Building the World's Largest ESG and Sustainability Ecosystem

Shikha Bhasin, Senior Advisor at UNEP Cool Coalition, co-authored the India Cooling Action Plan and represents CEEW in its working groups. Her research covers sustainable cooling, India's Kigali Amendment commitments, and climate negotiations under the Paris Agreement. With experience at institutions like the German Development Institute, she has advised the UNFCCC. Shikha holds degrees from Delhi University and LSE.

Karthik Iyer works as a Senior advisor for Asian Development Bank and Climate Bonds Initiative with a focus on India and Asia. He is an innovative Investments and Capital Markets Industry professional with solid experience in Green Finance, Asset Management, Banking and Capital Markets, Throughout his career, Karthik has been operating at a senior level in the Financial Services sector in an international environment.

Tanja Reilly is the co-founder of Ability Hub GmbH, a platform helping companies move from ESG compliance to transformation. She spent over a decade at EcoVadis building the DACH market and is recognized as an expert in sustainable procurement, supply chains, and corporate transformation. As an advisor, speaker, and facilitator, she helps executives turn sustainability challenges into opportunities for resilience, efficiency, and growth.

Alan Gomez is a recognised expert in the banking industry, bringing extensive experience and expertise to the field. His specialisation encompasses sustainable finance, climate-related and nature-related financial risk, and the development of reporting standards and transparency frameworks. He is also highly skilled in managing sustainability strategies and drives innovative flagship solutions, tools, and systems. Alan has held key roles in both the public and private sectors locally and globally, advising initiatives such as TCFD, GFANZ, TNFD, APEC SFDN, the Mexico Sustainable Finance Committee, and CINIF. He earned an MBA in Sustainability Management from Lüneburg Universität, Germany.

Tajeshwar Goyal is a seasoned expert in sustainable finance, investment banking, and wealth management, with a strong track record of advising global institutions on climate and ESG strategies. He has held advisory roles with the United Nations and the Climate Bonds Initiative, and previously advised high-net-worth and institutional clients at UBS across capital markets and wealth management. He holds a Master’s degree from London Business School and has worked across Asia, US, Middle East, and Europe, continuing to operate at the intersection of finance, policy, and sustainability to drive systemic impact.

Daniel has been working in the commodities trading, investment banking and private credit space. Bringing a wealth of experience in carbon offset products and associated project finance in London, Moscow, Beijing and Hamburg at Glencore, Securing Energy for Europe, BTG Pactual, Sberbank and Gemcorp in Credit and Structuring roles. Having experience in the crypto space, he helped Product Manage for BlockFi and assisted startups in bridging the DeFi-TradFi financing gap. Holds an Economics Master’s degree.

Shaurya is a seasoned expert in climate finance, specializing in supporting banks and corporates in their sustainability and transition strategies. Currently a Technical Specialist at Climate Bonds Initiative, he contributes to global efforts in accelerating climate-focused investments. His prior experience includes roles at JPMorgan Chase as a Fixed Income Investment Specialist and Credit Risk Analyst, where he gained deep expertise in financial structuring and risk assessment.