Stefano is an energy engineer with a PhD in Environmental Science, specialized in building energy efficiency. He founded Planeto to drive decarbonization through science and innovation. Passionate about sustainability and outdoor sports, he brings technical depth and a dynamic approach to solving climate challenges.

Jonathan is a data scientist and physicist committed to energy efficiency in the built environment. He brings experience in software start-ups in the energy sector as well as leading academic research teams and projects. He holds a PhD in Energy in Buildings from The Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment (University College London) and has a deep expertise in data management and computational methods. He has experience in several start-ups and is driven to bridge research and industry.

Giulia is a chemical engineer passionate about data-driven innovation for sustainability. Over the years, she has led multidisciplinary teams and complex projects at EPFL and the WHO, thriving at the intersection of strategy and operations. Currently, she leads business operations at Planeto, where she defines company strategy and sets up scalable processes.

Frédéric Delaunay is a seasoned software and robotics engineer with a PhD in Human-Robot Interaction from the University of Plymouth. He has founded multiple tech startups and developed critical software across sectors like energy, aerospace, and gaming. Currently, as a Senior Software Engineer at Planeto, he leverages agile, impact-driven approaches from his entrepreneurial and technical expertise to develop TESSA.

Adeline is responsible to any visual related projects. From graphic design to UI/UX design, her cross-competencies help solving our product deficiencies.

She brings her Saas’ experience to Planeto, to create an easy-to-use and onboarding product experience.

Narek is a Software Engineer at Planeto who has been with the company from day one. With a Master’s degree in Data Science from EPFL, prior startup experience, and AI research background at both EPFL and Harvard, he brings deep technological understanding and extensive experience building technically complex projects from the ground up. Narek contributes across many areas of our company: from developing the core algorithms of our platform and setting up the cloud architecture to improving the UI and integrating AI into our daily workflow.

MATTHIAS SULZER

Matthias is a senior researcher at the Empa Urban Energy System Lab, an institute of the ETH Domain, and also holds a research appointment at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the US. With eighteen years of experience as an entrepreneur in the energy and building services sector, he maintains strong industry relationships. Today, Matthias is involved in various SWEET energy research programs of SFOE and co-leading the energy system modelling of the utility association VSE ‘Energiezukunft 2050’. Internationally, he leads the Horizon 2020, Smart-Energy-Systems ERA-Net project Digicities and is involved in the Swiss Agency for Development and Coordination – Zero Energy Buildings project in China.

Paola started her career in the pharma industry at Ciba/Novartis. After spending the first part of her career in multinational companies in 1999 she became CEO of the Max Havelaar Foundation- a Fair Trade organization. Since 2005, Paola is Member of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). She is also member of the board of different companies among them Migros, Romande Energie, and member of the advisory board of ethical investment funds. She is Founder and President of the Paola Ghillani & Friends AG and Innosuisse accredited coach.

PROF MARTIN PATEL

Dr. Martin K. Patel is professor at University of Geneva where he has been holding the Chair for Energy Efficiency since 2013. His research deals with energy savings and emission reduction in the built environment, industry and at the interface between energy supply and energy demand (most notably including energy storage). Martin Patel and his group have co-ordinated and contributed to numerous national and international projects commissioned by a variety of organisations including national research funds (e.g., SNF), governmental bodies (e.g., SFOE), the European Commission, international organisations (e.g., UNECE, IEA, UNIDO, and IRENA) and companies (e.g., SIG or Nestlé).