Technical Speakers

Born in 1980 in Giessen, Germany, Manuel obtained his education at the Technical University Ilmenau in Germany (TUI), the Federal University of Santa Catharina in Brazil (UFSC) and the European School of Management and Technology (ESMT) in Berlin. He holds a Diploma in Industrial Engineering and a post-graduate Diploma in Advanced Management. In March 2022 Manuel was appointed Vice President Sales for Sustainable Energy Systems, which focuses on power-to-hydrogen and power-to-liquid applications for a hydrogen-based economy. From April 2020, Manuel was the Head for Middle East and Africa for New Energy Business. July 2017 to May 2022, Manuel has been a Member of the Board of Siemens Pakistan Engineering Company Ltd., registered in Karachi, and since January 2020 been Chairman of the Board. From November 2014 to April 2020, Manuel was heading Strategy and Business Development at Siemens’ Middle East headquarters in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi. Key activities during this time included the partnership between Siemens and Expo2020 Dubai, as well driving transformational projects in the power sector e. g. in Egypt or the “Siemens Roadmap for the re-electrification of Iraq”. Manuel’s career in Siemens started in 2005, at Siemens Management Consulting (SMC) where Manuel worked on restructuring project businesses in the power generation and transmission area, M&A activities as well as localization projects in the UAE and India. As VP since 2013, Manuel was also responsible for recruiting, people development, training, and staff disposition, for the consulting business with roughly 200 employees.