Biography Of Moderators And Speakers - OECD

Andrea L. ColnesCoalition for Green Capital / Executive Director of the Energy Action NetworkSession 8 SpeakerAndrea Colnes currently serves as Executive Director of the Energy Action Network (EAN), a systemsbased effort to transform Vermont’s energy economy to one based on efficiency and renewables.She also serves on the board of the Coalition for Green Capital, working to accelerate the growth ofclean energy markets through establishing Green Banks at the local, state, federal, and internationallevels. Andrea has led strategic energy and environment campaigns over a 30 year career at theregional and national levels. Prior to joining EAN, Andrea worked on natural resource public policyand coalition building in New England and nationally, focused on large-scale land conservation,sustainable forestry and energy. She co-authored Vermont's first Comprehensive Energy Plan underGovernor Madeleine Kunin, served as policy director for the Biomass Energy Resource Center with afocus on community-scaled biomass and atmospheric carbon research, was the founding executivedirector of the Northern Forest Alliance, policy director of the Northern Forest Center, policyleadership director for the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire, and deputy directorof the Vermont Natural Resources Council. She co-founded “Americans for Our Heritage andRecreation” and the “Eastern Forest Partnership” and helped launch the “National Rural Assembly.”She currently serves on the Board of Directors of the New England Forestry Foundation.Andrea holds a BA in Political Science from Williams College and Master’s in Wildlife Conservationfrom the University of Maine.Andrea currently serves on the following boards and commissions: Coalition for Green Capital New England Forestry Foundation Governor Peter Shumlin’s Council on Energy and the Environment Vermont Climate Change Economy Council of the Vermont Council on Rural Development9

Asger GarnakChief Advisor for Climate and Energy Finance, Danish Ministry of Energy, Utilities and ClimateSession 10 SpeakerChief Advisor for Climate and Energy Finance at the Danish Ministry of Energy, Utilities and Climate.Responsible for linking the international negotiations on climate finance to operationalimplementation through international channels and bilateral cooperation.From his background as an economist, focuses on climate finance and climate change mitigation, inparticular mobilizing private investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency throughinnovative instruments.Over time covered several areas of international collaboration from positions in government,financial institution, consultancy, and civil society: As a practitioner developing and promoting instruments and policies that redirectinvestments toward a low-carbon economy. In international processes and forums that focus on finance mobilization and greening ofinvestments by public and private financial and development institutions. In policy processes and negotiations related to climate change and finance.10

Matthias HelbleResearch Fellow, Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)Session 9 ChairMatthias Helble joined ADBI as a research fellow in August 2013. His research interests includeinternational trade, health, environment, and urban economics. His work has been published inflagship reports of international organizations such as the World Trade Organization's World TradeReport, as well as in numerous books and scientific journals, including the Review of WorldEconomics, Kyklos, Journal of World Trade, World Economy, Japan and the World Economy, Health& Place, Health Policy & Planning, and the Bulletin of the World Health Organization. His columnsand policy work have been published and cited in prominent international media such as theAssociate Press, BBC, Jakarta Post, Nikkei Asian Review, and VoxEU. He also teaches regularly atHitotsubashi University and the University of Tokyo. Matthias began his professional career in thetrade team of the Development Research Group of the World Bank in Washington, DC, beforejoining the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland, where he was responsible forresearch on the intersection of trade and health. He then worked as an economist for the WorldTrade Organization in the areas of environment, climate change, and technical standards. Prior tocoming to Tokyo, he managed the statistics program, including a project on big data together withthe United Nations Global Pulse, of the United Nations' Universal Postal Union in Bern. He holdsdegrees in economics from the University of Tübingen (BA, MSc) in Germany, the University ofWisconsin-Madison (MA) in the United States, and the Graduate Institute of International andDevelopment Studies (MSc, PhD) in Geneva. During his doctoral studies he was a research fellow atYale University. Matthias is fluent in German, English, French, and Spanish. He has good knowledgeof Portuguese and speaks basic Japanese.11

Iain HendersonProgramme Officer, UNEPSession 3 SpeakerIain Henderson has been working on sustainable finance at UNEP since 2012. He currently is aProgramme Officer in Geneva at the UNEP Inquiry into the Design of a Sustainable Financial System,which is an initiative to advance financial policy options that more effectively mobilise capital for aninclusive, green economy. Most recently, this role has included supporting the G20 Green FinanceStudy Group as part of the secretariat. Prior to that he led UNEP Finance Initiative’s workprogramme on Sustainable Land Use.Iain previously spent over a decade in the investment banking and wealth management divisions ofUBS and Deutsche Bank in the City of London. This included a variety of structuring, sales and riskmanagement roles across multiple sectors and asset classes. He also spent several years in HongKong with WWF working on a range of sustainable finance issues before joining the UN.Iain is an Oxford University Geography graduate and has postgraduate qualifications in Management,Economics & Politics (St. Andrews) and Agricultural Economics (SOAS). He became a CharteredFinancial Analyst in 2002 and is a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council onForests.12

Emma Howard BoydChair, the U.K. Environment AgencySession 10 ChairEmma Howard Boyd was Acting Chair of the Environment Agency. She was appointed to the Boardof the Environment Agency in 2009 and was made Deputy Chair in 2015.Emma has spent her 25-year career working in financial services, initially in corporate finance, andthen in fund management, specialising in sustainable investment and corporate governance.As Director of Stewardship at Jupiter Asset Management until July 2014, Emma was integral to thedevelopment of their reputation in the corporate governance and sustainability fields.She currently serves on various boards and advisory committees including the Future Cities Catapult(Vice Chair), ShareAction (Chair of Trustees), the Aldersgate Group, Menhaden Capital PLC, the 30%Club Steering Committee, the Executive Board of The Prince’s Accounting for Sustainability Projectand the Carbon Trust Advisory Panel.Her past board and advisory roles have included being a director of Triodos Renewables PLC; ViceChair and Chair of the UK sustainable investment and finance association (UKSIF), and a member ofthe Commission on Environmental Markets and Economic Performance, set up by the UKgovernment to make detailed proposals specifically on enhancing the UK environmental industries,technologies and markets.13

Bert HunterEVP & Chief Investment Officer, Connecticut Green BankSession 8 SpeakerThe Connecticut Green Bank (“Green Bank”) formed in 2011 is recognized as the first full-scale statelevel Green Bank in the US. As CIO, Mr. Hunter leads the development of new and innovativefinancing programs and in the past four years, the Green Bank team has: Attracted more than 185 MM for residential and commercial programs including a SolarLease Fund, a Solar Loan fund and “Smart-E” Clean Energy Loan program using structureswith tax equity, non-recourse financing, loan loss reserves and “crowd funding”; Arranged a 100 MM funding facility with Hannon Armstrong to fund the CommercialProperty Assessed Clean Energy (or “C-PACE”) program – recognized as the leading C-PACEprogram in the nation; Pioneered the technique to secure power purchase agreement payments using C-PACE; Attracted a 5 MM PRI from MacArthur Foundation to finance energy efficiency projects forlow-income multifamily housing; Structured a 6 MM subordinated secured loan to facilitate the development of the largestfuel cell project in the US ( 70MM / 15 MW); Auctioned a 20 MM portfolio of C-PACE loans totaling to private investors; Arranged Qualified Energy Conservation Bond funding for 1 MW of solar PV for 15affordable housing properties; Arranged New Clean Renewable Energy Bond financing for “run of river” hydroelectricfacilities.Before joining the Green Bank, Mr. Hunter was VP Finance / CFO of Spectrum Capital, an investmentbank focused on global commercial aircraft finance and investment in US electric power generation.Prior to Spectrum, he was VP/Treasurer of the international leasing company of Chemical Bank (nowJP Morgan Chase). Mr. Hunter holds an MBA from The Wharton School and a BS in Mathematics andEconomics from Wake Forest University.14

Suk HyunResearch Fellow, Korea Capital Market InstituteSession 9 SpeakerHe is a research fellow at Korea Capital Market Institute (KCMI) since 2010 and concurrently adirector of center for global financial collaboration of KCMI and also serving as a secretariatrepresenting Korea in the ASEAN 3 Bond Market Forum, an appointment made by Ministry ofStrategy and Finance in Korea.He is also a founding member of Capital Market Association for Asia, and a visiting research fellow atWaseda University since 2007. Before that, he worked as an economist with Bank of Korea for ayear (2009-2010) conducting research on Korean flows of funds system and for three years (20062009) in Japan as a bond market specialist in charge of Asian Bond Markets Initiative (ABMI) TaskForce at Japan Bank for International Cooperation which is the export credit agency of the Japanesegovernment.His recent research areas includes the internationalization of Asian currencies and developing Asianbond markets, cross-border use of currency and volatility of exchange rates, and establishment ofregional settlement intermediary and Asian capital market development and integration.Dr. Suk Hyun’s undergraduate was done in Korea, with Yonsei University, but for both his Master’sand PhD’s degrees, he went to Japan, with Keio University, all in economics.15

Ali Izadi-NajafabadiHead of Japan, Bloomberg New Energy FinanceSession 3 Speaker / Session 12 SpeakerAli oversees an analyst team focused on research and analysis of Japan’s energy sector coveringtopics such as impact of nuclear restarts on LNG demand, new energy retail strategies as a result ofenergy market reform, and the future of electrified transport. His prior experience includes workingat the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, and the fuel cellmanufacturer, Ballard Power Systems. Ali has an undergraduate degree in Engineering Physics and aMasters in Electrical Engineering from the University of British Columbia, and a Doctorate inMaterials Science from Meijo University.16

Shigemoto KajiharaVice-Minister for Global Environmental Affairs, Ministry of the Environment, JapanSession 3 Speaker / Keynote Speaker for receptionMr. Shigemoto KAJIHARA is the Vice-Minister for Global Environmental Affairs, overseeinginternational affairs including the climate change negotiations at the Ministry of the Environment,Japan.He started his career as a civil servant in 1979. Since then he held various important positions at theMinistry including Director of Public Relations Office, Minister’s Secretariat; Director ofEnvironmental Impact Assessment Division; and Director of Climate Change Policy Division. Recently,he was Director-General of Waste Management and Recycling Department, and thenDirectorGeneral of Global Environment Bureau.He graduated from the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Engineering, Department of UrbanEngineering.17

Christopher KaminkerEconomist and Project Manager, Environment Directorate, OECDSession 6 Speaker / Lead organiser of the ForumMr. Christopher Kaminker FRGS is an economist and project manager in the EnvironmentDirectorate of the OECD in Paris. He manages an empirical research project focusing on the role ofinstitutional investors and capital markets in financing sustainable infrastructure investment andoversees the Green Investment Financing Forum as well as annual high-level policy dialogues withinvestors.The author or co-author of over 20 publications, his research has been featured in The Economist,Institutional Investor, Environmental Finance, Euromoney and other media. Prior to his appointmentat the OECD in 2010, Christopher worked in investment banking at Société Générale and GoldmanSachs in New York. Christopher is a PhD candidate at Oxford University and graduated from theSchool of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University.He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and other current appointments include: OECDdelegate to the G20 Green Finance Study Group; Research Associate at Oxford University’s SmithSchool; and Reviewer of the Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment. He has held facultyappointments as adjunct lecturer at SciencesPo Paris, and as research associate at Columbia LawSchool.18

Hiroyuki KatoDirector General, Treasury Department, Development Bank of JapanSession 6 CommentatorHiroyuki Kato is the Director General, Treasury Department of Development Bank of Japan (DBJ)since June 2016. He served as the CEO of DBJ Europe (DBJ’s UK subsidiary) for three years from May2013.He has held a number of different positions at DBJ since April 1990 (then known as JapanDevelopment Bank), including: Assistant Director, International Co-operation Department; DeputyDirector, Planning Department for Investment Banking; Director, Finance Division, TreasuryDepartment; and Director, International Strategy and Coordination Department. Between January2001 and September 2004, he was seconded to the International Energy Agency of Organisation forEconomic Co-operation and Development.Mr. Kato graduated from Keio University, Tokyo, Japan in March 1990 and earned a Master Degreefrom Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, MA, USA in May 1997.19

Mariko KawaguchiManaging Director, Research Division, Daiwa Institute of ResearchSession 4 Speaker / Session 7 CommentatorJoined Daiwa Securities in 1986, worked as researcher and securities analyst Transferred to DaiwaInstitute of Research in 1994 and have worked as securities analyst, consultant of environmentalmanagement, now engaging in research and study of sustainable economy including CSR and ESGinvestment, sustainability reporting , ethical consumption, and social business.From April 2010 to June 2011 worked as a head of CSR group at headquarter office of DaiwaSecurities Group.Also serves as a Board member of Global Compact Japan Network, Chief Executive & SecretaryGeneral of Japan Sustainable Investment Forum, Tokyo Metropolitan Environment CouncilMember(2004-2014) Part-time instructor at Nanzan University in Japan.（2004-2007）、andAoyamagakuin University（2006 2010）, both teaching CSR and SRI.Author of ‘Social Finance text book’ (2015 Seisansei Shupppan) Co-author of ‘Guide to SociallyResponsible Investment’(2003.Nihon Keizai Shinbun)Received bachelors degree in public finance from Hitotsubashi University in Japan in1983. ReceivedMasters degree in applied economics from Hitotsubashi University Graduate School in 1986.20

Hoseok KimSenior Research Fellow, Korea Environment InstituteSession 9 SpeakerDr. Hoseok Kim is a Senior Research Fellow at the Korea Environment Institute (KEI). His primaryresearch field is the economics of sustainable development, with a focus on economic analysis ofenvironmental, energy and climate policy issues, and a green economy transition. Prior to KEI, Dr.Kim was Principal Economist and Head of Green Growth Methodology Development at GGGI, wherehe led GGGI’s role in offering knowledge services for green growth. After his first book UNFCCC andClimate Policy (2005), he explored many areas of climate economics and policy, from theoreticalstudies on induced technological change to empirical analysis of climate policy using various types ofmodels, and worked on these matters with many research institutions and internationalorganizations, including UENP, UNFCCC, World Bank, OECD, ADB, ADB Institute, SEI, JICA, NautilusInstitute, and Columbia University. In 2008, Dr. Kim served as advisor to the Prime Minister’s Officeon climate policy, and from 2003 to 2006 he was a research professor of Institute of East and WestStudies at Yonsei University.21

Teiko KudoDirector & Unit Leader, Growth Industry Cluster Department,Sumitomo Mitsui Banking CorporationSession 6 Commentator / Session 12 SpeakerMs. Teiko Kudo is the Director & Unit Leader, Growth Industry Cluster Department, covering newindustry and incubating new business, in Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation.She has in-depth understanding of finance with over 20 years of project finance and structuredfinance experience especially in Emerging Country, Environment, Growth Industry, and RenewableEnergy fields. She also has overseas working experience in Hong Kong.She is a member of committees relevant to environment, power, and infrastructure fields under theJapanese Governmental Authorities.She graduated from Keio University, Economics.22

Ma JunChief Economist, People’s Bank of ChinaKeynote Speaker / Session 6 SpeakerDr. Ma Jun is Chief Economist at the People’s Bank of China (PBC)’s Research Bureau, Co-Chair of theG20 Green Finance Study Group, and Chairman of Green Finance Committee of China Society ofFinance and Banking. Before joining the PBC in early 2014, he worked for 13 years at Deutsche Bank,where he was Managing Director, Chief Economist for Greater China, and Head of China and HongKong Strategy. Prior to joining Deutsche Bank in 2000, he worked as public policy specialist,economist and senior economist at the International Monetary Fund and World Bank from 19922000. From 1988-1990, he was a research fellow at the Development Research Center of China'sState Council.Dr. Ma received his Ph.D. in Economi

1993 - Head of Derivative Overlays and Levered Products at Bankers Trust Funds Management, building a new 4 billion business 1991 - Head of the Research Department at the Reserve Bank of Australia: directing a department and participating in monetary policy discussions at the internal pre-Board meetings