Ms Marie-Claire DAVEU

Chief Sustainability and Institutional Affairs Officer
Kering

Marie-Claire Daveu began her career as a technical advisor to the cabinet of Prime Minister, Jean-Pierre Raffarin, before becoming Principal Private Secretary to Serge Lepeltier, Minister of Ecology and Sustainability. In 2005, she became Director of Sustainable Development for the Sanofi-Aventis Group. From 2007 to 2012, she served as Chief of Staff to French politician, Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, working in various secretaries of state and then at the Ministries of Ecology, Sustainability, Transport and Housing.

In 2012, she was appointed Kering’s Chief Sustainability Officer and Head of International Institutional Affairs.  She sets out the strategy and ambitious objectives as well as implementing a set of best practices within the Group and the Houses. Today, Kering is a pioneer and recognized leader in sustainability.

A French national, she is a graduate of the Paris Institute of Technology for Life, Food and Environmental Sciences (ENGREF). She also earned a postgraduate diploma (DESS) in public administration from Dauphine University, Paris.

Mr Thierry MARTY

President of Kering North & South-East Asia Pacific

Thierry Marty comes with over 20 years of luxury experience in Asia, and has lived in Singapore, Tokyo and Seoul. He started his career at Deloitte before joining LVMH in 1995. His career took him from finance to general management roles at Fendi, Celine, Cartier, Bulgari and Louis Vuitton.

Ms Géraldine VALLEJO

Sustainability Programs and Innovation Director
Kering

Géraldine Vallejo joined Kering as its sustainability programs and innovation director in October 2013.

She supports the Luxury Houses at Kering in order to better integrate environmental and societal aspects into all their processes, enabling them to meet the ambitious sustainability targets set by the Group. She oversees a team of experts in sustainable sourcing and in low environmental impact production.

Together, they develop guidelines for the Houses and ensure they are implemented through structured and innovative programs. Vallejo is also responsible for sustainable innovation and building strategic partnerships in this area.

Prof Lawrence LOH

Director
Centre for Governance and Sustainability
NUS Business School
Executive Director
Well-being and EESG Alliance (WEGA)

Prof Lawrence Loh is Director, Centre for Governance and Sustainability (CGS) at NUS Business School, National University of Singapore where he is Professor in Practice of Strategy and Policy. He is also Visiting Professor at Wealth Management Institute in Singapore as well as Adjunct Professor at Airlangga University in Indonesia. In addition, he is Executive Director of Well-being and EESG Alliance (WEGA), a partnership between CGS and the Tsao Pao Chee Group.

Prof Loh received a PhD in Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His thesis on technology governance was awarded first prize in the worldwide doctoral dissertation competition in the field of management information systems.

At CGS, Prof Loh leads the Sustainability Reporting initiative covering ASEAN and Singapore corporations. He also steers the Singapore Governance and Transparency Index and the ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard projects. Prof Loh heads the studies on board and workplace diversity and business integrity.

Prof Loh is a regular commentator on governance and sustainability for many leading global and local media. Over the years, he has served as a judge for various prestigious sustainability awards in Asia and Singapore.

Prof Loh teaches Governance and Sustainable Business for NUS Executive MBA programme. He regularly conducts executive development programmes in governance, sustainability and strategy for board directors, senior management and business professionals.

Dr Allinnettes ADIGUE

Director, ASEAN Network
Global Reporting Initiative

Dr. Allinnettes Go Adigue is the Head of the ASEAN Regional Hub of the Global Reporting Initiative. As Head of GRI’s ASEAN Hub, Ally is tasked to promote the practice of sustainability reporting across Southeast Asia by working with relevant stakeholders to create a conducive policy environment for sustainable business practices, promote wider adoption of sustainability reporting and build the capacity of organizations in sustainability reporting. A lifelong learner and a global citizen, Ally has lived in 3 continents in the past 19 years. Prior to GRI, Ally has previously worked for the academe, and both the public and private sectors. While working on her PhD, she worked as a graduate research assistant in the field of Climate Change Policy and Economics. She also worked in a retail electricity company in Singapore and for the Office of the President of the Philippines. Ally earned her PhD on Public Policy from the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University in 2017. She has two Masters degrees: one in Development Studies from the Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University, The Netherlands; and another in Public Administration from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in Singapore. She also has Bachelor’s degrees in Law and Political Science.

Ms CHUA Yina

Sustainability Advisor and Author

Yina Chua is a Sustainability Advisor and Author with over 15 years of experience driving sustainability strategy, urban resilience, and partnerships across the Asia-Pacific region. She has led regional initiatives advancing water stewardship, decarbonisation, and circularity, working closely with governments, academia, and industry to shape policies and projects that foster climate resilience.

A passionate advocate for youth and community engagement, Yina authored The Green Guardians of Singapore and Go Green SG Champions, two national children’s books that have educated and inspired thousands of young Singaporeans to become sustainability champions and guardians of the planet.

Recognised as a World Cities Young Leader and one of Asia Pacific’s 50 Leading Lights in Kindness & Leadership, Yina continues to champion inclusive, cross-sectoral collaboration to build a more sustainable and water-secure future for all.

Mr Bjorn LOW

Chief Urban Farmer and Co-Founder
Edible Garden City

Bjorn Low is an urban farmer, social entrepreneur, and long-time advocate for sustainable food systems. As the co-founder of Edible Garden City in Singapore, Bjorn has spent over a decade integrating edible landscapes into dense urban environments, transforming underutilized spaces into productive farms that build community and resilience. An Ashoka Fellow, Bjorn’s work bridges practice and research. He recently completed a PhD in Urban Food Sovereignty at RMIT University, where his research explored how urban agriculture can support social and ecological regeneration, particularly through care farming models for aging and marginalized communities. Bjorn also lectures at the National University of Singapore’s Department of Architecture, where he shares his experiences and helps shape emerging conversations around food, design, and cities.

Ms Melissa MOI

Head of Sustainable Business
Corporate Sustainability Office, UOB

Melissa Moi is the Head of Sustainable Business in the Corporate Sustainability Office at UOB. In her role, she supports the delivery of a sustainable business strategy across UOB’s footprint including the management and mitigation of ESG risk and driving the bank’s leadership in sustainability and sustainable finance.

Prior to joining UOB, Melissa spent a decade at Bank of America where she led the firm’s ESG efforts in Asia Pacific. Her role included client facing advisory on sustainability, supporting a sustainable finance strategy in the region as well as the implementation of corporate ESG initiatives across risk, social investment and environmental footprint.

Mr Erik SPRIO-LARREA

Project Director (Nature for Water Facility)
The Nature Conservancy

Erik is a project director for TNC’s Nature for Water Facility, a specialist team that helps local programs analyze, develop, and execute investments in nature to improve water security at a landscape scale. Erik led Nature for Water’s first project and has since directly supported 15 NBS programs worldwide with various detailed analyses. As a trained economist, he typically focuses on return on investment, sustainable finance, and governance, as well as developing “program intelligence” analyses and dashboards. Before joining TNC, Erik worked at Pegasys, a management consultancy based in Cape Town, and an M&A-focused consultancy in London. At Pegasys, Erik worked with organizations such as the African Development Bank, the Gates Foundation, and the World Bank. Erik was born in Spain and grew up in the United Kingdom, to which he just returned after a two-year stint in New Zealand.