biographies

BIOGRAPHIES
An Guojun is Deputy Secretary General, Green Finance Committee, China Society for Finance
and Banking, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Institute of Finance and Banking, associate
professor, Ph.D., Senior Economist,, MBA mentor. National Youth Committee. Education
experience: Master of Development Economics, University of Manchester, England, Doctor of
Economics, Renmin University of China, Chinese Academy of Social Finance postdoctoral,
doctoral Columbia University Business School, Stanford University visiting scholar. Working
Experience: Since August 1997, has worked at Ministry of Finance, China Industrial and Commercial Bank of
China Financial Markets Department, the inter-bank market dealers association China Bond Market
Committee, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Institute of Finance worked. Had participated in
government investment, government debt management, a number of reforms in the financial reform,
financial market investments, bonds and other market reforms and the development of specific tasks.
Currently an adjunct professor at several universities and institutions of Renmin University of China, Central
University of Finance and Economics, Foreign Economic and Trade University, Chinese Academy of Social
Sciences. Has participation in the World Bank, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development,
the Asian Development Bank, Ministry of Finance, the National Development and Reform Commission,
People’s Bank, the CBRC, CSRC, commercial banks research projects. Research area: The main research
interests include global financial markets, macroeconomic and policy, foreign investment, fiscal policy and
monetary policy coordination, local government debt management, private economy, capital markets,
regional financial cooperation, carbon finance. Accountant with a number of qualifications, the inter-bank
market and foreign currency traders, securities investment bank (issuing and underwriting), securities
brokerage (trading and consulting), the independent directors of listed companies. Publications: Research
on Bond Market and Financial Stability--Enlightenment of the Global Financial Crisis, Economic Science
Press December 2013 Since 1994,published nearly one hundred papers, which include “China’s financial”,
“financial research”, “banker”, academic or economic journals published in the press nearly one hundred
papers. Related articles and interviews include people net, Xinhua net, with dispatch net, Sina, China financial
network, Caixin, China Economic Net, finance national news, Phoenix finance, much home media and
websites.
Madelyn Antoncic, Ph.D. is Executive Director, Institutional Investment Solutions, responsible
for strengthening Principal Global Investors’ relationships with sovereign wealth funds,
government pension funds, central banks, insurance companies, and endowments around
the world. She also serves as a key conduit for developing asset solutions for the investment
challenges of sovereign clients. Dr. Antoncic joined PGI from the World Bank where she was
Vice President and Treasurer overseeing $140 billion in assets under management including
assets of official sector institutions, as well as of the World Banks Group’s $22 billion pensions. She also
oversaw the World Bank’s $135 billion derivatives portfolio; its funding program; its capital management; and
several businesses including engaging with client countries on central bank reserves management, debt
management strategies, banking and risk management solutions. In addition, she oversaw the sustainable
development related Green bond issuance program and led financial innovation such as developing
catastrophic risk structures to help countries mitigate and transfer climate-related catastrophic risk. Dr.
Antoncic has gained a wealth of experience in banking and finance having begun her career as an Economist
at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Following the Fed, she spent 12 years at Goldman Sachs holding
various positions including more than seven years trading structured products. She then had a 2-year stint
at Barclays Capital and 10 years at Lehman Brothers. She is a member of the Board of Overseers of the Weill
Cornell Medical College. Dr. Antoncic is a recipient of numerous awards for business and finance as well as
for leadership. She holds a Ph.D. in economics with a minor in finance from The Stern School of New York
University, was an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Doctoral Fellow.
Matt Arnold is Managing Director and Global Head of Sustainable Finance at JPMorgan
Chase. In that role he leads the firm’s client engagement on sustainability across all sectors
globally. JPMorgan Chase helps clients navigate environmental and social risks, engages
stakeholders and partners in advancing environmental and social progress, and structures
targeted impact investment funds. The firm supports sustainable development through
initiatives in global health, natural capital, the future of power, carbon asset risk and
sustainable agriculture. Matt was a Principal and leader of Sustainable Business Solutions at PwC and a
founder of Sustainable Finance Ltd, acquired by PwC in December 2008. He was Chief Operating Officer and
acting President of the World Resources Institute and a founder of the Management Institute for Environment
and Business, which merged with the World Resources Institute in 1996. Matt is a Trustee at The Nature
Conservancy’s New York Chapter and the Frankfurt Zoological Society. Matt holds an AB degree in
Psychobiology from Harvard College, an MA in International Relations from the Johns Hopkins University,
and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.
William Beloe of Financial Institutions Group – Climate Lead, Asia. Will leads IFC’s work
supporting financial institutions on issues relating to climate change and pollution abatement
across Asia. Between 2010-11, Will led IFC’s Sustainable Business Advisory programs for
South Asia out of Delhi. He also spent four years in the Philippines where he was the Head of
IFC’s Advisory Services for the country. Will began his career in London as a derivatives
trader before moving to China, where he worked in banking and management consulting
with Standard Chartered and PwC Consulting. He holds a Master’s in Business Administration from INSEAD
and speaks Mandarin Chinese. Will is based in Beijing.
Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr. is President and CEO of SIFMA. Previously, Mr. Bentsen served as
President, and earlier as the Executive Vice President of Public Policy and Advocacy for
SIFMA, responsible for SIFMA’s legal, regulatory, and legislative affairs and advocacy
initiatives. Mr. Bentsen is also the CEO of the Global Financial Markets Association (GFMA),
SIFMA’s global affiliate. Prior to joining SIFMA, Mr. Bentsen was president of the Equipment
Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA), where he led the 700-member financial services
trade association representing commercial and investment banks, financial services companies and
manufacturers in the commercial finance sector. In that role he developed and implemented a new strategic
direction for this principal industry association. From 2003 to 2006, Mr. Bentsen was a Managing Director at
Public Strategies, Inc. where he was a strategic and management consultant principally to the firm’s financial
services clients. From 1995 to 2003, Mr. Bentsen served as a Member of the United States House of
Representatives from Texas, where he sat on the House Financial Services Committee (and its predecessor
House Banking and Financial Services Committee), and separately on the House Budget Committee. Mr.
Bentsen was an active participant in the drafting and enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the GrammLeach-Bliley Act, the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act and the Commodities Futures Modernization Act. During
his tenure in the Congress, he played an active role in legislation and oversight of regulations affecting bank
and thrift charters, federal deposit insurance, securities law, derivatives, and the federal government
sponsored enterprises (Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the FHLB system). Mr. Bentsen was also instrumental
in the passage of the landmark Balanced Budget Act of 1997, particularly with respect to health care policy.
Prior to his service in Congress, Mr. Bentsen was an investment banker at both a major Wall Street firm and
a large regional firm, where he specialized in municipal and mortgage finance. Mr. Bentsen is a Trustee of the
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden of the Smithsonian Institution, the Bryce Harlow Foundation and
the Center for Congressional and Political Studies at the American University. Mr. Bentsen has a B.A. from the
University of St. Thomas and an M.P.A. from American University.
Chen Yaqin is the director of Market Development Division of Environmental Finance
Department, Industrial Bank CO., LTD(IB). She is responsible for the market development,
financial product innovation and business management in Green Finance. She has extensive
experience in Green Finance and Environmental equity trading sectors, and has a deep
understanding of Green Finance business innovation of commercial banks. As a expert, she
participated in the drafting of green credit policy for CBRC, and the green finance research
work for PBOC. She is one of the experts of MOF and ADB. She has a masters degree in Tsinghua University.
Environmental Finance Department of Industrial Bank (EFD) is the first green finance business focused
institution in China. EFD is committed to promote the development of low-carbon, environmental protection
and recycling of resources industries, and facilitate the social and environment sustainable development
with various financial instruments. The business covered energy saving and environmental protection
industry chain, environmental infrastructure, environmental management, protection of water resources and
environmental equity trading sectors. By the end of 2015,the cumulative release is over 800 billion RMB in
green finance, and remainder is over 390 billion RMB.
Gary D. Cohn is president and chief operating officer of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., a
position he has held since 2006. He serves as a member of the firm’s Board of Directors and
is chairman of the Firmwide Client and Business Standards Committee. Over the course of
Gary’s 25-year career at Goldman Sachs, he has held a variety of leadership positions in the
firm’s Securities Division both in New York and in London. Prior to his current role, he was
global co-head of the Equities and Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities Divisions. Gary
joined Goldman Sachs in 1990 and became a partner in 1994. Previously, Gary was a director of the London
Metals Exchange and a member of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of the New York
Mercantile Exchange and the Commodity Exchange. Gary is involved in a variety of nonprofit activities
primarily focused on education and healthcare. He serves as trustee of the NYU Langone Medical Center in
New York City and of American University in Washington, DC. He also serves as chairman of the Advisory
Board of the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases in New York City. Gary earned an undergraduate degree from
American University in 1982.
BIOGRAPHIES
Mayor Du Shiyuan is Deputy Secretary of the Quzhou Municipal CPC Committee and Mayor
of the Quzhou Municipal Government. Between June 1985 and July 2014, he served in a
number of senior roles in the municipal government, including as deputy director of the
general affairs office, a member of the administrative committee for Quzhou Economic
Development Zone, head of the Planning and Economy Office, Secretary of CPC Youlong
County Committee and Chief of the Youlong County government, Assistant SecretaryGeneral of the Quzhou Government, deputy mayor, and a member of the Party Leadership Group. During
this period, he also served as Chairman of Juhua Group Corporation and Juhua Co., Ltd. and deputy director
of the provincial Economic and Trade Commission. Prior to joining the government in November 1984, he
spent two years working in a grocery company, a local specialty company and a trade company in Jinhua.
He received his training at Jinhua Supply and Marketing School and obtained a degree in pricing in 1982.
David Gardner joined HSBC in 2005 and is currently Managing Director, Global Head of
Infrastructure, Energy and Export Finance which seeks to provide broad-based holistic
financial solutions which include capital market options to greenfield and brownfield
infrastructure projects globally. The HSBC Infrastructure, Energy and Export Finance team is
one of the most active teams internationally placing first in the league tables in 2015 in
advisories closed with USD30bn, first in project bonds and first in arranging of ECA guarantee
financing. It consists of 160 professionals stationed in the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Asia and is
active in a number of sectors including Power, renewables, PPP’s and other essential infrastructure. Prior to
HSBC, David headed the Asia project finance team for SMBC in Singapore and also worked at the IFC in
Washington DC. He has an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.) in Boston and a
Bachelors of Mechanical Engineering from McGill University in Montreal, Canada.
Jin Hainian is Chief Research Officer at NOAH Holdings Ltd. A Member of New-Supply-Side
Economists 50 forum and a Member of the Green Finance Committee (GFC) of China Society
of Finance and Banking. Dr. JIN is a Supervisor professor of Business School, RenMin
University of China. Before NOAH, Dr. JIN worked for Dagong Credit Rating Ltd., CITIC
Group, Ninetowns Group, Sapiens N.V., Bureau of Statistics, and Chinese Academy of
Sciences. Dr. JIN has near 20 years experiences on Institutional Economics, Finance, Capital
Market and Macro Economics. His book: Institutional Dividend: The Decisive Impacts on the Economic Growth
by Institutions published by the Economic Press China in 2014. He holds a PhD of Economics, a MBA and BS
of Physics.
Zhang Hongli was born in January 1965. Mr. Zhang Hongli has served as the Executive
Director & Senior Excutive Vice President of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China from
May 2015. He served as the Senior Excutive Vice President of Industrial and Commercial Bank
of China from April 2010, the financial manager of Hewlett-Packard from July 1991, the
director & manager of operations in China of SCHRODERS PUBLIC LTD. CO. from July 1994,
the executive director of Goldman Sachs (Asia) & chief representative of its Beijing
Representative Office from June 1998, and Head of Deutsche Bank Investment Banking Greater China, vice
chairman of Deutsche Bank Asia and chairman of Deutsche Bank China Region from March 2001, the member
of the Global Banking Management Committee, Head of Asia-pacific of Deutsche Bank, Chairman of
Deutsche Bank (China) from September 2004. Mr. Zhang Hongli graduated from Heilongjiang August 1st,
Agricultural University in July 1984, obtained a master degree in plant genetics from University of Alberta in
September 1989 and a MBA degree from University of Santa Clara in July 1991, obtained a doctor degree of
management science from Chinese Academy of Social Scineces in July 2011. He is the tenth, the eleven and
the twelve member of the CPPCC national committee.
Mushtaq Kapasi is ICMA’s Chief Representative for the Asia-Pacific region. He has been
based in Hong Kong since 2002, engaged in senior strategy, capital market and legal roles
covering the region at international banks active in Asia. He has worked as a lawyer in debt
capital markets and derivatives, a structurer in equities and fixed income, a manager of
complex trades with regulatory and accounting considerations, and an adviser to top
executives on emerging market strategy. He has also served as a consultant on financial
structures of renewable energy projects in frontier markets. He is a member of the New York State Bar, and
studied mathematics at the University of Texas and law at Yale University.
Sean Kidney is CEO and Co-founder of Climate Bonds Initiative, focuses on promoting
investment priorities for climate and green bonds, how governments can take advantage of
the green bonds market and the development of international collaborations. He acts as:
Chair of the Climate Bond Standards Board (members represent $34 trillion of assets under
management). Consultant to projects for the People’s Bank of China and the Chinese
Government’s Development Research Centre on how to grow green bonds in China.
Consultant to the European Commission’s Directorate-General of Climate Change, on mobilizing private
capital for climate solutions. Sean is a member of the German International Aid Ministry’s TRANSfer Expert
Group on “Using Climate Financing to Leverage Sustainable Transport”; of the Commonwealth Expert Group
on Climate Finance; the Finance Advisory Board of the European Wind Energy Association, Mercer’s
Sustainability Opportunities Fund Advisory Panel and the Advisory Council for the Corporate Knights Capital
Advisory Council. An accomplished international speaker, Sean has, over the past year, spoken climate bonds
and green bonds at conferences and meetings on six continents. His background is in stakeholder
communications, social change strategy and issues marketing.
Kenneth Hsi Jung Koo is Deputy General Manager & Citi’s Chief Representative at Citi Orient
Securities, where he is a key member of its senior management committee, transaction
approval committee and transaction selection committee. He also heads the Cross Border
Department which is responsible for international and domestic corporate clients, particularly
clients of Citi. Mr. Koo was Managing Director in the Chairman’s Office for Citigroup Asia
Pacific and spearheads Citi’s strategic cooperation with Orient Securities, including the
negotiation and formation of the Citi Orient joint venture. He has held several senior positions at Citi,
including Asia Co-Head of Strategic M&A, Asia Co-Head of Corporate Finance, Investment Banking Division,
Asia IBD Chief Operating Officer, and was a member of the Management and Operating Committees for Asia
Corporate & Investment Banking. Mr. Koo has over 20 years experience in Investment Banking in Asia and
the U.S. and has advised on numerous capital markets transactions, privatizations, and M&A for US, European
and Asian corporations across multiple industries, including Legend Holdings (Lenovo), Ping An Insurance,
Shandong International Power, SinoTrans, China Aluminum, Mass Transit Railway Corporation, Hutchison
Telecom and Hopewell Holdings. Prior to joining Citi in 2001, he was an Executive Director in the Investment
Banking Division of Goldman Sachs in Hong Kong and New York. During 1990-1993, he was Deputy Head of
the Listing Division at The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEx), and Head of the China Listing
Affairs Unit, where his responsibilities included the negotiation and establishment of the HKEx’s landmark
regulatory framework for the international “H shares” equity offerings by Mainland Chinese state-owned
enterprises. Prior to working at the HKEx, he was a banking & finance attorney with two major law firms in
New York advising on a wide range of financing transactions, including LBOs, leveraged recapitalizations
and corporate restructurings. Mr. Koo holds B.A. and J.D. degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and
the University of Pennsylvania School of Law.
Michael Ka-Yue Kwok is Director with Arup in Hong Kong and in China. He is also a member
of Arup Group Board and East Asia Regional Board. He has extensive experience in the
structural design of tall buildings and complex structures such as highrise towers, long span
structures, stadia and transport terminals. He is particularly experienced in the design of
buildings and civil structures in countries of high seismicity such as in Taiwan, Indonesia,
Japan and China. He is conversant with Building Regulations and Codes of Practice in Hong
Kong, China and in the UK. He has been involved in the engineering design of large scale projects such as
Heng Fa Chuen Development, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Chek Lap Kok Airport
Terminal Building, Kerry Cargo Centre and West Rail in Hong Kong. For projects in China, he is the engineer
responsible for the structural design of CITIC Square, New World Tower, Lippo Centre and Walton Plaza in
Shanghai. He is the Director in-charge for a number of key projects associated with 2008 Beijing Olympics
including Beijing Capital International Airport Terminal 3, National Stadium (Bird’s Nest), and the Denmark
Pavilion and Korea Pavilion of Shanghai 2010 World Expo. He has led the design of many significant building
projects in China including China World Trade Centre Phase 3, Fortune Plaza and CCTV New Headquarter
Building in Beijing, Raffles City Hangzhou, Guangzhou International Finance Centre, Shenzhen Stock
Exchange, Shenzhen Energy Building, Chongqing International Trade and Commerce Centre and Raffles City
Chongqing. Through these major projects he has worked closely with many world renowned architectural
practices including Fosters, OMA, Herzog & De Meuron, UN Studio, WEA, BIG, KPF, SOM, Rocco, Aedas,
Safdie, Niels Torp etc. He has over 29 years of working experience and has been working on projects in the
Mainland China since 1992. He is a Registered Structural Engineer in the People’s Republic of China. He set
up Arup’s Shanghai, Beijing, Wuhan and Chongqing offices, and he is currently the General Manager of Arup
Shanghai office.
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Benjamin Lamberg joined Credit Agricole CIB in July 2008 to take the helm of the global
MTNs & Private Placements franchise, based in London. He brought his leadership and
expertise to transform CACIB into a global player in MTNs (MTNs, USPP, EuroPP, Schulsdchein,
Uridashi... ) In July 2012 he moved to Hong Kong to further develop CACIB’s bond platform
in Asia, and embodied “ east meet west “ by enhancing the bank’s capability to provide
cross-border financing to its clients. Mr. Lamberg was instrumental in building CACIB into a
global RMB bond powerhouse (Ranked #3 in both 2014 and 2015, and #1 in 2016 YTD – Bloomberg League
Table) and bringing the bank’s expertise in Green Bonds, Bank Capital and Covered Bonds to Asia. He was
awarded Top Uridashi Green Bond Dealer in 2014 by MTN-i and the Best Dealer for Green Bonds in 2015 by
CMD for bonds mainly placed in Asia.
Gloria Lu is a Senior Director of Standard & Poor’s Corporate Ratings based in Hong Kong.
Gloria is the lead analyst primarily responsible for the ratings, publication, and project
management of utilities, infrastructure, transportation, and project finance credits in
Greater China. Before taking on her current role, Gloria worked in the Structured Finance
Ratings group, where she worked across the full suite of structured finance products in
Asia (ex-Japan). Gloria joined Standard & Poor’s in 2004 and before that she worked with
corporate banking teams of two international banks for over five years. Gloria has a Bachelor of Science
degree in Biology from Nanjing University and a Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Finance from
The Chinese University of Hong Kong. She is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and a certified Financial
Risk Manager (FRM).
Dr. Ma Jun is Chief Economist at the People’s Bank of China (PBC)’s Research Bureau, and
Chairman of Green Finance Committee under China Society of Finance 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 Hong Kong
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
1992-2000. From 1988-1990, he was a research fellow at the Development Research Center of China’s State
Council. Dr. Ma has published eleven books and several hundred articles. His main research interests include
macroeconomic forecasting and policies, structural reforms, as well as environmental economics. His most
recent book is on Economics of Tackling Air Pollution in China. Since mid 2015, he has led the PBOC working
group on green finance policy, which proposed 14 policy measures for establishing a “green finance system”
in China. Dr. Ma has been frequently rated at the top in his fields by various investor polls. His accolades
include the No.1 Asia economist and the No.1 China analyst in Institutional Investor’s survey for four years in
a row (2009-2012), as well as many No. 1 rankings in China economics and China strategy research by
Asiamoney, Thomson Reuters, and Sohu Finance. Dr. Ma received his Ph.D. in Economics from Georgetown
University in 1994, and his master’s degree in Management Science from Fudan University in 1988. He is a
member of China Finance-40 Forum, Deputy Head of Green Finance study group of China Council of
International Co-operation of Environment and Development, a Director of Eco-Finance Research Center at
People’s University, Co-Chair of Green Finance Dialogue Forum at China Finance and Economics University,
member of the academic committee of International Finance Forum, member of World Economic Forum’s
Agenda Council on International Monetary System, and Adjunct Professor at Fudan University.
Kyung-Ah Park is a managing director and the head of Environmental Markets at Goldman
Sachs. In that capacity, she oversees and supports the global environmental initiatives of
Goldman Sachs including environmental risk management and works closely with the
businesses on environmental market opportunities. She also heads the Center for
Environmental Markets, which partners with corporates, nongovernmental organizations,
and academic institutions to facilitate research and develop pilot projects that inform public
policy and further market-based solutions to environmental issues. Kyung-Ah serves on the Firmwide
Physical Commodity Review Committee. Previously, she was a vice president in the Industrials Group in the
Investment Banking Division and an executive director of Goldman Sachs (Asia) LLC. Kyung-Ah joined
Goldman Sachs in the Mergers & Acquisitions Department in New York. Prior to joining the firm, Kyung-Ah
worked as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company in Seoul, Korea, and Johannesburg, South
Africa. Kyung-Ah earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from Yonsei University in Seoul,
Korea. Kyung-Ah serves on the Board of Directors of Girls Inc. of NYC.
The Honorable Henry M. Paulson, Jr. is a businessman, China expert, conservationist and
author. He is the founder and chairman of The Paulson Institute, and co-chairman of the Latin
American Conservation Council of The Nature Conservancy and the Risky Business Project.
Paulson served as the 74th Secretary of the Treasury under President George W. Bush, from
July 2006 to January 2009. Prior to that, he had a thirty-two year career at Goldman Sachs,
serving as chairman and chief executive officer beginning in 1999. Earlier in his career, he was
a member of the White House Domestic Council as well as a staff assistant at the Pentagon. Today, he serves
as chairman of the Paulson Institute at the University of Chicago, which aims to advance sustainable
economic growth, a cleaner environment and cross-border investments in the United States and China. A
“think and do” tank founded in 2011, the Institute’s work is comprised of programs, advocacy and research
with partners around the globe. A lifelong conservationist, Paulson was Chairman of The Nature Conservancy
Board of Directors and, prior to that, founded and co-chaired the organization’s Asia-Pacific Council. In 2011,
he founded and continues to co-chair the Latin American Conservation Council, comprised of global business
and political leaders. Paulson co-chairs the Risky Business Project, which focuses on quantifying and
publicizing the economic risks of climate change in the United States, with former New York mayor Michael
Bloomberg and former hedge fund manager Tom Steyer. The non-partisan initiative aims to spur action to
mitigate the effects of climate change before the worst potential outcomes occur. In his best-selling book,
On the Brink, Paulson describes his experiences as Treasury Secretary fending off the near-collapse of the
U.S. economy during the Great Recession. His new book, Dealing with China, details his career working with
scores of China’s top political and business leaders and witnessing the evolution of China’s state-controlled
capitalism. Paulson graduated from Dartmouth College in 1968 and received an M.B.A. from Harvard
University in 1970. He and his wife, Wendy, have two children and four grandchildren.
Ulrik Ross is Managing Director, Global Head of Public Sector & Sustainable Financing,
Capital Financing, HSBC Bank Plc. Ulrik manages all financing and capital market-related
solutions for Public Sector clients globally. This includes services for High Grade and EM
clients, ranging from Bonds and Loans, to the more bespoke financing solutions, liability
management and capital solutions needed in today’s evolving markets. Fully integrated
within this, is the development of the sustainable financing franchise, for which Ulrik has
overall responsibility within the capital financing group globally. He is a member of the ICMA established
Executive Committee for the Green Bond Principles. Ulrik joined HSBC in 2007, prior to which he had a series
of senior roles at both Nomura and Merrill Lynch in London. Ulrik began his career in Denmark working for
BG Bank in fixed income trading and sales roles, followed by a position in the treasury division at Finance for
Danish Industry, where he was responsible for the fixed income asset management portfolio and was also a
member of the risk management committee. In 1998 Ulrik joined the Nordic Investment Bank as a senior
funding officer and was also a member of the finance committee. Ulrik holds a Master of Finance Degree
from Copenhagen Business School (HD-F).
Mark Schwartz is a vice chairman of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and chairman of
Goldman Sachs Asia Pacific. He is a member of the Management Committee, on which he
first served from 1999, when the firm went public, until his retirement in 2001. Mark rejoined
the firm in June 2012 and is based in Beijing. Mark first joined Goldman Sachs in 1979 in the
Investment Banking Division. He spent 17 years in various positions in New York and in 1997
he relocated to Tokyo to become president of Goldman Sachs Japan. In 1999, Mark was
appointed chairman of Goldman Sachs Asia. He became a partner in 1988. Prior to rejoining the firm, Mark
was the chairman of MissionPoint Capital Partners, an investment firm he co-founded which invested in clean
energy technology. He previously served as president and chief executive officer of Soros Fund Management.
Mark serves as a director on the boards of SoftBank Corp. and the US-China Business Council, and as a
member of the Advisory Council of the Bai Xian Asia Institute. He is a trustee of NewYork-Presbyterian
Hospital and a member of its Executive Committee. Mark is also a member of the Executive Committee of
the Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian. He serves as an honorary trustee at
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), and on the Board of Directors of the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT
and Harvard University. Much of Mark’s philanthropy at Harvard and MGH has been devoted to global health
issues and biomedical research. He is on the Boards of Dean’s Advisors at Harvard College, Harvard Business
School, the Harvard Kennedy School and the Harvard School of Public Health. Mark earned an MBA, an MPP
and a BA from Harvard University.
Michael Sheren joined the Bank of England as a Senior Advisor in 2013. In his role, he provides
counsel and independent challenge to senior management on matters concerning policy,
governance, supervision and research relating to the financial markets within the United
Kingdom and Europe. On behalf of the BoE, Mr Sheren leads the G20 Green Finance Study
Group work with China. Additionally, he is actively involved in the Banks work in the areas of
fintech and digital finance. Prior to joining the Bank, Mr Sheren spend over twenty five years
BIOGRAPHIES
in the debt capital markets where he specialized in the structuring, distribution and trading of commercial
debt for major global financial institutions. The first half of his career was spent in New York City where he
worked in the capital markets in the areas of leveraged finance, commercial real estate and distressed debt.
In 1997 Mr. Sheren moved to London and focused on the structuring and distributing of debt originated for
leveraged acquisitions in the European debt capital markets. Mr Sheren holds master’s degrees from Harvard,
The London School of Economics and New York University where he studied finance, economics, philosophy
and public policy. He also holds a BA from the George Washington University.
Rahul Sheth is Executive Director, Capital Solutions. Based out of Singapore, Rahul Sheth is an
Executive Director in Standard Chartered’s Capital Solutions team, housed within its Capital
Markets franchise. As a hybrid capital specialist, he has structured path breaking and award
winning hybrid transactions, both in the FI and corporate space across the bank’s footprint. As
part of his mandate, he maintains a very close linkage with issuers, regulators, rating agencies
and investors within the hybrid universe. He also champions the green bonds effort within the
bank’s DCM franchise and has been involved in pioneering transactions including the recent
Agricultural Bank of China, IDBI and the CLP Windfarms green bond transactions. Prior to joining Standard
Chartered in 2010, Rahul worked with Bank of America Merrill Lynch in the Fixed Income Structured Solutions
team in Australia. Rahul holds a master’s degree in business administration from the Indian Institute of
Management, Ahmadabad and is a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
Cai Tao is deputy director of the Asset Management Division of Shanghai Pudong Development
Bank (SPD). He has 18 years of experience in the banking industry, which consists of multiple
managerial roles in the bank’s sub-branches, branches and headquarters in many years of
working in commercial banking. He led the issuance of China’s first green bonds and SPD’s first
dim sum bonds overseas, as well as tier two capital bonds in mainland China. Previous to his
current role, Mr. Cai served as director of the divisions of banking management and treasury at
the bank’s Shanghai Branch, and assistant general manager of the finance division at its
headquarters. He holds a master’s degree in banking.
Xue Hefeng, is Vice President of Industrial Bank Co., Ltd
Dr. Wang Yao is the Director of the Research Center for Climate and Energy Finance (RCCEF),
Central University of Finance and Economics (CUFE), the Deputy Secretary General of
China’s Green Finance Committee, and the China Finance Society. She is also the Adjunct
Professor of University of Southern Queensland, Australia, and University of Victoria,
Australia. She was a Visiting Fellow at Harvard University. Dr. Wang is interested in Lowcarbon Economy, Climate Finance and Green Finance. She is the author of Carbon Finance:
Global Vision and Distribution in China (China Economic Publishing House, 2010), and
Climate Finance (China Economic Publishing House, 2013), and several other publications and working
papers on climate finance and green finance. She has also undertaken more than 20 related projects as the
leader. She had been working as a senior manager in Securities Companies (investment bank) for about 7
years, and has considerable underwriting experiences.
Simon Zadek is currently a Co-Director of the Inquiry into Design Options for a Sustainable
Financial System launched by the United Nations Environment Program in early 2014. He is
currently a Visiting Professor at Singapore Management University, a Visiting Scholar at
Tsinghua School of Economics and Management in Beijing, Senior Fellow at the International
Institute of Sustainable Development, and Distinguished Senior Fellow of the Academy of
Business in Society. He is on the Advisory Board of the leading sustainability investment
fund, Generation Investment Management. He founded and was until 2009 Chief Executive
of the international think tank, AccountAbility, and before that Development Director of the New Economics
Foundation, founding Chair of the Ethical Trading Initiative and on the founding Steering Committee of the
Global Reporting Initiative. Simon publishes extensively: his book, ‘The Civil Corporation’, was awarded the
Academy of Management’s prestigious Best Book on Social Issues in Management, and his Harvard Business
Review article, ‘Paths to Corporate Responsibility’ is widely used as a reference point in understanding
emergent sustainability strategies. He had advised companies worldwide on sustainability issues, and until
recently lived in China.
Zhou Rongfang is a senior economist, currently serving as general manager of Interbank
Market Clearing House Co., Ltd. Previously, she worked at the People’s Bank of China (PBOC)
for nearly three decades, successively taking positions in its departments of Reserve
Management, Planning and Capital, Monetary Policy, Financial Market, and its Shanghai
office. She has a solid background in macro-economy and finance, and is a seasoned veteran
in the research and development of monetary and financial market policy. She obtained a
master’s degree from Renmin University of China.