Christine Wörlen is CEO of Arepo Consult and an internationally renowned expert in the area of renewable energy policies and energy systems integration as well as economic impact of renewable energy deployment. Her main area of expertise is the design and evaluation of projects and programs for sustainable energy policy as well as for the integration of renewable electricity. International activities brought her to all regions of the world, including China, Thailand, India, South Africa, Western Africa, USA, Canada and Mexico. As programme manager at the Global Environment Facility she was responsible for renewable energies and new low-GHG-emitting energy technologies, and approved grants of more than $100 million annually for projects in developing countries and countries in transition. These projects were executed by the World Bank, UNDP, UNEP and the regional multilateral development banks. Currently, Dr. Wörlen is coordinating a team of 23 scientists from 5 institutions for the Evaluation of Germany's National Climate Initiative, a large program of financial aid and public awareness campaigns to reduce Germany's carbon footprint. As head of Renewable Energies at the German Energy Agency (dena), Dr. Wörlen also managed a number of export support instruments of the German government specifically tailored to the renewable energy industry. Dr. Wörlen holds a diploma in geo-ecology and a B.S. in economics. Her doctoral thesis at Boston University discussed support for renewable energy with methods from environmental economics, statistics, and econometrics.