Hydrogen – What is the hype all about? Open webinar with Lean In Equity and Sustainability

Diane de Bellefond, Business Development Manager, James Fisher Renewables

Diane is Business Development Manager and France Country Manager of James Fisher Renewables. Fascinated by the world’s energy challenges and eager to be close to the field, Diane has had an international career in business and strategy in the Oil & Gas and Offshore Wind industries. She grew oil & gas services in Yemen while managing a multi-cultural workforce, oversaw the delivery of operations & maintenance contracts in Angola and in Europe. Then, she joined the strategy team of her previous company as head of relationships and insights. In her current role, she is excited to be part of the staggering growth of the offshore wind industry and be part of the transition to a clean energy economy. Diane holds a Master in International Negotiations from the University of Aix-en-Provence and an MBA from Paris-Dauphine University.

Carina Krastel, Commercial Director at European Green Hydrogen Acceleration Center (EGHAC) at EIT InnoEnergy

Carina works at EIT InnoEnergy, a European public-private partnership, as the Commercial Director of the European Green Hydrogen Acceleration Center (EGHAC), an initiative supported by Breakthrough Energy.

The EGHAC will focus on supporting and accelerating large scale industrial green hydrogen projects which with massive CO2 reduction impact in hard to abate industrial value chains like steel making, fertilizer production, synthetic fuel production, shipping etc.

Carina Krastel is a sustainable energy engineer with experience in engineering, business and innovation. Since 2009, she has worked in the construction and the industrial gas industry on sustainable energy, air quality and innovation topics. Prior to joining InnoEnergy, Carina has worked as the Director for New Offers for the Energy Transition for the Large Industry Business of Air Liquide, a French industrial gas company, focusing on offers for green hydrogen and carbon capture solutions.  

Oonagh O Grady, Head of Hydrogen Development SSE Thermal

Oonagh is a Smurfit MBA Graduate & Chartered Engineer with in-depth knowledge of the regulated energy industry and experience in the delivery of engineering infrastructure projects.

In 2006, she began her journey at AECOM, a leading infrastructure consulting firm, which delivers professional services throughout the project lifecycle and tackles projects from transportation to new and energy and environment. In 2012, she started working as a senior policy analyst at EirGrid, which develops and operates the national electricity grid of Ireland. Most recently, Oonagh has been working for SSE Thermal as the Head of Hydrogen Development.

Rosa Puentes, Hydrogen and Gas Quality adviser at ENTSOG and WiGH events & partnerships lead

Industrial Technologies Engineer specialized in renewable energies by Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and The Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Rosa started her professional career as an Efficiency Consultant in Ferrovial Servicios.

In 2018, Rosa joined Enagás (Spain’s leading natural gas transmission company) as Innovation and New Energies Specialist promoting the integration of renewable gases in the energy system and supporting the analysis of potential business opportunities and markets for the gas sector.

In January, 2020 Rosa joined ENTSOG as Hydrogen and Gas Quality Adviser in System Operation Area where she provides expertise, support, and proposals to ENTSOG activities related to gas quality while also building ENTSOG vision on the technical aspects of hydrogen injection in the natural gas grids.

Gökçe Mete, Project Leader at Stockholm Environment Institute

Energy and environment sector professional, academic and consultant with a decade of regulatory analysis, project development, public affairs and stakeholder management experience focused on climate change, energy and natural resources law, economics and policy. Passionate about gender equality, climate neutrality, just transition and sustainability in energy, heavy industry and minerals sectors.

Gökçe has been Project Leader at the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) since 2020, focusing on how to support industry sectors navigate their way towards a sustainable future, as part of the Leadership Group for the Industry Transition (LeadIT) initiative. At SEI, she also project leads research and stakeholder engagement on oil and gas transitions in the North Sea, with specific focus on technology relatedness, hydrogen, CCUS and offshore wind. She is also the Head of Research and Academic Partnership of the Women in Energy, Climate and Sustainability Foundation, a public organisation promoting gender equality as a crucial enabler for the transition towards climate neutral economies in Europe and worldwide.