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operations and supply networks. Among his accomplishments included catalyzing Walmart’s
Sustainability initiative in 2004, beginning with assessing the ecological impacts, or “biosphere
footprint”, of their operations and supply chain.
Totten’s more than 1500 presentations, articles, workshops and seminars over the past 40
years have illustrated and emphasized how Internet-based collaboration innovation networks
(COINs) can leverage valuable insights from actual achievements worldwide, at far less cost and
much faster speeds. In 2012 he launched the COIN initiative, ASSETs (Apps for Spurring Solar
and Efficiency Tech-knowledge), to catalyze zero-net emission cities largely achieved by selfmotivated
citizens in their cities, companies, and campuses.
Frits VERHEIJ
Frits Verheij has been working in the renewable energy business and related areas like smart
grids and energy storage, since the start of his career in 1987. Prior to joining DNV GL (then:
KEMA), he held various positions at the research organisation TNO and was program manager
at the Dutch Energy Agency Novem. Currently, Frits is Director Smart Green Cities for DNV GL –
Energy. Additionally, he is Vice-chairman of the Board of Top consortium on Knowledge &
Innovation (TKI) Urban Energy, and member of the Executive Board of USEF (Universal Smart
Energy Framework).
Frits is an expert in working at the crossroads of innovation, energy policy, and strategy. He has
been working for governments, utilities, industries, and other organisations in the energy
sector. He knows how to work with the different interests of these stakeholders, as well as how
to manage multi-client projects.
Marcel VOLKERTS
Marcel Volkerts is a Principal Consultant for DNV GL, where he focuses on smart energy
systems. As a leading member of the Universal Smart Energy Framework design team and
leader of the EDGaR Smart Gas Grids research project he works on creating a vision for applying
smart, integrated energy systems on a large scale. In the EU-funded City-Zen project Marcel
heads up the development of a multi-stakeholder serious game on the transition to zero-energy
neighborhoods that provides input for roadmaps for the transition to smart green cities.
Before joining KEMA (now DNV GL) in 2011, Marcel enjoyed an international career in IT,
working for various start-ups in both the Netherlands and the USA. As the director of quality
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