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Tom Chi

Founding Partner, At One Ventures

Tom Chi has worked in a wide range of roles from astrophysical researcher to Fortune 500 consultant to corporate executive developing new hardware/software products and services. He's played a significant role in established projects with global reach (Microsoft Outlook, Yahoo Search), and scaled…

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

Tong Zhu

Professor, Peking University

Prof. Tong Zhu is a Professor at the College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering at Peking University, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, a counselor of the State Council, and a fellow of the American Geophysical Union. He also serves as the Deputy Director of the Higher…

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

Toru Kubo

Senior Director, ADB

Toru joined ADB in 2004 as the organization's first full-time climate change staff. He designed and established ADB’s Carbon Market Program including one of the world's first post-Kyoto carbon funds, led ADB's work to promote climate change technologies through venture capital funds, and helped…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy, Environment
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land

Tri Mumpuni nodefieldlastname

Executive Director, People Centered Business and Economic Institute (IBEKA)

Tri Mumpuni (Puni) is an agriculture engineer who has been campaigning for community development and renewable energy for decades. As the Executive Director of IBEKA, she has implemented more than 60 micro-hydropower projects to stimulate economic growth in rural parts of Indonesia. Her…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy, Environment
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land

Trina Leberer

Director of Pacific Regional Partnerships, The Nature Conservancy

Trina is the Director of Pacific Regional Partnerships, leading TNC’s engagement with key partners to advance large-scale conservation initiatives in the Pacific Islands region, including identifying and pursuing emerging public funding opportunities. Previously in her role as Pacific Division…

   Topic(s): Environment
   SDG: Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land

U Aung Myint

General Secretary, Renewable Energy Association Myanmar

U Aung Myint was a teaching staff and research scholar/leader at Departments of Botany, Marine Biology and Marine Science at Mawlamyine University between 1972 and 1989. In 1995, he founded the Renewable Energy Association of Myanmar (REAM), a local environmental NGO which works to educate the…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy, Environment
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land

Umesh Madhavan

Research Director , The Circulate Initiative

Umesh is Research Director at The Circulate Initiative, a nonprofit organization committed to solving the ocean plastic pollution challenge and advancing the circular economy in emerging economies. In his role, Umesh leads The Circulate Initiative’s research strategy, with a focus on data and…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Environment, Finance, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

United States Environmental Protection Agency EPA nodefieldlastname

The Environmental Protection Agency is an independent agency, specifically an independent executive agency, of the United States federal government for environmental protection. https://www.epa.gov/

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

Vanita Suneja

Regional Advocacy Manager, WaterAid South Asia

Vanita has over 25 years of experience in the development sector. She has been working on a wide range of issues including water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), small holder agriculture, forest governance, rural livelihoods, women’s land rights, renewable energy, climate change, extractives and…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy, Environment, Water
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

VB Mathur

Chairperson, National Biodiversity Authority, India

Dr. V.B. Mathur is the Chairperson, National Biodiversity Authority, India since September 2019. Prior to this, he served as the Director of the Wildlife Institute of India between 2014-19. Dr. Mathur is the Regional Vice-Chair of the IUCN-World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA-South Asia) and…

   Topic(s): Environment
   SDG: Goal 15: Life on Land