Ruud Nijs

Since 2018, I have been the CEO of GIGA Storage. GIGA storage develops, manages and invests in large-scale battery storage in Europe. Investments are made in projects for both grid stability and optimization of energy supply. Before that, I focused on sustainable finance and Artificial Intelligence (including neural networks). I had the opportunity to work at both ABN Amro Bank and Rabobank for many years, with my last role at Rabobank being Director of Corporate Social Responsibility. I have also had the opportunity to sit on various Investment Committees of sustainable funds and have been involved in entrepreneurship in developing countries through BID Network and IFAD. Energy storage, in my opinion, is incredibly important to keep our electricity grid stable and ready for the future, where much more real green energy is being generated in many places around the country.