Bio – Martina Repikova

I have more than 18 years of professional experience working in the international organisations, energy industry and public authorities on wide range of topics from energy markets analysis  – via renewable energy promotion, carbon neutrality, energy security, sustainable transport, smart city and municipal development – to knowledge and data management, economic and financial analysis, strategy and public policy development, business intelligence and application of new IT technologies. You can find more about my professional background below or at LinkedIn.

 

Professional Focus

  • Energy Markets, Renewables, Energy and Cyber Security
  • Carbon Neutrality, Carbon Footprint, Climate Change Mitigation, Sustainability
  • Research Data Analysis & Forecasting, Business Intelligence
  • Strategy Development, Project Management, Public Policy Recomendation
  • Municipal Development, Smart City, Public Participation

 

Work Experience

  • Independent Consultant, Piešťany, Slovakia (09/2023-now, part-time)
  • Institute for Forecasting – Centre of Social and Psychological Sciences, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia (11/2023 – now) – Junior researcher (part-time)
  • City of Piešťany, Slovakia (10/2020-08/2023) – Leader, Strategy and urban development department 
  • Ministry of Economy of Slovak Republic, (09/2018-09/2020) – Senior Analyst at Centre for Economic Issues (analytical unit) 
  • Independent Consultant, Piešťany, Slovakia (08/2015-09/2018)
  • International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (09/2013 – 01/2015) – Programme Officer (P3), Knowledge, Policy and Finance Centre
  • Statoil ASA, Stavanger, Norway (01/2012 – 06/2013) – Senior Oil Market Analyst, MPR SBD AN MA OIL
  • International Energy Agency (IEA), Paris, France (06/2006 – 11/2011)
    • Oil Market Analyst (A2), Oil Industry and Markets Division (2010-2011)
    • Research Assistant/Statistician (B5), Oil Industry and Markets Division (2008-2010)
    • Statistician, Monthly Oil Statistics (B3), Energy Statistics Division (2006-2008)
  • Wood & Company, a.s., Bratislava, Slovakia (09/2005 – 05/2006) – Investment Banking Intern (part-time), Corporate Finance and M&A
  • Generali Vita, Mogliano Veneto, Italy (2005) – Intern, Actuarial department

 

Published Work

  • IEA’s monthly Oil Market Reports
    • Statistics, End-user product prices, FSU oil exports, Commodities traders’ positions, Crude oil and refined product onshore and offshore inventory levels (2008 – 2011)
  • IEA’s Medium-Term Oil and Gas Markets Reports
    • FSU Exporters branching out / The evolution of crude oil production by quality (2009)
    • Financial market regulation (2010)
    • Asian Storage Expansions (2011)
  • REN21 UNECE Renewable Energy Status Report (2015)
    • consultant, contributed with analytical texts, questionnaire collection, data gathering and quality assessment for the report
  • REN21 UNECE Renewable Energy Status Report (2017)
    • consultant, contributed with analytical texts, questionnaire collection, data gathering and quality assessment for the report
  • Electromobility and energy needs, a case for Slovakia/ Rozvoj elektromobility a jej vplyv na spotrebu PHM a elektrickej energie v cestnej doprave v SR, (2020), slovak only,
    • Development of an input-output model on alternative modes of transport, forecast scenarios of adoption rate of electric vehicles in Slovakia based on selected public policy measures and analysis of electricity consumption share of EVs, comparison of WTT energy use between conventional ICE vehicles and electric vehicles. Findings published in a report with public policy recommendations.
    • Centre for Economic Issues (now Institute of economis analyses), Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic (December 2019)
  • Climate-neutral Slovakia by 2050, 2022 edition, Dokupilová, D., Repíková, M., & Korytárová, K., Institute for Forecasting, Centre of Social and Psychological Sciences, Slovak Academy of Sciences (2022), 
    • contributed to the report and the model designing pathway scenarios to reaching climate neutrality of various sectors in Slovak Republic by 2050
  • Klimaticko-energetický plán mesta Piešťany do roku 2035 (s výhľadom do roku 2050) / Climate-energy plan for Piešťany by 2035 (with an outlook for 2050), slovak only, (2023),
    • Developed climate and energy mitigation strategic plan for municipality assets, including setting strategy, policies, targets and mitigation measures to reach climate neutrality of the municipality activities by 2050
  • Climate-neutral Slovakia by 2050, a scenario analysis, 2024 edition, Dokupilová, D., Repíková, M., Institute for Forecasting, Centre of Social and Psychological Sciences, Slovak Academy of Sciences (2024), 
    • Updated assessment and analysis of the 2050 Pathways Explorer – Climact model scenario for Zero Emission Measures 2024, designed to reaching climate neutrality of various sectors in Slovak Republic by 2050.
  • Climate-neutral Slovakia by 2050, Behaviour and Policy scenario analysis to reach EU climate targets by 2030, 2024 edition, Dokupilová, D., Repíková, M., Institute for Forecasting, Centre of Social and Psychological Sciences, Slovak Academy of Sciences (2024), 
    • Assessment and analysis of the 2050 Pathways Explorer – Climact model scenarios designed to reaching EU climate targets by 2030 within various sectors in Slovak Republic. Report describes two scenarios:
      1. Behaviour scenario driven by lifestyle and beahvoural changesof citizens
      2. Policies scenario driven by governement policies.
      Targets set out within the Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of The European Parliament and of the Council on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 contributing to climate action to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013.

 

Recent Speaking Engagements

 

Education

  • Doctoral research (for a PhD. degree) in Management, focus on Cyber security and Energy security threats management (Completed the initial phase in 2021-2023 as external student at Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia, currently discontinued and intending to re-enroll to complete the degree, aligning with long-term career and academic objectives)
  • M.A. in Banking and Entrepreneurship – New Europe Master in Banking and Entrepreneurship, Italy (2004 – 2005)
  • B.A. in International Relations and European Studies – Comenius University, Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia (2002 – 2006)
  • Engineering Degree (M.Sc. equivalent) in Agricultural management, specialisation Quantitative Management and IT – Slovak Agricultural University, Faculty of Economics and Management, Nitra, Slovakia (1998 – 2003)
  • Passed Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Level 1 examination in December 2009

 

Languages

Slovak: native / English: fluent / German, Italian, French: intermediate / Chinese, Russian, Norwegian, Arabic: beginner