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Louise Heaps

Head of Sustainable Blue Economy, WWF Global

Louise Heaps is WWF’s global lead on sustainable blue economy, with a focus on influencing mainstream finance and policy enablers, as well as addressing the barriers to delivering an inclusive sustainable blue economy at coastal community levels. Louise has worked in ocean conservation and natural…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Environment, Finance, Water
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land

Madhusudhan Adhikari

Executive Director, Alternative Energy Promotion Center

Dr. Adhikari has over 30 years of management experience in renewable energy technologies in government, private, INGOs, bilateral & multilateral development agencies and government institutions. He is a Senior Renewable Energy Expert having rich experiences in the areas of policy, planning,…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Energy, Finance, ICT
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Manuel Cocco

Senior Advisor - Energy & Climate, GIZ

Manuel Cocco is a senior climate policy expert with more than 15 years of experience working on climate change and renewable energy policy development, including public climate finance and sustainable development advisor. He has deep knowledge of the SD and CC policy environment around the world,…

   Topic(s): Energy, Finance
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

Marga Manzo

Investment Director, SunFunder

Marga joined SunFunder in August 2021 to drive the company's entry into Asia. Over the years, Marga has sat on both the developer and funder sides of the table. She has managed venture debt funds for Southeast Asian energy and WASH SMEs, fundraised for a Kenyan micro-grid startup, and led corporate…

   Topic(s): Energy, Finance, ICT
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Margaret Kuhlow

Global Finance Practice Leader, WWF International

Margaret L. Kuhlow leads WWF’s Finance Practice, providing strategic direction and thought and content leadership to WWF’s global engagement with the finance sector. Before joining WWF, Ms. Kuhlow was Vice President of Investment Policy at the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, where she also…

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

Maria Goravanchi

Regional Managing Director, Lower Mekong, U.S. Development Finance Corporation (DFC)

Maria Goravanchi is a Managing Director at the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation’s (DFC), formerly the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC). As DFC’s regional representative based in Bangkok, she is responsible for business development in the Lower Mekong, specifically…

   Topic(s): Energy, Finance
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Marisa Drew

Chief Sustainability Officer & Global Head Sustainability Strategy, Advisory and Finance, Credit Suisse

Marisa Drew is responsible for setting the sustainable strategy and ambition for the bank and for creating and facilitating sustainable investments on behalf of Credit Suisse's wealth management, institutional and corporate clients. Marisa has been with Credit Suisse for 18 years and in the…

   Topic(s): Finance
   SDG: Goal 14: Life Below Water

Martha Rogers

Senior Economist, The Nature Conservancy

Martha Rogers is an economist in The Nature Conservancy’s Center for Sustainability Science. In this role, she serves as the technical lead for the Conservancy’s ongoing collaboration with Dow. She works closely with Dow staff to develop tools and processes to implement the company’s ten-year…

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

Melissa Garvey

Global Director of Ocean Protection, The Nature Conservancy

Melissa is an experienced conservation leader, responsible for developing and executing strategies, managing teams and ensuring results to address the world’s most pressing challenges to people and nature. Melissa began working with The Nature Conservancy in 2006. She has served as the Deputy State…

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

Michael Adams

President, Oceans Assets Institute, Switzerland

Michael established Ocean Assets Institute (OAI) in 2015, leveraging his 35-year career in finance to speed the transition to sustainability in the maritime sectors. Achievements include helping launch the BlueInvest program for the European Commission, design maritime green bond standards for…

   Topic(s): Environment, Finance
   SDG: Goal 14: Life Below Water