Hong Kong: Climate Bonds CONNECT 2026

Torsten Albrecht

Principle Investment Officer, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)

Torsten Albrecht is Principal Investment Officer at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), where he leads the Structured Products and Fixed Income Manager team within the Financial Institutions and Funds Clients Department (FIF), Global. His team focuses on structured products, fixed income investments, securitization, credit risk transfer and other risk transfer solutions, as well as externally managed bond portfolios, including ESG and Asia Climate Bond portfolios. The team has invested in various infrastructure asset-backed securities issuances and supports AIIB’s efforts to mobilize private capital for infrastructure and sustainable development across Asia.

Prior to joining AIIB in 2022, Torsten worked for Deutsche Bank for more than 20 years in Frankfurt, London, Hong Kong and Singapore. His roles covered Financial Institutions Corporate Finance, Global Markets Securitization, Credit Structuring and regional treasury portfolio management for Asia.

Torsten earned his MBA from the Anderson School of Management at UCLA in Los Angeles. 

Diana Guzmán

Group Chief Sustainability Officer, Prudential Plc

Diana Guzmán is a global sustainability leader and the Group Chief Sustainability Officer and Chair of the Prudence Foundation at Prudential Plc, where she directs the Group’s sustainability strategy across 24 markets and leads a multinational team to embed sustainability into core business decisions and long-term value creation — spanning inclusive products, responsible investment, climate and nature, and stewardship of a USD 16+ million philanthropic portfolio to maximise social impact.

A champion of financial innovation for inclusive and sustainable growth, Diana has spent her career at the intersection of public and private capital, policy and markets. She previously headed the Sustainable Development Investment Partnership (SDIP) and Development Finance at the World Economic Forum, where she mobilised private capital for emerging markets and shaped global initiatives on blended finance, just transition and SDG investment pathways.

Earlier, Diana served as Director at CDP, the global environmental disclosure system, working with listed companies, institutional investors and municipalities to measure and manage environmental risks and opportunities, influencing corporate strategies and investment decisions across Southern Europe and the Middle East. Before that, she worked in the carbon markets, originating and trading greenhouse gas emission reductions from clean technologies across China, Southeast Asia and North Africa. She has also chaired the OECD’s Building Inclusive Markets Working Group on Blended Finance, helping shape policy guidance and market standards to unlock capital for underserved communities.

Dr Ma Jun

Hong Kong Green Finance Association

Dr. Ma Jun is a prominent advocate for sustainable development and green finance, with significant influence both domestically and internationally. In mainland China, he serves as Chairman of the Green Finance Committee and President of the Institute of Finance 
and Sustainability. 
In Hong Kong, he leads the Hong Kong Green Finance Association (HKGFA) and contributes to various committees focused on green finance and sustainable development. Internationally, he chairs the Capacity-building Alliance of Sustainable Investment (CASI) and co-chairs several global green finance initiatives. With over three decades of experience, Dr. Ma has held key roles, including Co-Chair of the G20 Sustainable Finance Working Group, and positions at the People’s Bank of China (PBoC), Deutsche Bank, World Bank, and International Monetary Fund (IMF).
As a pioneering leader in green finance, Dr. Ma has played a central role in advancing China's green finance ecosystem. He organized the country’s first green finance guidelines and bond taxonomy and initiated regional pilot programs. Globally, he has been instrumental in shaping the G20 Green Finance Framework, the Green Investment 
Principles for the Belt and Road Initiative, and the International Platform on Sustainable Finance (IPSF) Common Ground Taxonomy. His contributions to initiatives such as the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) on biodiversity and the CASI 
platform have further solidified his reputation. Under his leadership, his teams have supported over 20 governments and financial institutions in developing green finance strategies, earning him numerous international accolades.

Sean Kidney

CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative

Sean Kidney is CEO of the Climate Bonds Initiative, an international NGO working to mobilise global capital for climate action. He oversees green bond development programs on six continents; green taxonomy development by governments ranging from the European Commission to Thailand & Colombia; and policy development for capital mobilisation. Sean is also a Professor in Practice at SOAS University of London and an expert advisor to governments around the world. 

In 2024 Sean joined the GF60 International Expert Advisory Group for Shanghai Green Finance Hub Policy Research.

Kim-See Lim

Chief Investment Officer, AIIB

Kim-See Lim is Chief Investment Officer at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). Ms. Lim, is a global investment professional who has been responsible for originating, executing, and managing multibillion-dollar equity and debt portfolios in emerging markets across Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America. 
With a global career spanning more than 30 years, Ms. Lim has held senior leadership positions as well as corporate board positions at private companies in emerging markets. She has successfully led multi-cultural teams to formulate and execute investment strategies across the consumer services, infrastructure, and financial. 

As Chief Investment Officer, Ms. Lim oversees AIIB’s investment operations with public sector clients in South Asia (except Afghanistan and Pakistan), South East Asia, the Pacific Islands, and Sub-Saharan Africa; and financial institutions and funds clients in all AIIB Members. 
Before joining AIIB in July 2025, Ms. Lim was Regional Director for East Asia and the Pacific at the International Finance Corporation (IFC), where she oversaw the formulation and implementation of IFC’s investment strategy and advisory business in East Asia and the Pacific.
Ms. Lim is passionate about sustainable finance, inclusive growth, and innovation. She is fluent in English, Cantonese, and Bahasa. Ms. Lim has an MBA from University of Maryland, USA and undergraduate degree in Economics and Finance from Flinders University, South Australia, Australia. 

Anne Matusewicz

J.P.Morgan Asset Management

Anne Matusewicz is the Global Head of our Sustainable Investing Specialists team. She is responsible for client engagement and implementing the firm's sustainable investment strategy, solutions, and product innovation. She is a member of the firm’s Investment Specialist Leads Forum, AM Advisory Council, and Early Career Cabinet.
Prior to joining the firm in June 2024, she was the Co-Head of ESG & Impact Strategy at Reporting 21 (acquired by Cority, a ThomaBravo portfolio company). There she worked with private markets investors, driving strategy across the investment lifecycle. Prior to Reporting 21, Anne served as a Sustainable Product Strategist at BlackRock. She also held various roles at Calvert Research and Management and Eaton Vance (now part of Morgan Stanley) and launched the Calvert Institute for Responsible Investing where she served as Director. Earlier in her career, she worked in portfolio strategy and business development at Fidelity and Boston Trust Walden, respectively.
She has an MBA from University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business with a focus on sustainable business management and a BA from Brown University with concentrations in architectural studies and economics. She also holds CFA UK’s Impact Investing Certificate and is a CAIA charterholder. In her free time, she serves on the board of Berkeley Humane.

Roman Novozhilov

New Development Bank (NDB)

Dr. Roman Novozhilov is Chief of ESG at the New Development Bank (NDB), where he built and leads the bank's ESG Division since 2017, embedding ESG considerations into NDB's credit and equity portfolios and advising clients on ESG strategy. He brings over 20 years of global experience in ESG and impact investing across multilateral institutions and emerging markets.

Prior to NDB, Dr. Novozhilov spent over a decade at the International Finance Corporation (IFC) across Washington D.C., Johannesburg, and Hong Kong, where he helped develop IFC's Performance Standards on Environmental and Social Sustainability and managed ESG risk across IFC's emerging-market investment portfolio. He began his career in sustainability research at the World Bank, alongside roles in academia and the private sector.

He holds a Ph.D. from American University and an M.A. from Lancaster University, and is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) and Certified ESG Analyst (CESGA).

Antoine Rose

Crédit Agricole CIB

Antoine is Head of Sustainable Investment Banking for Asia-Pacific and the Middle East at Crédit Agricole CIB. He is responsible for developing the Bank’s sustainable finance footprint and product range in the regions.​

Under his leadership, the franchise is named Asia-Pacific ESG Financing House in 2024 by the International Financing Review and Asia’s Best Bank for Sustainable Finance 2025 by Euromoney, two of the most renowned sustainable finance awards in the industry.​

Antoine has more than 10 years’ experience in the sustainable finance field. He first joined the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) department at Crédit Agricole CIB in 2010 and subsequently the Sustainable Banking team in 2014. In this team, he later became Sustainable Banking Director and took the responsibility of several large clients in Benelux, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, where he actively developed Crédit Agricole CIB’s sustainable finance activities. ​

David Schaub‑Jones

Head of Resilience, Climate Bonds Initiative

David Schaub‑Jones has worked for over twenty‑five years across public policy, innovative finance, green infrastructure and climate resilience. He brings a systems perspective to adaptation and resilience finance, drawing on years spent with project implementers to translate their needs into financial structures that investors can confidently use.

He is particularly adept at pulling together different sectors and has worked with public, private and multilateral institutions on practical solutions, especially in water and conservation finance.

As director of a boutique consultancy, he has recently supported the Resilient Water Accelerator on models for bringing repayable finance into watershed investments, helped UNICEF explore resilience and climate finance in Sri Lanka, Zambia and Nigeria, and supported South Africa’s National Treasury to mainstream innovative approaches to public financial management. He also developed a “Climate Action Masterclass” for C40 in Africa.

David has led global engagement on water resilience at The Nature Conservancy, represented the Water Finance Coalition at the Financing in Common summit, and served on the advisory board of Africa Utility Week. For several years he has been a guest lecturer at University College London.  Earlier in his career, he worked with the World Bank, Public Private Infrastructure Advisor Facility, Agence Française de Développement and the UK’s DFID on applying blended finance and PPP models to sustainable infrastructure.

Trained in engineering and economics, David works easily across disciplines and time zones and has built and led diverse teams in Europe, Africa, Asia and Latin America. He has lived in South Africa, Vietnam, Colombia, the US, France and Belgium, and has family roots in the UK.

Frank Tsui

Head of Responsible Investment, Amundi

Frank Tsui was appointed as the Head of Responsible Investment Development for Asia ex-Japan at Amundi in January 2025. Based in Hong Kong, Frank leads the implementation of responsible investment strategies, as well as advocacy initiatives at both local and regional levels, encompassing all business segments and client units.
Prior to joining Amundi, Frank spent over 9 years at Value Partners Group, where he was the Head of ESG Investment and Client Portfolio Management. Frank led the group’s ESG investment functions, including ESG portfolio management, established and integrated ESG investment process, research, stewardship and strategic developments etc. He was the Chairperson of the group’s ESG Committee to oversee the group’s ESG governance and practices.

With over 24 years of experience in asset and wealth management, Frank has held positions at UBS, Julius Bar, Merrill Lynch and J.P. Morgan Asset Management.

Frank has a Bachelor’s degree in Finance and Economics from The Max M. Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University and he is a Certified ESG Analyst (CESGA).

Denise Wong

Barclays

Denise is a Managing Director and co-head of Sustainable Banking - Asia Pacific at Barclays based in Hong Kong.  In this capacity, she focuses on understanding and supporting clients on their sustainability journey, providing holistic, and strategic advice as they navigate the transition to a low carbon economy.
Denise has over 20 years of finance-related experience, most of which has been with Barclays across Asia (Hong Kong) and the U.S. (New York). She was also a venture partner and Chief Financial Officer at one of Asia’s emerging alternative protein companies. Prior to that, Ms. Wong was with Barclays for 12 years, her last position being Head of Consumer & Retail, Asia Pacific ex-Japan Investment Banking.
Denise is a passionate advocate and champion for sustainability, inclusion, social entrepreneurship, and citizenship. She serves as co-head for the Reach network at Barclays, held board positions at non-profit organizations and social enterprises, and spearheaded numerous successful shared value collaborations between corporates and NGOs in Hong Kong. Denise has also volunteered her time as a mentor for Unreasonable Impact, Hong Kong University’s Lead for Life Character Leadership Programme and Hong Kong University’s Entrepreneur Society.
Denise graduated from Yale University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics. 

Ronald Young

Head of Sustainable Banking Development, Hong Kong Monetary Authority

Ronald is Head of Sustainable Banking Development at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA). He is responsible for the development and implementation of policies, standards, guidelines and tools to promote sustainable capital flows and facilitate the banking sector’s management of climate related risks.      

He is a seasoned financial professional with over 25 years of experience in international banking, finance and investment, focusing on sustainable and transition finance, as well as transactions in the energy, infrastructure and natural resources sectors. Prior to joining the HKMA, Ronald was Head of Sustainable Finance for Asia at a major international bank, leading the bank’s sustainable banking activities in the region. Besides, while he was working at the bank, he was an active contributor to the sustainable finance community, leading committees of industry associations, driving advancements in market standards, and taking part in public awareness and capacity building campaigns.  

Ronald graduated with a BS in Economics, majoring in Finance, from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is a CFA Charterholder.