Meet the Team.
Our innovative team brings together engineers from different technology fields, economists and sustainability, circularity and competitiveness focused business experts to ensure your company is a leader in green and digital transformation in Germany and all over EU as well. Get to know our core team and connect us – we are happy to discuss how we can bring new sustainable, technological and competitive solutions to meet your current and future needs. We also have other experts in different locations in the EU available for your specific project needs. Â
Bianca Olschewski
CEO & Senior Project Manager
bolschewski(at)cleopa.de
Pauliina Harrivaara
CEO & Senior RDI & Industry 5.0 Consultant
p.harrivaara(at)cleopa.de
Christiana Panteli
Researcher & Consultant in Energy and Buildings
cpanteli(at)cleopa.de
Laura Martinez
Design & Marketing Lead
lmartinez(at)cleopa.de
Dipanjan Das
IOT and R&D Specialist
d.das(at)cleopa.de
Melina Aalto-Halme
Digital Solution Designer & Technology Consultant
m.aalto-halme(at)cleopa.de
Who are we? Â
Our forward-thinking team brings together engineers from diverse technology fields, alongside professionals in economics, sustainability, circularity, and industrial competitiveness. This unique combination ensures your organization and also research project —whether in industry, infrastructure, sustainability, or technology— leads the way in green and digital transformation, delivering practical, high-impact solutions tailored to many industries.Â
Our headquarters have been located in the Berlin Brandenburg region for over 25 years. Nowadays we also serve our customers all over Europe having experts for example in the Nordics and Southern Europe. Our consults and engineers serve you not only in different technology, sustainability and business transformation related consulting and research cases, we are also experienced to support your go-to-market operations and public sector consulting needs both locally and in the whole European Union. Â
What we do?Â
RDI & Engineering & Sustainability ConsultingÂ
We support companies to be ready to lead the green and digital transformation. Our consulting is hands-on, strategic and collaborative – helping you boost energy and resource efficiency, integrate circular product design into product development, and meet sustainability goals while bringing your competitiveness to the next level. Â
We assess your needs, co-develop strategies, and help implement changes that are practical, measurable, and future-proof. Our team offers you a combination of technology, engineering, sustainability and innovation expertise to meet your companies specific needs.Â
Research Project Management Â
As project management professionals we combine technical expertise with impactful and driven mindset. Our experienced team ensures smooth delivery—from planning to reporting. We support both complex technical projects and agile sprints, integrating seamlessly into onsite, hybrid, or remote teams for a collaborative experience. Â
We help turn innovation into impact—supporting your journey from concept to market. With a strong track record and excellent feedback from private and EU-funded projects, we guide product and service development, strategic research communication, market validation, and go-to-market strategies to ensure your innovations reach the right markets effectively and research projects meet the timelines and outcomes expected..Â
As active contributors, we bring both technical know-how and a strong sense of purpose to every consortium. From concept to implementation, we help shape solutions with real-world impact, driving innovation forward with a deep understanding of both technology and sustainability.Â
MEMBERSHIPS
Since 2004, the HiPEAC (High Performance and Embedded Architecture and Compilation) project has provided European researchers with a platform for computer systems and for fostering cooperation between science and industry as well as computer architects and tool manufacturers.
As part of the joint innovation strategy innoBB 2025 of the states of Brandenburg and Berlin, the cluster energy technology acts as a hinge between science and industry and strengthens the innovation and competitiveness of the region Berlin-Brandenburg. The actors of the cluster energy technology are specifically networked by the cluster management along the value chains and the innovation topics agreed upon in the dialog process and are supported in the initiation of projects in the early stages, e.g. in the formation of consortia for project networks.
The German Institute for Standardization e.V. (DIN), which was founded in 1917, is the independent platform for standardization in Germany and worldwide. As a partner of business, research and society, DIN makes a significant contribution to supporting the marketability of innovative solutions through standardization – whether in topics related to the digitization of business and society or in the context of research projects.The experts at Cleopa GmbH are involved in the development of numerous DIN SPEC standards.
