Marat brings close to two decades of experience including over 15 years in infrastructure, energy and real assets investments and financing. Prior to Pentagreen Capital, Marat was head of the Asia Upstream unit at International Finance Corporation (World Bank Group) within the manufacturing, agribusiness and services industry group, tasked with developing early-stage interventions and bankable projects across sustainable mobility, decarbonisation, waste and circular economy in South East and South Asia. Previously Marat was Senior Director of Infrastructure at Clifford Capital in Singapore and held roles in the HSBC Resources and Energy project finance group in Hong Kong and the KPMG Global Infrastructure group in London.


Marat holds a BSc in Mathematics and Philosophy from the University of Southampton in the UK and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales.

Enric is the Global Head of Environmental Products at Mercuria. He manages a wide range of environmental products both in compliance and voluntary markets and leads the Silvania nature investment vehicle. Prior to joining Mercuria, Enric was heading Low Carbon Trading in bp. Enric has been active in environmental markets since 2005 and is currently the Chairman of the International Emissions Trading Association. Enric holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics, a Master in Finance by London Business School and speaks four languages.

Munib Madni is the Chief Executive Officer of the FAST-P Asia Pte Ltd, overseeing the strategic direction and execution of Financing Asia’s Transition Partnership (FAST-P), a blended finance initiative launched by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. FAST-P brings together international public, private and philanthropic partners to support Asia’s decarbonisation and climate resilience.


Munib previously spent close to 14 years at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, where he served as CIO of Asia Equity and co-Portfolio Manager for a US$14 billion global mandate.


Munib is a CFA Charterholder with a Master of Science in Environmental Management from the National University of Singapore. He also holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance (First Class Honours) from the University of Technology, Sydney.

Chris is the Head of Carbon Markets Development at Standard Chartered, building the bank's environmental trading and financing business and growing its profile as a global leader in sustainable finance. This involves advising clients, supporting trade bodies, originating carbon related transactions and building the trading infrastructure. He supported SCB's Group CEO, Bill Winters, in his role as Chair of the Taskforce for Scaling the Voluntary Carbon Markets (TSVCM) and is now a board member of the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Markets (IC-VCM). He is also a board member of Carbonplace, a global carbon credit settlement platform and a member of the Climate Impact X (CIX) Advisory Forum. Chris is involved in a number initiatives to grow the market including the US Energy Transition Accelerator (ETA), Singapore’s Sustainable Finance Association (SSFA) and the ASEAN Common Carbon Framework (ACCF).


Chris’ experience in the commodity markets spans over 30 years in origination, sales and trading. At Standard Chartered, he built the Bank’s energy risk management platform, originating deals with state-owned and merchant refiners, oil producers, airlines, utilities and shipping companies. Previously Chris was with Barclays where he was Global Head of Environmental Markets Sales and before that at Merrill Lynch where he traded power, gas and set up their carbon emissions trading desk. He was a founder member of the Carbon Markets and Investors Association (CMIA) and was the Chairman of Power Trading Forum a division of the Futures and Options Association (FOA). He also worked as a base metals trader for several years before moving to energy. Chris has a strongunderstanding of commodity deal structuring, trade finance and managing price risk.

Dr Ben Caldecott is the founding Director of the Oxford Sustainable Finance Group. He currently serves on the IPCC as Coordinating Lead Author for finance as part of Working Group III in the Seventh Assessment Report.


He has more than fifteen years of boardroom experience as a non-executive director across listed companies, leading financial institutions, public bodies, and charities. He is the only external member of the Board Sustainability Committee of DBS Bank, Southeast Asia’s largest bank, having joined in 2022. Since 2022 he has also been a Trustee of the RSPB, Europe’s largest conservation charity. The same year Ministers appointed him to the Adaptation Committee of the UK Climate Change Committee, the statutory body created under the Climate Change Act 2008.


He is Chair of the Advisory Group for the International Transition Plan Network (ITPN), a coalition of governments and regulators developing global norms for credible climate transition plans.

Saurabh is Head of Origination & Strategic Partnerships at Climate Impact X (CIX). In his role, he leads efforts to source high-integrity carbon projects by collaborating closely with project developers, while also driving strategic partnerships with a broad range of stakeholders, including government bodies, development organisations, among other partners.


Prior to this role, Saurabh spent over eight years with the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), holding various positions across the Environmental Sustainability, International Operations and Energy divisions. Saurabh started his career with environmental markets brokerage, Tradition Green, originating and transacting carbon credit projects under the Kyoto Protocol.


Saurabh holds a Master of Science in Environmental Management and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the National University of Singapore.

Ling Min is Investment Director at GenZero, leading the company’s investments in nature-based solutions. She was previously a Director in Temasek International’s Sustainability Group, accumulating more than 10 years of experience investing in global companies across diverse industry sectors, including transportation, logistics, industrials and real estate. She also led early-stage supply chain technology investments at Reefknot Investments, a joint venture fund between Temasek and Kuehne+Nagel.


In terms of external appointments, Ling Min sits on the Board of Perennial. She graduated from the Singapore Management University with a Bachelor of Science in Economics and a Bachelor of Business Management.

Ho Tong Yen is the Chief Sustainability Officer and concurrently Managing Director and Head of Corporate Communications at Keppel Ltd. He is also the CEO of Keppel Care Foundation.


He was previously CEO of the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City Investment and Development Co Ltd in China and before that had held various positions in the Singapore Government, including Press Secretary to then Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong in the Prime Minister’s Office. He had also served as a diplomat at the Permanent Mission of Singapore to the United Nations in New York and the Singapore Trade Office in Taipei.


Tong Yen has a BSc (Economics) from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a Master in Public Management from the National University of Singapore.

Frederick is the CEO of GenZero. He oversees the strategic direction of the company to achieve both climate impact and sustainable long-term financial returns.


Prior to his appointment at GenZero, Frederick held various leadership positions in Sustainability, Portfolio Management and Business Continuity Management in his 12 years at Temasek International. As Managing Director of Sustainable Solutions, he established the team and conceived capability programmes in clean energy, urban, and climate and nature solutions.


Frederick holds several sustainability advisory positions, including being a Member of the SEforALL Governance Board and World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Climate and Nature Governance. He is also a member on the Advisory Panel of the Centre for Liveable Cities which was established by Singapore’s Ministry of National Development and Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment to create and share knowledge on sustainable cities.

Lucien is Executive Director and Head of Carbon Markets Policy at MSCI, leading policy research on carbon markets and corporate climate commitments, including corporate and investor net-zero standards, international climate policy and carbon market governance. Before MSCI's acquisition of Trove Research, he developed Trove's Policy & Guidance research and product offering.


He previously conducted research on policy and governance for climate change and health at the University of Oxford and on the green economy at University College London (UCL). Lucien holds a PhD in Geography from UCL, and has authored and contributed to research publications in leading journals, including Nature, Science, Nature Climate Change, and the Lancet. Lucien is a Fellow of both the Royal Geographical Society and Royal Society of Arts.

Anshari is a Director in the Strategy and Development Group (Policy & Analytics) at GenZero, and he is responsible for providing thought leadership on policy, regulations and standards in support of GenZero’s investment activities.


Before GenZero, he was a climate change negotiator with the National Climate Change Secretariat under the Prime Minister’s Office. He had represented the Singapore Government at various multilateral fora such as the UNFCCC, UNCBD, IPCC and ASEAN. In total, Anshari has accumulated over 10 years of experience in multilateral negotiations and policymaking.


Anshari has coordinated whole-of-government initiatives such as Singapore’s updated Nationally Determined Contribution and carbon markets strategy. He was also the lead carbon markets negotiator for Singapore, and has co-chaired expert level negotiations on Article 6 of the Paris Agreement (international market and non-market based cooperation).


In terms of external appointments, Anshari currently sits on the Board of Verra.

Aadith Moorthy is transforming the future of climate solutions with advanced AI and satellite technology. He founded and leads Boomitra, an Earthshot Prize winner and a leading carbon project developer. Boomitra helps corporations and governments achieve carbon removal goals while incentivizing farmers and ranchers to sequester CO2 through improved soil health.


Aadith believes in the power of technology to drive gigaton-scale climate solutions. His expertise and leadership have earned him recognition as a TIME100 Next leader, a top AI founder by TechCrunch, and a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree for social impact.


A frequent speaker at the intersection of climate, technology, and agriculture, he has been featured by The Wall Street Journal, Entrepreneur, Bloomberg, Forbes, and other leading outlets, positioning him at the forefront of climate action discussions.


A Stanford Knight-Hennessy Scholar, Aadith holds an MS from Stanford and two bachelor's degrees from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Materials Science, Computer Science, and Engineering.

Tommy Ricketts is the CEO and co-founder of BeZero Carbon, a global ratings agency for the voluntary carbon market. BeZero was founded in 2020, its global team combines expertise within climate and earth science, financial research, data science, and public policy. Prior to founding BeZero Carbon, Tommy was a VP in Global Research at Bank of America and worked as a political strategist in London and Brussels.

Ander Zozaya is a Project Manager at the Singapore-ETH Centre, where he leads the Cooling Singapore research initiative, a flagship project that has developed the Digital Urban Climate Twin (DUCT) for Singapore. With over 15 years of experience in Asia, Ander brings a unique blend of technical expertise and strategic business acumen to climate adaptation and mitigation solutions.


As Project Manager for Cooling Singapore since May 2021, Ander coordinates multidisciplinary teams of 20+ researchers, engineers, and experts to develop cutting-edge urban climate modeling and heat mitigation strategies. Beyond Singapore's implementation, the CS team is actively pushing the expansion and testing of the DUCT framework to cities in the Global South, including pilot implementations in Bhubaneswar (India) and Belo Horizonte (Brazil). His work involves close collaboration with government agencies and urban planners to ensure effective knowledge and technology transfer of research findings into practical urban planning applications across diverse climate contexts.


Ander holds a Master of Science in Sustainable Energy and Environment from City University of Hong Kong and a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Organization Engineering. His professional journey spans diverse sectors including energy efficiency, manufacturing, and business development across China and Singapore.

Amy Barnes is responsible for leading Marsh’s global strategy on the development of climate and sustainability-related initiatives for clients, particularly in relation to the impact of a changing physical risk landscape, improving access to capital for green initiatives, and a more thorough understanding of climate-related project risk.


She also participates in Marsh McLennan’s Sustainability and Climate Change programme, which focuses on developing sustainability and climate change services.

Alvin holds concurrent roles at Temasek as a Director, Sustainability Group and Director, Macro Strategy at Temasek. He leads Ecosperity, Temasek’s flagship sustainability thought leadership and advocacy platform in the former role and co-leads Europe and UK macro coverage in the latter.


Alvin focuses on macro and thematic investing across asset classes. Given Europe’s lead in climate focus, his role has evolved to incorporate climate change. In addition to conceptualizing and executing the firm’s first investment in a green transition-themed equity basket, Alvin co-leads climate scenarios coverage. He has also represented the firm at events including UN PRI in Person as a Panellist on climate scenarios.


Prior to the Macro Strategy team, Alvin held corporate finance roles at Temasek and KPMG. He possesses a Bachelor’s Degree in Accountancy (First Class Honours) from Nanyang Technological University under the KPMG scholarship, is a CFA Charterholder, and is currently reading a Masters in Sustainability Leadership at University of Cambridge.

Rebecca Mikula-Wright is the Chief Executive Officer of the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC) and Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC). Rebecca has worked in climate change, sustainability and investment banking for over 20 years in Hong Kong, Europe and Australia.


Rebecca started her career in investment banking working in equity research, credit analysis, commodities and derivatives for groups such as Nomura Securities, BlackRock, Exxon Mobil and JPMorgan. Involvement in early corporate sustainability programmes in many of her roles was the catalyst to move into the nascent sustainable finance and investment field in Asia where she led ASrIA (Assoc. for Sustainable and Responsible Investment in Asia) in Hong Kong.


Rebecca is a Board member of Wildlife Conservation International – the umbrella organisation of The Orangutan Project, International Elephant Project and the International Tiger Project, focused on animal and environmental conservation in Indonesia. She has a BA (Asian Studies/Commerce), Dip.Business Administration and speaks conversational Japanese, French and Czech.

Vid joined Clifford Capital in January 2025 as the Chief Investment Officer of Clifford Capital Asset Management (CCAM). His responsibilities include overseeing product development, engagement with the investors / Limited Partnerships (LPs) and running the investment committee.


Prior to Clifford Capital, Vid was the Managing Director of APAC Credit at Apollo Global Management, where he established the firm's pan-Asia Pacific private credit business. Vid’s career spans more than 25 years and includes senior positions at various financial institutions such as Commonwealth Bank of Australia, JPMorgan, Citigroup and Lloyds Banking Group.


Vid qualified as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) in the USA, as well as a Chartered Accountant and Cost Accountant in India, and completed a Bank Governance programme at the Said Business School, University of Oxford.

Kavitha Menon joined SSFA in October 2023 as its Director. As the head of SSFA, she is responsible for ensuring that the association achieves its mission of building a vibrant and inclusive ecosystem for sustainable finance in Singapore. Apart from the day-to-day running of the association, Kavitha’s role involves stakeholder engagement, membership recruitment, thought leadership, and enabling collaborations across the financial sector, non-financial sector, and government organisations to advance sustainable finance in Singapore.


Prior to her current role, Kavitha was the Global Head of Equity Research team at Foord Asset Management in Singapore where she headed their ESG integration process. She has over 15 years of experience in equity investment management, specialising in Global Financials, based out of Singapore and India.


Kavitha has a Master’s in Public Administration from Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, where she was a John F. Kennedy Fellow and Edward S. Mason Fellow. She is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and has a Master’s in Business Administration (Finance) from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (India) and a Bachelor of Engineering (Electronics and Communication) from Anna University (India).


Kavitha is passionate about sustainable finance. Having analysed investments using a risk-return framework for all these years, she is keen to delve into ‘impact’ to marry investor returns with social and environmental good and drive that change in the financial markets.

Dr Jasmine Lau is the Partnerships and Innovation lead at the Singapore-ETH Centre, an international collaboration between the NRF (National Research Foundation) and ETH Zurich. This Centre leverages Swiss and Singapore R&D strengths for addressing national and global challenges.


Jasmine leads the Centre’s ecosystem engagements to drive the translation of cutting-edge research into real-world impact — bridging science, government, and society through strategic partnerships. The Centre’s research spans widely across highly multidisciplinary work on sustainable urban systems, digital health technologies, and currently, the emerging frontiers in our modern digital world, like AI for Science and high performance computing.


A biomedical scientist by training, and a former national science scholar, and a former RIE2025 planner, Jasmine couples her scientific expertise with experiences at A*STAR, NRF and the Singapore-ETH Centre in science policy and planning, national research programme development and ecosystem building – to enable collaborations to shape the future of innovation and society.

Wee Wei is the Director of International Trade Division (Green Economy & Sustainability) and Carbon Mitigation Division at the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI), where she drives Singapore’s international strategy on Green Economy Agreements (GEA) and bilateral cooperation on Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. She is also responsible for strategies and policies related to the sourcing and utilisation of Article 6 carbon credits to meet Singapore’s climate goals.


Wee Wei spent more than 15 years working in the Ministry of Trade and Industry in various roles including negotiation of free trade agreements, bilateral economic cooperation with Northeast Asia economies and industry development of the tourism sector. She was also Centre Director for Enterprise Singapore’s Beijing Office to facilitate the internationalisation of Singapore companies in China.


In addition to her current duties, Wee Wei currently serves as the Chairperson of the COP30 Singapore Pavilion Organising Committee, overseeing the strategic planning and execution of the Singapore Pavilion to showcase Singapore’s sustainability efforts and foster international partnerships with global climate stakeholders.

Ingrid Coetzee is Director: Biodiversity, Nature and Health at ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability. She has more than 40 years’ experience in sustainability, advocacy and governance and has worked in national, subnational and city governments. Her work focuses on biodiversity advocacy, mainstreaming nature and its benefits into urban planning and decision-making, and promoting nature-based solutions to help cities become greener, healthier, and more resilient and liveable places. Ingrid leads on ICLEI’s biodiversity advocacy work, which includes representing the voice of cities in the local and subnational government major group in the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and associated processes, including the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) and the Convention on Wetlands. She also coordinates ICLEI’s work in the CitiesWithNature and RegionsWithNature partnership initiatives. She represents ICLEI and the voice of local and subnational governments on the UNEP Intergovernmental and Multi-stakeholder Advisory Group (IMAG) of GEO7, the CMS Global Partnership on Ecological Connectivity, the AMCEN Civil Society Group, as well as the CLEANAction Coalition and World Coastal Forum. Ingrid also serves as technical lead on ICLEI’s contributions, as one of the 15 Global Partners, to the UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration.

Nili Gilbert, CFA, CAIA, is the Vice Chairwoman of Carbon Direct, a leader in scaling carbon management into a global industry through investment, science, and client advisory.


She is also Chair of the David Rockefeller Fund Investment Committee, Independent Board Director of Brookfield Asset Management, Senior Advisor at Boston Consulting Group, a member of the Clinton Global Initiative Advisory Council and the Harvard Salata Institute Advisory Board, and Chair of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero’s Advisory Panel.


With a focus on global macroeconomic investment and forecasting, Nili previously Co-Founded Matarin Capital, growing the firm into one of the largest women-owned asset managers in the U.S. She Co-Chairs the Milken Institute Geo-Economics Leadership Network, serves on the World Economic Forum Global Future Council and the Bretton Woods Committee, and has served in committee chair and advisory roles as a permanent member of both the Council on Foreign Relations and the Economic Club of New York.


Nili is honored among Barron’s 100 Most Influential Women in U.S. Finance and TIME100 Climate. Her TED Talk has received nearly 2 million views. She has also been recognized as a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, LinkedIn “TopVoice” in Finance, Entrepreneur of the Year by the National Association of Securities Professionals, Bloomberg BusinessWeek “One to Watch”, and awarded with a Bellagio Center Residency by the Rockefeller Foundation.


Nili received her BA, magna cum laude, from Harvard University, her MBA from Columbia Business School, where she was a Toigo Fellow, and she has completed programs in leadership and sustainability at Oxford and Stanford Universities.

Mr Benedict Chia is Director-General (Climate Change) from the National Climate Change Secretariat in the Strategy Group, Prime Minister’s Office, Singapore. He is responsible for driving Singapore’s climate change efforts and policies across key inter-agency workstreams, while bringing on board technical expertise and providing strategic advice. Prior to that, Benedict has served in the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Trade and Industry, as well as the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources.

Hugh graduated from the University of Liverpool in 1987 with a Bachelor of Engineering (First Class) degree on a Singapore Armed Forces (Overseas) Scholarship. He holds a Master of Science (Management of Technology) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States of America, 1998. Prior to joining CLC, Hugh was the CEO of the Building & Construction Authority (BCA), where he was actively involved in developing the latest iteration of the Singapore Green Building Masterplan, a key component of the Singapore Green Plan 2030. Hugh has held the appointment of Deputy Secretary (Community, Youth and Sports) at the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth, and concurrently as a Board member of SportSG, played a leadership role in the development of Singapore’s sports facility masterplan, as well as in overseeing the Singapore Sports Hub project. He also supervised plans for the development of an expanded Outward Bound Singapore campus. In his earlier appointment as Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Law, Hugh was a board member of the Singapore Land Authority, and had management responsibility over land policy. He is married with three children, and has a keen interest in technology, sports and photography.

Ms Abigail Ng is the Chief Sustainability Officer of the MAS, where she oversees sustainability strategies and steers developmental and regulatory initiatives across MAS. Her work focuses on developing a vibrant sustainable and transition finance ecosystem, while driving collaborations with regional and international counterparts.


Prior to this, Ms Ng served as Executive Director and Head of the Markets Policy & Consumer Department, where she led the formulation of policies in the capital markets to promote fair, orderly, and transparent markets; achieve equitable outcomes for investors; and shaping corporate governance standards. She also headed departments responsible for supervising market infrastructure including exchanges and central counterparties, and oversaw the regulation of securities offerings and takeover and merger transactions.


Ms Ng represented MAS at various international fora including the ASEAN Capital Markets Forum where MAS chairs the Working Group on promoting corporate sustainability disclosures. She was also deeply involved in work at the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) dedicated to improving sustainability-related disclosures by securities issuers, and on the Fintech Taskforce examining policy issues related to digital assets and tokenisations.


Before joining the MAS, Ms Ng was with the Singapore Legal Service in the State Courts and the Attorney-General’s Chambers, and is admitted as Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore.

Mr Bernard Koh is the Assistant Chief Executive of PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency. He oversees PUB's Future Systems and Technology cluster to future-proof the water systems by leveraging on Research & Development (R&D) to accelerate the deployment of technologies in PUB for operational efficiency, decarbonisation and resource circularity. He also oversees the industry collaboration strategies by supporting the growth of water companies and in their commercialisation effort. He has extensive operational experience across the entire engineering value chain, including operation and maintenance of Water Treatment Plants, NEWater Factories and Desalination Plants. He led the Water Systems Unit which was responsible for the reliability, resilience and optimisation of PUB’s operations at the system level. He was also involved in project management of large infrastructure projects. Bernard graduated with a Bachelors’ Degree in Electrical Engineering from Nanyang Technological University and a Masters in Electrical Engineering from National University of Singapore. He is a registered Professional Electrical Engineer with the Singapore Professional Engineers Board and a Chartered Engineer (Systems Engineering) with the Institution of Engineers Singapore.

Vicki Yong is Deputy Director in the International Trade Division (Green Economy and Sustainability) at the Ministry of Trade and Industry, Singapore. She leads efforts to strengthen Singapore’s bilateral and multilateral cooperation on Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement and other international carbon market cooperation. Prior to this role, she oversaw policies supporting the growth of Singapore’s green economy, carbon markets, and green skills development.

In 2024, Naoki Shigetake was appointed as Chief Operating Officer of GX Acceleration Agency (GXA). He also serves as a member of the Japanese government’s GX Execution Committee chaired by former Prime Minister Kishida, contributing to national policy development for decarbonization and economic growth.


Shigetake began his career at Mitsui & Co., Ltd. in 1982 after graduating from Waseda University with a degree in Political Science and Economics. In 1992, he earned his MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and joined Boston Consulting Group (BCG), where he held various leadership roles. He served as Managing Director and Senior Partner until June 2024.


With more than four decades of experience in global business and strategy, Shigetake brings deep expertise to his current role, where he leads efforts to accelerate Japan’s green transformation and foster collaboration between industry and government.

Dave leads BCG’s Climate and Sustainability Practice in Southeast Asia and the Climate Adaptation and Resilience topic in Asia-Pacific. He works with private and public sector clients on climate and sustainability, as well as energy transition strategies.


With over 20 years of experience works with private and public sector clients on climate and sustainability and energy transition spanning the energy sector, sustainability, and public sector transformation, Dave has been instrumental in developing net-zero pathways, sustainable financing strategies, and climate resilience frameworks for governments and multinational corporations. He has supported key global initiatives, including COP26, COP27, and COP28 presidencies. Dave’s expertise and leadership position him as a thought leader in driving impactful climate solutions.

Mr Ravi Menon is Singapore’s Ambassador for Climate Action and Senior Adviser to the National Climate Change Secretariat at the Prime Minister’s Office.


He is also Chairman of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) Asia-Pacific Advisory Board and a member of the GFANZ Principals Group.


Mr Menon was previously Managing Director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (2011-23), where he steered Singapore’s development as a green finance hub and led MAS’ efforts to develop a taxonomy for transition financing, forge an international coalition to promote transition credits, and build a blended finance platform to address climate finance gaps in Asia. On the international front, he served as Chairman of the Network of Central Banks and Supervisors for Greening the Financial System.


Mr Menon was Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Trade & Industry (2007-11) where he helped to shape energy policies to achieve environmental sustainability, energy security, and cost competitiveness.

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Matt Kaczmarek is Managing Director, Head of Emerging Market Credit Strategy for Global Infrastructure Partners, a part of BlackRock, and head of BlackRock’s Los Angeles office. Matt’s team invests in private infrastructure credit in emerging markets and developing countries to support economic growth, infrastructure resilience, and climate change mitigation. He also leads investor relations and engagement with not-for-profit and development finance partners. Prior to joining BlackRock, Matt held senior economic policy appointments in the Administration of former U.S. President Barack Obama, including on the National Security Council in the White House and at the Treasury and State Departments.

As Global Head of IFC's Climate Capacity & Inclusion Accelerator, Veronica works to increase the volume of sustainable finance, influence the quality of global standards, and enhance nature and climate leadership across industries to ensure that businesses and local supply chains are future-ready. Her team designed the first practical guidelines in biodiversity and circular economy finance, incubated IFC’s approach to transition finance including hard-to-abate sectors, and delivered executive training to 2000 banking leaders across emerging markets to enable $18+B in sustainable bonds. Previously Veronica managed IFC's Global Sustainable Infrastructure Advisory helping companies financially value returns on sustainability, deliver local economic development and empower communities to use open data for water stewardship. Prior to IFC, Veronica worked at the World Bank, the International Youth Foundation, the White House, and the US Department for Health & Human Services. She holds a Masters from Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Veronica is known for her innovative ability to convene and connect a broad range of stakeholders to achieve positive outcomes. She was the founder of IFC’s global Sustainability Exchange and developed Commdev.org, IFC’s external repository to share best practice in community-private sector development. Veronica served on the World Economic Forum’s Council on Infrastructure & Long-term Finance and as an advisor to Kellogg’s Development Partnership Initiative. She was listed among 10 Inspirational Women in Mining and has published articles on measuring social capital.

Rodrigo Fernandes is Director of Sustainability at Bentley Systems, leading the implementation of the company’s sustainability business strategy and initiatives. Rodrigo’s charter is to empower sustainable development through Bentley software and services, evangelize Bentley’s handprint, and advocate for a sustainability culture.


In his previous role at Bentley, he worked as a senior consultant and project manager on the Water Infrastructure Team and then as a business development / environmental industry expert for Acceleration Team and Digital Cities. Working many years in the environmental engineering industry in R&D and the private sector, he also served as an external expert for the Portuguese Ministry of the Sea and for the European Commission and where he was also a European Climate Pact Ambassador.


He has a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering and has designed and managed over 20 European innovation projects on modelling water resources and environmental safety issues, authoring +30 peer-reviewed papers.

Kyung-Ah is Chief Sustainability Officer at Temasek. She is responsible for advancing Temasek's sustainability strategy to climate resilient, net zero portfolio and to enable nature positive and inclusive growth. She also oversees the integration of ESG across Temasek's global portfolio, including new investments and engagements with portfolio companies to deliver long-term sustainable returns.


Kyung-Ah has over two decades of experience in the finance industry, the majority of which was dedicated to building and leading the global environmental markets initiatives at Goldman Sachs and advancing innovative finance solutions to address climate change. She was the head of Environmental Markets and Innovation and a member of the Sustainable Finance Steering Group. She joined Goldman Sachs in Mergers & Acquisitions and worked in Investment Banking in New York and Hong Kong. Prior to Goldman Sachs, she was at McKinsey in South Korea and South Africa.


Kyung-Ah has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from Yonsei University in Korea. She serves on the board of ClimateWorks Foundation and is a non-executive board director of Clifford Capital Holdings. She is a Fellow of the 2023 class of the Finance Leaders Fellowship and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.

Leslie has over 25 years of management experience across entrepreneurship, development, and philanthropy, including ten years developing and growing smallholder farmer businesses across Africa. As Laudes Foundation’s founding CEO, Leslie Johnston leads a team of 50 professionals to deliver – via its 300+ partners - on its mission to accelerate the transition to a green, fair and inclusive global economy. Previously, she headed C&A Foundation as its first Executive Director, repositioning it as a global catalyst to make fashion a force for good. She served as Executive Director of the Argidius Foundation, Deputy Director for TechnoServe in Africa and a management consultant for McKinsey & Company.


Leslie is also an accomplished board director, currently serving on the boards of Impact Europe (formerly the European Venture Philanthropy Association) as Chair, PUR, Fashion for Good BV, Built by Nature Stichting (as Vice Chair), Climate Resilience for All, EAT’s Advisory Board as well as University College London’s Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose Advisory Board. She is also a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Jobs and Frontier Technologies (and previously served on the Global Future Council on the Future of Philanthropy for Climate and Nature.).

Frances Chen is the Head of Sustainability, ASEAN, at HSBC. She oversees the delivery of HSBC’s net zero and sustainability agenda in Singapore and ASEAN. She works with Head of Sustainability in countries to develop and coordinate country-level plan, governance forum, and capability building initiatives. She also represents HSBC and supports senior management of the Bank and Business teams in key external engagements with clients, regulators, governmental agencies, industry bodies, and NGOs to help shape an enabling ecosystem for advancing net zero and sustainability.


Prior to joining HSBC, Frances worked at KPMG Singapore and Taiwan, where she advised listed companies on their sustainability strategies, initiatives, and disclosures. She has over 12 years of experiences working on sustainability in both the private and non-profit sectors.


Frances holds a Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs and Geography from The George Washington University.

Bambi Semroc is Senior Vice President of Bioeconomy at Conservation International, where she leads global strategy and partnerships to scale investment in nature and local economies. With over two decades of experience in sustainable agriculture, she has collaborated with leading companies—including Starbucks, Walmart, and McDonald’s—on next generation nature and sustainable sourcing commitments and landscape initiatives. Bambi founded the Sustainable Coffee Challenge and directed CI’s coffee program for more than a decade. She also supports emerging enterprises that align business growth with conservation and restoration. Bambi serves on the boards of the Global Coffee Platform and Sustainable Fisheries Partnership, and her work has been featured in Food Tank, the Chicago Tribune, and Daily Coffee News. She holds a master’s in international development from American University and a bachelor’s in English and French from Indiana University.

Hugh Salway is Principal, Markets at Gold Standard, one of the world’s leading carbon crediting standards with nearly 4000 projects in more than 100 countries worldwide. In this role, Hugh leads Gold Standard's work to shape and adapt to a changing carbon market, working with policymakers, international organisations, non-profits and companies across the world. Prior to joining Gold Standard in 2021, Hugh worked for eight years in the British Government, most recently as its Head of International Carbon Markets, as well as other roles in HM Treasury, the Cabinet Office and the Department for Energy and Climate Change.

Dr Arunabha Ghosh is the founder-CEO of the Council on Energy, Environment and Water. He played a formative role in creating the International Solar Alliance, and was a founding board member of the Clean Energy Access Network. Co-author/editor of four books, with experience in 53 countries, he previously worked at Princeton, Oxford, UNDP (New York), and WTO (Geneva).


In October 2024, he was appointed to the Government of India’s Commission for Air Quality Management. The Government of Brazil has appointed him as a Special Envoy for COP30. He co-chairs the WEF’s Global Future Council on the Energy Nexus (previously co-chaired GFC on Clean Air). In 2022, the UN Secretary-General appointed him to the HLEG on the Credibility and Accountability of Net-Zero Announcements by Non-State Actors.


He was Vice-Chair of the UN Committee for Development Policy and co-convened Our Common Air. He is a member of several international expert advisory groups: Global Commission on the Economics of Water, High-Level Group of Economists for the One Planet Lab, and the Senior Consultative Group for the U.S. Department of State’s Energy Transition Accelerator. He sits on the Oversight Committee of the Exploring Climate Cooling Options programme of the UK’s ARIA and on the ClimateWorks Foundation’s Board.

Yiran joined the National Climate Change Secretariat (NCCS) in the Prime Minister’s Office in March 2024. She is in charge of developing and coordinating Singapore’s overall climate mitigation and transition policies to achieve net zero emissions.


Prior to joining NCCS, Yiran spent around three years at the Ministry of Trade and Industry. She started as the Deputy Director of the Strategic Planning unit, and worked closely with teams across the ministry to chart out the direction for Singapore’s economic development. She subsequently took on the position as Special Assistant to the Minister for Trade and Industry, and the role of Head, New Energies Office, to drive Singapore’s efforts in developing low-carbon energy sources such as hydrogen, solar energy, and nuclear energy.

Gabriel Ho is a leading advocate for the decarbonisation of land, air, and sea transport: three of the world’s most energy-intensive and hardest-to-abate sectors. With over two decades in the energy and chemicals industry, including leadership roles at ExxonMobil, Shell, Infineum, Ecolab, and BASF, he combines deep technical expertise with strategic foresight to translate sustainability ambitions into investable projects and policy outcomes.


As Founder and Chief Sustainability Officer of the Asia Sustainable Aviation Fuel Association (ASAFA), Gabriel drives regional collaboration among airlines, fuel producers, financiers, and regulators to accelerate the adoption of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) across Asia. He is also Founder and CEO of Energy Constructs, an advisory firm advancing SAF and low-carbon fuel development through strategy, project development and finance across the Asia-Pacific.


In the past year, Gabriel has chaired, moderated, or spoken at over 20 major conferences on energy transition and sustainable transport. He also serves as a Board Member of the World Bioenergy Association (WBA), promoting global progress in bioenergy and low-carbon fuel adoption.

Senior Manager of Sustainability for the Americas, IATA. In this position, Pedro is responsible for environmental issues pertaining to the airline, ranging from managing international relations with governments and stakeholders to representing airlines in governmental regulatory matters affecting the industry in the region. Within his role, he is also responsible for promoting the advancement of global best practices and standards aimed at simplifying the process of doing business for IATA member airlines.
A graduate of Florida International University in Finance and International Relations, and with Florida and with an MBA in Airspace and Sustainability and Business Management from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Pedro has extensive experience in international policy issues aimed at reducing aviation's carbon footprint. His work is currently focused on supporting governments across the Americas region in the development of policies that encourage the advancement of sustainable aviation fuels, and the adoption of strategies aimed at the decarbonization of the aviation industry as a goal towards 2050.

William Liew is Deputy Director for Climate Mitigation at the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (MSE), Singapore. He oversees national policies on climate change mitigation that support Singapore’s journey towards Net Zero. This includes administering Singapore’s Carbon Tax, overseeing the International Carbon Credits (ICC) Framework which helps develop Carbon Markets in alignment with Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, as well as developing Energy Efficiency regulations and standards. He is also involved in efforts to develop effective cross-border solutions to decarbonise Singapore’s economy, such as Carbon Capture and Storage.

Mike leads KPMG’s climate change and decarbonization practice where he has responsibility for leading KPMG firms work on areas such as climate risk, climate strategy, carbon markets, transition plans and energy transition for clients in many different sectors.


In addition to his climate role, Mike leads KPMG's Global Renewables business. With over 25 years of experience, he advises global corporate groups in the renewable energy and infrastructure sectors. His expertise spans acquisitions, mergers and other transactions in multiple countries. Clients include utilities, large developers, private equity firms, and energy and infrastructure funds.


Mike is also leading on a number of significant bold ideas on the climate agenda. Working with the World Economic Forum, Mike plays a pivotal role in KPMG member firms efforts to address climate change and energy transition challenges through innovative strategies. In particular, Mike and the KPMG team are supporting the Forum on the Coal to Renewables transition initiative. This involves the development of innovative financing structures to help attract investors into the managed phase-out opportunity.


Mike is also focused on the mobilization of climate finance for developing countries using innovative financing techniques to help mitigate risk. In particular, he is supporting UNDP on the development of investable Nationally Determined Contributions to help attract private capital investment into emerging markets.

Colin Peh is a sustainability leader and entrepreneur driving Southeast Asia’s clean energy transition. As Founder and Managing Director of GoRentalSG, Singapore’s leading green technology company, he has championed renewable energy solutions that have decarbonised over 240+ events, reduced more than 1,500 tonnes of
carbon emissions, and impacted over 3.4 million people. A graduate of Nanyang Technological University and a certified Sustainability (ESG) Practitioner from the Chartered Management Institute (UK), Colin combines innovation and purpose to make clean energy accessible across industries and communities. His work has brought sustainable power to 26,000 rural villagers in Thailand and supported Singapore’s National Day Parade for eight consecutive years.


A sought-after speaker and panellist, Colin shares insights on decarbonisation, renewable technology, and the future of sustainable innovation.

Varad Pande is a leader in Boston Consulting Group’s Climate & Sustainability (C&S), Social Impact and Public Sector practices with a focus on emerging Asia. He is part of BCG’s Asia leadership team for blended & innovative finance, adaptation & resilience and digital public infrastructure (DPI). He has over 20 years of global experience as a senior ministerial advisor, an impact investor, and strategy consultant.


Varad’s work has spanned UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) domains such as financial inclusion, agriculture and livelihoods; and he has helped shape the global discourse on the role of DPI in accelerating the achievement of the SDGs.


Before joining the firm, Varad was a Partner at Omidyar Network India, a global leader in impact investing, where he led strategy, impact, and new initiatives.


Varad has been a Special Advisor to India's Minister for Environment & Rural Development, during which time he helped drive India’s agenda on climate change policy, sustainable livelihoods, and digitizing government payments. He led the creation of the Prime Minister's Rural Development Fellowship that connects India's youth with grassroots development. Varad was Principal Advisor to Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banerjee on the UN Secretary General’s Panel on the Post-2015 Agenda which developed the blueprint for the SDGs. Varad has Masters degrees from Harvard Kennedy School and the University of Cambridge, and a Bachelors Degree from St. Stephen's College, Delhi. In his free time, he is focused on spending time with his young twin daughters.

Remo Filleti is a Carbon Technical Analyst at the ICVCM, where he provides expert technical support for the assessment of VCM programs and categories.


Originally from Brazil, Remo holds a degree in Control and Automation Engineering, a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering. He also holds a PhD in Science and Management of Climate Change from Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy.


He spent nearly a decade in academia as a researcher and professor, focusing on life cycle assessment, carbon footprint, bioenergy, and forest-based projects. Following his academic career, Remo joined McKinsey & Company as a consultant in their sustainability practice, where he worked on projects related to carbon markets, nature-based solutions, and renewable energy for two years.

Catarina Santos is the Business Development & Partnerships Lead at UpEnergy Group, where she leads collaborations with governments and investors to design and finance high-integrity carbon projects across the Global South. Her experience spans corporate decarbonization, M&A, carbon markets, and climate finance, with a focus on advancing impact-driven climate solutions in emerging markets.


With a background in international relations and diplomacy from studies in London and Paris, Catarina brings a global perspective and a bridge-building approach across the private sector, governments, and civil society. She is also a certified coach passionate about holistic human development.

Caroline Amollo is a seasoned public policy and government relations executive with over 20 years of experience leading climate and energy diplomacy across Africa. As Director of Corporate Affairs at BURN Manufacturing, she oversees government engagement and policy strategy in 15 markets, advancing clean energy access and carbon finance partnerships. She has previously held senior roles with Google, One Acre Fund, and EIDU GmbH. A Ford Foundation Fellow and Harvard-trained negotiator, Caroline is recognized for her leadership in shaping progressive, high-impact public policy across the continent.

Matt Holmes is the Group Head of Political and Government Affairs at Zurich Insurance Group. Matt joined the firm in February 2021, bringing with him twenty years of experience working in government affairs at the national, European and at the international level. Prior to joining Zurich, he was Managing Director, Government and Regulatory Affairs at Deutsche Bank and before that led the financial services practice of a London-based political consultancy. Matt began his career as a senior policy advisor at the UK’s HM Treasury working on financial services regulation before it was fashionable.

Nigel Topping, CMG has led and been involved in many global initiatives uniting business and governments in tackling climate change. He is the co-founder of AmbitionLoop, a not-for-profit organization working to facilitate systemic change through radical collaboration between businesses and governments. He served as the UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for COP26, where he launched global initiatives like Race To Zero, Race To Resilience and GFANZ. He is a Non-Executive Director of the UK Infrastructure Bank, Chair of the UK Climate Change Committee, Senior Fellow and MPP, and strategic advisor to the 57-country collaboration launched at Glasgow, the Breakthrough Agenda. Prior to this he was CEO of the We Mean Business Coalition following an 18-year career running and owning manufacturing businesses. Nigel was awarded a CMG in 2022 in Queen Elizabeth II's final honours list for his contribution to accelerating action on climate change and is Honorary Professor of Economics at Exeter University.

Rachel Kyte was appointed UK Special Representative for Climate on 21 October 2024.

She is Professor of Practice in Climate Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford and dean emerita of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. Rachel was previously Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and CEO of Sustainable Energy for All. She has also served as World Bank Group Vice President and Special Envoy for Climate Change, as well as Vice President for Sustainable Development at the World Bank, and for Business Advisory Services at the International Finance Corporation. Rachel has held non-executive director, trustee and board member roles with a number of private and public financial institutions, as well as non-profit organisations, focused on climate and development.

Hon. Ali Daud Mohamed is a globally recognized authority on climate change, environmental governance, and sustainable development. With over 30 years of distinguished service in Kenya's public sector, Hon Mohamed has gathered expertise in bridging the intricate connections between environment and development on both national and international stages. His deep analytical acumen and visionary approach have positioned him as a transformative leader in policy development, multilateral negotiations, and sustainable resource management.


His illustrious career includes serving as Principal Secretary in the Ministries of Environment and Special Programmes under the Office of the President of Kenya, where he spearheaded groundbreaking policies and programmes to address Kenya’s most pressing environmental challenges. He has also been a trusted steward of Kenya’s engagement in international cooperation, consistently championing Africa’s voice in global climate governance.


Hon. Mohamed has held pivotal roles in multilateral arenas, including being elected President of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM) and representing Africa on the Standing Committee on (Climate) Finance. A renowned expert in international treaty negotiations, integrated resource management, coastal and marine environmental governance, and the development of large-scale, impactful international projects, he served as Chair of the African Group of Negotiators on Climate Change in 2024.

Dominic Kailashnath Waughray is Executive Vice President (EVP) and a member of the Leadership Team (LT) at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), based in Geneva Switzerland. Dominic joined WBCSD in October 2021.
In his role as EVP, Dominic leads the Climate, Nature and Tackling Inequality Imperatives as part of WBCSD’s strategy.


Working closely with WBCSD Member companies, he focuses on building, scaling and accelerating collaborative business solutions that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mainstream climate change adaptation; improve corporate accountability for decarbonization; scale corporate action to become nature positive; grow high integrity investments in nature-based solutions; and tackle rising inequality.


Dominic also works in close partnership to deliver these business solutions with WBCSD’s Pathways and Redefining Value Program pillars.

Antonia is Global Director of Sustainability & Partnerships, where she works with teams across Google and with external partners to progress company-wide sustainability & climate goals with a focus on Climate & AI, Net Zero and scaling sustainability product solutions. Building partnerships is at the core of her work, recognizing that Google can only successfully achieve its goals in collaboration with governments, NGOs, think tanks and experts to jointly unlock the system-wide transformations required.


In her 20 years of experience driving system change, she has worked globally with a range of leading international institutions including as Head of Climate Change and Deputy Director of the WEF Centre for Nature and Climate, Senior Analyst with the International Energy Agency and Deputy Director of Energy and Climate at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. She also spent two years working in Bhutan and across the region as an adviser on environment and clean energy.


She holds a Master’s in Environmental Planning, Policy and Regulation from the London School of Economics and a BA in Environmental Economics from the University of Toronto. In 2005, she was nominated by the International Institute for Sustainable Development as a Young Global Leader for Sustainable Development.

Mr Chee Hong Tat is currently the Minister for National Development. He also serves as Deputy Chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore Board of Directors, Chairman of the Chinese Community Liaison Group and an Adviser to the Board of Directors of Business China.


Mr Chee was first elected as a Member of Parliament for the Bishan-Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in 2015 and was re-elected during the 2020 and 2025 General Elections. Before joining politics, he spent 17 years in the Public Service, and had served as the Principal Private Secretary to Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, Chief Executive of the Energy Market Authority and Second Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Trade and Industry.


Before taking on his current role, Mr Chee had served as Minister for Transport, Second Minister for Finance, and Senior Minister of State for Health, Communications & Information, Education, Trade & Industry and Foreign Affairs. He was also Deputy Secretary of the National Trades Union Congress from May 2021 to June 2022.


Mr Chee was born in 1973 and is married with four children. He graduated from the University of California at Berkeley in 1996 with a Bachelor of Science (Highest Honours) in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and a Bachelor of Arts (Highest Honours) in Economics. He obtained his Masters of Business Administration from Adelaide University in 2006. He received the Distinguished Service Award from the National Trades Union Congress in April 2021 and was conferred an Honorary Fellow by the Institution of Engineers, Singapore in January 2023.

Dr. Yu Qian Ang is an Assistant Professor (Presidential Young Professor) at the National University of Singapore and Co-founder of Urbanflow, an urban science/climate-tech startup leveraging AI for sustainable urban design. His work bridges urban/climate science, policy, and innovation to advance urban decarbonization and climate adaptation in cities and vulnerable communities. Yu Qian holds a PhD in Architecture (Building Technology) from MIT and an MPhil from the University of Cambridge as a Gates Scholar. He was valedictorian and president of the students' union at the National University of Singapore during his undergraduate studies.


Yu Qian currently leads an interdisciplinary research team working on building decarbonization, urban heat mitigation, and climate equity. His work spans from developing low-cost cooling interventions for informal settlements - demonstrating scalable climate adaptation solutions for vulnerable communities facing extreme heat - to advancing building energy modeling and urban sustainability frameworks. His research has been published in leading journals including Nature Communications, Sustainable Cities and Society, and Applied Energy, with developed methods and tools now deployed across cities globally.


Before academia, Yu Qian served as Senior Assistant Director at Singapore's Ministry of Trade and Industry, where he helped shape Singapore's S$19 billion national science and technology masterplan (RIE2020). He has consulted for the World Bank on urban data science and has also co-founded two startups.

Maura Hodge is the ESG Audit Leader for KPMG in the U.S. and an audit partner in KPMG’s Boston Office. She has more than a decade of experience providing ESG reporting, and assurance services coupled with nearly 20 years of experience providing audit and internal control opinions on financial information for companies ranging from venture-backed private companies to the Fortune 100. Because of this background, she sits at the nexus of ESG strategy and reporting and regularly speaks with the media and clients to educate and advise on practical next steps. In addition, Maura is developing and overseeing initiatives to upskill KPMG professionals in ESG to support the embedding of ESG into all of KPMG’s services as well as supporting KPMG’s own impact strategy and reporting. Maura has served as KPMG’s liaison to the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB). She contributes to KPMG’s views with respect to responses to the SEC, standard setting for the IFRS Foundation’s ISSB, FASB and the AICPA Sustainability Task Force and supports KPMG International member firms with ESG assurance of U.S.components.

Global Head - Climate Risk & Response for KPMG International with responsibility for embedding climate and nature practices into the global firm’s strategy, solutions, products and services to clients. David also leads and coordinates cross-member firm efforts to assist KPMG's clients in the areas of climate risk, resilience & adaptation, Net Zero and decarbonization transformations, energy transition, climate finance & carbon markets, biodiversity & nature, sustainable value chains, and digital technology-enabled business transformation.

Sabrina Bachrach is the senior advisor for global policy and finance for the adaptation policy and finance pillar of the Atlantic Council’s Climate Resilience Center (formerly Arsht-Rock). She advances work on global financial policy and private-sector mobilization.


Alongside her work at the Atlantic Council’s Climate Resilience Center, she advises on adaptation finance and policy for organizations including the UNFCCC, VIDA, and KPMG


Bachrach was the adaptation and resilience finance lead of the Climate Champions Team, the supporting body of the UN Climate Change High-Level Champions. Before joining the Atlantic Council Climate Resilience Center, Bachrach worked extensively on adaptation and resilience finance. Most recently, she worked with YAPU Solutions, which was recognized as a “top innovator” for the open innovation platform of the World Economic Forum. Before that, Bachrach was a coordinator for Scale for Resilience, which is part of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s Race to Resilience campaign. Bachrach also played pivotal roles in developing the Scale for Resilience initiative and the Women in Resilience Finance mentorship program. Bachrach has also supported ground-level communications and implementation for nature-based solutions projects in Borneo and Costa Rica with Fariventures Worldwide and the International Analog Forestry Network.Bachrach’s work on adaptation finance has been featured in significant reports, including with the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, Systemiq, United Nations High-Level Climate Champions, the T20 and many others.


Bachrach received her Bachelor of Science in communication and media studies from the University of Hohenheim in 2016.

Greg Dulski is Federated Hermes’ Chief Regulatory Officer & Head of Government Affairs. Greg has worked with Federated Hermes for nearly 20 years, as both internal and external legal counsel. In 2019, Greg relocated to London to focus on the Federated Hermes integration and to lead Federated Hermes Government Affairs team in a post-Brexit world.


Greg serves as a director on Federated Hermes’ international boards and has worked extensively on financial services reforms globally, including all matters related to money market funds and sustainability. In addition to his work with Federated Hermes, Greg has worked for Janus Capital Group and ALPS Fund Services in Denver, Colorado and in the investment management group of Reed Smith LLP. He graduated with honors from The George Washington University School of Law in 2001 and received his undergraduate degree in Accounting from Arizona State University and is a non-practicing Certified Public Accountant.

Economist with international master’s degrees in environmental economics and sustainable development, and experience in the Peruvian public sector and international cooperation. Expert in the design and implementation of public investment projects and in the development and execution of policies on climate change and disaster risk management. She has served as head, advisor, coordinator, and member of various boards and administrative councils.

Marisa Drew was appointed Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) for Standard Chartered Bank on 1 July 2022. During her 39 year career in financial services, Marisa has held numerous leadership roles. She worked at Merrill Lynch in Investment Banking from 1992 until she joined Credit Suisse in 2003 to lead Leveraged Finance Origination and ultimately ran EMEA Investment Banking and Capital Markets. In 2017, Marisa moved into the field of sustainability as CEO of the Impact Advisory and Finance Group for Credit Suisse and ultimately served as the bank's inaugural CSO. Marisa currently serves on several boards and advisory panels, including as a NED of NASDAQ listed Liberty Global plc and AIM listed Agronomics as well as the ReOcean Fund advisory council backed by HSH Prince Albert's Monaco Foundation. She further serves as an advisory board member of the City of London Corporation and on the Monetary Authority of Singapore's Sustainable Finance Advisory Panel. Marisa’s external activities also includes a charitable UK Advisory Board role for Room-to-Read. Amongst other previous roles, Marisa has served on the advisory boards of the Aspen Institute UK, the Milken Institute Center for Strategic Philanthropy, the FCA Markets Practitioners Panel and on several High-Level Working Groups sponsored by the World Economic Forum and the UN, including the UN Oceans Panel. In 2024, Marisa was recognized by Time Magazine as one of top Global Climate Leaders and by Futur i/o as one of the top European CSO's. In 2022, Marisa was recognized by Sustainability Magazine as one of the Top 10 CSOs of a Global Corporation and in 2021 as one of 100 Global Visionary Leaders by Meaningful Business and EY. She has also been recognized by the BBC as one of the Most Powerful Women in Britain and by Fortune Magazine as one of the 50 Most Powerful Women in International Business.

Eu-Lin leads the Sustainability & Climate Change practice across PwC Singapore, drives the PwC Asia Pac Centre for Sustainability Excellence based in Singapore and is a member of global sustainability leadership teams at PwC. She is also the Asia Pacific Sustainable Finance Leader and Sustainability Reporting Leader. Prior to assuming the Sustainability & Climate Change practice head role at PwC Singapore in 2016, she was a financial services specialist partner.

Eu-Lin graduated with a Masters in Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University and is an alumnus of Harvard Business School. As a practicing Singapore Chartered Accountant, she believes that accountants can play an important role in fighting climate change and advancing sustainability in business and in the community.

She serves on various boards and committees where she contributes in areas of the audit committee, risk committee and sustainability. She serves of the boards of the National Environment Agency, Temasek Polytechnic, National Institute of Early Childhood Education and the Singapore Institute of International Affairs. She is the Co-Chairman of the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment SG Eco Fund and serves on the Monetary Authority of Singapore Corporate Governance Advisory Committee. She recently served as the Chairman of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants Sustainability Committee which supports in capacity building, technical review of sustainability reporting standards and engaging the accounting community on emerging sustainability issues and served on the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA)-Singapore Exchange (SGX) RegCo Sustainability Reporting Advisory Committee. She is currently serving on the ACRA Interim Sustainability Reporting Standards Committee.

Shawn is a Senior Manager in the Sustainability and Climate Change team at PwC Singapore and is part of the SBTi Power Sector Net-Zero Standard Expert Advisory Group. Prior to his current role, he has a background in infrastructure deal advisory, and power and utilities consulting. Shawn's areas of expertise include corporate decarbonisation, energy transition, nature risks assessment and economic modelling. He has published over ten journal and conference papers on low carbon policies and has contributed to industry reports including "Enabling a Net Zero World: Exploring Corporate Decarbonisation Ambitions and Aspects of Renewable Energy Procurement and Carbon Offsets in Southeast Asia," "Energy Transition Readiness in Southeast Asia," and "Scaling Up Biomass for the Energy Transition: Untapped Opportunities in Southeast Asia.

Dr. Mischa Lentz heads ADB’s Private Sector Climate Finance Team, leading the provision of support for climate finance transactions and formulating strategic approaches to achieving climate targets. Since joining ADB in 2020, he has managed private sector climate finance funds, designed innovative blended finance instruments, and expanded ADB’s subnational finance footprint in Asia and the Pacific.


Previously, Mischa was an Associate Director at EBRD, where he opened the Lebanon office and led cross-sector banking operations. He also worked in EBRD’s infrastructure team across London, Amman, and Istanbul, leading various project- and corporate-finance transactions. Before EBRD, he was a Senior Consultant at PwC Germany, focusing on corporate restructuring and distressed M&A in Central and Eastern Europe.


Dr. Lentz holds master’s degrees in civil engineering and finance, and a PhD (Dr.-Ing.) from Technical University Berlin. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of the Philippines, Diliman.

Adil is Senior Manager in the Global Partnerships team at the National Climate Change Secretariat. His work focuses on emerging areas of carbon markets, including energy transition credits, nature based solutions, and carbon removals.

Senior researcher at Sogang Institute of International and Area Studies. For more than a decade, he has worked in the field of climate change and has been actively involved in various multilateral negotiations. As a member of the Korean delegation, he has participated in the negotiations under the UNFCCC that culminated in the Paris Agreement, the Katowice Climate Package, the Glasgow Climate Pact, and others. He has been one of the Co-leads (with Molly Peters-Stanley, US) for the IPEF Strategic Cooperative Work Program on Carbon Markets. He is currently working with the Government of Korea to develop a Plurilateral Cooperation Model to expedite and scale up Article 6 cooperation in the Asia Pacific region.

Hao is currently the senior advisor in the sustainability office at Ant International, headquartered in Singapore. In this pioneering role, he co-leads strategy and operations to embed sustainability throughout the organisation.


Hao has over 16 years of experience across EHS (environmental, health and safety), product stewardship and sustainable finance in various industries and regional markets. He is also currently an Exco member at Sustainable Tech SIG within SCS (Singapore Computer Society, where he advocates for sustainability topics in the technology sector.

Mark Kenber is Executive Director of VCMI and has worked for nearly three decades on market-based instruments for environmental protection, with a particular focus on carbon markets. His previous roles include positions at Fundación Natura in Ecuador, WWF’s International Climate Change Program, The Climate Group, Mongoose Energy Ltd, and Climate Advisers. He has also served as Climate Change Advisor to the Ecuadorian Government. Mark is a board member of C:C Brighton and Brighton and Hove Energy Services Cooperative.

Winsley Bangit is the Group Head of New Businesses at Mynt (GCash’s parent company), where he leads strategy and partnerships across emerging growth areas, including sustainability. With over 20 years of experience in business development across FMCG, telecommunications, and fintech, he has successfully scaled new products and businesses, focusing on accessible, tech-enabled solutions for underserved segments. He also drives Mynt’s sustainability agenda, advancing financial inclusion and climate-tech innovation to support social and environmental causes.


Winsley holds a cum laude degree in Business Economics from the University of the Philippines and is an alumnus of INSEAD and the Kellogg School of Management Northwestern executive program.

CJ Alegre is the Head of Sustainability at GCash, the Philippines' number one e-wallet. With over a decade of experience in technology, strategy, and innovation, CJ leads GCash’s enterprise-wide sustainability efforts, driving impactful initiatives that connect technology to environmental and social good.


He spearheads GForest, a groundbreaking platform that allows users to contribute to reforestation efforts, turning digital transactions into real-world environmental impact. Under his leadership, GCash uses technology to create features that address barriers to financial inclusion, serving marginalized sectors like MSMEs, farmers, PWD, senior citizens, and the Islamic community.


CJ has embedded sustainability into GCash’s overall strategy and operations, making it a shared responsibility across the organization. His leadership ensures GCash remains at the forefront of using digital innovation to tackle pressing societal issues and drive meaningful change. In 2023, he was named Corporate Sustainability Leader of the Year by SustainablePH, recognizing his role in shaping the future of responsible innovation.

Mr Simon Ng is c. He has over 25 years of experience in academic and policy research, project management and stakeholder engagement. In particular, Mr Ng is known for his ground-breaking work on ship emissions inventory and evidence-based control policy in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta, and his instrumental role in the Fair Winds Charter – a voluntary business initiative to reduce ship emissions. Before taking the CEO position, Mr Ng was BEC’s Director of Policy & Research for 3 years. Prior to joining BEC, he was Chief Research Officer of a Hong Kong based think tank, and held teaching and research positions in several local universities. Currently, Mr Ng is a Member of the Advisory Council on the Environment, the Harbourfront Commission, the Lantau Development Advisory Committee, and the Advisory Committee on the Northern Metropolis of the Hong Kong SAR Government. Internationally, Mr Ng has been an Expert Member of the UNCRD Regional Environmentally Sustainable Transport Forum in Asia since 2006.

Jit Sohal is an experienced leader in climate and health with over 14 years of work spanning program, policy, and partnerships. As Head of Strategy and Impact at the Centre for Sustainable Medicine (CoSM) at the National University of Singapore (NUS), she spearheads the Centre’s regional and international efforts to promote sustainable healthcare.


Previously, Jit led the climate program at Health Care Without Harm Southeast Asia, where she played a key role in elevating climate and health ambitions across the region and strengthening the organization’s adaptation portfolio. She led the development of a global framework for climate-resilient healthcare, spearheaded cross-country collaborations, and influenced national policies in the Philippines, Indonesia, Timor-Leste, and Brunei. Her leadership resulted in enhanced institutional commitments and increased capacity for carbon footprinting at both facility and health system levels, among others.


Earlier in her career, Jit supported the Philippine government’s disaster response and social protection programs and led business development and project management for a local consulting firm. She holds a degree in Political Science from the University of the Philippines-Diliman and is currently pursuing her Master’s in International Health at the University of the Philippines Open University.

Tom Andrew is the Head of Health System Carbon Analytics at the Centre for Sustainable Medicine where he leads national-level greenhouse gas measurement, mitigation scenarios, and decarbonisation planning at the system level.


He specialises in translating complex and uncertain carbon data into clear recommendations for sustainable healthcare policy. He has conducted analytical projects in partnership national ministries of health across Asia-Pacific, research collaborations, the World Health Organization Alliance for Transformative Action on Climate and Health (ATACH), multilateral development banks, and individual hospitals and clinics.


Tom teaches the Implementing Net Zero Healthcare module on the Centre’s MSc in Sustainable Healthcare, integrating foundations of implementation science, health economics, cost-benefit analysis and target-setting and monitoring with real world case studies.


Before joining the Centre for Sustainable Medicine, he worked on Net Zero Modelling and Evaluation for the NHS in England, and on the UK’s statutory carbon budgets and NDC commitments at the UK Climate Change Committee.

Maria Blomenhofer is a gender and climate justice expert based in Germany, with a background in Environmental Technology and International Affairs. For the past eight years, she has dedicated her career to advancing a world that is more just, inclusive, and sustainable. With extensive experience as a youth delegate across multiple countries and UN platforms, Maria has gained deep insight into global policymaking — both its transformative potential and its systemic challenges.


At Women Engage for a Common Future (WECF), she contributes to programmes advancing gender-responsive climate action and intergenerational feminist exchange. With support from CARE Germany, Klimadelegation, and the German government, she mobilised funding for six youth activists from the Global South to attend COP29 — expanding access and representation on the global stage as a concrete step toward an anti-colonial and truly feminist foreign climate policy.


Maria also serves in the Gender Working Groups of the Women and Gender Constituency (WGC) and YOUNGO, helping bridge feminist and youth movements within the UNFCCC process. Through initiatives like Flotilla4Change, she continues to advocate for accessible and inclusive climate justice.


Her work centres on ensuring that those most affected by the climate crisis are also the ones shaping the solutions — championing gender equity, youth inclusion, and intersectional leadership in climate negotiations.

Professor Watts is the Director of the Centre for Sustainable Medicine, leading NUS’s efforts to accelerate the transition to net zero and resilient healthcare systems, across the world.


Prior to NUS, he worked as the Chief Sustainability Officer for the NHS where he spearheaded the national health system’s efforts to deliver low-carbon healthcare across the country. He is a medical doctor, a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians’ Faculty of Public Health, and has worked as the Executive Director of the Lancet Countdown, and the Global Climate and Health Alliance.

Dr Lee Chee Wee serves as Principal Scientist and Technology Advisor at Temasek Polytechnic. He also holds faculty positions in the Department of Physiology at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore.


In addition to his academic roles, Dr Lee provides advisory services to various life science entities and organizations, including the Asian Development Bank. He is also the Chairman of the International Association for Agricultural Sustainability (IAAS) and serves as Convenor and Country Head for ISO/TC281 (Fine Bubble Technology) within the Singapore Standard Council.


Dr Lee previously served as the Director of the School of Applied Science at Temasek Polytechnic, Centre Director of the Aquaculture Innovation Centre, and a Board Member of the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS), where he contributed to the development of the intellectual property competency framework. His contributions have been recognized with the Singapore Public Administration Medal (PPA).

CEO of MOYA Analytics, scholar at the Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR), modelling lead & technical advisor for the Global Mitigation Potential Atlas (GMPA), and scientist at SIMTech. Aniq is a dynamic and accomplished professional who has driven success in the intersection between climate mitigation strategies and energy systems optimization.


Topped his BA class in physics and obtained his PhD at the University of Oxford, Aniq is an award-winning researcher and physicist with 10+ years of research experience and multiple publications. Having delved into materials science, transportation modeling, and energy systems simulation & optimization, he now leads teams to build models and tools in designing long-term decarbonization initiatives for governments and corporations.


As a passionate science communicator and activist, Aniq strongly believes that climate change mitigation should be integrated, sustainable, and scalable. And so, as a highly motivated visionary, he consistently pushed the boundaries of innovations to keep the world away from fighting each other and towards fighting climate change.

Greg Murphy is Fugro's Market Lead for Climate and Nature in the Americas. He works across Fugro's extensive network of Geo-data specialists to support public and private sector partners in understanding and adapting to climate risk and protecting natural ecosystems. With 15 years of experience developing the sustainable blue economy, Greg brings his passion and expertise from operating at the intersection of industry, policy, NGOs, and startup companies to deliver scalable and sustainable solutions.

Leonardo Valenzuela Perez serves as Senior Director of International Partnerships and Policy at Ocean Visions, where he also leads the Global Ecosystem for Ocean Solutions (GEOS), a United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development program. He oversees the building of a global collaborative network exploring solutions to address climate change and improve ocean health in alignment with Sustainable Development Goals. Leonardo has spearheaded international climate justice efforts, collaborating with diverse multisector coalitions on issues like climate displacement and disaster planning. His work is rooted in accelerating safe, effective, and innovative ocean-climate solutions while advancing Indigenous rights and climate justice on a global scale. Leonardo is Chilean and holds a PhD in Human Geography from the University of Sydney

Mike is the co-founder and CEO of Planetary Technologies. Planetary's vision is to restore and protect the ocean and climate for generations to come through coastal seawater restoration, an area of immense potential in the fight against climate change. With a history of creating nurturing and innovative corporate cultures, Mike's passion for environmental solutions is propelling his work beyond entrepreneurship into a lifelong mission. Beyond Planetary, Mike holds roles on various company boards and always makes time for the great outdoors, drawing inspiration and resilience from canoeing, fishing and hiking with family and friends.

Andromeda "Andie" Wood is the Vice President of Regulatory Strategy at Workiva. She leads the strategic understanding of the regulatory and policy environment affecting Workiva's customers and how the company supports them. She also acts as a strategic advisor, engaging with operational and regional leadership in technical and strategic planning.


A passionate advocate for sustainable business and corporate transparency, Andie is a frequent speaker and writer on topics related to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting, regulation, and best practices. Her publications include articles on climate reporting mandates, technology's role in sustainable finance, and technology in corporate reporting.


Her extensive experience includes serving as a Senior Technical Manager at the IFRS Foundation, focusing on the future of corporate reporting strategy, IFRS Standards, and IFRS Taxonomy, as well as taxonomy design and modeling. She also managed regulator relationships, including with the US SEC. Prior to that, she was a Global XBRL technical expert at Ernst & Young, providing advice to clients on XBRL system implementation and compliance. Her career also includes experience in data consulting, developing XBRL projects for the national bank of Spain, and maintaining content classification systems for Reuters Ltd.


Andromeda holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Biological Sciences from the University of Oxford.

Wes Geisenberger is the VP for Sustainability & ESG at the Hedera Foundation. As part of his efforts since 2019, Wes has helped lead the Open Source Hedera Guardian project involving dozens of contributors which have developed the largest library of digitized and open source climate methodologies in the world.


Wes also serves as the Chair of the Carbon Emission Task Force for the Interwork Alliance within the Global Blockchain Business Council. Previously, Wes helped lead Business Development at Hedera Hashgraph and also spent 6 years at Oracle, where he was responsible for building and managing solutions leveraging emerging technologies. Wes studied at George Mason University where he received a degree in Government & International Politics.

Reuben Lai co-founded Arkadiah, a nature tech company that digitises natural capital management and revives degraded lands through AI-powered solutions. He is passionate about leveraging his experience of having run multiple technology businesses to accelerate Southeast Asia’s momentum towards a nature-positive future. Prior to Arkadiah, he was the Senior Managing Director at Grab Financial Group, where he started and grew the business into a unicorn. He was also formerly at Bain & Company and The Walt Disney Company.

Max Zeller is Founder & Partner of Carbon Removal Partners (CRP), a Swiss Venture Capital firm focusing on investments in the Carbon Management industry. CRP identifies and assesses companies and technologies with a focus on large-scale carbon management and provides access to capital, operational support and unique market insights. With a cumulative experience of 20+ years in the industry, the CRP team has a unique global network and industry knowledge. CRP launched its first alternative investment fund in 2024.

Sasankh Munukutla is a climate-tech entrepreneur and AI researcher. He is the Co-Founder of Terradot ($58M+ in venture funding from John Doerr/Kleiner Perkins, Google, Microsoft), a climate-tech startup working on gigaton-scale carbon removal with Enhanced Rock Weathering.


Sasankh is originally from Singapore, and grew up across the tropics experiencing firsthand the effects of climate change and its impact on sustainable development. He is now based in San Francisco, USA.


He previously published AI+Remote Sensing for Climate research in the Stanford ML group under Prof. Andrew Ng. He graduated from Stanford with a BS and MS in Computer Science (AI) while completing significant coursework in sustainability and cognitive science. His past work is at the intersection of technology and social impact across three domains: refugees, accessibility, and climate. He is a 776 Foundation Climate Fellow and was previously a Singapore Climate Youth Delegate at COP28.

Francisco is a member of the Pupykary Indigenous People from the Brazilian Amazon. With over 30 years of experience in areas related to environmental conservation, climate finance, Indigenous Peoples (IPs) & Local Communities (LCs), natural-climate solutions and nature-based solutions. He has developed and led programs and multisectoral coalitions in +45 countries worldwide focusing on people and nature. He is currently the Senior Vice President Global Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities with Conservation International. He is the former Managing Director of the FSC Indigenous Foundation leading strategies and partnerships to assist IPs and LCs in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. He has managed global and regional initiatives working with UN agencies, national governments, public donors (USAID, NORAD, SIDA), multilaterals (GEF, GCF, World Bank, Climate Invest Funds). He has led and collaborated with multiyear and multiregional partnerships with Hivos, WWF, Rainforest Alliance, IADB, IDRC, private foundations, companies, and governments. Francisco serves as board member for the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (IC-VCM) and former member of the IPLC Advisory Panel with Emergent for the LEAF 1-billion-dollar Coalition. Francisco is an economist with Ph.D. in Environmental Science and master’s degree in Tropical Conservation and Development.

Mr Calvin Chong is the Divisional Director for Energy & Climate Policy at the Ministry of Sustainability & the Environment. He oversees policy formulation, regulatory design, research and industry development for energy transition, climate mitigation, climate adaptation, and nuclear safety issues. He is the Singapore Government representative for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and represents Singapore’s interests in climate change, particularly on environmental integrity and regulations at domestic and international fora.


Calvin’s career in public service spans more than 15 years, covering policy, strategy, and international roles. He was previously Director for Strategic Resource Management at the Ministry of Home Affairs. He has also served in the Ministries of Digital Development and Information, Education, Trade & Industry, and the National Security Coordination Secretariat at the Prime Minister’s Office.


Calvin holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science from Columbia University in the City of New York, a Master of Philosophy in Modern Society and Global Transformations from the University of Cambridge, and an Edward S. Mason Program Mid-Career Master of Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School.

Bisheng Liu leads Gradiant’s global Chemicals and Services business, driving growth across mobile water, digital services, and sustainable chemical programs. With over 20 years of international experience in industrial water management, he has built a career turning complex technical challenges into scalable, value-driven solutions. Before joining Gradiant, Bisheng held senior leadership roles across services, projects, and commercial operations in the water and process industries. He is focused on expanding Gradiant’s impact by aligning innovation, execution, and sustainability to help industries achieve their production and environmental goals.

With experience in the water and sanitation sector and in the water resources management and regulation, Mara Ramos coordinates and manages multidisciplinary projects related to planning and sustainability of water and sanitation. She has experience in sharing experiences as a speaker and professor in subjects related to Water Security and Sustainability. She is member of the ABES SP Council, Member of the Strategic Council of the IWA – International Water Association and Member of Board of the World Water Council.

Mirte is the Chief Executive Officer of the Good Food Institute Asia Pacific, the leading alternative protein think tank in Asia. Prior to GFI, Mirte founded various social enterprises, worked as a management consultant to startups, and as a researcher in humanitarian logistics. Mirte is an Anthropologist by training, holds a Master’s degree in International Development Studies from Wageningen University, and is a graduate of the INSEAD Social Entrepreneurship Programme. Mirte lives in Singapore and holds multiple board positions in both Europe and Asia. Areas of expertise: entrepreneurship, strategy, management, and philanthropy.

Danielle Carreira is an environment and sustainable finance specialist and brings over fifteen years’ experience developing and implementing multi-stakeholder initiatives that helps the global finance sector to understand and integrate environmental risks and opportunities into investment and lending processes.


As Head of Finance Sector Engagement at the Tropical Forest Alliance, she is responsible for the strategic development, implementation and coordination of key projects that brings together public policy makers, financial institutions, global companies and commodity producers from key countries, towards an inclusive and collective action agenda to reduce deforestation and accelerate the transition towards more sustainable land use practices. Danielle is a member of the Expert Review Committee of the World Benchmarking Alliance's Food and Agriculture Benchmark and supports the development of the Food and Agriculture Benchmark. She has previously worked at the Principle for Responsible Investment (PRI), the Natural Capital Finance Alliance, Trucost, FTSE Russel, Reuters and Bloomberg.


She has co-authored the report “Natural Capital Risk Exposure of the Finance Sector in Brazil in 2015 and The State of Finance for Nature, published in May 2021. Her most recent publication, in 2022, was the co-authoring of a chapter for the Brazil CFA Society book “Novas fronteiras de risco e retorno - Guia prático para integração ESG nos investimentos”. Danielle holds an MA in International Finance and a BSc in Economic Sciences.

Prof Dejian Huang is trained as chemist and ventured into food science and technology as an independent researcher. Currently, he is a full professor and deputy head of Food Science and Technology Department, National University of Singapore. His lab has been working on foods for health promotion by realization of zero waste food processing innovation, which aims to convert otherwise wasted plant proteins and fiber into functional foods and combating chronic diseases such as diabetes and obesity. His lab has also made significant contribution to chemical principles of food bioactive constituents. He has published over 300 scholarly articles and frequently gives speeches at international conferences and academic institutes to promote food sustainability. Dejian received PhD in inorganic chemistry from Indiana University and trained as a postdoctoral associate from Chemical Engineering Department at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Germano Glufke Reis is a Brazilian academic driving research and innovation in sustainable food systems. His work at the Federal University of Paraná, supported by the state of Paraná’s Araucária Foundation, develops integrated scientific and policy solutions to foster a low-carbon and inclusive food transition focused on alternative proteins innovation. He coordinates collaborative studies on the future of alternative proteins to guide evidence-based sector development, with a focus on governance, scaling strategies, and social inclusion. His research has mapped the potential of the fermentation sector to drive sustainable biomanufacturing in Brazil and explores producer and cooperative perceptions of cultivated meat, strategies for including the rural producing sector in innovation networks, and educational interventions to promote ethical and climate-resilient dietary change. Together, these initiatives contribute to transforming food systems toward equity, innovation, and climate adaptation.

Dr. Shenggen Fan is currently Chair Professor and Dean of the Academy of Global Food Economics and Policy (AGFEP) at China Agricultural University (CAU). Prior to joining CAU, he served as Director General of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) from 2009 to 2019.


He has led and conducted substantial research on public investment, food and nutrition security, agricultural and rural development, poverty reduction, and food systems transformation. His research contributed to increased investment in rural roads in India that led to large hunger and poverty reduction in the country. He also provided policy advice for governments in China, Vietnam, and Africa. He is board member of the CGIAR,board member of Global Development Network (GDN) and board member of the University of Central Asia. He is also member of the advisory council at the World Food Prize Foundation, member of Oxford Martin School Advisory Council, and member of the Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition.


He is awarded as a Fellow of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) and an Honorary Life Member of the International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE). Fan received the Outstanding Alumni Award in Applied Economics and the Distinguished Leadership Award for Internationals in 2006 (both from the University of Minnesota). Dr. Shenggen Fan also received Hunger Hero award in 2014 announced by the United Nations’ Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. He received the 2017 Fudan Management Excellence Award, which recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the field of management.

Hon. Mike Elton Mposha, MP, is the Minister of Green Economy and Environment of the Republic of Zambia and has served in this portfolio since June 2024. Prior to this role, he was the Minister of Water Development and Sanitation from September 2021. He is the Member of Parliament for Munali Constituency in Lusaka Province, a position he has held since 2021.


On the international stage, Hon. Mposha is the Chairperson of the Lake Tanganyika Authority Conference of Ministers, Vice-President of the Seventh Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly representing the Group of African States, and Vice-President of the African Ministerial Conference on Meteorology (AMCOMET), among other responsibilities.


Before his appointment as a Cabinet Minister, Hon. Mposha held various government positions, including elected Local Government Representative, Mayor of Lusaka, and Deputy Mayor of Lusaka. He also served as Zambia’s Diplomat to the Republic of Mozambique, the Kingdom of Swaziland, and the Republic of Mauritius. Additionally, Hon. Mposha has been a member of various Boards of Directors for both public and private institutions.


Hon. Mposha holds academic and professional qualifications in Purchasing and Supply, Public Administration, Diplomatic Studies, and Business Management.

Juan Carlos Monterrey Gómez is the first Special Representative for Climate Change of the Government of Panama and Vice President for Latin America & the Caribbean on the Bureau of the UN Climate Change COP30. He is the Head of Delegation in negotiations under the UN Conventions on Climate Change, Biodiversity, Desertification, and the Intergovernmental Plastics Treaty, and National Focal Point for the Green Climate and Adaptation Funds.


As Director of Climate Change of Panama, he is advancing a package of historic reforms: the Adaptation Decree, the Green Transition Law, and the national carbon market.


He is also the co-host of the Nature Summit and founder of Climate Resilient, a policy think-tank in the Dominican Republic, and of @VANGhouse, a Panama-based fashion brand focused on timeless & honest artisanal handbags. He previously served as Executive President of Geoversity.

Lord Turner chairs the Energy Transitions Commission, a global coalition of companies and energy experts working to achieve low and eventually net zero emissions in all sectors of the economy. He advises regularly climate and government bodies - including the COP Presidency and ministers in the EU, UK, China and Australia, and is often featured in global media as an expert on the energy transition. He holds roles in industry too: he is the Chairman of insurer group Chubb Europe; Chairman of UK bank Oaknorth Ltd.; on the Board of AESC Japan and an appointed adviser to Watershed Technologies Inc. During his public policy career, Lord Turner chaired the Financial Services Authority (2008-2013) at the time of the Global Financial Crisis. From 2008 to 2012 he chaired the Climate Change Committee, an independent body overseeing the UK’s government on their path to a zero-carbon economy. Between 2002 and 2006 Lord Turner chaired the UK Pensions Commission. He was Director General of the Confederation of British Industry (1995-2000). Lord Turner is an independent member of the House of Lords.

Winston Chow is Lee Kong Chian Professor of Urban Climate based at Singapore Management University’s (SMU) College of Integrative Studies. He is also the Lead SMU's Urban Institute pillar on Urban Systems. He has been a Principal Investigator for the multi-institute Cooling Singapore initiative since 2017, and currently leads inter-disciplinary research on how Singapore’s urban climate risks will change as its climate warms, as well as examining measures to reduce these risks. In 2023, he was elected as Co-Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) Working Group II on Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability, and he will help lead the Seventh Assessment Cycle for the IPCC during a critical decade of global climate action.

Kotchakorn Voraakhom is a leading voice in global climate resilience design, Thai landscape architect Kotchakorn Voraakhom uses design to combat the climate crisis in Southeast Asia's dense urban context. She is the visionary behind LANDPROCESS and the Porous City Network, organizations dedicated to creating porous, water-absorbing public spaces that help cities adapt to extreme weather with vulnerable communities. Her transformative work includes Bangkok's first climate-adaptive park, Chulalongkorn Centenary Park, the Thammasat Urban Rooftop Farm, Asia's largest organic rooftop farm, the innovative Chao Phraya Sky Park, and the transformation of Thailand's largest government complex with nature-based solutions.


Her global recognition includes a UN Climate Action Award, a spot on the TIME 100 Next list, and features in BBC 100 Women and Bloomberg Green 30. As a TED Fellow and one of the 15 Global Commission of World Economic Forum on Nature Positive Cities, she shares her expertise on landscape architecture for urban adaptability widely. Voraakhom holds a master's from Harvard University and an honorary doctorate from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. Her dedication reshapes urban landscapes to address both ecological survival and human dignity.

Amanda McKee is the Director for Knowledge and Learning with the NDC Partnership Support Unit. She oversees the development of knowledge products and learning activities to support NDC implementation and ambition-raising efforts across the Partnership members and beyond. Previously, Amanda managed the Partnership’s Climate Action Enhancement Package (CAEP), supporting 67 developing countries to enhance their NDCs as part of the 2020 update process. This included disbursement of the Partnership's $30 million Technical Assistance Fund. Amanda has spent much of her career fostering collaboration to promote learning across sectors and disciplines to tackle policy challenges in the fields of climate change, green growth, and sustainable development.


Before joining the NDC Partnership, Amanda led knowledge management efforts for the Green Growth Knowledge Platform (GGKP), helping to shape global research efforts to support policy action on green growth, and encourage collaboration across multilateral organizations and research institutes. Prior to this, Amanda worked on trade and environment issues with the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the UN’s International Trade Centre. This included contributions to the WTO/UN Environment report on Trade and Climate Change, development of training materials and delivery of training courses to government officials and small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). She is a Canadian citizen and holds a Master’s degree in International Economics from the Graduate Institute for International and Development Studies in Geneva, Switzerland.

Rizki is a Senior Energy Modeller at the ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE), serving in the Modelling and Policy Planning (MPP) Department and co-leading the ASEAN Climate Change and Energy Project (ACCEPT) Phase II. In this role, he oversees impactful research initiatives under ACCEPT and drives the expansion of ACE’s project portfolio across the ASEAN region.


Rizki’s professional journey includes a previous tenure at ACE, where he contributed to flagship projects such as the ASEAN Energy Outlook (AEO) and the inaugural phase of ACCEPT. Between his roles at ACE, he worked with Allotrope Partners, a U.S.-based advisory firm, leading clean energy initiatives to expand corporate renewable energy procurement options and decarbonise industrial estates in Indonesia. He also served at Climateworks Centre, a research think tank at Monash University in Australia, where he managed and delivered decarbonisation research projects as part of the energy systems team.


He has co-authored several reports and papers on energy policy and systems modelling for Indonesia and the ASEAN region. He holds a BEng in Electrical Engineering from Universitas Islam Indonesia and an MEng in Systems Engineering from Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia.

Katie Weintraub is a sustainable development practitioner with over a decade of experience in ecosystem restoration, regenerative agriculture, bioeconomy, and gender-responsive climate action in Latin America. Katie is currently the Brazil Lead at She Changes Climate, a global climate network for women leaders, where she leads the national strategy in Brazil to advance women's leadership in climate policy, advocacy, and the just transition. At the Sinal do Vale Institute, an internationally recognised bio-hub for regenerative development in the Atlantic Forest in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Katie serves as Head of Partnerships, building strategic alliances, leading fundraising, and managing multi-stakeholder projects across the 200,000-hectare Guanabara Bay bioregion. As a lead project coordinator, she co-developed several of SINAL's key bioeconomy initiatives, such as the Guanabara Bay Trail, a 110 km agroecotourism corridor, and Madre Frutos, a women-led social enterprise transforming underused jackfruit into sustainable food products. As a climate consultant, she secures U.S. climate-related federal grants for municipal and non-profit clients (renewable energy, green transportation, infrastructure). Katie holds a B.A. in Government and Global Health and Health Policy from Harvard University and a Master's in Sustainable Development Practice from Universidade Federal Rural de Rio de Janeiro focused on forest policy and food systems.

Pooja Tilvawala is the Founder/Executive Director of Youth Climate Collaborative, a global youth-led non-profit equipping 6,000+ youth annually with skills, access, and community to sustain climate leadership. Through hubs in Kenya, India, the UK, and US, YCC delivers training on climate mental health, media, AI literacy, and leadership. Pooja also founded Jaali, an AI-enhanced social platform for changemakers, and co-founded the Entertainment and Culture Pavilion, organising 230+ events across 7 cities to advance culture-based climate solutions. She is a public speaker, advises funders, co-designs climate grant programmes, and researches intergenerational governance to strengthen equity and resilience in the global climate movement.

Tishiko King is a proud Kulkalaig woman from the Island of Masig and is an Ocean & Climate Advocate. In addition to her climate advocacy, Tish works with the philanthropic sector to redistribute wealth back into First Nations communities for economic justice and self-determination. She is also the founder of Just Futures Collab, an Indigenous-led collaborative giving circle. Tish is a dedicated climate justice advocate committed to addressing the interconnected crises of environmental degradation and economic inequality. Grounded in the wisdom and frontline leadership of First Nations and Torres Strait Islander communities, Tish believes that redistributing wealth is essential to decolonising climate solutions. By advocating for philanthropy that genuinely supports self-determined solutions and shifts power to marginalised communities, Tish strives to create systemic change that respects Country, culture, and community. Collaboratively working with like-minded folks to shift the dial, Tish is a member of the Australian Museum Climate Solutions Centre Advisory Group, current Board Director for Divers for Climate, current Board member for AIME, and She Changes Climate Australian Ambassador.

Tselmeg Urtnasan is a Mongolian climate advocate and civil society leader dedicated to green livelihoods, youth empowerment, and policy advocacy. She co-founded Climate Mongolia, a youth-led non-profit that equips young people with the knowledge, tools, and platforms to participate in climate action through participatory education, leadership training, and policy advocacy from the local to global level. As the 2025 Contact Point for YOUNGO's Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) Working Group, she co-led regional consultations to identify barriers to youth participation in national climate governance mechanisms and co-authored a report with policy recommendations for governments, UNDP, YOUNGO, and IIYFCC. A 2024 Max Thabiso Edkins Climate Ambassador (World Bank/Connect4Climate) and YECAP Shakers Fellow, Tselmeg previously worked with the International Labour Organisation (ILO), UNITAR Hiroshima, and UN Volunteers, developing strategic communications to advance green jobs and a just transition. She now focuses on strengthening rural green employment, climate-resilient agriculture, and inclusive adaptation, centred on community-driven, participatory practice with youth, women, and Indigenous communities. Nominated by the Government of Mongolia to the Youth Negotiators' Academy, she will serve as a youth negotiator at COP30 in Belém, Brazil.

As Global Sustainable Development Director, Jo leads transformational change aligned with Arup's commitment to sustainable development.  Jo’s work is driven by the belief that purposeful leadership and radical collaboration are essential to tackling the interconnected challenges of climate change, nature loss, and social inequity. She works across sectors—partnering with governments, businesses, community organisations, international agencies, and academia—to advance adaptation and resilience and promote whole life carbon.


Jo is recognised for pioneering new approaches to resilience of communities, infrastructure and cities, and founding Arup’s International Development business. She has led buildings and urban regeneration projects in Europe, Africa, and Asia; and worked extensively in post-disaster contexts for non-governmental, UN agencies and multi-laterals.


Jo is an Arup Fellow and Fellow Royal Academy of Engineering. She was awarded the Gold Medal by the Institution of Structural Engineers, is a Royal Designer for Industry, and a Dame Commander of the British Empire for services to engineering and international development.

He has worked for over 20 years for international climate change market-based solutions including the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) under the Kyoto Protocol, the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM), and Article 6.4 Mechanism under the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) through the implementation of capacity building activities, development of the relevant database, research and policy development.


He previously worked as the Director for the International Negotiations in the Ministry of Environment Japan and served as a lead negotiator for Article 6 of the Paris Agreement in the UNFCCC negotiation process from 2016 to 2023. He also served as a member of Article 6.4 Mechanism (Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism) Supervisory Board from 2022 to 2023.

Economist with international master’s degrees in environmental economics and sustainable development, and experience in the Peruvian public sector and international cooperation. Expert in the design and implementation of public investment projects and in the development and execution of policies on climate change and disaster risk management. She has served as head, advisor, coordinator, and member of various boards and administrative councils.

Prof Dr Michiel Schaeffer is Chief Scientist and co-founder of Climate Analytics. He is a biophysicist and received his PhD in Dynamic Meteorology at University of Utrecht, The Netherlands, specialising in the interactions between atmosphere, ocean, ecosystems and society.


Michiel has over 25 years of experience and expertise in climate modelling and climate impact science, energy-system analysis, mitigation and adaptation, and providing scientific advice at the climate-policy interface for both developing and developed countries, including targeted scientific support to?SIDS?and?LDCs in the?UNFCCC?process. He brings together the scientific assessments with the policy applications across Climate Analytics. He is an author of, a.o.?UNEP? Emissions and Adaptation Gap reports,?IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report, World Bank Turn Down the Heat reports and many peer-reviewed scientific studies.


Prof Dr Schaeffer is also Chief Scientist at Finres, a Paris-based institute focused on adaptation in the agricultural sector, a researcher and lecturer at the International Islamic University of Indonesia and affiliated with the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Geosciences Faculty, Utrecht University, The Netherlands.

Sonam Tashi is the Chief Planning Officer for the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources of Bhutan. The ministry is responsible for the development of the trade, industry, energy and mining sector. He has led the Task Force for Doing Business Reforms in the country and policy initiatives for improving the investment climate and promoting private sector development. Sonam is also Bhutan’s chief negotiator for Article 6 (carbon markets) of the Paris Agreement and has contributed to raising the country’s interests in the emerging carbon markets.

Cheah Sin Liang is the Deputy Director of the Global Partnerships team in the National Climate Change Secretariat (NCCS), which is part of the Strategy Group under the Prime Minister’s Office. The National Climate Change Secretariat (NCCS) is responsible for coordinating the Singapore Government’s domestic and international climate change policies.


Sin Liang has been involved in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) climate negotiations process since 2011, including negotiating the Paris Agreement and serving as a co-facilitator for various topics under the UNFCCC negotiations and as a member of the UNFCCC Consultative Group of Experts (CGE), which is an expert group established under the UNFCCC process to assist developing countries in building capabilities for transparent reporting of their greenhouse gas emissions and climate actions. He has also been active in advancing various mitigation, transparency and carbon market initiatives in Southeast Asia and at the UNFCCC.

Valerie Hickey assumed the role of Global Director for Climate Change at the World Bank on December 16, 2024. In this capacity, she leads the institution’s efforts to address the climate crisis, advancing initiatives that integrate climate resilience, mitigation, and finance across global development programs. Prior to this role, Valerie served for 2.5 years as Global Director for Environment, where she mobilized the Bank’s capital, convening power, and analytics to position nature as a driver of job creation and economic growth, build resilient and inclusive economies, and embed environmental health into sustainable development. Earlier, as Practice Manager for Climate Advisory and Operations, she was instrumental in delivering the Bank’s climate finance commitments and scaling operational solutions. She also led cross-sectoral teams in Latin America and the Caribbean as Practice Manager for Environment, addressing critical issues such as sustainable forest management, coastal zone planning, fisheries, and environmental risk mitigation.


Since joining the World Bank in 2003, Valerie has contributed to transformative projects across regions, including managing Haiti’s environment portfolio following the 2010 earthquake and advancing work on the blue economy, biodiversity conservation, and wildlife crime. Before joining the Bank, Valerie worked with the World Wildlife Fund, the Wildlife Conservation Society, and the US National Park Service, where she developed invasive species management programs for Lake Mead, the reservoir to the Hoover Dam. She holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Policy from Duke University

During her public service career, Ms. Huddleston has specialized in climate policy domestically and internationally. She started her career at Global Affairs Canada supporting Canada’s engagement in multilateral fora related to climate change.


She has served as a lead negotiator for Canada under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (2002-2008). She moved to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada to work on international migration policy (2008-2009), before joining Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) in 2009 to work on greenhouse gas regulatory policy. Ms. Huddleston also led the development of Canada’s 2016 and 2020 climate plans: the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change, and A Healthy Environment and a Healthy Economy.


From 2021-2024, Ms. Huddleston was the Director General of Bilateral Affairs and Trade at ECCC. She now serves as Director General and Chief Climate Negotiator, Multilateral Affairs and Climate Change.

Felix Wertli is the Swiss Ambassador for the Environment and heads the International Affairs Division of the Federal Office for the Environment.


In this capacity, Mr Wertli represents Switzerland's international environmental policy abroad and leads Swiss delegations at international environmental negotiations.


After completing his studies in geography and an advanced studies programme in development cooperation, Felix Wertli began his career in Burkina Faso, Kenya and Haiti as a programme officer for Fastenaktion, an international social justice organisation. From 2012 he was a councillor at the Swiss Permanent Mission to the WTO and EFTA in Geneva, where he worked on trade and development issues. In 2016, he took over as head of the Global Affairs Section in the FOEN's International Affairs Division. Mr Wertli is 48 and lives in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Adalberto holds a bachelor in International Affairs and an MSc in Internal Political Economy at the Institute of International Relations of University of Sao Paulo (IRI/USP).


He served as the Director of Governmental Affairs, Marketing and Sustainability between 2014 to 2023. He also served as the Director and the President of ABVE (The Brazilian Association for Electric Vehicle) between 2018 to 2023, promoting sustainable mobility and energy-efficient technologies across Brazil.


Prior to ABVE, Adalberto was the City Director for the Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI) in partnership with the C40 Cities between 2007 and 2014 where he supported the identification and implementation of GHG reducing programs and policies in Sao Paulo and other C40 cities in Latin America. Notably, from 2006-2007, he served as International Advisor to the Secretary of the Environment for the City of São Paulo, supporting projects on urban sustainability and climate resilience.


His longstanding work on low-emission transport, sustainable cities, and clean energy contributes directly to global efforts on efficient and climate-friendly cooling, particularly through his advocacy for urban environmental quality and integrated climate action.

Erin Gill leads Arup's global corporate affairs capability and strategic partnerships programme. She works with the company's leadership and worldwide network of subject matter experts, supporting them in their representation within political and business forums.


She has specialist knowledge of the strategies adopted by private sector entities in response to climate science, sustainability policy, and environmental regulation.


Erin is an advocate for climate action that integrates emission reduction and adaptation, recognising that the inevitable tensions and trade-offs that emerge must be acknowledged and accommodated. She argues for plain speaking about the significance of risks that climate change brings to communities worldwide and the need to build bridges with those who remain sceptical or uncertain about the need to respond. Erin holds a PhD in environmental history, is a member of the UK
Energy Institute and the Chartered Institute of Marketing and is both a Chartered Environmentalist and Chartered Marketer.

Benoit Faraco is a French environmental policy expert, appointed as France’s Ambassador for climate negotiations, for decarbonized energies and for the prevention of climate risks. Prior to this role, he served as the President’s senior advisor on energy, environment, transport, and agriculture, and has dedicated the ten last years to the implementation of climate policies at domestic and European level.


Ambassador Faraco began his career in environmental advocacy, working for instance with the former Nicolas Hulot Foundation (current Fondation pour la Nature et pour l’Homme) and with the French Climate Action Network.


He joined the French government in 2012 as advisor on climate and development international negotiation to the minister for Development where he participated to the whole process of negotiation for the SDGs and the Paris Agreement, created in 2016 the French office of the European Climate Foundation, and came back to government function in 2017, as a special advisor in the minister for ecology transition office.

Elizabeth Yee is Executive Vice President of Programs, overseeing global programs, regional offices, partnerships and learning and impact. She joined in 2019 as Managing Director of Climate and Resilience and later served as Chief of Staff. She previously held leadership roles at 100 Resilient Cities and spent 17 years in infrastructure finance at Morgan Stanley, Lehman Brothers and Barclays, closing over $30 billion in transactions. Liz serves on the boards of Sustainable Energy for All and Punahou School, the advisory board of Co-Impact, and is a Member of the Council on Foreign Relations. She holds a degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

Nathaniel Keohane is President of the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES), a widely respected, nonpartisan non-profit organization that works with policy makers and leading businesses to accelerate the transition to a thriving, just, and resilient net-zero-emissions economy. Dr. Keohane is a globally recognized expert on climate policy, carbon markets, and the economics of climate change. He has more than 20 years of energy and environmental policy experience in academia, government, and the non-profit sector, including at Environmental Defense Fund, where he held a range of roles including Chief Economist and most recently Senior Vice President for Climate; in the White House, as Special Assistant to President Obama for Energy and Environment in the National Economic Council (2011-2012); and, earlier in his career, as Assistant and then Associate Professor of Economics at the Yale School of Management. He holds a Ph.D. from Harvard and a B.A. from Yale.

Rueban Manokara is the Global Lead of the Carbon Finance and Markets Taskforce, WWF. He oversees the policy development and implementation efforts related to carbon finance within WWF’s
networks. Rueban also previously as a Technical Advisory Body member of the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation, the carbon reduction programme administered by the
UN’s International Civil Aviation Organisation. Rueban previously served in the National Climate Change Secretariat in the Strategy Group, Prime Minister’s Office, Singapore as Singapore’s lead negotiator for Article 6 at the UNFCCC and coordinated the development of Singapore’s carbon market policy. Rueban has a Master in Law from the University of Oxford.

Dr. Jari Kauppila is Head of Secretary-General’s Office at the International Transport Forum at the OECD. In his role, he supports the Secretary-General’s agenda in ensuring strategic leadership and vision to the ITF’s overall work programme and on the management of the Organisation. Jari previously led ITF research work on wide range of transport policy issues and was responsible for the ITF flagship Transport Outlook, quantitative model development and related analysis. Jari has coordinated international research projects on topics such as shared mobility, logistics, transport reliability, decarbonisation, road safety and infrastructure investment. Prior joining the ITF in 2007, Jari spent nearly ten years with Finland’s Ministry of Transport and Communications. He also holds a position as Adjunct Professor in Transport Economics Turku School of Economics, Finland. Jari speaks fluent English, Swedish and French, in addition to Finnish.


The International Transport Forum at the OECD is an intergovernmental organisation with 696 member countries. It acts as a think tank for transport policy and organises the Annual Summit of transport ministers. ITF is the only global body that covers all transport modes. The ITF is administratively integrated with the OECD, yet politically autonomous.

Rogelio is an environmental engineer from the La Molina National Agrarian University, with specialized studies in corporate environmental strategy and carbon markets. He has more than eight years of experience in climate change, carbon markets, cooperative approaches under Article 6, and greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories. He currently works at the Ministry of Environment of Peru, where he has contributed to the development and implementation of regulations for the Peru Carbon Footprint program and the National Registry of Mitigation Activities (RENAMI), as well as technical work linked to cooperative approaches and carbon market governance.

Marion Adeney is Director of Amazon and Fire Programs at Conservation X Labs (CXL). A conservation ecologist with over twenty years of experience in tropical forest conservation, she specializes in fire, biodiversity, and landscape ecology, with a focus on the Amazon. At CXL, Marion leads efforts to braid the best of global innovation with local and place-based knowledge to reimagine approaches to conservation and sustainable development. Previously, she led the Brazil portfolio for the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation’s Andes-Amazon Initiative and served as an AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow and Science Advisor at the U.S. Agency for International Development, shaping strategies for Amazon programs in Peru, Brazil, and the region. Marion holds a PhD in Conservation Ecology from Duke University and a Master’s in Conservation Biology from Columbia University. She is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese, with proficiency in Bahasa Indonesia.

Professor Dr Hong Ching Goh, an interdisciplinary social scientist, studies human-environment interactions. Initially focused on urban planning and nature-based tourism, her approach has evolved to encompass sustainability, relevance, inclusion, and impact of scales. Her research inquiry explores how diverse communities benefit from nature, e.g., livelihood, health and wellbeing and intangible values. She investigates the threats and constraints posed by various anthropogenic actions and governance systems on the environment, and devises strategies for its safeguarding. This focus stems from her academic training in urban planning, tourism planning, and geography. Prof Goh is currently with the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Malaya, and is a registered town planner with the Board of Town Planners Malaysia.

Currently Multilateral Climate Engagement Manager at the International Energy Agency, Justine has over 15 years’ experience in the IEA/OECD system, ranging from managing strategic global engagement and flagship initiatives, to providing detailed technical advice on climate change, clean energy, green growth and environmental governance.

Laurence Jassogne is the Head of Nature and Climate Solutions at Olam Agri, a global agricultural commodity trading company. Laurence has more than 20 year experience in the agricultural sector. She holds a PhD in soil science from the University of Western Australia. After her PhD, she moved to Uganda where she worked with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture. Her research included topics such as scaling climate smart solutions in smallholder agricultural supply chains. During her work, she became convinced that private sector can be a catalyst for change. That is why she decided to leave the CGIAR at the end of 2018 to start an MBA. In 2020, she moved to Singapore together with her family. There she got the opportunity to start as a technical lead in the Environmental Trading Business and in the Nature-based Solutions business at Shell. These businesses invested in projects that supply carbon credits. Since 2024, she joined Olam Agri where she supports the businesses in scaling climate and nature positive solutions. She is now based in the Netherlands.

Leandro Gomes Cardoso has been a public policy official in the Brazilian federal government for 20 years, and worked for the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, the Ministry of Regional Development and Cities, among others. Presently, he is the General Coordinator for Mitigation and the Ozone Layer Protection in the National Secretariat of Climate Change in the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change of Brazil.

Andy Jarvis has worked for over 20 years in research for development to support the delivery of food security and environmental sustainability in the food system. His research has focused on data-driven policy analysis on a variety of topics from agrobiodiversity conservation to climate impacts and adaptation. Andy joined the Bezos Earth Fund from the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, a CGIAR center, as the Associate Director General for Research Strategy and Innovation, where he oversaw research that spans from crop breeding and genetics to landscape management, climate adaptation, and mitigation through to dietary shifts and consumer behavior.

Andy holds a PhD in Geography from King’s College London and is located in Cali, Colombia.

Julie Greene is Chief Sustainability Officer at Olam Agri, a leading agri-business in grains, cotton, rubber, edible oils, and other staple commodities. Guided by its purpose to transform food, feed and fibre for a more sustainable future, Olam Agri is focused on making a positive impact on Climate, Nature and Livelihoods.


With a career spanning 20 years across Africa and Asia, Julie champions responsible private sector development as a means to socio-economic progress. She has worked around the globe on diverse projects, from managing Olam Agri’s cotton business in Côte d’Ivoire to spearheading global initiatives to enhance farmer’s livelihoods, nutrition, health and rights. She got her start in transformative social and community development initiatives in Sierra Leone, including rural development projects with German development cooperation GIZ and relief programmes at the International Rescue Committee. Julie also serves as Chair of the African Cotton Foundation.

Imelda Bacudo is a Climate, Agriculture, and Food Systems Leader with over 25 years of global experience advancing sustainable agriculture and climate resilience. She co-founded the ASEAN Climate Resilience Network and helped establish the ASEAN Negotiating Group for Agriculture under the UNFCCC. As part of the COP28 Presidency team, she was instrumental in developing the landmark COP28 Declaration on Sustainable Agriculture, Resilient Food Systems and Climate Action. Imelda has led initiatives with FAO, ASEAN, and international partners to unlock climate finance, promote climate-smart agriculture, and ensure farmers’ voices shape policy. She is passionate about translating global climate commitments into grassroots action.

Christie Lee is the Director of the Programmes Division at Singapore International Foundation (SIF), where she leads teams that design and deliver collaborative initiatives to advance Sustainable Development Goals.


One of SIF’s initiatives is the Southeast Asia Partnership for Adaptation through Water (SEAPAW). Launched in June 2024, in collaboration with the World Economic Forum, SEAPAW is the first multi-stakeholder platform in Southeast Asia dedicated to enhancing water resilience as a strategy for climate change adaptation. The platform aims to build a robust community and identify key projects to drive climate resilience in the region.


Prior to SIF, Christie led the Climate & Nature portfolio at Philanthropy Asia Alliance under Temasek Trust, where she developed projects in climate finance, sustainable agriculture, and biodiversity, building partnerships across sectors. Earlier in her career, she held senior roles in Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability in the private sector, embedding sustainability into business strategies and advancing ESG efforts.

Fahad Haider is a Renewable Energy (RE) Engineer based in Alice Springs, Australia, specialising in implementing clean energy solutions for remote and Indigenous communities. He also leads Eminate, an organisation empowering developing communities with access to clean energy in line with SDG7.


Fahad has extensive international experience working on solar, battery, wind, and grid projects. Through Eminate, he has spearheaded humanitarian initiatives, including installing solar systems in remote schools in Bangladesh and Papua New Guinea, and delivering capacity-building sessions on renewable energy for organisations worldwide, such as the SDG7 Youth Constituency and United People Global.


He serves as an IRENA I ACT Peer Educator, an assessor for the ISETS-UN ESCAP Global Competition on Youth Voice for Energy Transition, and a member of the United People Global Sustainability Leaders Selection Council. Fahad has also organised and participated in numerous side-events at COP28 and COP29 on "Youth, Climate, and Energy," collaborating with the World Bank Group, University of Melbourne, Emory University, Commonwealth Secretariat, and International Solar Alliance (ISA).


Fahad earned his Master's in Renewable Energy Engineering from the University of New South Wales (UNSW)/Technical University of Denmark (DTU) in 2019 and his Bachelor of Engineering from Macquarie University in 2013 as a full scholarship recipient.

Maria Blomenhofer is a gender and climate justice expert based in Germany, with a background in Environmental Technology and International Affairs. For the past eight years, she has dedicated her career to advancing a world that is more just, inclusive, and sustainable. With extensive experience as a youth delegate across multiple countries and UN platforms, Maria has gained deep insight into global policymaking — both its transformative potential and its systemic challenges.


At Women Engage for a Common Future (WECF), she contributes to programmes advancing gender-responsive climate action and intergenerational feminist exchange. With support from CARE Germany, Klimadelegation, and the German government, she mobilised funding for six youth activists from the Global South to attend COP29 — expanding access and representation on the global stage as a concrete step toward an anti-colonial and truly feminist foreign climate policy.


Maria also serves in the Gender Working Groups of the Women and Gender Constituency (WGC) and YOUNGO, helping bridge feminist and youth movements within the UNFCCC process. Through initiatives like Flotilla4Change, she continues to advocate for accessible and inclusive climate justice.


Her work centres on ensuring that those most affected by the climate crisis are also the ones shaping the solutions — championing gender equity, youth inclusion, and intersectional leadership in climate negotiations.

Nadhira's climate journey began not with technical expertise, but with a deep passion for making a difference. What she lacked in experience, she made up for in purpose — learning along the way how to bring people together around a shared vision for sustainability and social good.


From starting a student sustainability group from scratch in her school to leading youth advocacy events that connect social impact with environmental action, Nadhira has built a track record of turning ideas into movements. She now serves on the Sowing Care Together Young Leaders Council, working closely with migrant workers and underprivileged youth — communities that often feel the brunt of climate challenges the most.


As the Co-Chair of the Inter-University Environment Coalition, Nadhira brings together youth groups across campuses to take collective action and strengthen youth voices in the climate space.


At heart, Nadhira believes in the power of people — that meaningful change happens when we connect community, compassion, and climate action to build a more inclusive and sustainable future for all.

Joel is Director (Planning) at the National Climate Change Secretariat (NCCS) under the Strategy Group in the Prime Minister’s Office. He oversees the strategic planning, economic research, and climate change science and technology teams with NCCS.
Prior to his current appointment, Joel double-hatted as the Deputy Director in Economy & Sustainability (E&S) and in NCCS (Strategy) within PMO-SG.


He has also previously held various positions in EDB, including undertaking industry development for Singapore’s aerospace industry, being a Regional Director based in the US, and being part of EDB’s Strategic Planning team.

As Climate Envoy, Jaime de Bourbon de Parme is the dedicated representative of the Netherlands for climate diplomacy. He is to raise international climate ambitions and find common solutions for reducing greenhouse emissions and enhancing the regenerative power of nature.


Jaime has an extensive diplomatic career in forging partnerships for innovative solutions to complex global challenges. As Senior Advisor for Private Sector Partnerships (2018-2021) to the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) his mission was to find private sector solutions for refugees, amongst which access to clean energy. As the Ambassador of the Netherlands to the Holy See (Vatican, under the leadership of Pope Francis) he partnered on climate action, forced migration and peace negotiations (2014-2018). As Special Envoy for Natural Resources (2011-2014), he initiated the Responsible Mining Index and set up conflict-free supply chains of metals and minerals in the Democratic Republic of Congo with the private sector and civil society.


He was a member of the Cabinet of the European Commissioner for Competition (2005-2007), worked in the field as political advisor to the Dutch Commander of the NATO Peacekeeping Mission in Afghanistan (2004) and helped set up the Netherlands Embassy in Iraq (2003). He has held various other roles in MENA, Africa and Latin America.


Born in the Netherlands, Jaime holds an MA from Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and a BA from Brown University. He is married and has two young daughters.

Amanda Costa is a Master's student in Environment and Development at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), UN Young Ambassador, and founder of Instituto Perifa Sustentável. Recognised by Forbes Under 30, she is a TEDx speaker, LinkedIn Top Voice, and a leading reference in climate justice in Brazil.