Dr. Daniel Schellong

Daniel Schellong is the Director at CYVN Holdings LLC. CYVN Holdings is a growth equity investor in the future of mobility owned by the Government of Abu Dhabi. CYVN invests and partners with leaders globally to support innovators and expanding businesses in the mobility sector. In electrification CYVN is currently building a new luxury electric vehicle (EV) brand based in the UK, and hold a significant shareholding in NIO, a leading premium EV player in China. In this role, Daniel leads investment strategy and capital deployment across strategic partnerships, acquisitions, and joint ventures with industry leaders in electric vehicles, autonomous transportation, and sustainable mobility solutions. Prior to joining CYVN in early 2023, Daniel worked for 12+ years in automotive and mobility, most recently as Partner at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) – advising automotive & mobility clients across the world. He holds a PhD in Computer Science & Business from RWTH Aachen University, and MSc in Finance from Technical University in Munich.

Session Overview

Tuesday, 5 November

All Sessions

10:20

Strategic Conference Conference Room B 10:20 - 11:05

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Scalability: the technology path to energy transition

Many of the climate technologies needed to deliver decarbonisation targets already exist, but the path to scalability faces bottlenecks on multiple fronts including critical minerals supply, manufacturing capacity, skills and infrastructure. In addition to incentivising policy measures, like those included in the European Green Deal and the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act, energy companies have opportunities to accelerate scalability and the commercial viability across renewables, nuclear, and storage to meet energy transition targets.

In this Action Session, we will examine the scalability of technologies needed to drive the energy transition. We will hear from industry experts on what the best innovative solutions are and what investment and capital is needed to scale them.