Jules Besnainou

Jules is the founder and executive director of Cleantech for Europe, the initiative bridging the gap between the European cleantech community and policymakers. He chairs Cleantech for Europe’s Investor and Scale-up coalitions, conveying the experience and input of the cleantech community to policymakers in Brussels and beyond. Jules is also a member of the European Commission’s Innovation Fund Expert Group. He started his career in San Francisco and London, advising the world’s foremost cleantech investors, corporates and governments for more than a decade. Jules is based in France and graduated summa cum laude from Sciences Po Paris.

Suzana Carp

Suzana is Deputy Executive Director at Cleantech for Europe and oversees our strategic advocacy towards the European Union. Suzana studied in the United States for 7 years, before returning to Europe and graduating with distinctions from the University of Oxford’s Master of Science program. She subsequently went on to acquire a second Master's degree in EU Climate and energy policies from the College of Europe. Suzana has policy expertise across several areas, such as carbon pricing, the EU Climate Law, industrial decarbonisation and environmental legislation.

Victor Van Hoorn

Victor is Director for Cleantech for Europe, overseeing our strategic advocacy towards the EU Institutions. He has over a decade of experience in Brussels, working at the intersection of capital markets, institutional investors, and sustainability. Before joining Cleantech for Europe, he was Managing Director of the Investment Company Institute’s Brussels office and Executive Director of the European Sustainable Investment Forum. Earlier, he led financial services public affairs at an international communications firm and practiced law specializing in financial regulation and energy. Victor holds degrees from Maastricht University, Sciences Po Paris, and Georgetown University, where he was a Fulbright Scholar. A qualified lawyer in the Netherlands and New York, he is a Dutch-French dual citizen.

Zach Sporn

Zach leads the Communication Team of Cleantech for Europe. He also supports the team’s sister initiatives, including Cleantech for Baltics, France, Nordics and UK, as well as the Tech for Net-Zero Allianz, with outreach to media and other stakeholders. Based in Berlin, Germany, Zach has held various corporate communications roles, including at the language learning platform Babbel and the certified B-Corp. vertical farming company Infarm. He holds a BA from Concordia University.

Luís Rebelo

Luís is Cleantech for Europe's Policy Manager, and leads our Policy team. He is an experienced professional in legislative procedures and negotiations. Previously, Luís worked at the European Parliament for over five years, developing his expertise on climate and sustainability. During that time, Luís also supported the Cleantech Friendship Group in the European Parliament, leading one of the group's co-chair's office on the subject of cleantech. Prior to that, Luís worked in the Portuguese Parliament, as policy advisor focusing on Science, Innovation and Higher Education. Luís graduated from University of Porto in both Engineering and Innovation Economics and Management and is now pursuing his PhD in Management, with a focus on sustainability.

Dimitri Colin

Dimitri is a Policy Officer at Cleantech for Europe where he works with the Investors’ Coalition on funding policy. Before joining the team in Brussels, he specialized in sustainable finance at the French Banking Federation and Arcturus Group. He is also involved in the NGO QuotaClimat. Dimitri holds a double master's degree from EDHEC Business School and the Université Catholique de Lille.

Ruben Davis

Ruben is the Policy Team’s expert on energy and cleantech innovation policy and leads the work on Cleantech for Europe’s Scale-up Coalition. He joined the Cleantech for Europe team in Brussels following experiences at the International Energy Agency and the European Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Ruben is a graduate of the City University of New York and Panthéon-Sorbonne University.