Nina Catharina Näsman serves as Advisor for Cities & Industry 4.0 at Airvolt DOOH, supporting the company’s long-term positioning at the intersection of clean air infrastructure, urban systems, and sustainable industrial transformation.

With over twelve years of international experience across sustainability strategy, innovation ecosystems, communications, and urban economic development, Nina brings a rare blend of analytical depth, policy fluency, and execution-oriented thinking. Her work consistently bridges the gap between climate ambition and practical deployment—particularly in complex, multi-stakeholder environments spanning cities, industry, startups, and public institutions.

At Airvolt, Nina contributes strategic insight on how clean air infrastructure can be embedded credibly within urban and industrial contexts, aligning environmental impact with institutional trust, economic viability, and long-term systems change. Her perspective is especially valuable as Airvolt scales its Clean Air Media Infrastructure across diverse geographies and regulatory landscapes.

Professional Background

Nina currently serves as Senior Manager, Community & Platforms at EIT Manufacturing, a public–private partnership within the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT). In this role, she leads the strategic, commercial, and operational development of AGORA, a pan-European open innovation platform and community focused on accelerating greener, more resilient industrial systems. Her work includes convening industry leaders, academic partners, startups, and policymakers around clean energy, decarbonisation, and circular manufacturing.

Previously, Nina worked at PwC UK within the firm’s Cities & Urbanisation practice, advising governments, development institutions, and private sector clients on sustainability, climate strategy, urban finance, and innovation-led economic development. Her portfolio included managing large-scale international programmes and contributing to policy-shaping initiatives linked to the Fourth Industrial Revolution and sustainable cities.

Earlier in her career, Nina built strong domain expertise in industrial markets and global supply chains as a journalist and team leader at Steel First (Metal Bulletin), covering European steel, raw materials, and emerging market dynamics. This foundation gives her a pragmatic understanding of heavy industry, commodities, and the real-world constraints of industrial transformation.

Global Perspective & Thought Leadership

Trained as a development economist (SOAS, BSc) and urban geographer (LSE, MSc), Nina combines rigorous academic grounding with extensive on-the-ground experience across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. She has lived and worked in environments ranging from major European capitals to emerging industrial and urban contexts in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.

She is a published author and contributor to analytical work on cleantech cities, circular economy, industrial innovation, and sustainable urban development, collaborating with organisations such as the World Economic Forum, C40 Cities, and leading academic and policy institutions.

Multilingual and cross-culturally fluent, Nina is known for her ability to translate complex systems—climate policy, industrial technology, finance, and governance—into clear narratives and actionable frameworks.

Role at Airvolt

At Airvolt, Nina supports the company as a long-term strategic advisor, helping ensure that its mission to improve air quality through media-powered infrastructure remains grounded in credible sustainability practice, urban relevance, and institutional alignment. Her contribution reinforces Airvolt’s positioning not as a symbolic climate initiative, but as a serious infrastructure platform capable of integrating into cities and industrial ecosystems at scale.