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Prof Dr Hans Peter Schwintowski

Prof. Dr. Schwintowski
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As a lawyer and proven expert specialising in areas such as energy law, commercial and corporate law and European law, Prof. Dr Schwintowski works at numerous institutes in Germany. In particular, through his position as scientific director and managing director of the EWeRK - Institute for Energy and Competition Law in the Municipal Economy at Humboldt University in Berlin - he has been able to distinguish himself as an expert and central contact for all-encompassing topics (energy supply and change, regulatory and legal development topics, sustainability in the Taxonomy Regulation and the greenhouse gas quota) in the emission-intensive energy and supply industry. He is in constant and close contact with the participating industry, trade and regulatory authorities as well as the BMWK (Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection).

In addition to several supervisory and advisory board functions, he is co-editor of various specialist and industry journals for the energy and insurance sector. Until 2010, he was a member of the Insurance Advisory Board of the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority.

Prof Dr Schwintowski supports Silva Viridis with his expertise, experience and specialist knowledge in regulatory legal and economic issues in emissions trading, with a focus on the energy and emissions-intensive industries and the insurance sector - both sectors for which sustainability (ESG) and carbon neutrality are a central and increasingly important topic. In addition to his skills and industry expertise, his network in the relevant sectors (energy and insurance) strengthens us; he is in close dialogue with us in order to develop and offer innovative, legally compliant and industry-oriented solutions for our clients and partners.

Prof Dr Graciela Chichilnisky

Prof.-Dr.-Graciela-Chichilnisky3
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In addition to several university positions such as at Havard and Columbia University in various chair positions, Professor Dr Graciela Chichilnisky is a high-ranking expert with doctorates in the fields of mathematics and economics. She has distinguished herself particularly in the field of environmental economics and has not only helped to shape the intergovernmental emissions trading of the Kyoto Protocol in the COP, but has also played a key role in shaping global and, in particular, European emissions trading. She was the lead author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), representing the USA, which was honoured with the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007. The terms ‘basic needs’ and ‘sustainable development’ are partly attributed to her.
In addition to a number of management and supervisory board positions in numerous companies and continuous teaching activities at renowned institutions, she was CEO and co-founder of Global Thermostat LLC, one of the leading companies in the field of ‘Direct Air Capture’ technology, until 2022.
She is a key person for Silva Viridis, particularly in the area of international emissions trading, and strengthens the company with her knowledge, expertise and reputation.

Ricardo Brehme

Ricardo has over 10 years of experience in the real estate investment sector. Prior to founding Axeris Capital AG, he was Managing Director of one of Europe's leading property mezzanine funds, where he was mainly responsible for investment solutions, structuring and fundraising.

Philip Rutovitz

In November 2021, Philip Rutovitz joined Amicorp Netherlands as Managing Director. Philip Rutovitz holds an MBA from Hartford and a BA in Business Mathematics and Computer Science from Wesleyan University. He is a CFA® Charter holder, Certified Trust Officer and Professional Scrum Master.
Philip is a financial expert with an IT background. At Amicorp, he works not only with traditional companies looking to expand in Europe, but especially with companies looking to set up ESG funds or issue green bonds. He also has a strong focus on carbon credits and transitional finance.
Prior to joining Amicorp, Philip spent two years as an independent consultant working on blockchain projects and project finance. Prior to that, he worked for TMF, overseeing the Dutch capital markets department, which was responsible for the operational management of more than 250 SPV structures and the set-up of loan servicing and fund administration in the Netherlands.
He gained further experience as Global Operations Manager for Structured Finance at TMF in Germany and as founder of a company that develops securitisation software and consulting. Other roles include fund performance measurement (LGT Asset Management) and quantitative value-based portfolio management (NatWest Investment Management).

Diego Pesciatini

Diego Pesciatini
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Diego Pesciatini is CEO of Amicorp Management Services, a global financial services company with more than 30 offices worldwide. He advises international companies on the expansion of their business in compliance with regulations, laws and compliance guidelines.

With more than 20 years of experience in the global market, one of his main areas of focus is helping companies and investors fulfil their objectives, particularly in the area of sustainability (ESG). By structuring investment vehicles and working with some of the leading companies in this field, he is committed to minimising the environmental footprint of the Amicorp Group and its clients through the Amicorp Community Foundation project.

With his financial expertise and many years of experience, he is an essential advisor for Silva Viridis and provides support in solving relevant challenges in the financial and investment sector, such as ‘Investing in compliance with ESG criteria’. However, the development of ESG-compliant and ‘green’ products targeted at the institutional financial market is also a core area that he covers together with us.

Volker Wendland

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Volker Wendland has been at the helm of international companies since 1995. As a board member of iwp Consulting Group AG, he embarked on the path to renewable energies at an early stage. Following a successful career in industry, he has since successfully supported numerous companies in this field as a consultant, investor and advisory board member. In addition to chairing the advisory board of MOWEA - Modulare Windenergie GmbH in Berlin - his current involvement is his entrepreneurial participation in Sonnenernte GmbH. The company operates, develops and finances the utilisation of renewable energies. It specialises in the planning, construction and operation of ground-mounted photovoltaic systems. The thoroughbred entrepreneur sees the entry into non-publicly subsidised ground-mounted photovoltaics as a sustainable contribution to climate neutrality. It is important to him that the entrepreneurial risk in these energy projects is not offloaded onto taxpayers or consumers. With his many years of experience in managing companies, Volker Wendland not only supports the fortunes of Silva Viridis GmbH as a creative innovator and business developer. His entrepreneurial network, his wide-ranging experience and knowledge of renewable energies and their potential uses also help to drive forward the company's own development dynamically and efficiently.

Thomas Bloch

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As a graduate engineer (Dipl. Ing. Mechanical Engineering) and expert in the fields of sustainability, energy and consulting, Thomas Bloch has many years of experience and expertise at municipal and corporate level in the areas of sustainability concepts and strategies, mobility management, energy and emissions balancing and climate protection conceptualisation. In addition to various leadership and management positions, including in the municipal utility sector and at an international consultancy firm for sustainable energy supply strategies, he also worked for many years in the accompanying research of the BMWI (Federal Ministry of Economics and Innovation) on a research programme in sustainable and energy-efficient urban development.

Since 2016, he has been working with ewko-Thomas Bloch Consulting and as Managing Director of ECOSPEED Deutschland GmbH, specialising in sustainability concepts and strategies, mobility management, energy and emissions balancing, climate protection concepts and energy audits for numerous municipalities, commercial, energy and utility companies.

With his many years of experience and expertise at municipal and corporate level in the relevant sustainability and climate issues, he supports Silva Viridis and its departments not only in terms of technical content at project level, but also in customer-specific external communication.

Gero König

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33 years of experience in the financial market:
Specialised in real estate and financial products in the tangible asset sector.

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Development and management of sales teams, training and coaching.
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