Mr. Wypior holds a degree as an economist from the University of Bonn, Germany. He has been working in various industrial and development cooperation projects in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. Mr. Wypior joined GIZ in 2003 as a regional manager in the Asia Pacific department responsible for energy and environment projects. From 2005 - 2010 he was seconded to India for the implementation of the National CFC Consumption Phase-out Plan and the National CTC Phase-out Plan under the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.

Jaquelin Cochran analyzes best practices to integrate renewable and distributed energy resources to the electric grid. She recently co-led a renewable energy grid integration study of India and is currently leading the City of Los Angeles 100% Renewable Energy Study. Before joining NREL, Dr. Cochran was an Assistant Professor of Natural Resource Management with KIMEP University in Almaty, Kazakhstan. She also served as a Peace Corps Volunteer for two years with the Polish Foundation for Energy Efficiency (FEWE) in Krakow.