Naeeda Crishna Morgado

Naeeda Crishna Morgado is an Infrastructure Specialist in ADB’s Southeast Asia Innovation Hub, where she designs innovative financing instruments for climate-related infrastructure projects. Naeeda manages strategy and partnerships for the ASEAN Catalytic Green Finance Facility (ACGF), and is leading the development of the Green Recovery Platform with over $500 million in concessional support for climate projects through partnerships with the Green Climate Fund, UK, and EU. Naeeda also supports countries on climate and green finance frameworks and taxonomies.

David Dovan

David Dovan is a Senior Investment Specialist covering the infrastructure sector for the Private Sector Operations Department (PSOD) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). David’s geographical coverage includes Indonesia and Malaysia

Prior to joining ADB, he worked with Societe Generale, Mizuho Bank, and ABN Amro covering the energy and infrastructure sector in the Asia Pacific Region.

Blue Economy: The Seaweed Company

Dr. Stefan Kraan, Chief Scientific Officer of Seaweed Company, Ltd. presented seaweed cultivation as a regenerative adjunct to offshore energy production. He explained the benefits for offshore energy producers and local communities.

This technology has been used in reducing the impacts of ocean acidification near offshore energy infrastructure.