Climate Leader’ Assembly 2023

A glimpse at some notable past attendees and the 2023 experience.

On the first day of COP28, the Assembly welcomed more than 150 esteemed guests from over 28 countries, converging on key decarbonisation issues and catalysing climate action.

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Some of Our Past Attendees

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Mr. Rizal Algamar

Chairman of the Executive Board

Filantropi Indonesia

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Mr. Jim Andrew

Chief Sustainability Officer

PepsiCo

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Mr. Marco Arcelli

CEO

ACWA Power

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Mr. Azis Armand

Vice President Director and Group CEO

Indika Energy

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Mr. David Auerbach

President

Regen Organics

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Hon. Robert O Blake

Senior Managing Director

McLarty Associates

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Mr. Allen Blue

Co-Founder

LinkedIn

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Ms. Karina LiLing Cady

CEO

Nandina REM

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Mr. Gabriel Caillaux

Co-President, Head of Climate

General Atlantic

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Ms. Cheryl Chan

Group Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer

ST Engineering

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YEO Choon Chong

CEO, ASEAN

Surbana Jurong Group

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Mr. Aron Cramer

President and CEO

BSR

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Mr. Stefaan Decraene

CEO

Rabobank

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Mr. Paul Dickinson

Founder Chair

CDP

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Dr. Adam Durant

CEO

SATAVIA

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Ms. Leah Ellis

CEO & Co-Founder

Sublime Systems

Mr. Sharif Elbadawi

CEO

Dubai Future District Fund

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Mr. Gunnlaugur (G) Erlendsson

Founder & CEO

ENSO

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Mr. Fabio Ferrari

CEO

aDryada

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Mr. Dirk Forrister

CEO

International Emissions Trading Association

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Mrs. Stephanie von Friedeburg

Managing Director

Citi Bank

Mr. Bruce Friedrich

Founder & President

The Good Food Institute

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Ms. Rebeca Minguela Garcia

Founder & CEO

Clarity AI

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Mr. Nadir Godrej

Chairman & Managing Director

Godrej Industries Ltd.

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Dr. Sebastian Groh

Founder & CEO

SOLshare

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Mrs. Andrea Guerrero

Director of Field Innovation

Growald Climate Fund

Mr. Rodi Guidero

Mr. Rodi Guidero

Executive Director

Breakthrough Energy

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Ms. Maddie Hall

CEO and Co-Founder

Living Carbon

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Mr. Dharsono Hartono

CEO

PT. Rimba Makmur Utam

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Mr. Takeshi Hashimoto

President & CEO

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.

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Ms. Virginie Helias

Chief Sustainability Officer

The Procter & Gamble Company

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Mr. Philipp Hildebrand

Vice Chairman

BlackRock

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Dr. Jennifer Holmgren

CEO

LanzaTech

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Dr. Naoko Ishii

Executive Vice President

The University of Tokyo

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Mr. Lars Kastrup

CEO

Pacific International Lines (Pte) Ltd

Prof. Yoshihiro Kawai

Chairman

SEADRIF

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Mr. Colm Kelly

Global Corporate Sustainability Leader

PwC

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Mr. Mark Kenber

Executive Director

Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI)

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Dr. Mark Konyn

Group CIO

AIA Group

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Mr. Fred Krupp

President

Environmental Defense Fund

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Mr. Mikkel Larsen

CEO

Climate Impact X

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Mrs. Linda-Eling Lee

Head of the MSCI Sustainability Institute

MSCI

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Ms. Pamela Lee

Deputy Chief Sustainability Officer

Monetary Authority of Singapore

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Dr. Ryan Lefers

CEO

RedSea

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Ms. Anna Lerner

CEO

Climate Collective

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Mr. Laurence Lien

Chairman

Asia Philanthropy Circle

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Mr. Eric Jin Huei Lim

Chief Sustainability Officer

United Overseas Bank Limited

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Dr. Isabelle de Lovinfosse

Senior Diplomacy Adviser

Tara Climate

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Dr. Sonja Luz

CEO

Mandai Nature

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Mr. Manny Maceda

Worldwide Managing Partner

Bain & Company, Inc.

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Mr. Stewart Maginnis

Deputy Director General - Programme

International Union for Conservation of Nature

Mr. Murli Maiya

Group CEO

Clifford Capital Holdings Pte Ltd

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Mr. Richard Manley

Chief Sustainability Officer

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

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Mrs. Julia MARIS

Chief Sustainability Officer

ENGIE

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Mr. James Leslie Marshall

CEO

Berge Bulk Limited

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Mr. René Matthies

CFO and Corporate Operations Executive Director

Emirates Water & Electricity Company -EWEC

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Mr. Simon McKeon

Chairman

Australian Industry Energy Transitions Initiative

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Hon. Monica P Medina

President and CEO

Wildlife Conservation Society

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Dr. María Mendiluce

CEO

We Mean Business Coalition

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Mr. Ravi Menon

Managing Director

Monetary Authority of Singapore

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Mr. Bernard Mensah

President of International

Bank of America

Mr. Kerry Mok

Mr. Kerry Mok

President & CEO

SATS Ltd.

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Mr. Aadith Moorthy

CEO

Boomitra

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Mr. Hajime Mori

Managing Executive Officer

Sumitomo Corporation

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Mr. Philip Moss

Chairman

NextGen CDR Facility

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Ms. Jannicke Nilsson

EVP SSU

Equinor ASA

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Dr. Joseph Onoja

Director General/CEO

Nigerian Conservation Foundation

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Ms. Nidhi Pant

Co-Founder

S4S Technologies

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Ms. Kyung-Ah Park

Head, ESG Investment Management; Managing Director, Sustainability

Temasek

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Dr. Emily Pidgeon

Vice President of Ocean Science

Conservation International

Mr. Sandro Pierri

CEO

BNP Paribas Asset Management

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Mr. Sushil Purohit

CEO

Gentari

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Thomas Reichert

CEO

ERM

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Mr. Surendra Rosha

Co-Chief Executive Asia Pacific

HSBC

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Ms. Nonette Royo

Executive Director

The Tenure Facility

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Ms. Siti Safinah binti Salleh

CEO

MyPOWER Corporation

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Mr. Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara

Executive Director & CEO

Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited

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Dr. M Sanjayan

CEO

Conservation International

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Ms. Sandra Sassow

CEO

SEAB Power Ltd

Ms. Veronica Scotti

Chairperson Public Sector Solutions

Swiss Re Management Ltd

Dr. Meghan Sharp

Global Head of Decarbonization Partners

Decarbonization Partners

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Mr. Richad Soundardjee

CEO Gulf &Egypt Region

China International Capital Corporation

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Mr. Pulkit Srivastava

Co-Founder

EVage Motors

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Prof. Eng Chye Tan

President

National University of Singapore

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Mr. George Tanasijevich

CEO

King Salman Park Foundation

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Mr. Tengku Muhammad Taufik

President and Group CEO

PETRONAS

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Mr. Sam Teicher

Co-Founder & Chief Reef Officer

Coral Vita

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Mr. Frederick Teo

CEO

GenZero

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Mr. Takahito Tokita

President and CEO

Fujitsu Ltd.

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Mr. Manoj Kumar Upadhyay

Founder & Chairman

Acme Cleantech Solutions Pvt Ltd

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HE. H.E. Kamal R Vaswani

Ambassador of Singapore

Embassy of the Republic of Singapore

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Ms. Anastasia Volkova, PhD

CEO, Co-Founder

Regrow Ag

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Mr. Maarten Wetselaar

CEO

CEPSA

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Ms. Fam Wee Wei

Director/Industry Division (Climate Change & Sustainability - International)

Ministry of Trade and Industry

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Ms. Charlotte Wolff-Bye

Chief Sustainability Officer

PETRONAS

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Ms. Helen Wong

Group CEO

OCBC Bank

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Ms. Vriko Yu

Co-Founder and CEO

Archireef

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Mr. Feisal Zahir

Managing Director

Khazanah Nasional Berhad

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Mr. Marat Zapparov

CEO

Pentagreen Capital

and many more......

Christine Loh

Dr Christine Loh is the chief development strategist at Institute for the Environment, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. A lawyer by training and commodities trader by profession, Dr Loh has spent the bulk of her career in public policy and politics, first serving as a legislator, and then government minister in the Environment Bureau in Hong Kong. She was the CEO of a policy think tank and is a published author of many academic and popular works. She is a director of for-profit and non-profit organizations, and she also advises multinational companies.

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Johnny Wei

Johnny Wei is the Head of Wholesale Banking for OCBC Hong Kong, overseeing the Bank’s corporate and commercial banking as well as financial institutions business franchise.

In 2016, Johnny joined OCBC Bank as Head of Corporate Banking. Following the management integration of OCBC Hong Kong Branch and OCBC Wing Hang Bank in 2021, Johnny was appointed as Head of Wholesale Banking for OCBC Hong Kong; and has further expanded his role as General Manager of OCBC Hong Kong Branch and Alternate Chief Executive Officer of OCBC Hong Kong in 2023.

A seasoned banker with over 30 years of experience in the financial industry, Johnny’s career includes a spell of over 20 years with Standard Chartered Bank; holding various senior positions including Managing Director & Head of Commercial Clients.

Johnny holds an MBA degree from Monash University, Australia, and a Bachelor of Social Science degree (majored in Economics) from University of Hong Kong and is a CPA Australia.

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Ross Milne

ROSS MILNE is Chief Executive Officer at 10 Design, a dynamic architecture and master planning practice with over 400 architects and designers operating across 9 studios worldwide.

As an architect, Ross has a diverse international portfolio spanning over 36 years on projects across Asia and the Middle East. He has a deep understanding of what it takes to deliver a quality project and strides to encourage innovative solutions to challenges posed by tight programmes and budgetary constraints using the latest available construction technology.

Ross' role as CEO at 10 Design is to oversee the growth strategy globally whilst maintaining the highest design standards. This includes looking at new markets and sectors and tackling complex projects with commercially viable and creative solutions for our clients. His extensive experience and innovative leadership are driving 10 Design’s brand to new heights competing with the best in class.

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Conrad Wong

Ir Dr Conrad Wong is a professional engineer who has over 30 years of building construction experience. He is the Vice Chairman of Yau Lee Holdings Limited, Managing Director of Yau Lee Construction and REC Engineering Co Ltd. He has a keen interest in green building technologies, Building Information Modeling (BIM), modular and precast construction, and manufacturing automation.

Since 2017, Ir Dr Wong has been putting a great deal of effort in developing various robotic and Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications for the construction industry. He recevied his Doctor of Philosophy Degree at City University of Hong Kong, specializing in adopting AI to optimize energy consumption for large scale central air conditioning system.

Ir Dr Wong is very active in public and community services. Currently, he is appointed as the Chairman of the Council of the Hong Kong Metropolitan University, the Chairman of the New Energy Transport Fund Steering Committee, the Member of the Energy Advisory Committee and the Member of the Town Planning Board. In the past, Ir Dr Wong served as the Deputy Chairman of Vocational Training Council, the Chairman of the Occupational Safety and Health Council, the Chairman of the Hong Kong Green Building Council, the President of the Hong Kong Construction Association, the President of the International Federation of Asian and Western Pacific Contractors’ Associations, the Chairman of Pneumoconiosis Compensation Fund Board, the Member of Construction Industry Council, the Member of the Antiquities Advisory Board, the Member of the Advisory Council on the Environment, and the Director of the World Green Building Council.

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CK Lau

Mr LAU Chun-kong is the Managing Director of Colliers Hong Kong and Managing Director of Asia Valuation and Advisory Services, responsible for promoting the growth of Colliers’ business in Hong Kong and heading the Asia Valuation and Advisory Services business. He has over 30 years’ property experience in valuation, real estate consultancy and investment sales market in Asia including Hong Kong and PRC.

Mr Lau is a Past President and Fellow member of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors. He is a member of the Hong Kong Housing Authority and its Tender Committee, the Lantau Development Advisory Committee, and the Expert Advisory Panel for Study on the Artificial Islands in the Central Waters. He also serves as an advisor to the Our Hong Kong Foundation and a member of the Tangible Assets Standards Board of the International Valuation Standards Council.

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