Archives: Speakers

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.

Katie Bielat is a Clinical Supply Manager at Apellis Pharmaceuticals in Waltham, MA where she provides clinical supply chain support for 10+ Phase 1, 2, and 3 global studies in hematology, nephrology, ophthalmology, and other various therapeutic areas. Ms. Bielat drives end-to-end supply chain execution, including the delivery of cold-chain and ambient ancillary supplies to clinical sites and distribution depots worldwide. She is a member of Global Clinical Supply Group (GCSG) and recently attended the 2019 European Knowledge Forum in Cascais, Portugal. Ms. Bielat received a B.S. in Business from the University of Dayton and an MBA from the University of Delaware, and has completed a certificate in Clinical Research at Boston College.

With an university degree in mechanical engineering, Pablo Fiorentini has acquired about 10 years experience in the PET packaging industry. Former resident Account Manager for Brazil and Latin America, he is gaining global responsibilities within the company. Pablo is today SIPA Global Sales Director, Preform Systems & Tooling.

Jeff Benoit is the Vice President of Clean Energy Solutions for US-based Power Systems Mfg., LLC, known widely in the industry as PSM. PSM’s European-based sister company is Thomassen Energy, located in Rheden, the Netherlands. Jeff is responsible for identifying and delivering new business opportunities leveraging PSM’s and Thomassen’s proven and commercially operating “HyFlex™” high-hydrogen combustion system platforms, designed to be retrofitted into the installed fleet of OEM gas turbines.

Within the past two decades, PSM and Thomassen, both now part of the Hanwha Group, have evolved into the leading aftermarket service providers of OEM gas turbines used by power generation operators worldwide. They differentiate in the marketplace by successfully offering their own innovative, technology-enabled product and digital solutions, from performance upgrade packages to combustion system retrofits designed for enhanced operational and fuel flexibility. This portfolio can be obtained on a transactional basis, or a part of a flexible long term service agreement.

Jeff started his career with General Electric’s Aviation business in Lynn, MA arriving from Clarkson University with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Through GE’s Edison “ABC Course” Engineering Program and Engineering Development Program (EDP), he obtained his Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. During his career at GE, Jeff assumed increasing levels of technology leadership and responsibility within GE’s power generation portfolio, but with a prime focus on advanced, low-emission gas turbine combustion system development programs.

Jeff joined PSM to lead their growing Combustion R&D Engineering team in 2001. During this time, he has held leadership roles in Product Management, Product Marketing, Strategy and Business Development prior to his current role.

Jeff is a member of ASME’s International Gas Turbine Institute’s (IGTI) Electric Power Committee and has been a member of ASME since 1989.

My tasks as a senior Project Manager & Business Developer at EDF Deutschland GmbH encompasses the development of storage & green hydrogen projects in Germany, the day-to-day management of participations and stakeholders related to these topics, as well as the support of financial operations for our local entity.