Desiree Zhou

Desiree Zhou is an Investment Specialist in ADB’s Private Sector Operations Department. She joined ADB in January 2018 and has since worked extensively with privately-held and state-sponsored companies to promote renewable energy development in East Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Prior to ADB, she had worked in investment banking for six years in London. A British national, she holds a Master of Science in Financial Economics from the University of Oxford and is a CFA Charterholder.

Sherwin Pu

Sherwin Pu is currently the Head of Business Development Team within ADB's PSOD, which includes ADB Ventures Facility. He has 20+ years in investment banking, private equity, structured financing; and led dozens of landmark debt/equity finances covering a wide range of sectors - renewable energy, sustainable transportation, environmental protection, healthcare, modern agriculture and logistics. Having served in ADB for more than 15 years, his professional experience is pan-Asia Pacific.

Ankit Maheshwari

Ankit Maheshwari is the President of Engineering and India Operations at Innovaccer. As a Founding Team Member, he has been at the helm of Innovaccer’s Product Engineering vertical and has worked closely with the organization's clients and clinicians over the years to develop and deploy industry-leading Data Activation Platform at more than 1000 healthcare practices across the globe.

Tom de Bruin

Tom de Bruin joined GrainPro, Inc. in 2002 as Vice President of Marketing & Sales. In 2007 he opened the manufacturing plant in Subic Bay where he assumed the role of President and CEO of GrainPro Philippines, a subsidiary of GrainPro, Inc. Born in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Tom received his master’s degree in Hebrew and Aramaic languages and literature, Jewish history, and philosophy at Leyden State University, Netherlands. To pursue post-graduate studies, he relocated to Israel and continued at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.