Name: Who Builds the Tools? Creating Pathways for Women in Open Source Energy Modelling - Tosin George, Open Energy Transition & Ekaterina Fedotova, Open Energy Transition, PyPSA-meets-Earth
Start: 2026-09-15T16:30:00+0200
End: 2026-09-15T17:00:00+0200

15 - 16 September | Berlin, Germany
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Who Builds the Tools? Creating Pathways for Women in Open Source Energy Modelling - Tosin George, Open Energy Transition & Ekaterina Fedotova, Open Energy Transition, PyPSA-meets-Earth

Tuesday September 15, 2026 16:30 - 17:00 CEST

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The open source energy community is building the tools that will shape the global energy transition. But who is building those tools and who is being left out of that conversation?

Women remain significantly underrepresented in open source energy modelling worldwide. This is not just an equity issue. It is a capability gap. When the people building energy planning tools do not reflect the diversity of the communities they serve, the solutions themselves fall short.

This session introduces a first-of-its-kind mentorship programme designed to bring more African women into open source energy modelling, developed in partnership between LF Energy, the World Resources Institute, Centre for Net Zero and Open Energy Transition.

The programme builds structured, supported pathways connecting aspiring women energy experts with experienced practitioners. Crucially, it is designed not just to prepare women for the open source community but to prepare the open source community to welcome and sustain them.

Panellists will share how the programme was conceived, how the partnership was built, what the curriculum looks like, and what the community can do to support and sustain it.

Speakers

Ekaterina Fedotova

Lead Maintainer, Open Energy Transition, PyPSA-meets-Earth

Ekaterina holds a PhD in Thermal Physics and has 10+ years of experience across industry and research, where she adopted open source tools to solve practical challenges in the decarbonisation of energy supply. She is one of the core developers of the PyPSA-Earth energy system model... Read More →

Tosin George

Project Manager, Open Energy Transition

Tosin George is a project and programme management professional specialising in the renewable energy and clean energy transition space. With experience spanning solar project delivery, capacity building, and open-source energy planning tools, she has led complex, multi-stakeholder... Read More →

Tuesday September 15, 2026 16:30 - 17:00 CEST
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Open Source Strategy, Session Presentation

LF Energy Summit Europe 2026

Ekaterina Fedotova

Tosin George

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