Who we are

Tania is the Chief Operating Officer of the World Energy Council and leads the World Energy Council’s engagement with the SET platform. She is responsible for the Secretariat’s global operations, including people, legal, and financial performance. Tania oversees the activities and relations with member communities and leads the Council’s events including the triennial World Energy Congress and World Energy Leaders’ Summits.

Angela provides direction and innovative leadership for SET and is the Secretary General & CEO of the World Energy Council. Angela has a PhD in Physics and has become one of the world’s leading global energy futures experts. She has 30 years of experience in leading national, international and global multi-stakeholder transformation initiatives on a wide range of economic, energy, climate and sustainable development related challenges.

Pia is the driving force behind all the SET activities and works with the vision to sustainably expand our SET endeavours. Hailing from Austria, Pia has worked in the renewable energy and climate change sector for over 20 years with stops in France, the UK and the Philippines before settling in Berlin. Her strong background lies in International Business Administration and International Energy and Environmental Management.

Rolli is an experienced digital innovation scout, business developer and networker, often focussed on the collaboration of established companies with start-ups. Previously, Rolli built up the Best of Mobile Awards for the British Haymarket Media Group, among others, and was responsible for digital and innovation policy issues at The Economic Council (Wirtschaftsrat Deutschland), a leading German business association.

What excites me about working with start-ups in energy transition is to interconnect the energy sector with digital solutions, linking one of the most exciting industries of the future with the fundamental megatrends of this decade. This is a growth story for markets and people – live every day.

Throughout the years, René has gathered professional expertise in event management. He is responsible for the SET Tech Festival. The dyed-in-the-wool Berliner has his background in Business Administration with a focus on Marketing, Business Informatics and Entrepreneurship.

Mara has worked in the renewable energy and climate tech sector for over 10 years. She is purpose-driven and passionate about innovative & sustainable solutions that foster the green (energy) transition. As a strategic business and product developer, she has built and launched innovative digital products focusing on renewable energy, sustainable finance and CO2-offset.

Mara has a background in political science and economics, with a focus on international economic communities and energy security. She has lived and studied in the United States and Argentina.

Tahar is responsible for our Newsroom and supports the team with the SET Award and Tech Festival. Having worked and lived in Germany, France, Argentina, Tunisia and the US, he aims to engage the most innovative energy start-ups from all corners of the world. Tahar has a background in International Relations with a focus on Sustainability and Security.

“Communication is key” is the motto of Tess, our SET Expert in communications. With her dynamism and positive mindset, she supports the team with social media, partnerships and the newsletter. Tess has an MA in Communication Sciences, worked in different fields and even had her own small business!

Our communications expert, Niklas, brings a rich blend of design acumen and expertise in media and communications management to the table. Prior to his tenure at dena, Niklas garnered invaluable experience through roles at start-ups, innovation and communications consultancies, and a DAX-listed corporation. Throughout his career, Niklas has consistently operated at the nexus of business innovation, digitalization, and transformation within the realm of communications.

Niklas is resolutely committed to one overarching objective: crafting optimal communication strategies that resonate with all stakeholders.

After studing translation, Claudia moved to Colombia in search of new challenges. In the following seven years she discovered the topics finance and accounting in a local start-up. Back in Germany Claudia headed for a MA in Sustainable Entrepreneurship and focussed on degrowth and sufficiency.

Akanksha’s passion for a sustainable & equitable future led her to join SET. With a can-do attitude and penchant for writing, she supports our team with communication, editorial and social media. Akanksha is currently researching literary ecocriticism in her MA programme at Freie Universität Berlin.

Jack is a MA student at Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin specializing in communication and communities. Jack is currently part of the SET communication team.