Regional Industry Perspectives
Industrial regions are oftentimes shaped by dominant industry branches. There are regions – in Europe and beyond – with strong steel production or automotive clusters, others are shaped by mining or agriculture. All of them share particular challenges in their decarbonization pathways. The panel discusses the most recent lessons learned and the most urgent steps needed.
Moderator: Nadine Michalske | Founder & CSO | Klima.Metrix
Nadine Hölzinger | CEO | Spilett
Nadine Hölzinger is owner and managing director of Spilett new technologies, a consultancy specialising in the development, implementation, and evaluation of projects in the fields of renewable energies, hydrogen technology, mobility, and social change. She is also CEO representative of the German Hydrogen Association (DWV e.V.) in the region Berlin and Brandenburg, responsible for local and national political and stakeholder information. Nadine is also responsible for the project initiation, design concept, and lead of the Scenario Calculator project H2 compass financed by the Toyota Mobility foundation and has many years of experience in hydrogen infrastructure and deployment.
Wolf Harlfinger | Managing Director | Quarzwerke
Wolf Harlfinger is managing director at the Quarzwerke Group, an independent family-run mineral raw materials producer. A lawyer by trade, Wolf worked for Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in London and Cologne before joining Quarzwerke as legal council in 2012. Aditionally, he is CEO of Kaolin EAD.
Till Stenzel | Managing Director | Funkelfeuer
Till Stenzel currently acts as Managing Director at Funkelfeuer, a sustainability and climate strategy consultancy, as well as Venture Partner at SET Ventures, an energy-focused venture fund. He has almost 20 years of experience working on the energy transition and digital transformation, as investor, entrepreneur, consultant and executive. His previous roles included managing a digital-economy-focused investment fund at DTCP, as well as executive and advisory roles at E.ON, Hazel Capital and the UK Government. He was also a co-founder of TuNur, the first large-scale solar projects developer in Tunisia.
Peter Dültgen | Managing Director | FGW
Peter Dültgen is 47 years old. He studied and obtained his doctorate in mechanical engineering at the Ruhr University in Bochum. He also completed additional studies in business administration. He has been managing director of Forschungsgemeinschaft Werkzeuge und Werkstoffe since 2006.