Adzha is a solar engineer, with a Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Electronic Engineering from the Universiti Malaysia Perlis. He also certified as a grid-connected photovoltaic system designer. Before joining SEDA, he served as a senior engineer at a solar PV developer company, Cypark Resources Berhad and as a Technical Manager at a solar PV EPCC company in Malaysia.

Selected in 2013 as the Power Woman of the Year, Tetchi is a pioneer in renewable energy in the Philippines. In 2006, she began her career in renewable energy as Country Director for the US-government funded rural electrification project, where her work energized 500 villages using solar home systems and micro-hydropower systems. Immediately after the implementing rules of the Renewable Energy Law became effective, she joined MEMC-SunEdison in 2011 as Country Advisor for the Philippines.

Karlo currently leads the development of SunAsia Energy Inc.'s floating solar project portfolio in the Philippines. His experience includes over 160 megawatts of renewables commissioned in the past five years. He has developed, constructed, and operated wind farm projects, utility solar farms, and commercial rooftop solar. Today, he also leads the development of projects on solar innovations including hybrid, micro-grid, and off-grid systems.

Joe Fernandez has almost 20 years of experience providing global trading services to clients such as Wal-Mart (U.S.A.), Tesco (U.K.), and Bajaj Electricals (India). He also has more than 5 years experience in the off-grid clean energy sector and is an expert advisor to a graduate Energy & Environment team at Columbia University. He is a Social Enterprise Lecturer at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and a SOCAP Social Entrepreneur Scholarship recipient.

Jim Ayala has worked on economic development issues in emerging markets for 30 years in his various roles as a social entrepreneur, CEO of a publicly listed company, management consultant, and board member of a number of NGO organizations. He is the President and Founder of  Hybrid Social Solutions Inc. HSSI is a pioneering social distribution company that distributes, services, and finances a range of innovative products – e.g., solar-powered appliances and water purification devices – which enable disadvantaged families to move out of poverty. 

Jennifer Leisch manages the USAID-NREL Partnership, overseeing a portfolio of clean energy integration projects. Jennifer leads the USAID Greening the Grid initiative. She holds a Ph.D. focused on renewable energy science, and she has previously worked in the research and development of advanced solar energy and fuel cell technologies.

James Chen has worked in the communications industry and Energy industry for over 15 years and has served as the CEO of Hanergy Philippines since 2018. He is a professional in sales management, channel management, team management, and project management and project negotiation, and is familiar with communication, enterprise solutions, cloudy and energy markets. 

Iñaki Perez is Mott MacDonald’s Solar Energy Practice Leader for the Asia Pacific region. He supports the growth and delivery of Mott MacDonald’s solar business regionally and the continued strengthening of the company’s global solar capability. His work is focused on technical advisory services for developers, lenders, technology providers and utilities. Acting as project manager or project director, he has contributed to thousands of MWs of solar projects globally.

Harold Meurisse has been working actively on the Floating Solar sector for the past 7 years. Since he joined Ciel & Terre, the pioneer and world leader for floating solar applications, he contributed to open new markets especially by developing the activities of the company in South America with the main focus on Brazil and then, in South East Asia. Following the first successes and projects installed by Ciel & Terre in Malaysia and Singapore in 2015 and 2016, he has been fully dedicated to the ASEAN countries while he set up the Regional Office in Malaysia in May 2017.

Frank Haugwitz is an independent solar energy consultant known for his insights into the workings of the solar market in the People's Republic of China (PRC). He advises foreign entities on solar market developments across Asia in general and the PRC in particular. He is a frequent speaker at international conferences and is Intersolar’s head of global conference development since 2010. He served three years as the elected Vice-Chairman of the Renewable Energy Working Group of the European Chamber of Commerce in the PRC between 2014 to 2016.