The Team
Managing Director: Paul Voss
Policy & European Affairs: Eloi Piel, Ingo Wagner, Pauline Lucas
Communications & Social Media: Kale Symons
DHC+ Technology Platform: Alessandro Provaggi, Aksana Krasatsenka, Ingo Wagner, Sofia Lettenbichler, Gabriele Pesce
Operations & Events: Silke Schlinnertz, Pauline Benoit, Crélida Mata, Muriel Piret
Paul Voss
Montgomery Oliver Europe sprl acting as
Managing Director
Paul Voss joined Euroheat & Power at the beginning of November 2013 from Danfoss District Energy, a global leader in energy efficient technology and solutions.
He has an in-depth understanding of EU policy and first-hand experience in managing cooperation between the private and public sectors in pursuit of shared goals.
Paul’s primary responsibilities involve the general management of the association and its staff, leadership in the conception and implementation of the association’s strategy and policy agenda, development and maintenance of Euroheat & Power’s relations with key stakeholders (EU policy-makers, international institutions, representative organisations in the energy sector) as well as representing the association and the wider district energy sector.
Languages: English and French
Direct telephone: +32 2 740 21 15
Email: director@euroheat.org
Eloi Piel
Head of Policy & European Affairs
Eloi joined Euroheat & Power in 2002 and since January 2014 he supervises the policy unit. 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.
Within Euroheat & Power, Eloi is in charge of regulatory and legislative affairs and the policy unit.
Languages: English, French and German
Direct telephone: +32 2 740 21 14
Email: ep@euroheat.org
Ingo Wagner
Senior Policy Manager
Since joining EHP and DHC+ in January 2013, Ingo has divided his work between Euroheat & Power and the DHC+ Technology Platform. Starting as Project & Communication Officer, he took on parts of EHP’s policy work and subsequently adjusted to Policy & Project Officer. He was entrusted with IEE-projects and was promoted to Policy Manager in 2016. At the end of 2018, he was promoted to Senior Policy Manager.
For Euroheat & Power he deals with a variety of policy fields mainly focusing on the wider efficiency sphere and questions around system integration, including buildings, industry and others. Ingo has the lead on building-related regulation and technical questions as well as on the matters of cooling and waste heat. He leads the operation of EHP’s working groups on Resource Efficiency (buildings, standardisation, technical issues) and District Cooling as well as the newly established Waste Heat Task Force. Ingo represents EHP in several committees and organisations including the CEN TC371 WG1 & CEN TC228 WG4 and he also coordinates the cross-sectoral forum on cooling (coolingEU).
For the DHC+ Technology Platform, he is actively contributing to projects through participation in advisory boards, however his primary focus is on matters in the field of research policy. Ingo is in charge of DHC+’s research advocacy, i.e. mainly the platform’s involvement in the SET-Plan process and Horizon Europe/H2020. As a result, he coordinates the platform’s WG Research Policy and represents DHC+ in several SET-Plan governance structures such as the Governing Board of ETIP SNET and the Working Group on Efficiency in Industry. As the manager in charge of DHC+’s external representation in the research policy field, Ingo was elected as a member of the Knowledge4Innovation management board and represents DHC+ in Eufores.
Languages: English, Dutch and German
Direct telephone: +32 2 740 21 18
Email: iw@euroheat.org
Pauline Lucas
Policy Officer
Pauline joined Euroheat & Power in January, 2019. Over the past five years she has gained valuable experience working in a Brussels-based public affairs agency, specialising in EU energy and environmental policies.
Prior to this role, she was a bluebook trainee at the European Commission. Pauline has a background in European law and public affairs. She has lived and studied in France, Germany, Poland and the Netherlands.
Languages: English and French
Direct telephone: +32 2 740 21 10
Email: pl@euroheat.org
Kale Symons
Communications & Social Media Officer
Kale joined Euroheat & Power in January, 2019. He concluded his Communication and Information Technology studies in Australia and has spent the last decade optimising his marketing, design and programming skills.
Within EHP, Kale publishes relevant content across our different communication channels and manages our expanding digital network.
Direct telephone: +32 2 740 21 11
Email: communications@euroheat.org or ks@euroheat.org
Alessandro Provaggi
Head of the DHC+ Technology Platform
Alessandro Provaggi leads the DHC+ Technology Platform at Euroheat & Power since March 2015. Alessandro’s main duties involve the general and strategic management of the DHC+ activities and its team. He is responsible for developing and coordinating DHC+ members’ relations and continuous engagement. In relation to EU projects, he plans and monitors tasks and supports the daily work of the rest of team. He represents DHC+ towards key stakeholders, provides strategy and content in external communications and supervises the research policy agenda.
Passionate about getting to a 100% sustainable energy model as soon as possible, Alessandro has more than 10 years of experience in EU policy, project management and communications, mostly in energy. Before joining Euroheat & Power, he worked for EUREC as the Coordinator of the European Technology Platform on Renewable Heating and Cooling, and previously for the European Commission (EuropeAid) and the European Parliament. He is a former Visiting Scholar at Stanford University and he studied at Bologna University, Madrid Complutense, Solvay Brussels School and Boston University.
Languages: English, French, Spanish, Italian and some Dutch
Direct telephone: +32 2 740 21 13
Email: ap@euroheat.org
Aksana Krasatsenka
Project & Communication Officer
Aksana joined Euroheat & Power in February 2013, and since January 2014 she is a dedicated member of the DHC+ team.
Aksana is involved in a number of EU funded projects (such as Heat Roadmap Europe 4, ReUseHeat and Upgrade DH) leading communication and dissemination activities. On the communication side, she is responsible for the organisation of DHC+ related events, management of the website, members engagement, promotion of district energy research & innovation through publications and social media activities. In addition, she coordinates the work of the Education & Training working group and supports the organisation of the 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
Direct telephone: +32 2 740 21 12
Email: ak@euroheat.org
Sofia Lettenbichler
Policy & Projects Manager – Sustainable Cities
Sofia Lettenbichler joined EHP and DHC+ as Projects Officer in October 2016 and in November 2018 she was promoted to Policy and Projects Manager – Sustainable Cities. She coordinates work on sustainable cities and digitalisation and leads the communication and dissemination activities of the STORM and PLANHEAT projects. Additionally, she manages DHC+’s contribution to the RHC-ETIP, where DHC+ functions as the secretariat for the horizontal working group 100% RE Districts and the technology panel for DHC and thermal storage.
Sofia studied her Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science at Innsbruck University and Sciences Po Lyon. At the University of Leiden, she completed a Research Master in Political Science and Public Administration. She also holds a Diploma (BA+MA) in English and American Studies.
Her previous experience includes advocacy and policy work in digital technology, as well as the energy & environment sectors. She has worked on EU-funded projects in the fields of ICT, energy, environment and international cooperation.
Languages: English, German and French
Direct telephone: +32 2 740 21 23
Email: sl@euroheat.org
Gabriele Pesce
Project Officer
Gabriele joined Euroheat & Power on 1 June 2018. He holds a Master degree in international relations and a postgraduate degree in diplomatic studies. He is specialised in project management with vast experience in preparation, design and management of EU projects and tenders within different financing programmes.
At EHP, Gabriele organises, coordinates and supports the DHC+ team and the Euroheat accountant in managing financial aspects, related to EU projects. He also advises the Head of DHC+ and the Euroheat Managing Director on EU project general management and in the planning and management of resources. Alongside, he manages the contribution of DHC+ to the TEMPO and COOL DH projects funded by H2020, mainly in the area of communication.
Languages: Italian, English, French, Spanish and some Portuguese, German and Dutch
Telephone: +32 2 740 21 10
Email: gp@euroheat.org
Silke Schlinnertz
Head of Operations & Events
Silke was appointed to the role of Head of Operations in January 2014, having previously occupied the position of Communications and Events Manager at Euroheat & Power.
Silke is in charge of the oversight and management of the Euroheat & Power office, events organisation and relations with Euroheat & Power members and partners.
Silke joined Euroheat & Power in March 2011 from Colloquium Brussels, an international Events agency. Silke possesses more than 10 years of experience in strategic marketing and event organisation.
Languages: English, French and German
Direct telephone: +32 2 740 21 10
Email: sis@euroheat.org
Pauline Benoit
Marketing & Events Assistant
Pauline completed her Bachelor of Business Administration at Neoma Business School and a Master in International Management at Toulouse Business School. During her studies she held internships and positions around the world (Spain, France, China, Luxembourg…).
She supports the team in a range of activities focusing on marketing and events projects.
Languages: English and French
Direct telephone: +32 2 740 21 20
Email: events@euroheat.org
Crélida Mata
Office Assistant
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. At Euroheat & Power, she is in charge of general day-to-day office matters and administration (members and suppliers liaison), database management in addition to providing support to the managing director and the entire team.
Languages: English, Portuguese, French and Spanish
Direct telephone: +32 2 740 21 10
Email: office@euroheat.org
Muriel Piret
Muriel works as an independent contractor for Euroheat & Power and is in charge of all financial matters, bookkeeping and credit control, HR administration and legal administration matters.
Languages: English and French
Telephone: +32 2 740 21 10
Email: accounts@euroheat.org
