Nikolai Dobrott
Nikolai Dobrott is the founder and managing partner of Apricum – The Cleantech Advisory.
Nikolai has profound technology and market knowledge in the solar, wind and integrated renewable energy industries, combined with deep functional expertise in strategy development, strategic business plan execution and corporate finance. He speaks at major cleantech and renewable energy conferences worldwide every year.
Before Apricum, Nikolai spent 15 years in leadership positions in the consulting and energy fields. He started his career at Arthur D. Little as a management consultant focused on chemicals and energy. He then led corporate development and M&A at Evonik Rütgers and later became director of renewable energies and resources at Germany Trade & Invest. Nikolai was named in the list of Who’s Who In MENAT Renewables 2017 as one of the top 250 decision makers and thought leaders who are shaping the sector and the region.
Nikolai holds a master’s in business administration and chemical engineering from the Technische Universität Berlin.
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Nikolai Dobrott
Founder & Managing Partner
Nikolai Dobrott has profound technology and market knowledge in the solar, wind, water and integrated renewable energy industries, combined with deep functional expertise in strategy development, strategic business plan execution and corporate finance. He speaks at major cleantech and renewable energy conferences worldwide every year.
Florian Haacke
Partner
Florian Haacke advises clients and investors on the full upstream value chain of solar, batteries, green hydrogen, CCS, CCUS, biofuels and other renewable technologies. With more than 15 years of experience in this field, he combines deep market and technical knowledge with strategic and transactional expertise.
Florian Mayr
Partner
Florian Mayr brings a wealth of management consultant experience to Apricum, combining an enviable knowledge of both the conventional energy and renewable energy sectors. Prior to Apricum, he spent eight years in senior positions at McKinsey & Company and RWE.
Paul Arwas
Senior Advisor
Former director and VP of energy and chemicals, Arthur D. Little; founder, Arwas & Associates
Karim Asali
Senior Advisor
Former director BD origination, technical director, First Solar; director project enabling, Desertec Industrial Initiative
Jesse Atkinson
Senior Advisor and Country Representative USA
Former president Cratus Energy, board member, Alion Energy
Kyle Barth
Consultant
MBA from IESA Business School, Barcelona; former Senior Consultant at Roland Berger.
Frank Beckers
Senior Advisor
Former head of project finance and advisory at First Abu Dhabi Bank; former senior advisor to McKinsey & Company; held several senior positions in project and asset finance at Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt and Dubai.
Henri Bittel
Project Manager
Former Senior Consultant at E.ON Inhouse Consulting; former consultant at Hinicio.
Dr. Raed Bkayrat
Senior Advisor
Former VP business development, First Solar; head of technology commercialization and industry collaboration, KAUST; director of system engineering and power electronics, DDS
Matt Black
Senior Advisor
Chairman, Solar Energy UK; COO, Solivus; MD, Innovo Group; former investment director, Armstrong Capital Management Limited; senior investment director, Foresight Group
Dietmar Blank
Senior Advisor
Former commercial and contracts engineer / IWPP senior engineer, EWEC, ADWEC, ADWEA
Philipp Braukmann
Senior Consultant
Master's in international trade, finance and development; former intern, KfW DEG
Chris Bryan
Director
Former vice president, business development – renewable energy, ORIX; investment banking associate, Evercore; senior associate, valuations advisory, PwC
Corentin de Ricaud
Director
Master's in finance and strategy; former investment officer, European Investment Bank; financial advisor, ENGIE; analyst, BNP Paribas
Daniel Domingues
Senior Advisor
Founder & CEO, Planno; former head of regional growth renewables, Dutco Group; founder & former executive director, Sirius Energy; former director of business development, Enviromena
Martin Duerr
Senior Advisor
Director Key Accounts, Duracell Power Center; Director Business Development, Eguana Technologies; Master’s in economics, Wayne State University Detroit
Ben Fulton
Senior Consultant
Former senior associate at Boston Consulting Group, Master’s in business administration from INSEAD and a Bachelor’s in Engineering with First Class Honours from the University of Auckland
Dr. Horst Dietz
Senior Advisor
Member of the supervisory board, ABB AG, Solon SE, Bilfinger Berger; former CEO, ABB AG
Dr. Garry Felgate
Senior Advisor
Former partner, Orion Innovations; chief executive and executive board member, Energy Retail Association; managing director, AEA Technology Group; director, The Carbon Trust; director, KPMG
Heinrich Grabowski
Senior Advisor
Former member of EMEA senior leadership team, Novell; CIO, Rütgers/ Evonik; management consultant, Arthur D. Little
Philip Grabowski
Consultant
Master's in management; former strategic management assistant, CNH Industrial; intern, Grant Thornton AG
Frank Haugwitz
Senior Advisor
Former director, Asia Europe Clean Energy (Solar) Advisory Co; former EU renewable energy manager, EU-China energy & environment programme; technical director, GTZ, China
Jan Hoffmann-Keining
Senior Advisor
Former Partner for Strategy and Innovation, Retail Capital Partners
Dr. Detlev Hoge
Senior Advisor
PhD in physical chemistry. Former manager P&L, R&D, IT at Volkswagen, manager VARTA Batterie AG
Cate Holtz
Talent Acquisition and Development Manager
Former marketing and communications manager, Apricum; communications strategist, Ikon Communications, strategic planner, MEC
Julie Horn
Senior Advisor
Master’s in business engineering; Master's in international management; former head of segment strategy, Solar Edge
Patrick Kallab
Senior Consultant
Master's in business administration; Bachelor's in engineering; former senior consultant, Booz Allen Hamilton
Ritika Kapoor
Consultant
Master’s in sustainability and social innovation; former corporate analyst, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co
Despina Kavouna
Analyst
Bachelor's in economics; former senior analyst, Ernst & Young
Robert Kellner
Senior Advisor
Master's in Business Administration; founder and managing partner of VUCANION; former consultant, Accenture
Dr. Hendrik Kienert
Principal
PhD in climate physics; former senior consultant, Bain & Company
Solbin Kim
Associate and Country Representative South Korea
Master's in renewable energy engineering and management; former consultant, innogy Consulting
Horst Kruse
Senior Advisor
Former Director Sales Asia, Photovoltaics, Schott Solar; Director Marketing & Sales South East Asia, Angewandte Solar Energie (ASE) GmbH
Saravana Kumar
Consultant
Master’s in management and mechanical engineering; former simulation engineer, QuEST Global
James Kurz
Senior Advisor
Founder and director, SolarNowa; former investment manager and business development manager, Saxovent
Daria Kuzmina
Project Manager
Master's in Economics; Former Consulting Principle at BCG. Specializes in Integrated Energy Companies and Industrial Goods
Dr. Oliver Langefeld
Senior Advisor
PhD in mining engineering; professor for underground mining methods and machinery at Clausthal University of Technology
Cécile Mayorga Poati
Executive Assistant
Bachelor's in history and French; former risk and compliance associate, intelligence and cyber security consultancy S-RM
Dr. Richard Mazuski
Senior Consultant
PhD in physical chemistry; former associate, McKinsey & Co.
Alex Metz
Director
Master's in sustainable energy futures, Imperial College London; former associate director, Guidehouse
Dr. Beatrice Moeller
Senior Advisor
Senior legal counsel specialized in corporate, banking and energy law; former M&A lawyer, Linklaters; banking lawyer, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; legal advisor; MVV Energie
Stefan Mueckstein
Principal
Executive MBA from WHU/Kellogg, former freelance consultant, Total Energies, Kearney & FTI Consulting; former chief operating officer, Enerwhere; former senior manager, Accenture Strategy
Christian Mueller-Elschner
Senior Advisor
Founding partner, Deutsche Ventures; former COO, Younicos; senior vice president, T-Systems; partner, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants
Dr. Gabija Navickaite
Consultant
PhD in Inorganic Chemistry; former consultant at EY and R&D technician at Solvay
Gretta Marija Nikkare
Consultant
Master’s in business administration, Master’s in energy systems; former investment analyst, Exor N.V.
Dr. Elena Nikonova
Senior Advisor
PhD in applied mathematics, former chief strategy officer, Eleport; former director of global partnerships, ENGIE; former director of global partnerships, Shell Recharge
Thomas Obermeier
Senior Advisor
Owner and CEO, TOMM+C; head of business development, EEW Energy from Waste GmbH; former CEO, Schwarze Pumpe GmbH
Per Hornung Pedersen
Senior Advisor
Member of management board, Suzlon Energy; former CFO, NEG Micon/Vestas; CEO, Suzlon Energy; CEO, Repower; CEO, Pelamis Wave Power
Matteo Pellandino
Consultant
Master's in finance; former intern Banca Sella CIB; former intern, Apricum
Parrvathee Rejitha
Team Assistant
Master's in English and American studies; former online trainer, Berlitz; lecturer All Saint's College, Kerala
Joachim Rupp
Senior Advisor
CEO, Detra Solar; former managing director, Viessmann PV + E-Systems; senior manager, Samsung; marketing manager, Hitachi
Georges Saliba
Project Manager
Master’s in business administration, University of Oklahoma; former senior manager, Arthur D. Little; manager, Accenture Strategy; senior consultant, Multiple M&A Advisory firms
Hoora Sarajan
Lead Industry Specialist
Master's in renewable energy systems; Bachelor's in energy and process technology, Bachelor's in physics; former student researcher, PVcomB at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin
Prof. Dr. Dirk Uwe Sauer
Senior Advisor
Professor for electrochemical energy conversion and storage systems, RWTH Aachen University, Germany; Project leader, division for electrical energy systems, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, Freiburg
Wassef Sawaf
Senior Advisor
Co-founder and CEO, Wayu Limited; former co-founder and chairman Yellow Door Energy; co-founder and CEO Adenium Energy Capital
Miriam Schmeling
Office Manager
Former Team Assistant, August Storck KG; Office Manager, Technical University Berlin
Dr. Benjamin Silcox
Project Manager
PhD in chemical engineering; former analyst Goldman Sachs & Co.
Janet So
Senior Advisor
Director, Trinergy M&A Advisory; Director, Translink Corporate Finance; former senior consultant for PR firms; former consulting director for McGraw Hill’s AviationWeek / MRO Exhibition in Beijing
Kai Stepputat
Consultant
Master's in industrial engineering and management from the Technical University of Berlin. Working student at Enertrag and Enervis energy advisors
Moritz Sticher
Senior Advisor
Cofounder and managing director, GA Power Group; former managing director, Quast Nahrath Group; cofounder and managing director Credence Power Group; business development manager Europe, SolarPark Korea
Dr. Richard Stuebi
Senior Advisor
Founder and president, Future Energy Advisors; former board member ESA; former VP, US strategy & group technology, National Grid; managing director, Early Stage Partners
Giovanni Sturiale
Vice President
Master's in corporate finance and banking; Bachelor's in banking and finance; former credit analyst intern, Factorit, Italy
Krishnappa Subramanya
Senior Advisor
Chairman, FICCI solar energy task force & SEMI PV advisory panel; fellow, IETE; former CEO, Tata BP Solar
Dr. Yoshihisa Tawada
Senior Advisor
Former chairman, Kaneka SolarTec Corporation; chairman, Japan Solar Energy Society; director, PV Power Generation Technology Research Association
Daan Terpstra
Senior Advisor
CEO, Sustainable Digital Infrastructure Alliance; manager, renewable energy and BESS products, Vattenfall; analyst, Nuon; consultant, Energie Makelaar
Philip von Huelst
Vice President
Master's degree in international management, ESADE Business and Law School; former M&A senior consultant Ernst & Young
Prof. Dr. Eicke Weber
Senior Advisor
VP, ISES; former CEO, Berkeley Education Alliance for Research in Singapore (BEARS); director, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE; professor of physics and applied sciences, Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg
Dr. Christian Weigel
Senior Advisor
Product Manager for Textile and Paper Chemicals at Hoechst AG; Partner and Leader of the Chemical Practice at Arthur D. Little; Managing Director at AlixPartner; PhD in chemistry, Technical University of Vienna
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