Prof Dr Thomas Nann is CEO and co-founder of Allegro Energy, an Australian company based in Newcastle. Allegro Energy provides sustainable, high-performance energy storage solutions, mainly focussing on long-duration energy storage using Allegro’s proprietary microemulsion flow battery technology. Thomas is an experienced speaker, leader, innovator and entrepreneur. He has many years of experience in leading academic research and research organisations, manufacturing facilities and commercialising research outcomes. Climate change mitigation and renewable energy have always been his passion. After completing his PhD in electrochemistry and his Habilitation in nanomaterials, he led numerous academic and industrial projects in the field of renewable energy generation and storage.