ACEF 2019 Track Co-Chairs

The track Co-Chairs are a key part of the success of ACEF, as they volunteer their time and energy to help define, and design, an engaging set of sessions for each of the tracks. Each Co-Chair is dedicated to ensuring that the design and content of each session provides valuable information to all attendees. You can learn more about each track Co-Chair below.

TRACK 1: Energy and Livable Cities

Virinder Sharma

Senior Urban Development Specialist, Sector Advisor Service Cluster (SDSC), Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department (SDCC)

Asian Development Bank

Susumu Yoneoka

Energy Specialist

Asian Development Bank

Yong Chen

Programme Officer – Sustainable Urban Energy

International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

TRACK 2: Energy and Water Sustainability

Noriyuki Mori

Senior Water Resources Specialist (Dam Optimization), Water Sector Group, Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department (SDCC)

Asian Development Bank

Arunabha Ghosh

Chief Executive Officer

Council on Energy, Environment and Water

Kanika Chawla

Senior Program Lead

Council on Energy, Environment and Water

TRACK 3: Energy and Rural Poverty Alleviation

Cindy Cisneros Tiangco

Senior Energy Specialist, Energy Division, Pacific Department

Asian Development Bank

Nicola Armacost

Managing Director

Arc Finance, Ltd.

TRACK 4: Energy and Innovative Finance

Pradeep Tharakan

Principal Energy Specialist

Asian Development Bank

Tim Meaney

Principal Infrastructure Finance Specialist

Asian Development Bank

Vandana Gombar

Editor

BloombergNEF

TRACK 5: Clean Energy Trends and Directions

Dan Millison

Manager

Transcendergy L.L.C.

Jerry Jinyue Yan

Professor of Energy Engineering

Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) and Mälardalen University