Under our CBC Strategy 2025, we are accelerating CleanTech Transformation across critical industries—from Energy Majors, Mining & Utilities, Infrastructure & Heavy Industry, Construction, Architecture & Hospitality, and Maritime to Aerospace, Food & Agriculture, and the AI & Digital Industry.
As we expand our #TogetherWeAreStronger movement, we are delighted to welcome 18 visionary leaders to our CleanTech Business Club, further strengthening our global impact across CleanTech, Clean Hydrogen, and Clean Water sectors.
These new members bring exceptional expertise and leadership from business, academia, technology, and policymaking, reinforcing our commitment to decarbonizing industries and driving sustainable change.
Together, we are shaping a multi-trillion-dollar opportunity through strategic partnerships, innovative solutions, and industry-leading initiatives. We look forward to working hand in hand with our new members to push forward our Declaration 2030 & Joint Manifesto 2030, ensuring a regenerative and sustainable future for generations to come.
We are thrilled to welcome the esteemed new members of our CBC Leadership Family listed bellow, and extend special recognition to Gloria Maldonado F., Madadh MacLaine and Haj Aziz Houays for their contributions to promote CleanTech Transformation in our targeted critical industries—Maritime, Oil & Gas and Hospitality. Their leadership and expertise will be instrumental in driving CleanTech transformation within these key sectors.
The new CBC Leadership Family members (listed from left to right, top to bottom in the image above) are:
Gloria Maldonado F., Chairwoman, ENAP (National Petroleum Company of Chile); CBC Honorary Co-Chair of Energy Majors, Mining & Utilities Hub
Rajesh Shah, Managing Director, Evolve Energy Group; CBC Co-Chair of Maritime Industry Hub (In Charge of India Relations)
Jesse Lau, Vice President, G-Star Group; CBC Co-Chair of Solar Hub (In Charge of China Relations)
Dr. Samir Rachidi, Director General, IRESEN - Research Institute for Solar Energy and New Energies
Nienke Homan, CEO at Impact Hydrogen (IH2); Former Regional Minister Province of Groningen, Northern Netherlands; CBC Co-Chair of Clean Hydrogen Hub (In Charge of Hydrogen Valleys Ecosystem)
Dr. Jauad El Kharraz, CEO, WECEN; Executive Director of the Regional Center for Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency (RCREEE)
Madadh MacLine, Secretary-General at Zero Emissions Ship Technology Association (ZESTAs); CBC Chair of Maritime Hub
Prof. Jaouad Boutahar, CBC Co-Chair of Clean Water Hub (In Charge of R&D and Academia Ecosystem) Director of EHTP, Hassania School of Public Works, Morocco
Kevin Changbin Qiu, CMO at HyperStrong
Jalila Abdellaoui, Senior Business Development Manager, CWP Global
Dr. Heinz Ossenbrink, Former Head of Unit of the European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)
Nishaanth Balashanmugam, Director, Green Hydrogen India (GH2 India)
Angela Grassi, ETA Florence Renewable Energies, Honorary Chair of CBC Bioenergy & Waste To Energy Hub
Haj Aziz Houays, Founder of Danialand; CBC Co-Chair of Architecture, Construction & Hospitality Industries Hub (In Charge of Hospitality Industry Ecosystem)
Jose Miguel Zaldo, President and Founder at Unal 3000 Asociados; Honorary Consul of Morocco in the Basque Country, Spain; CBC Honorary Chair for Morocco
Pedro Kool, CEO at Guofuhee Brazil; Executive Director at Globaltek; CBC Co-Chair of Clean Hydrogen Hub for Latin America
Xin (Jimmy) Cai, Founder & Managing Director, Jiangsu HuaDe Hydrogen
Jan (Detlef) Haizmann, CEO, ZETA Global
Welcome aboard! Let’s build this future together—with business, meaning, and joy.
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