Our Team
Managing Director
Aurélie Beauvais
Aurélie has over a decade of experience in political strategy, advocacy and EU energy & climate policies. She previously held the position of Deputy CEO and Policy Director of SolarPower Europe from 2017 to 2021. She has also headed the European Affairs department of the French Union of Electricity from 2012 to 2017.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Twitter:
- @ABClimate
- Website:
- www.euroheat.org
- LinkedIn:
- https://linkedin.com/in/aur%C3%A9lie-beauvais-48a18246/?originalSubdomain=be
Policy & European Affairs
Pauline Lucas
Pauline joined Euroheat & Power in January 2019 as a Policy Officer and was promoted to Policy Manager in April 2021. In August 2022 she was promoted to Policy Director. As leader of the policy team, she manages the work on renewable energy and waste heat, industrial emissions, the EU Emissions Trading System, as well circular economy and digitalisation.
Pauline is an EU public affairs and policy expert, specialised in energy and environment. Over the last 8 years, she has gained experience in advocacy and stakeholder dialogue supporting association and corporate clients from the industry, for a Brussels-based public affairs agency. She was also a bluebook trainee at the European Commission, DG NEAR.
Pauline holds a Bachelor in law from the University of Nantes (France), a Master’s degree in European public affairs from the Jagiellonian University in Krakow (Poland) and a Master’s degree in European public affairs from Maastricht University (the Netherlands).
She is passionate about sustainability and dedicated to supporting the energy transition. Outside of the office, she enjoys crafts and travelling.
Languages: English and French
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- +32 2 740 21 17
- Twitter:
- @PaulinskaLucas
- LinkedIn:
- https://linkedin.com/in/pauline-lucas-13278a43/
Jack Corscadden
Jack joined Euroheat & Power as a member of the DHC+ team in September, 2019. In August 2022 he was promoted to Senior Policy Advisor. After completing a Bachelor’s degree in Functional Biology at Trinity College Dublin and an MSc in Environmental Sustainability at the University of Edinburgh, he has developed a strong understanding of environmental issues and sustainable development.
Prior to joining our team, Jack gained valuable experience working with REN21, the renewable energy policy network, as part of the Renewables Global Status Report team.
Languages: English, French and Irish
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- +32 2 740 21 22
- LinkedIn:
- https://linkedin.com/in/jack-corscadden/
András Takács
András Joined Euroheat & Power in August 2022 as a Policy Advisor. After completing a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Landscaping and Landscape Planning in the Slovak University of Technology he has a strong understanding about sustainable land use, water management and utilization, environment protection and environmental impact assessment.
Prior to joining our team, András gained valuable experience working in the European Parliament within the ITRE Committee on energy and industry related legislations. The combination of his engineering studies and EU policy and public affairs work experience allows him to advocate on EU level for such a technical sector as district heating and cooling.
Languages: English, Hungarian, Slovak
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- +32 493 40 09 45
- LinkedIn:
- https://linkedin.com/in/andras-tkcs/
Communication
Giulia Artibani
Giulia joined Euroheat & Power in October 2022 as Communication Director. She has six years of experience in Communication and PR. Before moving to EHP, she worked as Head of Communications and Events for the European Factories of the Future Research Association (EFFRA). Giulia is responsible for the overall communication of Euroheat & Power.
Languages: Italian, English, Spanish
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- +32 491345811
- LinkedIn:
- https://linkedin.com/in/giulia-artibani-277188155/
Diana El Malaki
Diana joined Euroheat & Power in December 2022 as Communication Officer. She has a background on environmental advocacy and communication. Before working in EHP, she worked as sustainable transition assistant at a leading Belgian communication group. Diana’s role is supporting the overall communication of Euroheat & Power.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- LinkedIn:
- https://linkedin.com/in/dianaelmalaki/
Events
Arianna Scenna
Arianna joined Euroheat & Power in January 2022 as Director of Events & Membership. Prior to joining EHP, she worked as an Event Officer at SolarPower Europe where she organised a wide variety of events, both physical and digital. Arianna holds a bachelor’s degree in International Science, Development and Cooperation at the University of Turin, Italy.
Besides her native Italian, Arianna speaks English and French.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- LinkedIn:
- https://linkedin.com/in/arianna-scenna/
Denise Battaglino
Denise joined Euroheat & Power in April 2022 as an Event Assistant. She holds a master's degree in Strategic Communication and took part in the Erasmus program. As part of her studies, Denise wrote a thesis on crisis communication and storytelling used by the European Union during the Covid-19 pandemic. Before starting her master, she worked in Milan in the field of events and communication.
Languages: Italian, English and French.
- Email:
- [email protected]
Market Intelligence
Eloi Piel
Eloi joined Euroheat & Power in 2002. From January 2014 he was head of the policy unit. In August 2022 Eloi was promoted to Director of Market Intelligence.
Eloi has over 10 years experience in energy policy and lobbying in Brussels. Prior to joining Euroheat & Power, he worked for the European Commission and Gaz de France in Central Europe.
Languages: English, French and German
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- +32 2 740 21 14
- LinkedIn:
- https://linkedin.com/in/eloipiel
Crélida Mata
Crélida joined Euroheat in December 2017. After completing her degree in Political Science at Birkbeck University of London, she has worked in various international companies, most notably in the insurance and transport sectors.
In September 2022 Crélida integrated the Market Intelligence Unit. She manages the Certification programme and is involved in the annual flagship Market Outlook and reporting.
As part of her work with the DHC+ Platform, Crélida is involved in the organisation of the International Summer School.
Languages: English, Portuguese, French and Spanish
- Email:
- [email protected]
- LinkedIn:
- https://linkedin.com/in/crelidamata/
DHC+ Platform
Aksana Krasatsenka
Aksana joined Euroheat & Power in February 2013, and since January 2014 she is a dedicated member of the DHC+ team. She became Director of Knowledge Transfer in January 2022 and is co-managing DHC+ with Gabriele Pesce.
Aksana has been involved in an important number of EU funded projects leading communication and dissemination activities, social media strategy and European replication actions. She is also in charge of knowledge transfer activities and DHC+-related communications. In addition, she coordinates the work on Education & Training and supports the organisation of the DHC+ Summer School and DHC+ Student Awards.
After graduation in European law and politics from the Universities of Bordeaux (FR) and Minsk (BY), Aksana completed an internship in legal and public affairs within an international law firm and another Brussels based association.
Languages: Russian, English, French as well as some Spanish and Dutch
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- +32 2 740 21 12
- Twitter:
- @AksanaKras
- LinkedIn:
- https://linkedin.com/in/aksana-krasatsenka-72907651
Gabriele Pesce
Gabriele joined Euroheat & Power on 1 June 2018 and in January 2022 he was promoted to Director of Innovation & Sustainable Finance. He holds a Master’s degree in international relations and a postgraduate degree in diplomatic studies. He is specialised in project management with vast experience in the preparation, design and management of EU projects and tenders within different financing programmes.
At EHP, Gabriele co-leads the DHC+ Technology Platform. He coordinates the management of the organisation’s EU projects portfolio and the management of its financial resources. He leads the activities related to funding and grants for EHP and DHC+ members and everything related to the access-to-finance topic. He supports the policy team in the analysis of European legislation and mechanisms in the fields of sustainable and infrastructure finance relevant to district heating and cooling.
Languages: Italian, English, French, Spanish and some Portuguese, German and Dutch
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- +32 2 740 21 24
- LinkedIn:
- https://linkedin.com/in/gabrielepesce/
John Kapetanakis
John became a member of the DHC+ team at Euroheat & Power in January 2022. He holds a 5-year Diploma in Environmental Engineering and an MSc in Sustainable Cities. As a research assistant at Aalborg University, Copenhagen, John was working with projects focused on district heating and cooling, while he led a series of project dissemination and communication activities.
As Project Officer at DHC+ John contributes to EU-funded projects: Tempo, Cool DH and ReUseHeat, as well as supports the knowledge transfer activities.
Languages: Greek, English, and some Danish.
Laura Junasová
- Email:
- [email protected]
Martin Stroleny
- Email:
- [email protected]
HR, Finance & Administration
Bilall Bahia
Bilall is in charge of financial, bookkeeping and credit control, HR administration and legal administration matters.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- +32 2 740 21 21
- LinkedIn:
- https://be.linkedin.com/in/bilall-bahia-267811134
Valentina Tonut
- Email:
- [email protected]
- LinkedIn:
- https://linkedin.com/in/valentina-tonut/