Hodgson leads the work on the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform at the UNFCCC secretariat, based in Bonn, Germany. She has worked at the UN, on climate change, for 13 years. Prior to that, Tiffany worked in her home country of South Africa on regional socio-economic policy issues.

Dr Anthony Kiem is a hydroclimatologist. His research focus is on understanding the drivers and impacts of climate variability and change in the Asia-Pacific region. Of particular interest are hydrological extremes and how these may change in the future. Anthony has extensive experience in characterising impacts of climate variability and change, seasonal/interannual forecasting, extreme event (e.g. flood, drought, bushfire etc.) risk analysis, hydrological modelling, stochastic modelling, and water resources management.

Doug has a background in coastal management and engineering with particular expertise in the areas of coastal processes, coastal engineering and shoreline management, coastal hazard and risk assessment, disaster risk reduction, climate change and adaptation, environmental assessment, and community participation. The first ten years of his career was spent at HR Wallingford in the UK where he was involved in coastal management projects across the UK, Europe, Caribbean, South America and SE Asia.

Wayne is the Director of Climate Change Office Cook Islands located in the Office of the Prime Minister, on Rarotonga, Cook Islands. He has been involved in climate change negotiations and issues since 1990 at a time when talk was all about the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The then UN Framework Convention on Climate Change had finally been agreed and was at the time available for signature and eventual ratification.

Alessio Giardino is a climate adaptation and disaster risk management specialist with over 18 years’ experience of professional experience in the water sector, including both specialized consultancy and research. His current focus at ADB is on the development and implementation of innovative methodologies and techniques to enhance climate resilience in water projects.

João Aleluia works with ADB as Regional Clean Energy Specialist and Coordinator for the Greater Mekong Subregion. João has over 15 years of experience in sustainable energy, climate change, and waste management, having worked with international organizations such as the UNFCCC, UN-ESCAP and GGGI.

Consultant Tony has more than 12 years experiences in CCS. Tony leads client engagement activities in Oceania, Southeast Asia’, and South Asia. He manages operational and strategic relationships with members, clients and partners. His expertise includes strategic partnerships, climate change policy, technology transfer, project finance, CCUS technology, and commercialization.