Speakers

Richard Roudeix
President, EPCA - The European Petrochemical Association
President Ventures EMEAI, LyondellBasell

Richard Roudeix has been elected EPCA president at the OGM on 30 June 2023 and is President Ventures EMEAI at LyondellBasell.

Richard is currently responsible for LyondellBasell’s Olefins business for the Europe region and the president of LyondellBasell companies in France.

A significant proportion of his career has been in the polymers business. Roudeix held several leadership roles in France, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands and the USA, with business experience in Europe, North America and Asia at LyondellBasell and its predecessor companies Basell, Elenac, Montell and Shell. A French national, Roudeix graduated as a civil engineer from the prestigious École des Mines and completed a post-graduate programme at the French Petroleum Institute’s École nationale supérieure du pétrole et des moteurs.

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Per Klevnäs
Partner
Material Economics (owned by McKinsey and Company)

Per Klevnäs has worked internationally with resource and climate issues as a consultant and researcher since the early 2000s. An economist by training, previous roles have included as an expert in McKinsey’s Sustainability Practice, Research Director of the New Climate Economy Project, a senior researcher at the Stockholm Environment Institute, and Managing Director of an economic consultancy.

At Material Economics, Per helps companies set the right direction in the face of new business requirements and opportunities connected with energy, resource, and sustainability topics. He has worked widely across energy, basic materials, packaging, manufacturing, banking, and utilities on topics ranging from investment due diligence and acquisition scanning, low-carbon growth strategies, investment planning, product and technology development, and regulatory strategy.

Per also has a background in research and has worked extensively with government and philanthropic agencies. He is lead author of several high-profile international reports, including The Circular Economy – a Powerful Force for GHG Mitigation, Industrial Transformation 2050, Completing the Picture and the New Climate Economy report.

Per holds an MPhil in Economics from the University of Cambridge. He lives in Stockholm with his wife and two children.

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Alfred Stern
Chairman of the Executive Board of OMV Aktiengesellschaft
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

As of September 1, 2021, Alfred Stern is CEO of OMV Aktiengesellschaft. He took over management of the company 5 months after his appointment as Executive Board member for the newly established Chemicals & Materials division. Before that he had been CEO of Borealis since July 2018, having sat on the Executive Board for the preceding 6 years as well, with responsibility for the areas of Polyolefins and Innovation & Technology. His Borealis career began in 2008 as Senior Vice President Innovation & Technology. Prior to joining Borealis, Alfred Stern was at DuPont de Nemours and held various management positions in R&D, Sales & Marketing and Quality & Business Management in Switzerland, Germany, and the USA. With a passion for outdoor sports, Alfred Stern has a PhD in Material Science and a Masters in Polymer Engineering and Science, both from Montanuniversität in Leoben (Austria). He has won multiple awards, including the H. F. Mark Medaille, the DuPont Award for a new product patent, and an honorary award from the Austrian Ministry of Science and Research. Alfred Stern is married and has two children.

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Matti Lehmus
President and CEO
Neste

Matti Lehmus holds a M. Sc. in chemical engineering and an eMBA. He joined Neste in 1998, and has held several key leadership positions during his career in both the oil products business and renewables. He has been a member of the Neste Executive Committee since 2009, and currently serves as Executive Vice President, Renewables Platform. 

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Kajsa Ryttberg-Wallgren
EVP, Global Growth & Hydrogen Business
H2 Green Steel

Kajsa joined H2 Green Steel as Executive Vice President Head of Business Unit Hydrogen — a Swedish venture founded in 2020 to build large-scale fossil fuel-free steel production in northern Sweden. On 1 October 2021 it was tasked with scaling up the company’s 800MW electrolyser plant concept globally. She formerly headed the vacuum conveying division at Piab, part of Investor AB, and before that was Vice President for Corporate Innovation at Yara and headed Sandvik’s fuel cell components unit. Kajsa also sits on the board of Norway’s Hylleraas Center for Quantum Molecular Sciences.

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Marco Mensink
Director General
Cefic

Marco Mensink is Director General of Cefic, the European chemical industry council, since May 2016. With members adding over 550 billion Euro to the EU economy annually, Cefic is the largest industry sector representation of its kind in Brussels. As part of this role, Mr. Mensink shapes the strategy and direction of the European chemical industry, uniting more than 22 national federations, 9 associate federations and 650 members and affiliates from all over Europe.

A Dutch national, he is a seasoned public affairs professional, who has lived and worked in Brussels since 2006. He has an extensive network of contacts within European institutions and the wider Brussels sphere, and is active in several European Commission High Level Groups. 

Starting his career at Ernst & Young Management Consulting, he worked for six years in environmental management  and due diligence projects. He then worked for six years at the Royal Netherlands’ Paper and Board Association, also representing the Dutch industry in Brussels. Marco Mensink holds a Master of Science Degree in Forestry and Business Management from the Agricultural University of Wageningen in the Netherlands. Born in 1968, he is married and has three children.

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Robert Jan Huizing
Partner
Deloitte

I focus on Supply Chain transformations in the energy, resources, and industrials (ER&I) industry. Supply Chains are the backbones of modern society, and they need to become more sustainable, agile, and resilient to cope with challenges like climate change, (political) instability, and market dynamics. I hope to make an impact at our clients by contributing to building future-proof supply chains that balance people, planet, and profit. Secondly, to foster our brand, I hope to offer our talent the great opportunities I had within Deloitte.

I had many mentors, that offered me great learning opportunities. My best learning experiences were in the most challenging conditions, bringing a certain level of calmness and stability. I like working shoulder-to-shoulder with my team and my clients to solve complex issues. It is a compliment when my clients recognize the impact that my team and I make; seamlessly blending into the client organisation, working towards one common goal.

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Hanno Brümmer
Executive Vice President for Supply Chain & Logistics, EMLA
Covestro

Since July 2021 Hanno Bruemmer is Executive Vice President for Supply Chain & Logistics for Europe, Middle East, Africa and Latin America and member of the Leadership Team of Global Commercial Operations at Covestro. Previously he has been Global Head of Production and Technology for the largest Business Unit Polyurethanes of the company. Hanno Bruemmer is a PhD chemist and started at Bayer in 1996. In his career he has held positions of increasing responsibilities in Innovation followed by Production & Technology included assignments in several locations in Germany as well as in Baytown, Texas, USA. He is a member of the Industrial Advisory Board of the European Institute of Industrial Leadership. Hanno Bruemmer is married and has three adult children.

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Torben Nørgaard
Chief Technology Officer - Energy & Fuels
Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping

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Christoph Wolff
CEO
Smart Freight Centre

Christoph Wolff is Chief Executive Officer of Smart Freight Centre, an international non-profit organization focused on reducing greenhouse gas emission from freight transportation. 
 
Until the end of 2021, Christoph was a Member of the Executive Committee for the World Economic Forum, heading the Global Mobility platform that includes the Forum´s initiatives around sustainability and digitization in the supply chain, automotive, aviation and aerospace industry. Before, he was Managing Director of the European Climate Foundation 2014-18, following 16 years at McKinsey as a Senior Partner heading the global travel, logistics and infrastructure practice.  
 
As Board member of DB Schenker, Christoph was responsible for the international growth and operations of the company’s rail division. He has been the CEO of companies in the renewable energy sector. A chemical engineer by training from Universities of Aachen and Zurich, Christoph is on the Board of several energy start-ups and Honorary Professor in Energy and Resource Economics at the University of Cologne and Visiting Professor at the HSG St. Gallen, teaching in Mobility and Sustainability. 

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Peter van Egerschot
Logistics Director Europe
Dow

Peter van Egerschot is Logistics Director for Dow Europe since March 2018. He joined the Dow Chemical Company in 1997 in Terneuzen, Netherlands, and has since then worked in a variety of roles in supply chain planning, improvement and logistics. Prior to his current role, he was responsible for managing the supply chain for Dow’s Polyurethanes business in EMEAI as of 2012.

Peter holds a masters degree in mechanical engineering from Eindhoven University of Technology, a post masters in logistics management systems from the same university, and a MBA from Northwood University in Midland, Michigan (US).

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Sanja Carolin Magdeburg
Director Supply Chain – Base Chemical Solutions
HELM AG

Ms Magdeburg leads the Supply Chain Management for HELM´s Base Chemicals with a focus on Europe. This includes the Supply Chains for bulk-marine-business, rail-business and packed-material-business.

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Hans Ubbe Ebbesen
Head of Global Employer Branding
Maersk

Hans is currently responsible for Maersk’s Global Employer Brand and on a mission to match talent with a profound opportunity to go all the way, every day, to deliver a more connected, agile and sustainable future for global logistics. Prior to his existing engagement Hans was advising organisations and companies on their journey towards a more sustainable world of work. Through listening, advise and co-creation Hans ignites
authentic brand strategies that connect the dots as business objectives become more interconnected, digitally charged and dependant on talent.
With his background as an experienced leader and hands-on change agent within employer branding, digital and DEIB (Diversity. Equity, Inclusion & Belonging) he can relate to the multifaceted challenges that exits in an external environment that demands sustainable action and new ways of working. Prior to his work at Maersk and his role as independent advisor Hans established and headed the employer branding strategic advisory function of the global life science company Novo Nordisk. He was the chief architect and creative force behind
the build-up of the multi award winning employer brand ‘lifechanging careers’. Winning the RAD award for Best International Employer brand and increasing the momentum across regions throughout the pandemic highlights the impact, resilience andholistic nature of Hans’ work.
Prior to his adventures in employer branding Hans was the director of global talent attraction & digital acceleration and deeply instrumental in building the digital positioning and talent sourcing capabilities of Novo Nordisk. He has also been driving cultural change within the DEIB agenda as an internal consultant – an agenda he is deeply passionate about. 
Hans holds an MSc. in Economics from Copenhagen Business School and University of Washington with a specialisation in Innovation and Business Development. He is an educated executive coach from Ashridge/Hult International Business School and has also earned a BSc. in Business Administration and Organisational Communication. In addition to these academic merits Hans is currently acquiring an executive master
in IT and digital transformation.
Hans is a member of the board of ‘Engineer The Future’. Engineer the Future is Denmark's technological alliance, consisting of companies, educational institutions and interest organisations created to inspire kids and young people to pursue education and careers within engineering, IT and science.
Besides travelling the world in person and now increasingly virtually Hans has lived and worked in the US, New Zealand, Switzerland and Denmark. Currently he is living with his wife and three children north of Copenhagen.

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Uta Schulz
Head of Human Capability Future
BASF

Uta Schulz is global Head of Human Capability Future at BASF (115k employees) responsible for the strategic steering and forward thinking on topics like Talent Acquisition, Employer Branding, Future of Work and ensuring to translate those into tangible concepts and actions. 
She has 20+ years of experience with HR in the chemical industry and is a curious and passionate learner, motivated to find innovative solutions to attract, retain and engage talents in this competitive market, especially for the chemical industry.

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Helena González Romera

Head of Recruitment and Mobility
Repsol

Helena González is responsible for Talent Acquisition strategy, Employer Branding and New graduates program at Repsol.
She has 15+ years of experience with HR in the Energetic industry, having the opportunity of work in several areas: Recruitment, Workday design and implementation project, Performance.
Her passion is innovation applied to HR and coaching

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Professor Andy Mount BSc PhD FRSC
Dean of Research and Strategic Partnerships, CSE, School of Chemistry
The University of Edinburgh

Professor Andy Mount is currently the Dean of Research and Strategic Partnerships in the College of Science and Engineering at the University of Edinburgh.  He leads strategic research, impact, and innovation development across the seven Schools and College Centres, including strategic partnerships and signature institute activities both nationally and globally.

Andy is also Professor of Physical Electrochemistry in the School of Chemistry, with personal research interests in fundamental and applied electrochemistry including sensors and biosensors, micro- and nanoelectrode systems, molten salts and clean energy.  He is President elect of the Faraday Community and Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, former Chair of the League of European Research Universities (LERU) Deans of Natural Science Policy Group, and is a past member of the Scottish Science Advisory Council, which provides policy advice to the Scottish Government. 

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Janne van Gisbergen
Static Equipment Engineer
ExxonMobil

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Kayla Baptist
Account Manager - B2B Sales
Dow

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