Since June 2017, Dr O.P. Agarwal is the country director of the World Resources Institute in India and is also the Chief Executive Officer of WRI (India). Prior to this, from 2009 to 2016, he was the World Bank’s Urban Transport Adviser located at its headquarter in in Washington DC. As part of this he has guided urban transport projects in many parts of the world, including India, China, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, South Africa, Kenya, etc. He has travelled extensively and has a very good overview of urban transport systems across the world.

Sven Beyersdorff is co-founder of Nordic Sustainability, a Copenhagen-based consulting firm focusing on sustainability-related projects for public and private sector clients across the Nordics and beyond.

Sven has a background in strategy consulting, having previously worked at a McKinsey spin-off with the largest German and Danish companies. He has also worked in international developmentfor the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS).

Brita works on building sustainability strategies in private and public sector organizations, both within the Nordic countries as well as in South Asia. Her area of specialization is climate risk &resilience. Based in Norway and Sweden, Brita holds an MSc in Development Management from UN Universities UIA and the University of Ruhuna and is a trained Climate Reality Leader.

Steven supports developing countries across Asia and the Pacific build climate and disaster resilience, recover from disasters, and find solutions to better reduce and manage disaster risk. Prior to joining the Asian Development Bank, Steven worked for over a decade at the United Nations, both in the field with the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and at headquarters in New York with the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR). He holds a master’s degree in peace and conflict studies from the University of Sydney, and a bachelor’s degree in Asian studies and political science.

Mao Qin is the deputy director of the Urban Renewal and Low Carbon Project Management Center of Changning District, Shanghai, executive director of project office of the World Bank’s “Shanghai Building Energy Conservation and Low Carbon City Demonstration Project”, registered supervision engineer.

Sun Jiangning is a senior urban planner. He is graduated from the Department of Urban Planning, Tongji University, with a master’s degree. As a member of the Board of Directors and Urban Renewal Committee of China Urban Science Research Association, he is currently the Director of Livable Center of China Eco-city Research Institute. Over the years, he has devoted himself to the planning practice and technological research and development of eco-cities. His scientific research achievements have been awarded many times at the provincial and ministerial levels for outstanding achievements.