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Alexandra Tracy is President of Hoi Ping Ventures in Hong Kong, which she founded to provide research and consulting on green finance and sustainable investment in Asian emerging markets. She is also Head of Research at Carbonless Asia, a young investment and innovation business focused on supporting opportunities for decarbonization in Asia. She is currently Private Sector Observer to the World Bank’s Climate Investment Funds, having for several years served as Active Private Sector Observer to the United Nations Green Climate Fund. She is also a director of RIMM Sustainability Pte Ltd in Singapore and of BlueOnion Group in Hong Kong, both leaders in the ESG data space in the region.
Alexandra is Chairman of the Financial Services Research Group, an independent thinktank in Hong Kong focusing on green finance and asset management. She sits on a number of advisory boards in Hong Kong, including Friends of the Earth Hong Kong, the Asia Pacific Investors Cooperation and the Hong Kong University of Science & Technology’s Asian Family Business Research Centre. She is also a director of the Climate Markets & Investment Association in the United Kingdom.
From 2013 to 2019, Alexandra was a member of the Listing Committee of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. She acted as Chairman of the Association for Sustainable & Responsible Investment in Asia for six years, stepping down in 2015, and was instrumental in establishing the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change during this period.
Alexandra speaks and writes regularly on sustainable finance, development and infrastructure issues. She has an MBA from the Harvard Business School and MA degrees from Yale University and Cambridge University.
Tracy is a professional with over two decades of expertise in the plastic industry. Her journey in the realm of plastics has been characterized by an unwavering passion for value creation and her substantial contributions to the future economy. She has held the role of Sales Director at DUYTAN Recycling since its inception.
Throughout her career, Tracy has displayed an unwavering commitment to fostering collaborations between companies and major industry brands and partners, with a particular focus on sustainable development activities and initiatives. Her relentless efforts have not only cemented DUYTAN Recycling as a prominent player in the recycled plastics sector but have also made a substantial impact on the advancement of the future economy.
Leveraging her extensive experience and steadfast dedication, Tracy continues to spearhead initiatives that generate profound benefits for both the company and the wider community, while simultaneously nurturing a positive environmental impact. Her visionary leadership plays an instrumental role in propelling DUYTAN Recycling towards a sustainable and prosperous future.
Ambassador-at-Large Dr. Eugene Chien is a distinguished Taiwanese scholar and diplomat. He earned his B.Sc in mechanical engineering from the National Taiwan University and a Ph.D. in aeronautics and astronautics from New York University.
Dr. Chien has had a multifaceted career, spanning academia, government, and diplomacy. He served as a professor and dean of the College of Engineering at Tamkang University and later as a legislator. In government, he held key roles such as the first Minister of the Environmental Protection Administration, Minister of Transportation and Communications, Representative of the Taipei Representative Office in the UK, and later, as the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
After retiring from civil service, Dr. Chien founded the Taiwan Institute for Sustainable Energy (TAISE) in 2007. The institute aims to raise public awareness on climate change through forums, awards, professional trainings, and expos. Over the years, TAISE has arranged more than 2,000 activities, engaging with over 300,000 participants from over 73 countries around the world.
Dr. Naoki Adachi is the founder and CEO of Response Ability, Inc., and Executive Director of Japan Business Initiative for Biodiversity (JBIB). He has been working as a consultant on environmental management and sustainability since 2002 after working as a researcher at the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) and at FRIM (Forest Research Institute Malaysia). He has been involved in and led numbers of projects by leading Japanese corporations and ministries to develop sustainability policies and implement them in their daily operations. He is a member of various governmental committees and an advisor to sustainability related societies and forums both in Japan and internationally.
Dr. Nguyen Hong Quan is currently an associate professor at the Vietnam National University – Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM). He is leading a newly established Institute for Circular Economy Development (ICED) and is also affiliated with the socio-hydrology group at the Center of Water Management and Climate Change (WACC) and the Institute for Environment and Resources (IER), VNU-HCM. He has a special interest in solving environmental-related issues based on inter/trans-disciplinary study and by a strong partnership among academia-industry-government. He has been working in environmental hydrology (e.g. saline intrusion, flood/drought, water pollution) in Southern Vietnam over the past 20 years and has expanded his expertise in other disciplines (e.g. climate change adaptation/mitigation, circular economy, socio-ecological system, sustainability science). Dr. Nguyen has been leading and participating in a number of projects (international, national, ministerial, and provincial levels) with a total funding of about USD 1,500,000. He has published actively at various (inter-)national journals, conferences/workshops including 80 ISI/Scopus indexed articles (75 % in Q1, Q2), including 2 impact ones (e.g. Nature, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Cities and Society, Science of The Total Environment). He currently serves as a member of the Editorial Board of Circular Economy and Sustainability (Springer) and Frontier – Sustainability, section Circular Economy.
Dr. Niven Huang has been the Managing Director of KPMG Sustainability Consulting in Taiwan since 2013 and the former Head of ESG, KPMG Asia Pacific. Before joining KPMG, he was the Secretary General of the BCSD-Taiwan for 16 years and a pioneer in the Asia Pacific for promoting CSR/ESG, sustainability reporting, sustainable finance and carbon management.
During the period of 2012 to 2015, he was the Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Association of Sustainable and Responsible Investment in Asia (ASrIA). Dr. Huang sits on the jury panels of some public and private Awards of CSR, Excellence in Environment, and Sustainability in Taiwan and Asia. He is also an associate professor of leading MBA and Executive MBA programs in Taiwan.
Nhi TRUONG is currently Senior Project Manager of the Institute for Circular Economy Development in Vietnam (ICED). She obtained her PhD degree at Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Department of Environmental Studies for Advanced Society, Tohoku University in 2022 and her Master’s degree in Urban Environmental Management from the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in Thailand in 2017. Her research mainly focuses on circular economy, energy transition, urban sustainability, mobility transition and carbon lock-in. She has contributed to the academic literature with peer-reviewed papers to journal of Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, One Earth, Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, and Energy Research & Social Science.
A passionate sustainability professional with over 15 years of experience transforming the apparel and footwear sector, Ken Machado Sugita currently serves as On’s Head of Sustainability APAC. He leads all the company’s supply chain impact ambitions related to: human rights and supplier workplace safety, climate, energy and water, and raw materials traceability.
Prior to joining On in 2023, Ken held key sustainability-related positions with H&M, Fast Retailing (Uniqlo), and Charles & Keith - developing group-level strategies, setting up departments and building global teams, and driving impact and abatement programs across complex fashion supply chains.
Ken holds a Bachelor’s Degree from McGill University, Montreal, Canada, and currently resides in Ho Chin Minh City, Vietnam.
Mr. Linh has dedicated nearly 15 years to working in the technology sector. Leveraging his extensive expertise in IT systems and portfolio management capabilities, he has helped domestic and international clients build fundamental digital capabilities to achieve sustainable future growth goals.
Throughout his career, Mr. Linh has been involved in various digital transformation projects and sustainable initiatives for state-owned enterprises, and big corporations with complex structures. His approach directly addresses the sustainability challenges that companies endure during the transition process. He has played a pivotal role in incorporating sustainability principles into these solutions, ensuring that environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations are mainly focused on the transformation.
Besides, Mr Linh directly collaborated with McKinsey to develop the eco-social master planning for Khanh Hoa province to become a leading liveable coastal city in Asia while creating sustainable value in the future.
He holds a Master's degree in Information Technology, specializing in Network System Administration from the Republic of France.
Mr. Nguyen Dinh Quyen (M.Ed., Bachelor of Science) has 17 years of experience in charge of important development projects in the fields of investment management and development, sustainable development and ESG projects at financial corporations, educational institutions from Japan (Shogakukan Shueisha Productions), the United States (Franklink Capital), Korea (Daekyo, Pantos Holdings) and Vietnam (Sovico Group).
He has completed training programs from the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC) on sustainable infrastructure development programs, quantitative calculations carbon emissions, carbon credits, carbon tax, green economy, etc.
He is also a senior consultant at ESG Education & Business, specializing in consulting on greenhouse gas emission calculation projects, Green Label, LCA, EPD, Netzero Energy, Carbon Neutral, Netzero Carbon for corporations and companies, and industrial parks in Vietnam. He is also a founding member and member of the senior advisory council of the International Alliance for Sustainable Development and ESG – ESG & Sustainability Alliance (ESGA).
Amalia, a financial services management consultant originating from Romania and currently active in Vietnam, boasts a wealth of expertise spanning banking, and management consulting and has collaborated with both MNAs and SMEs in Vietnam.
Amalia is a fluent French speaker with a rich background encompassing significant banking and consulting experience in various European countries and Asia. Amalia provides a distinct and insightful outlook on the challenges and opportunities within Vietnam’s consumer market.
Amalia is driven by a strong drive to deliver value as she constantly seeks to identify underlying factors and obtain a holistic perspective on every challenge. Driven and results-oriented, her primary focus is elevating the customer strategy for her clients in SE Asia's continually evolving financial landscape.
Amalia has an entrepreneurial spirit and a deep interest in customer strategy, green customer experience and the latest Gen-AI technologies.
Nguyen Cong Minh Bao has worked in the Sustainability field for over 18 years with Holcim/INSEE Vietnam as the Sustainability & Communication Director for 12 years and nearly 4 years with JTI. He also co-founded ESGs & Climate Consulting and has been holding the position of COO since 2023.
In parallel with his main work in the private sector, Bao has been involved in various organizations and associations in the past 18 years related to ESG, such as holding the position of Co-Chairman of the Vietnam Business Council for Sustainable Development, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Green Building Council, and Country Head of GRI Vietnam.
Bao has also been the Vice Chairman of the Eurocham Green Growth Sector Committee since 2016 and Co-Chairman of the CCIFV ESG Task Force from the beginning of 2024.
This dual background experience in both the private sector and NGO/CSOs provides him with a perfect comprehension of the ESG issues and applications required to be an expert to support businesses in building their ESG strategy and guiding them in their ESG implementation and reporting journey.
