Bio – Martina Repikova

I have almost 20 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
  • Municipal Development, Smart City, Public Participation
  • Research Data Analysis & Forecasting, Business Intelligence
  • Strategy Development, Project Management, Public Policy Recomendation

 

Work Experience

I currently work as a junior researcher at the Institute for Forecasting – Centre of Social and Psychological Sciences, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia and as an independent consultant I am striving to improve the energy and climate agendas in municipalities vie cooperation with the Union of towns and cities in Slovakia.  I have prior experience from the municipality (Town of Piestany), national authority (Ministry of Ecnomy SR), international organisations (International Energy Agency IEA and International Renewable Energy Agency IRENA) and private sector (Statoil ASA, Wood & Company, a.s., Generali Vita).   

 

Published Work

 

Recent Speaking and Media Engagements

 

Education

My doctoral research focus is on decarbonisation challenges and energy security (including cybersecurity). I hold Engineering degree in Agricultural management, specialisation Quantitative Management and IT from Slovak Agricultural University, B.A. in International Relations and European Studies from Comenius University, and M.A. in Banking and Entrepreneurship – New Europe Master in Banking and Entrepreneurship in Italy. I have also 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