WORLD-RENOWNED KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
G-STIC Conference October 2021
H.E. Amani Abou-Zeid
African Union Commission
Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy
Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy
H.E. Lazarus Chakwera
Republic of Malawi
President
President
Rose Mwebaza
Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN)
Director
Director
Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim
United Nations
SDG Advocate
SDG Advocate
H.E. Jairam Ramesh
Former India Minister of Environment
Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha)
Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha)
TOP EXPERTS
G-STIC Conference October 2021
Philip Heylen
ISWA Ambassador & Chair of Sustainable Cities Initiative, UN HABITAT Advisor on Waste Wise Cities program, Honorary Vice Mayor City of Antwerp, Business Development Manager Ackermans & van Haaren
Lina Ahmad
Zayed University
Associate Professor at CACE
Associate Professor at CACE
Rashid Ali Abdallah
Africa Energy Commission
Executive Director
Executive Director
Luc Arnouts
Port of Antwerp
Director International Relations & Networks
Director International Relations & Networks
Annemie Bogaerts
University of Anwerp
Professor Chemistry
Professor Chemistry
Hicham Bouzekri
Development and Industry Integration, MASEN
Director of Research
Director of Research
Christian Breyer
Lappeenranta University of Technology
Professor
Professor
Cassius Chiwambo
Government of Malawi
Director Ministry of Energy
Director Ministry of Energy
Cassius Chiwambo
Government of Malawi
Director Department of Energy
Director Department of Energy
Asit Das
Reliance Industries Limited
Head Refining R&D
Head Refining R&D
Simon De Corte
Ghent University
Kickstart manager for materials valorisation
Kickstart manager for materials valorisation
Annick De Ridder
Port of Antwerp
Chairman of the board of directors
Chairman of the board of directors
Subash Dhar
UNEP DTU Partnership
Senior Economist
Senior Economist
Kirsten Dunlop
EIT Climate-KIC
CEO
CEO
Walter Eevers
VITO
Director of Research & Development
Director of Research & Development
Muftah El-Naas
Qatar University
Director Gas Processing Center
Director Gas Processing Center
Jorge Gascon
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Professor Chemical Engineering
Professor Chemical Engineering
Philip Heylen
ISWA Ambassador & Chair of Sustainable Cities Initiative, UN HABITAT Advisor on Waste Wise Cities program, Honorary Vice Mayor City of Antwerp, Business Development Manager Ackermans & van Haaren
Khampasong Khamvene
MONRE
Technical Officer Department of Climate Change
Technical Officer Department of Climate Change
Sergio La Motta
Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN)
Advisory Board
Advisory Board
Filip Lefebre
VITO
Urban Climate Service Manager
Urban Climate Service Manager
Leida Mercado
CATIE
Leader Development Economy and Environment Research Program
Leader Development Economy and Environment Research Program
Jan Mertens
ENGIE
Chief Science Officer
Chief Science Officer
Musonda Mumba
UNDP, Rome Centre for Sustainable Development
Director
Director
Youssef Nassef
UNFCCC
Director Adaptation
Director Adaptation
David Nevicato
(TBC)
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CCUS Business Development
CCUS Business Development
Deepak Pant
VITO
Senior Scientist
Senior Scientist
Volker Sick
University of Michigan
Professor Mechanical Engineering
Professor Mechanical Engineering
Frans Snijkers
VITO
Programme Director G-STIC
Programme Director G-STIC
Marco Sosa
Zayed University
Associate Professor and Chair of Design at CACE
Associate Professor and Chair of Design at CACE
Swenja Surminski
Climate Change & the Environment
Deputy Director
Deputy Director
Mark Tandy
TOTALEnergies
Senior Business Developer
Senior Business Developer
Andrew Torn
(TBC)
Emirates Steel
Vice President & CTO
Vice President & CTO
Kathy Van Damme
Port of Ostend
Board member
Board member
Dietrich Van der Weken
VITO
General Manager G-STIC
General Manager G-STIC
Dirk Vangeneugden
VITO
Business Development Manager
Business Development Manager
Griet Verstraeten
Department of Environment
Policy Officer Climate Adaptation
Policy Officer Climate Adaptation
Eirik Wærness
Equinor
Senior Vice President and Chief Economist
Senior Vice President and Chief Economist
Rywon Yang
Green Technology Center
Senior Researcher
Senior Researcher