Asia Infrastructure Forum 2022

Mr. Hem’s career spans across private sector, the United Nations system, multilateral development bank, and government. As Secretary of State, he looks after development financing, coordination and management of ODA (both strategy and operation), public debt management and supports key policy agenda. He coordinates a number of inter-ministerial mechanisms that tackle major infrastructures and urbanization challenges facing Cambodia. He is also a member of the Supreme National Economic Council, and incumbent Chair of the Country Coordinating Committee for the Global Fund program to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in Cambodia.

Mr. Hem obtained his Mid-Career Master of Public Administration (Mason Fellow) from Harvard Kennedy School of Government in 2014 and Master of Arts in International Development from International University of Japan in 2002. He received his undergraduate diploma of Bachelor of Business Administration from then National Institute of Management (Cambodia) in 1999.

Mochamad Ridwan Kamil, a Governor of West Java, Indonesia. His background is an architect, lecturer, and social activist. He graduated in Architecture Engineering at Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) and achieved a Master’s Degree from the University of California, Berkeley.  

He began his professional career in several firms in The United States of America and has built more than fifty (50) projects of architecture and urban design in America, the Middle East and Asia. Through his own firm, he has nationally and internationally won more than 20 competitions and awards, including the Asia Business Info International Award 2020, through the 7 Best Asia Governors 2020 category, and Awarded the Marketeers Editors Choice Award 2021.

Mr. P. Kumaran belongs to the 1992 batch of the Indian Foreign Service. His assignments were Third Secretary in the Embassy of India, Cairo,  from January 1994 to June 1997; Second Secretary in the Embassy of India, Tripoli, from July 1997 to December 2000; First Secretary in the Embassy of India, Brussels, from December 2000 to September 2003; Deputy Secretary [Europe West] in the Ministry of External Affairs from September 2003 to March 2005; Regional Passport Officer, from April 2005 to June 2007; Counsellor in the High Commission of India, Islamabad, from June 2007 to October 2009; Counsellor in the Embassy of India, Washington, from October 2009 to August 2011; Deputy High Commissioner at the High Commission of India in Colombo, from September 2011 to June 2014 and  Joint Secretary (Consular, Passport & Visa Division) from July 2014 to September 2016.  He then moved to Qatar for his first Ambassadorial assignment, to serve as Ambassador of India, Doha from October 2016 to July 2020. He is currently serving as the High Commissioner of India to Singapore, since July 2020.

Amb. Kumaran has a B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering, from IIT Madras (Chennai). He is married to Mrs. Ritu Kumaran. They have two sons, Aditya (20) and Mayank (18).

Ms Sandra Jensen Landi is the Ambassador of Denmark to Singapore and Brunei since August 2020. Sandra is also appointed as Denmark’s Governor to the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF). 

Prior to her accreditation to Singapore, Sandra was Deputy Director of Humanitarian Affairs, Civil Society and Public Engagement at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark (2019-2020).    

Sandra has held numerous positions in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark including four years as Private Secretary to the Foreign Minister (2009-2013) and postings at the Danish embassies in Kathmandu (2006-2008), Kabul (2008-2009), Bangkok (2014-2016) and Washington DC (2016).   

Outside of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, Sandra has worked for the United Nations in Nepal (2008) and the World Bank in Washington DC (2017-2019).  

Sandra is committed to trust-based leadership and is a certified leadership coach from Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies, USA. Additionally, Sandra holds a Master’s Degree in Human Rights & Democratisation (2003) from the European Inter-University Centre in Venice, Italy and Political Science (2004) from University of Aarhus, Denmark.  

Pheng Sovicheano is the Secretary of State in charge of Public Works, Focal Point for ASEAN Connectivity since 2014. From 2007 to 2014, he was the Under-Secretary of State, wherein he was appointed to manage the ADB /World Bank, EDCF road improvement, rehabilitation and maintenance projects. He was previously a director in the department of Airport Construction (MPWT) from 2002-2007.

He has private sector experience in the civil engineering sector.

He holds a Master of Engineering Science in Civil Engineering and Construction Management from, University of New South Wales, Australia, completed in July 1997.

Salman Fazlur Rahman, prominently known as Salman F Rahman is an industrialist, philanthropist and politician of Bangladesh. A Member of Parliament, Mr. Rahman currently serves as the Prime Minister’s Private Industry and Investment Adviser, with the rank and status of a cabinet minister, principally tasked with promoting trade, business and investment in the country.

He is the co-founder and vice chairman of the BEXIMCO Group, the country’s largest private conglomerate. His business instincts, leadership and foresightedness have been credited with BEXIMCO’s outstanding corporate identity at home and abroad. One of the most renowned and successful businessmen in the country, Mr. Rahman is widely recognized for his contribution to the development of the private sector in Bangladesh.

His visionary steps over the years have significantly contributed in shaping up the country’s business and economic growth. Mr. Rahman has contributed significantly in materializing several regulatory reforms to improve the overall business environment along with upgrading the Doing Business ranking of the country.

Son of Fazlur Rahman and Syeda Fatina Rahman, Salman F Rahman’s origin is from Dohar Upazila of Dhaka District. He was born in 1951. He is married to Syeda Rubaba Rahman and has a son named Ahmed Shayan Fazlur Rahman.

Current Associations
- Chairman of the Board of Governors, Bangladesh Enterprise Institute, a leading think tank focusing on the growth of private enterprise in Bangladesh
- Chairman, IFIC Bank Limited, a first generation private sector bank in Bangladesh
- Chairman of the Board of Editors, The Independent, one of the leading English-language newspapers
- Chairman, Independent Television, a popular 24-hour news channel
- Chairman, Abahani Ltd, the nation’s premier sporting club
- Adviser, Bangladesh Association of Pharmaceutical Industries (BAPI)

Past Associations
- President, SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the apex trade organization of the SAARC region
- President, Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FBCCI), the apex trade organization of Bangladesh
- President, Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka
- President, Bangladesh Textile Mills Association
- President, Bangladesh Association of Pharmaceutical Industry (BAPI)
- President, Association of Television Channel Owners (ATCO)

Ms Indranee Rajah is the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office. She is also Second Minister for Finance, and Second Minister for National Development. Ms Rajah has been the Leader of the House since 2020. She has been a Member of Parliament for the Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency (GRC) since 2001. She practiced as a lawyer and Senior Counsel before joining the Government.

Under her Finance portfolio, Ms Rajah co-chaired the Working Group on Legal and Accounting Services, a sub-committee of the 2016 Committee on the Future Economy, the recommendations of which are aimed at transforming the legal and accounting industries in Singapore and catalysing the internationalisation of such professional services. She oversees infrastructure Asia, the Singapore government platform that connects infrastructure demand and supply in the region. Additionally, she facilitates Singapore’s partnerships with key Multilateral Development Banks, such as the World Bank Group, the Asian Development Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, to catalyse private and blended finance solutions for maximal developmental impact in the region.

Under her National Development portfolio, Ms Rajah oversees the Centre for Liveable Cities and chairs the World Cities’ Summit, bringing together government leaders and industry experts to address liveable and sustainable city challenges. She guides the review of Singapore’s long-term land-use planning and development of policies for urban development. She also guides the development of strategies for HDB’s Green Towns Programme, and NParks' greenery efforts as part of Singapore's transformation into a City in Nature. Ms Rajah is also currently looking into sustainability and sustainable infrastructure as new growth drivers for professional services, together with the Professional Services Programme Office (PSPO) and Infrastructure Asia.

With 15 years of experience serving the Melaka State Government as well as other state government agencies, Hafidz currently serves as the Chief Assistant State Secretary at the Melaka Economic Planning Unit. 

Hafidz was actively involved in developing policies at the municipal council and state level, where he oversaw the standardization of by-laws by all 4 local authorities, improvement of the business licenses, as well as planning and permit approvals. 

He was involved in the establishment of the Melakaku Maju Jaya Strategic Plan 2035, Smart Melaka Blueprint 2035 and the Green Transportation Implementation Masterplan under the Global Future Cities Program (GFCP).

He was also in charge of planning the development budget for the State of Melaka as well as budget planning and application to the Federal Ministry under the Twelfth Malaysia Plan.

Currently, he oversees the policy division in Melaka Economic Planning Unit, which monitors the implementation of the state strategic plan. Under the policy division, he is working on the implementation of Smart Melaka Blueprint 2035, adoption of big data analytics into government policy-making processes, and the implementation of the Green Bus Network Implementation Plan.

Outside of work, he is an avid competitive tennis player and is the President of the Malacca Lawn Tennis Association. 

The last two decades of Alex Ablaza’s 36-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 co-chairs the Asia-Pacific ESCO Industry Alliance. He is one of the co-founders of the Global ESCO Network and leads the Philippine Energy Efficiency Alliance.

Wearing his investment hat, he founded and heads Climargy, Asia’s pioneer equity vehicle for ESCO-guaranteed energy efficiency upgrades in the C&I sector.

Alex is armed with 33 years of project and corporate management experience, and an educational background in civil engineering (BSCE) and business economics (MBE).

Gary Addison is CEO of Akaria Natural Capital which is one of the first dedicated natural capital impact investment managers in Singapore.

Gary is one of the founders of Akaria Natural Capital which was established in July this year by Conservation International and Schroders to accelerate large scale deployment of capital to natural climate solutions (NCS) in South East Asia. 

Scottish born, Gary qualified as a lawyer, before embarking on a career in private equity where he was a partner at both 3i and Actis.  Based in Singapore he has been working in South East Asia for over 15 years.

Arpit Agrawal is a Managing Director and Head of Investments for India and the Middle East in Brookfield’s Infrastructure Group. In this role, he is responsible for all infrastructure investment activity in the regions.  

Prior to joining Brookfield’s in 2016, Mr. Agrawal was a vice president with an infrastructure asset manager.  

Mr. Agrawal holds a Master of Business Administration from the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore and a Bachelor’s degree from the National Institute of Technology Allahabad.

Rahul Agarwal has over a decade of experience in Infrastructure Financing policy & Corporate Strategy. At Invest India, Rahul Co-head’s the teams for Real Estate, Infrastructure and Financial Investors Initiative which attracts SWFs, Pension Funds, and PE investments. Rahul also manages the Project Monitoring Group which is helping resolve bottlenecks in implementation of over 1,700 projects worth over $800 Bn. Rahul has been instrumental in India’s first asset recycling project which saw investments of $1.5 Billion and has been working with Government and private entities across sectors to introduce new investment opportunities in the country. 

Rahul also worked as a consultant for High Level Committee on Financing Infrastructure, Planning Commission, Government of India. Rahul was instrumental in developing infrastructure section of the 12th Five Year Plan of the country and updating Model Concessional Agreements for PPP. Rahul started his career with Bank of America Merrill Lynch as an Institutional Derivatives Analyst. Rahul holds a MBA (Finance) is also a Certified Financial Risk Manager and a Chartered Financial Analyst.

A. M. Al-Amin is a passionate Public-Private Professional currently serving as PPP Specialist in PPP Authority under Prime Minister’s Office, Bangladesh. Prior to that he worked for more than 8 years in Unique 584 MW Power Plant as Senior Manager and Summit Bibiyana 341 MW Power Project as Assistant Manager. 

He has undertaken various online and offline training and certification courses on Public-Private Partnerships, Project Management and Procurement, Infrastructure Projects, Project Finance, etc. He is affiliated with the World Association of PPP Unit and Practitioners (WAPPP), Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS), Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Project Management Institute (PMI), Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP), Bangladesh International Arbitration Centre (BIAC) and Institute of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB). He is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified PPP Professional (CP3P) and diploma holder of procurement and supply chain. 

He is a proud graduate from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology.

Rohit Anand is a Director at BII Group and leads its infrastructure investments in Asia.  Rohit has been involved in investments of c. $1bn in emerging markets, having invested across infrastructure, logistics, real estate, manufacturing, and healthcare in 20+ countries. Prior to joining BII (formerly known as CDC Group) in 2012, Rohit worked with IDFC Private Equity and Ernst & Young's corporate finance team in India. 

Sreekanth is an engineering professional with a passion to improve quality of life by creating sustainable and digitally enabled infrastructure. He is the Executive Director of Arcadis, supervising project performance across a global portfolio of countries. In the Singapore market, he is responsible for developing key accounts of Transport clients and heads its design and engineering business with a strategic focus on sustainable solutions. Sreekanth’s professional experience of more than twenty years covers transport, resources and urban infrastructure across South-East Asia, South Asia, Europe and Americas.  

Arcadis considers sustainable mobility at the core of its new global strategy to maximizing impact and contribute to a more liveable and resilient world. In 2021,  Arcadis brought together its global mobility expertise to publish the Arcadis Global EV Catalyst Index that looks at maturity in EV Adoption across 12 countries including Singapore and can be downloaded from the link above. 

Zulkifli Baharudin is the Executive Chairman of Indo-Trans Logistics Corporation, a logistics and supply chain company across Indo-China.

He is an Independent Director of GDS Holdings Ltd (PRC), Virtus Holdco Limited (UK), Omni Holdco LLC (USA), SymAsia Foundation Ltd, Asian Plantations Ltd, STT GDC Indonesia JVCo Pte Ltd and PT STT GDC Indonesia.

Mr Zulkifli is currently Singapore’s Non-Resident Ambassador to the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Uzbekistan.

He is appointed as Justice of Peace from September 2020. He also served as Nominated Member of Parliament from October 1997 to September 2001 and was awarded the Public Service Medal in 2005 and Public Service Star Medal in 2011. He obtained a Bachelor of Science from the National University of Singapore.

Dr. Andrew Benedek is the Chairman and CEO of Anaergia. He received his undergraduate degree in chemical engineering from McGill University and a doctorate from the University of Washington. After working as a professor at McMaster University, he founded Zenon which became the global leader in membrane technology for recycling water. After GE acquired Zenon in 2006, Dr. Benedek founded Anaergia, the world’s leading company in producing Renewable Natural Gas and fertilizer from waste.

Dr. Benedek is the recipient of many international awards including the inaugural Lee Kwan Yew Water Prize. Dr. Benedek also received three honorary doctorates and has contributed to boards and committees of many learned societies and governments such as the National Research Council of Canada, the Board of International Water Association as well as Advisory Panels constituted by the Government of Singapore. Noted as a leading authority on global water related issues, he has written over 100 scientific papers on different water and wastewater treatment technologies and lectured extensively as keynote speaker to learned societies around the world. 

Michael is a Managing Director with Stonepeak, with a current focus on investments in the transport and logistics sector across the Asia-Pacific region. Before joining Stonepeak, Michael spent fifteen years with Macquarie Group in Singapore and Hong Kong, holding several leadership positions including Senior Managing Director in MIRA Real Estate, prior to which he worked at J.P. Morgan in the firm’s investment banking team in Hong Kong and Sydney. Michael received a Bachelor of Economics (Honours) from the University of Sydney.

Isabel is the Regional Industry Director, Infrastructure and Natural Resources, Asia and Pacific, based in Singapore. For seven years prior to her current role, Isabel was the Regional Manager for PPP Transaction Advisory Services, initially for South Asia based in Delhi, and subsequently in Singapore as her mandate expanded to cover all Asia Pacific for the last four years. Isabel spent four years in IFC’s Subnational Finance unit where she worked in deal origination, structuring and supervision of debt and structured finance products in more than six countries in Latin America and the Carribean.

Before joining IFC, Isabel held various positions in World Bank operations in the urban sector in the Middle East and North Africa region, the water sector in Latin America, and the transport, power and urban sector in South Asia. Before joining the World Bank in 2001, Isabel worked in emerging markets and Western Europe for WS Atkins in the UK as Senior Management Consultant; working on infrastructure finance in Thailand, Argentina, Barbados, Qatar, the UK, and Europe.

Isabel, a civil engineer by training, holds an MBA and a PhD from the University of Birmingham (UK).

Business professional with more than 28yrs of International Business Experience with diverse roles handling various functions in General Management, Corporate Strategy, Sales & Project Management

Current Position: 
Executive Vice President & Managing Director, Asia Pacific with responsibility for the regional profit and loss (P&L) center in Asia Pacific covering Services to Lumpsum Turnkey for Power, Gas Fuel & Chemicals, Water, Telecom, Data Centre, Decarbonization and various infrastructure business. 

Previous Positions: 
Executive Vice President & Managing Director, Power Asia/ India, Black & Veatch 
• Head of Distribution System Business Unit South East Asia, Siemens
• Head of Future Grid Business Segment ASEAN Pacific, Siemens
• President Mindsphere World Association for ASEAN Pacific
• Head of Corporate Strategy & Business Excellence for Siemens South East Asia 
• Segment CEO & Global Head of EHouse & Module business, Dresser Rand a Siemens Business 
• Global Head of Business Solution Line for Oil & Gas Business, Siemens Oil & Gas 
• Regional Sales Head for Oil & Gas Solutions covering APAC region, Siemens Oil & Gas 
• Project Manager handling various Industrial & infrastructure projects

With over 25 years working in the public sector, H.E. CHHIENG Pich had become the Director General, General Department of Logistics and Head of the Secretariat of National Logistics Council since 2017. He has recently been appointed as Senior Transport Officials Meeting (STOM) Leader for Cambodia in late 2020.

Prior to this top civil servant position, H.E. CHHIENG Pich held various key positions in the Royal Government such as National Project Director of Trade Development Support Program (TDSP) supported by European Union and World Bank, National Project Director of the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) supported by World Trade Organization (WTO), Commercial Counselor at the Royal Embassy of Cambodia in Singapore for three years, and Commercial Counselor at the Royal Embassy of Cambodia in Singapore.

Counselor at the Royal Embassy of Cambodia in Washington DC for six years. Moreover, H.E. CHHIENG Pich had also supervised a number of National Master Plans development, including Logistics Master Plan with support from JICA and the World Bank, and an Interim Master Plan on Intermodal Transport Connectivity and Logistics System, which has recently been adopted by National Logistics Council.

Jason Chiang, CFA, started in the maritime industry in 2001, working in various roles in PSA International, a global container terminal operator. His career in maritime consultancy started in 2010 as a consultant for port due diligence assignments. 

Jason is a Project Director of Ocean Shipping Consultants, part of a Dutch engineering company, Royal Haskoning DHV. He is responsible for the maritime consultancy assignments for clients in the Asia Pacific region. As a consultant, he has taken on over 230 projects, including market studies, buy/sell due diligence and strategy work. 

Jason holds an MSc in Industrial Engineering and is a CFA charter holder.

Darren Chua joined Summit Power international in 2021. His responsibility includes spearheading business development and M&A activities in Bangladesh, South and South East Asia for the biggest IPP in the emerging world of Bangladesh in both transitional power, renewables power and cross-border infrastructure opportunities.

Prior to joining Summit, Darren had more than 10 years of experience in infrastructure and power utility investment in both developed and emerging markets like Australia, Singapore, China, Indonesia and Myanmar. His experience ranges from listed capital and private equity deployment in early developmental greenfield to operating stages of infrastructure projects. The asset classes including gas to power, renewables, telecommunication infrastructure, water and waste water projects.

Darren holds an MBA with Alliance Manchester business school with a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering with NUS. He is a CFA and CAIA charter holder while he is also active chapter leader in the CAIA Singapore Chapter.

Yulanda Chung joined DBS in 2017 and is currently Head of Sustainability of Institutional Banking Group. She leads the Bank’s responsible financing framework and advises on environmental and social issues pertaining to transactions, combining risk management expertise with business origination capabilities.

Yulanda was previously Head of Sustainable Finance at Standard Chartered in London, where she established the bank’s sustainable lending agenda. 

Before joining the banking sector, she was an equity analyst for the mining and building materials sectors at RobecoSAM in Zurich, Switzerland. 

She is a trustee at think tank TransitionZero, which provides financial analytics in the power and heavy industries to support decarbonisation and is a founding partner of the Al Gore-backed coalition Climate TRACE. She was formerly a board member at 
ASrIA, during her tenure the organisation was integrated into the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment.

She graduated with a Master of Science in Environmental Change and Management from Oxford University.

Edward is a Partner of PwC Malaysia/Vietnam and leads the Capital Projects & Infrastructure team. His core focus is on transport infrastructure (aviation, rail, roads, ports) and real estate. In addition he has significant experience in energy, economic development and construction. Prior to his current role, Edward led the Strategy& consulting team in SE Asia, was a lead Partner in Booz & Company’s transport practice, Director Aviation for HOCHTIEF AirPort (now AviAlliance, an airport investment fund) and started his career in British Airways. Edward studied Computer Systems Engineering at the University of Kent and has an MBA from London Business School.

Indonesian Citizen, based in Indonesia. Sylvi J. Gani obtained her Master of Business Administration in Banking and Finance from  University  of  Indonesia  in  2001,  and  attended  the Accelerated  Universal  Banking  Program  at  Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore in 2012-2013. She earned her Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from Bandung Institute of Technology in 1995.

Previously  she  served  as  Head  of  Resources  Energy  and Infrastructure at Australian and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ Bank) (2015-2020), Director of Natural Resources Group Indonesia at Australian and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ Bank) (2013-2015), Team Head of Mining and Energy Group at Bank CIMB Niaga (2010-2013), Vice President for Corporate Banking Group at Bank CIMB Niaga (2007-2010), Relationship Manager  of  Loan  Workout  Division  at  Indonesia  Bank Restructuring  Agency  (IBRA)  (1999-2004),  and  Assistant Manager  of  Investment  Banking  Department  at  Ficorinvest Bank (1996-1999).

She was appointed as Director of PT SMI since March 23rd, 2020  pursuant  to  the  Minister  of  Finance  Decree  No. 126/KMK.06/2020. As Financing & Investment Director, she is responsible  for  managing  the  Company's  funds  and investments, and monitoring facilities, as well as administrative and custodial activities.

Based in Singapore, Peter is the regional representative of Storegga, a UK headquartered company established in 2019 with the sole purpose of acting as an independent champion for the development of carbon capture projects and related decarbonisation technologies. Storegga is the lead developer of the Acorn project in Scotland in partnership with Shell and Harbour Energy, one of the leading UK CCS and hydrogen projects. Storegga’s business interests are rapidly expanding in internationally.

In addition to his Storegga role, Peter is also the Managing Director APAC of the prestigious Energy Institute (EI).  The EI is the UK chartered professional membership body working across the world of energy with a focus of creating a better energy future for its members and society by accelerating a just global energy transition to net zero.

Peter has spent most of his career in the oil and gas industry but is now a strong advocate for the energy sector’s need to transition towards a cleaner, greener future. In recent years, Peter has worked as an independent advisor, consultant and executive coach to a number of organisations and governments agencies on issues related to the energy sector development within the context of the energy transition and decarbonisation and their strategic implications. 

Goh Chee Kiong is the CEO of Charge+, a leading electric vehicle charging solution provider for Singapore and the region. As the green mobility arm of Sunseap Group, Charge+ is rapidly scaling up the EV charging infrastructure to realise its corporate target of 10,000 charging points in Singapore by 2030.

For the three years prior to joining Charge+ in 2020, Chee Kiong served as the CEO for New Energies in SP Group, responsible for developing energy solutions businesses spanning renewables, energy storage, microgrids, energy efficiency and electric mobility.

Chee Kiong’s first career was with the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) where he served for two decades and was its Executive Director that led the development of the cleantech, urban solutions and infrastructure sectors in Singapore. During his EDB career, he conceptualised and implemented key national sustainability initiatives such as SolarNova programme to aggregate governmental demand for solar energy, floating solar testbed, growth of water industry and electric vehicle sharing programme. In 2014, Chee Kiong received the Public Administration Medal (Bronze) for his public service.

Chee Kiong currently sits on the board of the Energy Studies Institute (ESI).

Jackson is responsible for the Environment business of Keppel Infrastructure and oversees the Keppel Seghers group of companies. With more than 20 years of experience across the energy and environment sectors, he has been involved in the development and construction of power and waste treatment projects across Asia, Europe and South America. Jackson holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) from the National University of Singapore. He also holds a Master of Science in Applied Finance from the National University of Singapore Business School.

Keppel Seghers is a leading provider of comprehensive environmental solutions which covers consultancy, design and engineering, technology and construction of large-scale environmental projects. Keppel Seghers also operates its environmental-related infrastructure facilities globally through its in-house technical and Operations and Maintenance teams.

Abhinav is an infrastructure planner and currently working as a Director with PwC Vietnam’s Capital Projects and Infrastructure team. Abhinav has 12 years of work experience in Infrastructure Sector covering urban infrastructure, water & sanitation, smart cities planning, utilities, renewable energy (solar & wind), industrial infrastructure, etc. He has been involved in structuring of some of the firsts of its kind PPPs and infrastructure development projects in Vietnam and has also been involved in shaping select renewable energy sector programs in Vietnam. Abhinav works very closely with Development Financial Institutions like The World Bank Group, Asian Development Bank and International Finance Corporation to develop financing projects in Vietnam’s infrastructure  sector including design of sovereign lending projects and private sector financing projects.  He also regularly advises and works with foreign investors advising them on investment considerations in Vietnam’s infrastructure sectors.

Deb Hajara joined the Asia Pacific Infrastructure and Natural Resources team of Ontario Teachers' in 2021. Prior to joining Ontario Teachers’ Deb had 12 years of experience in infrastructure investing in India. Most recently he spent 5 years with Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets in Mumbai, where he was responsible for both acquisitions and asset management with a focus on the transport sector.

Deb holds a MBA in Finance from Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar and a Masters in Physics from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. 

Pritha Hariram is the Head of the Water Infrastructure and Climate Adaptation department at Ramboll Singapore. Prior to joining Ramboll, Pritha led the development and financing of bankable water projects for the Dutch Development Financial Institution, FMO across Asia, Africa and Latin America. Other positions held by Pritha, was the global lead for the Water Supply and Sanitation Services program at the International Water Association (IWA) and Urban Development Specialist with the Asian Development Bank where her primary role was to lead the identification, development, implementation and administration of large loans and grants for urban water and sanitation programs in South Asia. Pritha is an experienced environmental engineer with over 20 years of experience in the management of drinking water and wastewater systems to safeguard public health and build resilience to climate change.  Over half of her career has been dedicated in accelerating finance across the value chain to ensure access to resilient water and sanitation for all. 

Terence Ho is Associate Professor in Practice at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore. 

Since 2002, Terence has served in various policy, research and leadership roles in the Singapore Public Service -- as an Economist at the Ministry of Trade and Industry, Assistant Director of Higher Education at the Ministry of Education, General Manager of South East Community Development Council, Director of Performance and Resource Management / Director of Economic Programmes at the Ministry of Finance, and Divisional Director of Manpower Planning and Policy at the Ministry of Manpower, where he was also Chief Data Officer. He was a Board Member of the Workforce Singapore Agency (2017-2020) and the Building and Construction Authority (2016-2021). 

Terence is the author of Refreshing the Singapore System: Recalibrating Socio-Economic Policy for the 21st Century (World Scientific, 2021). A frequent contributor of news analysis and commentaries in Singapore, he has provided consultancy and training services to public agencies in Singapore and other countries, as well as the World Bank.

Boon Chye Hoe was appointed CEO of BBP effective 1 March 2021. Prior to joining BBP, Boon Chye has over 20 years of experience in the global semiconductors, electronics, specialty chemicals and renewable energies space, where he held multiple roles in business development, sales account management, strategic planning, supply chain and operations at Dupont, The Linde Group, Applied Materials, Bosch and GlobalFoundries.

Boon Chye has vast experience in managing different lines of business and leading cross functional teams globally to achieve growth, business efficiency and optimization. He has been involved in providing advisory to C-Level and senior business executives on matters relating to strategy, change management as well as mergers and acquisitions. Most notably, Boon Chye had grown two greenfield businesses to USD100million in a span of three years.

Boon Chye holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from the National University of Singapore.

Keiko Honda is Adjunct Professor and Adjunct Senior Research Scholar of Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, where she teaches Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) Investing to graduate students. Keiko also serves as a Board Member of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and AGC (ex Asahi Glass), Adjunct Professor of Hitotsubashi University, and a member of the United Nation’s Investment Management Committee.

Between 2013-19, Keiko was the CEO and EVP of the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) of the World Bank Group. MIGA supports cross-border equity investors and lenders by providing coverage against currency inconvertibility and transfer restriction, expropriation, war and civil disturbance, breach of contract, and non-honoring of financial obligations.  Before joining MIGA, Keiko was the first female Senior Partner in Asia at McKinsey & Company, where she advised on corporate finance, strategy and business development for 24 years.  She received the Joseph Wharton Social Award from the Wharton New York Club in 2020.

Keiko holds a Bachelor’s degree in Consumer Economics from Ochanomizu University and an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, where she was selected as a Fulbright Scholar. 

Mr Hong is responsible for leading and growing the Group’s engineering and technological capabilities, to support the Group’s renewables, conventional, water and waste-to-resource businesses, and oversee the establishment of standards and governance of capabilities across the Group.

He brings with him deep experience in engineering and technology, including managing a petrochemical manufacturing complex previously. He has also held various corporate roles in strategic planning, marketing and supply chain over his 27 years in the refining and petrochemicals industry.

Mr Hong holds a Master of Business in Information Technology from the University of Surrey, UK and a BSc in Chemical Engineering from NUS.

Muhammad Ibrahim is a member of Bangladesh Administrative Service. Joined in April 1993, he has worked in all tiers of field administration in Bangladesh including local governments. He has also served a term in the Embassy of Bangladesh in Bahrain as the First Secretary (Labour). Centrally, he has served in the Ministries of Health and Family Welfare, Water Resources, Land, Labour, Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment and the Local Government in various capacities. He has 29 years experience in working with public policies, especially on local government, overseas employment/migration, health, water resources, rural connectivity and water-sanitation-hygiene (WASH). He has spent considerable amount of time in managing mega-projects in water and sanitation sectors. 

Muhammad Ibrahim has Masters as well as Post Graduate Diploma in Health Economics from the Institute of Health Economics, University of Dhaka and the Centre for Health Economics, University of York in the UK.

Muhammad Ibrahim enjoys travelling and plays cricket and golf. History, diplomacy, economics and aviation are his areas of interest.

Isnaputra Iskandar is Head of Equity Investment at Sarana Multi Infrastruktur (SMI), responsible for direct investment activities at the company. Before joining SMI, Isnaputra was an equity analyst for various investment banks in Jakarta covering all major sectors on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. Previously, he was an investment banker working on several privatization, equity issuance, placement, restructuring and M&A deals.

Isnaputra graduated with Master of Financial Economics from Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) and Bachelor of Economics (Accounting) from University of Indonesia. Isnaputra is also a CFA holder.

Indonesian Citizen, based in Jakarta. Anwar Ismail obtained his Master of Quantitative Finance & Risk Management from Newcastle University UK in 2017.

Previously served as Director of Business Development & HCM at PT PP Energi (Dec 2019 - Jul 2021), Senior Manager Business Development and Portfolio PT PP (Persero) Tbk (Oct 2017 - Jul2019).

Currently appointed as Senior Vice President Business Development and Portfolio Management of PT PP (Persero) Tbk since Jul 2021 and his responsibility including Assets Recycling /Divestment Program in Infrastructure, Property and Energy sector owned by PT PP (Persero) Tbk.

A champion of sustainable built environments, Prashant Kapoor, is a passionate advocate for sustainable solutions that align the interests of businesses, financial institutions, governments and civil society. 

Since 2010, Mr. Kapoor has provided dynamic guidance for IFC’s global green building program on policy support and scaling up green building investments. Under his leadership, IFC has created a green building portfolio of commercial and residential buildings that totals more than US$8 billion, both directly and through financial intermediaries. He has played a critical role in developing national green building codes around the world.

He is the entrepreneur who created EDGE (“Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies”) to mainstream resource-efficient buildings in emerging markets. EDGE is free software, a green building standard, and an international green building certification system. More than 40 million m2 of floor space has been EDGE certified globally.
   
Prashant is currently leading the APEX Green Cities Program that supports cities to transition to low-carbon and resource-efficient growth pathways. As a part of the Program, he has developed the APEX online app that allows cities to map out different action plans and evaluate their cost, feasibility, and impact. 

Before joining IFC, Prashant was a director at WSP consultants in London where he led the sustainability strategy and master planning business. He holds architecture degrees from Manipal Institute of Technology (India) and a master’s degree from Oxford Brooks University (UK).

Farchad Kaviani has been appointed Managing Director of Municipal Water for SUEZ in Southeast Asia since 2018.

He leads the Design & Build, investment projects and O&M for SUEZ’s municipal market within the region, overseeing offices and facilities in Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam and Malaysia.

Farchad was previously Managing Director of Ozonia Asia and has more than 27 years of extensive business and international experience for SUEZ group. He has spent the past 16 years working in Asia, including, China, Korea and Japan. He has successfully spearheaded growth and transformation in key management positions in waste and water sectors.

Farchad earned his Master Degree in Microbiology from the University of Paul Sabatier Toulouse, in France and completed by a Commercial business degree in IPC Toulouse.

Ram Krishna Khatiwada, is development finance professional with more than 21 years of professional experience in project & infrastructure finance, energy finance, public-private partnership, project development & management, and energy regulation.

He efficaciously played a leadership role in different institutions including General Manager in the investment banking institution, Assistant General Manager in the development financial institution for hydropower investment & development, Principal Manager in the bilateral development partner, and worked for the Investment Board of Nepal, dealing larger infrastructure project, PPP and private investment, FDI approval & facilitation and as a Commissioner in the Electricity Regulatory Commission of Government of Nepal.

Currently, Ram Krishna Khatiwada is working as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nepal Infrastructure Bank Limited, the only infrastructure bank in Nepal.

Chee Wai is Co-Head of the Financial Services Department and separately, Co-Head of Allen & Gledhill’s regional Energy, Infrastructure & Projects Practice, and Co-Head of the Firm’s Banking & Finance Practice.

Chee Wai has broad and deep experience in domestic and international financing. His general banking and finance practice includes acting for lenders and major corporates on domestic and cross-border syndicated loans, structured and acquisition financing and debt restructuring.

He also regularly acts for banks and sponsors on limited recourse project financing in various sectors and has acted in many of the Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) and other infrastructure projects in Singapore and in the region.

Business Leader with extensive experience in Business Management, General Management and Business Development in industries relating to Ports and Logistics Sector for over 20 years with notable successes in identifying and securing projects, restructuring of loss-making companies and improving their efficiencies.

In the last 12 years, Kok Chee has held various Management positions with P&L responsibilities, have been posted as CEO to various subsidiaries, notably in Indonesia and Rwanda. During the posting, he managed multi-purpose terminals, warehousing facilities and container equipment engineering companies. He is also represented in various Board across the subsidiaries. Currently, he is the Chief Innovation Officer, driving digital transformation (DX) within the Group as well as the Deputy Chief Marketing Officer, to identify and grow our portfolios.

Dhruv Kotak is the Managing Director of the J M BAXI GROUP of companies - a diversified business group involved in shipping & logistics. The group has 106 years of Maritime experience and has, over the years, grown to be a truly global player with its customers spread across 55 countries, and offices in over 63 cities across India and the world.

Dhruv is a fourth-generation entrepreneur, he joined the business when he was 15, and has worked his way up. A quick learner with an astute business sense, Dhruv has been pivotal in ensuring that the J M BAXI GROUP stays ahead of its peers and is an innovator in the Maritime and logistics market. He has been instrumental in making J M BAXI GROUP a truly global organisation as also an acknowledged ‘thought- leader’ in the Indian Maritime domain. He spearheaded the company’s venture into the technology business, and also championed the consolidation of the group’s operations. He has played a key role not only in envisioning the group’s growth strategy but also in steering the business forward with substantial value-addition to its business portfolio.

A graduate from the INSEAD institute of Management, Dhruv is a keen sportsman and plays cricket, golf and tennis.  He is also an avid trekker.  He has great inter-personal skills and self-confidence and has put in two decades of hard work to successfully place the group on the pedestal it stands on today.

Mrs. Vu Quynh Le is Deputy Director General of Public Procurement Agency, Ministry of Planning and Investment of Vietnam. Public private partnership program (PPP) has been newly assigned to the Agency since 2012. She graduated from Foreign Trade University of Vietnam and also obtained the Master degree of Public Policy in National University of Singapore.

Prior to joining the inter-ministerial PPP Task Force, she has served in the field of investment and procurement for more than 10 years. Mrs. Le has taken main role in researching and drafting suitable PPP legislation for Vietnam including PPP Degree and Investor Selection Degree. She is also the Deputy Team leader of Editing team of PPP Law.

Lina Lee is a co-founder and Executive Director of Durapower Holdings Pte Ltd, with more than 20 years of entrepreneurial experiences. Lina has been instrumental in building the company from its initial set up in 2009 to its ongoing expansion and strategic development. She currently oversees corporate functions for the group, including corporate affairs and human capital development. 

Prior to the establishment of Durapower, Lina owned and operated a food and beverage business from 1998 to 2006 and secured a Master franchise agreement for Gelare ice cream chain, operating 12 corporate-owned and franchised stores in Singapore. She exited the food and beverage business through an M&A in 2006. 

Lina graduated from University of Western Australia with a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce and an Honours degree in Marketing. She served as a grassroots leader in Community Club Management Committee (CCMC) and Women’s Executive Committee (WEC) from 2009 to 2015. Lina is a strong believer of people empowerment as one of the key agents to transform the future. She is currently serving in Society of St Vincent De Paul (SSVP), with the mission of helping the poor and working to shape a more just and compassionate society.

Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical & Production) (Second Upper Honours) from Nanyang Technological University and an Executive MBA from the Singapore Management University.

Ms Cindy Lim is the Chief Executive Officer of Keppel Infrastructure Holdings Pte Ltd (Keppel Infrastructure).

In her more than 20 years with Keppel, Ms Lim has held various leadership positions.  She was the Director of Group Corporate Development (GCD) of Keppel Corporation Limited and concurrently the Managing Director of Keppel Urban Solutions (KUS). As the Director of GCD, she focused on harnessing collaboration and synergies across the business units and disciplines within the Keppel Group to create and deliver value as solutions provider for sustainable urbanisation. As the Managing Director of KUS, she led the business unit to capture opportunities in  master-planned urban development projects in the Asia-Pacific region.

Prior to these, Ms Lim was the Executive Director of Infrastructure Services in Keppel Infrastructure, where she stewarded the business by driving operating assets efficiency and reliability, health, safety & environment performance as well as procurement strategies. She has diverse experience in operation and process excellence as well as people and organisation management.

Her principal directorships include Keppel Infrastructure Holdings, Keppel Capital Holdings Pte Ltd, Keppel Energy Pte Ltd, Keppel Electric Pte Ltd, Keppel Gas Pte Ltd, Keppel New Energy Pte Ltd, Keppel DHCS Pte Ltd, Keppel Seghers Pte Ltd, Keppel Seghers Belgium NV, Keppel Water Services Pte Ltd, Keppel Urban Solutions Pte Ltd, Kepinfra Energy Transition Centre Pte Ltd, MET Holding AG and Cleantech Renewable Assets Pte Ltd.

She is also a board member of the Ammonia Anergy Association and a member of the ASEAN Business Advisory Council.

Wee Seng is Group Head of Energy, Renewables and Infrastructure (ERI) at DBS Bank. He is also a Director on the board of DBS China Ltd and was also the Country Head of DBS Vietnam from 2016 to 2021.

Wee Seng played an integral role in the establishment of DBS’ project finance business, having set up the team in 2010. Within a decade, Wee Seng nurtured and built an award- winning team that is well-recognised today as one of Asia’s leading project finance banks. In testament to the strength of DBS’ project finance franchise, the bank was named Project Finance Advisory House of the Year Asia-Pacific by The Asset in both the 2021 and 2019 Triple A Infrastructure Awards, and has held the title of Best Project Finance House Singapore since 2017. DBS was also awarded Best Financial Adviser Asia-Pacific in the IJGlobal Awards 2020 and MLA of the Year Asia-Pacific in the IJGlobal Awards 2019. Since its inception in 2010, the DBS team has consistently been listed as one of the Top 10 Project Finance Advisors in the Asia-Pacific by PFI.

In addition, he is also a founding member of Clifford Capital, a specialist finance company set up to address gaps in the project and structured asset-backed finance markets. He has been deeply involved in project financing in Asia, covering projects in Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Australia, Singapore, India, China and South Korea. His sector experience includes power (both merchant and IPP/Captive models), renewables, PPPs and oil and gas (including LNG).

Career:
General Manager of Strategy and Portfolio, Waskita Karya
Head of PMO, Waskita Karya
General Manager of Risk, Waskita Karya 
General Manager of Portfolio, Waskita Toll Road

Daniel was appointed as General Manager of Portfolio in 2021 and recently appointed as Director of Portfolio. He oversee the toll road asset recycling program of PT Waskita Toll Road, with several deals closed for toll roads in Java and Sumatera.

Audra has overall responsibility for strategic leadership for the company and performance of the business. Since joining Clifford Capital at its inception in 2012 as Head of Origination and Structuring, Audra had spearheaded the growth of the Clifford Capital franchise in the relevant project and asset finance markets across the sectors covered by the company.

She brings with her a wealth of experience working with Singapore-based companies on infrastructure projects locally and overseas. Prior to Clifford Capital, she spent 12 years in project finance with HSBC, playing a key role in the origination and financing of numerous award-winning projects in South East Asia, both as financial advisor and lead arranger.

Audra has an MBA from New York University Stern School of Business and a Bachelor of Accountancy from Nanyang Technological University.

David has been the CFO of VinFast since 2020 and in that time has partnered with the management team to steer the global growth ambitions of the company. VinFast is an emerging Electric Vehicle company, a subsidiary of Vietnam’s largest private conglomerate – Vingroup – and poised to deliver a disruptive EV portfolio into the highly competitive North American and European vehicle markets. VinFast has a vision of delivering technology which impacts people’s lives and David is passionate about technology that has the potential to improve society. 

Prior to joining the management team at VinFast, David had a successful 23-year career in Investment Banking. David was most recently a Managing Director and Head of APAC Corporate Derivatives at JP Morgan. Prior to JP Morgan, he ran the APAC Delta 1 Trading business at Credit Suisse. David started his career in London and moved with Goldman Sachs to Asia in 2005 where he has since remained. David has always been passionate about building businesses which leverage technology to deliver scale and automation.

David graduated from Dublin University – Trinity College with 1st Class Honours in Mathematics. He has an FT NED Diploma and is an SFC licensed RO.

Ms. MAO has a Masters Degree in Department of Economic Management from Jilin University. She has more than 20 years of experience in the banking industry and currently acts as Deputy General Manager of Global Finance Department of ICBC HQ. She has great expertise in different industrial sectors, with deep insights into overseas infrastructure investment & financing, international financial cooperation and financial risk management.

Aaditya Mattoo is Chief Economist of the East Asia and Pacific Region of the World Bank.  He specializes in development, trade and international cooperation, and provides policy advice to governments.  He is also Co-Director of the World Development Report 2020 on Global Value Chains.  Prior to this he was the Research Manager, Trade and Integration, at the World Bank. Before he joined the Bank, Mr. Mattoo was Economic Counsellor at the World Trade Organization and taught economics at the University of Sussex and Churchill College, Cambridge University. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Cambridge, and an M.Phil in Economics from the University of Oxford. He has published on development, trade, trade in services, and international trade agreements in academic and other journals and his work has been cited in the Economist, Financial Times, New York Times, and Time Magazine.

Bryan is a Commercial Director at Climate Impact X. A development economist by training, he has over a decade of experience across carbon markets, management consulting, and international development. Most recently Bryan was at the US-based non-profit Emergent, where he played a key role in launching the LEAF Coalition, the largest-ever public private initiative to protect tropical forests. He helped raise over a billion dollars in finance through the purchase of high-integrity jurisdictional REDD+ carbon credits, representing the coalition in negotiations with national leaders and multinational corporations alike.

Bryan began his career at the management consultancy Oliver Wyman in Toronto, helping large companies and governments solve their toughest problems in the US and Canada. He also has experience in international development through roles with One Acre Fund in Nairobi and the World Food Programme in Rome. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) from Queen’s University at Kingston and a Master of International and Development Economics from Yale University. His research and work have been published in the peer-reviewed Overseas Development Institute’s Disasters, S&P Global, and Conservation Finance Network.

Anouj leads the full range of work in the planning, implementation, and supervision of Thailand Resident Mission's vision, goals, strategies, and work plan in support of overall ADB goals in the context of its engagement with an upper-middle income country. He also leads the ASEAN Catalytic Green Finance (ACGF) Facility, a pioneering regional facility under the ASEAN Infrastructure Fund, aimed at green recovery in the region with 13 partners and $2 billion in financing support. Prior to his current role, he established and managed the Innovation Hub for Southeast Asia Regional Department of ADB, focusing on green and innovative finance. He has also previously led one of ADB’s pioneering PPP (public-private partnership) initiatives in India. Prior to joining ADB, he was an investment banker and chartered accountant at JP Morgan Chase and PWC in London.

As Chairman of Guggenheim Investments and Global Chief Investment Officer, Mr. Minerd guides the Firm’s investment strategies and leads its research on global macroeconomics. Prior to joining Guggenheim Partners, Mr. Minerd was a managing director at Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse.

Mr. Minerd recently completed a second term as a member of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Investor Advisory Committee on Financial Markets. He is a member of the International Monetary Fund’s External Advisory Group, the Asia Sustainable Infrastructure Advisory Panel, the Board of Overseers at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, and the board of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights.

Mr. Minerd received a B.S. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and completed graduate work at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.

Masahiko Murase joined the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry of Construction (MLIT), Government of Japan in 1992, where he has held the position of Public Official for civil services until now. 

His position covers the expertise on infrastructure management and disaster risk reduction for sustainable development, robustness of society toward natural hazards and consensus building methodology through public involvement both from academic and administrative tasks. In 2016-2019, he was the Principal Management and Programme Analyst (Water and Disaster) at the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the United Nations in New York, USA. In 2019-2021, he returned to MLIT as Director, International Affairs Office, Water and Disaster Management Bureau. After General Manager, Kansai/Shikoku Office, Japan Water Agency in 2021-2022, he has been appointed as the Director, International Cooperation and Engineering for Infrastructure, Overseas Projects Division, Policy Bureau, MLIT since July 2022. 

He received the Bachelor, Master, and Doctor of Engineering, in 1990, 1992, and 2012, respectively, from Kyoto University, Japan. He also received the Master of Public Administration in 2001 from Cornell University, USA.

Rohit Nanda is responsible for the establishment of a multi-country, multi-sector infrastructure focused equity investment platform for Asia-Pacific. The main tasks include deal origination, internal and external stakeholder management, asset management of portfolio companies, establishment of investment team and establishment of infrastructure fund.

Mr. Nanda has more than 13 years of private equity, banking and consulting experience. Prior to heading the Principal Investments team at SMBC, he was a senior member in the investment team which manages Core Infrastructure India Fund (“CIIF”), a USD ~90 Mn private equity fund established by SMBC, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Brookfield Asset Management (“Brookfield”) focused on investing in Indian infrastructure opportunities.

Prior to CIIF, he was with the Project Finance team at SMBC Singapore Office.

Mr. Nanda graduated in 2008 from McGill University, Canada with a MBA in finance. Prior to that, he did his under graduation in 2002 in Computer Science & Engineering from Utkal University, India.

Subash has more than 25 years of experience in the banking industry with 20 years in infrastructure and structured financing. He started off his career in trade finance and corporate banking before moving into structured finance. Subash has worked as advisor, arranger and structurer on deals in the power, infrastructure, and oil and gas sectors in Asia Pacific, with cross-jurisdictional experience in India, Europe, Australia, and Singapore. His execution expertise includes ECA financing and multilateral schemes to complement senior commercial bank debt.

Subash was part of the team that helped set up Clifford Capital and part of the steering committee for the establishment of the DBS Australian Branch. He has been an integral part of the APLMA Project Finance sub-committee for Singapore and Asia and has participated as a guest speaker and panellist across various conferences in Asia.

Prior to DBS, he worked with ANZ and Standard Chartered Bank. Subash Narayanan holds a MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta and B.Tech from Regional Engineering College, Calicut.

Mr Ng Hanjin is currently the Assistant General Manager of Group Corporate Development, YCH Group. He brings with him more than 15 years of experience in driving business, developing alliances, and leading team to success across various sectors.

He possesses a wealth of knowledge in Asia, having develop and drive business strategy and develop alliances business during his tenure as regional head in his previous capacity. In his past capacity, he was instrumental in leading business for product verticals across ASEAN and helped forge partnerships and foster relationships to drive overseas expansions. He was responsible to grow business and overseas presence by building and acquiring new project contracts for the company.

As part of the Executive Chairman Office, Mr Ng supports and executes Group strategic and connectivity initiatives across the region. He is dedicated to developing assets and flagship projects for the Group, including the acquisition of physical assets, establishment of multimodal transportation networks, and driving regional connectivity within existing YCH strongholds across ASEAN and India.

Mr Ng has been instrumental to the team and has been involved in driving strategic corporate development activities. This including market expansion, joint venture partnerships, merger and acquisitions and growing the iconic Supply Chain City® and flagship SuperPort™ projects across the region. As a senior member, he also builds relationships and create new opportunities with key government agencies.

Aside from his appointment in YCH, Mr Ng also volunteers in the grassroots serving the community, holding key appointments in several grassroot communities. He graduated from the Nanyang Technological University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Computer Engineering, and an accredited Logistics Professional under the WSQ accredited certificate programme.

Professional Degree:
Master of Environmental Engineering- Graduating year: 1995

Other Degrees: 
Engineer of Irrigation- Graduating year: 1989 ; 
Construction Engineer-Graduating year: 1995
Bachelor of Administrative-Graduating year: 2002

Work Experiences:
Since March of 1990 to May 1996
Organization: Thu Dau Mot town Water Supply and Electric Enterprise 
Position: Vice Director 

Since May of 1996 to December 2005
Organization: Binh Duong Water Supply and Sewerage Company 
Position: Director

Since January of 2006 to September 2016
Organization: Binh Duong Water Supply - Sewerage -Environment Co. Ltd. 
Position: President incl. General Director 

Since October of 2016 to now
Organization: Binh Duong Water -Environment Joint Stock Company. 
Position: President 

Significant Achievements
- Labour Medal, rank I by the President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam (year 2018)
- Title “Vietnamese Typical Business and Thanh Giong Cup” by Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (in 2016)
- Certificates of Merit by Viet Nam Water Supply Sewerage Association (in 2016,2017)
- Medal of Ministry of Construction (year 1989); Certificate of Merit by the Ministry of Construction (in 1999)
- Certificate of Merit by Prime Minister (in 2003, 2010) and many certificates of Merit by Binh Duong PPC

Oknha Rithy Sear is the founder and chairman of World Bridge Group, a leading Cambodian corporation with more than thirty companies across a diversity of sectors including logistics, property development, technology, food and beverage, media, hospitality, e-commerce, banking and security. Born in Phnom Penh in 1972 to a Chinese Khmer family, Rithy survived the Khmer Rouge regime to build World Bridge group from the ground up. Rithy first began his company in logistics, and World Bridge joint ventures with CEVA and Kerry Logistics remain one of the group’s core functions.

Today, World Bridge Group has an international reputation for maintaining the highest standards of operational excellence and corporate social responsibility. In 2020, The Peak, a $580M (USD), 55-story three-tower complex will bring the Shangri-La hotel and a new standard to the Phnom Penh skyline. The Palm, a $100M (USD) resort complex on the river will also in 2020. These projects continue the trend set by the World Bridge when launching The Bridge in 2018, a 45-story development in partnership with Oxley Singapore.

In addition to commercial success, World Bridge Group actively pursues investments which build national industries and increase standards of living for ordinary Cambodians. World Bridge is proud of their investment in the Kingdom’s first affordable housing development, SME development cluster and green fleet management. Personally, Rithy has also launched the country’s first significant venture capital fund, Ooctane, which has $55M (USD) under management for investment in technology startups and SMEs.

Rithy’s personal investments also include ventures throughout the region, including those in Singapore, Myanmar, Vietnam and Laos across various sectors. His charitable works in Cambodia include support of numerous public-private partnership programs, the Cambodian Red Cross, and the Mekong Futures Initiative (MFI). In 2021, Rithy was granted the title of “Neak Oknha” by the King of Cambodia (a title equivalent to Duke in the English system), in recognition of his status as a leader in the community.

Satish Shankar is the Regional Managing Partner of Bain & Company Asia-Pacific.

Since joining Bain in 1997, Satish has worked across a wide range of engagements, including portfolio, business unit, turnaround and market entry strategies, digital transformation and M&A across a range of industries. Satish's client portfolio includes multinational clients, as well as entrepreneurs and family businesses. 

Satish is deeply committed to ESG, the existential issue of our generation, and has worked closely with a number of industry leaders and financial investors in addressing this pressing challenge.

He has played leadership roles across a number of industry practices within Bain including Consumer Products, Agri-business, Aviation and M&A. 

Previously, Satish served as Managing Partner for Bain Southeast Asia. Under his leadership, the firm experienced strong growth across the region.

Prior to Bain, Satish has worked in the Textile, Electronics and Aviation industries in India and Indonesia.

He received an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and a B.Tech in Chemical Engineering (First Class with Distinction) from Anna University, Madras.

Achal Sondhi is the VP of Growth, APAC at Fluence. In this role, he is responsible for new market and segment initiatives and supports APAC sales and operation and helps customers identify applications that are attractive and economical for energy storage development.  

Achal has been in various roles in the energy industry, including Business Development for Symbior Energy in Hong Kong, with AES, in their global corporate finance team based out of Washington DC and ICF International advising public and private sector clients evaluate the wholesale power markets.  

Most recently Achal was at GE Capital as Vice President of Energy Financial Services, where he worked on both advisory and investment execution for Energy transactions around the world. 

Dr. Valerie Speth is the Co-Lead APAC for the Climate Infrastructure Group which invests and manages investments and portfolio companies of the Global Renewable Power Fund 3 (4.8 Billion USD) and the Climate Finance Partnership (673 Mio. USD). As a qualified mechanical engineer, she brings more than 15 years' of experience in the renewable power sector in Europe and APAC. Prior to joining BlackRock, she was the CEO of a global wind and solar developer for APAC and hold senior leadership positions in strategy, M&A and portfolio management. Valerie was placed in the "Top 40 under 40" in 2019, 2020 and 2021 by the Capital business magazine in Germany.

Valerie holds an engineering diploma from University of Stuttgart, a Master of Engineering Management as a Fulbright Scholar from Duke University, a PhD in Business from St. Gallen University, a Personal Leadership Certificate from Stanford Graduate School of Business and an International Director Certificate from INSEAD.

Suan is a seasoned 16 year infrastructure investment, private equity, project finance and project development professional with international management and direct project experience having lived in Denmark, the USA, Scotland and Mexico in various commercial roles with a primary focus on the origination and execution of direct infrastructure investments. Suan is experienced in various aspects of early and late stage project development and structured M&A (platform & project level acquisitions & divestments) across the capital structure with direct experience with projects in Europe (including Poland), Asia (mainly India, China and Southeast Asia) and Latin America (mainly Mexico and Chile).  

Suan is a Singapore citizen with 8 years of direct overseas working experience and is comfortable cooperating, negotiating and connecting in a variety of workplace cultures and environments. He graduated with a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business in 2015. 

Dr. Yuichi TAKEMASA is General Manager of Kajima Technical Research Institute Singapore (KaTRIS). 

He has been working for Kajima Technical Research Institute (KaTRI), Kajima Corporation since 1991. Kajima Corporation is one of the largest general contractors in Japan. He has been at Kajima Technical Research Institute Singapore (KaTRIS) since it was established in Singapore in September 2013 as the first overseas office of KaTRI. He has been a General Manager of KaTRIS since January 2017.

He was concurrently assigned to Institute of Building Technology, Department of Architecture, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zürich) as Visiting Researcher from 1997 to 1999. He earned Doctor of Engineering in 2007 from The University of Tokyo.

He has been conducting research and consulting work on indoor environment and energy conservation in buildings. His specialty is especially Net Zero Energy Building (ZEB), green building technologies, indoor thermal environment, Heating, Ventilating and Air-Conditioning systems, thermal performance of facades, etc. Since he was assigned to General Manger of KaTRIS, he has been handling wider perspectives surrounding engineering and technologies in the building and construction industry.

He served as President (2021-2022) of Singapore Chapter of ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers).

Geoffrey Tan is a Managing Director at U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC). As DFC’s representative based in Singapore, he is responsible for business development in Malaysia, Mongolia, the Pacific and the Philippines, as well as coordination across DFC’s Bangkok, Jakarta and Mumbai offices. Mr. Tan has worked in emerging markets investment financing for over 20 years. Since joining Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) – now DFC - in 2003, he has worked primarily on power, renewable energy and infrastructure projects, but also has diversified into other sectors including access to finance, impact and gender lens investing. These investments have been in Latin America, the Middle East, Central and Eastern Europe, Africa and Asia.

Prior to OPIC Mr. Tan worked for the Chase Manhattan Bank (now JP Morgan Chase) in New York, Singapore and Hong Kong focusing on project and structured finance, and for Emerging Markets Partnership in Singapore focusing on private equity infrastructure investments. Mr. Tan is a graduate of Cornell University and the University of Virginia, and attended Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium.


DFC is the U.S. Government’s development finance institution. It mobilizes private capital to help address critical development challenges and in doing so, advances U.S. foreign policy and national security priorities. Because DFC works with the U.S. private sector, it helps U.S. businesses gain footholds in emerging markets, catalyzing revenues, jobs and growth opportunities both at home and abroad. DFC achieves its mission by providing investors with financing, political risk insurance, and support for private equity investment funds, when commercial funding cannot be obtained elsewhere. Established as an agency of the U.S. Government in 1971, DFC (formerly OPIC) operates on a self-sustaining basis at no net cost to American taxpayers.

Mr Jeffrey Tan is the Head of Group Corporate Development and Technologies at YCH Group. Mr Tan spearheads the development, communication and implementation of growth strategies and processes for the group with the Executive Chairman at YCH. With more than two decades of experience in driving business growth, technology adoption, digital innovation and business excellence across various industries, he provides executional leadership to develop new and grow existing business units to achieve the Group’s overall vision and grow its business presence in Asia.

As the Head of Technologies, Mr Tan is responsible for the Group’s overall technology strategy and roadmap, research and development to drive innovation and digital transformation initiatives for the Group.

Prior to joining YCH, Mr Tan held several positions across several organisations including Y3 Technologies, CrimsonLogic, Global eTrade Services (GeTS), Ascendas-Singbridge, Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), PSA Corporation, Singapore Exchange, and Cirque du Soleil.

Mr Tan is an active contributor in promoting the technology and standards adoption, and industry transformation within Singapore’s supply chain management and logistics sector. Aside from his key appointment in YCH, Mr Tan is the current President of Supply Chain Management Chapter at Singapore Computer Society (SCS). He is a member of the Technology and Transformation Function Committee at Singapore Manufacturing Federation (SMF) and the Trade and Connectivity Standards Committee at the Singapore Standards Council.

Mr Tan contributes as a Council Member in the Singapore-Zhejiang Economic and Trade Council (SZETC) and the Andhra Pradesh-Singapore Business Council (APSBC) that aims to promote economic exchanges and cooperation between Singapore with China and India. Mr Tan is also a registered UN/CEFACT expert with the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), an Expert Mentor for PortXL, the world’s first port and maritime accelerator. He is also the current chair of Winmark CIO Singapore.

Mr Tan serves as an Adjunct Faculty for The Logistics Academy (TLA), the training and education arm of Singapore Logistics Association (SLA), as well as for the Institute of Systems Science at National University of Singapore (NUS-ISS) and Singapore Sing-China International Training Group.

Mr Tan graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Computing. He was a recipient of the INSEAD Certificate in Global Management (CGM). He obtained his Professional Project Management (PMP®) certification from Project Management Institute; and a Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP®) as well as a Certified Business Process Management (BPM) Specialist (bpms) from International Institute of Business Analysis and Association for Intelligent Information Management respectively.

Mark heads the National Electric Vehicle Centre at Singapore’s Land Transport Authority. Formed in March 2021, the NEVC serves as a one-stop programme office to drive EV adoption through planning for EV charging infrastructure; setting of regulations and standards; and cultivating a vibrant EV industry and research eco-system. Mark has previously worked in various areas of government as a trade diplomat, urban planner, and community organiser.

Seth Tan heads up Infrastructure and Development Finance in the Structured Finance Department, Asia Pacific at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC).  In his role, Seth focuses on Southeast Asia, South Asia and Northeast Asia (ex-Japan).

Prior to his role at SMBC, Seth was the founding head of Infrastructure Asia, a regional infrastructure facilitation office under the Singapore government.

Seth has over 25 years of infrastructure financing experience across several regions and in a broad range of infrastructure sub-sectors. He has also worked in Australia, Hong Kong and China for almost 15 years.

Seth graduated from the National University of Singapore.

Mr Tan serves as Assistant Chief Executive Officer of Enterprise Singapore, and currently oversees operations in Global Markets (Americas& Europe, Middle East & Africa and South Asia).

Enterprise Singapore is the government agency championing enterprise development. The agency works with companies to build capabilities, innovate and internationalise. It also supports the growth of Singapore as a hub for global trading companies and startups; and builds trust in Singapore’s products and services through promoting quality and standards.

Mr Tan’s previous portfolios in Enterprise Singapore included WTO Trade Policy and Global Markets (Southeast Asia and Northeast Asia & Oceania). He was also previously in charge of the Consumer Lifestyle Group, Capability Development programme for companies and engagement with International Organisations such as the World Bank and Asian Development Bank. He was posted to Washington DC from 2001-2003 and served concurrently as First Secretary in the economics section of the Singapore Embassy.

Mr Tan holds an Executive MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. He also completed the Advanced Management Program in Harvard Business School in 2011. Mr Tan was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Silver) in 2020. 

Jennifer Tay leads the PwC Singapore Infrastructure Advisory Practice and is a Partner in the firm’s Deals Advisory Practice,. She has c. 20 years of experience in infrastructure – particularly in large scale financial transactions and strategic advisory, supporting both public and private sectors across the Asia regions. Jennifer’s sectors expertise includes transportation, power & energy, and telecommunications.

Jennifer has worked in large infrastructure companies in Singapore (in power, transport and telecommunications sectors) where her main roles were in strategic and financial planning, acquisitions, divestment, bond issues and IPO. She worked directly with Senior Management (CEOs and CFOs) of these companies in deciding strategic directions for their portfolio assets, and execute these transactions.

Jennifer managed the restructuring, integration, valuation and marketing of the asset. The listing of the national broadband network of Singapore, NetLink NBN Trust, on the Singapore Stock Exchange was completed on 19 July 2017. The Initial Public Offering (with a market capitalisation of S$3.2B) was the largest in Singapore since 2011 and the third largest in Asia in 2017.

Mr Tay co-founded Memiontec in 1992 with Managing Director, Ms Soelistyo Dewi Soegiharto.  He has over 30 years of experience in the water treatment industry. Prior to co-founding Memiontec, Mr Tay spent two years as a senior manager at water treatment company, Watermac Engineering Pte Ltd. He started his career with Memtec Ltd, an Australian water treatment company, where he worked as a design engineer, focusing on the MEMCOR membrane product line for two years. 

As Executive Director and CEO of the Group, Mr Tay is responsible for overseeing its business performance and direction as well as formulating, developing and overseeing the execution of business strategies for growth and expansion. He also drives the Group’s business growth and is directly responsible for growing the Group’s foreign subsidiaries in Indonesia and the PRC. Mr Tay graduated from the University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom, with a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering in 1988 and is a member of Singapore Institute of Directors.

Ray Tay is a Senior Vice President and team leader for Moody’s Project and Infrastructure Finance team for South and South East Asia. In this role, based in Singapore, he oversees the ratings team responsible for Moody’s extensive coverage across the project finance and infrastructure sectors, including transport infrastructure, power & utilities, and credit enhanced issuances.

Ray also authors research and speaks on topics such as project bonds and the role of funding diversity and credit enhancement in bridging the infrastructure gap, particularly in emerging markets. Ray is also a member of Moody’s Physical Climate Risks and APAC ESG Working Groups.

Before joining Moody’s in 2012, Ray was a Director with the Global Infrastructure & Projects Group in KPMG. Ray has also worked as a Senior Business Analyst with the Singapore Power Group, focusing on regulatory economics in each of its principal local operating subsidiaries.

Ray holds a Bachelor’s in Economics with honors from the National University of Singapore.

Lavan is the Executive Director of Infrastructure Asia (“InfraAsia”), a project facilitation office set up by Enterprise Singapore and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS”). InfraAsia supports Asia’s social and economic growth through infrastructure development.

Working closely with both the private and public sector in Singapore and the region, Lavan is focussed on project origination and development to enable more sustainable infrastructure in the region. He has been actively involved in various initiatives on infrastructure financing including spending over a year at Clifford Capital, a specialist provider of structured finance solutions.

Lavan started his career in the Ministry of Finance overseeing fiscal policy formulation. Prior to his appointment at InfraAsia in April 2021, Lavan held various leadership roles at the MAS focussed on financial market development. He was most recently the Chief Representative based in the MAS New York Representative Office.

Lavan graduated with an Honours Degree in Business with a specialisation in Financial Analysis and obtained his MBA (Accountancy) from Nanyang Technological University’s Nanyang Business School.

Lynn leads EY’s infrastructure and PPP Advisory practice in ASEAN.  She has nearly 20 years of experience of advising clients to develop, structure and finance infrastructure and PPP projects in Asia and Europe.

Lynn’s expertise includes raising of project and corporate financing, structuring bankable projects, undertaking detailed feasibility and commercial assessment and project strategy across a range of sectors including power, water, transport, health and education.

Lynn brings experience of having advised both private and public clients, from policy making to transaction advisory services, across a range of projects in the infrastructure sector. Lynn spent the majority of her career as a project finance banker with international banks and has also spent time within government on PPP and infrastructure investment policy.

Yvonne Toh is the Managing Director of Hitachi Energy in Singapore, a role that she took up since 2022 after leading the divestment of the business in Southeast Asia as the Finance Director. In this new role, Yvonne and her team collaborate with academia and organizations in developing solutions to decarbonize our society.

Prior to this, Yvonne was in several leadership positions across multiple sectors in Asia Pacific where she partnered with business leaders to drive growth and profitability and has led numerous business acquisition projects over the years.

A member of Hitachi Energy’s Global Women’s Network, Yvonne is passionate in promoting diversity, ensuring that the female community gets fair access to opportunities and support in the workplace.

Yvonne graduated from the Singapore Management University with a degree in Accountancy and is an alumnus of the IESE Business School. She is a Chartered Accountant and an active member of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants.

Luca Tonello leads one of Asia Pacific’s most respected teams engaged in capital raising and advisory for the infrastructure and energy sectors at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC).

As Managing Director for the bank’s Structured Finance Department in Asia Pacific (SFDA), Luca oversees, a multi-billion-dollar portfolio focused on sustainable energy, infrastructure and natural resources. Luca and his team are widely acclaimed for their contributions to the development of critical infrastructure and energy projects across Asia Pacific. Most recently, SMBC was named 2021 Global Bank of the Year by Project Finance International.

Luca is committed to supporting the project finance industry in Asia Pacific and is often featured as a speaker at conferences focused on energy and infrastructure. Luca is Chairman of the Project Finance Committee,  Asia Pacific Loan Market Association (APLMA) and a board member of the International Project Finance Association (IPFA). He is also on the alliance board of Infrastructure Asia (IA), a government initiative aimed at developing Singapore as the infrastructure hub in ASEAN since its inception in 2018.

Throughout his career, Luca has contributed  to several working groups on infrastructure development and financing promoted by the World Bank, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Asia Development Bank (ADB), the Infrastructure Finance Facilitation Office (IFFO) of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the Indonesia Minister of Finance, the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the OECD Organization, to name a few. 

Luca grew up near Turin in Italy, where he graduated in Mechanical Engineering with a major in energy. He spent the early part of his banking career in London where he also graduated from the London Business School with a Master in Finance before moving to Singapore.

Dr Tuan Anh Nguyen is head of HCMC General Planning Division of Department of Planning and Architecture of Ho Chi Minh City. He is also working at universities and research institutions in Ho Chi Minh City and formly working as Director at the HCMC Architecture Research Center.  Being trained in Vietnam, Australia and United Kingdom, Dr Tuan has mixed professional experiences of research, education, consultation and management in Vietnam. His expertise is in Eco-landscape Design and Planning, GIS-Based Landscape Planning, and recently teaching GIS-Based Smart City, doing Urbanisation Research and Management of Innovative and Strategic Plan.

Rajiv is an Executive Director at Project Finance, DBS Bank.

Rajiv has over 18 years of professional experience, with over 15 years in financial services and banking. He has worked in advisory and arranging capacity on deals in the power, oil gas and mining sectors and across jurisdictions. Rajiv brings solid credit and analytical experience with an understanding of capital markets through his experience at Standard and Poor’s (S&P) as a credit analyst. In this capacity, he served as the sector expert for project finance in South and Southeast Asia and played a key role in the development of the infrastructure practice in S&P. He was also the primary analyst for project bonds issued in Asia. Prior to his experience with S&P, Rajiv worked in Sales for i-flex Solutions (now Oracle Financial Solutions), a provider of credit scoring technology solutions to banks and financial institutions.

Yansong has 30 years of experiences in hydropower field, including 15 years working for International Center on Small Hydropower based in China promoting China’s practice of utilising small hydropower for rural electrification and catalysing overall social and economic development in rural areas of developing countries. From 2008 onwards Yansong has been working for engineering consulting businesses, at first for Entura in Australia and then Mott MacDonald in Singapore, with experiences covering site identification and assessment, project due diligence, feasibility study, engineering design, construction supervision of hydropower projects of various stages in Pakistan, Vietnam, Laos, Philippines, Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia, etc.

In Mott MacDonald Yansong had taken the roles of Hydropower Team Leader in Asia and currently Hydropower Practice Leader for Asia and Pacific. He is also one of the most experienced project managers in the region and has worked closely with Asia and global teams to deliver all types of projects throughout Asia in alignment with client expectations.

Christian Wertli was appointed Head Infrastructure Solutions as of 1 Aug 2020, as part of Swiss Re Public Sector Solutions. In his role, Christian works with financial sponsors, including governments, NGOs, multilaterals, investors and financiers, contractors and intermediaries to ensure the resilience of their infrastructure projects. 

Prior to this, Christian was Global Head Innovative Risk Solutions at Swiss Re Corporate Solutions responsible for new product development, structuring and underwriting of bespoke risk and capital management solutions. 

Before joining Swiss Re in 1997, Christian worked for Credit Suisse in corporate finance and with Reinsurance Finance Consultants, a joint-venture between Swiss Re, Credit Suisse and Winterthur Reinsurance, in their financial engineering unit. 

Christian has lived and worked in London, Hong Kong, Singapore, the USA and Zurich. He holds an MBA from the University of Zurich, and a CPCU from the Insurance Institute of America. 

As Deputy Director General of ADB’s Southeast Asia Department, Mr. Wicklein supports the planning and delivery of ADB’s goals, strategies and work plan in Southeast Asia. This involves ADB’s relationships and public sector work in ASEAN countries, as well as support for sub-regional cooperation initiatives in the region. The Southeast Asia Department has about 400 staff, a total portfolio of $25 billion and annual commitments of $5 billion.

With ADB for over 20 years, Mr. Wicklein has wide-ranging experience in the areas of infrastructure finance, private sector development, and country strategy and program coordination across Asia and the Pacific. Prior assignments included country director to Indonesia and Myanmar, as well as country postings in Australia, the Philippines and Thailand.

Prior to joining ADB, Mr. Wicklein worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers advising on corporate mergers and acquisitions and, prior to that, for the United Nations Industrial Development Organization focusing on investment promotion and technology transfer.

A national of Austria, Mr. Wicklein holds a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Muenster, Germany.

Jasper is currently the Managing Director and Head of Construction and Infrastructure, Sector Solutions Group for UOB. He has strategic coverage focusing on developing sector-specific solutions in the construction, infrastructure and renewable energy segment, leveraging industry insights, data analytics and value-chain analyses across UOB’s wholesale banking business.

Before taking up this role, Jasper was the Head of Infrastructure & Project Finance for Asia in UOB. He has over 25 years extensive project and structured finance experience in the region focusing on power, renewables, oil and gas, petrochemical, infrastructure and telecoms financing.

Prior to joining UOB, Jasper worked in the transportation industry as the director of Structured Finance Asia for Bombardier Transportation.

Kelvin Wong is Managing Director, Deputy Head of Energy Renewables and Infrastructure of DBS Bank and has more than 18 years of experience in corporate and project finance in Asia. His 21 year professional experience as an energy regulator, business consultant and corporate financier (including project finance and mergers and acquisitions) offers unique insights to the energy and infrastructure sectors in the Asia-Pacific region.

Prior to his role in DBS Bank, Kelvin held senior appointments at Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Standard Chartered Bank, KPMG Corporate Finance Pte Ltd and Energy Market Authority of Singapore. During his years of involvement in the energy and infrastructure sectors, he has worked on various opportunities in carbon credit, renewable energy / power, oil and gas, and telecommunication sectors in Asia Pacific, both as an advisor and as a financier.

Dr. Robert Yap is the Executive Chairman of YCH Group, Singapore’s leading end-to-end supply chain management  company  with  operations spanning  across  Asia Pacific. Over  the  last  four  decades,  Dr.  Yap  has  played  a  pivotal  role  in  the  logistics  and  supply  chain  field.  Besides  Y3  Technologies,  a leading supply chain solutions company, he also founded and chairs Supply Chain City®, Asia’s supply chain nerve centre; YCH’s corporate venture fund, Supply Chain Angels; Supply Chain and Logistics Academy, an industry-level academy; and serves as Emeritus Chairman of Supply Chain Asia.

Dr.  Yap  also  contributes  as  an  advisor  on  numerous  local  and  international    platforms.    He    is    the  President  of  the  Singapore  National  Employers  Federation, as well as the Singapore Chair of the ASEAN  Business  Advisory  Council  and  Malaysia-Singapore  Business  Council, respectively.  He  also contributes  to  Future  Economy  Council,  Payments  Council,  National  Wages  Council,  National  Jobs Council,  and  the  Singapore-Jiangsu    Cooperation    Council    (SJCC)  as    well    as    the    Joint  Implementation  Committee overseeing the Government-to-Government project in Chongqing, China.