 | Naderev Madla Sano Commissioner, Climate Change Commission Naderev Madla Sano was appointed on February 15, 2010 and was sworn in as a Climate Change Commissioner on February 25, 2010. A graduate of the University of the Philippines in Diliman, he has undergraduate and graduate degrees in Philosophy and Community Development with focus on disaster management in relation to climate change. He also attended the College of Conservation Leadership in the Netherlands and the University College in Washington University. He has been working on climate change issues since 1997, serving as part of the NGO delegation to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Previously, he managed projects on coastal resources and fisheries conservation, as well as environmental education, working for four years in advocating for sustainable marine tourism in Central Visayas, specifically Cebu and Bohol. He spent four years working with the local government of Lapu-Lapu City in establishing marine protected areas and setting up the city's coastal law enforcement unit. He also worked for the World Wildlife Fund (WWF-Philippines) as head of the Climate Change and Energy Program. |
 | Mr. Reed Aeschliman Deputy Mission Director, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Philippines Reed Aeschliman arrived in the Philippines on August 1, 2011 to work as Deputy Director of USAID/Philippines. Prior to this, Mr. Aeschliman served as Director for the Office of Infrastructure, Engineering and Energy for USAID/Afghanistan (2010-11). In addition he served as USAID’s Director, Office of General Development in Cambodia (2005-10) where he managed the design and implementation of a full range of Governing Justly and Democratically and Economic Growth/environment programs. Mr. Aeschliman began his career with USAID as a Private Enterprise Officer in Washington, DC in 2000. In 2001, he went to USAID/India as the Program Office Deputy Director, and in 2003, he started his first assignment with USAID/Afghanistan as the Economic Growth Office Director, a position he held until 2005. Prior to joining USAID, Mr. Aeschliman spent two years as a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer in Thailand, two years as Assistant Law Director and City Prosecutor for the City of Akron, Ohio. |
 | Ms. Preety Bhandari Advisor and Head, Climate Change Program Coordination Unit, Asian Development Bank Preety Bhandari is the Head of the Climate Change Program Unit at ADB. She has over 25 years of experience in the field of energy, environment and sustainable development, starting her career with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in India. Prior to joining ADB she was the Director of the Finance, Technology and Capacity Building Program of the UNFCCC secretariat in Bonn. |
Ir. Rachmat Witoelar
Executive Chairman, National Council on Climate Change, Indonesia
Rachmat Witoelar serves as Indonesian President's Special Envoy for Climate Change and Chief Executive of the National Council on Climate Change Indonesia. He was the President of COP 13 / CMP 3 held in Bali, Indonesia in 2007. Prior, Prof. Witoelar served as Minister of the Environment (2004 – 2009), Indonesian ambassador to Russia (1993-1997), and was a member of the Indonesian Parliament (1971-1993). He received an Honorary Degree Professor in Environmental Management from Griffith University, Australia in 2008.
Dr. Endah Murniningtyas
Deputy Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, Ministry of National Development Planning/National Development Planning Agency (BAPPENAS), Indonesia
Endah Murniningtyas is a Deputy Minister for National Resources and Environment at BAPPENAS. She has worked at BAPPENAS for over 25 years in the area of natural resources, agricultural economics, and poverty and has been a frequent lecturer at Bogor Agricultural Institute. She is an active board member of Perhimpunan Ekonomi Pertanian Indonesia (Perhepi) and also a member of Long term Development Planning Study and Strategic Planning Team of BAPPENAS. She graduated with a BSc in Agricultural Economics and Social from Bogor Agricultural Institute in 1984, graduated MSc in Agricultural and Resource Economics from Oregon State University in 1989, and was awarded PhD from Colorado State University in 2000 for studies in Agricultural and Resource Economics. She speaks in various seminar and fora on NR, agricultural policy and economics, poverty reduction, climate change and sustainable development.
Mr. Rintaro Tamaki
Deputy Secretary-General and Acting Chief Economist, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Mr. Rintaro Tamaki was appointed Deputy Secretary-General of the OECD on August 1, 2011. His portfolio includes the strategic direction of OECD policy on Environment, Development, Green Growth, Financial Affairs and Taxes. Mr. Tamaki is also currently acting Chief Economist and assumes the responsibility as the OECD Representative at the Deputies' Meetings of the G20. Prior to joining the OECD Mr. Tamaki, a Japanese national, was Vice-Minister of Finance for International Affairs at the Ministry of Finance, Government of Japan. During his prominent 35-year career at the Japanese Ministry of Finance, Mr. Tamaki has worked on various budget, taxation, international finance and development issues. He has published books and articles on international institutions, the international monetary system, development, debt and taxation.
Dr. Pham Hoang Mai
Director General, Department of Science, Education, Natural Resources and Environment (DSENRE), Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI), Vietnam
Dr. Mai is the technical team leader of the Vietnam Delegation to the The Rio 20+ Earth Summit and in the formulation of the Vietnam National Green Growth Strategy. He is experienced in international cooperation for development strategies and strategic green activities. He received his PhD in Australia, which focused on the exploitation of external resources for Vietnam’s development. Currently he is dedicated to green finance as the team leader of Climate Finance Task Force established by MPI in 2012.
Ms. Dayang Nor Izan Abang Halil
Primary Assistant Director, Environment and Natural Resource Economics Section, Economic Planning Unit, Prime Minister’s Department, Malaysia
The Economic Planning Unit, Prime Minister’s Department is one of Malaysia’s central agencies and its main function is to formulate the long-term and medium-term development planning for the country, allocate the development budget, perform monitoring, and facilitate coordination among key stakeholders. The main portfolio of the Environment & Natural Resource Economics Section is to oversee the management of the environment and natural resources at the macro level focusing on providing overarching policy and guidance to the relevant implementing ministries and agency. Ms. Dayang Nor Izan Abang Halil’s specific portfolio is focusing on the issues of climate change, pollution management, and green technology. Ms. Dayang received her MSc. Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science at Lund University in Sweden.
Mr. Deepak Kumar Kharal
Deputy Director General, Department of Forest Research and Survey, Nepal
Mr. Kharal is currently Deputy Director General of the Department of Forest Research and Survey (DFRS). He was previously Forest Research Officer and Forest Survey Officer at DFRS, and Senior Energy Officer and Forest Economist at the Water and Energy Commission Secretariat (WECS). He worked on the preparation of National Energy Strategy of Nepal (draft for WECS, 2011), prepared the Energy Sector Report of Nepal (WECS, 2010), report on Future of Nepal's Forests: Outlook for 2020, National Report (UNFAO, 2008), among other works. He received his M.Sc. in the Management of Natural Resources and Sustainable Agriculture from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway, and his B.Sc. Forestry from the Institute of Forestry at Tribhuvan University, Nepal.
Ms. Verania Andria
Programme Manager for Sustainable Energy, Environment Unit, United Nations Development Programme
Verania Andria was born in Bandung, Indonesia in February 1975. She received her Doctorate degree from the Department of Food Science & Biotechnology of the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences in Vienna, Austria in 2008 and her Master and Bachelor degrees from the Bandung Institute of Technology in Indonesia. Prior to joining United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Indonesia in 2009 as Programme Manager for Sustainable Energy, she had experience working with the Austrian Research Center and Climate Consultant Company in Austria, the World Bank Jakarta and with Non-Governmental Organizations.
Ms. Youjung Kim
Senior Staff, SUDOKWON Landfill Site Management Corporation (SL Corp.)
Youjung Kim has been working as an environmental engineer in SL Corp. for 7 years. She has mainly worked in the construction of Eco-energy town and overseas business. She earned her bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering from the University of Seoul and her master's degree in Environmental Engineering from POSTECH.
Mr. Shah Zulfiqar Haider
Director, Sustainable & Renewable Energy Development Authority (SREDA), Power Division, Ministry of Power Energy & Mineral Resources Bangladesh
Shah Zulfiqar Haider, Director (Energy Efficiency & Conservation) in Sustainable & Renewable Energy Development Authority (SREDA) in Bangladesh is a Registered Professional Engineer (PEng) and Certified Energy Auditor from USA. He has 33 years of Professional experience in Energy sector & Military Engineering Services. He has vast experience and knowledge on Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, Smart Technologies, Coal, Infrastructure planning, Total Quality Management (TQM) etc.
He is Member of International organization like Global Development Network, Guide Point Global Advisors, Association of Energy Engineers (USA), American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), World Energy Council, House hold Energy Network, Associate-Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership UK etc. He received National award as “Best Officer in Energy sector” during National Electricity week- 2010 by Government of Bangladesh.
Mr. Manish Anand
Associate Fellow, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
Manish Anand currently leads the Science, Technology and Innovation Area at TERI. He received his M Phil. degree in Science Policy from Jawaharlal Nehru University, India in 2005 and his Master's degree in Agriculture and Rural Development from Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology . He graduated with a BSc in Agricultural Science from Assam Agricultural University. Prior to joining TERI in 2007 he has also worked as Research Associate at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad. His area of research interest includes innovation policy for emerging technologies, harnessing science & technology for sustainable development, innovation systems, technological capacity building, and the interface between science-technology-society. His current research focuses on sustainability oriented innovation systems and innovation for green growth and development in the context of developing countries. The results of his research has been published in peer reviewed journals, books and project reports. He has recently co-edited a book on Capabilities and Governance of Nanotechnology in the Developing World - Insights from India published by TERI Press.
Mr. Ashwin Prabhu
Manager - Urban Transport, EMBARQ India
Ashwin is a Manager in the Urban Transport team at EMBARQ India – the World Resources Institute's program sustainable transport in urban development. Ashwin is based in Bangalore, where his primary responsibility is working with the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) to improve the quality of public bus services in the city. He also provides technical assistance for several other sustainable transport projects across India including City Bus Services, Bus Rapid Transit and Cycling. Ashwin has been formally trained as an economist and an urban development planner. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Applied Mathematics and Economics from Columbia University and a Master’s degree in Urban Economic Development from University College London.
Dr. Nisha Onta
Knowledge Management Coordinator, Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (WOCAN)
Nisha is a gender and climate change expert who has recently completed her PhD in Gender and Development studies from the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand. Her thesis title is “Gender and caste relations in climate change adaptation: The case of Burgaon village, Humla district, Nepal”. She was a recipient of NORAD fellowship and UNDP Human Development Academic Fellowship. She has been engaged in research in South Asia and South East Asia related to climate change adaptation, livelihood diversification and gender and climate change. She has also participated and presented papers in various climate change workshops and conferences, and is actively involved in gender and climate change scholar networks. She has also published papers and book reviews in peer reviewed journals.
Mr. Pham Thanh Nam
Field Coordinator, USAID’s Lowering Emissions in Asia's Forests, and Provincial Programme Coordinator, UN-REDD Viet Nam Phase II Programme, Lam Dong Province, Vietnam
Pham Thanh Nam has experience across a range of REDD+ and Payment for Forest Environmental Services (PFES) related activities including: the establishment and implementation of the PFES policy in Lam Dong province and then successfully rolling out PFES across Viet Nam. He is responsible for developing Provincial REDD+ Action Plan and Curriculum Development for Climate Change in Mekong Universities. He also plays key role in planning and implementing UN-REDD’s activities in Lam Dong Province, especially Site level planning and implementation of Participatory Plans developed by local people to meet objectives of reduce deforestation and forest degradation.
Dr. Ha Thuy Hanh
Deputy Director General of National Agriculture Extension Centre (NAEC), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), Vietnam
Ha Thuy Hanh (Ph.D.) has over 24 years’ experience working on agriculture and rural development sector. She received a PhD degree in 1994 in Veterinary and Husbandry services. She often works in rural areas and support farmers in vocational training and technical services in agricultural products and land use. Projects chaired by Dr. Hanh recently include: Building model of disease prevention; Biosecurity for poultry production in commune level; Building model of poultry breed production for Vietnam’s Northern mountain border provinces. She acted as key expert of vocational training program for rural labours (300,000 people per year). Moreover, she is the Director of the project: “Enhancing Capacity for Low Emission Development Strategies: Greenhouse Gas Mitigating in the Rice and Livestock Sector in Vietnam”. Dr. Hanh is pleased to share her perspectives on how to change farmers’ behaviors in context of climate change and low emission development.
Dr. Sonya Dewi
Senior Landscape Ecologist, World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)
Sonya Dewi has been actively researching and working on the landscape level governance, including climate change mitigation issue, through inclusive land use planning processes. She also has been involved with the national level process of land-based climate change mitigation, including REDD+ and the Indonesian NAMA. The team that she leads has developed what-if scenario tools that have been used in Indonesia, Vietnam, Cameroon and Peru. Sonya’s current active research also includes drivers of land use changes and the leverage points and tree resilience to climate change. Her PhD is from the Australian National University was on Theoretical Ecology.
Mr. Ali Tauqeer Sheikh
Chief Executive Officer, LEAD Pakistan, and Regional Director Asia, Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN)
Mr. Ali Tauqeer Sheikh is the founding CEO of Leadership for Environment and Development (LEAD) Pakistan, a non-for-profit, non-partisan organization that specializes in sustainable development. He manages the largest network of professionals on sustainable development in the country, who undertake individual or collaborative practical initiatives to promote economically sound, environmentally responsible and socially equitable change. He also heads Climate Leaders Action Network. Mr. Sheikh is also Regional Director for CDKN Asia, a global alliance of six organizations: Pricewaterhouse, ODI, Intrack, Futurolatinamerico, South South North, LEAD International and LEAD Pakistan. In this capacity he leads efforts to assist developing country governments in the Asian region to mainstream climate compatible development in their policies and plans, strengthen their capacity to cope with climate induced disasters and extreme events, enhance their readiness to access international climate finance, and to meaningfully engage in international climate negotiations for an equitable and ambitious global agreement.
Mr. Ron Benioff
Director of the LEDS Global Partnership, and Director of the Green Growth Best Practices Initiative
Ron Benioff serves as Director of the Green Growth Best Practices Initiative working on assignment with the Global Green Growth Institute. Ron also serves as Director of the LEDS Global Partnership and the Clean Energy Solutions Center, along with other multilateral programs for the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Ron has managed international and environmental programs at NREL since 1997. Prior to joining the lab, he worked at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for 11 years on climate change and waste management issues. Prior to joining NREL in 1997, he worked at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for 11 years on climate change and waste management issues.
Dr. Pablo Benitez
Senior Economist, The World Bank
Pablo Benitez is Senior Economist with the World Bank, with more than 14 years of experience in climate change economics and policy. He leads the capacity building program on Low Emissions Development and Climate Finance of the World Bank Institute. He joined the Bank from Marbek Resource Consultants in Canada where he served as Chief Economist and advised government, utilities and private sector clients on energy and climate change mitigation strategies. Previously, he worked for the Ministry of Environment of British Columbia and contributed to its Climate Action Plan, which includes the first carbon tax established in North America. Pablo holds a PhD degree from Wageningen University, The Netherlands, and was one of the lead authors of the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report, work that received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007.
Mr. Takashi Hongo
Senior Fellow, Mitsui Global Strategic Studies Institute (Japan)
He analyzes policy and market and support project development for climate change, including emission trading and climate finance, water and low carbon infrastructure and biodiversity. He served for Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) for many years and drafted JBIC Environment Guideline and J-MRV Guideline for measurement of GHG emission reduction at projects. He is board member of International Emission Trading Association, Advisor for Global Green Growth Institution, Advisor for Global Water Reuse and Recycle Association, Advisor for Innovation LAB for Climate Finance, member of ICAO Global market Base Mechanism Task Force and technology evaluation committee of NEDO technology diffusion program, and has authored numerous articles.
Assistant Secretary Joyceline A. Goco
Deputy Executive Director of the Climate Change Office, Climate Change Commission, Philippines
Assistant Secretary Joyceline A. Goco is currently the Deputy Executive Director of the Climate Change Office, Climate Change Commission. She was formerly the Head of the Interagency Committee on Climate Change and the Clean Development Mechanisms Secretariat. Ms. Goco was instrumental in the establishment of the CDM Designate National Authority and the formulation of the National CDM Framework. She likewise coordinated the preparation of the 1st and 2nd National Communication on Climate Change. She has been presenting papers on climate change issues at the national and international conferences and fora and involve in the international climate change negotiation as member of the Philippine Delegation.
Dr. T. Nirarta Samadhi
Deputy Head of President’s Delivery Unit for Development Monitoring and Oversight (UKP4)
UKP4 supports the President of Indonesia to monitor and facilitate the delivery of national priority development programs. In 2011, by a presidential decree, T. Nirarta Samadhi was appointed as one of the members of the Indonesia REDD+ Task Force, and serves as Chair of Working Group on Forest Moratorium Monitoring where he facilitates the development of One Map. He is also the National Project Director of Low Emission Capacity Building Program, a global low emission development strategy initiative supported by the UNDP and EU. This program provides him with a rare opportunity to push a national agenda on One Data for Sustainable Development (2014) which practically facilitates the synchronization and harmonization of statistical data produced by sectors and sub-national government in Indonesia.
Dr. Hyo-sun Kim
Senior Economist, Center for Gas Economics and Management, Korea Gas Corporation
Dr. Hyo-sun Kim joined the Korea Gas Corporation in 1996 as a senior economist and carried out her mission in the UNDP based in New York. Her main task for the UNDP was policy development pursing sustainable development for the least developed countries. In addition, with her excitement and enthusiasm, she coordinated fund raising for her program, the Revolving Fund for Non-Renewable Resources under Energy and Environment Division.
Since she returned to the Korea Gas, she has focused on climate change and carbon trading issues. Her recent publication is “Testing Time-Varying Long-Run Income Elasticity of CO2 Emission”, which supports the justification on technology transfer and capacity building for the developing parties. She is a Chief Director of Public Relations of the Korean Environmental Economics Association and a coordinator of the Korean Climate-Energy Financing Forum.
Dr. Probal Pratap Ghosh
Senior Research Analyst, Integrated Research for Action and Development (IRADe), India
Dr. Probal Pratap Ghosh is a Phd from Mumbai University. He has earlier worked as Economic Consultant at the Perspective Plan Division of the Planning Commission of India, Government of India. Thereafter he has been working at IRADe where his work has been primarily on economy wide modeling. He is currently heading the modeling group at IRADe. He has the experience of working in several projects for ministries in the Government of India providing them economy wide model based policy suggestions. His area of research interest is energy policies, energy security, climate mitigation policies, low carbon pathways and their macro economic consequences. His past research works has been on macro economic forecasting, energy demand and supply forecasts using statistical as well as optimization techniques and macro impacts of energy sector policies.
Ms. Maria Angela Sabando
Mayor of the Municipality of Roxas, Palawan, Philippines
Maria Angela Sabando is a second term Mayor of the Municipality of Roxas, Palawan, serving since July 2010. During her term, the Municipality of Roxas was awarded the Seal of Good Housekeeping for two consecutive years, 2011 (Bronze Grade) and 2012 (Silver Grade), for complying with the Full Disclosure Policy on vital transactions and for showing strong adherence to transparency, accountability and performance as the core values of good governance. She also served as the Roxas Municipal Coordinator on Social Services from 2001 to 2009. Mayor Sabando is a strong advocate of environmental conservation and renewable energy in the Philippines.
Dr. Asclepias Rachmi Soerjono
Senior Policy and Regulatory Advisor, USAID Indonesia Clean Energy Development (ICED) Project
ICED provides advisory services to national and local government, project developers, banks and financial institutions, and PLN (the national utility). Ami, her nick name, has a wide range of involvement in the energy sector in Indonesia. She led the Indonesian Institute for Energy Economics (IIEE, a not-for-profit research institution focusing in energy policy and implementations) since 2003 and currently chairs the IIEE Executive Board. During 2006-2009 she was an energy expert for the Board of Commissaries of PT PLN (Persero), the state-owned electricity utility company. She was a member of the Oil and Gas Production Improvement Monitoring Team in 2009, which directly report to the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources. She holds both PhD and MA in Economics from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and Bachelor in Mathematics from the Bandung Institute of Technology in Indonesia.
Mr. Andrew Mark Hayton
Managing Director, PT. Entec Indonesia
Mark Hayton has over 25 years experience working in development cooperation projects, the majority of which has been spent working with mini hydropower support and development in Indonesia. He is currently the Managing Director of PT. Entec Indonesia, a small consulting and engineering company he co-founded in 2004 working exclusively in the MHP sector.
Between 2009 – 2012 he was team leader of the Technical Support Unit (TSU) project that provided technical assistance in the planning, design and construction of 150 community based micro hydropower projects throughout 8 provinces of Indonesia. Between 2006 - 2009, he was team leader for the Indonesian Energizing Development (EnDev) project financed under a joint Dutch – German agreement. From 2000 to 2006 he was team leader of the GTZ Mini Hydro Power Project (MHPP) where he oversaw the development and expansion of the project’s involvement in the Indonesian MHP sector. In addition to his position as MHPP team leader, he also worked as a short-term consultant for a MHP technology transfer initiatives in Ladakh, Northern India and for the National Solidarity Programme (NSP), Afghanistan where he was an advisor to the technical unit responsible for MHP policy, planning and implementation. In 1996, he joined ENTEC AG as a project manager and between 1996 – 1999 worked on a number of short-term assignments in the MHP sector, mostly in Sri Lanka and Indonesia.
Dr. Himsar Ambarita
Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering, University of Sumatera Utara, Indonesia
Himsar Ambarita is an Associate Professor in Engineering Faculty of University of Sumatera Utara, in Medan, Indonesia. He got Doctor of Engineering degree from Muroran Institute of Technology, Japan in 2007. The area of his research are Global Warming Mitigations, Sustainable Energy Technologies and Policies, Heat Transfer, Energy Efficiency, Solar Energy, Wind Energy, Hidropower, Pump as a Turbine, Optimization of Thermal System, Adsorption Cycle, Organic Rankine Cylce, Refrigeration, and Drying Technology.
Datuk Haji Kamarudin Bin MD Shah
Chief Executive Officer, Melaka Green Technology Corporation, Malaysia
Born in the state of Melaka, Malaysia. Obtained Bachelor Degree of Business Administration (BBA) from Western Michigan University, USA in 1983. Obtained Master of Business Administration from Western Michigan University, USA in 1991. Working experience as a District Officer, MARA (4 years), Domestic Marketing, PETRONAS (18 years) and more than 10 years at Melaka State Goverment. Current position as a Chief Executive Officer, Melaka Green Technology Corporation, Melaka, Malaysia.
Ir. H. Rusmadi, MS, Ph.D.
Head, Regional Development Planning Agency / BAPPEDA, East Kalimantan Province, Indonesia
Ir. H. Rusmadi, MS, Ph.D. was born in Samarinda on October 30, 1962. With education background on agriculture he got his PhD on Production Economic and Farm Management, College of Economic and Management, University of the Philippines Los Banos. Rusmadi began his career as a Lecturer at Mulawarman University-East Kalimantan-Indonesia. His Intelligent, hardworking, discipline and open mind in nature makes him believed by the East Kalimantan Provincial Government to lead the Regional Development Planning Agency / BAPPEDA - a key institution in the field of planning and coordination in the province of East Kalimantan from 2009 to 2012 and now he is acting Regional Secretary of East Kalimantan Province. His work as a bureaucrat with a strong academic background has managed a breakthrough on East Kalimantan Regional Development Plan by putting intensity of emission and quality of environment as the key performance indicators.
 | Dr. Doddy S. Sukadri Co-Chair of the Asia LEDS Partnership and Low Carbon Emission Development Advisor with the Indonesia National Council on Climate Change Dr. Doddy S. Sukadri is a forest policy analyst, holding a PhD in Forestry from Colorado State University, Fort Collins, USA. He did his master program at University of Arizona, Tucson, USA, majoring in forest-watershed management. His BS,also in Forestry, was obtained from Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), Indonesia. Before joining NCCC, he worked for the Ministry of Forestry of Indonesia for more than 25 years, and during his tenure, he posted in various divisions, ranging from forest planning, reforestation and land rehabilitation, foreign cooperation, and forest policy research and development. He is experienced in working with international organizations, including CIFOR and the World Bank. Prior to his engagement with NCCC, he was seconded to the World Bank office in Jakarta, in charge of developing Indonesia wood-based Industry and other policy-related matters. |
 | Orestes Anastasia Co-Chair of the Asia LEDS Partnership and Senior Regional Climate Change Advisor, USAID Regional Development Mission for Asia Orestes Anastasia is the Senior Regional Climate Change Advisor at USAID’s Regional Development Mission for Asia (USAID/RDMA), in Bangkok, Thailand, where he leads the Mission’s Climate Change Mitigation portfolio and serves as a regional advisor on low emission development strategies (LEDS) to USAID offices across Asia. Mr. Anastasia also currently serves as one of two Co-Chairs of the Asia LEDS Partnership, a regional network established in 2012 to promote peer-learning, knowledge sharing, and improved coordination and cooperation to promote low emission development across Asia. While at USAID in Asia, Mr. Anastasia has overseen regional programs dedicated to promoting dissemination and development of low carbon development strategic planning tools and practices, greenhouse gas inventories, corporate carbon accounting, carbon market development, energy efficient lighting, cleaner coal, and climate financing, including the startup of the Private Financing Advisory Network in Asia which mobilized $276 million in clean energy investments in six countries. |
 | Mr. Ron Benioff Director of the LEDS Global Partnership and Director of the Green Growth Best Practices Initiative Ron Benioff serves as Director of the Green Growth Best Practices Initiative working on assignment with the Global Green Growth Institute. Ron also serves as Director of the LEDS Global Partnership and the Clean Energy Solutions Center, along with other multilateral programs for the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Ron has managed international and environmental programs at NREL since 1997. Prior to joining the lab, he worked at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for 11 years on climate change and waste management issues. Prior to joining NREL in 1997, he worked at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for 11 years on climate change and waste management issues. |
Secretary Neric Acosta
Philippine Presidential Adviser for Environmental Protection
General Manager of the Laguna Lake Development Authority
Secretary Acosta served as Representative of the 1st District of Bukidnon province in Northern Mindanao to the House of Representatives for three consecutive terms (1998-2007). His major legislation included bills on clean water, solid waste management and biodiversity protection, and he is the principal author of the groundbreaking Clean Air Act, a model of environmental legislation in Asia. He served as the House of Representative’s Chairman of the Committee on Ecology and Vice-Chairman of the Committees on Science and Technology, Human Rights, and Foreign Relations.
Mr. Mohamed Jamil Bin Ahmad
Senior Vice President Sustainable and Planning Compliance, Iskandar Regional Development Authority (Malaysia)
Mr. Mohamed Jamil Bin Ahmad is currently serving as Senior Vice President Sustainable and Planning Compliance at IRDA. He also serves as Project Director for Comprehensive Development Plan review, Head of the Geographic Information System (GIS) team, and Advisor to the Safe Cities Programme, Crime Mapping, and Green Neighbourhood Initiatives.
Dr. K.Vijaya Lakshmi
Vice President, Development Alternatives (India)
Dr. Vijaya Lakshmi is the Vice President at Development Alternatives (DA), an India-based non-profit organization which engages in scientific research and innovation, on-the-ground implementation of eco solutions as well as communication and policy influence. She heads the Innovation Systems Branch of DA. She is a Doctorate in Chemistry. With over 22 years of relevant experience in environmental management, Dr. Vijaya Lakshmi has been responsible for strengthening DA’s capability in designing solutions for the blue and brown issues of the environment i.e., air, water and land pollution due to industrialization and urbanization and the related socio-economic implications on people and ecosystems.She is a recipient of the Ministry of Science and Technology’s National Award for Women’s Development through Application of Science and Technology for the year 2007 from the President of India.
Mr. Gil-Hong Kim
Director, Sustainable Infrastructure Division, Regional and Sustainable Development Department, Asian Development Bank
Mr. Gil-Hong Kim is the Director for the Sustainable Infrastructure Division of the Regional and Sustainable Development Department. His portfolio of initiatives includes clean energy and energy efficiency, sustainable transport, water supply and sanitation, urban development, and public-private partnerships. He has 25 years of experience in development economics, regional economic cooperation, country economic analysis, country operational strategy and programming, and infrastructure planning and development.
Mr. Kim has been working for the Asian Development Bank (ADB) since 1996. As Country Economist and Country Team Leader, he has worked for country strategy and programming for Laos PDR, Vietnam and the Greater Mekong Subregion programmes for about eight years in the Southeast Asia Department. In the Strategy and Policy Department, he has led initiatives for mainstreaming Managing for Development Results in ADB operations for about three years.
Dr. Yetti Rusli
Senior Adviser to The Minister of Forestry Indonesia on Environment and Climate Change (Indonesia)
Dr. Yetti Rusli has served as the Senior Adviser to The Minister of Forestry Indonesia on Environment and Climate Change since 2010. Previously, she served as a Director General of Forestry Planning Agency at the Ministry of Forestry, was an official at the Ministry of Agriculture, and was a Lecturer in the Faculty of Forestry at Bogor Agriculture University, Indonesia.
Mr. Ali Tauqeer Sheikh
Chief Executive Officer & National Program Director, LEAD Pakistan
Director Asia, Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN)
Mr. Ali Tauqeer Sheikh is the founding CEO & National Program Director of Leadership for Environment and Development (LEAD) Pakistan, a non-for-profit, non-partisan organization that specializes in sustainable development. He manages the largest network of professionals on sustainable development in the country, who undertake individual or collaborative practical initiatives to promote economically sound, environmentally responsible and socially equitable change. He also heads Climate Leaders Action Network. Mr. Sheikh is also the Asia Director for CDKN, a global alliance of five organizations: Pricewaterhouse, ODI, Intrack, Futurolatinamerico, South South North, and LEAD. In this capacity he leads efforts to assist developing country governments in the Asian region to mainstream climate compatible development in their policies and plans, strengthen their capacity to cope with climate induced disasters and extreme events, enhance their readiness to access international climate finance, and to meaningfully engage in international climate negotiations for an equitable and ambitious global agreement.
Mr. Mario Marasigan
Director, Renewable Energy Management Bureau, Department of Energy, Philippines
 | Ms. Rebecca Carman Climate Technical Specialist, United Nations Development Programme As part of UNDP’s Environment & Energy Group in New York, Rebecca Carman has supported developing countries on a range of climate change issues for 12 years. Most recently, she has been a technical advisor for the Low Emission Capacity Building Programme, which is working with 25 countries to develop LEDS and NAMAs, as well as the underlying MRV and greenhouse gas inventory systems. Prior to UNDP, Rebecca worked in the Environment Division at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development. She holds an MBA from Australia’s top business school. |
 | Mr. Alfredo Matugas Coro II Municipal Mayor, Municipality of Del Carmen, Siargao Islands, Surigao Del Norte Mayor Coro is serving his second term as Municipal Mayor of Del Carmen. He also serves as Vice-President of the League of Municipalities – Surigao del Norte, and President of the Metro Siargao Alliance. Mayor Coro has been recognized with numerous awards, and has been recognized by the Climate Change Commission for ECOTOWN pilot implementation. |
 | Mr. Yongsung Kim Senior Infrastructure Specialist, Global Green Growth Institute Yong Sung Kim works as a Senior Infrastructure Specialist at GGGI and joined the organization in early 2013. Before joining GGGI, Dr. Kim worked as an infrastructure specialist at Korea Eximbank in charge of project development, specifically supervising economic/financial feasibility study of large-scale infrastructure projects in the water resources, transportation and energy sectors. He also worked at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies where he conducted research on the combined impacts of climate change and land subsidence in Jakarta. Dr. Kim grew up in Indonesia and holds a Ph.D degree in Civil/Environmental Engineering from Seoul National University. |
 | Mr. Thinley Namgyel Chief of Climate Change Division, National Environment Commission Secretariat, Royal Government of Bhutan Mr. Thinley Namgyel is Chief of Climate Change Division of the National Environment Commission Secretariat, Royal Government of Bhutan. Part of his duties include developing national programs and strategies to address climate change adaptation and mitigation in Bhutan, and also coordinating climate change activities among all relevant stakeholders in Bhutan. He is currently Project Director of Bhutan’s Low Emission Capacity Building Project supported through UNDP/EU’s Low Emission Capacity Building Programme. Mr. Namgyel is also a member of the UNFCCC’s LDC Expert Group (LEG) and also the current chair of the Technical Advisory Panel of the Bhutan Trust Fund for Environmental Conservation. |
 | Mr. Sang Dae Choi Senior Economist, The World Bank Sang Dae Choi is Senior Economist of the Transport, Water, and Information & Communication Technology (TWI) of the World Bank. He is working on developing strategies of green growth and disseminating country cases with good practice. Before joining the World Bank, serving at the Ministry of Strategy and Finance in South Korea for over 20 years, he formulated and implemented fiscal policies at the national level. Most recently, formulating and coordinating national budget as Director Chief, he served to validate and secure Korea’s green growth budget among all competing priorities. From 2005 to 2007, he also worked as Sr. Public Sector Specialist at the PREM of the World Bank focusing on public expenditure management. Mr. Choi, a South Korean national, was born in Seoul in 1965. He holds a Master of Public Policy from the University of Maryland. |
 | Ms. Eun Joo Allison Yi Senior Operations Officer in charge of the new Korea Green Growth Trust Fund, The World Bank Ms. Yi has worked with various organizations; Norwegian engineering firm, an international secretariat working with the US EPA and State Department, and Pfizer Inc. Ms. Yi holds a Master of International Affairs degree from Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) with a dual concentration: International Energy Management and Policy, and Environmental Policy Studies energy resources management. |
 | Ms.Khlok Vichet Ratha Head of Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Mitigation Office, Climate Change Department, Ministry of Environment (Cambodia) Ms. Khlok Vichet Ratha received her Master’s degree in Education from Nagoya University, Japan, and has continued her studies in a doctoral program. Having 16 years work experiences in the field of education, she had worked as a high school teacher, university lecturer and researcher. She joined the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change Department in early 2010 as a technical officer, Vice Chief of Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Office, Vice Chief of Education and Outreach Office, and is the Head of Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Mitigation Office. She has been involved in climate change related activities since 2010 and has also served as Team Leader, Climate Change Knowledge and Learning, Cambodia Climate Change Alliance (CCCA). |
 | Mr.Syed Ahmad Syed Mustafa Vice President Smart Partnership Group, Malaysian Green Technology Corporation He carries with him two decades of experience in the banking industry in the financing of infrastructure development and technology projects. During his tenure in the banking sector he was actively involved in the government’s green initiatives participating in special committees such as the National Steering Committee of the Biomass Power Generation and Co-generation (BIOGEN) project and the Project Review Committee of the Malaysian Building Integrated Photovoltaic Technology Application (BIPV) project. Currently, he is the Vice President/Head of the Smart Partnership Group, Malaysian Green Technology Corporation overseeing and directing strategic collaboration and business development initiatives to drive significant contribution to the success of the organisation’s move to catalyse green technology as the engine for the country’s sustainable economic growth. He is also managed the RM3.5 billion Green Technology Financing Scheme since July 2011, a government initiative to facilitate the growth of green technology investments. |
 | Ms. Barsha Shrestha General Manager and Acting Chief Executive Officer, Clean Energy Development Bank Ltd. (Nepal) Ms. Barsha Shrestha manages product development and implementation, with a particular focus on promoting gender equality and sustainable banking. Under her guidance, CEDB has been promoting Sustainable Energy Financing (SEF) product, first of its kind in Nepal, with support from IFC, Woman and Young Entrepreneurship Loan, and several other banking products to promote the local and sustainable businesses in Nepal. Moreover, CEDB has been playing a pivotal role in promoting entrepreneurship and clean energy financing at the rural level through its branches and its subsidiary – Clean Village Microfinance which focuses on promoting sustainable tourism, business and renewal energy in hilly and mountainous regions of Nepal. |
 | Dr. Pablo Benitez Senior Economist, The World Bank Pablo Benitez is Senior Economist with the World Bank, with more than 14 years of experience in climate change economics and policy. He leads the capacity building program on Low Emissions Development and Climate Finance of the World Bank Institute. He joined the Bank from Marbek Resource Consultants in Canada where he served as Chief Economist and advised government, utilities and private sector clients on energy and climate change mitigation strategies. Previously, he worked for the Ministry of Environment of British Columbia and contributed to its Climate Action Plan, which includes the first carbon tax established in North America. Pablo holds a PhD degree from Wageningen University, The Netherlands, and was one of the lead authors of the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report, work that received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007. |
| Secretary Neric Acosta Philippine Presidential Adviser for Environmental Protection General Manager of the Laguna Lake Development Authority Secretary Acosta served as Representative of the 1st District of Bukidnon province in Northern Mindanao to the House of Representatives for three consecutive terms (1998-2007). His major legislation included bills on clean water, solid waste management and biodiversity protection, and he is the principal author of the groundbreaking Clean Air Act, a model of environmental legislation in Asia. He served as the House of Representative’s Chairman of the Committee on Ecology and Vice-Chairman of the Committees on Science and Technology, Human Rights, and Foreign Relations. |
 | Mr. Randall Freed Senior Advisor, USAID Low Emissions Asian Development (LEAD) Program, ICF International Randall Freed leads ICF International’s Global Climate Services Initiative, providing support worldwide on greenhouse gas mitigation, adaptation, and sustainability to clients including the US Agency for International Development, Environmental Protection Agency, and 8 cabinet-level departments; European and Asia-Pacific government agencies; international financial institutions; UN agencies; state, provincial, and local governments; leading businesses; and NGOs. His areas of expertise include greenhouse gas inventories and mitigation strategies; climate change impacts and adaptation; integrating climate programs with other planning and resource management frameworks; and risk assessment and management. Mr. Freed started his environmental consulting career in 1974, and he has been working on climate change issues since 1993. |
| Dr.K.Vijaya Lakshmi Vice President, Development Alternatives (India) Dr. Vijaya Lakshmi is the Vice President at Development Alternatives (DA), an India-based non-profit organization which engages in scientific research and innovation, on-the-ground implementation of eco solutions as well as communication and policy influence. She heads the Innovation Systems Branch of DA. She is a Doctorate in Chemistry. With over 22 years of relevant experience in environmental management, Dr. Vijaya Lakshmi has been responsible for strengthening DA’s capability in designing solutions for the blue and brown issues of the environment i.e., air, water and land pollution due to industrialization and urbanization and the related socio-economic implications on people and ecosystems. She is a recipient of the Ministry of Science and Technology’s National Award for Women’s Development through Application of Science and Technology for the year 2007 from the President of India. |
| Ir. Rachmat Witoela Executive Chairman, National Council on Climate Change, Indonesia Rachmat Witoelar serves as Indonesian President's Special Envoy for Climate Change and Chief Executive of the National Council on Climate Change Indonesia. He was the President of COP 13 / CMP 3 held in Bali, Indonesia in 2007. Prior, Prof. Witoelar served as Minister of the Environment (2004 – 2009), Indonesian ambassador to Russia (1993-1997), and was a member of the Indonesian Parliament (1971-1993). He received an Honorary Degree Professor in Environmental Management from Griffith University, Australia in 2008. |
 | Dr. Dang Thi Thu Hoai Deputy Director, Research Department for Public Service Policies, Central Institute for Economic Management (Vietnam) Dr. Dang Thi Thu Hoai is Deputy Director of Public Service Policies of Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) of Vietnam. She has 15 years of experiences in doing researches at CIEM. Her research areas focus on equitable growth, green growth, sustainable development and impact measuring. She has been carrying out several research projects on evaluating the social and economic impacts of energy efficiency and other green growth policies as well as constructing the data baseline for green growth monitoring in Vietnam. Her special interest is in environmental social accounting matrix construction and using it in the computable general equilibrium model. She completed her PhD in Economics from Glasgow University (United Kingdom). |
 | Dr.Christopher Doll Research Fellow, United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies Christopher Doll is a research fellow at the United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies. He has a broad range of research interests with a focus on urban areas and geospatial technologies. His early research work focused on the application of night-time light satellite imagery and other spatially explicit datasets to many aspects of sustainable development. His current work explores how cities can shift development patterns to generate co-benefits at the local and global level. This shift can take place across many different sectors including transport, energy, waste and biodiversity. In order to facilitate understanding of the impacts and synergies of different policies, he has been working to develop a number of tools which consider both the quantitative and qualitative aspects of co-benefits of urban development across these sectors. |
 | Dr.So Won Yoon Senior Researcher, Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Research Center of Korea So Won Yoon received her MA in Environmental Planning from the Seoul National University in South Korea. She finished her PhD at the Sangmyung University in Korea. So Won currently works as senior researcher in the GHG Mitigation Research Team of the Greenhouse Gas Inventory & Research center of Korea (GIR), where she researches national mitigation potential analysis, GHG projection modeling and operation of GHG target management system. |
