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.

Dr Simon Batchelor is Director of Gamos, a Research Fellow at Loughborough University and Research Coordinator for the UK Aid funded Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS) programme.

With over 30 years of experience in development, a renewable energy based PhD, significant social mobilisation programming in Cambodia, Simon is best known for his firms work on mobile telephony.

Maria Goravanchi is a Managing Director at the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation’s (DFC), formerly the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC). As DFC’s regional representative based in Bangkok, she is responsible for business development in the Lower Mekong, specifically Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, and Thailand. Ms. Goravanchi brings over 15 years of private and public sector finance experience in underwriting, structuring and negotiating investments in emerging and frontier-market nations.

Nisha Menon, Chief Consultant, DESL, has over 26 years of experience in sustainable energy and climate action. She is a mechanical engineer with a masters degree in energy conservation and management. She has worked in energy management (buildings, industries and urban (municipal) infrastructure and renewable energy (biomass, small hydro power generation and municipal solid waste to energy).

Surbhi is a renewable energy solutions enthusiast and an ambassador of electrification. In her current role at WBCSD, she is supporting businesses to scale up deployment of clean and renewable energy technologies to make their businesses more sustainable, both environmentally and economically. Prior to joining WBCSD, she has worked with various consulting and research organizations in the renewable energy space.

Dana Kenney is an energy and climate change expert with more than 30 years of professional experience, including over 20 years in developing countries. She is currently working at Abt Associates’ headquarters, focused on business development and marketing of Abt innovations in the energy and environment sectors. She served as Chief of Party of the recent 5-year USAID Clean Power Asia program, focused on scaling up investment in renewable energy in Southeast Asia.

Lanvin Concessao is a Senior Program Associate for the Energy Program at WRI India, where he specializes on energy access for development. Lanvin provides guidance to development partners in climate vulnerable Indian states to design, implement and assess the impact of clean energy solutions in the health, education and livelihoods sectors.

Arina is an energy expert with experience in developing global and regional analysis of innovations for the energy transition based on renewable energy, electrification of end-use sectors with renewables, power sector analysis and stakeholder engagement. Arina is an Analyst on Renewable Energy Innovation for Developing Countries at International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), where she works since 2017.

Dr. Tae Eui Lee is a research fellow with eight years of experience working at Korea Energy Economics Institute. He graduated from the Arizona State University in 2015 with a Ph.D. degree in Financial Economics. He is interested in electricity, hydrogen, and heat sector coupling based on his electricity policy research background. His recent work is IEA-KEEI co-working reports "Reforming Korea's Electricity Market for Net Zero" and "Korea Electricity Security Review."