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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

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

Katerina Kimmorley

Co-founder, Pollinate Energy-India

Kimmorley is a renewable energy expert and a social entrepreneur. Founding the UN award-winning Pollinate Energy, she is a leading voice in the development of renewable energy in Australia and India. She spoke at the UNFCCC COP 19 and has been recognized by the Financial Review as one of Australia’…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Economics, Energy
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Laura Phelps

Principal Consultant Shock Responsive Social Protection, Oxford Policy Management

Laura is a shock responsive social protection specialist with over 22 years-experience, working across the nexus from complex protracted crisis and into development. Her programme and policy experience in LMIC across Africa, SE Asia and Central Asia has focused on socio economic vulnerability to…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Economics
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 13: Climate Action

Madhu Khanna

Professor in Environmental Economics, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Khanna obtained her PhD and MS from the University of California, Berkeley. For research, she has worked on diverse topics ranging from technology adoption and agro-environmental policy analysis, voluntary approaches to environmental protection and the land use, market and greenhouse gas…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Economics
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Mahua Acharya

Assistant Director-General and Head of Investment and Policy Solutions, Global Green Growth Institute

In her current capacity, Acharya drives GGGI’s Green Investment Advisory Services to support GGGI member countries develop and seek financing for green investment projects, conceptualize knowledge products that build a strong theoretical and empirical base for green growth, build capacity for green…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Environment, Economics
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land