Joseph Bergin is the Advisor, PSOD, and Head, of the Equity Investment Unit of ADB’s Private Sector Operations Department handling the Bank’s direct equity investments. He joined ADB in June 2020. Prior to joining ADB, Mr. Bergin was Head of M&A at McBride plc and was Chief Investment Officer of an African Private Equity Fund. Earlier in his career, Joseph worked for AstraZeneca plc and 3i Group plc in the UK and Germany. He is an experienced Private Equity investor and has worked with a number of businesses to assist them to grow their shareholder value.

Hiet Tran is a Senior Procurement Specialist at the Asian Development Bank (ADB). She oversees the procurement of development projects financed and administered by ADB and advises internal and external clients on procurement strategies and execution to achieve Value for Money. She has also been actively involved in the development of procurement policies and regulations, procurement reforms and harmonization, procurement risk assessments, and various procurement capacity development activities.

Yoonhee has decades of finance policymaking experience in the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MOEF) and the Financial Services Commission (FSC), financial sector development with a focus on inclusive finance. 
Some highlights of her career and experience include:
- Promoting SME finance by introducing Technology Finance and establishing two overseas project finance funds in 2013-2015.
- Providing microfinance, establishing the Non-Performing Loan Purchasing Fund, and drafting the Consumer Credit Bill in 2019-2021.

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.

Ronan is a Senior Manager in the Ventures and Market Building team within CCA. Prior to CCA he worked for Accenture Development Partnerships, a consulting firm with a focus on working with social enterprises, predominantly in Sub-Saharan Africa

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.