ACEF 2026 Speakers

Rhiannon was appointed Deputy Trade Commissioner for Asia Pacific (Southeast Asia) in April 2024. She is based at the British High Commission in Singapore and leads a team of 90 staff across the region to grow the UK’s trade and investment relationships with Southeast Asia. Rhiannon joined the

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Rifnas Ahamed is the Project Manager (AMI) at Electricity Distribution Lanka (Private) Limited (EDL) and a core member of the team responsible for the design and development of CEBAssist Solutions, EDL’s award-winning in-house digital utility platform. He has extensive experience in advanced me

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I am a Licensed Geologist in the Philippines and an Accredited Competent Person (ACP) under the Philippine Mineral Reporting Code (PMRC). I am at present one of the focal persons in MGB on critical minerals attending the Philippine's commitments in the ASEAN. I specialized on exploration, resource e

Rohan Jadhav is Practice Leader & Director at Crisil Limited, an S&P Global company. He brings in more than 18 years of Energy sector consulting experience working with Multilateral and Bilateral Donor agencies, Inter-governmental organizations, Governments, Utilities and Regulators in the Power,

Renewable energy and development professional with over 15 years of experience in project design, implementation, and management across the clean energy and sustainable development sectors. Currently working as Project Coordinator at Practical Action Nepal, leading the implementation of the “Grid

Roka is a Principal Energy Specialist at the Asian Development Bank (ADB), serving as the country focal for the energy sectors of the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and Nauru. With extensive experience driving sustainable infrastructure across Small Island Developing States (SIDS), Roka leads regional en

Dr. Romeo Pacudan is a Technical Director at Ricardo Clean Energy and Environmental Solutions (CE&ES), where he leads energy sector projects and supports the company's business development efforts in Asia and the Pacific region. He has over 30 years of experience in the energy sector across Asia Pac

Mr Meketa is currently the Managing Director of the National Energy Authority, the National Focal Point of PNG to the APEC Energy Working Group, National Focal Point of PNG to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), National Focal Point of PNG to the International Solar Alliance (ISA), PN

As a Private Sector Development Specialist in ADB's Southeast Asia Department, Ronald focuses on the mobilisation of private capital and innovation to drive sustainable and inclusive economic growth.

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