ACEF 2025 Speakers

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Paula Valencia is a manager at the Rocky Mountain Institute, advancing clean energy system, climate resilience, and sustainable development across Southeast Asia and the Global South. She currently supports coal-to-clean energy strategies, transition credit mechanisms, offshore wind development, and

Peck Khamkanist is the Founder and CEO of Impact Electrons Siam (IES), where he initiated and championed Asia’s first cross-border renewable energy project—the 600MW Monsoon Wind Power Project in Lao PDR. He previously served as Managing Director of CLP Power Thailand and held senior roles at AB

A passionate advocate for Green Steel and green technologies in general, Pek Hoong Chong champions the application of the latest technologies to achieve long term sustainability for business and society.He currently sits on the South East Asia Iron and Steel Institute, Environment and Safety Committ

Professor Penelope Crossley is a Professor of Energy Law at the University of Sydney and an expert legal consultant for the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), advising on the complex legal and policy aspects of the energy transition. Her research, funde

Peter Warren is the Facility Manager for the large-scale Accelerate-to-Demonstrate (A2D) Facility at the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Prior to working in UNIDO, he worked in the UK Government building and leading the climate innovation portfolio through international c

Phil Napier-Moore is Mott MacDonald’s Energy Sector Leader for Asia, responsible for the Group’s regional support to clients on the global energy transition.Working across the energy value chain for over 20 years, he has supported multilateral agencies, national governments and diverse private c

Pooja Sharma is the first Woman Country Director of Practical Action in Nepal. She leads the organization’s strategic direction and programs focused on climate resilience, clean energy, and climate-smart agriculture. An engineering graduate and with advanced degrees in Sociology and Anthropology,

Prabhjot is a Senior Social Development Specialist (Gender and Development) at the ADB with more than twenty years of experience in gender equality and social development. She has worked extensively on policy advocacy, promoting policies and initiatives aimed at advancing gender equality and address

Pradeep Tharakan has over 20 years of experience focused on global energy and environmental issues. Pradeep has worked for the Asian Development Bank (ADB) since 2010. He currently serves as ADB’s Director for Energy Transition and is responsible for guiding ADB’s interventions in related areas

Prasun Pandey works with CLASP India. At CLASP, he primarily works on cooling and cold chain related energy efficiency policies and market transformation programs. In the past, he has helped businesses develop and implement sustainable growth strategies. He holds a master’s degree from TERI School

Pratish Halady is ADB’s Southeast Asia Regional Head for Private Sector Development, and works across all of ADB’s product lines to develop and execute strategies focused on private capital mobilization and private sector participation in the region. He has been with ADB for 13 years and has hel