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CONFERENCE SPEAKERS

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Ms. Amina J. Mohammed

Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations

 
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H.E. Ms. Annalena Baerbock

President of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly

 
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H.E. Mr. Lok Bahadur Thapa

Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations, New York, and President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)

 
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Mr. Li Junhua

Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA)

 
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Ms. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana

Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

 
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Mr. Simon Stiell

Executive Secretary, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

 
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Ms. Astrid Schomaker

Executive Secretary, UN Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD)

 
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H.E. Ms. Lynda Tabuya

Minister for Environment and Climate Change, Fiji; Host of UNFCCC Pre-COP31 (2026)

 
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H.E. Mr. Kentaro Doi

Vice-Minister for Global Environmental Affairs, Ministry of the Environment, Japan

 
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H.E. Dr. Shezra Mansab Ali Khan Kharal

Minister of State, Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, Pakistan

 
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H.E. Mr. Maina Vakafua Talia

Minister of Home Affairs, Climate Change and Environment, Tuvalu

 
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H.E. Mr. Ali Shareef

Minister of Climate Change, Environment and Energy, Republic of Maldives

 
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Mr. Kazuhiko Takeuchi

President, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)

 
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Ms. Diana Ürge-Vorsatz

Vice-Chair, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC); Director, Center for Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Policy (3CSEP)

 
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Ms. Celeste Saulo

Secretary-General, World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

 
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Mr. Kaveh Guilanpour

Vice-President for International Strategies, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES)

 
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Mr. Daniele Violetti

Senior Director, Programmes Coordination, UNFCCC

 
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Mr. Guoping Zhang

Head of Climate and Nature Team, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)

 
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Ms. Maria Holtsberg

Deputy Regional Director and Officer-in-Charge, UN Women Asia and the Pacific

 
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H.E. Mr. Sanoi Boyzoda

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tajikistan

 
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Ms. Lin Yang

Deputy Executive Secretary for Programme, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

 
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Mr. Gerd Trogemann

Manager, UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub

 
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Ms. Dechen Tsering

Regional Director, UNEP Asia and the Pacific Regional Office

 
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Ms. Bernadia Irawati Tjandradewi

Secretary-General, United Cities and Local Governments Asia-Pacific (UCLG ASPAC)

 
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H.E. Mr. Wayne Osopo Ghemu

Minister of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology, Solomon Islands

 
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Ms. Meagan Fallone

Executive Adviser, Climate Justice, CARE; Member, Expert Group on Climate and SDG Synergies

 
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Ms. Jennifer Tauli Corpuz

Fellow and Strategic Advisor, Nia Tero

 
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Ms. Elisabeth Gilmore

Associate Professor, Carleton University, Canada

 
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Ms. Florence Iautu

Strategic Manager, NAB Secretariat, Ministry of Climate Change, Vanuatu

 
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Mr. Liu Zhenmin

Special Envoy for Climate Change, People's Republic of China

 
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Mr. Hongpeng Liu

Director, Energy Division, ESCAP

 
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Ms. Bahareh Seyedi

Senior Sustainable Energy and Climate Advisor, UNDESA

 
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Mr. Pavich Kesavawong

Deputy Director-General, Department of Climate Change and Environment (DCCE), Thailand

 
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Mr. Matias Antonio Senra de Vilhena

Chargé d'Affaires a.i. / Minister Counsellor, Embassy of Brazil in Thailand

 
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Mr. Sean Lees

Regional Nature Pledge Coordinator, Asia Pacific, UNDP

 
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Mr. Eric Zusman

Programme Director / Director, Integrated Sustainability Centre, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)

 
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Mr. Intouch Sricharoenchit

Youth Climate Activist

 
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Mr. Kenzo Hiroki

Emeritus and Adjunct Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies; Coordinator of the High-Level Experts and Leaders Panel on Water and Disasters (HELP)

 
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Mr. Pema Gyamtsho

Director-General, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)

 
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Mr. Yevgeniy Zhukov

Director-General, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Asian Development Bank (ADB)

 
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Ms. Soumya Swaminathan

Chairperson, M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF)

 
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Mr. Dindo Campilan

Regional Director, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Asia Regional Office

 
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Mr. Curt Garrigan

Chief, Sustainable Urban Development Section, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

 
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Ms. Kalpana Viswanath

Co-Founder and CEO, Safetipin

 
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Mr. Heinrich Gudenus

Programme for Sustainable Urbanization, GIZ

 
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Ms. Nichamon May Hsieh

Sustainable Development Advisor, Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS)

 
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Ms. Juhi Bansal

Regional Expert on NDCs and LT-LEDS, UNFCCC Regional Collaboration Centre for Asia and the Pacific

 
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Mr. Sergey Tulinov

Economic Affairs Officer, Energy Division, ESCAP

 
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Ms. Kathryn Bimson

Senior Programme Officer, Water and Wetlands NbS, IUCN Asia Regional Office

 
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Ms. Robeliza Halip

Executive Director, Right Energy Partnership with Indigenous Peoples (REP)

 
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Mr. Sandeep Sengupta

Head of Global Climate Policy, IUCN

 
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Mr. David Guever Jurado

Head of Unit, National Mandatory Registry, Ministry of Development Planning and Environment, Plurinational State of Bolivia

 
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Ms. Sizwile Khoza

Research Fellow, SEI Asia

 
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Ms. Jitsai Santaputra

Co-founder, Youth for Energy Southeast Asia

 
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Ms. Ling Lee Hoo

Regional CEO Central, KPJ Healthcare

 
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Mr. Kanop Ketchart

Mayor of Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand

 
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Mr. Subrata Sinha

Deputy Regional Director a.i., UNEP Asia and the Pacific Office

 
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Mr. Heinz Schandl

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)