercial professional at renewable energy sector and currently works as a Lead Engineer. Holds a bachelor´s degree from Istanbul Technical University and Sales Management certificate from ESADE Business School. She is a member of Negotiators Community at GMN Institute. She has a strong understanding of renewable energy mission. Accountable for the technical due diligence, optimization & risk analysis, business development activities as well as coaching early professionals. She has played a pioneer role at home country in her field and gained solid experience across MED, NEU, LATAM. She strives for a diverse, multicultural and innovative environment. Enjoys transforming challenges into success stories.
Camila Vásquez (Chile)
Geographer, Ministry of Energy
Camila began her career in environmental consulting at the private sector and 12 years ago started working at the Sustainable Energy Division at the Ministry of Energy. She is a geographer, from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile with a Diploma in Non Conventional Renewable Energies. At the Ministry, she is in charge of identifying the potential of renewable energies through the generation of information and its analysis. This has made it possible to support long-term energy planning and deliver public information to the energy industry. In addition, she acted as Project Manager for the Ministry of Energy in state own land concession tenders for wind, solar and hybrid systems. This has allowed the implementation of +700 MW of wind and +4,000 MW of solar power.
Esther Marie Amular-Bantog (Philippines)
VP & Head of Legal Operations, AC Energy Corporation
Marie has more than 10 years’ experience as an energy lawyer. She is currently ACEN’s Head of Legal Operations where she manages the legal and regulatory requirements of 18 power plants in the Philippines, including 3 onshore wind farms. Marie received her Juris Doctor degree from the Ateneo de Manila University. She recently completed her Master of Laws (LLM) in International Energy Law and Regulation, with Distinction, at the City University of London, and her dissertation entitled “The Wind is Blowing, but is the Philippines’ Offshore Wind Ready? (A Critical Assessment of the Philippine Legal and Regulatory Frameworks for Offshore Wind)” was marked with Distinction. She was also awarded the prestigious City Law School Prize for Excellence on the LLM.
Júlia Hein Mazutti (Brazil)
PhD Student In Offshore Geotechnical Engineering, The University of Western Australia
Júlia is an Offshore Geotechnical Engineering PhD candidate at The University of Western Australia. Her research explores an alternative method for the installation of monopiles of offshore wind turbines by vibration instead of the conventional impact-driven technique. She obtained a Bachelor in Civil Engineering and a Master’s Degree in Geotechnical Engineering at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Her wealth of experiences include exchanges in France, President of the Oceans Graduate Student Society at UWA and four years as a Structural Engineer at CTE Wind Civil Engineering where she worked on structural design of foundations for onshore wind turbines.
Julia Pérez-Maura (Spain)
Business Development Analyst, BlueFloat Energy
Julia is currently working at BlueFloat Energy’s team in Madrid as Business Development Analyst, focusing on offshore wind development in USA and developing markets in APAC and LATAM. At BlueFloat Energy, Julia focus’ on expanding the company into new markets. This includes tasks such as market analysis, looking for partners, setting up entities, setting up project development strategies, permitting and stakeholder management amongst others. She holds a BEng (with Honours) in Engineering Business Management from the University of Warwick. She is based in Madrid
Karen Jazmín Aguilera Soto (Mexico)
Operation & Maintenance Planner (Iberdrola), Siemens Gamesa
Karen began her career in the wind energy industry in 2018. She currently works as Operation and Maintenance Planner in Iberdrola Wind Farms in Mexico in SGRE. She is responsible for developing and ensuring the execution of the service annual plan in the wind turbines without penalties. She holds a Business Administration Degree and an International Business Master from National University of Mexico. She did an exchange in International Economy Master from Universidad Complutense de Madrid where she learnt about renewable energy and climate change. Karen is a mentee of Mentoring and Leadership and an ally of Diversity, Inclusion and Equity on the windfarms.
Kawtar Ghanimi (Morocco)
Renewable Energy Engineer, Masen
Kawtar is a renewable energy sector professional with a focus on project development. After completing an engineering degree from Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Rabat in Morocco in 2017, she joined Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (Masen) as junior technical renewable energy engineer. Kawtar is working on technical studies related to Wind and PV projects mainly, the feasibility studies and the technical documentation of the tendering process. She is performing the whole technical studies, participating in managing the recruitment of Bidder as well as evaluating and negotiating the Bidder proposal. Kawtar is based in Rabat, Morocco
Kholoud Bakry (Egypt)
Maintenance Planning & Reporting Engineer, Lekela Power
Kholoud Bakry holds a Master’s degree (M.Eng.) in Renewable Energy Engineering from the British University in Egypt. Kholoud started her career in the renewable energy field by joining the Arab Program for Sustainable Energy Youth with the Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency. Kholoud then joined Lekela in early 2020, working on the construction of Lekela’s utility scale 250MW wind power project; West Bakr Wind Farm (WBWF). She is currently working on site as the Maintenance Planning and Reporting Engineer for WBWF with a focus on monitoring the performance of the facility during its operation phase.
Luisa Mora
Project Manager
Luisa is a Colombian mechanical engineer with a master’s degree in Power and Data Engineering. A transatlantic sailor and road bike addict. Passions, which gave her, an immense desire to understand the wind and how to use it to produce energy. Luisa moved from Colombia to Germany for her Master and there got a student position at Nordex Product Strategy team where she also did her Master Thesis understanding the relationship between the noise produced by turbines and the wind parks “Annual energy production”. After being a SCADA Sales Engineer by Nordex, Luisa is starting a new step in her career as Project Manager in the Concept Development department.
Manuela Barisone (Argentina)
Economist, National Technological University of Chubut and Fundación Patagonia Natural
Manuela holds a degree in Economics and a Master’s in Applied Economic Analysis. She has over 10 years of experience in projects related to renewable energy and gender, both in the public and private sectors. She currently coordinates the areas of renewable energies, public participation and gender at Fundación Patagonia Natural (NGO) and she is teacher assistant and researcher at the National Technological University of Chubut, member of the Research Group on Energies, Materials and Sustainability. She has received scholarships from UNESCO and IILA on issues of energy management and cost analysis in renewable energy projects.
Mary Njau (Kenya)
Power System Control & Analysis Engineer, Kenya Power
Mary is a graduate Engineer with the Engineering Board of Kenya and a Graduate member of the Institute of Engineers of Kenya. I have over 13 years experience in National Grid Operation and Monitoring, Planning and dispatch activities in a power system and analysis of power system for short term and long term planning. I am currently handling the role of post dispatch analysis of the Kenyan Power System with the aim of improving the system efficiency and delivering quality power to the customers. I derive satisfaction from identifying challenges and offering possible solutions.
Mayra Ivonne Mendoza Diaz (Mexico)
Licenciada En Administración, GOWIND
Ivonne is a leader of Human Capital focused on strategy and talent management, with strong experience in Comp & Ben, Learning & Development, Culture, Diversity & Inclusion, and Change Management. She is a people passioned Executive working for international companies developing and deploying HR Global and Local strategies 100% aligned to Business goals and priorities. She has been working in the energy industry for 10 years leading EPC Energy projects in LATAM. Ivonne studied Business Administration Degree with a specialization in HR and holds certification in Lean Six Sigma (Black Belt). She is based in Mexico City, and NYC, USA.
Natália Tasso Signorelli (Brazil)
Physical Oceanographer, Fugro
Natalia began her career in the energy industry in 2015 and joined Fugro in 2019. Through her years on Metocean Consultancy, she has supported innumerous offshore projects, providing expert interpretation of metocean data to assist developers and regulatory agencies. Natalia holds a master’s degree in Physical Oceanography from University of Sao Paulo. She has attended to the French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea and Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research. Her interest in sea-air interactions and their role in present and future climates has led her to the State University of Northern Rio de Janeiro, where she has been working as a Teaching Fellow since 2020.
Nicolly Santos Leite (Brazil)
Researcher in Environmental and Social Sciences, Foundation Cearense for Meteorology and Water Resources (Funceme)
Nicolly holds a PhD in Geography from Federal University of Ceará (Brazil) and was a visiting student of Texas A&M University (USA). Since 2016, she has been involved with energetic transition research in Brazil. Her thesis was the first in the country to analyze the perception about wind power combining a large sample and statistical analysis. Nicolly is a researcher doctor at Foundation Cearense for Meteorology and Water Resources (FUNCEME), acting in a large-scale Project cooperation between Brazil and France to a low carbon transition (water-energy-agriculture) in Ceará (Brazil). Nicolly is based in Fortaleza, Brazil.
Reshmy Prasad (India)
Engineer, Project Engineering, DNV – Energy
Reshmy holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering and Renewable Energy Systems from the University of Leeds. Reshmy joined DNV, India, in 2019 and has been working in the wind since then. During the past three years, she has performed wind due diligence, asset management reviews of onshore wind power projects and onshore wind market studies for reputable global and Indian companies. She is based in Bangalore, India.
Rupali Gupta (India)
Assistant Lead Engineer, Vestas R&D technology ltd, Chennai
Rupali is a Mechanical Engineer. She is technical lead for Japan localization project in Vestas. Her expertise includes the structural design as per international codes, certification for approval on Tower designs (DNV, Class NK, TUV) and product development along with the alignment across value chain. Before joining Vestas she worked with Oil and Gas industry with Siemens Energy. She has transitioned to the renewable industry with a vision of working for a green future. She wants to explore the onshore and offshore applications in the emerging markets and implement her expertise in providing the required localized solutions that replace fossil applications. She is based in Chennai, India.
Silvia Cristina Toffoli (Brazil)
Marketing and Sales Specialist – LATAM, Hitachi Energy
Silvia has a commercial and technical career developed in traditional companies in Wind Marketing, being more than 22 years as Sales Account and Application Engineering. Nowadays is responsible for Enterprise Software Solution in LATAM region, highlighting the benefits of an Asset Management Application for Renewable Energy. Over her career Silvia has demonstrated strong analytical and leadership skills. Silvia is graduated in Electrical Technology and pos graduated in Marketing and Business Administration. She is based in São Paulo, Brazil.
Van Thanh Nguyen (Vietnam)
Head of Engineering and Construction, UPC Renewables Vietnam Management LLC
Van Nguyen manages Vietnam projects at UPC Renewables. Van has been with UPC and the wind industry since June 2018. She has worked on projects through various stages from development to construction. Among them, Lac Hoa and Hoa Dong are the projects she has deeply involved in tendering, contractor selection, contract management and monitoring. These projects are utilizing the tallest wind turbines from Vestas V150 with the hub height of 165m. Van is currently leading the preparation for construction of the two new projects in UPCRVM, namely Tran De and Song Hau. She holds a master’s degree in International Project Management from Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland. Her goal in career is to promote clean energy and to be part of the team to inspire the Vietnamese people in the transition away from coal and thermal energy.
Yasmin Abdulkadir (Kenya)
Legal Manager, Lake Turkana Wind Power
Yasmin Abdulkadir is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya, with experience in energy sector focusing on renewable energy and Governance. She works at Lake Turkana Wind Power (LTWP) as Legal Manager. She is committed to Africa’s sustainable development in renewable energy, climate impact and gender inclusion in energy access. She is based in Nairobi, Kenya.
All profiles below date from 2021.
Ana Carolina Chapina Ramírez (Mexico)
Sales Engineer Latam North, Vestas
Ana Carolina has expertise in commercial relations, leading proposals with a value engineer-related approach and contract negotiation for Supply & Installation and EPC Wind projects in LATAM. Currently she is part of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee at Vestas. Her conviction is to be part of the solution towards a cleaner energy matrix what made her studied a MSc in Renewable Energy and Clean Technology in the University of Manchester in the UK. She has a B.S as an Industrial Engineer from the National University in Mexico City.
Ana Lucia Amazo Blanco (colombia)
Senior Consultant, guidehouse
Ana Amazo is a Managing Consultant in Guidehouse’s Energy, Sustainability, and Infrastructure practice. She supports governments and organizations like USAID, EBRD, the European Commission, and DFD in the design and implementation of renewable energy competitive procurement for countries in Europe, Asia, and Africa. Ana is a frequent speaker and trainer on renewable energy auctions at international conferences and regulatory working group meetings. Ana holds a bachelor’s degree in Government and International Relations from Universidad Externado de Colombia, and holds a master’s degree in Public Policy from the Hertie School of Governance. She is a Green Energy Finance Specialist from the Renewables Academy (RENAC).
Andrea Cornejo (Chile)
Development Project Managers, Mainstream renewable power
Andrea Cornejo studied Civil Environmental Engineering at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, obtaining two diplomas and a Professional Project Manager certification by the PMI (Project Manager Institute). She has been working in the energy industry for 16 years. Andrea obtained the environmental approval of the government for the “Canela I Project” for the company Endesa, the first wind farm in Chile connected to the National Electric System. Later, she worked at the Compañía General de Electricidad (CGE) leading the territorial, community and environmental department for power line and substation projects. Since 2018, she has been working at Mainstream Renewal Power to develop new renewable energy projects as project manager. Andrea lives in Santiago de Chile.
Carmen Cortés Belaunde (Peru)
Communications Manager, Ocean Winds
Carmen is a Senior Executive with more than 20 years of experience in Communication and Marketing in media sector, with great communicative anddigital skills.She is currently Communications Manager at Ocean Winds. Expert in managing high- performance teams and detecting talent andskills in people to get the best out of them, she consider people the most valuable asset of companies. She has proven success in the implementation and development of new projects in different markets and great capacity for work, organization, coordination with many interlocutors.
Heba Rabie (Egypt)
Project Manager – Egypt, Lekela Power
Heba joined Lekela Egypt in 2018 as Project Manager, working on the development and construction of the 250MW West Bakr Wind Farm located in Egypt. Heba holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Technology from Imperial College London and a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from The American University in Cairo. She has over 10 years of experience in the energy and E&S sectors. Prior to her role with Lekela, she worked in the climate mitigation sector where she managed the accreditation of over hundred carbon reduction projects, with a focus on wind energy and household energy efficiency projects.
Ileana Trejo Mendoza (mexico)
operational engineering manager, siemens gamesa renewable energy
Ileana began her career in the wind energy industry in 2015 as Electrical Specialist in Gamesa Eólica. She currently works as an Engineering Manager in Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy LATAM, focused on giving Technical Support to wind turbines under service, along with Customer and Sales Support. Her current role covers projects in Mexico, Central America, Caribbean and South Cone. She is also part of the SGRE Culture of Trust Program within the Empowerment pillar. Ileana holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering and is based in Mexico.
Jeanette Gitobu (Kenya)
Project developer, Windlab
Jeanette is an energy sector professional and an advocate for energy equity by passion. She works as a Project Developer with Windlab focusing on renewable energy innovation for large scale wind, solar, and battery storage utility projects. For her work, Jeanette has been recognized by The Kenyan Ministry of Energy as a woman leader who has made a mark in the energy space either through career advancement, business, or innovation that has brought change in her space and society. Jeanette holds a B.A. in Economics from St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York. She is based in Nairobi, Kenya.
Julia Fedoruchenko (russia)
Senior Asset Risk manager, vattenfall
Julia is a Senior Asset Risk Manager at Vattenfall, a leading European Energy Company. After completing an MBA from Lancaster University, she started her career as a management consultant providing risk advisory services for high-profile projects in the railway industry. She has spent the last 9 years in offshore wind, playing an active role in Green Energy transformation. Over her career Julia has demonstrated strong leadership skills by establishing the best risk management practices and helping projects to succeed. In Vattenfall her main focus is on understanding and minimizing risks on operational wind farm assets. Before that, while working for Orsted, she was a proactive member of project management teams, responsible for construction and divestment of several wind farms in the UK and North America, including the largest offshore wind farm in the world Hornsea 1 in the UK. Julia is based in London, UK.
Juliana de A. Yanaguizawa Lucena (Brazil)
Professor, Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Pernambuco
Juliana is a professor at the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Pernambuco (Brazil) for 12 years, where she leaders a research group to study clean energies, production and sustainability. She is a production engineer from University of São Paulo (2001) and holds a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Federal University of Pernambuco (2003) and a PhD in Energy and Nuclear Technologies (2008). In 2006, Juliana worked as a production engineer trainee in a wind blade manufacturer in São Paulo (Brazil). She also has professional experience as a production engineer in the metal packaging industry.
Lakshmi Sundareshwaran Vaidyanathan (INDIA)
Head of Section, Asset Operations and Management, India, DNV
Lakshmi completed her Bachelors (B.Tech.) in Biotechnology in Chennai, before foraying into Renewable Energy to do a Masters (M.Tech.) in Delhi. She developed an instinctive interest in Wind and went on to finish her Masters with an internship and a project with NIWE, Chennai. She then joined DNV GL and has worked extensively in all the major Indian wind farms at different levels for about three years. Starting from Energy Assessments, she worked on Site Conditions, Operational Assessments, third party report reviews and also visited some of the major wind farms in India. In the following years, she managed several big projects while also training and heading an enthusiastic team of engineers. Together, her team has delivered technical advisory services for over 5 GW worth of operational wind assets in India, Taiwan, Japan and Italy.
Linda Mabhena-Olagunju (South Africa)
Founder & managing director, dlo energy resources group (pty) ltd
Ms Linda Mabhena-Olagunju holds an LLB from UCT and an LLM from the University of Aberdeen(with distinction). She is an admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa. She is an experienced renewable energy developer and her company DLO Energy Resources Group (Pty )Ltd currently owns and operates one of Africa’s largest wind farms which is amongst the best performing farms in South Africa. She is also an experienced executive and currently sits on the boards of the University of Oxford as well as Swiss Port South Africa.
Luany Gomes Dantas (Brazil)
Engineer Consultant, aqualisbraemar
Luany is a Naval Architect and Marine Engineer with a Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Luany’s Master’s pioneering thesis was the very first piece of research on Floating Offshore Wind in Brazil. Luany has been working for AqualisBraemar group for over 6 years and is responsible for monitoring the Brazilian offshore wind market and supporting the business development of the sector in the country. She has also been working with the group’s offshore wind business unit (OWC) on global floating offshore wind projects. She is based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Margie Tenasas Parinas (Philippines)
Head of wind services, Coastal Renewable Energy Technology Center
Margie holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Physics major in Instrumentation from University of Santo Tomas, Manila. She has been a Wind Engineer and the Head of Wind Services for CRETC since 2016 where she conducts seminars, wind farm optimization and wind measurement campaigns to assist developers and communities in wind energy projects. Prior to that, she worked as a Conservation Geomatics Specialist at Fauna and Flora International and started her journey in the wind energy industry as she joined UPC Renewables as Junior Wind Engineer in 2015. She is based in Pasig City, Philippines.
Nga Hoang (Vietnam)
Senior Business Controller, Vattenfall
Nga is the member of the management team responsible for the entire Offshore Wind portfolio that is under operation in Vattenfall. She works as the commercial finance and business partner with interaction across organizations to drive performance as well as strengthen the financial aspects in all relevant activities to Operations. Prior to that, she held different positions in Finance organization in Siemens Gamesa. Being on both operator and manufacturer side, she is passionate about Wind and renewable energy. Nga had a Master degree in Computer Science from Politecnico di Milano in Italy in 2009. She is also a certified charter accountant and an active member of ACCA since 2017. Nga is based in Kolding, Denmark.
Nibedita Sahoo (india)
Asst. Lead Engineer, Tower Technology, Vestas
Nibedita is tower system technical lead for offshore turbine where she translates the market need to new product development by considering full value chain optimization. In 2017, she moved from fossil energy and joined Vestas to be part of clean energy. She started her career in loads team at Vestas R&D Chennai where she was responsible for wind turbine load assessment and project reviews. Then she moved to towers team and was technical lead for onshore repowering and rotor upgrade project. She also brought in innovative solutions to increase the lifetime of tower. 2020 onwards, she is working as tower technical lead for V236-15MW product development. She is based in Denmark.
Patricia de Vicente (spain)
Wind Specialist Recruiter, EWI
Patricia studied Business Administration Degree in Madrid and completed an internship working for Siemens in the Mobility Department. After 1 year, she joined the Siemens Mobility Hub in Prague, where she was responsible for all international assignments of European employees. Almost four years ago, she moved to London, UK, where she joined EWI and started her career as an International Recruiter, specialising in the Wind Industry. In her last three years working as a Wind Specialist Recruiter, she has only signed one contract for a woman.
Shweta Khushu (India)
Sr. Engineer and Growth Lead of the AI team, skyspecs
Shweta is a Sr. Engineer and Growth Lead of the AI team at SkySpecs. She received her MS degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 2016 with a specialization in Machine Learning and Image Processing. She is passionate about solving real-world problems challenging humankind using Artificial Intelligence, especially Computer Vision. Application of Machine Learning techniques in the wind space has been her primary focus at work. Additionally, she volunteers with Climate Mind, a non-profit building a web application designed to make conversations about climate change easier. She is based in Toronto, Canada.
Siti Winny Adya Maulidiani (indonesia)
Wind Energy Engineer, BayWa r.e. Thailand
Winny is Wind Energy Engineer at BayWa r.e Thailand. She is responsible for the technical assessment of BayWa r.e.’s portfolio in Asia, including greenfield site appraisal, acquisition target assessments, and operational wind farm analysis. She started her career at UPC Renewables Indonesia where she was involved in the development and operation of the first utility-scale wind farm in Indonesia, the 75 MW Sidrap Wind Farm. She obtained a Master’s degree from Ecole Polytechnique in France and Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya in Spain and a Bachelor’s degree from Bandung Institute of Technology in Indonesia. She is based in Bangkok, Thailand.
Yasmini Bianor Canali Dopico (Brazil)
Commercial Operations Coordinator LATAM, Nordex Group
Yasmini is Commercial Operations Coordinator for the LATAM region at Nordex Group, after being responsible for the Wind and Site Brazilian area at the same company for three years. Before working at one of the world’s largest wind turbine manufacturers, she had previous experience with renewables and climate change. Yasmini holds a M.Sc. degree in Renewable Energy and a B.Sc. degree in Environmental Engineering. She is based in São Paulo, Brazil.
Yossy Sulistyorini (Indonesia)
Director and Head of Legal, UPC Renewables Indonesia
Yossy is a Director and the Head of Legal of UPC Renewables Indonesia. Yossy was heavily involved in Sidrap wind power project, being the first utility scale wind power project in Indonesia, which was inaugurated by the President of the Republic of Indonesia. Other than Indonesia, Yossy has also been involved in other UPC’s projects in other regions in Asia, including in the negotiation of WTG’s related contracts. Before joining UPC, Yossy was a Senior Associate at Baker McKenzie Indonesia. She holds a bachelor’s degree in law from Padjadjaran University in Bandung, Indonesia. Yossy is currently based in Bali, Indonesia.
Zineb Benkhadra (Morocco)
Project Manager, Renewable Energy, Masen
Zineb is a renewable energy sector professional with a focus on development and financing. After completing an Advanced Master degree from MINES ParisTech, she joined BNP Paribas’ risk management department in Paris as a Power Consultant in charge of evaluating risks linked to development and construction of renewable energy projects as well as reviewing technical due diligence of projects, under a project finance perspective. Zineb is currently working for the Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (Masen) and is managing development studies, participating in the project structuring, as well as in reviewing wind energy projects’ contracts and in the mobilization of projects’ financing. She contributed to the book “Changing the scale for climate negotiations: Eight initiatives centered on regions, sectors and citizens” (2015). Zineb is based in Rabat, Morocco.
All profiles below date from 2020.
Aura Andreina Andueza Peña (Venezuela)
People Business Partner, Ocean Winds
Aura is a People Business Partner at Ocean Winds, an offshore wind joint venture between EDP Renewables and Engie. After graduating from law school, she moved to Madrid for a master’s degree in human resources. At EDPR Offshore, she has the responsibility of supporting the development of new offshore wind projects, working alongside local teams for all HR policies and needs in growing wind markets in Europe and Asia. She is based in Madrid, Spain.
Fatma Murray (Turkey)
Country Manager, DNV GL
Fatma has a Master’s in Mechanical Engineering with Management from the University of Edinburgh. She started her career back in 2006 in DNV GL’s Glasgow office. She has more than 14 years of experience in renewables and have held numbers of positions ranging from technical to management. Currently, works as a Country Manager for Business Area Energy and holds the Country Chair role for Turkey, Romania, Ukraine and Azerbaijan in parallel to her Country Manager role. She is also an active board member of the two leading associations, namely, Turkish Wind Energy Association (TUREB) and Solar Energy Association (GENSED). She is based in Izmir, Turkey.
Harneet (India)
Contract Margin Review Analyst, Asia, GE Renewable Energy
Harneet is a Contract Margin Review Analyst, Asia, at GE Renewable Energy. She started her career at GE as Parts and Repairs Service Manager in 2011, where she worked for end-to-end management of gas turbine parts repairs and tooling in the region. In 2014 she was made responsible for PMO Risk Management, LTSA & TDI Risk and Insurance Management. Prior to joining GE, Harneet worked as General Manager Commercial at Magppie Group, responsible for imports, exports, custom clearance, government dealings, payment receivables and transit insurance handling. Harneet holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Technology and an MBA in Finance and Marketing. She is based in Delhi, India.
Juliana Kainga (Kenya)
Senior Business Development Manager, Enel Green Power
Juliana holds a Bachelor’s in Telecommunication Engineering from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology. She has worked in energy for over 7 years with her first role being in wind energy for a 100MW project in Kenya working for GE Energy. She is currently working with Enel Green Power a global leader in renewable energy in business development undertaking projects in solar, hydro, geothermal and wind. Her current role covers projects in Eastern Africa and oversight on wind projects in West Africa. She is a board member of the Electricity Sector Association of Kenya (ESAK), an association that advocates for sustainable energy policies and solutions by private sector players. She is based in Nairobi, Kenya.
Kelly Grace Alcock (South Africa)
Global Impact Programme Officer, Oxfam South Africa
Kelly is an Environmentalist and Sustainable Development Practitioner located in Cape Town, South Africa. She is currently completing her Postgraduate Diploma as part of her MPhil Sustainable Development degree at Stellenbosch University. Her experience within the Wind Sector covers feasibility for wind and solar project development and permitting for the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP). She is employed by Oxfam South Africa as part of the Global Impact Programme focusing on South Africa’s role in international financial institutions, promoting civic space, engagement, addressing issues of accountability, transparency and mainstreaming women’s rights and women’s economic empowerment. She is based in Cape Town, South Africa.
Laksita Gayuhaningtyas (Indonesia)
Project Manager Development Wind, Akuo Energy
Laksita is a renewable energy practitioner with more than six years experiences within the field. She obtained her bachelor’s degree from Bandung Institute of Technology in Indonesia, and acquired her Master’s in Sustainable Energy Technology from Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands. She used to work at the biggest Dutch grid operator, where one of her responsibilities was to analyze the impact on large penetration of wind and solar power plant to Dutch electricity grid. She then decided to return to her home country, and joined Akuo Energy to develop a 200 MW Wind power plant portfolio throughout Indonesia. She is based in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Lam Quynh Tu (Vietnam)
Chief Accountant, Mainstream Renewable Power Vietnam
Tu holds a Bachelor’s in External Economics from Foreign Trade University. She became a member of the Association of Charter Certified Accountants in 2019. Her experiences are strongly based in group financial reporting and Vietnamese tax regulations in fast food, manufacturing and merchandising. She previously worked for Suntory PepsiCo, Avery Dennison and Bosch before joining Mainstream Renewable Power as Chief Accountant. She is based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Li-Mien Lin (Taiwan)
Strategic Purchaser, MHI Vestas
Li-Mien Lin is a strategic purchaser at MHI Vestas. Before joining MHI Vestas, Li-Mien had six years working experience in NPI sourcing, general procurement, supply chain management, business development and customer service with a combined Chinese, Taiwanese and German background of working experiences and cross-cultural environment. With the academic background of European economics and diverse language abilities, Li-Mien has combined her industry knowledge together with an international perspective into work. She is based in Taipei, Taiwan.
Lourdes Alonso Serna (Mexico)
PhD student, University of Manchester
Lourdes is a doctoral researcher at the University of Manchester in the UK and associate lecturer at Universidad del Mar in Mexico. She is interested in the social aspects of energy transitions. Her doctoral research looks at the negotiation and conflicts between different sectors of local communities with energy developers in Mexico. She considers that energy transitions are more than shifts of technology, energy transitions are first and foremost social undertakings, and a successful energy transition needs to actively incorporate different sectors of society, in particular communities where wind farms locate. She is based in Manchester, UK.
Mahalakshmi Gunasekaran (India)
Specialist, Vestas Technology R&D
Maha is a Data warehousing specialist with PLM department, Vestas R&D Chennai. she works on integrating data from multiple systems to derive data insights which is used for analysis, decision making and performance monitoring in Change management & Material Master data management She specializes in SQL server programming, development of tabular cubes to build BI reports ,collaborating with stakeholders across the value chain. She also supports the business process improvement and operational execution with these insights & automations. She is based in Chennai, India.
Maria Concepcion Simundac Delos Santos (Philippines)
Lawyer, Partner, Villaraza & Angangco Law Offices
Maria is a lawyer specializing in Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions, Power & Energy, Construction & Real Estate Transactions and Infrastructure. She is a Partner of Villaraza & Angangco, a full-service law firm based in Manila, Philippines. She advises on development, foreign investments, transaction structuring, regulatory compliance, financing and EPC of renewable energy projects in the Philippines. Maria is a Board Trustee, Corporate Secretary and Legal Counsel of Philippine Energy Efficiency Alliance, a non-profit civil society organization promoting advocacy, programs, policy directions, financing strategies and best ethical practices in energy efficiency, energy conservation and renewable energy in the Philippines. She is based in Taguig City, the Philippines.
Mariana de Assis Espécie (Brazil)
Chief of Staff – Presidency, Energy Research Office – EPE
Mariana holds a PhD degree and is also a GIS-specialist with an MBA in Environmental Planning and Management. Since 2014, she has been part of the Energy Research Office – EPE team, a state-owned company in Brazil. Her work is focused on geoprocessing, sustainability and socioenvironmental issues regarding energy planning in Brazil, comprising the elaboration of environmental reports mainly for onshore wind expansion for the next 10 years. More recently, she took part on a special study made by EPE that analysed the perspectives for offshore wind development in the country. She is based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Natalia Sofía Zacur (Argentina)
Electrical Consultant
Natalia grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where she is currently based. She is an electrical engineer and graduated from Universidad de Buenos Aires. She is currently pursuing a master degree in Renewable Energy and specializing in Wind Energy at Universidad Tecnológica Nacional (UTN). She is currently serving as an electrical consultant for FREBA, and previously worked as an electrical designer for high voltage substations at TECMAS. She has also served as a project manager for medium-voltage projects at ABB and project leader for electrical safety certification at IRAM. She previously worked in the market regulation area at AGUEERA, evaluating energy contracts and teaching courses.
Pavina Adunratanasee (Thailand)
Project Finance Specialist
Pavina Adunratanasee is passionate about accelerating the clean energy transition across global energy systems. Most recently, she worked in the project finance team at Neoen Australia, a global independent power producer of utility-scale solar, wind, and storage assets. Prior to this, she worked at Siemens Financial Services where she advised independent power producers and was responsible for structuring financing solutions for onshore wind projects in the Asia-Pacific region. She holds a Master of Public Administration from Columbia University (USA) and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Northeastern University (USA).
Yulia Shamis (Russia)
GR & Business Support, NovaWind
Yulia has diverse experience in various leadership roles in the energy sector in Russia, with almost a decade in the wind energy industry. She began her career in the period of reforming the energy sector in Russia. After successful reforms implementation, she continued her journey in utility sector consulting, and then returned to the energy industry to focus on remote territories of the Russian Far East and delivering solar and wind projects in extreme cold off-grid territories of Russia. Nowadays Yulia drives wind industry development in Russia as part of the NovaWind team. She is based in Moscow, Russia.
Allison Olivares (Mexico)
Project Engineer, Vestas
Allison lives in Mexico City, and has been working at Vestas since 2015. She began her career as a trainee in PMO construction for Latin America, and then moved to PMO Coordinator Latin America. Since 2018, she has been working as a project engineer on Construction Latin America North. She has worked for one of the biggest projects in Vestas Mexico (Reynosa III 123 WTGs) and Vicente Guerrero (33 WTGs). She is currently beginning the project of Guzmancito in Domenican Republic (16 WTGs).
Busarin Premasathira (Thailand)
Assistant VP, Business and Project Development, B.Grimm
Busarin is a mechanical engineer with more than 10 years of experience in renewable energy and power generation. She holds a bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering and a master’s in Energy Conversation and Management from the University of Nottingham. Busarin has worked as a project manager and engineer for a number of wind, solar PV and biomass projects in Thailand. Currently at B.Grimm, she is a project leader for wind met mast installation in Thailand, Vietnam and the Asia-Pacific, as well as a project manager of a Thai-Vietnamese solar PV project.
Luiza Termignoni (Brazil)
Siting Engineer, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy
Luiza grew up in Porto Alegre, Brazil. She holds an MBA from Fundação Getúlio Vargas and a degree in Chemical Engineering from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. She has worked as an engineer at PTZ Bioenergy Ltda in Brazil, DNL GL in Brazil and Chile, and SOWITEC Group GmbH in Germany. In 2017, Luiza joined Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy in Shanghai as a siting engineer. In her current role, she is responsible for the evaluation of projects with a focus on energy production estimations and on turbines suitability to the site supporting sales teams across Asia and Pacific regions, including projects in Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia and Australia.
Mercia Grimbeek (South Africa)
Compliance Manager, Mainstream Renewable Power
Mercia studied BCom at the University of Cape Town and completed postgraduate certification in Compliance Management and Values Based Leadership at UCT. Mercia has worked in the renewable energy industry since 2010 and joined Mainstream Renewable Power in South Africa in 2015, where she has oversight of all areas of regulatory and statutory compliance for operational and construction projects. She previously worked as a Project Development Manager, developing projects from greenfield to construction-ready status, and has also consulted to various IPPs. Mercia is the current chair of the South African Wind Energy Association, Chair of the Mainstream Social and Ethics Committee and a member of the Mainstream Global Ethics and Compliance Committee.
Swarna Priya Natarajan (India)
Lead Engineer, Vestas
Swarna is Lead Engineer for Vestas at the Global Siting Center, Chennai. She focuses on wind resource assessments and value engineering of projects in the DACH region, South Africa and the Benelux Union. Other responsibilities include wind turbine loads analysis, commercial optimization, reviewing projects and enhancing team competencies. She has previous experience in Asia Pacific and China markets.
Thembekile (Thembi) Marivate (South Africa)
Senior Technical Leader – Europe and SSA, GE Renewable Energy
Thembi holds a bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg and a master’s In Power and Energy Systems from New Jersey Institute of Technology. She has experience in engineering support services, power distribution and energy management projects. She previously worked as an Electrical Design Engineer, and worked as a consultant for The Gordian Group to the New York City Department of Environmental Protection. Thembi joined GE as part of the Renewable Energy Leadership Program, which includes intensive rotational assignments in Application Engineering, enhanced technical skills, developed commercial and sales competencies. She currently focuses on onshore wind projects in Sub Saharan Africa.Thembi holds a bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg and a master’s In Power and Energy Systems from New Jersey Institute of Technology. She has experience in engineering support services, power distribution and energy management projects. She previously worked as an Electrical Design Engineer, and worked as a consultant for The Gordian Group to the New York City Department of Environmental Protection. Thembi joined GE as part of the Renewable Energy Leadership Program, which includes intensive rotational assignments in Application Engineering, enhanced technical skills, developed commercial and sales competencies. She currently focuses on onshore wind projects in Sub Saharan Africa.
Quynh Tran (Vietnam)
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Hawaii
Quynh is an electrical engineer who has experience working with power systems and microgrids. Her research focuses on mathematical modeling and optimization techniques in power systems, with the integration of renewable energy resources. She formerly worked as a researcher at the Institute of Energy Science in Vietnam, and is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Hawaii in Manoa.
Wangari Muchiri (Kenya)
Board Member, Kenya Green Building Society
Wangari is a renewable energy engineer and sustainability expert based in Nairobi, Kenya. She holds a bachelor’s in Renewable Energy Engineering from UNSW and a master’s in Energy Planning and Policy from UTS. She is a board member of the Kenya Green Building Society and heads the Technical Committee conducting research in the sustainability industry in East Africa. She previously worked as a Sustainability Manager with JLL, where she helped pioneer the Renewable Energy Buyers Forum aggregating corporate offtakers to purchase renewable energy in Australia.
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