Prof. Dr. Florentina Paraschiv  is a full professor of Finance. She performs both theoretical and applied research in Energy and Sustainable Finance, Corporate Finance, and Banking. 

Her research is driven by an interest in developing solutions that help companies become aware of and understand the impact of Environmental, Social, and Governance scores on their performance, on getting access to better financ­ing conditions, and generally on optimal financial decision-making.

Audun Botterud PhD  is a Principal Research Scientist in Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS)  at MIT, where he leads the Energy Analytics Group. He also has an appointment in the Energy Systems and Infra­structure Assessment Division at Argonne National Laboratory. 

His research group at MIT applies decision science and operations research to study power systems and electricity markets, with a particular focus on the roles of renewable energy and energy storage. 

Audun holds a M.Sc. (Industrial Engineering) and a Ph.D. (Electrical Power Engineering), both from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. He was previously with SINTEF Energy Research in Trondheim, Norway, and was recently a Visiting Research Fellow in the Energy Policy Research Group (EPRG) at the University of Cambridge.

Dr. David Gohsen is Head of Energy Trading & Portfolio Management at Evonik, where he leads the company’s global energy trading activities and is responsible for the strategic steering of energy procurement and portfolios across natural gas, electricity, and related markets.

His role spans the full value chain from market analysis and trading to Portfolio optimization, risk management, and regulatory positioning. A key focus lies on developing resilient strategies in increasingly volatile and uncertain energy markets, including the integration of renewable energies and long-term sourcing structures such as PPAs.

With more than ten years of experience at the intersection of energy markets, Portfolio management, and regulation, he combines deep industry expertise with a strong quantitative and analytical background, contributing to strategic discussions on the future of industrial energy systems and market design. Dr. Gohsen earned his doctorate in engineering from RWTH Aachen University, with research focused on techno-economic optimization and market-based energy system analysis.