Thibault de Saint-Vaulry focuses on key account management and sales development for manganese alloys in Germany, Middle East, and Northern Africa. He joined Eramet in 2011. He holds postgraduate degrees from NEOMA Business School and IAE FRANCE - Écoles Universitaires de Management.

Olatunji is a Senior Climate Change Specialist within the Global Practices Directorate of the Islamic Development Bank. He is responsible for mainstreaming climate change in the Bank’s funded operations and portfolio and helping member countries attain low carbon and climate resilient development pathways as well as transition to the green economy.

Nicola Armacost is the Managing Director of Arc Finance whose mission is to link the fields of finance, energy, water, and sanitation. Arc’s financial institution partners have provided access to clean energy for over 4.5 million people in a range of countries including Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Kenya, Uganda, Ghana, Nicaragua, and Haiti. Arc’s partners offer financing for distributed solar, roof-top solar, e-vehicles and a range of other uses as well as micro and mini-grids.

Since 2001, Michael has worked in the environmental field developing industry leading technology that increases petroleum efficiency, reduces emissions, and optimizes utilization of oil field resources. Michael has directed operations for international corporations where he established worldwide distribution, developed supply chains, opened new locations, coordinated with government agencies, and managed multiple patents in 70 countries utilized by three different companies. More recently he has been working with the HeliosAltas team to create the most reliable renewable energy systems.

Julien Mélot has always treasured nature and water, spending his childhood summers on self-made rafts and sailing boats. Julien holds a masters in electro-mechanical engineering and in naval architecture. He has been living and working in Europe, South America and Asia building large ships while continuously researching and developing the application of renewable energies to marine transportation and boating. After 4 years of R&D and a pioneering hydrogen/solar catamaran project, he founded Azura Marine in Singapore in 2012 to spread this technology globally.

James Symons is Vice President for Business Development, APAC for Zero Mass Water. Zero Mass Water is the manufacturer of SOURCE Hydropanels, a completely off-grid, infrastructure-free system that produces water from sunlight and air.

James has worked in a variety of business development roles in Asia since 2007 and has lived in Malaysia, Indonesia, the People's Republic of China, and Vietnam.

Divyam is a renewable energy specialist with over 7 years of professional experience at the intergovernmental and national level. He is currently working as an independent consultant with the MIT Energy Initiative, International Renewable Energy Agency(IRENA), and Factor.  Until recently, Divyam was an Associate Programme Officer with the IRENA's Knowledge, Policy and Finance Centre in Abu Dhabi (UAE).

David is a highly experienced executive who has held board positions in the United Kingdom and internationally renowned tech companies. Having always been involved at the forefront of new technologies, David was led to join Solar Water Plc not only because of its proven, award-winning solution but also because of its obvious global benefits. David is a frequent speaker at conferences, a published author in his industry and a visiting lecturer at University College London on their MSc course ‘Telecommunications and Business’.

Bharti Garg is a professional chemical engineer currently working on the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation's (CSIRO) research project on next-generation carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology. Her research is very applicable to the power plants across countries like Australia, India and many other Asian countries which do not currently have flue gas desulfurization units and tend to deploy CCS.

Mr. Benjamin Lord, PE, is a water resources engineer at RTI International with expertise in hydrologic modeling to empower decision-makers around the globe. He has assisted in training over 300 stakeholders in Asia and South America to apply RTI International’s free Hydrologic Resources Assessment Model to solve their own water challenges. Mr.