Jury
The Jury of World CleanTech Awards consists of the Past Winners of Solar Future Today Visionary Influencers Awards as well as Highly Recognized Non-voting Experts.
Chair
Prof. Eicke R. Weber
Chairman at European Solar Manufacturing Council; Former Director, Fraunhofer ISE, Freiburg; CBC Chair of World CleanTech Awards
Chair of WCA Jury
Mastercategories Superviser
Visionary CleanTech Influencers of The Year
(Individuals)
David Renne
Immediate Past President at International Solar Energy Society ISES
CBC Chair of Solar Technology Hub
Visionary CleanTech Businesses of The Year
Well-established Companies)
Jean-Pascal Pham-Ba
Co-founder and CEO at SCALE.NGO; Chair of Financial & Investor Hub at CBC
Visionary CleanTech StartUPs of The Year
Anis Jouini
CEO at CEA-INES (Institut National de l'Energie Solaire - French Solar Energy Institute); CBC Chair of CleanTech StartUp & SME Hub
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Jury Members
John Perlin
Author of "Let It Shine: The 6000-Year Story of Solar Energy", Lecturer, Consultant; Solar Energy & Forest Preservation
Paul Van Son
Chairman of Dii Desert Energy
"CleanTech Mama" Mary O'Donnell
Founder & President at Clean Power Inc; Honorary Chair at Empowering Women Hub at CBC
Leonardo Curioni
Champion of Solar Distributed Generation in Brazil & LATAM, Founder & CEO of SICES Solar; CBC Chair for Latin America & Chair for Brazil
Charlie Gay, "Dr Solar"
Former Director of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office; CBC Visionary Advisor
Antonio Celso de Abreu Junior
Solar Pioneer in Brazil, Former Director in the Ministry of Mines & Energy; CBC Honorary Chair for Brazil
Adam Hall
Chief Star Organizer at Million Solar Stars; CBC Chair of CleanTech Schools Initiative
Dr. Winfried Hoffmann
Former President of EPIA (The European Photovoltaic Industry Association); CBC Visionary Advisor
Markus Elsässer
CEO of Solar Promotion, Founder of Intersolar
Pranav Mehta
Globally Acknowledged Father of Solar in India, Former Chairman, Global Solar Council (GSC) and Chairman, National Solar Energy Federation of India (NSEFI); CBC Honorary Co-Chair for India
Claudia Kemfert
Professor Energy Economics and Sustainability at German Institute for Economic Research BerlinProfessor Energy Economics and Sustainability at German Institute for Economic Research Berlin
Hans-Josef Fell
Author of draft of German Renewable Act 2000, Member of the German Parliament 1998-2013; CBC Visionary Advisor
Nikos Fintikakis
Director of UIA (International Union of Architects) ARES Work Program
Catherine & Pascal Vuong
Producers of "Planet Power", the first IMAX 3D film devoted to clean technologies
Dr. Alex Levran
Solar Pioneer, Former Group Senior VP & Global Head of Solar Industry Initiative at ABB Group; CBC Honorary Chair for North America
Monica Oliphant
Research Scientist and Renewables & Environment Consultant, Past President of ISES; CBC Honorary Chair for Australia
Tony Seba
Author, Educator, Co-Founder RethinkX; CBC Visionary Advisor
Prof. Dr. Adolf Goetzberger
Pioneer of the Energy Transformation; Founder of Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems
Non-Voting Experts
Dr. Claas Helmke
Partner at Wermuth Asset Management (WAM); Founder & Executive Board Member, GermanZero
Cornelius Matthes
CEO at Dii Desert Energy; CBC Chair for Middle East
Ruggero Arico
Head of Institutional Affairs for Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania at Enel Green Power; Vice-President at Confindustria Assafrica and Mediterraneo; CBC Vice-Chair for Europe
Bruce Douglas
Business and Communications Director at Eurelectric (The voice of the European electricity industry); Former Co-Chair of Global Solar Council & COO at SolarPower Europe; CBC Co-Chair for Europe
H.R.H Prince of Cambodia Narithipong Norodom
Business Expert & Advisor; CBC Chair for Cambodia
Alexis Issaharoff
CEO at Antah Solar (Company of the Royal Family of the Negeri Sembilan State in Malaysia); CBC Chair for South East Asia