Cirkel Beratungsgesellschaft mbH

2014 - 2022 Managing Director of ERC Additiv GmbH, Germany
since 2022 Partner of cirkel Beratungsgesellschaft - future fuels for mobility and heat; scientific and industrial projects

Today, as a partner in cirkel Beratungsgesellschaft mbH, he supports the introduction of new products and services as part of the energy transition towards regenerative concepts in mobility and heat supply. He supports research and development projects in the field of renewable fuels (smart fuels), advises on issues relating to the quality of fuels and quality optimisation measures, assists in the assessment of chemical and technical requirements, in liaising between the mineral oil industry, aggregate manufacturers and research institutions, and in the implementation of smart fuels strategies

Jana Nysten joined the Stiftung Umweltenergierecht as a researcher in 2019. Her research focus is European environmental energy law, in particular the completion of the European internal electricity market and the implementation of the European Energy Union.

She is working in various projects mainly on European and energy law issues related to the expansion of renewable energies and their integration into the European electricity market.

Jana Nysten previously worked for more than seven years as an attorney at the law firm Becker Büttner Held in Brussels and Berlin (2011-2018), where she was already involved in her present main areas of work. She studied Dutch and European law in Maastricht, the Netherlands (2005-2010) and international law with a focus on corporate law at PennState University in Pennsylvania, USA (2009-2010). There she was a research assistant at the Dickinson School of Law. After her studies, she passed the Bar Exam in the State of New York, USA (2010) and was also admitted to the bar in Belgium.

Manja Ostertag has more than 13 years of experience in biofuels. She has joined the biofuels industry in 2010 when the road transport sector first started using biofuels. She has been developing new markets and customers by providing a variety of low carbon fuel solutions in line with the regulatory requirements. Since 2019 she has been developing sales also to the maritime industry.

Manja has worked in several sales and trading related positions within BP and Chevron Renewable Energy Group, before she joined Bunker Holding in April 2023.

As Head of Biofuels Manja is responsible for all biofuels related matters and the implementation of relevant biofuel solutions in the groups product portfolio, in order to drive the green energy transition in the shipping industry.

Political scientist Andres Rade, born in Bassum in 1967, has been Managing Director of the German
Managing Director of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA). He is responsible for for the business area "Politics and Society". Fundamental issues from the fields of
climate, transport and politics are just as much his responsibility as questions of
regulation at European level and foreign trade policy. With the
responsibility for the supplier industry is also linked to SME policy.

Before joining the VDA, Andreas Rade spent nine years as the managing director of the
of the German Engineering Federation (VDMA) for nine years.
From 1999 to 2012, Andreas Rade worked in various positions for the
parliamentary group of Bündnis 90/Die Grünen in Berlin, among other things as a
for transport policy and later as office manager of the then parliamentary group leader
Renate Künast.

Studied horticultural sciences at the Technical University of Munich and doctorate in agricultural sciences at the Technical University of Munich

Since 1994: Research work in the field of renewable fuels and materials.

2003 to 2019: Head of the "Biogenic Fuels, Lubricants and Process Materials" department at the Technology and Promotion Centre at the Competence Centre for Renewable Resources (TFZ), Straubing

2019 to 2023: Deputy Head of the "System Assessment of Renewable Resources" Department

since 2019: Head of the "Renewable Fuels and Materials" department

since 2023: Deputy Head of the TFZ

Scientific advisory councillor in associations and committees

Research assistant

TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Institute of Energy Process Engineering and Chemical Engineering, Chair of Reaction Engineering (Professor Sven Kureti)

2008 - 2015 Chemistry studies at the TU Bergakademie Freiberg

2015 - present: Research assistant at the Institute of Energy Process Engineering and Chemical Engineering, Chair of Reaction Engineering at TU Bergakademie Freiberg

ISCC System GmbH

Norbert Schmitz studied Business Administration at the University of Cologne where he also acquired his PhD. After working for several years for a leading European management consultancy, he founded Meo Carbon Solutions, a management consultancy focusing on sustainability and climate protection. During his time with Meo, he developed ISCC, International Sustainability and Carbon Certification, a multi-stakeholder approach that is now a leading sustainability certification system being used in more than 100 countries. Since 2010, he is Managing Director of ISCC Norbert also initiated the development of GRAS, Global Risk Assessment Services. Based on satellite data and databases, GRAS provides information on land use change, biodiversity, carbon and social criteria.

Master's degree in alternative drives in vehicle technology at Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences.

Since June 2022 Head of Climate Protection and Energy at DB Cargo AG
Since March 2022 Lecturer for Project Management at the Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University
From 2018 to 2022 Head of Energy Management Project at DB Cargo AG
From 2017 to 2021 Head of Development and Best Practices at DB Cargo AG

2012-2019: Bachelor's and Master's studies at the Technical University of Kaiserslautern with a focus on composite materials and automotive engineering.

2019: Master's thesis at John Deere

2019 - 2023: Product Engineer Ph.D. cand. at John Deere GmbH & Co. KG Work on publicly funded projects MuSt5-Trak (Multi-Fuel Stage V Tractor) and DEMETER Since.

03/2023: Project Corrdinator at John Deere GmbH & Co. KG Project coordinator of the EU project ResiTrac (funded by EIT Food)

Giulia Squadrin is an associate editor on the Biofuels desk at Argus Media in London.

Giulia produces assessments for hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), bionaphtha, biopropane and biomethanol after having focused on the coverage of the European biodiesel market for two years, pricing benchmark and non-benchmark grades. As part of her role, she works on the analysis of the European biofuels market, including regulatory changes and data management.

Prior to joining Argus, Giulia worked with international organisations in Geneva for a year and completed a master’s degree in International Affairs at Middle Tennessee State University.

IEA Advanced Motor Fuels (AMF TCP)

Zoe Stadler is an engineer at the OST Ostschweizer Fachhochschule in Rapperswil, where she heads the Power-to-Gas department. The research team operates its own power-to-methane research facility and conducts techno-economic studies. Zoe Stadler also works on municipal climate and energy strategies. Since 2022, Zoe Stadler has been leading a project on e-fuels at the Technology Collaboration Program (TCP) on Advanced Motor Fuels at the International Energy Agency, which aims to strengthen the global exchange on renewable, electricity-based fuels.

PhD student in the field of applied sustainability assessment in the Bioenergy Systems Department of the Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum (DBFZ)

Master of Science in Environmental and Resource Management studies at the Justus Liebig University Giessen

Since 2018 - development of an integrated assessment framework for sustainability certification of low iLUC risk biomass

Currently - part of the EU-funded HARMONITOR project, which aims to develop a benchmarking platform for certification standards and labels

2018 - present: BSc Civil Engineering - TU Delft

2021 - 2022: Geo-Resources of the Future (Minor) - TU Delft

Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV)

2006-2012: Studies in energy and process engineering, degree in engineering.

2016: Grand State Examination in Environmental Engineering/Environmental Protection, Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg.

11/2012-08/2014 Scientific assistant at the Technical University of Hamburg

10/2014-10/2016 Traineeship in the field of environmental engineering/environmental protection, Ministry for Environment and Energy, Hamburg

10/2016-08/2018 Building Advisor in the Department of Energy and Waste, Office for Immission Control and Operations, Authority for Environment and Energy, Hamburg

08/2018-12/2019 Construction advisor in the Product Responsibility, Chemical Safety, Ecodesign and Genetic Engineering Unit, Lower Saxony Ministry for the Environment, Energy, Construction and Climate Protection, Hanover

Since 1/2020 Officer in the Technical Transport Issues and Fuels Unit, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection, Berlin Professional Experience