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Fred Wurster

Hydrologist (Infrastructure Management Division), National Wildlife Refuge System, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Fred has worked as a wetland hydrologist with more than 20 years of experience developing water management strategies and implementing hydrologic restoration on National Wildlife Refuges in the United States. He has worked in a variety of wetland ecosystems, both inland and coastal, from…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Economics, Environment
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land

Genevieve Mary O'Farrell

Senior Environment Specialist (Safeguards), ADB

Genevieve O’Farrell has close to 20 years of experience working on environmental assessment and management of development projects, sustainability appraisal, climate risk management, capacity building, and delivery of country-orientated solutions for diverse clients across a range of sectors.…

   Topic(s): Environment, Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land

Giulia Cappellazzi

Global Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) Technical Lead Advisor, People in Need

Giulia Cappellazzi is the Global Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) Technical Lead Advisor at People in Need, where she supports country teams and civil society partners to embed GESI considerations into climate resilience, inclusive governance, and emergency response programming. Her…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Civil Society, Climate Change, Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Guo Shaoquan

Executive Director and Chairman of the Bank, Bank of Qingdao

Mr. Guo Shaoquan, aged 58, holds a master's degree in Business Administration for senior managers of Nankai University, a master's degree in Business Administration for senior managers of Peking University, and a senior economist. Mr. Guo was appointed as the executive director and chairman of the…

   Topic(s): Economics, Environment, Finance
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land

Heloise Buckland

CEO and Founder, HUSK

CEO and co-founder of HUSK, a social business committed to supporting rural communities to become more climate-resilient. HUSK's mission is to improve livelihoods by transforming rice husk into biochar to combat soil degradation, boost yields, and sequester carbon. Heloise is passionate about…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Economics, Energy, Environment
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Jackie Spiteri

Managing Director, SESG

Jackie Spiteri is an experienced sustainability professional with over 18 years in the maritime and infrastructure sectors. She is the Founder and Managing Director of SESG, a specialist advisory firm helping organisations navigate the evolving sustainability and reporting landscape through…

   Topic(s): Economics, Environment, Finance
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Jessica Coria

Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Gothenburg

Jessica's main research interest is the optimal design of environmental policies. She does both theoretical and applied work on modeling environmental regulation. She has analyzed the effects of the choice of policy instruments on the adoption of new technologies and incentives to comply…

   Topic(s): Economics, Environment
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land

Johannes Emmerling

Senior Researcher and Scientist, European Institute on Economics and the Environment (IEEE)

Johannes Emmerling is a Senior Researcher and Scientist at the European Institute on Economics and the Environment (IEEE).  He co-leads the Low Carbon Pathways unit. He was a Senior Researcher at Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) between 2012 and 2018. Johannes holds a Ph.D. from the…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Economics, Energy, Environment
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 13: Climate Action

Jonathan Drew

Managing Director, HSBC

Drew graduated with an MA in Economics from Cambridge University in England and is also qualified as a Chartered Accountant. He started his banking career more than 20 years ago in London and after working in rapidly emerging Latin America and on capital intensive transactions in the Middle East…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Economics
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Jothiganesh Sundaram

Anticipatory Action/climate risk information, World Food Programme

Jothiganesh Sundaram (Jothi), is Regional Technical Lead on Climate and Weather-related risk and PRISM, at United Nations World Food Programme Regional Office for Asia-Pacific at Bangkok. At WFP, he focuses on strengthening capacity of Government systems in the Asia-Pacific region on climate risk…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Economics
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 13: Climate Action