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Dr. sc. agr., Senior Project Manager, born 1966. After general qualification for university entrance and a commercial apprenticeship studying agricultural engineering and PhD thesis at the University of Stuttgart-Hohenheim. Working for SBB since 2000 as a senior project manager. Key projects: rebuilding and introducing flexible office for 600 SBB-IT-employees, SBB video surveillance organization, workshops and depots for modular maintenance and for modernization of interurban trains, OL_3x150m new workshop for the modular heavy maintenance of electric multiple units, restructuring buildings and infrastructure for the workshop Yverdon. Senior project manager for regulations in the area of catenary systems an earthing and return line in corporation with the Swiss Public Transport Association and now network manager of SBB infrastructure.

I am the Project Director, I currently focusses on executing the conversion of the Danish fossil fueled Power Plants to biomass. I have more than 30 years of experience in the Power utility business in various positions.

Tony Nyagah is the Chief Executive Officer at Strauss Energy, an energy enterprise that manufactures 2-in-1 roofing tiles that have solar cells integrated in them. They essentially roof one’s home and power it with clean green solar energy, getting it right the first time in this wake of going green and a vision to annihilate extreme energy poverty in our country and region at large. He holds a B.Sc. Degree in Structural Engineering at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, M.Sc. in Energy Management at University of Nairobi and an MBA from Altis Graduate School of Business based in Milan, Italy

Previously, he was The CEWA Technical Sales Lead at IBM for Information & Analytics Group, Technology Consultant at The World Bank, Principal Consultant at EMC2, VP of Strategy and Development at PolyArk Management Consultant and Co-founding Director at Smart Applications International.

He is also a Governing Council Member for the Africa International University (AIU)

Hanne Søndergaard is a highly experienced CMO heading Marketing, Innovation, Communications and Sustainability at farmer-owned dairy cooperative Arla Foods, an international business with sales in more than 120 markets and the world’s largest producer of organic dairy.

Hanne is a firm believer that the food industry should help people live a healthy and sustainable life. She sees the “new natural” as a defining trend, implying that consumers expect not only pure dairy with no additives but also full transparency and sustainability.

Helle Borup Friberg, CEO of Økologisk Landsforening/Organic Denmark since 2017. Part of the Danish Government’s Climate Partnership for Food and Agriculture 2020. Previously Head of Operations and Digital Platform at LEGO Education. Master in International Business and Economics at University of South Denmark. Serves on 4 board of directors.