Felix is the Head of programs at KCIC. He holds more than 13 years experience supporting early and growth stage companies with technical assistance and SME financing support across many African countries. At KCIC, he leads an advisory and investments team that has supported over 400 enterprises in the clean-tech space with both technical assistance

Roman Zinchenko is smart energy / green economy advocate and communications consultant. Since 2009 he develops eco-system for green startups, social entrepreneurship and sustainable innovations at Greencubator, Ukrainian energy innovations network (www.greencubator.info). Roman is enthusiastic about reinventing business models with focus on sustainability and green growth. He’s been an advisor to Ukraine’s most dynamic smart

I help organisations to adapt and lead in the global paradigm shift that is currently unfolding. My areas of expertise include geopolitics and conflicts (MPhil), climate change (MSc), and the management of externalities for businesses (8 years of experience in consulting). I work at Dynamia, a consulting firm based in Mauritius. I am also available

Leading the Programmes & Projects team at Stimulus with a focus on sustainability, clean-tech and innovation, I am the Pakistan National Lead for ClimateLaunchpad, a global green business ideas competition. I am also actively engaged as a business mentor and coach, consulting with and facilitating trainings for start-ups and new business ventures. Over the last

CEO and Co-Founder at Zeleros hyperloop, the European company leading the development of a new transport system that enables city-to-city travel at unprecedented speeds and zero direct emissions. Zeleros’ disruptive approach to hyperloop radically reduces the infrastructure costs and secures operations at safe pressures levels. The company has raised international private and public support, and is

Workshop: Healthy, Clean Cities – how systems innovation can open up new opportunities for early stage business Thomas Osdoba joined EIT Climate-KIC in 2018 as a Senior Advisor. In his two years he created and launched Healthy, Clean Cities, an effort to help Europe’s cities respond effectively to the climate emergency and build inclusive and

Rowan Barnett leads Google’s philanthropy in Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. Google.org brings the best of Google to help solve some of humanity’s biggest challenges and support underserved communities. Previously he led Google for Startups efforts, aiming to ensure everyone has access to the tech ecosystem and helping a new generation of diverse

Expert Session: Things I wish I knew when I started my first company Jennifer Githinji is the lead consultant of AIS. Jennifer founded AIS after a successful career in sales and marketing spanning over 10 years with leading FMCG brands including Coca-Cola and Colgate Palmolive.

Expert Session: Things I wish I knew when I started my first company Israel is the start-up ecosystem manager of the Universitat Politècnica de València in Spain and an experienced lecturer, trainer and mentor. His specialities are innovation, business models, business strategy and entrepreneurship. Israel is a Telecommunication and Electronics Engineer. He joined ClimateLaunchpad as

Expert Session: Things I wish I knew when I started my first company Shiva Susarla runs a Singapore-based venture studio and innovation firm. After over a decade spent with other startups and young companies in cleantech, Shiva now builds his own circular economy startups in Asia, unsuccessfully trying not to make the same mistakes he