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Run by GWNET, dena and BMWi

Women in Energy Empowerment Mentoring Programme 2021

This mentoring programme was organised on behalf of the German Energy Agency (dena) and the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi), under the German bilateral energy partnerships. The initiative focused on women energy professionals in Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine.

View Mentees in this programme:

Russia:

Laura Loeffen, Consulting Engineer at IX Renewables
Svetlana Pavlova, Sole In-House Lawyer at OOO EVN Umwelt
Ekaterina Galitsyna, Vice President at KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH, Representative Office Russia Moscow
Natalia Kharitonova, Manager, Department of Trade Marketing and Special Projects at Gazpromneft-Lubricants, LTD (subsidiary of Gazprom Neft)
Polina Rendak, Associate Banker – Sustainable Infrastructure Group – Energy Eurasia, Middle East and Africa at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Tatiana Aleshkevich, Financial Department Specialist at EF-Engineering Ltd
Irina Grechukhina, Project Director at dena Energy Secretariat of the German-Russian Energy Dialogue by the AHK
Ekaterina Kravetskaya, Senior Business Advisor Russia at Representation of N.V.Nederlandse Gasunie in Russia
Anastasia Lebedeva, Head of International Organizations Division at Russian Energy Agency of the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation
Anna Soldatova, Leading Expert International LNG Marketing at NOVATEK
Bilgeis Mamedova, Salary Partner, Head of Commercial and Corporate Law Practice Group at Beiten Burkhardt

Turkey:

Sinem Celik, Senior Manager
Perelini Lameko-Masoe, ACEO Electricity Sector Supervision at Office of the Regulator
Seren Coskun, Asia Business Development Team Lead at Verdigris Technologies
Aylin Bekil, R&I and Sustainability Engineer at Shell
Merve Uytun, Editor/Geological Engineer at Jeotermal Haberler
Nur Sarma, Assistant Professor, Deputy Head of Electrical & Electronic Engineering Department at Duzce University

Ukraine:

Maryna Ilchuk, Senior Associate at CMS Cameron Mckenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
Inna Kucherenko, Chief Editor at Newfolk Oil and Gas Consulting Center LLC
Nina Chala, Head of the Master’s Program in Energy Efficiency at National University the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy
Tetiana Tsishkovska, Analyst at NPC Ukrenergo
Maria Tkachuk, Director at Kolomyianka LLC
Maryna Hritsyshyna, Member of Board of the Ukrainian Wind Energy Association (UWEA); Head of Energy, Sayenko Kharenko
Nataliia Bespala, Sustainable Building Engineer at VAGA LLC
Anna Kuznetsova, National Programme Officer at Embassy of Switzerland in Ukraine
Liudmyla Horbachova, Coordinator of Lviv Energy Efficiency Enterprise Network at Lviv Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Papelbu Victoria, Project Manager at DTEK Kyiv Electricity Grids
Svetlana Timshina, Project Team Leader at UNDP
Olga Varganova Meurisse, Energy Consultant at ENGIE Impact

Kazakhstan:

Bayan Abylkairova, Deputy Chief of Party of USAID Power Central Asia Project

View Mentors in this programme:

Alberto Pérez Ortiz: EU TAF Non-Key Energy and Policy Expert at SUSPRO, Spain
Barbara Fischer-Aupperle: Founding Partner at GWNET, Germany
Bhaskar Natarajan: Senior Policy Advisor at AEEE, India
Beril Alpagut: Smart and Sustainable Cities Consultant/Project Manager at Demir Enerji Danismanlik, Turkey
Cecilia Strandberg: Project Director at Renewables Academy (RENAC), Germany
Deea Ariana: Energy Specialist – East Africa at the World Bank, Bangladesh
Dolunay Güçlüer Küpeli: Board Member at Denizüstü Rüzgar Enerjisi Derneği (DÜRED), Turkey
Elena Ocenic: Associate Programme Officer – Innovation Networks at International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), Romania
Füsun Tut Haklıdır: Associate Professor Dr. & Deputy chair of the Energy Systems Engineering Department at İstanbul Bilgi University, Turkey
Geetanjali Seewoosurrun: Senior Customer Services Officer at the Central Electricity Board, Mauritius
Gizem Dumlu: Communications/Social Media Consultant, Turkey
Heike Bruch: Senior Market Manager at Voith Hydro, Germany
Ima Khrenova-Shymkina: Deputy Director at GIZ, Ukraine
Kristina Haverkamp: Managing Director at Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH (dena), Germany
Lea-Valeska Giebel: Senior Expert, Electricity Grids International at Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH (dena), Germany
Lucia Häger: Senior Vice President Global Sourcing at PERI GmbH, Germany
Miliswa Mlokoti: Senior Operations Manager at Globeleq, South Africa
Nargis Wieck: Director, International Cooperation at Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH (dena), Germany
Netra Walawalkar, Director – India Markets at Customized Energy Solutions India Pvt Ltd, India
Oksana Roman: Energy Transition Leader for Central & Eastern Europe | Head of Management Consultancy at Bilfinger Tebodin, Ukraine
Rebecca Jaffe: Director, Strategy & Innovation at the Gas Technology Institute, USA
Salome Janelidze: Director of Legal Department at the Georgian National Energy and Water Supply Regulatory Commission (GNERC), Georgia
Selen İnal: Business Development Manager at TurSEFF, Turkey
Senta Schmatzberger: Project Manager at Buildings Performance Institute Europe (BPIE), Germany
Shuyi Li: Manager at RMI, China
Simay Akar: CCO & Co-Founder at Innoses, Turkey
Swetha Sundaram: Senior Consultant – Energy Storage at DNV, India
Tatiana Mitrova: Independent Director at Schlumberger, Russia
Valentyna Beliakova: Director at TIU Canada & President of the Women’s Energy Club of Ukraine, Ukraine
Yasemin Kuytak: Director at KfW IPEX-Bank, Turkey

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