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Hendrik Just received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from Technical University of Berlin in 2015 and 2021, respectively. His doctoral research interests were grid converters, grid-following / grid-forming controls and large-signal stability in weak grids. 2020 he joins the strategic grid-planning department of 50Hertz Transmission and since 2023 he leads the team large projects & stability analysis. He is responsible for stability analyses, grid codes and the pre-studies / specifications of HVDC, offshore grid connections and StatCom regarding system concept, control behavior, simulation models and studies.

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Ravi Kiran Surapaneni currently Leads the Technical Team of the CryoProp Demonstrator in Airbus UpNext, focused on developing superconducting and cryogenic powertrain for future electric aircrafts. Ravi Kiran holds a master’s degree in Power Electronics and Electric Drives from IIT Roorkee, and a Ph.D. degree from the National University of Singapore. Since 2012, he held several academic and industrial roles focused on developing technologies for Renewable energy, Data centers & Electrical aviation.

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1991 – Finished Study of Electrical Engineering at RWTH Aachen

1992 - started at ABB in sales and projects for Large Power Transformers and High Voltage Cables, followed by an assignment in the Philippines for three years and various positions as Manager Sales and Projects in the transformer business at Siemens and ABB

2020 to present - Global Solution Manager Transportation at Hitachi Energy

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After studying electrical engineering in South Africa, Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Reinert (b. 1968) received his doctorate at the Institute for Power Electronics and Electrical Drives (ISEA) at RWTH Aachen, Germany, and began his career as Chief-Engineer there. From 1999 to 2011, he worked for Emotron AB in Sweden, in the last years as Co-CEO with responsibility for Technology and Operations. From 2011 to 2014, as Executive Vice President, he was responsible for the division Power Plant Solutions at SMA. Under his leadership, SMA was successful in expanding its worldwide project business and developing turnkey system solutions for large-scale PV power plants. Since April 2014, Dr. Reinert has been a member of the Managing Board. He was appointed Chief Executive Officer in October 2018. Dr. Reinert is responsible for Strategy, Research & Development, Operations, the three Business Segments as well as Sales & Service, Communication & Sustainability and Human Resources. He is a member of the Supervisory Board at Danfoss A/S.

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Rolf is an acknowledged Power Electronics expert and driver of breakthrough innovation. Not surprising, then, that he is one of only 13 Top Innovators honored by the Siemens Managing Board for his outstanding achievements. After graduating from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology with a master’s degree in electrical engineering and information technology, he received his PhD from the Berlin University of Technology with his work on unconventional electrical drive systems. He lectures at the Friedrich-Alexander University in Erlangen on power electronics for autonomous systems and at the Dresden University of Technology’s Institute for Electric Railways, where he was appointed honorary professor in 2007. He is a member of several scientific advisory boards and serves on the Board of Directors of the European Center for Power Electronics.