Accelerating Transition and Climate Adaptation Finance in Asia

Sean Kidney

Climate Bonds

Sean Kidney is CEO of the Climate Bonds Initiative, an international NGO working to mobilize 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

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (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.

Jean‑Jacques Barbéris

Amundi

Jean‑Jacques Barbéris is General Management and Executive board member at Amundi. Jean‑Jacques is head of Institutional and Corporate Clients Coverage and supervises the ESG department. Jean‑Jacques is also chairman of Amundi Germany and of CPR asset management.

Before joining Amundi, Jean‑Jacques acted as advisor for Economic and Financial affairs in the staff of the French President of the Republic, where he served from 2013–2016. Prior to this, he was a member of staff of Pierre Moscovici, French Minister of Economy and Finance.

Between 2009 and 2010, Jean‑Jacques chaired the European group of experts on climate finance in the negotiations at UNFCCC. During that time, he also participated in different studies on the economics of climate change, such as Jean Tirole’s report published before the Copenhagen UNFCCC conference in 2015. Jean‑Jacques started his career in the French Treasury Directorate General where he served from 2008 to 2012. Jean‑Jacques was a lecturer in advanced economics at Sciences‑Po Paris from 2009 to 2012. He is also chairman of the French think tank “En Temps Réel”, dedicated to European politics.

Jean‑Jacques is a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum since 2019.

He is also a vice‑chairman of Finance for Tomorrow, the French financial association devoted to sustainable finance. Jean‑Jacques Barbéris graduated from Ecole Normale Supérieure “Lettres et Sciences Humaines”, “agrégé” in History, and alumni at both Sciences Po Paris and Ecole Normale d’Administration.

Diana Guzmán

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. Born and raised in Mexico, Diana holds an MBA from London Business School, where she was awarded the Future Global Leader scholarship, and a BA in Financial Management (summa cum laude) from the Monterrey Institute of Technology. She also holds a Diploma in ESG Analysis and Investments from POLIMI Graduate School of Management and CFA Society Italy, and a Diploma in Chinese Mandarin from Beijing Normal University. Recognised as one of “30 Changemakers: people changing the world” and a member of W50: The Next Generation of Leading Women, she continues to advocate for the role of sustainability, diversity and financial innovation in shaping a resilient future. She is fluent in Spanish, English and Italian, and speaks elementary Chinese and French.

Franziska Zimmermann

Temasek

As Managing Director for Sustainability, Franziska leads the development and implementation of Temasek’s overarching sustainability strategy and frameworks to advance net zero, nature positive and inclusive growth. She also spearheads external engagements with international institutions, global investor alliances as well as think tanks and business networks. 

Since joining the firm in 2015, Franziska has played a pioneering role in defining an ambitious climate change agenda, establishing and implementing the firmwide ESG programme, forming an external sustainability advisory group as well as an engagement platform for portfolio companies on sustainability. 

Before joining Temasek, Franziska held senior positions in publicly listed multinational companies across Europe and Asia in the agriculture, healthcare, consumer and industrials industries. 

Franziska holds a Master’s degree in Law. She serves as a member of various industry bodies and academic institutions focused on climate, sustainable and transition finance. These include the ESG Committee of the Singapore Institute of Directors (SID); the Executive Committee of the Singapore Sustainable Finance Association (SSFA); the Management Advisory Board of the Sustainable and Green Finance Institute (SGFIN) at the National University of Singapore (NUS); the Expert Panel on ESG and Sustainable Investing at Singapore’s Wealth Management Institute (WMI); and as a Fellow of the Transition Investment Lab at NYU Abu Dhabi.