

Mihai A. Mladin is currently the Head of R&D&I department within Romanian Energy Center. Mihai has over 15 years experience in management consulting, EU funding and technical assistance projects, holding the positions of manager and senior consultant in a multinational, cross-industry environment. He is certified in Project Management and Business Process Management, having an extensive experience as Project Manager and Senior Advisor in the implementation of 11 large international energy research projects, funded through the H2020 and ERASMUS programs, but also in several transnational and cross-industry management consultancy projects, business development activities and administration of state aid schemes. In the context of his involvement in energy R&D&I, Mihai contributed to publication of articles and white papers in scientific publications, promoting the concepts and results of the research activity within the projects. Together with the CRE research and innovation multidisciplinary team, Mihai has been having a substantial involvement in defining research concepts and developing innovative products and solutions in the energy field, as well as coordination of work packages for dissemination, exploitation of project results, stakeholders’ engagement and business modeling, in the context of the energy transition and digitalization.