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M. Azim Hashimi is the Director in the Office of Markets Development and Public-Private Partnership with the principal responsibility of developing Transaction Advisory Services for Central and South Asian markets covering Energy, SOEs, Social Sectors, Transport, Urban Infrastructure, and Utilities. He has a proven track record of developing, structuring, and closing PPP Projects in multiple sectors and countries. Previously, he was a senior banker for 12 years with ADB's Private Sector Infrastructure Finance team, covering infrastructure investments in Central and South Asian markets where he developed and closed projects in Energy, Power (including large-scale hydros, renewables, and off-grid), and Transport (ports and roads) in Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Georgia, and India. He also served as the head of the private sector unit at the ADB Pakistan office from 2006 to 2013, responsible for growing the infrastructure portfolio from $50 million to over $500 million, predominantly in energy and power, including working on the country’s first hydro and wind IPPs. Prior to ADB, he worked with the Aga Khan Foundation, the World Bank, and a US-based venture capital-backed business incubator responsible for starting up companies in bioinformatics, plastics, and e-commerce. He holds a Master's in Business Administration from the University of Massachusetts-Lowell.

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Monali Zeya-Hazra is working as the Regional and Clean Energy Specialist in USAID/India. With over 25 years of experience, Monali has managed several clean energy projects on regional energy connectivity, renewable energy integration, renewables, distribution reforms, etc. Prior to joining USAID, Monali managed the Industry and Environment unit of Centre for Science & Environment

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Mona recently completed her term as Chairperson of the Philippine National Renewable Energy Board (NREB). She was appointed to office on 28 March 2019 and, during her two (2) years as NREB Chair, she steered the performance of the Board in fulfilling its mandate under the Renewable Energy Act in reviewing and updating the Philippines’ 20-year RE roadmap known as the National Renewable Energy Program (NREP), and firmed up the implementation of the other programs under the RE Act.

As of 1 April 2021, she has resumed working full-time as Senior Partner in PJS Law (www.pjslaw.com). She also continues her role as CEO/founder of UNAWA Asia (www.unawa.asia), an inclusive regtech startup formed as collaboration among PJS Law, Amihan Global Strategies and Talino Venture Labs SG.

Mona is also professor at the Ateneo de Manila Law School and an incoming member of the faculty at the Ateneo School of Government to teach courses under the Energy Transitions Programme.

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Monica Raphita Simarmata is an Energy Sector Associate at Tetra Tech managing USAID’s Scaling Up Renewable Energy (SURE) work stream to promote a circular economy for clean energy. Monica has over five years of professional experience in energy sector reform, infrastructure planning, and emission reduction initiatives. Monica holds a Master of Environmental Management with a concentration in Energy and Environment from Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia.

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Monika Merdekawati is a research analyst of ACE's sustainable and renewable energy department with over 8 years of experience in renewable energy. She is responsible for the engagement with government officials, dialogue partners, and international organisations for any renewable energy-related initiatives to align with the regional energy cooperation blueprint, known as APAEC. She has published various studies, commentaries, and academic paper covering renewable energy policies, financing issues, just energy transition, coal phase-out, innovative solar PV applications, bioenergy, offshore wind, and renewable energy certificate. Prior to ACE, she was a developer of wind and solar farms in Indonesia, involved in the development of Sidrap Wind Farm. She holds a MSc degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Southampton, United Kingdom.

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Morgan joined Enerdata in 2011 and heads the Innovation team since 2022. He leads a team of qualified statisticians and economists specializing in power sector, energy markets and energy transition risk for financial and corporate institutions. The team leverages in-house databases and modelling tools to offer new solutions to address transition risk and implement decarbonization strategies. Morgan has been involved in numerous advisory and modelling projects related to supply and demand forecasts in global energy and climate markets, energy price studies and sectoral decarbonization pathways. Recent research studies include impact of COVID19 on energy consumption; gas crisis in Europe. Prior to that he has been working as an analyst in the Low Carbon Product team within EDF Energy in London. He graduated in 2009 as an engineer from the Ecole Polytechnique in Paris and completed a Master of environmental technology at the Imperial College.

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"Mr. Moroo Shino is the President & CEO of Marubeni Asian Power Singapore Pte Ltd. He has been with Marubeni Corporation since 1991, advancing through various leadership roles. His international experiences in the Philippines and Singapore have enriched his expertise in global, especially particularly Asian, market dynamics. Mr. Shino has been spearheading Marubeni's power business in Asia, notably by leading investments in renewable energy businesses in the APAC region, such as solar projects in Taiwan, Vietnam and Thailand, a geothermal project in Indonesia and a hydro project in the Philippines. Mr. Shino received his degree in Political Science from Waseda University."

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Ms. Motoko Ogawa is Deputy Director of Environmental Economy Office, Industrial Science and Technology Policy and Environmental Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan

Motoko Ogawa dedicated years of experiences to energy, market and finance in regulatory sphere. Currently she is engaged in policy making of environmental finance in METI. In particular she is in charge of green finance and climate related disclosure issues including international relationship.

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"Moumita is an energy professional with more than nine years of diverse experience in energy efficiency, appliance efficiency policies, renewable energy and climate-change related projects in India. In CLASP, she provides technical assistance to Bureau of Energy Efficiency under S&L program for developing and updating the appliance efficiency policies and supports BEE and States for S&L Compliance activity .Prior joining to CLASP, she worked with Energy Efficiency Services Ltd., Ministry of Power, on the execution and monitoring of GEF Project for Creating & Sustaining Markets for Energy Efficiency. She holds Masters in Renewable Energy from TERI University and B. Tech in Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering from WBUT. She is an ISO (ISO 50001, 14001 & 9001) Certified Auditor for Energy Management System, Environment Management System & Quality Management System."

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Dr. Mridula Dixit Bharadwaj is a Capacity Building Specialist at the International Solar Alliance under the ISA-ADB Technical Assistance Program. She is currently coordinating ISA Programs related to Green Hydrogen, Solar Electric Mobility, and Storage. Dr. Bharadwaj holds a Post Doctorate in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh, USA, and a doctorate in rechargeable battery systems from Bangalore University. She has more than 28 years of research experience in batteries, EV, and materials science domains. Some of the academic recognitions include the Best Research Paper Award in the Material Science Category by the Microscopy Society of America. Prior to ISA, she worked with the United States Steel Corporation, General Motors (R&D), and a technology-policy think tank as lead researcher and Section Head. She has participated in several government committees on EV and storage including the National Rare Earth Expert Committee of NITI Aayog, India.

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Petra has more than 20 years of experience in managing international technical cooperation programmes and networks for inclusive and sustainable industrial development. She has vast experience in resource efficiency, sustainable energy, eco-industrial parks and performance-based circular economy business models. She has worked with governments, private sector, NGOs and academia in more than 40 countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe.

In her current position at UNIDO, she promotes the uptake of frontier energy technologies in developing and transition countries. She develops new business and cooperation models to impulse the transfer of low-carbon technologies for productive use and poverty alleviation. Recently, she designed and initiated UNIDO’s Global Partnership for Green Hydrogen Application in Industry.

She studied economics at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration and environmental management at the University of London.