Trailblazer 12 | Knud Erik Andersen | Renewable Pioneer

Knud Erik Andersen is a true industry pioneer and one of the earliest champions of a 100% renewable energy future. Today, he is the CEO of European Energy, a leading Danish renewables firm responsible for building some of the world's largest wind and solar farms. Erik started drawing plans for win…

Trailblazer 11 | Elisabeth Brinton | Energy Visionary & Change Agent

Elisabeth Brinton is Executive Vice President of Shell’s Renewables & Energy Solutions (formerly New Energies) business, steering the company’s work in power, renewables and lower-carbon technology. This role covers Shell’s work in wind and solar, new mobility options such as electric vehicle charg…

Trailblazer 10 | Francesco Venturini | Innovation Ninja

Francesco Venturini is the highly successful Chief Executive Officer of Enel X, the innovative business unit charged with creating an energy ecosystem through electric mobility, electrification, digitalization and the provision of new energy services at the residential and commercial level to pave …

Trailblazer 09 | Chris Voss | FBI Master Negotiator

Chris Voss is the former lead international kidnapping negotiator for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as well as the FBI’s hostage negotiation representative for the National Security Council’s Hostage Working Group. Prior to becoming the FBI lead international kidnapping negotiator, Christoph…

Trailblazer 08 | Anika Molesworth | Farmer, Scientist, Storyteller

Dr. Anika Molesworth is a passionate farmer, scientist, and storyteller. She is raising awareness of the environmental effects of climate change and injecting a strong new voice of hope for the farming and agricultural communities. She has been invited to speak at the UN Paris COP21 climate meeting…

Trailblazer 07 | Margaret Heffernan | Fierce Educator & Formidable Entrepreneur

Dr. Margaret Heffernan is as outspoken as she is considered. She is at once warm and approachable, but sharp-witted and intolerable of fools. A seasoned CEO and celebrated writer, Margaret lives in a small town in the UK with a population of 700 people. Her words, however, resound globally. ​Marga…

Trailblazer 06 | Craig Knight | Hydrogen Innovator

Craig Knight is the Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of Hyzon Motors, a global supplier of zero-emissions hydrogen fuel cell-powered commercial vehicles, including heavy-duty trucks, buses and coaches. Hyzon was established as a new business of Horizon Fuel Cell, a company…

Trailblazers 05: Kirsty Gogan & Dr Rita Baranwal Nuclear Powerhouses

This week our trailblazers are two inspirational powerhouses creating a new set of possibilities around nuclear.  Holly joins Kirsty Gogan, cofounder of Energy for Humanity and Managing Partner at LucidCatalyst, and  Dr. Rita Baranwal, former Assistant Secretary for the Office of Nuclear Energy in …

Trailblazer 04: Seth Godin Entrepreneur of the Information Age

Seth Godin is a best-selling author, entrepreneur, speaker, and, above all else, a teacher who gives people the tools they need to make the impactful changes they want to see in the world.  By focusing on everything from effective marketing and leadership, to the spread of ideas, Seth has been able…

Trailblazer 03: Dr Christina Lampe-Önnerud Battery Innovator

Dr. Christina Lampe-Önnerud is a corporate strategist, entrepreneur, inventor, and a global authority in the battery industry. From her childhood days of playing with electrical kits and making fireworks in a bathtub, to pioneering the use of lithium-ion to create more powerful, longer lasting, saf…