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Christopher Au

Director, WTW

Christopher is the Director of WTW’s Asia-Pacific Climate Risk Centre, which focuses on climate risk quantification and management. Based in Singapore, the Centre works with support corporates, financial institutions, insurers, and governments to understand, quantify and build resilience against…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Environment
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Donald Thompson

Founder and CEO, Center for Regenerative Design and Collaboration (CRDC)

Donald founded and leads CRDC, a zero-waste incubator in Costa Rica that harnesses the commercial potential of regenerative design, and CRDC Global, a world leader in circular economy solutions for the construction industry. His innovative Recover-Enrich-Appreciate-Prosper (REAP) Business Model was…

   Topic(s): Environment
   SDG: Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land

Douglas Gayeton

Consultant, ADB

Douglas Gayeton is co-founder of Lexicon of Food, a US-based NGO. The platform has gathered over 1000 companies and organizations across the globe to build impact movements tackling our food systems' greatest challenges, from food waste to food as medicine, transparent supply chains to climate…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Environment
   SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, Goal 14: Life Below Water

Erin Chu Felton

Senior Operations and Coordination Specialist, ADB

Erin is part of the FCAS and SIDS Unit in CCFE, supporting institutional capacity for operations in FCAS and SIDS. Last year she led a series of analytical products on Papua New Guinea, including a fragility resilience assessment to inform ADB’s country partnership strategy, and a climate and…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Environment
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Francesca Montevecchi

Senior Circular Economy Specialist , ADB

With over 15 years of experience, she has supported governments worldwide in advancing circular economy, zero-waste, and sustainable plastics policies. Her work includes leading national and regional strategies, facilitating high-level multi-stakeholder dialogues, and delivering capacity building…

   Topic(s): Economics, Environment
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

François Lesage

Fondateur & CEO, Plastic Flamingo

In 2018, François Lesage co-founded Plastic Flamingo, a French social enterprise based in the Philippines. Previously, he worked as a consultant for various firms. He holds a master’s degree in Public Policy Management from Sciences Po and an MBA from Institut Mines-Télécom Business School.

   Topic(s): Energy, Environment, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Goh Yeow Hwee

Regional Sales Manager, Hydroleap Pte. Ltd. (Singapore)

Yeow Hwee is a chemical engineer with over 20 years of experience in the water industry vertical. He has held leadership roles across the supply chain—from Project Director to Sales Director for chemicals—and now serves as Regional Sales Manager at Hydroleap, a water technology startup. With broad…

   Topic(s): Environment, Finance, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Immanuel “Erick” E. Sarut

Senior Climate Change Officer, ADB

Erick Sarut serves as Senior Climate Change Officer at ADB’s Port Moresby Resident Mission, where he leads strategic engagement on climate resilience, adaptation financing, and institutional capacity building in Papua New Guinea. Prior to joining ADB, Erick worked for over 12 years with the…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Environment
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Jackie Thomas

Coral Triangle Program Leader, WWF

Ms. Thomas joined WWF’s Coral Triangle Program in 2008 as a Pacific Policy Officer based in Fiji, and in 2014, became Program Leader. Ms. Thomas has lived and worked in the Pacific region since 2003, when she relocated from Australia to work for WWF in the Solomon Islands. Before that, she worked…

   Topic(s): Environment
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land

James Alden

Head of Regional and Investor Engagement, Canopy

James focuses on catalyzing the scaling of 10 million metric tons of alternative fiber capacity in India. He has 20 years of experience in agricultural technology, energy efficiency, clean technology, and business sustainability, and has been involved in the build, growth, and sale of multiple…

   Topic(s): Environment
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land