Empowering the future: Clean energy innovations, regional cooperation and integration, and financing solutions.
2 – 6 June 2025 | ADB Headquarters, Manila
Speaker 2022
ACEF 2022 speakers represent a wide range of stakeholders and practitioners from the global clean energy arena.
ALL SPEAKERS
Jian Peng
KZO Seafarm
Jian Peng
KZO Seafarm
Bio
Dr. Jian Peng is the technical advisor for KZO Seafarm, a pioneering seafarm promoting sustainable marine aquaculture.
Jignasa Jani Visaria
Fourth Partner Energy Private Limited
Jignasa Jani Visaria
Fourth Partner Energy Private Limited
Bio
With over 20 years of experience, Jignasa leads fund raising at Fourth Partner Energy Group. She drives relationships with banks, NBFCs and global DFIs for the Group. As part of her portfolio, she actively manages risk function covering credit selection and PPA under-writing to ensure the asset quality of the portfolio. Prior to joining Fourth Partner Jignasa worked with leading banks including HDFC Bank. Her prior experience encompasses market risk and credit risk with specific emphasis on mid-market borrowers. She holds an MBA in finance from Mumbai University and BE from VJTI.
Jinlong Ma
Tianjin University / APEC Sustainable Energy Center
Jinlong Ma
Tianjin University / APEC Sustainable Energy Center
Bio
Dr Jinlong Ma is a Professor at Tianjin University, China, and Vice President of APEC Sustainable Energy Center (APSEC). Prof Jinlong Ma’s experience include energy system planning, renewables, power sector development, energy management and energy efficiency, electricity market and rural electrification. One of the main research themes currently at APSEC is energy transition solutions in APEC member economies. With hands-on experience in many Asia and Pacific countries’ energy sectors, Jinlong previously held senior managerial and technical positions at international technical advisory firms, global energy corporation, and research institutions. Jinlong’s qualifications include PhD, energy economics from Melbourne University; M. Eng., energy policy and planning from Asian Institute of Technology; and B.Eng (Electric) from North China University of Electric Power. He is a member of Institute of Electric and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), International Association of Energy Economics (IAEE), and fellow of Australian Institute of Energy (AIE).
Jiwan Acharya
ADB
Jiwan Acharya
ADB
Bio
Jiwan Acharya is working in Energy Division of South Asia Department of ADB as Principal Energy Specialist. He currently focuses on developing and implementing energy efficiency, renewable energy and other broader energy sector projects in India and Nepal. He is also serving as focal person for Regional Cooperation and Integration for Energy in South Asia. He is a key member of ADB's Energy Sector Group and Climate Change Team and was responsible for overseeing ADB's several key initiatives including Energy for All, and Low Carbon Technology Transfer, among others. Mr. Acharya served as ADB’s focal point for CTF and SREP under the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) as well as Sustainable Energy for All Initiative. Mr. Acharya, who is a Nepalese national, has a Master of Arts in Economics, Master of Science in Energy Systems and Management and a BS in Electrical Engineering.
Jiyoung An
Korea Energy Economics Institute
Jiyoung An
Korea Energy Economics Institute
Bio
Jiyoung An is an associate research fellow working at the Korea Energy Economics Institute. She received her bachelor's degrees in international studies and business administration and master's and doctoral degrees in economics. Since she obtained her Ph.D., she has been working at the public economic research institute. Currently, she is on the hydrogen economy research team of the Korea energy economics institute, where she conducts research related to Korea's hydrogen economy policy.
João Aleluia
ADB
João Aleluia
ADB
Bio
João Aleluia works with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) as a Regional Clean Energy Specialist and Coordinator for the Greater Mekong Subregion. João has over 15 years of experience in the fields of sustainable energy, climate change and waste management, having worked with international organizations such as the UNFCCC and UN-ESCAP. Prior to joining ADB, João was the regional technical advisor of the UNFCCC on carbon pricing instruments and market-based mechanisms for Asia-Pacific. João has also worked for several years in the private sector, first as a management consultant with Arthur D. Little, and later as the managing director of a Beijing-based start-up company developing greenhouse gas emission reduction projects in China. João holds a Ph.D. in Sustainable Energy Systems (MIT Portugal Program, 2018), a Master’s in Energy Management (ESCP-EAP Paris, 2008), and an MSc in Engineering and Industrial Management (University of Lisbon, 2004).
Johannes Vogel
ADB
Bio
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John Beirne
Asian Development Bank Institute
John Beirne
Asian Development Bank Institute
Bio
John Beirne is Vice-Chair of Research and a Senior Research Fellow at the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI). In this role, he co-heads ADBI’s Research Department, leading research workstreams on macroeconomics, finance, and infrastructure. He was previously a research fellow at the ADBI and before that, he spent over a decade in Germany as an economist at the European Central Bank (ECB), mainly in the areas of international policy analysis and economic research on global financial markets, capital flows, and commodities. He has also worked as an economist in the private sector and in academia. He has published widely in peer-reviewed journals in economics and finance, co-authored or coedited several ADBI books, and serves as an editorial board member of the Asian Development Review. He holds a PhD in Economics from Brunel University, UK.
John Mark Napao
Solar Hope Inc.
John Mark Napao
Solar Hope Inc.
Bio
Mark is the President and Founder of Solar Hope, an NGO that aims to provide solar and sustainable solutions to marginalized communities in the Philippines. He is also working as an Engineer in NGCP as his day job to support his daily living and the NGO. He have been involved in NGO work for more than 9 years and his expertise is in the field of Rural Electrification, Renewable Energy and Community Development. He is also a Climate Reality Leader, an advocate and an inspirational speaker. His life mission is to give hope and light to the lives and houses of peoples. He is a beacon of hope!
Jong Myoung Shim
Korea Electric Power Corporation
Jong Myoung Shim
Korea Electric Power Corporation
Bio
I'm person in charge of PM for global project. And I have experience for project development of Mexico solar power and UAE HVDC BOT project.
Jorge Servert del Rio
I have developed my professional carrier as engineer, economist , consultant, professor, researcher and developer on clean energy with special focus on solar energy. I have provided support to governments, manufacturers, investors and arbitration tribunals on renewable energy in more than 15 coun
Jorge Servert del Rio
Bio
I have developed my professional carrier as engineer, economist , consultant, professor, researcher and developer on clean energy with special focus on solar energy. I have provided support to governments, manufacturers, investors and arbitration tribunals on renewable energy in more than 15 countries, in projects with aggregated installed capacities in the range of GW.
Jose Barroco
Asian Development Bank (ADB) / Public-Private Partnership Center
Jose Barroco
Asian Development Bank (ADB) / Public-Private Partnership Center
Bio
Mr. Barroco specializes in renewable energy project development, risk management, and project finance. He is a financial consultant to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in energy, project finance, and public-private partnerships. He assists ADB in designing and developing climate mitigation programs to help the Philippine Government craft renewable energy and grid essential services policies. He assists the Public-Private Partnership Center of the Philippines in all financial and economic aspects of solicited and unsolicited proposals. As an energy project developer, he assembles all necessary parties and structures contracts to de-risk the project. He raises non-recourse financing by relying on the project's future cash flows instead of existing collateral. He is the author of several peer-reviewed articles published in top-ranked energy journals and teaches finance at the Asian Institute of Management (AIM). Mr. Barroco completed his MBA from Harvard Business School and his BA degree in Economics from Universidade Católica Portuguesa.