Our Team
Meet our team
of experts
Dedicated to support and promote solar thermal technology at the heart of the European Union in Brussels, the Solar Heat Europe team strives to provide its members with the best services to promote the sector towards European policymakers as well as supporting solar heat in different areas, among which European projects, certification and research.
Please don’t hesitate to reach out to the Solar Heat Europe team with any question regarding the association’s work.
Valérie Séjourné
Managing director
Valérie Séjourné has almost 25 years of experience in a well-established pan-European association in Brussels (A.I.S.E.), representing the detergent industry, and leading their sustainability strategy through many voluntary initiatives in the field of Corporate Social Responsibility, product policy/ecodesign, sustainability reporting, coordinating also several sustainable consumption campaigns across Europe. Communications, stakeholder engagement, and advocacy outreach towards many different audiences at European and international levels are complementing her passion to make tangible progress for the transformation of society towards more sustainable, low-carbon, just and resilient models. She was appointed Managing Director of Solar Heat Europe in April 2023.
Pedro
Dias
Deputy Managing Director
Pedro Dias has been part of Solar Heat Europe since 2008. In his current capacity as Policy Director, Pedro continues to support the association’s ..
Esteban
Gas
Junior Policy Officer
Esteban Gas recently graduated in European Politics, Policies and Public Affairs from Sciences Po Strasbourg and had a first experience in Brussels in 2022 wit…
Lucia Torlai
Junior EU Projects Officer
Lucia is originally from Italy and is based in Brussels since 2021. She holds a master’s degree from Leuven University…
Alba Garriga
Communications and Membership Officer
Alba is Spanish and she graduated in Journalism in Barcelona. During her studies, she completed…