Susan Goeransson is the Director for the Infrastructure Europe team in the Sustainable Infrastructure Group at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. In this capacity, she is responsible for delivering EBRD’s municipal and transport projects in Central Europe, the Baltics, Western Balkans and Ukraine. Prior to this position, Ms Goeransson was head of EBRD’s Municipal and Environmental Infrastructure team, which financed both public and private sector investments in the water and wastewater, district energy, solid waste, facilities management and urban transport sectors. Ms Goeransson joined EBRD in 1993 and has worked in a variety of sectors, including infrastructure, agribusiness and general industry. Prior to joining EBRD, Ms Goeransson previously worked at the Overseas Private Investment Corporation and the Securities and Exchange Commission. She has a Master’s Degree in Public Policy from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and is a Chartered Financial Analyst. She has a joint Bachelor’s Degree in Urban Studies and History from Northwestern University.

Lars Kruse is a multifaceted executive leader with +30 years of success driving commercial and project excellence. Exceeding project objectives and profitability goals in both start-up and high-growth potential projects companies globally. Specific excellence in driving complex technology into growth as a key player in B2B markets via a focus on evaluating competitive priority, emerging technologies and new markets to determine and lead market positioning and project management solutions. Progressive career marked by high visibility leadership roles within Waste Management, Utility & Infrastructure projects, and Engineering Consulting.

Hamza Al Jefri is the General Manager of Sharjah Waste to Energy Company, a joint venture by Masdar and Sharjah Environment Company. In this position, he is responsible for development and execution of the Middle East’s first commercial waste-to-energy project by leading the technical, commercial and financing activities, and ensuring key strategic objectives are met. In his previous role at Masdar, Al Jefri was in the bid proposal team for the first concentrated solar power (“CSP”) tower plant project in the Middle East. He worked on setting up bid strategies, analyzing the technical and commercial requirements of tender documentation, and preparing and reviewing competitive schemes for the bid submission. Al Jefri was previously seconded by Masdar to another pioneering project taking up the position of A. Project Manager at Abu Dhabi Carbon Capture Company – Al Reyadah. There, he collaborated on development of the world’s first iron and steel carbon capture project in Mussafah, and supported on the execution of the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract. Since Al Jefri joined Masdar, he has spent nearly a decade in the clean energy sector, exclusively leading and working on innovative and landmark projects in the UAE. He holds a Master’s Degree in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University, Ithaca-NY, US and a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Maryland – College Park, US. He is a graduate of the Harvard Business Publishing Leadership program, a qualified Project Management Professional (PMP), and ISO 9001 Internal Auditor, and holds a number of qualifications in project finance and project risk management.

Mr Clerens studied law at the University of Saarbrücken and the University of Mainz. Since 1996, he has worked as a consultant for a private company specialising in European Affairs in Brussels. In his capacity as Brussels Representative of different European associations, he has been involved in the energy and climate field since 2003. He is Secretary General of ESWET - the association of the European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy since February 2008.