Maged Mahmoud is a sustainable energy expert and the Technical Director of RCREEE. He has joined RCREEE in 2011, where he played a key role in formulating renewable energy (RE) strategies and introducing respective implementation mechanisms focusing on increased reliance on private sector. Dr. Mahmoud is an active member of the League of Arab States RE/EE Committee and since 2013 he has been leading the regional “Private Investment Promotion Portfolio”, where several business models and instruments have been explored to support both utility- and small-scale developers, and to assess the economic and social impacts. He has also served for 20 years at the Egyptian New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA). Among his key achievements, he contributed significantly to setting the Egyptian RE 2022 strategy targeting 20% renewables share, and in the design of the “best-fit” policies and measures for the strategy implementation. He deeply contributed to planning and contracting several megawatts of wind energy projects amounting to more than 700 million USD. Dr. Mahmoud holds the “Egyptian Academy of Scientific Research Award for Development and Innovations in Renewable Energy” since 2001. He has managed and contributed to over 40 research projects and studies in the sustainable energy fields in collaboration with national and international organizations.
Asmaa Ahmed holds a Master’s degree in Mass Communication from Cairo University and an MBA from Paris ESLSCA Business School. She is a senior communications analyst with over 12 years of experience in international non-profit organizations. Most recently, she served as a Communications Expert with the European Union Water Sector Technical Assistance and Reform Support program (Delegation of the European Union to Egypt). Asmaa has also worked extensively as a Marketing and Communications Consultant on several UNDP-funded energy efficiency projects. In these roles, she designed and implemented communication strategies, organized high-level events, and led nationwide awareness campaigns. Her expertise spans strategic communications, stakeholder engagement, and large-scale campaign management across the development and energy sectors.
Federica Brazzoduro’s main responsibility is to take care of financial reporting and accounting activities. Her professional background includes experiences in both SMEs and Corporations in the Green Economy sector, especially taking care of drafting calls for proposal on energy and environment at European level. Federica holds a Master’s degree in International Relations with a specific focus on EU economics and finance and a Master in Law, Finance and Economics of International Trade. Federica also attended a Master Class in EU Project Management.
R. Mourtada is an energy consultant and the Regional Officer of MEDENER. With 5 years of relevant experience, in the past years he has worked for both private sector and NGOs. Having a solid background in computer science, he also holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and is currently completing an MBA in Finance.