Karina Sousa

Job Title
Director of energy transition
Company
MME - Ministry of Mines and Energy
Country
Brazil

She has a degree in Chemical Engineering from the Federal University of Maranhão - UFMA (2012) and an MBA in Public Management (2016), and is an Infrastructure Analyst (2012). She is currently the Director of the Energy Transition Department at the National Secretariat for Energy Transition and Planning at the Ministry of Mines and Energy. In 2023 she acted as General Coordinator leading the planning activities for Isolated Systems, especially in the Amazon Region. From 2021 to 2023, she served as Technical Advisor at the MME, contributing to the sector's Innovation and Competitiveness by accompanying studies and actions with international partnerships, including discussions on the offshore energy regulatory framework. From 2019 to 2021, she worked as a Coordinator at the Ministry of Cities, selecting and monitoring macro-drainage projects in risk areas and contributing with improvements to the Risk and Disaster Management Program.

August 28, 2024Energy Storage in the Context of Energy Transition for Off-Grid Systems in the Amazon Region

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Event Info
About ees South America | Impressions

August 26–28, 2025

LATAM’s Largest Platform for the New Energy and Mobility World

Speaker
Dr. Rodrigo Sauaia, ABSOLAR

CEO

Brazil

Rodrigo Lopes Sauaia is co-founder and CEO of ABSOLAR (Brazilian Solar Photovoltaic Energy Association), the national association representing Brazilian solar PV companies and professionals. He is co-founder and a governing board member of the GSC (Global Solar Council), a non-profit body representing regional and national solar associations on international issues. Rodrigo holds a PhD in Materials Engineering and Technology from PUC-RS (Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul), a Master's degree in Renewable Energies from Loughborough University (UK), a bachelor's degree in Chemistry from USP (São Paulo University), and has collaborated with the Fraunhofer Institut für Solare Energiesysteme (Germany) and with ETH Zürich (Switzerland).

Speaker
Dr. Florian Wessendorf, Solar Promotion International GmbH

Managing Director

Germany

Dr. Florian Wessendorf is Managing Director of Solar Promotion GmbH and Solar Promotion International GmbH. He is responsible for the global conference program and exhibitions in North America, South America and India. He has deep expertise in the solar industry, and formerly served as Managing Director of Photovoltaic Equipment at VDMA, where he was responsible for strategic development, market research and technology scouting, advocacy and policy advice, events, PR and marketing.

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