Cornelius is a well-respected leader and investor in the renewable energy industry and built several successful clean energy businesses and start-ups within Middle East and Africa. He has extensive board level experience from 10 years in Deutsche Bank (among others, youngest board member in Deutsche Bank Italy Group) and several leading renewable energy organisations and associations via pro bono work as well as different startup companies. By building the international shareholder and partner network of Dii (Desertec Industrial Initiative), he was at the forefront of the renewable energy revolution in North Africa and the Middle East. A keen entrepreneur and investor in emerging markets with recognitions such as 'Solar Pioneer 2015' for the Middle East or the Visionary CleanTech Influencer of The Year 2022 by World Cleantech Awards. He is lecturing at several universities including St. Gallen and is a regular speaker at international conferences. He holds an MBA (Dipl. Kaufmann) from University of Passau, and speaks German, English, Italian, French and Russian. His experience ranges from M&A transactions, asset management, developing utility scale renewable energy projects (including mid-market with private PPAs), pay-as-you-go solar to energy efficiency, including ESCO projects and new business models. Some of the projects and companies were executed in challenging settings or countries. He has led sizable organizations both in startup environments and blue-chip companies and has raised funds from angel investments to USD 100m+ projects with institutional investors. 'I am glad to be able to work in renewable energy which is also my passion - we can genuinely make an impact with many different things and help people, to make our planet a better place. Having new challenges every day is fantastic and many more mountains to be climbed!' Executive management and boards of a variety of companies in emission-free technologies, as well as investment funds, seek his advice.

Holds Master's degrees in Physics and Finance. Chairman of Assarel-Investment's Board of Directors since 2012 - in charge with group's investments in mining, energy, new technologies industries. Coordinator of ZAHYR project. Vice-chairman of Bulgarian Industrial Capital Association, member of Board of Trustees of Bulgarian Academy of Science, Vice-chairman of Bulgarian Fuel Cell, Hydrogen and Energy Storage Association. Actively involved in development, management and promotion of hydrogen technologies and innovations in Bulgaria, including establishment of the Hydrogen Valley Stara Zagora as well as the Hydrogen Department at EDIH Zagore.

Prof. Dr. Christopher Hebling studied Physics and worked for like ten years in the field of Silicon Photovoltaics before he became Director of the Hydrogen Technologies Division at ISE with a staff of about 150 scientists, engineers, and students today. Among his manyfold affiliations he is the spokesperson of the Fraunhofer Hydrogen Network (36 institutes) and Board Member of the Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence 'Integrated Energy Systems'. Next to his close involvement in national hydrogen strategy developments he is member of the Expert committee for the Transformation of the Automobile Industry of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action. Furthermore, he is the Co-Chair of the German Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association, and he is involved in international stakeholder processes and advisory boards of international hydrogen and fuel cell conferences. He published more than 150 journal and conference papers and is Honorary Professor at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. The Hydrogen Technologies Division conducts research in low temperature polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) electrolysis and fuel cell systems, as well as in thermochemical catalysis and process developments of hydrogen to synthetic fuels and chemicals (PtX).

'My 18 years' work experience united innovative technologies and investment, leveraging my engineering background. My first investments in biogas and hydrogen technologies started from 2010, and I spent the past seven years in charge of hydrogen energy investments and asset management at Air Liquide. There and in roles at Lazard, UBS, and Barclays, I've closed more than 50 transactions that cover a spectrum from M&A to venture capital and infrastructure financing. Hy24 is the ideal place for me to feed my passion for innovative markets and exercise the skills I've gained.'

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