Toshiyuki Yamasaki joined the MOEJ in 2001 and served as Deputy Director for Waste Management prior to his current role. Mr. Yamasaki was also dispatched from MOEJ as a JICA Expert and served as an Environmental Policy Advisor for Vietnam’s Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment.

Dr. Shiqiu ZHANG is a Professor of Environmental Economics at Peking University. She has been teaching and conducting research on environmental economics, environmental policy and governance. Dr. Zhang is currently a Senior expert member of UNEP Technology and Economic Assessment Panel for implementing Montreal Protocol, Board member of Clean Air Asia. She also served as President of Asian Association on Environment and Resource Economics from 2017-2019.

Dr Finarya Legoh is the Head of International Relations of the Indonesian Academy of Sciences (AIPI), and Senior Program Officer of the Indonesian Science Fund (DIPI). She is also a lecturer at the Engineering Faculty of the University of Indonesia, specialised in room acoustics and sustainable green building.

Zaharin is an avid adventurer, international speaker, author, social entrepreneur, environmentalist and wealth adventure coach. Using her principles called Summits of Sustainability that she discovered throughout her journeys to the cold summits in the Himalayas and the Russian Federation, combined with her knowledge and experience in leading eco social business, she has designed her speeches and created a life-changing awareness programs.