Martijn de Vries is Team Manager Research & Innovation at the New Energy Coalition, where he leads a team working at the forefront of national and European energy transition programmes. With over 20 years of experience as an advisor, project initiator, and grant manager in the energy, sustainability, and water sectors, he brings deep expertise in translating complex innovation agendas into fundable, deliverable projects. He has served as Lighthouse City Manager for the H2020 PoCITYf project in Alkmaar and remains a key figure in regional and European energy collaboration.