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.

Nguyen has 10 years of experience in business accelerator and private equity/impact investment with Inclusive Business Accelerator (Viet Nam), Impact Venture Accelerator (Viet Nam, Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines), and Indochina Capital. He was part of the consultant team drafting a World Bank-funded legal framework for public-private partnerships in Vietnam that formed the basis for a new PPP law. He obtained certificates in Climate Change and Environmental Analysis from the UNEP Finance Initiative and in Incubation Manager training by AsiaSEED.

Fores is known for fusing her Italian background with Filipino cooking and ingredients, and uses organic ingredients to help the farmers who produce these. She prepared the welcome dinner for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit for APEC leaders, together with Glenda Barretto, founder of Via Mare, in Manila in November 2015. She is Asia’s Best Female Chef for 2016, according to Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants’ Awards. Fores is also the first Filipino chef to win the award. She is a Certified Public Accountant graduate of Assumption College.

Dharmakirti serves on the Investment Committee of this green and impact investment space venture capital company, a regionally focused fund targeting investments in emerging economies in Asia, Middle East and Africa. From 2012 to 2016, he was Chairman of the National Ocean Affairs Committee (NOAC).

Thompson is the Communications Manager for FSC’s Asia Pacific regional office. She started her career as a reporter with a special interest in environmental and developmental news. FSC works to promote responsible forest management around the world. Operating in more than 100 markets, FSC is the preferred certification scheme for businesses, including Fortune 500 companies. Prior to joining FSC, she worked for WWF-Hong Kong, overseeing content management, branding and corporate partnership.

Lima is the member services manager at the Samoa Chamber of Commerce. She has worked at the organization for four years. Lima graduated from the Auckland University of Technology in Auckland, New Zealand with a Bachelor in Social Sciences and Human Resource Management in 2011 and has been working in Samoa since then. As the Member Services Manager, she works extensively with the Samoa Chamber of Commerce membership (over 350 businesses) and with donor partners and stakeholders.

Lin oversees Academy and Life Care business of TUV Rheinland Group in Greater PRC region. She set up the Competence Centre of CSR & Sustainability. She has dedicated herself actively together with the team and achieved some highlights including development of capacity building program “FIT FIVE®” in 2005 with recognition of Best Practice by Global Compact for supply chain solution; consultancy of probably the first management system based on ISO26000 in PRC; consultancy to Carbon Pioneer in PV industry to win WWF Climate Saver award.

Schneider-Maunoury is head of SRI at Humanis. He has responsibility for the development of SRI in Humanis and Humanis Gestion d’Actifs, its asset management arm. Among other achievements, he has designed and developed HGA Obligations Vertes, a Green Bond fund with a quantification of environmental impact. He is a non executive Director the French SIF (Social Investment Forum). Before joining Humanis in 2008, Grégory Schneider-Maunoury was SRI analyst in sell side (CM CIC Securities) and buy (Dexia AM) as well as in CSR rating agencies (Vigeo, Arese).

Peters is an environmental specialist supporting ADB’s private sector transactions. Prior to joining ADB he provided environmental finance services to clients including major corporations, trading companies, international banks, the UN, national and regional governments and non-profit organizations.

Purnomo joined GAR in October 2014. He had held many positions for the government, multilateral institutions and international and national NGOs, including Special Assistant to the President of Indonesia for Climate Change (2010-2014), Special Assistant to the Minister of Environment (2004-2009), the World Bank (2002-2004), Executive Director of WWF Indonesia, and half a dozen other national organizations on sustainable development issues.