UNEP FI Regional Roundtable Asia Pacific 2023 | United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) | 23 May 2023 | Conrad Seoul, 10 Gukjegeumyung-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, South Korea

The event will convene UNEP FI members, policymakers, civil society organisations, and academia to discuss the advancement of sustainable finance, its challenges, and solutions in Asia Pacific.

In addition to having the opportunity to network with the finance community in the region, speakers and participants will explore important issues specific to the region, including net zero banking and insurance, ASEAN taxonomies as guiding frameworks for the finance sector, understanding and managing nature-related risks, financial health and inclusion, and more.

2023 Speakers

Achala Abeysinghe
Director & Head of Programs for Asia, GGGI

Esther An
Chief Sustainability Officer, City Developments Limited (CDL)

Kristina Anguelova
Head of Asia Sustainable Finance, WWF-Singapore

Shigeru Ariizumi
Vice Commissioner for International Affairs, Japan Financial Services Agency, Vice Chair, IOSCO Board

Butch Bacani
Insurance Lead, UNEP FI

Monica Bae
Director, Investor Practice, the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC)

Karine Bueno
Individual Review Team Lead, UNEP FI

Mustafa Chaudhry
Events and Digital Lead, UNEP FI

Jeong-hoon Cho
Head of ESG division, Shinhan Financial Group (South Korea)

Herry Cho
Managing Director, Head of Sustainability and Sustainable Finance, Singapore Exchange (SGX)

Jinsuk Choi
Head of Sustainable Investment Team, Korea Investment Corporation

Farzanah Chowdhury
Managing Director & CEO, Green Delta Insurance Company Ltd.

Shanning Dong
General Manager, Green Finance Department, Bank of Jiangsu

Miyako Enokibori
Associate Director, CDP Worldwide-Japan

Remco Fischer
Climate Lead, UNEP FI; Co-head of NZAOA Secretariat

Romie Goedicke
Associate Lead, Nature, UNEP FI

Henry Gonzalez
Deputy Executive Director, Green Climate Fund (GCF)

Peiyuan Guo
Chairman, SynTao Green Finance and UNEP FI Advisor in China

Gabor Gyura
Capacity Building Coordinator

Young-Joo Ham
Chairman & CEO, Hana Financial Group

Wonsuk Han
Head of ESG Planning Team, Korea Development Bank

Tiffany Hodgson
Head of Sustainability and Inclusion, Green Climate Fund (GCF)

JooYoun Hong
Director of ESG Secretariat, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance

Tomohiro Ishikawa
Chief Regulatory Engagement Officer, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG)

Lyn I. Javier
Assistant Governor of the Policy and Specialized Supervision Sub-Sector, Bangko Sentral Ng Pilipinas

Wonsik Jeong
Investment Manager, D3Jubilee Partners

Oh Jeong-taek
Head of ESG Group and ESG Division, Hana Bank

Jon Jie
Chief Operations Officer of Marina Chain

Ick Jin
Director General, Economic Analysis Department, the National Assembly Budget Office

Ok-Dong Jin
Chairman, Shinhan Financial Group

Geetu Joshi
Economic Adviser, Ministry of Finance of the Government of India

Seiji Kawazoe
Global Initiative Fellow, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management

Louise Kim
Director, Sustainable Finance, ING (Seoul branch)

Sang-Hyup Kim
Co-Chairperson, Presidential Commission on Carbon Neutrality and Green Growth

Jong Dae Kim
Director, Green Finance Graduate Program and ESG Centre, Sustainability Management Research Institute, Inha University

Gwang Soo Kim
Chairman and CEO, Korea Federation of Banks

Dr. Soyoung Kim
Vice Chairman of Financial Services Commission, Korea

Simone Kramer
Head of Product, Net-Zero Data Public Utility

YoungJin Lee
Head of Korea, ESG Solutions, S&P Global Sustainable1

Mee-kyung Lee
CEO, Korea Green Foundation

Jong-O Lee
Director, Korea Sustainability Investing Forum (KoSIF)

Xiaotian Li
Marketing Director, Aegon-Industrial Fund

Dae Woong Lim
Korea and ASEAN Advisor, UNEP FI

Rajesh Malhotra
Group Chief Financial and Investment Officer, Myanma Awba Group CEO, Maha Agriculture Microfinance

Anouj Mehta
Country Director, Thailand Resident Mission, and Former Head, the ASEAN Catalytic Green Finance facility, ADB

Edward Moncreiffe
Chief Executive Officer, HSBC Insurance (Asia) Limited and HSBC Life (International) Limited

Hye-sook Moon
Managing Director and Head of ESG division, KB Financial Group

Masaaki Nagamura
General Manager International Initiatives, Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.

Adam Ng
Asia-Pacific Lead, GFRI and Sustainable Finance Advisor (Malaysia), WWF

Soji Omisore
Deputy Director, Private Sector Facility, Green Climate Fund (GCF)

Ikuo Ozawa
Deputy General Manager, Sustainability Planning Department, Mizuho Financial Group, Inc

Tae-Young Paik
Member, International Sustainability Standards Board

Diana Parusheva-Lowery
Executive Director, Public Policy and Sustainable Finance, ASIFMA

Joana Pedro
Social Lead, UNEP FI

Regula Schegg
Managing Director, Asia, Circulate Capital

Pyoungseok Seo
Director of Financial Stability Research Division, Bank of Korea

Luanne Sieh
Senior Managing Director, Head of Group Sustainability, CIMB Group and Working Group Chair, CEO Action Network

Masayuki (Masa) Takanashi
Group CSO & GM, Corporate Sustainability Department, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group

Hiroshi Takashima
Research Counselor and Head of Sustainability Research, The Norinchukin Bank

Nirnita Talukdar
Regional Coordinator, Asia Pacific

Grace Tam
Director, Investments, Clean Energy Finance Corporation

George Thomas
Professor (Research & Non-Life), College of Insurance, Insurance Institute of India

Alexandra Boakes Tracy
President, Hoi Ping Ventures Hong Kong

Hiroko Urashima
Manager, Sustainability Department, MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.

Eric Usher
Head, UNEP Finance Initiative

Constant van Aerschot
Director Asia Pacific, Accounting for Sustainability (A4S)

Tiange Wei
Asia-Pacific Lead, PCAF & Managing Consultant, Guidehouse

Neha Yadav
Business Development Director, Descartes Underwriting

Hae Jun Yang
Deputy Senior Manager, Woori Financial Group

Yuki Yasui
Managing Director, Asia Pacific Network, Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ)

Junice Yeo
Executive Director & Head of ESG Intelligence, Eco-Business

2023 Sponsors and Partners

PLATINUM SPONSORS:
• Shinhan Financial Group
• Hana Financial Group

BRONZE SPONSOR:
• BNZ PARTNERS

PARTNER:
• Chartered Banker

MEDIA PARTNER:
• Eco-Business