WEF Davos 2026

Amy Chiang is Topsoe’s Chief Sustainability and External Affairs Officer. As a part of Topsoe’s Senior Leadership Team, she oversees both the company’s external efforts to accelerate the energy transition and its internal sustainability strategy. Amy’s leadership responsibilities span Sustainability, Public Affairs, Product Stewardship, Communications and Branding, and Public-Private Partnerships.   

For more than 25 years, Amy has been a leading expert in aligning public policy, business strategy and innovation to help drive the energy transition. Working in both the public and private sectors, she has built enduring partnerships and forged working relationships that have helped shape global policy changes and business strategies that have been the foundation of progress over the last few decades.   

Amy served as Director of International Affairs in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, where she guided efforts around creating breakthrough international agreements. She was Deputy Chief of Staff to U.S. Representative Sherwood Boehlert and a professional staff member in the House Science Committee.   

 She spent more than a decade in the private sector, leading global government relations strategy in areas including sustainability, climate change, global trade and technology. In addition, she has worked in management consulting and on Wall Street as a currency derivatives trader.    

Amy earned a B.S. degree in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and an International MBA (IMBA) from the University of Chicago.   

Elena Scaltritti is Chief Commercial Officer of Topsoe. In her role, Elena works closely with customers and partners to help them achieve their decarbonization and emission reduction goals. 

As a member of Topsoe’s Senior Leadership Team, Elena brings unique insights on new market demands, industry trends and innovative technologies. She is responsible for the company’s commercial offerings across existing and emerging markets around the world.  

Elena is a member of the World Refining Association’s Conference advisory board and a leading industry voice on decarbonization of energy-intensive industries and long-distance transportation, with a special focus on sustainable aviation fuels to decarbonize aviation.  

Before joining Topsoe in 2022, Elena served as Executive Vice President at SONGWON Industrial Group, where she was responsible for global commercial activities. She also held leadership roles with BASF, Cipa Specialty Chemicals and Nalco Holding Company. 

Elena earned a B.S. in organic chemistry from the University of Milan and an M.B.A. from the POLIMI School of Management in Milan.  

Kim Hedegaard is Chief Executive Officer of Power-to-X (PtX), Topsoe’s industry-leading solution that converts renewable energy into e-fuels for customers. He is responsible for PtX strategy, commercialization, technology development and production, and is a member of the company’s Senior Management Team. 

Kim leads the team executing Topsoe’s trailblazing work to scale the innovative Solide Oxide Electrolyzer Cell (SOEC) technology and PtX solutions to produce green hydrogen, ammonia and other e-fuels. He works closely with customers, industry partners and policy makers to help develop and scale this breakthrough technology to drive the energy transition forward.   

As of January 1, 2025, Kim took over the co-chairmanship role of the Renewable Hydrogen Coalition, a leading European platform promoting the critical role of renewable hydrogen in delivering the EU's long-term decarbonization goals. The coalition brings together a high-level, interdisciplinary network of start-ups, investors, entrepreneurs, innovative companies, and industrial off-takers, all dedicated to making Europe the global leader in renewable hydrogen solutions.

He serves as a board member at FlexHospital and AmCham Denmark. 

Kim joined Topsoe in 1999 and has more than 25 years of experience in engineering, business management and sales. Prior to his current role, he served as Topsoe’s Chief Operating Officer and was in charge of Global Supply. 

Kim earned an M.S. in chemical engineering from the Technical University of Denmark.  

Roeland Baan joined Topsoe as President and CEO in 2020 with a clear focus on establishing the company as a leader in technologies and solutions for the energy transition. He is leading the company’s nearly 3,000 employees across a dozen countries in rewriting the future of fuels production.   

 “To reach net zero, we need to forge partnerships across the value chain and focus on leveraging the solutions we have at hand. We are dedicated to helping our customers and partners achieve their decarbonization and emission reduction goals through our world-leading technologies and solutions for transforming renewable resources into fuels for a sustainable future.”  

Roeland engages in dialogues and forums with other key opinion leaders to identify and deploy solutions that enable the global energy transition. He often shares his perspectives on matters ranging from decarbonization of energy-intensive industries to electrolyzer capacity, new technologies that support carbon emission reductions, and the challenges and regulatory frameworks needed to achieve a fair and inclusive green energy transition.   

Roeland has more than 40 years of experience developing businesses, supporting customer relationships, driving growth, building cohesive organizations and amassing deep operational and strategic knowledge across the energy, fuel and steel industries. Prior to joining Topsoe, he was President and CEO of Outokumpu, a producer of stainless steel, and before that CEO of rolled and extruded products at aluminum manufacturer Aleris. Roeland also held leadership positions at Arcelor Mittal, SHV NV and Shell.   

He serves as Chairman of SBM Offshore NV and is member of the Syensqo Board of Directors and the Hydrogen Council Board.  

Roeland earned a M.S. in economics from Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam.