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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.

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
  • 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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