David possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Sciences and currently reading for the master’s degree in Environmental Management, has been awarded the Presidents Medal for the Environmental Pioneer program conducted by the Central Environmental Authority of Sri Lanka. Having served many years in the hospitality industry in Sri Lanka in the fields of eco-tourism, environmental management and sustainability he has gathered knowledge and experience on practical application of sustainability principles in to tourism activities.

Knowles joined EIB in 1982 and has held a number of positions inside and outside Europe. Since January 2006 he has been part of an initiative by EIB to reinforce its activity in sectors of high policy priority for the EU and in which the EIB seeks to develop innovative approaches. In this capacity he has a pan-European responsibility for a diverse portfolio of activities, which includes equity funds for infrastructure and clean energy, carbon finance, and structured finance in the energy and environmental sectors.

Trawen holds an undergraduate tourism degree from University of Otago, New Zealand as well as Master of Tourism from James Cook University, Australia and has recently graduated with a Master of Planning, University of Otago, New Zealand. Her thesis was based on Community Participation Limitations in Tourism Planning. She was recently appointed as the Deputy Lead Sheppard for the APEC Tourism Working Group. She has been working with the PNGTPA for the past 10 years.

Quintas has been working for the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture since 2003. He completed his Bachelor Degree in Economics in West Java (Indonesia) in 2000, Bachelor Degree in International Tourism Management in the UK (London) in 2006. He gained his Master Degree in Environmental Science in Charles Darwin University, Australia, in 2015.

Baptist is responsible for providing intellectual leadership for the EIU’s coverage, for ensuring that our economic and political analysis and forecasts are the best available for international decision-makers, and for managing a global team of economists, consultants and editors. As Managing Director for the EIU’s Asia consultancy arm, he works with governments to design and assess the impact of public policy, and with companies to drive successful strategy and operational performance in Asia.

Eang obtained his PhD from the University of Calgary. Prior to his current position, he was Chairman of the Association of Natural Rubber-Producing Countries, and was Under Secretary of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Cambodia, from 2013 to 2016. He was also Under Secretary of State in the Ministry of Public Work and Transport from 2011 to 2013. He worked for the Cambodian Construction Company Ltd. (1995 to 1997) and in Bettis Canada Inc. (1994 to 1995). From 1989 to 1994, he worked in Paragon Corporation – Sigma Measurement Inc., in Calgary, Canada.

Gunatilake joined ADB as an environment specialist and served as natural resource economist, economist, and energy economist in different departments. Prior to joining ADB, he served as head of the department and professor of environmental economics in a Sri Lankan university. He had published more than 50 journal articles; about 25 ADB publications; and five books on energy, natural resources, and environmental economics.

Sudijanto has worked in the Ministry since 2008. He obtained his Master of Science in Engineering, Environmental Engineering in 2001 at the University of Michigan, College of Engineering, and his undergraduate degree at the Jurusan Teknik Lingkungan ITS in Indonesia.

Kumar has been the Conservation Programme Manager of the organization since 2009, responsible for organizational strategy development, resource development, communications, programme management. Prior to his position, he was Senior Technical Officer from 2006 to 2009, and and Technical officer from 1999 to 2005 in the Wetlands International - South Asia. He obtained his PhD in Environmental Economics in University of Delhi in 2012.

Pabst is an environmental scientist at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s regional office which serves New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. He currently serves as Chief of the Drinking Water and Municipal Infrastructure Branch (DWMIB). In 2014, Pabst served as Chief of the Superstorm Sandy Recovery Green Team (SRGT). The SRGT fosters the inclusion of green infrastructure, green design, resilience, climate change adaptation and community planning in Sandy recovery projects.