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Panel Speakers
Maria Bercetche - Strategy Department, P.A.U. Education
Maria is an economist with a Masters Degree in Social Policy. She began her professional
career in a small NGO in Buenos Aires working with micro businesses from
marginalized neighborhoods. She then went on to specialize in the evaluation of
social projects and educational policy. She has worked for IIEP-UNESCO, as well as
the Argentine Ministry of Education and Ministry of Economy. Throughout this time, she has had the opportunity
to participate in social and educational projects in several countries in Latin America including Nicaragua,
Panama and Haiti.
Currently Maria works in the Strategy Department of P.A.U. Education, where she is responsible for the design
and evaluation of diverse educational and social projects. P.A.U. Education creates and implements
participative educational projects for the European Commision as well as diverse private companies across
Spain and Europe.
Alessio Beverina – Partner, Sofinnova Partners
Alessio Beverina is Partner in technology where he focuses in the cleantech field.
Alessio started with Sofinnova Partners in April 2005 as an analyst within the technology
team, focusing on the semiconductor, components, energy, materials and
systems domains. He is now fully dedicated to cleantech. He began his career in
1997 as a researcher at LETI, one of the most important European Labs in the research
field applied to electronics. From 2000 to 2003, he worked in the central
R&D group for STMicroelectronics, in charge of advanced CMOS technologies. Alessio
holds 5 patents and has published several publications. Alessio graduated from Politecnico di Milano,
with a degree in chemical engineering, specialising in the chemistry and physics of solid materials, and with
an MBA from the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris (ESCP-EAP). Alessio is a Kauffman Fellow. Alessio
currently serves on the boards of McPhy Energy, Revolt and Neosens.
Dirk Bogaert - Director of Operations, Avancar
Dirk Bogaert is an engineer with extensive experience in international project management, principally in
humanitarian projects. Since 2005, he is the Director of Operations for Avancar Carsharing, the first Spanish
carsharing company.
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