Navigating toward a Carbon-Neutral Future through
Clean Energy Solutions13 –16 June 2023 | ADB Headquarters, Manila
Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Technology
Mr. Ali is currently the Director General of the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Technology, Republic of Maldives. He is also the appointed board member of the SAARC Energy Centre since 2009. With over 20 years of experience in the energy sector, Mr. Ali plays a crucial role in the plann
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Dr Ajay Mathur is the Director General of the International Solar Alliance (ISA). At ISA, his focus is on enhancing solarization of the world, and convincing leaders of the world that solar is the energy supply choice of preference. Towards this end, ISA provides, advocacy; analysis of policy; fi
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Alex is a marine ecologist who is interested in how biodiversity is distributed in the ocean. He is also interested in human impacts on the ocean and how to manage human activities to mitigate or reduce degradation of marine ecosystems. His work has taken him to the Indian and Southern Oceans and to
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Alfredo Baño Leal is a Senior Energy Specialist at ADB, developing sustainable energy operations in the East Asia region. Previously, he worked at the Independent Evaluation Department of ADB, where he evaluated energy programs and led ADB’s 2009 Energy Policy Evaluation. He has over 15 years of
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Amanda J. Van den Dool has led energy and economic growth activities for the U.S. Government for almost 20 years in a variety of domestic and overseas positions. Ms. Van den Dool joined USAID’s Regional Development Mission for Asia in 2019, previously serving in the Power Africa Coordinator’s of
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Ana Amazo is a Managing Consultant at Guidehouse and a member of USAID’ Scaling up Renewable Energy (SURE) project. She is an expert in policy and regulation of renewable energy incl. auctions and market and system integration of renewable energy. Ana has led assignments for governments and intern
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Ms. Ananya Basu is the Director of the Social Sectors and Public Sector Management Division in the Pacific Department of the Asian Development Bank. She has led several policy-based operations and public financial management projects in countries such as the Marshall Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea
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Andrea Watson is the laboratory program manager for Strategy, which is led by the Institutional Planning, Integration, and Development Directorate. In this role, she manages a Laboratory Agenda that embodies the 10-year vision and aligns planning and investment to that vision. Andrea’s expertise l
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Andrii Gritsevskyi is Unit head in the Planning & Economic Studies Section of International Atomic Energy Agency where his work is focused on developing and providing to Member States analytical tools and information on energy systems issues including nuclear power, sustainable energy development an
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Angela Minas is a social scientist in the field of agriculture and low carbon energy based at the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research at The University of Manchester. She applies her interdisciplinary expertise to study social innovation and uses participatory methods and social network resea
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He served as Independent Director in the Philippines Electricity Market Corporation managing the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market up to the June 2015. He was Founder and first-elected President of Asia Pacific Basin for Energy Strategies, a Think tank in Special Consultative Status in UN-ECOSOC. He
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Anvesha Thakker is the Global Co-Lead Climate Change & Decarbonization: KPMG IMPACT; Partner & Lead, Renewable Energy (RE) and has advised public and private sector clients and multilateral organizations on policy, strategy, financial and commercial related initiatives in the Power sector. She has m
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