As innovation manager in the Next-Incubator of Energie Steiermark, I support pilot projects with start-ups and cooperation activities with network partners in the field of sustainability. I also coordinate the national and European funding activities of the Energie Steiermark Group and organize a regular exchange with industrial partners interested in decarbonization. I completed a 3-month trainee programme at Österreichs Energie in Vienna and Brussels, focusing on European funding programmes and technology acceleration in the field of renewable heating and cooling.