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video, Heike Freund, Marvel Fusion, Philipp Furler, Synhelion, Rafael Laguna de la Vera, SPRIND, Ann Mettler, Breakthrough Energy discuss clean tech solutions with Jennifer Schenker, The Innovator

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Ann Mettler

Breakthrough Energy
Ann Mettler, Breakthrough Energy

As Vice President, Europe, at Breakthrough Energy, Ann Mettler is working with European partners to accelerate clean tech innovation in the pursuit of climate neutrality and a net-zero emissions future. Previously, she served as Director General at the European Commission.

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Philipp Furler

Synhelion
Philipp Furler, Co-founder and CEO, Synhelion

Dr. Philipp Furler is the CEO and co-Founder of Synhelion, a clean energy company from Switzerland that produces solar fuels to decarbonize transportation. Philipp holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from ETH Zurich since 2014. In 2018, he completed his Executive MBA at the University of Strathclyde.

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Rafael Laguna de la Vera

SPRIND - Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovation
Portrait image of Rafael Laguna de la Vera, Director SPRIND, Germany’s Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovation, in front of a blue studio background.

Tech pioneer, founder and innovator Rafael Laguna was appointed Director of the Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovation SPRIND in 2019. The agency aims to foster innovation through radically new technologies and change the market with new products, services and value chains.

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Heike Freund

Marvel Fusion
Heike Freund, COO, Marvel Fusion

Heike Freund is the Chief Operating Officer of Marvel Fusion, a clean-energy startup working on quantum-enhanced fusion technology. Previously she was a partner at McKinsey & Company, where she focused her work on projects in the automotive, machinery and high tech industry.

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Jennifer Schenker

The Innovator
Jennifer Schenker, The Information

Jennifer L. Schenker has been covering the technology sector from Europe since 1985. She worked in various positions for the Wall Street Journal, TIME, and BusinessWeek. In 2016, she launched The Innovator, a website and subscription newsletter about digital transformation and sustainability that is read by the people responsible for innovation at some of the world’s largest companies. 

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