Energy Club

Marco Montefiori, MBA’05J, President INSEAD Alumni Energy Club Switzerland

Marco Montefiori is Managing Partner at Payflow Digital Inc. For over 20 years he has been fostering growth at some of the largest global energy companies, both private and governmental. His experience spans from global commodity prop trading to venture financing, M&A transactions and G2G programs. Marco has undertaken governance roles in both for-profit and non-for-profit organizations in Germany, Switzerland, US, India and Italy. He has also been investing in and advising technology startups since early 2000. He holds a honours degree in Economics from University of Genova (1997), an INSEAD MBA (J05), and completed the IN-BOARD program in 2019. Marco is a Swiss citizen, married, an involved father, and lives in Geneva.

Didier Duret is Chairman of Omega Wealth Management SA, and holds director and advisory positions in the board of family offices in several countries. He is also Director of the International Thorium Energy Committee 2023, sponsored by the IAEA and the CERN. Former Chief Investment Officer of ABN Amro Private Banking since 2005 to January 2019, Didier has 35 years of experience in investments. He is a lecturer in leadership, investment decision and governance at INSEAD and Cambridge Judge Business School of Management. Didier is a regular speaker on CNBC, CNN, Bloomberg TV and other major media networks. He completed the INSEAD International Directors Program (IDP-C) in 2019, DEA in Finance, and holds a Master degree in Economics from Grenoble University and Science Po.

Avigdor Luttinger is Head of Strategy and Marketing and former Board Member at Electriq Global. Building on a long and rich career as an IT entrepreneur, Avigdor reinvented himself in 2010, shifting to consultancy, coaching and mentoring in innovation. He presently works with innovators in the fields of Energy Transition, Cleantech, Agtech, and Digital Business at large. Avigdor holds an MBA from INSEAD.

Dr. Lars Schernikau joined the commodity business 20 years ago, after 6 years at Boston Consulting Group in the USA and Germany. He is co-founder of commodity marketing and mining companies HMS Bergbau AG and IchorCoal NV. Lars is an energy economist and a regular keynote speaker at major energy & commodity conferences, as well as advisors to governments, and private institutions on energy policy. Lars holds an MBA from INSEAD.

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