Patrick Clerens is a Managing Director at CLERENS, a public affairs and communications consultancy based in Brussels that specializes in advocacy, political and regulatory risk assessment, public funding, and strategic communications. He has been involved in the climate and energy field since 2003 and is the Secretary General of two Brussels-based associations in the energy sector - The European Association for Storage of Energy (EASE) and the European Suppliers of Waste-to-Energy Technologies (ESWET). He has extensive experience advising European industry federations and other multinational clients in their strategy regarding energy and electrical transmissions, environment, and climate change, and has participated in European-funded projects. He also has experience in participation in public procurements and representing clients in complete event organizations for lobbying or communications purposes. Patrick is proficient in English, French, German, and Dutch.