ees South America 2026 Exhibitor List

Engenheiro Eletricista, especialista em Projetos de Energia Solar Fotovoltaica em MMGD e autoprodução. Desenvolveu mais de 500MW de projetos para Parecer de Acesso em 24 Concessionárias do País. Participou ativamente da comissão da ABNT que desenvolveu a NBR 16690. Palestrante dos principais eventos do Setor de Energia Solar, instrutor de cursos na área de Instalações Elétricas de Energia Solar, tendo treinado mais de 600 profissionais técnicos e de engenharia. Atualmente exerce as funções de Diretor Rio da ABGD e Diretor Técnico do Sindistal-RJ.

Desde novembro de 2022, Sergio Jacobsen é o CEO da Micropower Energy, empresa dos Grupos Comerc Energia, Siemens e Equinor, que atua no segmento de soluções de armazenamento de energia, cuja missão é trazer soluções capazes de contribuir com a transição energética brasileira para um modelo mais sustentável à economia, ao meio ambiente e à sociedade. Anteriormente, atuou por 22 anos na Siemens. Na organização, Sergio ocupou as funções de Gerente de Vendas, Gerente de Smart Grids e Diretor até se tornar Vice-Presidente da Siemens Smart Insfrastructure. Formado em Engenharia Elétrica pela Universidade Mackenzie, e MBA Executivo na ESMT de Berlin, Sergio ingressou na Micropower em um momento de transformação do setor elétrico, que demanda modernização e adaptação às novas soluções digitais para evolução dos negócios com foco em redes elétricas inteligentes que permitam a adição de cada vez mais fontes de energia renovável no Brasil e no mundo.

Maria Gabriella Reigada is Partner and CEO of Sec Power, and an expert in energy storage, with over 12 years of experience in the battery industry. With an educational background from FGV and an MBA from Insper, she strategically leads business operations in the sector, driving growth, profitability, and innovation. She is an active member of the Communication Group at ABSAE (Brazilian Energy Storage Association), contributing to the promotion and strengthening of the energy storage sec

- Electrical Engineer (University of Karlsruhe, today KIT) - PhD in the field of modeling and development of control strategies for fuel cell systems (Fraunhofer ISE and University of Karlsruhe, today KIT) - Since 03/2024 Energy Storage Chief Expert at Huawei Nuremberg Research Center - From 2017 to 02/2024 Head of Department 'Electrical Energy Storage' and Coordinator of Business Unit 'Electrical Energy Storage' at Fraunhofer ISE - From 2011 to 2016 Head of Department 'PV Off-Grid Solutions and Battery System Technology' at Fraunhofer ISE - From 2005 to 2010 Head of Group 'Off-Grid Power Supply' - Until 02/2024 Contact Person for Battery Systems at Fraunhofer Battery Alliance - From 2021 to 02/2024 Spokesman of R&D Advisory Board of German Energy Storage Systems Association (BVES) - From 2022 to 02/2024 Member of Steering Committee and Technical Advisor of Working Group 'Stationary Applications and Integration' of Batteries Europe / Batteries European Partnership Association (BEPA)

Aline is an electrical engineer graduated from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), with experience in research and teaching in Brazil and Germany. Since 2017, she has been a researcher at the UFSC Solar Energy Research Laboratory (Fotovoltaica/UFSC), where she completed her Ph.D. focused on photovoltaic plant inspection. She is currently a postdoctoral researcher working on R&D projects in the fields of photovoltaics, energy storage, green hydrogen, and electric vehicles. Aline is also a co-founder of the Brazilian Network of Women in Solar Energy (Rede MESol) and served as President of the Brazilian Association of Solar Energy (ABENS) from 2023 to 2025.

Electrical engineer graduated from the Federal University of Santa Catarina - UFSC, with a Master's and Doctorate from the Postgraduate Program in Energy at the Federal University of ABC - UFABC and a Post-Doctorate from the Postgraduate Program in Electrical Engineering at UFABC. He currently works as a Technical-Regulatory Specialist at the Brazilian Photovoltaic Solar Energy Association - ABSOLAR.

Mariana Galhardo is a Senior Partner at G2A Consultores with over 22 years of experience in the energy and financial markets. She holds a degree in Business Administration from PUC Campinas, an MBA and a Master's degree from UNIFEI, and specializations in Project Management (FACAMP) and Government Relations (INSPER).She began her career in the financial sector, working at major institutions such as Banco Itaú, Banco do Brasil, IDB (Inter-American Development Bank), and Opportunity, always focused on new business development. Since 2005, she has held executive roles across all segments of the energy industry-generation, trading, transmission, and distribution-leading teams at Neoenergia (Elektro), Renova, Serena (Omega), and Alupar.In 2017, she transitioned to entrepreneurship, advising clients such as Grupo Ultragaz, the Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy, the Ministry of Science and Technology, Eletrosul, Pronto Energy, Grupo Colibri, and Atlas on project analysis and new ventures. At G2A, she currently leads new business acquisition and due diligence projects. Additionally, she serves as the Coordinator of the Regulation Working Group at ABSAE, Vice-Coordinator of the Storage Working Group at Absolar, and Director of Careers and Entrepreneurship at ABME (Association of Women in Energy).

Markus Vlasits atuou, por mais de 12 anos no setor de energia solar fotovoltaica, ocupando várias posições de executivo. De 2007 a 2009 era diretor para a área de produção de cristalização e wafering, na Q.Cells SE em Thalheim, Alemanha. Posteriormente, foi promovido para a posição de Vice Presidente para Operações de Venda na mesma empresa. Desde 2013 atua no setor fotovoltaico brasileiro, inicialmente como diretor executivo da Yingli Green Energy do Brasil. Em 2016 fundou, junto com colegas do setor, a Faro Energy, uma empresa de investimento em projetos de geração fotovoltaica para clientes comerciais, e atuava como diretor comercial da empresa até 2018. Ao longo do ano 2019 atuou como consultor independente e atuou para estabelecer o Grupo de Trabalho de Armazenamento na Associação Brasileira de Energia Solar Fotovoltaica (ABSOLAR). Em 2020 fundou a NewCharge, uma empresa de engenharia e desenvolvimento focada em projetos de armazenamento de energia. A NewCharge opera projetos de armazenamento para clientes comerciais no Brasil e atua como consultor e assessor técnico para projetos relacionados ao tema de armazenamento. Em agosto de 2023 foi eleito presidente do conselho de administração da ABSAE - Associação Brasileira de Soluções de Armazenamento de Energia. Markus também organiza e participa de eventos e conferências voltadas ao tema de armazenamento e, mais recentemente, atuou como co-organizador dos painéis de armazenamento do Congresso The SmarterE / Intersolar South America 2021. Antes da sua atuação nos setores de energia solar fotovoltaica e de armazenamento, ele atuava como consultor da McKinsey & Company na Alemanha.

Cesare Quinteiro Pica has worked for 16 years with innovation in the energy industry, on issues related to energy generation, distribution and trading in the context of integrating the vehicle charging infrastructure in the electric energy network. He currently serves as CEO of MOVE Eletromobilidade, a technology company offering smart solutions and digital services for recharging electric vehicles. Cesare is an Electrical Engineer from the Federal University of Santa Catarina, and a PhD from the Politecnico di Torino on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation and Integration of Electric Vehicles in the Power Grid.

Head of Consulting at CELA, specializing in project finance, investment analysis, M&A and business development in the renewable energy sector. Marília has 13 years of professional experience, having participated in several M&A processes and auctions of renewable energy assets in Brazil and Latin America, in addition to the development, evaluation and financing of several Greenfield & Brownfield projects, mainly in the bioenergy and photovoltaic solar energy sectors. Marília worked for 2 years at SunEdison S.A. as head of M&A, Project Finance, Economic Feasibility of solar and wind projects for Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Mexico, Colombia, El Salvador and the Dominican Republic and for 4 years at ERB - 'Energias Renováveis do Brasil', as an analyst in the Project Finance and Business Development area. She coordinated 'ABSOLAR Financing Working Group' and it's currently coordinator of the 'ABSOLAR Green Hydrogen Working Group'. Marília holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from FGV-EAESP and an MBA in Electrical Sector Business from FGV.

Rafael Cunha is an Electrical Engineer from the Federal University of Santa Catarina and writes the 'Electric Vehicles' column for FotoVolt magazine. He has several years' experience in projects for industrial installations, as well as in projects to implement an electrical work safety regulatory standard (NR-10) and is also a member of the study commission currently developing the NBR 17019 standard. Rafael is a co-founder of and the director of operations at movE Eletromobilidade, which provides technological solutions for managing the charging controls of electric vehicles.