Razzouk is a Lebanese-British clean energy entrepreneur, investor and commentator. He is Group Chief Executive and Co-Founder of Sindicatum Sustainable Resources, a global clean energy company headquartered in Singapore; the Chairman of the Board of the Association for Sustainable and Responsible Investment in Asia (ASrIA); a Board member of the Climate Markets & Investment Association (CMIA); and a commentator on climate change, natural capital and clean energy

Rahman served as the Governor of Central Bank of Bangladesh during the period of May 2009-March 2016. After obtaining M.A. in Economics from Dhaka University, he pursued studies in the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London under a Commonwealth Scholarship, securing M.A. and PhD in Economics (1983).

Barrow was also the co-chair of ADB’s Water Community of Practice. Prior to joining ADB, he worked for the Deutsche Bank group over the course of 15 years in London, Tokyo and Singapore, lastly as both Director of Project Finance and Transportation with a project finance and PPP focus. Mr Barrow has had extensive experience in project financing, PPPs, privatization advisory, and corporate restructuring in Asia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East, and has covered most sectors including water, power, oil and gas, transportation, telecommunications and manufacturing.

Tregidgo is a Managing Director in the Global Markets Division of Credit Suisse and Vice Chairman Debt Capital Markets, based in New York. Paul founded and is co-chair of the Firm’s Impact Investing Advisory Council and a member of the Emerging Markets Council. Previously, Paul led the Firm’s Global Emerging Markets Debt Capital Markets business before being appointed Global Head of Debt Capital Markets. Prior to joining Credit Suisse in 1985, Paul practiced international financial law in both London and Hong Kong.

Khanna obtained her PhD and MS from the University of California, Berkeley. For research, she has worked on diverse topics ranging from technology adoption and agro-environmental policy analysis, voluntary approaches to environmental protection and the land use, market and greenhouse gas implications of biofuels.

Ruschpler joined the Funding Division of the Treasury Department in November 2015 and is primarily responsible for monitoring, evaluating and executing funding opportunities in various capital markets as part of the ADB’s annual borrowing program. Prior to joining the Asian Development Bank, he worked as a Senior Treasury Officer at the African Development Bank (AfDB) where he managed and executed its annual borrowing program and spearheaed the development of AfDB’s Green Bond program.

Roderick Ruhl studied Planetary and Geological Sciences at University College London before studying Economics at London School of Economics and University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. He worked several years in business consulting at Accenture advising Oil, Gas and Energy clients how technology is expected to transform their industry before working at numerous start-ups for the past 10 years. He is founder of GDI (UK) and NexDrone, advising governments and infrastructure companies on harnessing geospatial and drone data to improve their operations. 

Sarkar is D. Phil in the Economics of Cluster Development. He has 25 years of experience in industrial development, with special reference to micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). He specializes in competitiveness, poverty alleviation, sustainable development and innovation for MSMEs in clusters. He has done/supported in creating over 200 MSME cluster diagnostic studies, analysis of MSME finances, over 100 value chain mapping, cluster mapping in four countries and led over 25 cluster development projects in India and rest of the world.

Arif Patail is also a Council Member of the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) and within FMM, she is the Chairman of Malaysian Ceramic Industrial Group and the Chairman of the Energy Management Committee. Additionally, she is also a trustee of the National Heart Institute Foundation.

Conn has been a long-term resident of PNG since 1977, when he arrived as a volunteer teacher in Manus Province. After a career in teaching and running his own business for 15 years he became involved with the Port Moresby Chamber of Commerce and Industry in 1988. He has over 27 years’ experience with the Chamber and now provides full-time management services to the POMCCI Bizcentre as CEO. He is currently the host of Business Plus, a regular business and current affairs programme, on the new TV station, TVWAN.