Elena Ruiz
Founder and CEO
Cooling Commons
Biography
About Elena
Elena Ruiz founded Cooling Commons, a company that retrofits schools and clinics with passive and low-energy cooling. It has cooled over 600 buildings in southern Europe.
Elena speaks twice in the Summer track and joins Wednesday’s panel on who pays for adaptation.
Get in touch
Questions for Elena before or after the summit? Use the links below.
On the programme
Sessions with Elena
Speakers
More speakers at Stagioni 2027
Dr Amelia Hart
Epidemiologist, Heat and Health, Institute for Climate and Health
Prof. Ingrid Vos
Professor of Coastal Hydrology, Rhine Delta Institute
Dr Tomasz Nowak
Grid Resilience Engineer, Baltic Power Research
Prof. Marcus Lindqvist
Professor of Plant Genetics, Boreal Seed Research Station
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8–10 June 2027 at Havenlab. Early-bird rates until 15 March: Student €195, Institutional €495, Full €895 (excl. VAT).