Passed event: Energy Efficiency and Energy Transition Event, 30.11.2023
Members event
date & time & location
30/11/2023 5:00-7:00 pm EET Hotel Haven, Helsinki
Fee: Free of Charge
In addition to clean energy, increasing energy efficiency and developing energy storage capacity are vital in achieving the climate goals of the Paris Agreement. The International Energy Agency (IEA) indicates that energy efficiency improvement will drive more than 40% of the reduction of energy-related GHG emissions over the next 20 years. Addressing energy efficiency issues in real estate and energy-intensive industries is important in order to decarbonize. We have invited 3 experts in the fields of energy efficiency, energy transition and energy storage to discuss their views on the topics and what opportunities they see in the field.
AGENDA
17:00 Sparkling wine and canapes served
17:30 Presentation and panel session, followed by Q&A
SPEAKERS
Jonni Ahonen is the CEO of LeaseGreen Group, Finland's leading provider of energy efficiency consulting services and turn-key contracting for real estate investors. His background is a combination of strategic advisory (Boston Consulting Group) and real estate service business (Coor, Ovenia, LeaseGreen). Jonni is the spokesman for LeaseGreen team's accumulated insight and know-how from close to 400 executed energy projects since 2013.
Franco Hauri, Senior Investment Manager at Aquila Capital has over 20 years of investment, advisory and board level experience in the sustainability sector in Europe, combining strong market expertise, broad financing and structuring experience (incl. project financing, growth capital, private equity in SMEs, club deals, securitization) and extensive pan-European network in the sustainability and energy transition sector. He has successfully originated and executed more than 70 energy transition projects for industrial and commercial companies and public administration - including co-generation, lighting, street lighting, boilers, solar PV in self-consumption, building refurbishments, energy communities - in UK, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Italy, Spain and Portugal through equity and debt-like instruments.
Oskari Jaakkola, CFA, is the CEO and founder of Cactos, a fast-growing Finnish battery energy storage developer, operator and fund manager. Oskari's background is in the energy industry, where he worked with offshore oil & gas infrastructure development and financing. Along with smart battery energy storage system development, Cactos manages the first pure-play battery energy storage investment fund in Finland, Cactos Fleet Finland Ky.