Corporate Power Procurement & PPAs - Navigating the Complexities of Renewable Electricity Sourcing

Mauricio Garrido has more than 14 years of experience in the energy sector, most of his experience being focused on Energy Management related activities. In January 2011 he joined EDP Renewables where he is currently Director of PPA Origination for Centralized Generation in Europe. In this role, he leads the origination, negotiation, and execution of Power Purchase Agreements across EDP Renewables' European markets. Mauricio holds a degree in Civil Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Madrid and earned an MBA from IESE Business School in 2007.

Nikola Gazdov is an entrepreneur with 18 years of experience in renewable energy. He serves as Chairman of APSTE (the Association for Production, Storage, and Trading of Electricity in Bulgaria) and sits on the Board of the Romanian Photovoltaic Industry Association (RPIA). Nikola is also a Board Member of SolarPower Europe and Deputy Chair of its National Associations Committee. In 2020, he co-founded RE-Source Hub Southeast, part of the RE-Source Platform dedicated to advancing corporate renewable energy sourcing in Southeast Europe. On the business front, he is CEO of Renergy, a technical advisory firm, and Director at Element Power, a gigawatt-scale developer of solar and battery energy storage systems.

Beatriz Guillén joined Lightsource bp in April 2021 and currently leads the development of route-to-market strategies across Spain, Portugal, Italy, and Greece. With over nine years of experience in the energy sector, she has successfully led the negotiation and execution of corporate Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) in multiple markets. She began her career in market analysis at a major utility before moving into renewables as a PPA Manager at a solar IPP. Her expertise bridges commercial strategy, energy market dynamics and the transition to clean power. Beatriz holds a Master's degree in Power Engineering from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and a degree in Energy and Mining Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM).

Jan Knievel is Head of Origination at Sunnic Lighthouse, the trading company for Enerparc AG. After some years in business and energy consulting, he gained experience in trading of renewable Energy at juwi and Centrica Energy Trading. Sunnic lighthouse successfully concluded over 2.000 GW PPAs in Germany and Spain.

Itamar joined Pexapark in 2023. He brings 14 years of global experience in financing renewable energy assets and commodity trading advisory at Smartenergy Group, Asian Development Bank and BloombergNEF. He was instrumental in setting up several infrastructure investment platforms and arranging project financing in Europe and Asia. Itamar holds an Executive MBA from IE Business School, MSc Environmental Regulation at London School of Economics (with distinction).