Allen Ang is a dedicated sustainability leader with over 20 years of experience in green building applications and strategic project management. He plays a key role in advancing City Developments Limited (CDL)’s sustainability strategy and driving its transition towards net zero across a diversified global portfolio.

As the 9th President of the Singapore Green Building Council (SGBC), Ang contributes to advancing Singapore ’s green building ecosystem by fostering collaboration among developers, solution providers and policymakers. In this capacity, he supports industry-wide efforts to accelerate sustainable transformation and strengthen capabilities in low-carbon development.

Ang brings a practitioner’s perspective to sustainability leadership, combining corporate strategy, project execution and industry engagement to advance practical and scalable climate solutions.

Winston Chow is Lee Kong Chian Professor of Urban Climate based at Singapore Management University’s (SMU) College of Integrative Studies, and is the research pillar lead for urban systems at SMU's Urban Institute. He is also Senior Research Fellow and Lead for Adaptation & Resilience with SMU’s Singapore Green Finance Centre. 

He leads inter-disciplinary research on how Singapore’s urban climate risks will change as its climate warms, as well as examining measures to reduce these risks. He also teaches Undergraduate, Masters and Executive Development courses on climate change and urban sustainability. In 2023, he was elected as Co-Chair of the Working Group on Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC), which is the official United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change. Dr. Chow helps to leads the Seventh Assessment Cycle for the IPCC during a critical decade of global climate action.

Eu-Lin leads the Sustainability & Climate Change practice across PwC Singapore and set up the PwC Asia Pacific Centre for Sustainability Excellence. She is a member of the global sustainability leadership team at PwC and drives the themes of sustainability risk, reporting and finance in Asia Pacific. Prior to assuming the Sustainability & Climate Change practice head role at PwC Singapore in 2016, she was a financial services specialist partner.

Eu-Lin graduated with a Masters in Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University and is an alumnus of Harvard Business School. As a practicing Singapore Chartered Accountant, she believes that accountants can play an important role in fighting climate change and advancing sustainability in business and in the community. 

She contributes to boards and committees where she serves or chairs the audit, risk committee and sustainability committees.  She serves on boards including the National Environment Agency, National Institute of Early Childhood Education, United Nations Global Compact Singapore. She is the Co-Chairman of the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment SG Eco Fund and serves on the Monetary Authority of Singapore Corporate Governance Advisory Committee. She served as the Chairman of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants Sustainability Committee which supports in capacity building, technical review of sustainability reporting standards and engaging the accounting community on emerging sustainability issues. She also served on the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) and Singapore Exchange (SGX) RegCo Sustainability Reporting Advisory Committee and is currently serving on the ACRA Interim Sustainability Reporting Standards Committee. 

Antonia is Google's Global Director of Sustainability Advocacy & Partnerships, driving company-wide climate goals with a focus on Climate & AI, Net Zero, and product solutions. With 20 years of experience in system change, she's held leadership roles at the World Economic Forum, International Energy Agency, and World Business Council for Sustainable Development. She holds a Master's from LSE and a BA from the University of Toronto.

Dr Ryan Gilliam has founded three venture funded companies in Silicon Valley, all focused on clean technology. Dr. Gilliam currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of Fortera. Located in California, USA, Fortera is focused on reducing the CO₂ impact of the cement and concrete industry, which accounts for 8% of the world’s CO₂ emissions.

In addition to his role at Fortera, he serves as Chairman of the Board at Chemetry, a company he founded which is focused on the lower energy production of commodity chemicals, and as a Board Member at Verdagy, a company he founded focused on the production of Green Hydrogen.

Dr. Gilliam obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Toronto in Materials Science and Engineering. He is an inventor on over 100 patents in the energy, sustainability products and materials spaces. 

Matt Kaczmarek, Managing Director, is head of emerging market credit strategy for Global Infrastructure Partners, a part of BlackRock. Matt leads the firm’s partnerships to advance infrastructure debt investment in emerging market and developing countries, facilitating economic growth and climate change mitigation and adaptation. He works closely with the firm’s public and nonprofit development finance partners. Matt is head of BlackRock’s Los Angeles office and co-chairs the firm’s Out & Allies LGBTQ+ global employee network. Prior to joining BlackRock, Matt held senior economic policy appointments in the Administration of former U.S. President Barack Obama, including on the National Security Council in the White House and at the Treasury and State Departments. Matt received his BA from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and MA from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).

Tien Yong is a versatile architect with over two decades of experience redefining urban environments, by integrating functionality with impactful design. Focusing on innovative solutions for residential, mixed-use, hospitality, and industrial developments, he has led design teams on several award-winning projects. He has also participated in several design competitions and clinched notable residential projects. 

In his current role as a design studio lead, Tien Yong is involved in major projects in Singapore, Europe, and the Middle East. Believing that collaboration is key to meaningful architecture, he brings together multidisciplinary teams to tackle complex and diverse project requirements. With a deep sensitivity to the needs of clients and communities, Tien Yong is adept at integrating varied perspectives to ensure that every project meets the needs of its user and stakeholders.

Felicia Liu is a Senior Lecturer in Sustainability at the Department of Environment and Geography at the University of York, UK. Her research explores how economic systems can adapt to climate change, focusing on the roles of policy, industry, and financial actors in navigating the ‘twin transition’ of digitisation and decarbonisation. A key area of her work examines Green Fintech, both its infrastructure and product applications, as a tool for reshaping the relationship between human and non-human nature. She also investigates how Asian markets conceptualise and develop sustainable finance to address contemporary climate and sustainability challenges. Her work crosses sectoral and disciplinary boundaries to develop innovative pathways for sustainable and competitive green digital economic growth.

Alvin holds concurrent roles at Temasek as a Director, Sustainability (Ecosperity) and Director, Macro Strategy at Temasek. He leads Ecosperity, Temasek’s flagship sustainability thought leadership and advocacy platform in the former role and co-leads Europe and UK macro coverage in the latter.

Alvin focuses on macro and thematic investing across asset classes. Given Europe’s lead in climate focus, his role has evolved to incorporate climate change. In addition to conceptualizing and executing the firm’s first investment in a green transition-themed equity basket, Alvin co-leads climate scenarios coverage. He has also represented the firm at events including UN PRI in Person as a panelist on climate scenarios.

Prior to the Macro Strategy team, Alvin held corporate finance roles at Temasek and KPMG. He possesses a Bachelor’s Degree in Accountancy (First Class Honours) from Nanyang Technological University under the KPMG scholarship, is a CFA charterholder, and is currently reading a Masters in Sustainability Leadership at University of Cambridge.

Chikako serves as Board Director as well as Executive Committee Member of SUMITOMO MITSUI TRUST GROUP (SMTG). She oversees corporate sustainability and commitment to carbon neutrality by SMTG. She is also responsible for integrating sustainability business across SMTG. She has 20-years experience in international development finance and sustainability at the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank, being involved in the development of the World Bank’s first green bond and climate products. Before joining SMTB, Chikako led advisory services on sustainability at one of the Big Four companies.

Kavitha Menon joined SSFA in October 2023 as its Director. As the head of SSFA, she is responsible for ensuring that the association achieves its mission of building a vibrant and inclusive ecosystem for sustainable finance in Singapore. Apart from the day-to-day running of the association, Kavitha’s role involves stakeholder engagement, membership recruitment, thought leadership, and enabling collaborations across the financial sector, non-financial sector, and government organisations to advance sustainable finance in Singapore.

Prior to her current role, Kavitha was the Global Head of Equity Research team at Foord Asset Management in Singapore where she headed their ESG integration process. She has over 15 years of experience in equity investment management, specialising in Global Financials, based out of Singapore and India.

Kavitha has a Master’s in Public Administration from Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, where she was a John F. Kennedy Fellow and Edward S. Mason Fellow. She is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and has a Master’s in Business Administration (Finance) from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (India) and a Bachelor of Engineering (Electronics and Communication) from Anna University (India).

Kavitha is passionate about sustainable finance. Having analysed investments using a risk-return framework for all these years, she is keen to delve into ‘impact’ to marry investor returns with social and environmental good and drive that change in the financial markets.

Kyung-Ah is Chief Sustainability Officer at Temasek. She is responsible for advancing Temasek's sustainability strategy towards a climate resilient, net zero portfolio and to enable nature positive and inclusive growth. She also oversees the integration of ESG across Temasek's global portfolio, including new investments, fund partnerships, and engagements with portfolio companies to deliver long-term sustainable returns.

Kyung-Ah has over two decades of experience in the finance industry, the majority of which was dedicated to building and leading the global environmental markets initiatives at Goldman Sachs and advancing innovative finance solutions to address climate change. She was the head of Environmental Markets and Innovation and a member of the Sustainable Finance Steering Group. She joined Goldman Sachs in Mergers & Acquisitions and worked in Investment Banking in New York and Hong Kong. Prior to Goldman Sachs, she was at McKinsey in South Korea and South Africa.

Kyung-Ah has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from Yonsei University in Korea. She currently serves on the board of ClimateWorks Foundation and has been an advisor and board member for non-profit organisations and corporates. She is a Fellow of the 2023 class of the Finance Leaders Fellowship and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.

Frederick is the CEO of GenZero. He oversees the strategic direction of the company to achieve both climate impact and sustainable long-term financial returns.

Prior to his appointment at GenZero, Frederick held various leadership positions in Sustainability, Portfolio Management and Business Continuity Management in his 12 years at Temasek International. As Managing Director of Sustainable Solutions, he established the team and conceived capability programmes in clean energy, urban, and climate and nature solutions. He led key initiatives such as the establishment of Climate Impact X, a global marketplace and exchange for carbon credits, as well as Singapore's first brownfield distributed district cooling retrofit project in partnership with SP Group. He also worked on value creation projects with some of Temasek's large portfolio companies like SingTel and Mediacorp, and led corporate governance and stewardship initiatives within the Portfolio Management team. Frederick also took the lead in several community programmes. In 2014, he partnered Temasek Foundation to execute a nationwide delivery of mask kits during a severe haze episode and worked with ST Engineering on the development of the world's first N95 masks specifically designed for young children.

Frederick serves in multiple sustainability advisory roles, including on the SEforALL Governance Board, the World Economic Forum's Global Future Council on Climate and Nature Governance, and the IETA Council. He is also a member of the World Cities Summit Knowledge Council, convened by Singapore's Centre for Liveable Cities, which advances knowledge exchange on liveable and sustainable urban development.

Frederick holds a MSc in International Relations from the London School of Economics, and a BA and MA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Lincoln College, Oxford University.

Burcu joined Olam International, now olam food ingredients (ofi), in 2017 as Sustainability Manager for the hazelnut business in Türkiye and Georgia. In 2020, she became Global Head of Sustainability for Nuts, with responsibility for sustainability strategies and programmes across ofi’s global nuts portfolio. Her remit later expanded to spices and now spans a broader range of ofi’s business.

As Global Head of Sustainability, Burcu is responsible for driving sustainability strategy and execution, working with senior leadership and teams across the business to advance ofi’s sustainability commitments and ambitions.

Burcu holds bachelor’s degrees in Global and International Affairs from Boğaziçi University and the State University of New York at Binghamton, and a master’s degree in International Relations. Before joining ofi, she held sustainability and corporate social responsibility roles across the non-profit and private sectors, beginning her career at Amnesty International.

Cynthia is a Director in PwC's Sustainability and Climate Change practice, with over 12 years of experience across PwC UK and Singapore. She provides sustainability advisory and assurance services to public and private sector clients across a wide range of sectors. 

In her advisory role, Cynthia works with clients on various sustainability-related topics, most notably on sustainability reporting, supply chain sustainability, social impact, climate scenario analysis and GHG emissions measurement and management. She served as technical advisor to the Alliance for Action on Corporate Purpose and believes that companies can do well by doing good. 

Cynthia is an ICAEW Chartered Accountant and serves as a member of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants Sustainability Capacity Building Sub-Committee.

As Managing Director for Sustainability, Franziska leads the development and implementation of Temasek’s overarching sustainability strategy and frameworks to advance net zero, nature positive and inclusive growth. She also spearheads external engagements with international institutions, global investor alliances as well as think tanks and business networks.  

Since joining the firm in 2015, Franziska has played a pioneering role in defining an ambitious climate change agenda, establishing and implementing the firmwide ESG programme, forming an external sustainability advisory group as well as an engagement platform for portfolio companies on sustainability.  

Before joining Temasek, Franziska held senior positions in publicly listed multinational companies across Europe and Asia in the agriculture, healthcare, consumer and industrials industries.

Franziska holds a Master’s degree in Law. She serves as a member of various industry bodies and academic institutions focused on climate, sustainable and transition finance. These include the ESG Committee of the Singapore Institute of Directors (SID); the Executive Committee of the Singapore Sustainable Finance Association (SSFA); the Management Advisory Board of the Sustainable and Green Finance Institute (SGFIN) at the National University of Singapore (NUS); the Expert Panel on ESG and Sustainable Investing at Singapore’s Wealth Management Institute (WMI); and as a Fellow of the Transition Investment Lab at NYU Abu Dhabi.