Sika Gadzanku is an energy technology and policy researcher at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. She leads research efforts related to floating solar photovoltaics (FPV). Other work in her portfolio includes providing technical assistance to U.S. and international partners on transitioning to clean energy and conducting power sector modeling and analysis. She also has professional experience in energy consulting and distilling complex technical information to policymakers and the general public.

Dr. Neil Adrian S. Cabiles currently serves as Assistant Secretary of the International Finance Group (IFG) of the Department of Finance (DOF). He supervises both offices of the IFG, the International Finance Policy Office (IFPO) which deals with the DOF’s international finance cooperation initiatives, and the International Finance Operations Office (IFOO) which secures and facilitates official development assistance (ODA) in support of the Government of the Philippines’ (GOP) financing requirements. Dr.

Diana co-led ADB’s first climate change policy based loan this year in the Philippines and previously led ADB’s first gender mainstreamed energy sector results based lending program. Diana is ADB’s focal for energy operations in the Philippines.

She has worked in energy and climate change across Southeast Asian countries for the past 6 years and previously worked in corporate and operational management in a private sector energy company with international operations, as well as in CSOs and international institutions.