Eddie Chen's career path spans from IT executive and senior diplomat
to senior private equity partner, and has been posted in USA, Sweden, France, Singapore and China.
Currently, Co-Chairman for China Carbon Neutral Development Group Limited in Hong Kong.
2022-2025, Managing Director of Temasek-Holdings owned Fullerton Fund Management (US$45b AUM).
2013-2022, Senior Partner, EURAZEO Group, a leading French PE Fund (€35b AUM).
2020-2022, Managing Partner, France-China Cooperation Fund.
2002-2013, Vice President and Chief Representative for China, and Senior
Diplomat at Invest Sweden Agency - a Swedish government agency.
1985-2002, Chief of the Information Technology Group, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Chen Zhenyu, PhD in Geology, is currently a researcher of Institute of Mineral Resources, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Director of Mineralogy Department. He is mainly engaged in the research of genetic mineralogy, prospecting mineralogy and process mineralogy of critical metal deposits. He is also the Secretary General of Mineralogy Committee of Geological Society of China, Secretary of New mineral and mineral nomenclature Committee of Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry Society of China, Vice Chairman of the National Microbeam analysis Standardization Technical Committee. He is a member of the UN Secretary-General's Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals.
Nancy Chenard est une professionnelle expérimentée cumulant plus de 15 ans d’expertise dans le management opérationnel, la stratégie commerciale et la gouvernance. Actuellement Secrétaire Générale d’UNICONGO, elle joue un rôle central dans la représentation du secteur privé auprès des pouvoirs publics, des institutions internationales et des partenaires au développement.
Titulaire d’un Master en Économie et Développement Industriel, Nancy excelle dans la coordination d’équipes, le plaidoyer stratégique et la gestion organisationnelle. Elle est également membre du Conseil d’administration de l’Organisation Internationale du Travail (OIT), où elle porte la voix des employeurs d’Afrique centrale sur des enjeux globaux liés au travail, à la migration économique et à la transition productive.
Engagée dans la promotion du dialogue public-privé, le développement des compétences locales et l’amélioration de l’environnement des affaires au Congo, elle participe à plusieurs initiatives structurantes, notamment le Think Tank CAPI (Central Africa Prosperity Initiative), le programme Basi Na Biso (un réseau de mentorat féminin dédié au leadership et à l’inclusion économique des femmes), et le Réseau des Femmes Leaders Africaines (AWLN - African Women Leaders Network), où elle est référente nationale du pilier Inclusion financière.
Son sens du leadership, son esprit fédérateur et sa rigueur font d’elle une actrice incontournable du développement économique et institutionnel en République du Congo.
The Honourable Everly Paul (E.P) Chet Greene is a distinguished Antiguan politician and serves as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Barbuda Affairs within the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) administration. Minister Greene is also a senior member of the House of Representatives, representing the constituency of St. Paul. Greene has been recognised throughout his tenure for advocating rural development, food security, and environmental sustainability. As a key member of the government, he has worked to improve the lives of Antiguans and Barbudans through better infrastructure, job creation, and policies designed to boost the local economy. Greene’s leadership extends beyond just governance; he has been an ardent supporter of the youth, encouraging education and training programs to prepare the next generation for the workforce.
Anthony specializes in Green & Sustainable Investment, SDG Investing and Climate Governance in Asia. Prior to joining Polymer Capital, he served in renowned asset managers in London, Singapore and Hong Kong including Gartmore, Pictet, BNP Paribas and ExodusPoint Capital. Anthony was the first in Asia who attained the Certified ESG Analyst (CESGA®) designation and was awarded Regional ESG Leader Award by Insights and Mandate (I&M). He has held various industry positions including Stakeholder Council Member of the Global Reporting Initiatives (GRI) and member of SRI Professional Assessment Panel at the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment (CISI).
Anthony actively advocates sustainability governance best practice; he is an Executive Council Member of the Hong Kong Independent Non-Executive Directors (INED) Association, a Board Governor at Friends of the Earth (HK), and acts as INED for three Hong Kong listed companies. Anthony is a Visiting Fellow at the University of Hamburg and a Fellow of CPA Australia.
Francesca Chia is the Co-Founder and CEO of GoGet, an on demand workforce technology platform that connects businesses to reliable part timers, called ‘GoGetters’.
Francesca graduated with a BA in Economics from Northwestern University and was inspired by social enterprises because they redefined traditional ways of doing business and running a non-profit. Prior to launching GoGet, Francesca was a Management Consultant in The Boston Consulting Group for 4 years. Francesca is also an Alibaba eFounders Fellow from the program jointly created between Alibaba and UNCTAD. Most recently, Francesca was invited to speak at a summit in conjunction with United Nations General Assembly 2019 about the platform and how it is specifically addressing the Sustainable Development Goal #8. She was announced as the World Economic Forum’s 2021 Young Global Leader. In terms of national contribution, Francesca has been appointed by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to join the National Employment Council (NEC), representing the entrepreneurship and innovation sectors.
Francesca is pushing boundaries in the technology industry and the traditional labour market of Malaysia. She brings with her insights on the future of work, how businesses will adjust models to suit new labour requirements and how empowerment is possible through technology innovation.
Mr Aaron Chigona is the Director General of Environmental Management Agency.
He holds a Diploma in Education Specialization in Agriculture, a BSc Agricultural Management and a MSc. Tropical Resources Ecology. He has over 20 years of experience as an environmentalist.
He also has experience as a lecturer, having lectured Zimbabwe Open University Agriculture students on a part-time basis between the period 2006 to 2009.
He is currently a Climate Change Country Negotiator Team Member and the Focal Point for African Ministerial Conference on the Environment National Focal Point since 2010.
He was appointed to the 2nd Radiation Protection Board in June 2016. In the 3rd Radiation Protection Board, he sits on the Finance Committee and the Operations Committee
Krishna Chikhuri is the Senior Agricultural Policy and Programme Development Officer at the Ministry of Agro-Industry & Food Security, Republic of Mauritius. He has over 20 years of experience in the field of agricultural policy planning and analysis. His work includes providing advice to the Ministry in the formulation of agricultural policies and he is specialized on agricultural trade issues. He represents the Ministry in technical meetings involving agricultural trade matters and is involved in all trade negotiations as well as submissions to the World Trade Organization. He has been recently involved as lead negotiator on agriculture for Mauritius in the Economic Partnership Agreement negotiations with the European Union.Krishna has published several papers in peer reviewed journals and is also a frequent reviewer in academic journals in the field of agriculture policy such as the International Journal of Social Economics. He is a member of the Africa Growth & Development Policy Modelling Consortium (AGRODEP). His professional experience includes consultancies in several assignments for the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), and African Development Bank (AfDB) among others.He holds a PhD in Economics as well as an MSc in Applied Economics.