Lots of stuff about myself and my work

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I am a curious person so I usually say more Yes than No. I aim to live a full life, have fun, enjoy my work and discover new things while having a positive impact and help others. I love to explore new places, meet amazing people, go where I’ve never been before and try new experiences.

I learned how important and valuable practice, multidisciplinarity, empathy, and diversity are in shaping a good spirit and mind, in creating the right set of values. This is what I search for and what I try to create around myself.

Regarding the project I choose to get in, some may say I lack focus. I understand that, but I don’t care, as I know that everything I do has a reason, is either useful or brings joy. It’s a pixel in a bigger picture.

Projects I am involved in
Fellowships & Membership
Awards & Recognition
Certifications & Education
High-level meetings, Panels or Events
Trainer / Mentor
Moderator
Juror
Publishing: Books & Articles
Speaker
Media Coverage
Videos
Photos
Milestones
FAQ

Projects Heavily Involved in:

Co-founder and General Manager – EFdeN
Co-founder and Jack of all Trades – energiaTa
Chairman – Future Energy Leaders Romania

Fellowships & Membership

Co-chair of Development of New National FEL Programme – Future Energy Leaders 100, World Energy Council
Regional Lead, Climate Change and Sustainability – Global Shapers Community, part of World Economic Forum
Co-chair Eisenhower Fellowships Youth Leaders 2018 – Eisenhower Fellowships International
selected for Young Leaders Program 2017 – Aspen Institute România
Climate Ambassador – Global Youth Climate Network
CXChange
UNLEASH Talent – UNLEASH, Singapore (2018)
Member of YOUNGO (UN-related constituency)

Awards & Recognition

JCI Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the Year – 2019
FEL100 – World Energy Council – 2019
Front Runner, Future Talents – Cariere Magazine
Young Energy Professional of the Year – Energynomics
Nomination, Social Involvement – Unica Magazine
Forbes 30 under 30 Legacy
Medal and Brevet – Romanian National Committee, World Energy Council
Front Runner, Leader of the New Generation – Cariere Magazine
King of Social Media Summer Camp – BIZ Magazine
Climate LaunchPad, 1st prize – national phase
Creativity Award – University of Theatre and Film Bucharest
100 People for Romania of Tomorrow – DOR
Featured on the cover of Forbes România: ”30 Under 30”
Featured on the cover of BIZ Magazine: ”Innovation Champions”
Featured in European Heroes series
‘100 Peoples and Ideas changing Romania” – Foreign Policy România
”100 Faces of Innovation” – Club România and The Financial Times
10 (Ten) – Movie Documentary on 10 change-makers in Romania
Team Awards

Certifications & Education

“LEED AP (Accredited Professional) Home” – LEED, US Green Building Council
”Certified Passive House Tradesperson” – Passivhaus Institut (PHI)
”Green Building Professional” – Romanian Green Building Council
”Sustainability Manager” – Denkstatt ECQA Romania
Graduated Seth’s Godin altMBA intensive program
Climate Reality Leader @ Climate Reality Training, Altanta, 2019
Becoming an Entrepreneur – MIT @edX

High-level meetings, Panels or Events

United Nations UN Climate Summit & General Assembly, NY, US (September 2019)
UN High-level Meeting: Climate Action Leaders’ Roundtables, NY, US (March 2019)
World Urban Forum, Kuala Lumpur (2018)
One Planet Summit, Paris (2017)
European Parliament, Bruxelles, Belgium (2016)
UN COP21, Paris (2015)

Trainer / Mentor

OMV PETROM – Septembrie | Bran – Țara lui Andrei – Tabăra Meseriașilor 2016, @2017, 2018 & 2019
MENS – Ianuarie | Cluj – Training despre Sustenabilitate și Clădiri Verzi @2017
MSLGROUP The Practice – Sustainability Training @2016
MINDSHARE – Sustainability Training @2016
ROMSTAL – @2016 January – March | Craiova, Suceava, Arad, București, ”Sustainability Consultant Trainings”
ING Bank – @2014 August | Constanța – Training Eco-Tehnologii

Moderator

2019 // World Energy Council Summit in Abu Dhabi
2019 // InvestEnergy Conference
2017 // Conferința 2017 InvestEnergy: R-evoluție în energie
2016 // Săptămâna Sustenabilității – Ziua Voluntariatului

Juror

2019 //Future Makers, 55 startups from Romania
2019 // Robots Competition
2017 // Idei din Țara lui Andrei, 131 project, 200.000 euro in funding
2016 // Idei din Țara lui Andrei, 132 proiecte înscrie eligibile, Finanțări de 150.000euro în total

Publishing

Online:

Solar House and Prosumers in Romania – Balkan Green Energy News

Magazines:

Articles in Books:

”Energy Efficient Houses – From theory to practice, the EFdeN home” – ISBN 978-606-25-0168-6

Media Coverage

2019: Digi24 Bonton | Ziarul Financiar | BrandMinds | Forbes Digi24 | Pandurul

2015: Antena 1 | Adevărul | Antena3

2012: zf.ro | businessmagazine.ro | zi-de-zi.ro | zf.ro | hotnews.ro

Speaker

2019 //

TEDx Bucharest: Who builds the world we want to live in
BIZ Days / CSR: The secret formula for doing well while doing good

2017 //

Dec: One Planet Summit
23 Mai: EY Romania – „25 de intrebari pentru viitorul României”
11 Mai: Conferința 2017 InvestEnergy: R-evoluție în energie
28-29 Martie: Tabăra Meseriașilor, Gorj
18 Martie: Imagine you Future

2016 //

25 Noiembrie: ERICSSON Talks
15 Noiembrie: Zilele BIZ, Ziua Inovației
3 Noiembrie: HR Innovation Conference
31 Octombrie: 9th Balkan Energy Finance Forum, Belgrade
24 Octombrie: Aspen Energy Labs
19 Octombrie: RoEnergy, Timișoara
5 Iulie: Sustainable Buildings – ”A STEP INTO THE FUTURE”
22 Iunie: European Parliament “Towards Sustainable Energy Sectors in Central and South East Europe: Success Stories”
11 Mai: Forbes Future Innovation

2015 //

17 Decembrie – Forumul CAESAR ”România în 3D”
7 Decembrie – COP21 Agreement, Paris, Energy Climate House

2014 //

18 Octombrie: Simpozion Arhitectura in Europa 2020
16 Octombrie: Conferinta despre constructiile sustenabile si eficienta energetica
11 Martie: Mediul universitar si mediul de afaceri: 150 de ani de istorie

2013 //

19 Octombrie: Cercetare în arhitectură şi design
25 Mai: TEDx@Iași. Biblioteca Centrală Universitară, Iaşi
20 Februarie: Conferința PV Romania | Hotel Intercontinental – București

2012 //

17 Noiembrie: TEDx Youth@Reghin | Reghin

FAQ

Why in English

Back in 2010, I started to blog on mihaitoader.ro in Romanian about various topics, but in 2017 I started focusing mainly sustainability, climate change, cities, homes, energy, mobility and industry 4.0,

These are all global issues, so it made more sense and more impact to write my views about them in English. Not to mention that Romanians are good English speakers in a vast majority, while the rest of the world – unfortunately – doesn’t understand Romanian. I try to have every article in both language, but I don’t always succeed.

What is my first name and last name

My first name is Mihai (Michael), and Toader-Pasti is my last name, but people call me TP. Toader is the name of my father’s family, and Pasti is from my mother’s family. This kind of naming is not something familiar in Romania. Usually, the woman and the kids take the husband’s last name. But my mother’s parents had two daughters, so no possibility for my grandfather ‘Mănene’ to pass his name to the next generations. Fortunately, my father was so cool that he decided to combine both family names.

Mihai Toader Pasti

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