ACEF 2024 Speakers

Wenping Xu, deputy director general of Ningbo municipal development and reform commission. Gradated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University with a Master’s degree in Management, 2002. Main research areas: energy engineering, poverty alleviation and development, private economy.

"Gilmo Yang is a Senior Manager at Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), where he has been instrumental in driving innovations in the power sector. With over 15 years of experience in the energy industry, Gilmo has led numerous projects focused on enhancing grid reliability and improving operati

Yang Le, with a robust portfolio of 12 environmentally focused projects under his belt, has steered investments worth over 1.8 billion RMB. His tenure at CECEP Fund saw him deeply involved in a fundraising endeavor with the Asian Development Bank, showcasing his adeptness in international finance. H

Yanika Chanapol is an Investment Manager at Norfund, responsible for direct investments in renewable energy across various technologies in Southeast and South Asia. Prior to Norfund, Yanika accumulated more than 10 years of experience in the energy and cleantech industry in the region, encompassing

Yatin Premchand is Managing Director of Global Advisory at Black & Veatch across Asia Pacific. As a strategic specialist, he guides private and public sector climate and sustainability infrastructure investments and the development and implementation of decarbonization pathways, strategies, technolo

Yejin Ha is an Economic Affairs Officer in the Energy Division of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). Yejin works on supporting energy transition and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals in member countries through power system intercon

Yi ZHANG is the project coordinator for the two thematic areas (Smart Energy and Industrial Decarbonization) of Accelerate-to-Demonstrate (A2D) Facility at the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Headquarters in Vienna, Austria. Before joining A2D Facility, she worked with the

Ying Ying has over 15 years of experience in the energy sector. Her focus in Standard Chartered covers key industrial decarbonisation solutions such as CCS, low carbon hydrogen, green steel. She also plays an active role in developing carbon finance options to support the growth of high integrity ca

Has been working on energy development in Asia and Africa for 30 years. Currently, Chief of the Energy Sector Group, Asian Development Bank (ADB), in charge of overall energy policy coordination and technical support to ADB energy sector operations. Also in charge of developing energy sector knowled

"Young-wook Lee is a Senior Manager in KOEN’s Overseas Business Development Division. He is responsible for development of overseas renewable energy projects and clean hydrogen projects for KOEN. KOEN, also known as Korea South-East Power Co., is a state-owned power generation company based in

Dr. Seo is a researcher and manager who majored in architectural engineering and has studied the building energy efficiency field for 10 years in academia and over 6 years in a quasi-governmental organization. His background in both architecture and engineering allowed him to establish his research

Dr. Yun Zhou is a principal environment specialist at Office of Safeguards of ADB, mainly focusing on environmental safeguard due diligence of ADB financed projects in China and Mongolia. Prior to joining ADB, she was the Director of International Cooperation Center at the Chinese Research Academy o