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Jim Leape

Co-Director, Center for Ocean Solutions

Jim Leape is the William and Eva Price Senior Fellow in the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, and co-director of the Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions. Through research, writing and direct engagement with private and public sector leaders, Jim looks at how to drive large-scale…

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

Joan Fulton

Adjunct Professor, Geneva Business School-Geneva & Schiller Int'l University-Madrid

With a career spanning more than 25 years in international banking and finance in New York, Geneva and Madrid, more than 10 years teaching international business at universities in Madrid and Geneva, and more than 15 years working with various NGOs in Asia, Joan dedicates her time and skills to…

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

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

Kah Meng Wong

Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Funding Societies Malaysia

Kah Meng pioneered SME digital financing in Malaysia by setting up and launching Funding Societies’ operations in Malaysia, being a pioneer SME digital financing platform to operate locally. Prior to Funding Societies, Kah Meng specialized in strategy and risk management and worked across Southeast…

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

Karen Sack

Executive Director, Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance

Karen is Executive Director of the Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA), a multi-sector coalition of governments, finance, insurance companies, and civil society organizations. ORRAA pioneers innovative finance products that drive investment into marine and coastal natural capital,…

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

Karthik RamaduraiIyer

Senior Climate Finance Expert, Dalberg Global Development Advisors

Karthik is a Senior Climate Finance Expert with Dalberg Global Development Advisors based in Mumbai. He advises private, public sector, and civil organization partners as well as development finance institutions on climate finance and sustainable finance strategy, strategy planning &…

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

Kate Schweigart

Senior Director, Innovative Finance, Rare

As Senior Director of Innovative Finance within Rare’s coastal fisheries program, Fish Forever, Kate leads the Innovative Finance initiatives. In this role, Kate is developing pathways to finance community-led conservation at scale by blending philanthropy, public funding, bilateral/multilateral…

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

Kathleen O Leary

Client Director, Delio Ltd

Kathleen O'Leary is a Director at Delio, a digital solutions provider for private market investments. She works with clients to democratise access for investors, drive growth for entrepreneurs and empower asset managers in scaling their private markets propositions.  Based near Geneva,…

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

Kimarli Fernando

Chairperson, Sri Lanka Tourism

Kimarli is the Chairperson of Sri Lanka Tourism, heading the Government’s four main Tourism entities; Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority, Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau, Sri Lanka Conventions Bureau, and Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management. This is the first time that one…

   Topic(s): Environment, Finance, Governance and Public Sector Management
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land

Kushaal Raj

Acting Manager of Climate Change International Cooperation Division, Ministry of Economy, Fiji

Kushaal is the Acting Manager for Climate Change and the Ocean Specialist for the Climate Change and International Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Economy, Fiji. He coordinates Ocean and Climate activities in Fiji.  He is also responsible for updating the nation’s progress in the role…

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