Dipl. Eng. Badr Ikken is a Former Director and Cofounder of the Institute of Research in Solar Energy and New Energies (IRESEN). Prior to IRESEN he serves the Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy (MASEN) as Director of Integrated Development, in charge of Industrial Integration and R&D. He established in 2016 the largest solar research platform in Africa, the Green Energy Park, and launched the construction of new R&D and innovation platforms: the Green & Smart Building Park, the Green Energy Park Morocco-Côte d’Ivoire and Green H2A. He also led the initiative on Power-to-X and e-mobility in Morocco as well as the development and production of the first solar car port charging station and e-chargers. Badr Ikken’s backgrounds lies in Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Production and Solar Systems. He earned his engineering degree with distinction from Berlin Institute of Technology (TU). He is appointed as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at the multinational Lunos-Raumluftsysteme, developed and launched two new production lines in Germany with expanded production in China before coming back to his country Morocco. Currently, he is the executive chairman of Gi3 an instrument of support, financing and development of innovative technology companies in the field of clean technologies in Africa and more strongly in Morocco.