Tim Burroughs Managing Editor ASIAN VENTURE CAPITAL JOURNAL

Tim Burroughs is managing editor of Asian Venture Capital Journal, having joined the publication in May 2011. He is responsible for all editorial content put out under the AVCJ brand, including Asian Venture Capital Journal, AVCJtv, AVCJ Awards and AVCJ.com. Tim previously spent five years at China Economic Review, serving as editor-in-chief and then editorial director. Located in Greater China since 2003, during which time he has lived in Beijing, Qingdao and Hong Kong, Tim has been a China-based contributor for publications including The Sunday Times, Sunday Telegraph, BBC and China Daily. Prior to moving to China, he trained and worked as a journalist in the UK. He was honored at the Society of Publishers in Asia awards in 2007, 2008 and 2010, and at the State Street Institutional Press Awards - Asia in 2012.

Ben Ridley Partner ERM

Ben Ridley is an accomplished sustainability and ESG practitioner with a blend of 30 years’ expertise across environmental consulting, corporate ESG advisory and sustainable finance. He is a Partner at ERM focussed on supporting clients in the financial sector. Ben was Asia Pacific lead for ESG financing and advisory at Credit Suisse with roles in first and second lines from 2008-2023, and Board Director and East Asia environmental consulting leader at BMT group up to 2008. He has academic and professional qualifications in ecology, environmental management, and finance. Ben remains involved with impact finance as advisor to two funds. He lives in Hong Kong with his wife and their three grown children.

Lane Zhao Founder & Chief Executive Officer INNOVISION CAPITAL

Mr. Zhao founded InnoVision Capital (known as the “Firm”), in 2016. Mr. Zhao sits on the investment committee of the Firm and is responsible for sourcing proprietary investment opportunities and overseeing execution of new investments and exits as well as the Firm itself. 

Mr. Zhao also acts as the primary partner where he serves as the head of portfolio companies’ management committees, in addition to serving on their boards, and leads the close monitoring of their operational and financial performance.

Prior to Founding InnoVision Capital, Mr. Zhao was a Director at KKR Asia where he spent over 10 years, responsible for investments in the consumer, service and technology sector in Greater China. Mr. Zhao started his career at Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia.

 Mr. Zhao earned a B.A. in Mathematics and Physics from Tsinghua University.

Dr. Virginia Alzina Managing Director & Head of Sustainability EMERGEVEST

Dr. Virginia Alzina is a Managing Director of EmergeVest, where she is Head of Sustainability and is responsible for leading our ESG strategies. She is also the Chief Sustainability Officer of EV Cargo, an EmergeVest company with more than $1 billion of annual revenues and global operations.

Dr. Alzina has over 25 years of global experience across Environmental and Social Governance matters with a particular focus on sustainability, resource efficiency, climate change, sustainable production and pollution control. During her 12 years in Hong Kong and Myanmar, she successfully developed sustainability strategies and applied resource efficiency to improve company performance. Prior to EmergeVest, Dr. Alzina was Group Head of Sustainability at Yoma Strategic Holdings, Managing Director of Environ Myanmar, Managing Director of the UN Regional Centre for Sustainable Consumption and Production of Mediterranean countries, and Senior Environmental Specialist at the InterAmerican Development Bank.

Dr. Alzina has a Ph.D. in Engineering Management and Systems Engineering from George Washington University, a M.Sc. in Environmental Sciences and Policy from Johns Hopkins University and a Licenciatura in Sociology and Political Sciences from Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca.

Michael Octoman Senior Partner NAVIS CAPITAL PARTNERS

Mr. Octoman is a Senior Partner at Navis and an Investment Committee member.

Mr. Octoman joined Navis in 2000. His primary responsibility is to manage the Navis Asia Credit Fund, as a senior member of the team, and to ensure that synergies with Navis’ Private Equity platform are optimized. He also oversees the ESG Portfolio Operations team and drives the strategic focus of ESG at Navis. He has extensive private equity investment experience across multiple Navis funds investing in the ASEAN region and was previously the Chief Operating Officer of Navis, overseeing the Navis Private Equity Funds’ Investment Committee decision-making process, the Portfolio Operations group, human capital, and Navis’ strategic banking relationships. 

Prior to joining Navis, Mr. Octoman worked with Price Waterhouse Coopers with a focus on capital market transactions and financial due diligence in emerging markets. Mr. Octoman also worked for KPMG in Australia and Canada in Business Advisory services.

A lifetime resident of Australasia, having been raised and educated in Australia. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accountancy from the University of South Australia and is an Australian qualified Chartered Accountant. He is also a member of the UNPRI PEAC committee.

Evan Greenfield Managing Director of ESG, Private Equity NYC BCI

Joining BCI in 2022 and based out of New York City, Evan leads the ESG program for the Private Equity asset class. BCI’s ESG strategy focuses on improving the sustainability and integrity of global capital markets, while creating favorable economic conditions and long-term value for our clients and the communities we invest in.

Prior to joining BCI, Evan was the Senior Managing Director & Global Head of ESG at S&P Global, where he led the implementation of their ESG Strategy, and oversaw M&A transactions and operations. Evan’s efforts at S&P Global significantly contributed to establishing S&P Global as a preeminent provider of ESG and climate solutions to corporates and capital market participants.

Prior to joining S&P Global, Evan contributed to the development of the ESG and Impact Investing Platform for Deutsche Bank’s Asset and Wealth Management vertical in the America’s and was responsible for the continuous oversight of the program. Evan brings over 20 years of Private Equity investing with focus on ESG, alternative markets, financial services, and M&A across the United States, Europe, and Asia.

Evan graduated from Duke University with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics & Markets and completed his MBA at Harvard Business School.

BCI’s Private Equity program has grown to $24.8 billion in privately held companies and funds with long-term growth potential. The program includes a talented team of over 60 investment and operational professionals with specialized in-house asset management expertise, contributing to the growth of the total fund exposure, increasing direct and co-sponsor deals, and extending the portfolio global reach. BCI’s Private Equity program is a significant contributor to the corporation’s $211.1 billion in assets under management, making BCI one of the largest institutional investors in Canada.

Kelly Pu Partner BAIN & COMPANY

Kelly Pu is a Partner in our Private Equity practice and serves as the APAC co-head of our technology and cloud services businesses for financial investors. Based in Hong Kong, Kelly is also an expert in our digital capability, ESG, and retail practices.

With over 10 years of consulting experience, Kelly has supported global and regional asset managers in sector scans and commercial due diligences across industries such as technology and cloud services, business services, and retail. Furthermore, Kelly leads extensive work with private equity portfolio companies and Bain’s corporate clients, focusing on strategy, digital transformation, ESG, and overseas expansion opportunities.

Before joining Bain, Kelly held a position at Anheuser-Busch InBev’s APAC regional team. Kelly is an alumna of Tsinghua University, where she majored in Chemical Engineering.

Robin Ganguly Global Executive Editor INFRALOGIC

Robin oversees global editorial and research coverage for Infralogic. A 24-year news veteran, with 16 of them spent editing financial news, Robin has worked for some of the world's leading news outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires and Bloomberg. He has been a regular on live television, commenting mainly on Chinese government and central bank policy. At Infralogic, he is responsible for daily news coverage and analysis written by a team of journalists spread across the globe, including the Americas, EMEA and the Asia-Pacific region.

Stefano Ghezzi Director, Infrastructure & Natural Resources Asia Pacific ONTARIO TEACHERS' PENSION PLAN

Stefano Ghezzi joined OTPP in 2017 and is member of the Infrastructure and Natural Resources team based in Singapore covering the infrastructure and renewable sectors across Asia Pacific. During his time at OTPP Stefano has been involved in investments globally including the recent acquisitions of Caruna Networks, SGI and IDEAL, amongst others. Prior to joining Ontario Teachers', Stefano worked in the infrastructure and energy group at Citigroup and in derivatives trading at Commerzbank in London.

Stefano holds a M.Sc. in Finance from Warwick Business School and a B.Sc. in Economics from Universita' Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan.

James Tam Partner BAIN CAPITAL

Mr. James Tam has over 25 years of experience in investments and corporate finance. He joined Bain Capital in 2019, and is currently a Partner in the Private Equity team focusing on Greater China. Prior to joining Bain Capital, Mr. Tam was the Head of Asia Pacific Mergers & Acquisitions at Morgan Stanley.

Mr. Tam is now responsible for leading and managing Bain Capital Private Equity's investments in the industrials and new energy sectors, and he is currently a board director at EcoCeres Inc. and Vitalink Technology. He also has extensive experience in advising on multiple landmark cross-border M&A transactions over the past decade.

Mr. Tam graduated from the University of Chicago with B.A. in Economics and M.A. in International Relations in 1998

Maggie Ye Director NIO CAPITAL

Ms. Ye is Director of NIO Capital, leading the firm’s USD investor relations, ESG strategy, as well as horizontal portfolio management.  Since joining the firm in 2017, Ms. Ye played an instrumental role in setting up the USD fund series of NIO Capital.  She also takes charge of the firm’s initiatives on ESG practice as a member on the ESG committee.  Meanwhile, Ms. Ye oversees the fund’s investments in Inceptio, Aulton and Dida as the deal leader, and spearheads topics such as research and exit strategy across the whole portfolio.

Prior to NIO Capital, Ms. Ye worked for Hony Capital, a Chinese leading private equity firm.  Ms. Ye holds Bachelor’s degree from Fudan University with a major in International Finance and pursued her Master’s degree in Mathematical Finance at Boston University.

Sharon Yang Director, Climate KKR

Sharon Yang (Hong Kong) joined KKR in 2009. She is currently focusing on the Climate strategy in Asia Pacific as part of the Infrastructure business. Previously, she was a member of the Global Impact investment team, and has been actively involved with the Firm's investments in GreenCollar, EQuest Education and Five Star Finance. She has also been involved in the Firm's capital raising and capital markets teams as a product specialist leading Asia private equity, growth equity and real estate, and held responsibilities across various portfolio, strategy and operating roles within KKR Asia. Prior to joining KKR, Ms. Yang was with J.P. Morgan in New York. She holds a B.A. in Economics and Mathematics from Columbia College, Columbia University.

Marcia Ellis Global Co-Chair, Private Equity Group MORRISON FOERSTER

Marcia Ellis is the Global Co-Chair of the firm’s Private Equity Group, a member of our global board of directors, and a member of our global Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Steering Committee. Her practice focuses on private equity transactions and complex mergers and acquisitions involving companies, real estate, and other assets located in Asia. Marcia also assists PE clients in integrating ESG considerations throughout their entire investment cycle, including deal selection, pre-investment diligence, investment documents, and portfolio management.

Having practiced in Asia for more than a quarter of a century, Marcia is one of the most experienced M&A lawyers active in the Asian market. In the past three years, she has advised clients on deals with a total aggregate value well in excess of US$265billion.

Marcia has extensive experience advising leading investors on M&A transactions, , including SoftBank Vision Fund, Alibaba, GLP, Bain Capital Credit, BlackRock, Farallon Capital, Ascendent Capital Partners, Silver Crest Acquisition Corp., Macquarie Asset Management, Hillhouse, Hony Capital, and Celadon Partners. In addition, she is experienced in representing U.S., UK and Asia based institutional investors in the acquisition, financing and disposition of real estate in China, Hong Kong and elsewhere in Asia, including numerous logistics and internet data center projects, and investment in and acquisition of real estate developers.

From 2008–2011, she was the Chief Legal Officer for Asia of D. E. Shaw, where she assisted various group entities in making, restructuring, and exiting investments in various countries in Asia, including a number of significant and highly structured investments in China and India.

Marcia has recently been awarded by the Financial Times as the Most Innovative Legal Practitioner in the Asia-Pacific region at the FT Asia-Pacific Innovative Lawyers 2023 Awards. She has been named to Law360’s 2022 and 2023 Private Equity Editorial Board and elected as the Co-Chair of AmCham Hong Kong’s Women of Influence Committee. Clients consider her as “a lawyer whose judgement you trust and who knows how far they can push the boundaries” and a “super skilled technical lawyer” who offers “incredible problem-solving skills on all aspects of matters, both legal and commercial.”

Amy Fong Managing Director FOUNTAINVEST PARTNERS ASIA

Amy is Managing Director as well as the Chair of ESG Committee at FountainVest Partners (Asia) Limited. FountainVest Partners was founded in 2007 and is a leading Asian private equity fund with offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing. Prior to joining FountainVest in late 2019, Amy worked for 4 years as the CEO of Save the Children Hong Kong.

Before Save the Children, Amy spent nearly two decades in financial services with institutions including JP Morgan, Credit Suisse, and Merrill Lynch, working in the US and Asia, having worked as an investment banker, head of strategy, COO and Head of Regulatory Change Management. Amy is a Board Member of Langdi Pharmaceutical and serves on the ESG Committee of Amer Sports, and the Board of Rädda Barnen Service AB, a Swedish social enterprise focusing on Child Rights in business. She is a graduate of Georgetown University and has an MBA from Columbia University and she was also a Certified Public Accountant qualified in the District of Columbia, USA. Amy is a Hong Kong native and has a 21-year old daughter and a 16-year old son. She is a spiritual practitioner and teaches meditation as a volunteer on a regular basis.

Frankie Fang Founding Managing Partner STARQUEST CAPITAL

Mr. Fang is the founding managing partner of Starquest Capital, a China based private equity and fund of funds firm with investment strategy focused on consumer, healthcare and technology sector. Mr. Fang oversees the FoF investment, ESG integration, business development and various activities. Starquest Capital is the first Asian recipient of the UNPRI Awards 2019 Emerging Markets Initiative of the Year.

Prior to founding Starquest Capital in 2018, Mr. Fang served as the Head of LGT Capital Partners in China for 12 years. Before joining LGT Capital Partners in early 2007, Mr. Fang worked for AXA Private Equity Group in Singapore focusing on fund of funds and direct investment in Pan-Asia region. Mr. Fang has a total of 20 years' experience in the finance industry.

Mr. Fang has invested over USD 1.5 billion in Chinese private equity market, including long-established GPs such as CDH Investments, CITIC Capital, Sequoia Capital and Legend Capital, as well as VC 2.0 GPs such as Primavera Capital, Source Code Capital and Gaorong Capital. Mr. Fang is the member of Advisory Committees for over 20 funds in China and a member of the China Insurance Regulatory Commission Expert Committee. He is also invited to be expert judge of Forbes China 2020 "30 Under 30" List.

Mr. Fang holds a Bachelor degree in Accounting from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, MBA from INSEAD Business School and EMBA from People’s Bank of China School of Finance of Tsinghua University. Mr. Fang also holds the Chinese certified public accountant qualification. He is the member of Future Forum Youth Council. His native language is Mandarin. He is also fluent in English, French, Cantonese and can use conversational German and Japanese.

Queenie Ho Partner AFFINITY EQUITY PARTNERS

Queenie Ho joined Affinity Equity Partners in 2004. She currently manages investor relations at Affinity and is a senior member of the China deal team. Prior to Affinity, she worked as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company working in their Greater China, Southeast Asia, Korea and London offices, focusing on financial institutions, retail, manufacturing and media sectors. Ms. Ho received a BS in Economics with First Class Honours from London School of Economics, a Masters in Finance (Distinction) from Cambridge University, UK, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Lincoln Pan Partner and Co-Head of Private Equity PAG

Lincoln Pan is a Partner of PAG, a leading Asia-based alternative investment fund managing over US$40bn in capital, and the co-head of the Private Equity business. 

Lincoln has led work for many of PAG’s overseas investments, including Unispace, Edelweiss Wealth Management, Gamot API, Craveable Brands, Joyson Safety Systems, Cushman & Wakefield, Lexmark International, Fenix Technologies, Food Union Group, The Cheesecake Shop and Young Toys. He is on the public board of Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE: CWK) where he chairs the Nomination & Governance Committee and is a member of the Compensation Committee, and Regional Express Limited (ASX: REX) where he is a member of the Audit Committee.

Prior to joining PAG, Lincoln was Regional CEO, Greater China for Willis Towers Watson. He previously worked with Advantage Partners, a leading private equity firm in Japan, GE Capital, McKinsey & Company and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett. Lincoln holds a JD from Harvard Law School and a BA from Williams College.

Dr. Mark Watson Senior Managing Director & Head of ESG Advisory Asia Pacific TENEO

Mark Watson heads Teneo's Asia Pacific ESG practice, advising the most senior corporate, financial and public sector clients on ESG matters across the region and globally, focusing particularly on ESG strategy, performance, communications, governance, climate and reputational risk and sustainable finance.  

Prior to joining Teneo in 2022, Mark spent 16 years with the diverse conglomerate the Swire Group, as Global Head of Sustainability for John Swire & Sons Ltd, its holding company centred on Greater China but with operations around the globe spanning aviation, shipping, real estate, industrials and cleantech businesses.  He was also Head of Environmental Affairs for Cathay Pacific Airways, part of the Swire Group, and was heavily involved in driving the airline's decarbonisation efforts and groundbreaking sustainability strategy.  Mark played a leading role in the global aviation industry’s efforts to develop the landmark CORSIA scheme under the UN ICAO to address global emissions from international aviation.  

In total, Mark has spent 26 years working in the ESG and sustainability arena, advising governments, corporates and international aid donors on a wide range of ESG issues in a diverse range of sectors and geographies, including leading a major UK government-funded environmentally-linked poverty reduction in the People’s Republic of China.  Mark authored the book “Housing in Barbados: evolution or revolution?” in 1996, based on his environment and poverty focused Doctoral thesis.

Doug Coulter Partner, Head of Private Equity, Asia-Pacific LGT CAPITAL PARTNERS

Doug Coulter joined LGT Capital Partners in 2007 to lead its Asian private equity investment activities. Prior to LGT, Doug was a Senior Investment Officer at the IFC, responsible for direct investments in the TMT, retail & consumer and healthcare sectors. He previously worked at Nomura Securities in Hong Kong and as a lawyer at Fasken in Toronto. He holds an MBA from INSEAD, a M.Sc. from the LSE, a law degree from the University of Western Ontario and a B.A. from Queen’s University in Canada.

LGT Capital Partners is a leading alternative investment specialist with over USD 80 billion in assets under management and over 230 private equity professionals worldwide. Headquartered in Pfaeffikon, Switzerland, the firm has offices in New York, Dublin, London, Paris, Frankurt, Vaduz, Dubai, Beijing, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Sydney. LGT Capital Partners was selected as Alternatives Manager of the Year in Asia in 2016 and 2017 and Alternatives Fund House of the Year in 2018 by AsianInvestor, was named Alternatives House of the Year in 2020 and 2021 by Asia Asset Management and was named Fund of funds of the year in Asia in 2018 and 2019 by Private Equity International.

Jennifer Buckley Founder and Managing Director SWEEF Capital

Ms. Buckley founded and leads Sweef Capital, a Singapore-headquartered independent impact investment firm dedicated to improving the lives of women, men, their families and communities in underserved markets by focusing on investing in high growth entrepreneurs building inclusive businesses. Sweef Capital’s investment practice is very much relationship centred and value creation oriented which instils confidence in investee companies and leverages established channels to drive strong deal flow. 

Ms. Buckley comes with over 20 years in private equity leadership roles focused on growing mid-sized businesses across Europe and Asia as Head of GE Capital’s EMEA private equity business and as CIO of its Asian operations. 

Prior Ms. Buckley was on the Global Investment Committee and led the Asian and women’s economic empowerment investment programs for a US-headquartered emerging market impact investment firm before spinning out the team to form Sweef Capital. 

During her career, she has worked at Goldman Sachs International and Private Advisors in London and at Fletcher Challenge in Auckland. 

Ms. Buckley received her MSc in International Accounting & Finance from the London School of Economics. She also holds a LLM (Hons) and LLB (Hons) from the University of Canterbury

Katherine Koh Global Climate Lead for Infrastructure & Energy IFC

Over the past 20 years, Katherine has built her career across the worlds of investment, social impact, and sustainability with a strong focus on emerging markets.

As the Global Climate Lead for IFC Infrastructure, Katherine drives IFC Infrastructure’s climate business across sectors, regions and products in a cross-cutting manner through strategic integration, thematic engagement, business innovation, knowledge management, and organizational leadership.  She also represents IFC Infrastructure vis-à-vis various internal and external counterparts in the climate space.  Over the past two years, she has played a key role in steering IFC Infrastructure to markedly ramp up its Climate Finance, boost its climate investment and advisory service offerings, and align its operation with Paris Agreement goals.

Prior to her current role, she led investment teams at IFC and originated, structured, and managed various climate and sustainability investments in energy, transport, utilities and technology sectors across Asia & the Pacific, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia.   During 2017-18, she joined a one-year program with IFC’s Credit and Investment Risks Department, in which she supported investment committees on decision-making and coached deal teams on risk assessment and structuring of equity and debt investments in manufacturing, agriculture, retail, and financial services sectors in Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. 

Prior to joining IFC, she worked with Merrill Lynch’s Global M&A Team in Hong Kong, and with McKinsey & Company in Asia and the US.  During her time at McKinsey, she advised financial institutions and corporations on their corporate, organization and financial strategies; and also served as a Nonprofit Practice Fellow to advise leading foundations and social sector organizations in the US on their strategy and organizational designs.  She has additional experience through her work at UNDP, IDG Ventures Vietnam and Ashoka Mexico during her graduate study. 

Katherine holds an MBA from Harvard Business School; an MPA in International Development (MPA/ID) from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government; and Bachelor’s degrees from Yonsei University in South Korea.  

Tang Zongzhong Head of Sustainability BPEA EQT

Tang Zongzhong is the Head of Sustainability for BPEA EQT. He is responsible for the overall sustainability strategy, and works with portfolio companies across multiple industries on sustainability risk mitigation and value creation. He is also currently serving on the ESG Committees at several global portfolio companies. Prior to joining BPEA, Mr. Tang was at Partners Group, where he was the regional head for ESG integration and impact investing in Asia Pacific. Before that, he was an Associate Director at Blackpeak in Singapore, where he oversaw fraud, bribery and corruption assignments, focused on Southeast Asia and Greater China. Mr. Tang holds an MA Global Affairs from Yale University and a BSc in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Steven Okun Senior Advisor GLOBAL PRIVATE CAPITAL ASSOCIATION

Steve Okun has served as GPCA’s Southeast Asia Senior Advisor since 2017. Steve is Founder and CEO of Singapore-based APAC Advisors and is a seasoned private equity professional. Steve supports member relations and expanding GPCA’s industry stakeholder network in the region. He is also responsible for establishing GPCA’s Singapore and regional presence as well as training the local team. As KKR’s former Director of Asia Public Affairs, Steve also advises GPCA on public affairs and industry advocacy in Southeast Asia.

Edan Lee Managing Director OLYMPUS CAPITAL ASIA

Edan Lee is a Managing Director of Olympus Capital Asia and joined the Firm in 1998. The Firm is an independent private investment manager that has been successfully investing in middle market companies across Asia for over 20 years. Since its founding in 1997, Olympus Capital Asia has invested more than $2.6 billion of equity capital on behalf of its funds and co-investors in over 65 portfolio companies throughout Asia. The Firm’s private equity strategies center on elevating Sustainable Development objectives including investments in Sustainable Energy/Water, Sustainable Cities, and Sustainable Financial Services.

Prior to joining Olympus Capital Asia, Mr. Lee served as Project Director in China for The AES Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, in the mid-1990s, where he developed and financed some of the most significant foreign invested power projects at the time. Previously, Mr. Lee was a management consultant at McKinsey & Co. in the US and in Australia. Mr. Lee holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and BS (Mechanical Engineering) and BA (Economics) degrees from Rice University. Mr. Lee is a member of the Rice School of Engineering Advisory Board and a member of the Executive Committee, Stanford GSB Chapter of Hong Kong.

Shivani Sahai Head of Impact & ESG QUADRIA CAPITAL

Shivani Sahai is the Head of Impact and ESG at Quadria Capital, Asia’s largest healthcare private equity firm with AUM exceeding US$3.5 Billion. She has over 12 years of work experience in sustainability and impact practices across sectors. 

At Quadria, Shivani leads the firm's approach to sustainability, ESG, and impact, working closely with investment colleagues and company management to build sustainable businesses that deliver measurable benefits to society and the planet. She is also responsible for articulating the impact thesis and implementing the Impact Management Framework across the investment process. 

Shivani joined Quadria in January 2022. Prior to this, she worked in the sustainability and ESG practice at KPMG and briefly at PwC.

Archana Kotecha Founder & CEO THE REMEDY PROJECT

Archana Kotecha is recognized as a regional expert on human trafficking and forced labour issues across APAC. A UK-qualified barrister and former corporate lawyer, Archana has over 15 years of experience advising international organizations (including the UN International Organization for Migration, UN International Labour Organization, US-AID), ASEAN bodies, governments and human rights practitioners on human trafficking and forced labour. 

Archana is widely published and regularly engaged as a subject matter expert by NGOs, governments and the private sector. In 2017, Archana was named one of the top ten innovative lawyers in Asia Pacific by the Financial Times and she is also an alumnus of the prestigious International Visitor Leadership Program run by the US Department of State. She is regularly named as an influential changemaker and was most recently named one of Asia’s most inspiring social entrepreneurs by APAC Entrepreneur. Archana is also serves as a Steering Committee member to the RBA's Responsible Labour Initiative.

Nana Li Head of Sustainability & Stewardship, Asia-Pacific IMPAX ASSET MANAGEMENT

Nana joined Impax in 2022 and is responsible for leading Impax’s sustainability, stewardship and policy advocacies in Asia-Pacific. Nana researches, prioritizes and organizes ESG engagements with Impax’s investee companies and regulators, manages external sustainability and ESG-related inquiries, and assists in the ongoing development of the Impax proprietary ESG-analysis and methodologies.

Prior to joining Impax, Nana worked as the Research and Project Director at the Asian Corporate Governance Association (ACGA). At ACGA, Nana published five significant reports relating to corporate governance research in Asia. Whilst there, she also presented to the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges and the Shenzhen Asset Management Association. Since 2018, Nana has been the Chair of ACGA’s China working group, a role she continues to fill today. Upon joining Impax, Nana remains a Specialist Consultant to ACGA. 

Nana has spoken at international conferences hosted by a number of financial institutions and international organisations including the OECD, EMIA, GRI, CLSA, HSBC, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley, Macquarie, ACGA, ICGN, IEEFA, RI Japan, Forbes, AmCham Shanghai, BritCham Shanghai and the CFA Institute.Nana also sits on the Financial Capital Committee of the International Corporate Governance Network, the ESG Committee of the Women in Finance Asia and the Caixin China ESG30 Forum.Nana has an MBA from the University of Chicago (Honors), a Master of Finance from the University of Hong Kong (Dean’s List), and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of New South Wales (Distinction). She is a CFA charterholder and has finished the HKICPA Qualification Program