Be challenged to go beyond your expectations!

Sign up for the CKAA Mentoring ProgrammeChoose between four fields of knowledge:

I want to grow as an entrepreneur

What’s hip and happening in climate research?

I want to innovate

I want to grow my career

Choose between the mentors from the CKAA

Learn and be challenged!

We all experienced the huge potential of the Climate-KIC during the Journey or the PiP. The CKAA mentoring programme puts this potential to good use.

We envision a programme that encourages and supports the development of transferable and professional skills within the CKAA.

Get to know all our mentors in the following pages.

To become a mentee apply hereor to become a mentor apply here

Name: Martina Prox (1) Occupation: Entrepreneur and Marketing and Sales ExecutivePlace of residence: Hamburg Role Model: Nelson Mandela

Field of specialism: Mentor relationships, IT and Sustainability Software, International Capacity BuildingTransferable skills: Entrepreneurship and Business development. HR & IT Consulting, Leadership

Name: Jelmer de Winter (2) Occupation: Master studentPlace of residence: Amsterdam Role Model: Nelson Mandela

Field of specialism: Sustainable Energy Engineering, Carbon Capture and Climate Issues, InnovationTransferable skills: Understanding of the bigger picture of energy supply. International experience

Name: Tatiana Garcia (3) Occupation: PhD studentPlace of residence: Valencia Role Model: My father

Field of specialism: Construction and Civil EngineeringTransferable skills: Knowledge on structures and construction, environmental issues related

Name: Olivier Membrive (4) Occupation: PhD StudentPlace of residence: Paris Role Model: -

Field of specialism: Climate Sciences, Physics and GHG Remote SensingTransferable skills: Knowledge of GHG, Physics, Meteorology, Ocean Circulation, Atmosphere, Sensing

Name: Francisca Molina (5) Occupation: PhD Candidate Place of residence: Valencia Role Model: Kent Robinson

Field of specialism: Architectural and building sciences and Architectural design and materialsTransferable skills: Research methodology and project management

Name: Kevin Ramirez (6) Occupation: ConsultantPlace of residence: Paris Role Model: Richard Feynman

Field of specialism: Eco-innovation, CO2 management and sustainability reportingTransferable skills: Project management and communication

Name: Joost Meijer (7) Occupation: Civil servantPlace of residence: Utrecht Role Model: Dag Hammarskjöld

Field of specialism: Project management, policy and governance in renewable energyTransferable skills: Critical analysis, presentations and policy making

Name: Karim Douch (8) Occupation: PhD CandidatePlace of residence: Paris Role Model: -

Field of specialism: Scientific research and electrical engineeringTransferable skills: Scientific communication

Name: Sebastian Dehling (9) Occupation: Graduate, about to get a new job.Place of residence: Berlin Role Model: Elon Musk and kindergarden kids

Field of specialism: Entrepreneurship and project managementTransferable skills: Business model design, business development and strategy

Name: Bastian Manz (10) Occupation: PhD researcher Place of residence: London Role Model: -

Field of specialism: Climate-related sciencesTransferable skills: Hydrology, and among else, geostatistics, GIS and remote sensing

Name: Diana Süsser (11) Occupation: PhD ResearcherPlace of residence: Hamburg Role Model: David McTaggart and Mahatma Gandhi

Field of specialism: Climate-related sciences, project management, volunteering work and NGOsTransferable skills: (among else) Knowledge related to climate change and issues on being a researcher

Name: Antoine Ebel (12) Occupation: Intern at the French ministryPlace of residence: Paris Role Model: I don’t have one (yet) !

Field of specialism: Project management, volunteering work and NGOs, work in international organizationsTransferable skills: Writing a compelling climate story, voicing the interests and concerns of our generation

Name: Tom Bijkerk (13) Occupation: European Affairs (Lobbying towards EU)Place of residence: Brussels Role Model: Richard Branson

Field of specialism: Project management, work in international organizations, water managementTransferable skills: Communication, presentation, understanding the EU processes, lobbying the EU

Name: Darcy Dwyer (14) Occupation: Master studentPlace of residence: The Hague Role Model: Denise McKahn

Field of specialism: Work in international organizations, entrepreneurship and energy in the Middle EastTransferable skills: Decision-making, networking and cross-cultural learning

Name: Ignacio Vicente Chanzá (15) Occupation: European project manager Place of residence: Valencia Role Model: International project managers

Field of specialism: Project management, work in international organizations, entrepreneurshipTransferable skills: International business, business development plan, project feasibility

Name: Marvin Kant (16) Occupation: StudentPlace of residence: Berlin Role Model: Anonymous

Field of specialism: Project Management and volunteering work and NGOsTransferable skills: Project/time management, technology/project/idea assessment

Name: Anouk Vlug (17) Occupation: StudentPlace of residence: Ede-Netherlands Role Model: I have more role models that are a role model for an specific area.

Field of specialism: Climate scienceTransferable skills: Earth, Artic and climate science related skills

Name: Sajendra Man Bajracharya (18) Occupation: StudentPlace of residence: Wageningen Role Model: Steve Jobs

Field of specialism: Integrated Climate System SciencesTransferable skills: How to do team work with culturally diverse team

Name: Estefania Tapias (19) Occupation: PhD Student and research assistantPlace of residence: Zurich Role Model: -

Field of specialism: Achitecture, sustainable urban design and planning Transferable skills: Scientific research, tools for urban analysis and simulaion, project management, teaching

Name: Chris Monaghan (20) Occupation: Chief of Operations Place of residence: Amsterdam Role Model: Elon Musk

Field of specialism: Environmental PolicyTransferable skills: Running a business, leadership building, financing, product development

Name: Anniek Elemans (21) Occupation: StudentPlace of residence: Wageningen Role Model: Coaches of journey

Field of specialism: Climate related sciences and project managementTransferable skills: Environmental analysis (LCA) and Environmental and agricultural systems

Name: Prageeth Jayathissa (PJ) (22) Occupation: Master studentPlace of residence: Zurich Role Model: Elon Musk

Field of specialism: Mechanical/Energy EngineeringTransferable skills: Electrical/Chemical/Nanotech Engineering, Business Management, IT

The rating in the table below is a self-assessment provided by the mentors:

For more information, feel free to contact us at: mentoring@ckaa.eu

To become a mentee apply here or to become a mentor apply here