Ms. Laura Iglesias has nearly 30 years of business development experience, with specialization in bilateral and multilateral donor-funded architecture & engineering (A&E) projects in developing and transitional countries.

Alwin is Business Developer on Climate Resilience APAC at Royal HaskoningDHV. He is responsible for the strategy & business development of water resilience portfolio in Asia Pacific. He is also project manager of flood resilience, river and coastal projects in Viet Nam and Southeast Asia.

Neslihan leads Stantec’s international business development activities in IFI business focusing Central Asia, Turkey, Balkans and MENA region where she is responsible for strategy planning to increase the company’s business in water, wastewater, infrastructure, environmental and energy sectors. To accomplish this, she focuses on technical assistance opportunities with IFI clients such as the European Commission, EBRD, WB, ADB and other IFIs in the region. She reaches out water and public utilities in developing countries to provide sustainable water solutions through IFI projects.

Ryo is Senior Manager in charge of business development at Life Business Headquarters, Yokogawa Electric Corporation. Since joining Yokogawa in 2016, he has led various business development projects that apply Yokogawa’s innovative technologies to customers’ potential business issues embedded in their work processes. 

Dr. Adhikari has over 30 years of management experience in renewable energy technologies in government, private, INGOs, bilateral & multilateral development agencies and government institutions. He is a Senior Renewable Energy Expert having rich experiences in the areas of policy, planning, resource mobilization & financing, fundraising, business development, technology & engineering, and training and capacity developments.

Maria Goravanchi is a Managing Director at the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation’s (DFC), formerly the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC). As DFC’s regional representative based in Bangkok, she is responsible for business development in the Lower Mekong, specifically Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, and Thailand. Ms. Goravanchi brings over 15 years of private and public sector finance experience in underwriting, structuring and negotiating investments in emerging and frontier-market nations.

Anna Lundbom joined EasyMining, an innovation company within Ragn-Sells Group, in May 2020 as the Marketing and Product Sales Manager. She is focusing on leading the project to commercialize EasyMining´s nitrogen removal and recovery process along with business development for the company´s other processes and products. Anna joined the Ragn-Sells Group, one of the Nordic’s largest waste management companies, in 2012 and has been working with business development and sales in various positions. Previous to Ragn-Sells, she worked as a management consultant.

Jaco Cilliers assumed the role of Manager of Bangkok Regional Hub in August 2019. He was Chief, Regional Policy and Programme Support for Asia and the Pacific during September 2017 – July 2019 where he also served as Senior Advisor for Innovation and Business Development at UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub. He was the Country Director of UNDP India during July 2014 - September 2017. Prior to that, he was the Deputy Resident Representative for UNDP in Uzbekistan, where he was responsible for the management and coordination of Programmes and Operations.

Sunny George Verghese is the co-founder and Group CEO of Olam International Limited. He is responsible for strategic planning, business development and overall management of the Olam group of companies worldwide. Olam operates in 70 countries, delivering 47 products (organized into 16 platforms) to more than 16,200 customers in 70 destination markets and employs around 26,500 people worldwide.

Dr. Lerwen Liu specializes in business development and education in emerging technologies, circular economy, and sustainability. She focuses on strategy, assessment, and support of emerging technologies, including nanotechnology and Artificial Intelligence, with applications in all sectors. With her 20 years of practice in global business development in strategic partnership and communication, and marketing, Dr. Liu bridges government, industry, and academics in developing sustainable solutions to address the challenges humanity is facing today.