ACEF 2024 Speakers

Maythiwan is a Manager for Utility Modernization, USAID Southeast Asia Smart Power Program (SPP). She has over 10 years experience in energy sector. Prior to joining SPP, she was working for USAID Clean Power Asia program. Her work included supporting the Laos government in designing the first compe

Mr. Md. Habibur Rahman joined the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1991 as an Assistant Commissioner. He served in several districts in different capacities before moving to the central secretariat. He had a long stint for nearly two decades in the Finance Division and played a significant role in steeri

Meggie has assisted in delivering over USD 270bn Use of Proceeds debt instruments that are consistent with the goal of limiting global warming to at or below 1.5°C future. Working across a variety of sectors from Renewable Energy, Low Carbon Buildings, Low Carbon Transport and more recently, transi

Mel Slade has spent more than thirty years in energy efficiency policy development and implementation in many parts of the world. She started out working in the UK Government on industrial and appliance energy efficiency and has worked with many other governments to establish efficiency programmes,

Melody brings extensive experience to her role as the technical leader of the Healthy Ocean Program of CCRE. With a career spanning over two decades, she has honed her expertise in environmental sustainability and social development within various contexts. As lead of the Healthy Oceans Program,

Meutia Chaerani (Rani) Climate Change Specialist of the Energy Transition Mechanism (ETM) Team in the Energy Sector Office, Asian Development Bank. She is leading ADB’s engagement with Indonesia ETM Country Platform under the Ministry of Finance. Prior to this assignment, Rani has previously worke

Michael Gabisch is a Principal Investment Officer at the Asian Development Bank, where he works on Private Sector Infrastructure projects in the Pacific and the Philippines. Prior to the Asian Development Bank, Mr. Gabisch was an Investment Officer at the African Development Bank. He has an M.B.A fr

Dr. Michael Abundo is a green and blue techno-preneur who specializes in Marine Renewable Energy (with pilot projects in small island developing states and ‘tropical’ solutions) and other technology-enabled, innovation-infused sustainability transitions easpecially in the Blue Economy. Dr. Mi

From 2012 to 2022, Mr. Schiffer was a senior advisor and counselor on the Democratic Staff of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. From 2009 to 2012, he served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security

Michelle Hallack is a senior economist passionate for sustainable development and energy transition. She has more than 17 years of experience. She is currently senior specialist at the World Bank, leading the Clean Cooking Fund. As senior energy economist Michelle Has also been involved with key Cle

International relations expert with extensive global experience in sustainable development and energy transitions. Currently working in partnership with the United Nations and leaders in government and the private sector to accelerate action towards sustainable energy – in line with SDG 7 and the

Mike Lichtenfeld is Founder, President and CEO of Solar Pacific Energy Corporation. Based in the Philippines, Solar Pacific develops, owns and operates solar and battery storage projects throughout Asia Pacific. It is a subsidiary company of Alternergy, a publicly listed renewable energy company tha