Leon has more than 30 years experience in the energy industry and has been responsible for the development, financing and realization of an extended range of energy concepts in 20 countries in Europe and AsiaHe is developing and presenting leadership in Energy Investment Management in three business areas:- Advisory- Thought leadership programs Entrepreneurship & Innovations and Sustainable Islands - InvestmentsHis thoughtleadership is based on the following key-elements:- People and partnerships- Business knowledge- Robust accelerated approach----------------------------------Professional experiences:Managing Energy Investment Management BV - Investment Management & Advisory Boutique with focus on Energy Transition Assets and Cleantech Ventures:Energy Investment Management services:- Energy Asset Development: Project development and finance- Energy Entrepreneurship Development: Business portfolio strategy and business development accelerators- Energy Transactions: Sell side, buy side and project finance advisory; Arranging venture capital and private equity for energy and cleantech companies- Energy Investment Funding: Structuring renewable energy funds and participation concepts; StartGreen Capital, Oneplanetcrowd, Energy Fund Overijssel; Equity participation with private investor networkFocus on following asset classes and cleantech ventures: wind, green gas, storage, grids, hydrogen, solar, biomass, hydro, heat, waste, conventional power, gas value chain----------------------------------Managing Sustainable Stars Multimedia Productions - Multimedia boutique that creates attractive multimedia expressions and artworks with a sustainable perspective----------------------------------Developing large-scale solar (PV) power plants and selling funnels with operational solar power plants to investors (director project development & finance unit)Development of power generation assets (manager project portfolio):- gas-fired combined cycle (CCGT) power plant- biomass power plant- multi fuel gasification power plant- investment portfolio for life time extensionAcquisiton of gas-fired Combined Heat and Power (CHP) power plant (senior development manager)Divestment of an energy joint venture (senior development manager)Implementation of Asset Management business model for grid companies (managing consultant)Realisation of Flue-Gas Desulfurization (FGD) plants for 4 coal/lignite-fired Polish power stations (Acid rain reduction) (project manager)Realisation of waste incinerator plant (project manager)