Chaoni has been Head of Business Development for Asia at Trucost Plc since October 2012. Chaoni joined Trucost in 2012 and is responsible for business development, account management and partnership in Asia. Prior to Trucost, she was a Senior Environment, Social, Governance analyst at MSCI (London and Beijing), and a project manager at the UNEP Finance Initiative. She has been an executive board member of China Carbon Forum, a guest researcher for the China Economy and Sustainable Development Centre at the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business.

Jalandoni presents over 25 years of Sales, Marketing and Operations experience covering consumer goods, banking and real estate. A major part of her career reflects her 15 year-tenure with the Megaworld Corporation in different senior management positions. She is also engaged in entrepreneurial ventures, and continues to support private relief and livelihood projects and is focused on her calling for nation building. Base Bahay Foundation, Inc. is a subsidiary of Base Builds Ltd. (an initiative of HILTI Foundation).

Prior to rejoining the company in 2007, Hurst was an independent consultant with project management expertise in strategic planning, benchmarking, and business intelligence.

Michiko Katagami is Principal Natural Resources and Agriculture Specialist and responsible for advising on food security, agriculture and natural resources issues and supporting ADB’s food security engagement both at the country and regional levels. She has over 15 years of the sector investment experience at ADB, ranging from microfinance to agribusiness development, fair trade, irrigation, agricultural research and various sector development programs in Asia and the Pacific. Before joining ADB she worked for UNDP, Mitsubishi Trust & Banking and UBS Securities.

Juan co-founded ECHOstore in 2008 and has since won many awards like Entrepreneur of the Year in 2011 (for social enterprise) by Ernst and Young, Social Entrepreneur of the Year by GO Negosyo, and Bossing award by PLDT/Smart. She also chairs the Women’s Business Council of the Philippines, an advocacy group for policy reforms to empower women in business composed of women CEOs and COOs. She also founded and heads the Philippine Coffee Board, Inc., the Philippine chapters of the International Women’s Coffee Alliance, and the Women Corporate Directors International.