Chaoni Huang

Chaoni has been Head of Business Development for Asia at Trucost Plc since October 2012. Chaoni joined Trucost in 2012 and is responsible for business development, account management and partnership in Asia. Prior to Trucost, she was a Senior Environment, Social, Governance analyst at MSCI (London and Beijing), and a project manager at the UNEP Finance Initiative. She has been an executive board member of China Carbon Forum, a guest researcher for the China Economy and Sustainable Development Centre at the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business.

Investment Opportunities for Nature-Based Tourisms in the Coral Triangle

The World Wide Fund for Nature’s Coral Triangle program supports the development of responsible nature-based tourism in six countries, including Timor-Leste, Papua New Guinea, and Solomon Islands. This session aims to stimulate further thinking on how investing in natural capital can be utilized to support the development of countries involved.

Gregory Auta a

Gregory Auta’a, Principal Tourism Officer, the Government of the Solomon Islands Auta’a is the Principal Tourism Officer for the Government of the Solomon Islands, overlooking projects and product development within the Ministry of Culture and Tourism for the whole of the country, with a special focus on pilot projects led by the ministry and the Eco-tourism project grant program.

Scaling Up Investments in Green Businesses: What Can Be Done to Support Green Small and Medium Enterprises

Today’s green businesses, many of which are start-up companies, face the challenge of scaling their business model. This session discusses the experiences and challenges of small and medium enterprises as well as larger companies offering green solutions to environmental and social problems.

Developing and Promoting Sustainable Nature-Based Tourism in the Coral Triangle

Jointly organized by ADB and the World Wide Fund for Nature, this session discussed investment opportunities in nature-based tourism in the Asia-Pacific region. The Coral Triangle Sustainable Nature-based Tourism Project aims to assist the six countries of the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries, and Food Security in regional collaboration for the acceleration of achievements of regional and national marine conservation goals.