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Akihisa Kuriyama joined the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) in 2011. He had engaged in supporting the CO2 mitigation projects in the energy sector of Southeast Asian countries and conducted quantitative analysis on the international mechanisms such as the Kyoto mechanism. For the domestic issues in Japan, he worked for analysis to develop scenarios towards a decarbonized society, to assess long and medium-term goals. He also engaged in projects to promote renewable energies such as Japan’s power system analysis and just transition issues.

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Mr. Alamgir Morshed joined Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL) as the Executive Director and CEO on March 27, 2022. Prior to this appointment, he was the Managing Director & Head of Financial Institutions at Standard Chartered Bank Bangladesh. As a seasoned banker, Mr. Morshed contributed a span of over 26 years in various senior positions. He has been at the forefront of introducing many pioneering financial risk management and financing solutions.

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Alan Kneisz is Global Vice President of Sales and Marketing of Advent Technologies and has been in sales, marketing or business development related roles for over 25 years in Asia, Europe and North America His experience is centred around developing projects related to Megawatt fuel cell power, Renewable Energy applications, Energy Storage, Green Hydrogen production, Critical Back-up, Microgrids and Hydrogen Transport solutions for Trains, Maritime, Trucks and Buses. He has experience in developing Joint Ventures, License agreements and developing new markets globally. He has a Bachelor Degree and an MBA, while also being a thought leader on Hydrogen and Fuel Cells, speaking at over 10 events and conferences per annum.

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Alan Kneisz is Global Business Development Director at Cummins Corporation, the worlds largest engine supplier and a global leader in advanced hydrogen fuel cell, storage and electrolysis solutions.

In his role, Alan has been at the forefront of Hydrogen technology deployments by developing Hydrogen Transport solutions, Megawatt fuel cell power systems, Renewable Energy applications, Energy Storage, Hydrogen fueling and other applications. This includes the worlds largest Fuel Cell bus fleets in China, MW power systems, Marine and Rail systems as well as assisting to better understand the planning for the Hydrogen Economy with Government, OEM’s, NGO’s and other Private institutions globally.

Alan has extensive experience implementing green technologies into practical applications throughout Asia Pacific, Europe and Australia with Private and Government institutions and has become a thought leader in promoting the Hydrogen Economy, speaking at approx 10 conference per year explain the advantages of the Hydrogen economy to a broader audience.

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Alex Perera is Deputy Director of WRI's Energy Program and the Corporate Partnership Lead for Energy. Alex has over 20 years of experience in energy policy, finance, and corporate energy strategy. He has built partnerships with the private sector to innovate and scale renewable energy procurement models in the United States, Asia, and Latin America. Prior to joining WRI, he helped found a company called Bigbelly Solar, a renewable energy company that developed solar powered trash compactors that helped cities reduce diesel fuel consumption from trash collection trucks. Alex was a Financial Analyst at the investment bank Bear, Stearns and Co. Inc. where he helped to structure over $1 billion in municipal financing in the utility sector. Alex has an MBA from F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College, and a BA from Boston University. He has written numerous publications on corporate strategy and renewable energy.

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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 the Caribbean investigating coral reef ecosystems, both in shallow water and the deep sea, seamounts and deep-sea hydrothermal vents.

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The last 23 years of Alex Ablaza’s 38-year professional career has been dedicated to growing energy efficiency and other clean energy technology deployment in 14 Asian markets through the identification, due diligence and financial close of over $3 billion in direct investments, and also through catalytic market and policy interventions. Across Asia and the Middle East, he currently provides energy efficiency expertise with the objective of scaling up energy efficiency capital flows through innovative finance, investment structures and policy reform. He convened and chairs the Asia-Pacific ESCO Industry Alliance and the Philippine Energy Efficiency Alliance. He co-founded the Global ESCO Network and co-chairs a taskforce of the global coalition, Mission Efficiency. Wearing his investment hat, he designed and heads Climargy, the world’s pioneer private Super-ESCO aggregator of ESCO project assets. Alex is armed with 35 years of project and corporate management experience, and an educational background in civil engineering (BSCE) and business economics (MBE).

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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 international experience working on energy infrastructure sectors across more than 20 countries in Europe and Asia. Before joining ADB, he worked for the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, he consulted for the World Bank and other international organizations, and worked for an engineering consulting firm in Spain. He is an electromechanical engineer, with majors in electricity generation and power systems, and holds an MBA in Corporate Finance.

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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 international experience working on energy infrastructure sectors across more than 20 countries in Europe and Asia. Before joining ADB, he worked for the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, he consulted for the World Bank and other international organizations, and worked for an engineering consulting firm in Spain. He is an electromechanical engineer, with majors in electricity generation and power systems, and holds an MBA in Corporate Finance.

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"Mr. Ali Majid was appointed as a Deputy Minister at Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Technology on 22 April 2022, and is currently overseeing policy aspects in the energy sector with focus on renewable energy projects. Prior to this, Mr. Majid has also served as the Deputy Minister of Fisheries, Marine Resources and Agriculture from 2021 to 2022. Before his new appointment, Ali Majid had served the government as the Managing Director, Director Planning and Development and also as a Board Member of Northern Utilities Ltd. from 2008 to 2012. During the period, Mr. Majid contributed in developing several government policies on renewable energy, waste management as well as water and sewerage projects for the islands in North Province. Furthermore, he was also an elected Council Member and Head of Infrastructure and Development at the Secretariat of the Noonu Atoll Council. Hence, his experience in utility services and infrastructure planning is supporting and adding value to policy decisions that is driving progress of energy sector development."

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Ms Allison Woodruff is an environmental and natural resource economist with over 15 years’ experience working on urban water supply and sanitation, tourism and natural resource management projects in Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Prior to joining ADB in 2008, she held positions with the Secretariat of the Pacific Community, United Nations Development Programme, and other government and non-government organizations.