Jannicke Gerner Bjerkås (1972) is Director CCS (Carbon Capture and Storage) in Celsio, Oslo’s district heating company, and head of the full-scale carbon capture and storage project at Norway’s largest waste-to-energy plant since 2018. She has expertise in developing CO2 capture and climate technology as well as sustainable energy production and energy recovery in accordance with technical, political and commercial requirements. Jannicke has extensive management experience as a.o Head of HR and Communication and Chief of Staff, and professional knowledge from more than 10 years in energy recovery, recycling and biological treatment of organic waste. She is a former Air Force officer with 4 years of training from the Royal Norwegian Air Force Academy and 10 years of military service in different positions within airspace control and intelligence, communications and HR. She has completed studies in market economics and has a Master of Management from BI Norwegian Business School.