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Arun Abraham

Senior Environment Specialist (Consultant), ADB/GEF

Arun Abraham is a Senior Environment Specialist (Consultant). His main area of work is to support blended finance for investment programs which address priorities and obligations under global Multilateral Environmental Agreements such as UNFCCC, CBD, UNCCD, BRS Conventions, Law of the Sea, and…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Environment, Finance
   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 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Benita Ainabe

Financial Sector Specialist (Capital Markets), ADB

Benita Ainabe is a Financial Sector Specialist (Capital Markets) in the Public Management, Financial Sector, and Trade Division of the Southeast Asia Department at Asian Development Bank. She specializes in financial sector development, capital markets, innovative financing mechanisms, and…

   Topic(s): Finance, Industry and Trade, Private Sector, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, 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, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Charmaine Caparas

Knowledge Management and Communications Consultant, ADB

Charmaine is a seasoned practitioner in communication and knowledge management with extensive experience in science, development, and policy issues. Her work focuses on translating research into impact through strategic communications, organizational learning, and knowledge-sharing initiatives…

   Topic(s): Environment, Finance
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, Goal 13: Climate Action

Charmaine Cu-Unjieng

CSO and Co-founder, NaturLoop AG (Switzerland/Philippines)

Charmaine is the Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of NaturLoop, a Swiss green technology company pioneering Cocoboard, a 100% bio-based board made from coconut husk waste that offers a circular alternative to wood panels. She brings over 25 years of leadership experience in global health and…

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

Chris Gorell Barnes

Founding Partner, Ocean 14

Chris Gorell Barnes is a social entrepreneur. He is Founding partner of Ocean 14 capital a 150M Euro leading impact fund focused on ensuring a healthy ocean for everyone through a sustainable & regenerative blue economy and Co-founder of the Blue marine foundation a world-leading marine charity…

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

Dong Joo Park

Assistant Director, PPS

Park Dong Joo is currently the Assistant Director of Fair Evaluation Management Team of the Public Procurement Service (PPS). Prior to being a public officer in PPS, he played multiple roles as an IBM Informix DBMS engineer, billing system manager, billing database administrator, flight…

   Topic(s): Finance, Governance and Public Sector Management
   SDG: Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

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

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

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

Hilly Ann Roa-Quiaoit

Executive Director, Macajalar Bay Development Alliance, Philippines

HillyAnn is an ecosystems-based approach management practitioner, an environmental advocate, and a university professor. She is doing research and development work on an ecosystems-based approach to restoration and disaster risk reduction, a multi-sectoral approach to environmental governance,…

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