Ichiro Kawada is the President of JAIC Asia Holdings Pte Ltd, the wholly owned Singapore based subsidiary of Japan Asia Investment Co., Ltd. (JAIC: Venture Capital Fund Management Company in Japan. Listed in Tokyo Stock Exchange Main Board on June 2008). Mr. Kawada has more than 17 years of experience in venture capital and private equity. His expertise in the ASEAN market is exemplified when he headed JAIC’s operations in Thailand for 1 year, PT JAIC Indonesia’s operations for 4 years and 4 years in Singapore. He has extensive relationships with Japanese corporations throughout the ASEAN region and is now overseeing the whole of South East Asia Operations. Currently he is managing two Private Equity Funds (about US$60 million) and involved in one Distressed Debt Fund (US$400 million). He graduated from Rikkyo (St.Paul’s) University, Tokyo, with a Bachelor of Law (Asian Politics), specific area of study included Economics, Politics, Law, Accounting & Corporate management in Asia.

With deep technical expertise in renewable energy technologies and over 13 years of international management experience spanning Europe, Asia and Africa, Stefan Mueller has reinforced the management strength of Conergy since July 2005. As Managing Director, Asia-Pacific, Stefan oversees the business operations of the regional offices in Australia, China, India, South Korea, Thailand and Singapore. From the time he studied technical physics at the UAS Lübeck in Germany, Stefan focused on solar and semi-conductor technology. After graduating in civil engineering in 1992, he worked for the Namibian Engineering Cooperation in Namibia managing project planning of solar energy plants. From 1993, he was employed by Zeo-Tech in Munich, where he was also responsible for selling and marketing solar-powered cooling systems. In 1997, Stefan joined BP Solar and was involved in the development of BP Solar Germany. Most recently, he was Head of Project Development for Europe based in Madrid. He also gained additional experience with the Asian market through setting up the Indian business for BP Solar in 2002 and 2003.

Professor Joachim Luther is the CEO of the Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS). Established by the Clean Energy Program Office, SERIES was founded in Feb 2008 as an independent institution based within the National University of Singapore (NUS). SERIS will focus on three key areas of research for a start – silicon-based solar cells, novel photovoltaic devices and innovative materials for solar and energy-efficient buildings. Bringing a wealth of practical experience to Singapore, Prof Luther will play an active and formative role in the area of solar energy research and technology development. Prior to SERIS, Prof Luther was the director of Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems, Europe’s largest solar energy R&D institute, and also a Professor of Physics at the University of Freiburg in Germany.

Mr Neil McGregor is the Managing Director of PowerSeraya, a multi-utility company in Singapore that generates over 30% of electricity for the Singapore market. Originally from New Zealand, Mr McGregor holds a Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Hons) degree from the University of Auckland and an MBA in International Finance from the University of Otago. He has vast experience is in both regulated and deregulated Energy Markets, and has previously held key positions on the Singapore Stock Exchange trading international indexes, managing portfolio risk. Mr McGregor has also held several senior international positions, including Directorships in the Electricity and Gas sector in Singapore, India, New Zealand and Germany.

Ms Claire Chiang, Senior Vice President, Banyan Tree Holdings Ltd, started the Retail Business of the Group in 1996 and has since been at the helm overseeing the opening of over 60 retail outlets in the world. In the business world, Ms Chiang is one of the first two women to be elected to serve on the Board of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry – after 89 years of being a male dominated domain. Ms Chiang was awarded in 1999 “Woman of the Year”, for her contribution to community. She served as a Singapore Nominated Member of Parliament for 2 terms (l997-2001) where she raised many policy issues related to the social service sector, women, family, education and the disadvantaged. Ms Chiang’s commitment towards social responsibility also extends to her roles as Co-Chairperson of the National Tripartite Initiative (NTI) on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and President of the Singapore Compact. Her government portfolios include Chairing the Employer Alliance, an appointment by the Singapore Ministry Of Manpower, and Co-Chairing the Pro-Family Business Council and the Partner Connection Fund under the charge of the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports. An interested learner and educator, Ms Chiang is a member of the Board of Governors of Raffles Girls’ Secondary School as well as a member in the School of Economics and School of Social Sciences of Singapore Management University. She continues to serve as a volunteer with Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE), Help Every Lone Parent, Rotary Club of Suntec City and Society Against Family Violence, in Singapore.

Dr. Michael Quah is a Corporate Technology Fellow and Executive Director at Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC). Currently based in Michigan, Dr. Quah is an internationally recognised leader in the energy and environmental field, bringing a wealth of experience spanning leadership appointments in various companies and organisations. Some of these include: NextEnergy in Detroit, Michigan, the US Army Research, Development, and Engineering Command (RDECOM) and the Communications and Electronics Directorate (CERDEC), Ocean Power Corporation (OPC), Lydall Technical Papers, and E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Inc. (DuPont). Dr. Quah now works for an independent, non-profit, applied research and development professional services organization providing innovative management and technology-based solutions to a wide array of clients in the U.S. state and federal government as well as the private sector. Established in 1988, CTC operates from more than 35 locations, primarily in the US, with a staff of over 1,500 employees.

Goh Chee Kiong is a Deputy Director of the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) and has been responsible for leading the promotion of the Cleantech industry since 2003. The Cleantech industry has been identified as a key economic growth area for Singapore, and includes Clean Energy, in which solar energy is a major focus, and Environmental and Water Technologies. Concurrently, he is the Programme Manager for Urban Solutions in EDB responsible for leading the corporate-wide efforts in growing the Urban Solutions business growth theme that builds on the strengths of Singapore in terms of quality of governance and sustainable development. He is actively involved in many national Cleantech initiatives spanning various government agencies. For instance, he leads the cluster development efforts within the inter-agency Clean Energy Programme Office (CEPO) and is concurrently the Director, Cluster Development in the inter-agency Environment & Water Industry Development Council (EWI). He sits on the international Project Evaluation Panel for the S$50 million Clean Energy Research Programme managed by CEPO as well as the evaluation panel for the S$20 million Innovation for Environmental Sustainability (IES) fund managed by the National Environment Agency (NEA). He is also on the Management Board of Singapore-Delft Water Alliance, an environmental R&D centre at the National University of Singapore. Prior to this, Chee Kiong was the Director of the EDB Chicago office from 2000-2003 where he managed the relationship with potential and existing American investors in the Mid-West region.

Prof. Chou Siaw Kiang is Executive Director of Energy Studies Institute and Head of the Energy and Bio-Thermal Systems Group in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at NUS. From 1998 to 2003, he was Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering. From 1992 to 2000, Prof. Chou served as Director of the Industry and Technology Relations Office (INTRO), NUS, and concurrently from 1995 to 2000, the Managing Director of NUS Technology Holdings Pte Ltd (NUSH), a wholly-owned NUS company having equities in new technology start-ups from university research and inventions. Prof. Chou’s research interests are in energy performance of buildings, clean energy systems, micro combustion and micro power generation, and cryosurgical thermal processes. He is credited with having developed the formulation of the Envelope Thermal Transfer Value (ETTV) and the Residential Envelope Transmittance Value (RETV) criteria in the present building energy standards used in the Singapore Green Mark Scheme. His research team has been cited for its pioneering work on portable power generation based on the micro combustor-thermophotovoltaic system. He serves on the journal editorial board of Applied Energy and The International Journal of Energy Research.

Mr Marshall Towe leads Better Place's efforts in Asia, working directly with governments; financial institutions; automobile manufacturers and technology companies to create local joint venture Better Place operating companies. Once created, these operating companies will install and operate electric vehicle charging grids that will enable the mass deployment of electric vehicles, thereby greatly reducing a country's dependency on oil and the pollution associated with tailpipe emissions. Prior to joining Better Place, Mr Towe served as the Corporate Vice President and Managing Director of the Asian subsidiaries of technology companies VeriSign Inc and QUALCOMM Inc. In addition, Mr Towe also participates in non-profit work through his family's charitable foundation, and volunteers with the Illinois Center for Violence Prevention, Chicago's 2016 Olympic effort and the Taproot Foundation.

Mr Stephen Forshaw joined Singapore Airlines in Sydney in June 2000 to oversee Public Affairs in Australia and New Zealand, based in Sydney. In June 2004, Mr Forshaw moved to Singapore to take up a senior management position in the Airline’s Public Affairs Department. In August 2004, he became the Airline’s principal external spokesman and head of the Public Affairs Department. In January 2005, he was promoted to position of Vice President Public Affairs. Prior to joining Singapore Airlines, Mr Forshaw was Chief of Staff to Gary Humphries MLA, the Deputy Chief Minister, Attorney-General, Minister for Police & Emergency Services and Treasurer (and for a time, Minister for the Environment) in the Government of the Australian Capital Territory, Canberra, Australia. In this role, he ran the Minister’s office and was the Minister’s principal policy and communications adviser and spokesman. He was a political and campaign adviser on several local and Federal elections in Australia. Prior to 1992, he worked for another airline in a sales and marketing role.Mr Forshaw is member of the Industry Advisory Council at the National University of Singapore’s Communications and New Media Programme. He is a professional member of the Public Relations Institutes of both Singapore and Australia. He holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the University of New England, Armidale, Australia.

Mr Steve Peters has twenty years experience in the construction industry. He has worked for numerous multinationals providing project and construction management services. Steve has a Bachelor of Civil Engineering degree and a Masters of Engineering Science by Research in Project Management from the University of Melbourne. He has provided strategic consulting and technology solutions for a variety of institutions and multinationals throughout the world. He is also the Chief Executive Officer of Stratcon Stingapore Pte Ltd a project management consultancy. W2E is a developer of biogas plants. The company "Design-Build-Own & Operate" contracts to convert wastewater or organic solid waste (e.g cassava, palm oil mill effluent, municipal solid waste) for the production of renewal energy utilising an anerobic digestion system. This can include funding and carbon development services.

Ridwan Rusli is Founder and CEO of Exergy Advisory Pte Ltd, a Singapore-based energy consulting firm and Senior Advisor to NorthStar Pacific Ltd, an Asian private equity firm. Mr Rusli serves on the boards of several energy companies in China (coal, hydrogen), India (biofuels) and Indonesia (oil & gas). He is also a Research Fellow of the Asia Competitiveness Institute (ACI) of the Lew Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore. Mr Rusli was Managing Director, Head of Asia Natural Resources and Co-Head of Asia Energy at Credit Suisse Investment Banking, Singapore between 2004 and 2008. Prior to that he worked at Lehman Brothers in Singapore, UBS in Frankfurt, London, Zurich, Singapore and Lurgi AG in Frankfurt. Mr Rusli holds a Diplom Chemiker degree (eq. MSc) in Chemistry from the Technical University of Berlin, an MSc in Chemical Engineering Practice (MSCEP) from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and an MSc in Management (eq. MBA) from MIT Sloan School of Management.

Agus Sari is Country Director of Indonesia for EcoSecurities. He also sits on the Executive Committee of the company. Prior to joining EcoSecurities, he was Executive Director of Pelangi, a prominent environmental think tank based in Jakarta, Indonesia. He sits on various scientific and business committees, including the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) as Lead Author in Working Groups II (Adaptation) and III (Mitigation). He has followed the climate change issue since late 1980s, and, since 1997, has been a part of the Indonesian delegation to climate change negotiations as an advisor. For COP13/MOP3 in Bali, Indonesia, where the Indonesian Minister of Environment serves as the President, he serves as an advisor to the Presidency. He taught Environmental Science at the Indonesia Institute of Technology, and Carbon Politics at the Bren School of Environment at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He holds a graduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley as Fulbright Scholar.

Mr Wong Hooe Wai currently holds the position of Senior Vice President in CapitaLand Commercial Limited's Design and Development Department. He is Chairman of CapitaLand's Green Committee and is also Chairman of the National Climate Change Committee's Building Sub-Committee. An Overseas Merit Scholar, Hooe Wai read Architecture in Cambridge University. He also completed an MA in Conservation Studies course in York University under the United Nations Development Plan and specialises in conservation of historic buildings. He has over 20 years of experience practicing as an architect in the public and private sectors before joining CapitaLand, His award-winning projects include a number of museums and schools in Singapore.

John Kua is currently deputy director of SINERGY Centre of A*STAR, responsible for the research and development activities of the Centre. Previously, he has worked on research and technology development projects in applications software, aerospace, defense systems design and automotive fields for over 20 years, first in government defence research labs and then in government-linked technology companies. For the past 12 years, he has been specializing in components and systems design of environmentally-friendly technologies in advanced electric/hybrid and fuel cell vehicle systems and alternate energy development projects in Singapore as well as in the Asia Pacific region. He has also ventured out to start his own technology startup and consultancy, including development of an advanced microprocessor-controlled, zero-emission, AC propulsion drive system used for electric vehicles – this being technological a first in Singapore. For the past 4 years, he has been engaged in technical consulting and business development in both China and the U.S. In summary, as a mechanical engineer by profession, his area of experience in engineering is broad, covering the R & D phase to engineering development for commercialization.

Michele Felder joined Juniper Networks in August 2000, as the founding member of the company’s Asia Pacific marketing team. Her current duties as senior director of marketing include leading the teams responsible for all field, product, corporate and channel marketing activities in the region. Michele is also active with the Juniper Networks Foundation and the company’s corporate social responsibility efforts. Prior to Juniper, Michele held positions with 3Com, Motorola and Adaptec in a variety of product marketing, marketing communications and channel marketing roles, responsible for the Asia Pacific region. Michele has lived and worked in Asia for a total of 15 years. Michele has a B.A. from the University of Washington, in Seattle, focusing on International Studies and an M.B.A. from the Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA. Michele speaks Mandarin Chinese, as well as French. She is married, with two children, and enjoys running, yoga, cooking, photography and competitive catamaran racing. She also volunteers with a community environmental group and Room to Read, a global charity building libraries and schools throughout the developing world.

Laina Raveendran Greene, is currently Lead Consultant and CEO of GetIT, Inc, a strategic marketing and business planning consulting company based in Silicon Valley. She started her career in telecoms in 1986 at the International Telecommunications Union in Geneva, later at INTELSAT, and Singapore Telecom (SingTel). Her consulting track record in the telecom/Internet industry, include clients such as Pacific Internet, Telemedia Italia, Gilat, Cisco Systems, Juniper Networks, Verisign, ITU, Commercial Internet Exchange, Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC), and IDRC. She also served as Secretary General of the Asia Pacific Internet Association, Policy Advisor of APNIC, Board Director of Globetel Communications Corp, member of ITU TELECOM Forum Program Committee, adjunct professor at the National University of Singapore, etc. Over the last year, her focus has been on Green ICT and the use of ICT to help reduce GHG in other industries. As an entrepreneur for the last 10 years, she started GetIT Multimedia in 1997 in Singapore, an e-learning and e-communications Company, which she recently sold to a group of private investors. Her passion for entrepreneurship motivates her to teach high tech professionals in Silicon Valley through the Stanford Program for Professional Development, to undergraduates at the Stanford Management Sciences and Engineering Department, and mentor students at the Stanford Technology Venture Program.

Mr. Christophe Inglin is Managing Director of Phoenix Solar Pte Ltd, which designs and installs solar photovoltaic (PV) power systems. From December 1996 until June 2006 he was Managing Director of Shell Solar Pte Ltd (formerly Siemens Showa Solar). Christophe also chairs the Clean Energy Committee at the Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore (SEAS). He is the invited trainer for PV technology courses held regularly at Singapore’s National Environment Agency (NEA) and the Building & Construction Authority (BCA). Before moving to Singapore, Christophe worked for Siemens Semiconductors and Siemens Management Consulting in Munich, California and Zurich. Christophe is a Singapore Permanent Resident, with Swiss and British nationalities. He has a BSc in Electronic & Electrical Engineering, and an MBA from INSEAD.

Khun Nuttachat is the Executive Vice President the Natural Gas Vehicle unit of PTT, a energy and utility company in Thailand. He graduated with a Bachelors in Engineering from Chiengmai University, and a MBA from the Thammasat University of Thailand. Mr Nuttachat has deep experience and technical expertise in the fields of engineering, offshore exploration and natural gas operation. Prior to assuming his current position, he was also the EVP for Oil terminal operations and Supply and Logistics in PTT. Mr Nuttachat is married with 2 children, and has given presentations and speeches at many previous events in Asia.

Mr Shanthan Selvakumar specializes in biomass and biogas CDM projects having developed projects from origination to CDM EB registration in Southeast Asia and India covering agricultural and livestock industries. Shanthan has degrees in Economics and Political Science from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and represented Singapore in the 2007 Asia – Pacific Young Leaders Climate Forum, mentored by Sir Nicholas Stern.

Dr. Deepak Waikar obtained B.Engg., M..Tech. from India, M.Sc. from Canada and Ph.D. from Singapore. He has professional experience of over 20 years in education, training, research and management in power and energy sector in various capacities, and has authored/co-authored several research and policy papers on power, energy and curriculum matters. Presently, he is a faculty member at SP, Singapore. Previously, he has worked as Assistant Director of National Power Engineers' Training Institute, Nagpur, India, and has served on various committees in professional bodies such as Chairman of Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Inc., U.S.A., Power Engineering Chapter (Singapore Dr Waikar was also the organizing Chair for International Energy Conference – Energex- organized by Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore (SEAS) in Collaboration with International Energy Foundation (IEF), Canada. He is a senior member of IEEE, Member of Institution of Engineers, India, and International Energy Foundation. He is also Executive Member of Steering Committee of Energy Sustainability Unit, Singapore and Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Committees of SEAS.

Dr. Benjamin K. Sovacool is a Research Fellow in the Energy Governance Program at the Centre on Asia and Globalization, part of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore. He is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University. He has worked in advisory and research capacities at the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Electric Power Networks Efficiency and Security Program, Virginia Tech Consortium on Energy Restructuring, Virginia Center for Coal and Energy Research, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and U.S. Department of Energy’s Climate Change Technology Program. He is the co-editor with Marilyn A. Brown of Energy and American Society: Thirteen Myths (2007) and the author of The Dirty Energy Dilemma: What’s Blocking Clean Power in the United States (2008). He is also a frequent contributor to such journals as Electricity Journal, Energy & Environment, and Energy Policy.

Raimondo Chiodi spent 20 years working and throughout Asia as the Hong Kong-based Managing Director responsible for the sales and marketing activities of a major Italian engineering company that focused on the steel industry, oil refineries and desalination plants. During that time, he witnessed firsthand the destructive effects of industrialisation on the environment in Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Korea, Pakistan and other Asian countries. Born in Libya and raised in Italy, he also worked for five years in the US oil industry from Alaska to the Gulf of Mexico. Now 47, Raimondo has become firmly convinced that voluntary action, combined with government regulation, is the key to solving the challenges of global warming. He has therefore decided to work alongside Bradley Gardner in The GreenAsia Group, and to use his marketing skills and knowledge to give something back to the region’s environment by encouraging corporations and individuals in Asia to work towards a better and greener future addressing the treat of Climate Change and voluntarily implementing solutions to mitigate their polluting impact.

Mr Jeffery Neng is the Deputy Director of the Green Mark Department overseeing several key green building initiatives under the BCA Green Building Masterplan. These include the BCA Green Mark Scheme which rate buildings on their level of environmental friendliness especially energy efficiency, water efficiency and quality of indoor environment; the Green Mark Incentives Scheme to encourage private developers to build green buildings; the Public sector taking the lead to go green and legislation on energy efficiency and sustainability in buildings. Prior to his current appointment, he was the Manager (Certification Section) in BCA overseeing the BCA ISO certification schemes. Prior to that, he had his stint as an executive engineer in the Building Engineering Division in charge of approving structural plans and as a senior development officer in Buildability Development Section and CONQUAS Section. Jeffery is a scholar of the former Construction Industry Development Board. He graduated with a B.Eng(1st class honour) from NTU in 1998 and subsequently obtained a Master of Science (Civil Engineering) from NUS in 2006.

Frédéric Crampé has been managing ReEx Capital Asia since its inception in 2006. ReEx Capital Asia is an investment banking boutique based in Singapore, specializing in the Asian Clean Energy sector. Frederic is providing financial advisory services and raising funds (debt/equity) for renewable energy infrastructure, biofuel production facilities, energy efficiency projects and green energy products/services companies. Frederic is also a Director of an Energy Efficiency Services Company, vice-chairman of the finance committee of Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore (SEAS) and member of the Sustainability committee at the European Chamber of Commerce in Singapore. Frederic is a frequent speaker at International Conferences on renewable energy and energy efficiency. He started his career in the US working for NASA in the Satellite Earth Observation Department (natural disasters and climate change) before holding the position of Business Development Manager for SILOGIC for whom he helped enter the wider European market for Environmental Engineering Services. He later offered consulting services to Asian technology start-ups to help with business plan and fund-raising. Frederic has an MBA from the INSEAD Business School with a concentration in Finance and Private Equity. He initially graduated from SUPAERO, a top engineering school in France, "Ecole Nationale Superieure de l'Aeronautique et de l'Espace", with a Master in Aerospace Engineering and MSc. in Geophysics.

Allan Lim Yee Chian is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Alpha Biofuels. With an engineering degree from Nanyang Technological University, he embarked on various startup projects ranging from microbial research to biodegradable plastics. As an avid diver, environmental issues have always been something close to his heart. In 2000, he worked with a shark protection organisation to successfully implement a world wide ban on hunting of whale sharks. Embracing his passion, he decided to start a green energy company with the vision of changing perceptions. Thus Alpha Biofuels was born, with a mission to reduce climate change effects through the conversion of waste into energy. In 2005, he was awarded the Spirit of Enterprise Award by President Mr. S R Nathan for his enterprising spirit and his efforts in promoting the enterprising spirit to the youth. Allan has served as a panel judge for Startup@Singapore business plan competition and has mentored youth groups hoping to start enterprises in Singapore.

Eddie Taylor is a highly experienced mechanical engineer who has worked in the energy generation industry for over 40 years and has considerable senior project and technical management experience. He has received recognition within PB for his management and technical capability with the achievement of both the Senior Project Manager and Senior Professional Associate status. Eddie is the Director of Engineering for Asia and responsible for supporting the development of PB’s power capabilities in Asia as well as carrying out power related work in both the project management and technical fields. Eddie’s experience in power plant technology has encompassed involvement in the development, design, construction, operating and maintenance phases of all types of power plant projects covering combined cycle, cogeneration, conventional oil, coal and gas fired units as well as geothermal power plants. He has also experience working as an owner operator, contractor and consultant as well as Lenders Engineer and is therefore able to apply his wealth of experience to overcome both technical and commercial issues which can arise during the course of a project. His current responsibilities encompass renewables including wind, hydro, biomass and geothermal. Eddie is currently the Project Director/Project Manager for the PowerSeraya 800MW Cogen CCPP Project in Singapore where PB was appointed as Owner’s Engineer. Eddie was also the Project Manager for the 500MW Keppel Merlimau Cogen plant where PB were the Owners Engineer with Alstom as the EPC Contractor. Also the Project Manager of the 750 MW PowerSeraya Combined Cycle Project where PB was engaged as Owners Engineer. He was also part of the Bankers engineer team for the Phu My 2.2 Combined Cycle Project in Vietnam. He has worked on numerous assignments in many countries. He has also overseen the implementations of a quality system within PB Power (NZ) Ltd to gain ISO 9001 accreditation. Eddie’s specialist engineering skills have also supported project teams developing life assessment refurbishment and repowering strategies and their implementation as well as prefeasibility and feasibility studies in the development phase of IPP projects. Additionally, he has taken an active role in supporting professional associations and has several internationally recognised papers published.

Mr. Dipal C. Barua the current Deputy Managing Director of Grameen Bank has been with Grameen Bank since its inception when it started as an action research project in 1976. He is one of the core builders of Grameen Bank, now occupying the number two position in the bank . Grameen Bank is one of the first organization in the world to promote the concept that credit is a human right and that every human being has the inherent capacity to become a contributing member of his or her society. Professor Muhamad Yunus and Grameen Bank received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for its contribution to poverty reduction and peace. He has a Master Degree in Economics from Chittagong University. He was a student of Professor Yunus. He took part in the "Rural Development Project" as research fellow from 1974 to 1978 and in the "Jobra Tevhaga Khamar" as a research assistant and coordinator under the supervision of Professor Yunus. This action research project eventually became Grameen Bank. He was also a key staff of Grameen Bank when it was transformed in to specialized banking institution. He is also one of the driving force in expanding renewable energy technologies in Bangladesh. He is the Founding Managing Director of Grameen Shakti, which is one of the most successful rural based renewable energy companies in the world. He has shown through Grameen Shakti that solar PV technology can be successfully implemented on a mass scale to provide rural people with climate friendly energy, light, income and health. Under his leadership , around 200,000 Solar Home Systems have been installed as of August 2008 with over 8000 systems installed per month . Grameen Shakti plans to install one million systems by 2010 - the target has been moved forward from 2015 because of the accelerating demand of solar home systems. Grameen Shakti and Mr, Barua has received many national and international awards including Right Livelihood Award in 2007 and Ashden Outstanding Achievement Award in 2008.

Dru leads the structuring and operations division of Sindicatum Carbon Capital (Singapore) and is based in Singapore. Previously, he was with the US power company, AES’s Renewable Energy Group and prior to that was a consultant with Accenture leading projects in East/South East Asia. Dru has a First Class Honours BEng in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the National University of Singapore. SCC(S) focuses on the business of climate change through the acquisition, development and financing of Climate Change and Renewable Energy related projects in emerging markets. SCC(S) is based in Singapore and is part of Sindicatum Carbon Capital. SCC is a London based firm specializing in climate change investments with Asian regional offices in Beijing Hong Kong, Jakarta and New Delhi. SCC’s institutional investors include Citigroup, AIG, Black River Asset Management and Dubai World. SCC’s activities focus on GHG emissions reductions activities and also engaged in operating an investment fund in support of its climate change activities.