• Regional Minister for Energy, Austria

• Degree in Electrical engineering
• Project officer on electricity end-use efficiency and consumption at the European Commission

• Co-ordinator of the Topten and Euro-Topten project
• Numerous publications in books and magazines

• Degree in engineering
• Member of the Belgian Royal Engineering and Electrical Engineers Society
• President of UIE (Union International d'Electrotechnologies)
• Guest professor at Imperial college of Science and Technology in London
• Chairman of the board of Elia in Belgian

• Degree in Forestry at the University of Freiburg, Germany
• Since 2007 Director of "Deutscher Energie-Pellet-Verband e.V. (DEPV)"
• Director of the agency "Lobby - Kommunikationsdienste GbR"
• Vice-president of the German triathlon union in Frankfurt

• Founder, executive board member and vice-president of "Centro Internazionale Civiltà dell'Acqua"
• Founder and president of AIEL - the Italian Association for Agri and Forestry Energy
• Main chief of WOOD ENERGY

• Projectleader Energycoaching
• Electric and Energy engineer
• Since 2007 working at the city of Zurich

• President of the Alliance to save energy in the USA
• Member of the Keystone Center Energy Board

• Technical school for electrical engineering
• Since 1989 employee at the Lichtplanungsbüro Christian Bartenbach
• Since 2003 authorised representative for the division planing and development at the Bartenbach Lichtlabor
• Since 2004 lecturer at the Lichtakademie Bartenbach

• Energy Commissioner to the Upper Austrian Government
• Director of O.Ö. Energiesparverband
• Member of the Austrian National Committee of the World Energy Council
• Chairman of the Austrian committee (Ministry of Economy) on Energy Labelling
• Lecturer at the University of Linz
• Dr.Gerhard Dell has a degree (Dipl.-Ing.) and a post-graduate degree (PhDengineering, Dr.tech.) in Electrical Engineering and Energy Economics.He worked as researcher on renewable energy sources and energyefficiency projects at the Technical University Graz.

• Manager of ITEBE, Bioenergy Institute
• Board director of the European Biomass Association, AEBIOM, since 2003
• Administrator of the French Renewable Federation, CLER

• Coordinator of Energy Policy for The European Liaison Committee for Social Housing

• Deputy manager of the O.Ö. Energiesparverbandes
• Conference director of the World Sustainable Energy Days
• Lawyer and environmental engineer with long-term experience in developing and implementing sustainable energy projects on international and regional levles

• Since 2006 at IEA (International Energy Agency)
• Numerous projects in the field of energy efficiency in Australia, USA, Europe and Asia

• Diploma in business administration at the University of Linz
• Since 2004 Sales Area Manager for new export markets, Fröling

• Diploma Engineer in Industrial and Civil Engineering
• Project Officer at the Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation

• Degree in physics at the University of Konstanz and Oldenburg
• Education in journalism
• Chiefeditor of the magzine "Sun & Wind Energy"
• Board member of URBIS FOUNDATION
• Head of the beneficence at Togo, Westafrica

• Director of Windhager Zentralheizung GmbH
• Director of Windhager Zentralheizung Vertriebsholding GmbH
• Perennial activities in the Oil-, Gas- and Automobile-Industry in Europe, North America and Asia

• Chief executive officer of Philips Professional Lighting Europe
• Member of Commercial Leadership Group on Climate Change Europe
• Member of the Supervisory Council of European Lamp Companies Federation

• Technical school for mechanical engineering
• Director of Frauscher Sensortechnik GMBH
• Since 2006 Chairman of TGZ Schärding

• Manager of Education for the Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• Master of Science in Lighting Programm at the LRC
• Member of the Council of NCQLP (National council on Qualifications for the Lighting)

• Master of Fine Arts in Architectural Lighting Design
• M.Arch in Architecture and Urban Design at I'Ecole Speciale d'Architecture in Paris
• Chief executive officer of Giladi associates sprl, Architectural Lighting Design in Belgium

• Degree in Business Administration
• Marketing and distribution at Mondi Packaging Corrugated Division
• Marketing at Hot'ts Holzpellets

• Working for the Région Alsace - in the fields of a solar promotion programme and pellets

• Since 1993 Director for Technical and Environmental Affairs with the European Construction Industry Federation - FIEC in Brussels
• Chair fo the "Sustainalbe Construction" Working Group

• Diploma in engineering management in Leipzig
• Working at the German Aerospace Centre in the field of solar research

• Since 1990 at OSRAM GmbH in Germany
• 2006: Foundation of Marine Lighting Division
• Chief Sustainability Officer at OSRAM GmbH

• Associate professor of Energy Economics at the Vienna University of Technology
• Researchin the areas of dissemination strategies for renewables, sustainableenergy systems, liberalisation vs. regulation of energy markets,energymodelling and scenarios
• Coordination of national and European projects
• More than 80 publications in books and reviewed international journals

• Economist
• Since 1992 fuel consumption bases analysis and consulting on residential heating
• Since 2004 "Klima sucht Schutz" Campaign, co-funded by German Environment Ministry
• 12 online advisors on heating, electricity, air travel on 700 websites
• 2 million online advisor sessions motivated investments that avoid 3 mill. tonnes of CO2 (evaluated)
• 8,000 online HomeResourcesAccounts interpret metered energy consumption & generation, prognosis of CO2-emissions and 20 year future cost, document success of savings measures

• Master of Arts in English Philology, Economic Policy and Art History
• Since 2007 at Berliner Energieagentur GmbH, Project Manager for energy efficiency in the field of trade and industry

• Bachelor in Environmental Science
• Master in Environmental Management
• Director ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability

• Degree in Biology and Forestry
• Employee by Svebio as an expert on pellets and biofuels

• Technical collegefor mechanical engineering, technical equipment and installation
• Energy Consultant at O.Ö. Energiesparverband
• Head of the export department at Windhager Zentralheizung

Runqing Hu

• Research professor of the Center for Renewable Energy Development
• Member of the Council of Chinsese Renewable Energy Society

Sanaée Iyama

• Master of engineering in Energetics and Environmental EngineeringConsultant at BIO Intelligence Services

Branka Jelavic

• Head of EIHP's (Energy Institute Hrvoje Pozar) in Zagreb, Department of Renewable Energy Sources and Energy Efficiency

• Secretary general of Croatian Energy Association

Numerous publications in famous books and magazines

Gerald Jungreithmayr

• Technical school for mechanical engineering
• Special training for environment and energy technics
• Director of SOLution Solartechnik GmbH with main focus to merchandise management, technics and R&D

Andreas Keel

• Diploma in forestry at the Federal Technical Academy of Zurich
• Diploma study in developing countries in Zurich
• Since 1992: employee at the Forest Energy Switzerland - the superior organisation of the Swiss Forest Energy Branch

Volker Kienzlen

• Degree in engineering at the University fo Stuttgart and the University of Colorado
• 1992 Graduation (Dr.-Ing.) at the University of Stuttgart
• Managing director of "Klimaschutz- und Energieagentur Baden-Württemberg GmbH"

Norbert König

• Head of department "Neue Baustoffe und Bauteile" at the Fraunhofer-Institut für Bauphysik
• Chairman in AA 98 "Wärmetechnisches Messen"

Katharina Krell

• Bachelor in International Relations
• Master of Business Administration
• Secretary General of the European Renewable Energy Research Centres (EUREC)

Vollrad Kuhn

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture at the University of Rostock
• Since 2000 senior consultant at the Berliner Energieagentur

Birger Lauersen

• Master of Science at the Copenhagen University
• Manager International Cooperation and Communication - Danish District Heating Association
• Chairman of the Working Group Energy Policy, Euroheat & Power

Jens H. Laustsen

• Degree in architecture
• Since 2006 analyst at the International Energy Agency (IEA) Numerous publications in established magazines

Jasper Lensselink

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering
• Employee at ECN (Energy research Centre of the Netherlands)

Erik Ling

• Master of sciences in Forestry
• Master in Administration
• PhD in Economics
• Manager of Forest fuels at Sveaskog/Sweden
• Member of the board of Swedish Bioenergy Association - Svebio

Lennart Ljungblom

• Degree in chemical engineering in KTH in Stockholm
• Entrepreneur in his company Novator
• Founder of the first national Bioenergy Association SVEBIO (Swedish Bioenergy Association)
• He started the Bioenergy Business Magazine - BioenergiOwner and editor of the Bioenergy International Magazine

Bengt-Erik Löfgren

• Chief Executive manager for ÄFAB
• Member of lots of committees and work groups
• Founder of ÄFABusa und IRETI (International Renewable Energy Technical Institute located in USA)
• Member of US ambassador M Woods "The One Big Thing- Group"

Helmut Lusser

• Director and Chairman of Global to Local Ltd
• Part of the team - producing National Sustainable Products Catalogue
• Expert in Sustainable Procurement and EMS

Catrin Maby

• Director of Severn Wye Energy Agency
• Degree in engineering science, Oxford University Master degree in Energy Resources Management
• Member of the UK Institute of Energy
• Chair of the UK Energy Efficiency Partnership for Homes Energy Advice Providers Group
• Vice President of FEDARENE (European Federation of Regional Energy and Environment Agencies)

Eduardo B. Maldonado

• Professor at the Univeristy of Porto
• Member of the Energy Demand Management Committee of the European Commission
• Coorinator of the Buildungs Concerted Action (CA) for the Transposition of the EPBD
• Member of the Energy Advisory Group (AGE) of the European Commission

Markus Mann

• Managing Director of Westerwälder Holzpellets GmbH
• December 2006: Foundation of Energiepellets Hosenfeld GmbH November 2002: Wuppertaler Energy and Environment Award 1989 – 1991: Studies at the Außenhandels- und Verkehrsakademie DAV in Bremen

Didier Marchal

• Project manager at ValBiom (Belgian Biomass association)
• Member of ITEBE's board of directorsBelgian National Team
• Leader of the Task 32 "Biomass Combustion and Co-firing" of the International Energy Agency (IEA) in its Bioenergy Agreement

Marin Marinov

• Seminar in Export and international Business operations
• Seminar in Export and international Management
• Since 1991 at GASOKOL GmbH - sales manager in the field of marketing, distribution and product management

Eric Masanet

• Ph.D. in mechanical engineering
• Program Manager at the University of California, Berkeley, engineering and business for sustainability program
• Since 2005 at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

• Master degree in International and European Public Law Managing
• Director of CELMA - Federation of National Manufacturers Association for Luminaires and Ballasts in the EU

Yutaka Nagata

• Graduated in Technology at Tokyo University Master degree of Engineering at Tokyo University
• Ph.D degree in Energy Science at Kyoto University
• Since 1987 at CRIEPI Lecturer at the Institute of Technology at Tokyo University
• Member of the International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE)

• Degree in chemistry and civil engineering at the University of Karlsruhe
• Academic adviser and deputy manager of the official test centre for building material
• Since 2000 at the European Commission - project manager for biomass

J. Nandakumar

• Degree in East Asian Studies at the University of Delhi, India
• Master in Politics and International Relations at the University of Pondicherry; India
• Diploma in Chinese Language at the University of Delhi, India
• Numerous publications in books and magazines
• Senior Energy Analyst in the Global Energy Team at DMV Business and Market Research

Christine Öhlinger

• Head of Sector International Tasks, O.Ö. Energiesparverband
• Christine Öhlinger has a diploma in law and a post graduate training on Energy & Environmental Advice

Herbert Ortner

• 1989: Foundation of ÖkoFEN Forschungs- und Entwicklungs Ges.m.b.H.
• Since 1989: Managing Director of ÖkoFEN Forschungs- und Entwicklungs Ges.m.b.H.
• 1997: development and market launch of the first pellet-heating in Austria

• Project co-ordinator of the European Smart Metering Alliance (ESMA)
• Secretary of the Technical Committee of BEMCA (electricity meter manufacturers)
• Member of the Council of the UK Energy Institute

Michael Paula

• Head of the department of energy and environmental technologies at the Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology, Austria
• initiation of the "Austrian Strategieprozess ENERGIE 2050",
• R&D strategies in the field of technological sustainability research

Ramón del Pino Vivanco

• Director of ECOPELLETS S.A. in Santiago, Chile
• Chief executive officer of ECO Management and trading in Santiago, Chile
• Director of Wood Industry Foundation in Chile
• Lecturer at the University "del Desarrollo" and "de Concepcion"

• Diploma in political science at the Free Univeristy of Berlin
• Master of Science at the London School of Economics
• Policy Director at ESTIF - European Solar Thermal Industry Federation

Milena Presutto

• Since 1984 at ENEA, Italy
• Member of the Italien delegation of the ECESB
• Vice-president of the Energy Efficiency 21 project

• State doctorate applied ecology and environmental planning / regional environmental economics
• Since 2003 university professor
• Since 2007 Head of institute for operating and regional environmental economics at the Johannes Kepler University in Linz

Francisco Puente-Salve

• M.Sc. Energy and Fuels Engineer, Polytechnic University Madrid
• 10 years of experience in project management and processes optimisation in consulting firms and power industries
• coordinator of Propellets project, EIE - Europe Intelligent Energy - Programme of the European Commission

• Diploma in biology at the University of Würzburg and the State University of New York in Albany
• Doctorate at the Rheinisch Westfälischen Technischen Hochschule Aachen
• Research assistant at the Öko-Institut in the field of products and material flows

• Since 2005, Managing Director of proPellets Austria
• One year active at the Renewable Energy Information Office, Ireland
• Study of Physics, Philosophy and History

B. Sudhakara Reddy

• Ph.D. degree in Management Studies from the Indian Institue of Science, Bangalore
• Professor and Coordinator at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR)
• Publications in books and reviewed international journals

Christopher Rees

• Managing Partner of Suthey Holer Associates in Canada
• President of the Canadian Ecology Centre Vice-President of the Canadian Bioenergy Association

Gerhard Rimpler

• PhD degree in economic sciences
• Managing Director of Sun-Master
• Head of a consulting business
• Chairman of the board of the Austrian Solar Innovation Center (ASIC)

Gregor Rinke

• Seeger Engineering AG: Project manager for biomass power plants and pellet production plants (project developer)
• PhD; main focus on renewable energies

• Head of Rongen Architekten
• 2004 - 2006: Lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences FH, Erfurt
• Since 2004: Lecturer at the Sichuan-University, Chengdu
• Since 2005: Lecturer at the Souhwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu
• Memberof the AKG (Architekten für Krankenhausbau und Gesundheitswesen im Bund Deutscher Architekten e.V. - Public Health Committee)
• Since 2007: Board member "Deutsch-Chinesische Kompetenzzentrum Bau e.V."

Paul Rübig

• Studies of business administration, marketing and production engineering, University of Linz, Austria
• Foundation of companies in Germany, France and Britain
• Member of the National Parliament of Austria 1996
• Since 1996 member of the European Parliament
• Author and co-author of numerous books

Gustav Sauer

• Diploma in Technical Physics at the University of Graz
• PhD in Theoretical Physics II at the Univerity of Marburg/Lahn
• Member of the COORETEC-Advisory Council

• Degree (Dipl.-Ing.) in Technical Environment Protection
• Since 2000: Assistant at the Technical University, Berlin
• Assistant at the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental Engineering
• Lot of projects in the field of Ecology-Economy Improvement

Ralf Schüle

• Degree in Sociology, Political science and Economics at the University of Darmstadt
• Co-ordinator and project leader at the "Wuppertal Institut für Klima, Umwelt, Energie"

Klaus Seits

• Industrial mechanical engineering at the technical University of Vienna
• since 2006 at Solarfocus, Key Accounting and Export Management

Gerhard Selinger

• 1985 - 1991 Studies at the University of Salzburg
• 2002 - 2007 Rika MetallwarengesmbH & CoKG, Micheldorf - Director Business Unit Central Heating Systems Sales & Marketing, International Business
• Since 2008 commercial manager of SHT Heiztechnik

Kristin Seyboth

• Master in Environmental Management and Policy at Lund University of Sweden
• Bachelor at Bucknell University, USA
• Researcher at the Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research in Stuttgart, Germany

Peteris Shipkovs

• Master and Doctor degrees manager Riga Technical University and University of Latvia
• Vice-president of Latvian Association for Energy Economics
• Member of the European Association for Solar Energy
• Member of UN Steering Committee of the "Energy Efficiency"
• Member of World Renewable Energy Network (WREN).
• Project Manager of national and international projects
• Professor at Riga Technical University
• Author and co-author of numerous publications

Marjana Sijanec-Zavrl

• Degree in Civil Engineering
• Assistant Board Member and R&D Manager at BCEI ZRMK
• Researcher at University in Ljubljana

Ralph Sims

• Professor of Sustainable Energy at Massey University, New Zealand
• Member of the Renewable Energy Unit of the International Energy Agency, Paris
• Member of the New Zealand Institute of Professional Engineers
• Companion of the Royal Society

Hans van Steen

• Master degree in Political Science at the University of Arhus/Denmark
• Since 2006 Head of Unit, European Commission, DG Transport and Energy

• University of Bonn and Tübingen for economics
• Since 2006: director at the office of loans of the "KfW Bankengruppe"
• Head of department "Förderpolitik" in the area of environment, habitation, infrastructure, education and market co-ordination

Gerald G. Strickland

• Master Business Administration at Bath Business School in the UK
• Graduate of the University of Malta
• Secretary General of the Brussels based European Lamp Companies Federation

John Swaan

• Executive Director - Wood Pellet Association of Canada
• Chair - BC BioProducts Association
• Founder of Pacific BioEnergy Corporation, Prince George, British Columbia
• Pioneer and expert in the wood pellet industry in Canada

• Master of science in electromechanical engineering at the Univeristy of Louvain/Belgium
• Since 1991 at VITO - the Flemish Institute for Technological Research
• Consultant of the Flemish Government

MEP Claude Turmes

• Since 1999 member of the Green/EFA (European Free Alliance) in the European Parliament
• Since 2002 vice-president of the Green/EFALaunch of the "Energy Intelligent Europe"-concept

• Master of Science in Physics
• Degree in Environmental Science and Engineering
• Full Professor at the CEU (Central European University), Hungary
• Director at the Center for Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Policy
• Numerous publications

Walter Wagner

• Technical school for mechanical engineering
• Since 1999 at Guntamatic in the division of export

• Director of the Association for the Conservation of Energy
• Chair of the British Energy Efficiceny Federation and the Sustainable Energy Partnership
• Senior Advisor of EuroACE (European Alliance of Companies for Energy Efficiency in Buildings)
• Advisor of the European Commission
• International Demand Side Management Committee

Christian Warum

• Technical school for electrical engineering
• Since 2007 commercial procuration and head in the field Sales Europe at Zumtobel Lighting Division

• PhD on Urban Hydrology at the Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) in Aachen
• Managing director of ELI Quality Certifacation Institute in China in co-operation with the German GTZ/CIM programme

Talat Yüksel

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
• Project leader of the environmental team at Arcelik
• Member of the working group EU Matra and EU Med-EnecMember of CECED (European Committee of Manufactureres of Domestic Equipment)

Jan A. Zeevalkink

• Ph.D. in Chemical Technology
• Senior research manager in the Department of Thermal processes at TNO Industry and Science - involved in technology development for fuel production from biomass