Johannes Heister is a Senior Environmental Specialist with the World Bank’s Climate Change Department, where he leads the development of a sustainable cooling initiative as part of the Bank’s support for the Kigali Amendment, the Paris Climate Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals. Previously, Mr. Heister held positions with the Bank’s Environment and Natural Resources Global Practice, where he focused on climate change projects and phase-down of ozone-depleting substances in East Asia.

Weiwei Kou is currently the Director of Investment and Enterprise Development Department of Ant Financial Services Group, where she is responsible for the management of the invested companies. In January 2018, Ant Financial completed the strategic investment in the Tianjin Climate Exchange. In April of the same year, Ms. Kou was appointed the CEO of Tianjin Climate Exchange. Ms. Kou received a Master’s Degree in Sustainability Leadership from the University of Cambridge and a Master’s Degree in Business Management from Cardiff University.

Mr. Virender Kumar Duggal is a Principal Climate Change Specialist in the Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department at the Asian Development Bank (ADB).