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Ekhosuehi Iyahen

Secretary-General, Insurance Development Forum

Ekhosuehi Iyahen is the Secretary-General of the Insurance Development Forum (IDF), a Public-Private Partnership led by the insurance industry and supported by the World Bank and the United Nations, aiming to enhance the use of insurance to build greater resilience against disasters and to help…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Finance, Private Sector
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Fernando Secaira

Resilience and Coastal Climate Risk Specialist, The Nature Conservancy

Fernando Secaira is a Resilience and Coastal Climate Risk Specialist at The Nature Conservancy.

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Environment, Finance
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water

Firdaus Agung

Director for Marine Conservation and Biodiversity, Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries of the Republic of Indonesia

Firdaus Agung is Director for Marine Conservation and Biodiversity, Directorate General for Marine Spatial and Ocean Management, Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries. He has over 20 years of experience in coastal management and marine conservation. His work experience: Deputy Director for…

   Topic(s): Disaster Risk Management, Finance
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water

Francis Areki

Senior Technical Advisor, WWF Pacific

Francis Areki is Senior Technical Advisor to WWF Pacific’s Director. He has worked in the environmental and community development field for over 20 years with expertise in forestry, climate change and marine fisheries management- project design, resourcing, research and advocacy. Through WWF and as…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Finance, Water
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water

Ghislain De Valon

Infrastructure Specialist (Innovation and Green Finance), Southeast Asia Regional Department, ADB

Ghislain is a Senior Infrastructure Specialist (Innovation and Green Finance) at the Asian Development Bank on secondment from Agence Française de Développement (AFD). In the Southeast Asia Green Finance Hub project team, he is particularly leading the operationalization of the Blue SEA Finance Hub…

   Topic(s): Environment, Finance, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land

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

James Spurgeon

Founder/Director, Ecosystem Valuation Specialist, Sustain Value

James Spurgeon is the founder and director of Sustain Value, a consultancy firm he established in 2011 to advise financial institutions, investors, multi-national companies and governments on natural capital, multi-capitals and the blue economy. He is an environmental economist with 30 years…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Environment, Finance
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water

Jiangfeng Zhang

Director, ADB

Jiangfeng Zhang is the Director of Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Division, Southeast Asia Department, concurrently Co-Chair, Environment Thematic Group, of Asian Development Bank (ADB). Since 2002 to date, he has been leading and supporting the development, design, and…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Finance
   SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Jonas Svegaarden

CEO, Katapult Ocean

Jonas is the CEO of Katapult Ocean – the most active ocean impact venture funds globally. The fund invests in ocean impact companies such as offshore wind and solar, seaweed and seafood, alternative proteins, ocean health and maritime transportation. Katapult Ocean is based in Norway but invests in…

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

Jyoti Bisbey

Executive board member and Advisor, WAPPP and ISRC

Jyoti is a global expert with more than 20 years of experience in leading green and resilient infrastructure finance and public-private partnerships (PPPs) in developing countries. She has worked at the World Bank Group and at the United Nations with developing countries on supporting governments’…

   Topic(s): Disaster Risk Management, Finance
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals