Dipl.-Ing. Dr. techn. Ernst Fleischhacker studied and obtained his doctorate at the University of Innsbruck, with which he was associated throughout his career in business via teaching and research.
Since 1979, his work and responsibilities as an administrator, project manager, head of department and managing director have ranged from participation in international projects with the German construction group Bilfinger & Berger, the supervision and construction management of water and hydropower projects of TIWAG, the construction of the third mobile network and the introduction of UMTS (3G) mobile technology for ONE (now DREI) in Austria to the establishment of Wasser Tirol - Wasserdienstleistungs-GmbH as an essential building block for sustainable resource management.
Together with his son Nikolaus, he founded FEN Sustain Systems GmbH (FEN Systems) in 2014, which focuses on sustainability projects to transform the energy system and supports clients from politics, industry, commerce and private households with its own methodology in the entire problem-solving process - from strategy, project and product development to quality assurance and training of specialists.
In 2016, he founded the Green Energy Center Europe in Innsbruck together with players from industry and startups. Among other things, the Codex partnership is also committed to the climate, energy and resource strategy "Tyrol 2050 energy autonomous" developed by Dr. Fleischhacker and thus to the privately organized "Building the Bridge to a Green Future". For this purpose, the research centers "E-West" and "HyWest" were established at the Green Energy Center, which have been operated by his specially founded FEN Research GmbH since 2018.

Dipl.-Ing. Dr. techn. Nikolaus Fleischhacker BSc MSc was born in Innsbruck in 1988. He graduated from the Bundesrealgymnasium Adolf-Pichler-Platz Innsbruck, studied Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Domotronics at the University of Innsbruck and also obtained his Bachelor of Science, Diploma Engineer, Master of Science and Doctor of Technical Sciences degrees there. Since 2012, he has been working first as a University Assistant at the Department of Solid and Bridge Engineering and then as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Strength of Materials and Structural Engineering at the University of Innsbruck.
In 2014, together with his father, he founded FEN Sustain Systems GmbH (FEN Systems), where he has since been working as the technical managing director, assisting clients from politics, industry, commerce and private households within the energy system transformation. He is co-founder of the Green Energy Center Europe at Technikerstraße 1-3 in Innsbruck, which has been home to the privately organized Codex partnership of players from industry and startups since 2016. This has given rise to the two research centers "E-West" and "HyWest", which he currently leads as CEO of FEN Research GmbH, founded in 2018. He plays a leading role in nationally and internationally pioneering research projects that focus on the energy system transformation. Most recently, he also served as an expert the European agenda process for green hydrogen.

Dr. Niusha Shakibi Nia BSc, MSc obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Physics in Iran in 2007. At the end of 2008 she moved to France and continued her studies in two Master’s programs entitled “Materials Science and Electrochemistry” and "Project Management" at the University of La Rochelle and obtained both degrees in 2011. She then completed her PhD studies with focus on corrosion behavior and metallurgical properties of electrodeposited coatings and obtained her degree in 2014. In 2015 she continued working at the University of La Rochelle as a research and teaching assistant and later in the same year moved to Austria and started a post-doctoral position at the Institute of Physical Chemistry at the Leopold-Franzens-University of Innsbruck until the end of 2020. During this time, her research interest was in the field of energy conversion, with a focus on the optimization of catalyst materials in fuel cells and electrolyzers. Since 2021 Mrs. Shakibi Nia is working as Project Manager at FEN Sustain Systems GmbH and as Senior Researcher at FEN Research GmbH in Innsbruck, Austria.

Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Helmut Schreiner BSc MBA obtained his Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering - Railway Construction and Traffic Engineering from the Leopold Franzens University in Innsbruck in 1997. Later, in 2017 he performed his Master's studies in Executive MBA General Management at the Paris-Lodron-University Salzburg and the University of Salzburg Business School and obtained his degree in 2019. In 2020 he obtained his PhD in Technical Sciences from the Leopold-Franzens University in Innsbruck. Helmut Schreiner led several railroad construction projects in Romania  and in Switzerland for ARGE between 1998 and 2008. From 2008 to 2014 he was branch manager for international railroad construction projects in Slovenia, Croatia and Romania. From 2014 to 2016 he led technical and operational railroad construction projects of PORR AG for specific regions and markets. Since the end of 2016, Helmut Schreiner has been responsible for the overall technical and operational management of the transport company Zillertaler Verkehrsbetriebe Aktiengesellschaft (ZVB AG).

Andreas Lackner started his professional career in 1985 at the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB). During his 15 years with ÖBB, Andreas Lackner worked his way up from operations and sales services to key account management and human resources management in the Federal Railways Directorate in Innsbruck, ultimately to his controlling function in the finance department via Vorarlberg and Tyrol. During this time, he graduated from the Austrian Controller Institute at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration. From 2001 he was responsible for controlling and human resources agendas at Zillertalbahn (ZVB AG) and in 2008 he became commercial director of ZVB AG. From 2017, he was in charge of controlling and thereby responsible for the market indication for the "Transport Services Contract H2". Since 2021, he has been working in project innovation and investment controlling in the "Future Projects" staff unit.

MMag. Peter-Patrick Baumgartner obtained an equivalent degree of Bachelor’s in Law in 1996 and from 1996 to 1997 studied international marketing and business & European law at École de management de Normandie in France. In 2001 he obtained a Master’s degree in Art History and a Master of Business Administration degree in international economic and business from the Leopold-Franzens-University of Innsbruck. Since 1990 he is founder and board member of Fabula International. From 2007 to 2010 he was head of the international business development and responsible for international business growth and cooperation at Bernard Gruppe in Tirol. From 2010 to 2020 he was employed at ILF Consulting Engineers, where he first worked as director of business development and then as president and CEO of ILF Canada/ILF Group Holding. Additionally, from 2016 to 2020 he was vice president and director of ILF Group Holding. Since 2016 Mr. Baumgartner is the Co-funder of the Green Energy Center Europe in Innsbruck and since 2020 he is the CSO of FEN Sustain Systems GmbH.

Mag. Filip Boban is currently performing his doctoral studies in law at the Leopold-Franzens-University of Innsbruck. He obtained his Master’s degree in law in 2019 and his Master’s thesis was focused on “Environmental and Plant Law Aspects of the Hydrogen’s Infrastructure” within the FCH-JU European project “Demo4Grid”. Since 2017 Mr. Boban is employed at FEN Sustain Systems GmbH and assists  within strategy and project development, quality assurance and monitoring company. Additionally, since 2020 he is working as a Scientific Assistant at FEN Research GmbH, as well as the Innsbruck University in frame of the EFRE K-Regio Project “Urban Charge & Park”, in the field of  “Unit of Public Law, Constitutional Law and Administrative Law”.

Agethe Fleischhacker graduated from the pedagogical academy in Tyrol, in 1980. She held teaching positions from 1982 to 1995 at the domestic science school in Scharnitz and from 1995 to 2018 at the Höhere Berufslehranstalt (HBLA) West. Since 2013 Mrs. Fleischhacker is co-partner in building and operation of photovoltaic systems at Fleischhacker Ernst u Mitges. GesBR. Additionally, since 2014 she is employed at FEN Sustain Systems GmbH for HR management and supports in strategy and project development, quality assurance, monitoring and dissemination of project results.

Dipl.- Ing. Dr. techn. Alexander Trattner is the CEO and research director of Hydrogen Center Austria GmbH (HyCentA) at Graz University of Technology, Austria's only hydrogen technology research center since 2005. As the head of the research center, he leads a team consisting of 36 researchers and is involved in the research and development of technologies for production, distribution, storage and application of hydrogen. Dr. Trattner completed his dissertation in Mechanical Engineering with distinction in 2015 at the Graz University of Technology, where he led numerous national and international research projects since 2009. Additionally, Dr. Trattner has several years of teaching experience in Thermodynamics and is the author of numerous scientific publications and books.

Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Horst Steinmüller is responsible for the management of WIVA P&G. In his function, he ensures the optimal framework conditions for the showcase region WIVA P&G and its members. Furthermore, he is the contact person for the further development and participation in the research agenda WIVA P&G.

Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Anna Höglhammer graduated in environmental and bioresource management from the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences and is a research associate at WIVA P&G. She is responsible for project coordination and results monitoring. Furthermore, she is the contact person for the coordination of the accompanying research.

Ing. Mag a (FH) Martina Ammer is an experienced manager in the field of research projects and programs. She is responsible for the entire project coordination in WIVA P&G. Furthermore, she is the contact person for national industry cooperations and the corresponding utilization of project results. She is also responsible for dissemination and communication activities.