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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

Barak Ekshtein

Founder and CEO, TONTOTON

For the past 15 years, Barak has been developing initiatives to reduce disposable plastics, promote public awareness of environmentally friendly products and services, and build a certified plastic credit system that treats non-recyclable plastics in the ocean-bound. Through these ventures, he has…

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

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

Daniela Fernandez

Founder and CEO, Sustainable Ocean Alliance

At the age of 19, Daniela founded Sustainable Ocean Alliance (SOA) as a college-room idea at Georgetown University. Six years later, she has built SOA into a global organization that is cultivating and accelerating innovative solutions to protect and sustain the health of the ocean. With phenomenal…

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

Dennis Fritsch

Sustainable Blue Economy Finance Principles, UNEP FI

Dr. Dennis Fritsch leads the United Nations’ Sustainable Blue Economy Finance Initiative, part of UNEP FI, focused on bringing banks, insurers and investors together to develop guidance and tools to enable financial institutions to align their activities with a sustainable ocean economy. The…

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

Domenico Grandoni

Head of Big Data, Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Competence Centre, e-GEOS S.p.A.

Technical responsible of the 24/7 e-GEOS Emergency Team, active more than 75 times since 2009 to provide fast satellite based response to Civil Protection / Humanitarian Aid Authorities in case of natural / man made disasters. GIO Emergency Mapping Service in RUSH mode - Technical Manager (2012 -…

   Topic(s): ICT, Transport
   SDG: Goal 15: Life on Land

Dorothee Herr

Manager for Oceans and Climate Change, International Union for Conservation of Nature

Dorothée Herr is the Manager for Ocean and Climate Change at the Global Marine and Polar Programme (GMPP) at IUCN – the International Union for Conservation of Nature. She joined IUCN in 2009 and is now leading the IUCN’s international policy and private finance engagement on coastal and marine…

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

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

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