Oleksandr Mykhailov

Oleksandr Mykhailov is a co-founder of several IT product companies that specialize in driving digital transformation for the manufacturing sector. With 13 years of hands-on experience, he has built deep expertise in enterprise software architecture, production planning systems, and the implementation of ERP, S&OP, MES, APS, IIoT solutions. His career began as a software engineer and business analyst, evolving into leadership roles that combine technical depth with strategic vision. Oleksandr has successfully led large-scale digital transformation projects across countries in Eastern Europe and the GCC, helping industrial enterprises optimize operations, reduce costs, and enhance agility. He holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science and is currently completing an MBA at the Kyiv School of Economics. Today, he leads a multidisciplinary team of 70 specialists—including developers, analysts, project managers, designers, and industry consultants—focused on delivering scalable, cloud-based platforms for smart manufacturing.

Waldemar Krause

Waldemar Krause is Lead of the Asset Management AC Cable Team by TenneT TSO, Germany. He is responsible for areas like design and civil works of high voltage AC cables. Before joining Tennet TSO in 2023 he was responsible for project and process management in the cable industry for medium and high voltage cables, for approximately 10 years. This gives him relevant experience along the value chain of high voltage cable production and a good understanding of the processes in the cable during production, operation and for quality issues.

Zdeněk Hruška

Zdeněk Hruška graduated from Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague. He has been working at ČEPS since 2007. He used to work in the field of ancillary services; currently he is engaged in the development of the Czech electricity transmission system and technical strategy, including cooperation with other European operators. Zdeněk Hruška started working in the ENTSO-E organization in 2009. At the beginning, he was responsible for the preparation and setting up the creation of 10year network development plan. In recent years, he has been working for System development committee and as convenor of the team responsible for processing data and tools for the development of European transmission systems.

Yann Duclot

Yann Duclot is the Nexans Acceleration Units Director at Nexans, where he oversees 4 Business lines, including Nexans Solar Technologies and Nexans MCS (Machines, Cryogenics, Superconductivity). With over 25 years of experience in Business Unit Management, Transformation of organisation, Management of the Innovation, Yann has been instrumental in scaling up business activities and driving company’s growth and profitability and. He hold an MSC from Grenoble Ecole de Management (GEM). Yann is also a Board Member of CurrENT and animated by “Making a dent in the Universe”. Prior to joining Nexans, he has spent 11 years at Cavotec and was an Executive Member of the company as Chief Sales & Marketing Officer.

Arezoo Ghanbari

Arezoo Ghanbari holds a degree in Materials Engineering and has specialized experience inmetallurgy, with a strong focus on corrosion science. Her work centres on the identification ofcorrosion mechanisms and the evaluation of material performance in corrosive environments. Sheholds the position of R&I Expert in Metallic Coating and Corrosion at Bekaert, where she isresponsible for corrosion assessment of metallic wire systems used across key sectors such asautomotive, construction, energy, agriculture, and other industrial domains. Her activities supportthe development of durable, high-performance material systems through the application ofadvanced corrosion knowledge and engineering insight.