Nicolas Kurtsoglou is a chemical engineer, graduated from Chimie ParisTech and IFP School.

Works as Fuel Manager at Bioethanol France, in charge of advocacy for bioethanol, working together with OEMs for Flexfuel cars and Fuel suppliers to increase the sales of E85 fuel. Also working on standardization of E20 and fully renewable E85.  

Study of automotive engineering

Founded a startup for DualFuel systems in conjunction with an Australian partner company

Employment in the parental engineering office for electrical engineering

Distance learning in business administration

Head of Alternative Propulsion” - responsible for all alternative drive variants (CNG/LNG/BEV/FCEV/H2ICE) on the market side at Iveco Magirus AG.

Associate Partner Advanced Technologies
Porsche Consulting GmbH

• Diploma in Industrial Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Germany) Automotive Engineering and Renewable Energies
• Studies abroad Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne & Université de Lausanne, (Switzerland) Technology Management & Finance
• Dr. rer. pol. Business Chemistry, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
• Audi of America (USA)International Trainee in Product Management
• Audi AG (Germany) Coordinator Product Complexity
• Porsche Consulting GmbH (Germany) Lead New Powertrain Technologies

Ebtihal Mohamed is an agronomy researcher who works for the Agricultural Research Corporation, Ministry of Agriculture, Sudan.

She is pursuing a PhD in plant science (developing Brassica carinata as a biodiesel crop) at the Australian National University, Australia.

She has an M.Sc. and B.Sc (Honors) in Agriculture in (Horticulture) with (First Class), from the University of Khartoum, Sudan.

Sabine Möllenkamp has been working as a consultant at the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport Affairs since 2008. Since then, her responsibilities have included the development of the National Action Plan for Climate-Friendly Shipping, adaptation to climate change, research in the field of climate change in maritime shipping and leading the German delegation to the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Environment Committee (MEPC).

Previously, Sabine Möllenkamp worked in research, including as a post-doc at the Institute for Environmental Systems Research at the University of Osnabrück in the international research project “NeWater” on adaptive water management and participatory governance.

Chairwoman of the Board of Bundesverband BioEnergie e.V. (BBE)

since 2015 - Sustainability expert, Eufex Deutschland GmbH

2014 - Doctorate, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg
Title: “Regional and local dimension of climate change in viticulture in Baden-Württemberg”
Scholarship holder of the state graduate program
Academic employee in the wiss. Service at the Meteorological Institute

2008 - Diploma in Meteorology, Free University of Berlin

Botagoz is a Senior Market Analyst at SGS INSPIRE, where she is responsible for conducting research and analysis on European Union policies and legislative developments within EU Member States. Based in Brussels, Belgium, she brings 13 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, specializing in regulatory affairs and commercial management.

Before joining SGS INSPIRE, Botagoz held various positions at Chevron Kazakhstan, where she worked across public affairs, regulatory compliance, marketing, and transportation departments.

Botagoz holds a bachelor's degree in Economics from the Institute of Oil & Gas, a postgraduate certification in Marketing from the European School of Economics, and a master’s degree in Clean Technology Management.

She also gained experience at SABIC in the Netherlands, where she was responsible for analyzing opportunities and constraints related to the company’s sustainable fuel strategy in response to recent EU regulations in the energy and transportation sectors.

Benjamin Ost has been Manager for Energy Policy and Communication at Mittelständische Energiewirtschaft Deutschland (MEW e.V.) since 2022. He studied political science and economics in Berlin, Potsdam and Greifswald. Before joining MEW, Ost worked for the Federal Association of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (BVMW) in the Federal Economic Senate.

At MEW, he is responsible for hydrogen, heavy goods traffic and security of supply. Ost also represents the interests of medium-sized member companies, organizes the association's internal work and is responsible for external communication, for example by hosting the podcast Talking Energy.

Bachelor and Master of Science: Degree program: Applied Natural Science, focus: Analytical Chemistry; TU Bergakademie Freiberg;

since 02/2023 research assistant at TU Bergakademie Freiberg:TU Bergakademie Freiberg:

• Collaboration in the research project “DeCarTrans”
• Carrying out extensive analyses of different process streams (gas, liquid and solid analysis)
• Chemical-analytical evaluation of the experiments
• Preparation of a doctoral thesis

Thorsten Rohling, is CPO and co-founder of agriportance GmbH. His academic background includes a Bachelor of Science in Biosciences and a Master of Science in Bioinformatics. He also completed a research project at the University of Hyderabad in the field of biotechnology and obtained a university certificate in Entrepreneurial Management.

He started his professional career as a software developer, followed by a position as a data scientist and then as an IT consultant. Thorsten Rohling has extensive knowledge in Python programming, bioinformatics, PostgreSQL, data science, Java, JavaScript, LaTeX, computer science, software development, IT consulting, React and VBA programming.

Since agriportance was founded, Thorsten Rohling has been responsible for product development as Managing Director. He digitizes the processes of greenhouse gas and mass balancing and, with the agriportance. software he developed, offers a tool that simplifies the process immensely.

Based in Brussels, Gabriel is the Manager of Stratas Advisors' Global Renewables and Decarbonization practice. He specializes in delivering in-depth research and analysis on global markets for biofuels and alternative fuels as part of Stratas' core services, while also offering ad hoc consulting support. Prior to joining Stratas, Gabriel honed his expertise as an energy data analyst at the Belgian Energy Ministry. He holds a master's degree in Economics from the University of Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium).

André is Nuseed’s EU representative, based in Brussels. With more than 15 years of experience, he drives the company’s EU policy advocacy strategy, steering Nuseed Bioenergy Platform and Carinata Programme development in Europe.

Prior to joining Nuseed in November 2023, André spent +7 years at the EBB-European Biodiesel Board, the association representing European biodiesel & HVO producers. As Head of EU Policy, André led the EBB’s advocacy work, developing common policy positions and working on joint positions with external stakeholders and coalitions. He also represented the industry in EU expert groups and conferences. He focused on the implementation of the post-2020 EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED II), the Fit-For-55 package (RED III, aviation, maritime, etc.), multiple European Green Deal proposals and trade matters.

Before the EBB, André spent +4 years as a consultant at a public affairs agency in Brussels, advising clients in the energy, environment, and transport sectors, with a strong focus on biofuels issues. Prior to moving to Brussels, André worked for various law firms in Portugal focused on public law and policy.

Deputy Head of Division for Energy, Urban Development and Mobility at the BMZ for almost 2 years
Previously worked for 20 years in various federal authorities and ministries (Federal Environment Agency, Ministry of the Environment, Ministry of Economics)
Studies in energy technology and doctorate in the field of hydrogen production
Current focus topics: Global energy transition, ramp-up of hydrogen economy.

Jörg Schröder is a graduate engineer in mechatronics/combustion engines and has been working at the German Biomass Research Centre in the Renewable Fuels in Transport working group since 2010. His field of research includes the technological assessment of current and future biorefinery products in the context of vehicles, infrastructure and future demand. In this context, he is also active in the national standardisation committees for gas and liquid gas fuels and in the Transport Working Group of the European Biogas Association (EBA). At the DBFZ, he is currently investigating the sustainable implementation of green refineries and acts as editor of the DBFZ report ‘Monitoring renewable energies in transport’.