Kamleshwar Khelawan, Senior Energy Specialist at the World Bank, has worked extensively across the Asia Pacific to promote rural electrification and renewable energy. His past roles have included senior positions with the Australian Energy Market Commission, AGL Energy Limited, Pacific Power and the Fiji Electricity Authority. Kamleshwar supports the World Bank’s engagement in the energy sector…
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Andrew Daka is the Executive Director of the Pacific Power Association, a regional grouping of Pacific Island and Territory utilities based in Suva, Fiji. Andrew has worked in electric utilities for 22 years in various technical capacities, including General Manager of the Solomon Islands Electricity Authority. Andrew joined the Pacific Power Association in 2009 as Power Sector Adviser, and has…
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Matthew Dornan is a research fellow at the Development Policy Centre in the Australian National University, where he has worked since 2011. An economist, he leads the centre’s research on economic development in the Pacific islands and has published extensively on energy policy in the region. Matthew received his PhD from the Crawford School of Public Policy at ANU, which focused on the economics…
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Auskar Surbakti is an award-winning multi-platform journalist with the ABC. He is a reporter and presenter for the nightly international news and current affairs program, The World, which is broadcast nationally on ABC News 24 and overseas on the ABC's international television service, A+.
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John Scanlon has had a unique range of experience with environment and sustainable development policy, law, institutions and governance at the international, national, sub-national and local level. His work experience has been gained in the private sector, in government, with the United Nations and with international organizations, as a leader, manager, professional adviser and legal practitioner…
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Aireen Omar was appointed as AirAsia Berhad’s Chief Executive Officer on 1 July 2012. She is also an Executive Director for the company. She hails from Petaling Jaya, and is an Economics graduate of the London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) and also holds a Masters in Economics from New York University (NYU). Aireen has been a member of the senior management team since 2006 and…
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Christopher J. Nassetta is President and Chief Executive Officer for Hilton Worldwide. He joined the company in 2007. Previously, Mr. Nassetta was President and Chief Executive Officer of Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., a position he held since 2000. He joined Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. in 1995 as Executive Vice President and was elected Chief Operating Officer in 1997. Before joining Host…
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As executive vice president of travel and licensing at National Geographic, Lynn Cutter leads the Society’s National Geographic Expeditions and Brand Licensing businesses. Cutter has 30 years of general management experience, with a focus on strategic marketing, business development and online and direct marketing in travel and media companies. Since joining the National Geographic Society in…
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Marta Blanco has a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and an Executive MBA from EOI, Escuela de Organización Industrial. Blanco became a State Economist and Trade Expert in the Spanish Administration in March 1992. Apart from different positions held at the Inter-American Investment Corporation and the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington,…
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Dr. Weber-Fahr comes to SE4All from the World Bank Group where most recently she served as Chief Knowledge Officer and Senior Manager for the Independent Evaluation Group, leading efforts on accelerating knowledge sharing and learning associated with evaluations - with the ultimate objective to help deepen development effectiveness. Previously, as Director for Knowledge, Learning and Results for…
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