Archives: Speakers

With a career spanning 30 years, Alan has held a variety of sales, marketing and leadership roles, both in start-up and large enterprise software companies. Before joining Cognigy, he led global market development at LivePerson where, during his six-year tenure, revenues doubled from $223m to $470m. As Cognigy’s VP Marketing, Alan’s focus is on leading and inspiring his high-performance global team to deliver programmes across branding, product marketing, demand generation, events and social media.

Alan is also responsible for leading market expansion in high growth regions such as the USA, UK and APAC, and building a global community of Cognigy advocates, including customers, industry experts, partners and prospects. In his spare time, he is a volunteer puppy trainer for the Hearing Dogs for Deaf People charity and was a coach and referee at his local junior rugby club for 11 years. Alan maintains that training dogs is easier than children!

David Kurtz is Director of Research & Analysis for Construction, Mining and Energy at GlobalData, and is responsible for all of the company’s published data and insights on these sectors. He joined the company from Datamonitor in 2013, where he spent 10 years based in London leading the Energy and Utilities business unit, before moving to Sydney in 2004 to head up the Asia Pacific operations, managing all research, analysis and sales and in the region.

Jesper Holmgaard is a dynamic sales professional known for his strategic prowess in expanding export sales and cultivating diverse markets across the globe. With a proven track record of success, Jesper has spearheaded the establishment of distributor networks and implemented joint sales strategies that have propelled sales growth for Cold Jet LLC.

In addition to his role at Cold Jet, Jesper serves concurrently in the Danish military, showcasing his ability to excel in high-pressure environments and demonstrating his commitment to leadership and discipline. His energetic and action-oriented approach, coupled with his knack for building enduring relationships, has made him a sought-after expert in international sales and business development.

With a hands-on pragmatic approach and a focus on solution-driven sales tactics, Jesper has successfully navigated various industries, from automotive to pharmaceuticals, catering to both small companies and OEM customers. His analytical mindset and dedication to excellence make him an invaluable asset in driving business success in today’s global marketplace.

Peter is The Chief Commercial Officer for Protium Green Solutions Ltd, the London based Green hydrogen solutions provider.

After spending a decade as a hedge fund manager in the early 2000s, Peter moved into renewable energy project development and investment management, and across the next 15 years focused on concluding the development & commissioning of more than 1,000 MW portfolio of wind & solar and battery system investments. Initially working for Deloitte, and then for a project developer owned by the Californian Teachers Pension Fund. Since early 2023 Peter has lead the Protium team in terms of commercializing the hydrogen production facility development process, and is speaking today to share the lessons learned from a specific customer that in his mind are important for the brewing sector to incorporate into their energy transition and decarbonization journey.

Peter is Professionally qualified in the private equity environment and holds a Charter to the Association of Alternative Investment Analyst, is a Financial Modelling and Valuations Analyst and is a Fellow of the SA Institute for Financial Markets. Peter has degrees in science, post graduate in Organizational decision-making and holds an MBA from Henley Business School.

As commercial Director at Avantium, Bart is responsible for the commercialisation and industrialisation efforts of our pioneering bio-plastic PEF. Bart is an experienced executive with a demonstrated history of strategic business development and realised revenue growth in structural thermoplastics and management consulting industry. Driving Innovation, Commercial Excellence and Application Development in specification driven markets. Bart holds an MBA focused on Management of Innovation at TSM Business School, The Netherlands.

Britta Wyss Bisang is the VP of Sustainability and Strategic MarCom of Schoeller Allibert, the leading supplier of returnable and reusable transport packaging in Europe.

Britta has a 20+ years track record in strategy development, ESG/sustainability programs, communications and change management. She is an expert in corporate sustainability and advocacy for a circular economy and has positioned Schoeller Allibert as a sustainability leader in its industry.

Britta holds an MSc in Environmental Sciences from ETH Zurich and has graduated with an Executive MBA from IMD Business School, Lausann