Liam Gerding – Consultant for the Project Development Programme (PDP) of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). PDP, together with the GIZ projects and the German Chambers of Commerce Worldwide Network, locally develops appropriate solutions with a view to developing the markets, promoting partnerships between German and local companies, and advancing specific renewables projects with a particular focus on solar project for commercial and industrial customers. Liam has a Master of Arts in Environmental Policy and Planning both from the Free University of Berlin and the Technical University of Berlin. He has lived and worked in the Netherlands, Madagascar, Mali and Senegal. Prior to joining the GIZ, Liam worked with an Offshore Wind association and at the German Parliament. Currently Liam is based in Berlin.