Marco Aurélio Gianesini

Job Title: R&D Manager
Company: Celesc
Country: Brazil

An electrical engineer with a postgraduate degree in project management, he has worked at Celesc Distribuição for 18 years. During this time, he has managed the areas of commercial technical management, distribution operations, the energy efficiency and research and development division, the electrical system planning department, the projects and construction department, and the distribution director. He has been managing the electric mobility project at Celesc since 2015, with the aim of promoting the development and innovation of this segment in the electricity sector.

August 29, 2024Celesc Electropost Project

LATAM’s Key Exhibition and Conference for Charging Infrastructure and E-mobility

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Sessions

Session

EV Charging Realities in Brazil: Best Practice & Use Cases

Thursday, August 29, 2024, 04:00 pm - 05:30 pm

Expo Center Norte, 2nd floor Cantareira 3

Capture valuable lessons in this session from companies that have already paved the way in charging networks. This closing session will provide an overview of the Brazilian market with energy companies heavily involved in the electric mobility market, discussing learnings, best practices, and real-life case studies of their applications. These issues will also be addressed from both technical and economic perspectives.

Further Content

Press Release

The smarter E AWARD 2025: Applications Are Now Open

November 4, 2024

One award, five categories, 15 winners and an abundance of innovative and intelligent ideas, products, services and projects:

Event Info

About The smarter E 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.

Speaker

Eduardo Tobias Ruiz, Watt Capital

Managing Partner

Brazil

Eduardo Tobias is a Managing Partner at Watt Capital. He is a specialist in project investment analysis, project financing, and on mergers & acquisitions of renewable energy projects and assets in Brazil. He is a cofounder and currently the vice-coordinator of ABSOLAR's Green Hydrogen Working Group. Tobias is also a visiting Professor at FGV, teaching for its Power Sector Executive Program, and author of the books 'Investment Analysis in Utility Scale PV Projects' (2021) and 'Investment Analysis in Bioenergy Greenfield Projects' (2015). He has a BSc. in Business Administration from FGV-EAESP and a Professional Master in Bioenergy from FGV-EESP.