World Climate Forum Asia (WCF Asia) 2020 brought together key partners in exploring new opportunities in the fast growing Asia Pacific market. The Forum focused on ways the public and private sector can innovate, collaborate and scale local and international solutions to navigate Asia's transition to a clean economy. The key drivers highlighted across sessions were finance, policy, innovation and partnerships.
Carbon Markets - Helping Countries Raise Ambition Ahead of COP26
Dr. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana / Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of ESCAP
Biodiversity and Natural Capital
Marco Lambertini / Director General / WWF International
Capturing Investment Opportunities in the Clean Energy Revolution - Navigating Asia’s Transition
Rebecca Mikula-Wright / Executive Director / AIGCC (moderator) Suvojoy Sengupta / Partner / McKinsey & Company
Dr. Yongping Zhai / Chief of Energy Sector Group, Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department / Asian Development Bank
Tom Howes / Head of Energy and Environment / IEA
Building Sustainability - Strengthening the Case for Climate Resilient Infrastructure
Cristina Gamboa / CEO / World Green Building Council (moderator)
Allen Ge / President of HVAC and Transport businesses, Asia Pacific / Trane Technologies
Subbu Kanakasabapathy / Regional Managing Director, South East Asia / Jacobs
Catalyzing the Post-Pandemic Recovery - Pathways to Sustainable Value Creation
Justin Wu / Managing Director and Head of Asia-Pacific / BloombergNEF (moderator)
Juliette Macresy / Executive Director – Issuer Business / Vigeo Eiris
Shalini Singh / Chief Corporate Communications & Sustainability / Tata Power
Tony Cripps / CEO / HSBC Singapore
Alongside Climate Week NYC & the UN General Assembly
Green Recovery & Adaptation
Patricia Fuller / Canada's Ambassador for Climate Change
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Green Recovery & Adaptation
Dr. Ernest Moniz / CEO / Energy Futures Initiative and EJM Associates. Former United States Secretary of Energy (2013 - 2017)
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Decarbonizing the Energy Matrix - Unlocking Finance Opportunities and Accelerating Clean Energy Solutions for a Sustainable Energy Future
Peter Rothstein / President / NECEC
Miranda Ballentine / CEO / REBA
Rudy Wynter / President and COO, Transmission, Generation and Energy Procurement / National Grid US
Alfred Griffin / President / New York Green Bank
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Transformative Mobility - Investing in the Post-Carbon Future of Transportation
Nick Albanese / Head of Intelligent Mobility / Bloomberg NEF
Drew Kodjak / Executive Director / International Council on Green Transportation
Colleen Quinn / Founder and Director / EMobility Advisors
Ellen Greenberg / Deputy Director for Sustainability / California Department of Transportation
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