Joanna Pandera
President
Forum Energii
Joanna Pandera PhD, Founder and President of Forum Energii, the first Polish think tank supporting the energy transition.
Manager with many years of international analytical and policy experience. Former Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Environment and Head of Cabinet of the Minister of Environment from 2007 to 2011. Involved in global (under UNFCCC) and EU climate, energy and environment negotiations.
Member of the Advisory Board of the European Council on Foreign Relations in Stockholm and the European Agora Energy Transition Council in Brussels. Co-founder of the Polish Expert Council on Energy Security and Climate, which brings together more than 20 renowned energy and climate experts.
She has a PhD in environmental sciences. She has worked in the central government, Polish and foreign universities (Universities of Poznan, Kiel and Potsdam) and international business (e.g. Orsted). Winner of several international scholarships (Erasmus, Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt, Marshall Memorial Fellowship).
Joanna Pandera specialises in European energy and climate regulation, energy markets, renewable energy and the challenges of energy system transformation. Author and co-author of more than 150 analyses and publications, which have been widely cited and formed the basis for many key decisions.
An optimist with a lot of positive energy, mother of two children, lover of music, art, theatre people and nature.