Benjamin is the Regional Director of Latin and South America for the I-TRACK Foundation, supporting market players from Mexico to Chile and Argentina. He is an electricity market professional with 15 years of experience advising investors, utilities, regulators, and multilateral entities. Benjamin holds an Industrial Engineering degree from the University of Chile and a master’s in finance from Cambridge University.

Can is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Director of Foton Energy, the local I-REC(E) Issuer in Turkey. He started his career in corporate credits & internal audit positions in the banking industry, then worked as a power & gas trader in the energy industry. Foton has worked with Energy Web to develop a blockchain-based I-REC platform, which was implemented in 2021. 

Dirk Van Evercooren is an independent strategic energy adviser and founder of 2 Degrees Energy (2degNRG). With more than 25 years of experience in the energy sector, he is committed to supporting the transition to a more sustainable and climate-friendly energy system. He also serves as Chair of the Board of the International Tracking Standards Foundation (I-TRACK Foundation).

Before establishing 2 Degrees Energy, Dirk spent over 18 years at the Flemish Regulator of the Electricity and Gas Market (VREG, now VNR), where he held the position of Director of Market Operations. During this period, he also represented VREG within key European organisations, including the Association of Issuing Bodies (AIB) and the Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER).

From November 2020 until February 2024, Dirk was Managing Director of Organisation for Sustainable Energy in Flanders (ODE Vlaanderen), where he helped advance the development of renewable energy and sustainable energy solutions. He also served as a member of the Antwerp Climate Council, contributing to local climate policy and strategic initiatives.

Today, Dirk combines his extensive regulatory, market and policy experience to advise organisations on energy transition, sustainability and market development

Doug is a systems entrepreneur focused on making the global energy transition faster, easier, and accessible. He serves as a trusted advisor for corporate sustainability and energy teams and as an expert contributor to various industry standards bodies. He is also a clean tech startup founder, angel and VC investor, and mentor for early-stage startups and students.

With 15 years of experience, Doug has developed numerous clean energy industry-shaping innovations, initiatives, publications, and tools in his roles at nonprofits RMI, Corporate Energy Buyers Association (CEBA), Energy Web, and Energy Peace Partners. He co-founded the traceability software startup Zero Labs and serves on two startup advisory boards. He received the 2024 Green Power Leadership Award for Leadership in Education for his contributions to the sector.

Doug holds degrees with top academic honors and multiple departmental awards from Imperial College London and the University of Pennsylvania for his research on applying behavioral economics to scale the adoption of environmental solutions.

Jared Braslawsky is a leading expert on the use, implementation, and functionality of attribute tracking systems such as the United States REC, European Guarantee of Origin (GO), and the global International Tracking Standard Foundation (formerly I-REC Standard) adherent certificates [I-REC(E)]. He has held leading positions with GO industry organizations such as RECS International and currently holds the role of Executive Director of the I-TRACK Foundation.

Jared’s expertise has been used in a technical capacity by organizations such as RE100, CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project), the Association of Issuing Bodies (AIB), RE-DISS II, CEN/CENELEC, the European Commission, the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (under WRI), Energy Peace Partners, D-REC Initiative, Gold Standard, Energy Web Foundation, the Energy Tag Initiative, and many others. Beyond this, he frequently supports governmental and legislative policy creation around the globe. Jared dedicates time to speaking at public events on corporate carbon accounting, Scope 2 emission, and GO tracking market design. He is also regularly contacted by market players making use of these markets for questions and insights into the credible and robust use of GO markets around the world.

Massaporn (Mas) Kannasoot is an accomplished expert in energy economics and policy with extensive experience in energy regulation, electricity tariff design, and energy planning. With a Master’s degree in Energy Studies with Specialization in Energy Policy from The Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy (CEPMLP) at the University of Dundee, UK, and a Bachelor’s degree in Development Economics from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, she currently serves as Chief of Strategic Project Management at the Office of the Energy Regulatory Commission (OERC) in Thailand. Mas has played a pivotal role in advancing Thailand’s energy transition, particularly through the design and implementation of Demand Response measures, Utility Green Tariff and ERC Sandbox in promoting renewable energy and market liberalization. Her work spans over two decades across various areas, including local energy planning consultancy and sustainable energy project management in Southeast Asia and Africa. She has also served as an advisor to the Electricity Pricing Sub-committee of Thailand’s House of Representatives and a regular speaker on energy-related topics.