Steve Duckworth is Senior Partner with ERM based in Bangkok with over 35 years’ experience in Sustainability and ESG management across Europe and Asia. Steve holds a BSc from Lancaster University in Environmental Science. He has led ERM’s Sustainability services for technology clients, covering numerous data center developments in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. He works with Data Centre developers identifying and mitigating Sustainability risks associated with land acquisition, project permitting and Data Centre design and operation.

Wachirachai Koonamwattana serves as the Chief Sustainability Officer at SCG, responsible for ensuring that SCG achieves greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets by supporting business units in investment planning, technology exploration, and collaboration with stakeholders. The role also includes ensuring the integrity of data related to GHG emissions and sustainability disclosures, in line with international standards.
Spending over 30 years of working in SCG, he has many experiences in finance, M&A, strategic planning, corporate planning and new business development. In addition to his current role, he also serves as the Head of Green Choice Technical Team, leading the effort to define and set standards for SCG Green products
in the construction value chain to meet global standards and customer requirements. He has played a vital role in setting frameworks and guidelines to certify Green Choice products, services, and solutions for the construction industry, ensuring alignment with reputable standards and industry needs.
He earned a Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Chulalongkorn University in Thailand, an MBA from University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, an MBE from Thammasat University and completed the Advanced Management Program from Harvard Business School.

Rachata is the Services Regional Leader for Asia Pacific at GE Vernova’s Gas Power business, where he leads the region’s services portfolio. He works closely with customers and strategic partners across Asia Pacific to enhance power plant reliability, performance, and long-term lifecycle value.
With 21 years of experience at GE and GE Vernova, Rachata brings a strong track record of leadership across Gas Power in Asia. He has held a series of senior roles spanning both commercial and operations, with increasing regional scope and responsibility.

Ivan Li is the Founder and Managing Director of Climant Impact, a strategic advisory firm dedicated to accelerating climate action and the energy transition. He brings over a decade of advisory experience across diverse industries, including technology and data centres, multi-sector conglomerates, consumer goods, financial services, and hard-to-abate sectors such as energy, mining and manufacturing, particularly in the APAC region. Ivan’s expertise in the technology and data centre market comes from supporting operators across the region on articulating credible value propositions that intersect between business (such as AI use cases), energy, climate and regional priorities to unlock value and deploy capacity.

At Climant Impact, Ivan leads engagements focused on helping organisations turn climate ambition into measurable outcomes. He has worked with both leadership and operational teams to design strategies that align business growth with climate objectives, with expertise covering: 

Decarbonisation strategy and implementation: Developing Scope 1, 2, and 3 pathways and roadmaps aligned with business growth and supply chain realities and execution. 
Climate and energy transition planning: Integrating clean energy, energy efficiency, and carbon management strategies into core operations such as supporting development and procurement. 
Carbon markets and policy development: Designing offset and credit strategies, internal carbon pricing mechanisms, and cooperation frameworks (such as Article 6) alongside government engagement. 
Notable projects include developing net-zero roadmaps for regional conglomerates, supporting carbon project development to enable Article 6 collaboration implementation, leading climate and nature risk and opportunity quantifications and advising on clean energy and sustainable investment frameworks for data centres and industrial clients across APAC enabling over US$1B of capital deployed into sustainable infrastructure.

Karnsiree is the Founder and Director of GMS Solar and the REC Thailand brand. She helps corporates and data centres achieve 100% renewable energy goals through Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs). With strong expertise in renewable energy and business development, she supports organisations in driving their decarbonisation strategies. She brings practical insight into scaling REC adoption in Thailand.

Mr. Prashant Choubey is an accomplished business leader with over 28 years of diversified experience across renewable energy, green hydrogen/green ammonia, C&I business, business development and Human resources. An alumnus of Harvard Business School and Delhi College of Engineering, he currently serves as President – Green Hydrogen & Green Ammonia at Avaada Group, where he spearheads the company’s global green molecules strategy and anchors in renewables business development and data center business.
He has led critical initiatives across energy transition, sustainability strategy, green hydrogen and green ammonia development, government and regulatory affairs, strategic HR, employer branding, and organization building. His leadership has been pivotal in shaping Avaada’s multi-state green hydrogen and green ammonia project pipeline, while strengthening the Group’s position as a trusted partner delivering sustainable, reliable renewable energy solutions to leading national and global corporations.
Under his stewardship, Avaada Group has received multiple industry recognitions, including being listed among the Top 50 Best Companies to Work for by The Times of India–Ascent and among the Top 10 Solar Companies in India etc.
Recognized as a distinguished voice in the clean energy sector, Mr. Choubey actively contributes to shaping dialogue on energy transition. He has delivered keynote speeches and presentations on renewables and green hydrogen at influential forums both in India and abroad spanning UAE, Germany, Austria, Turkey, Spain, Singapore, USA, Vietnam, Japan, and beyond. His experience and expertise is often leveraged by government institutions, and he regularly accompanies official delegations abroad—advancing India’s renewable leadership.
Before joining Avaada, he held positions at NHPC Limited (Govt. of India) and Reliance Infrastructure Limited. His early excellence was recognized with the Young Engineer Award (2001) from the Central Board of Irrigation and Power, Government of India.
With a blend of strategic foresight, policy insight, and people-centric leadership, Mr. Choubey continues to contribute meaningfully to India’s clean energy transformation and the global sustainability agenda.
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Jay Paidipati serves as Uptime’s Vice President of Energy and Sustainability Program Management, working with organizations on strategies for sustainability planning, implementation, and evaluation. Paidipati has 20 years of experience in the areas of sustainability engineering, implementation, management, and advisory. Prior to Uptime, he oversaw global energy management at IBM, which included a fleet of several hundred data centers. Paidipati worked on renewable energy procurement, energy sourcing, energy conservation planning and implementation, and data collection tools and reporting. Prior to IBM, he was a Director at Navigant Consulting (now called Guidehouse) advising utilities, governments, large buyers, and investors on energy and sustainability.

Pritesh Swamy is the Head of Research & Advisory, Asia Pacific for the Data Centre Group at Cushman & Wakefield. Pritesh holds a Master’s degree in International Business & Management from the University of Westminster and a bachelor’s degree in Economics. Pritesh brings over 22 years of experience in research and strategic consulting. Based in Singapore, he leads three core advisory verticals including Research, Strategic Consulting, and Valuations across the Asia Pacific region. Pritesh has advised data centre operators, institutional investors, developers, and government bodies on policy frameworks, feasibility studies, market entry strategies, site selection, and investments.

  Ronald Rogers is a seasoned industry executive and the CEO of Mitico International, an innovative environmental technology company pioneering affordable, scalable, and modular point-source carbon capture solutions. Bringing over 30 years of deep domain expertise in oil and gas technology alongside a broad commercial perspective to the carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) landscape, Ron bridges the gap between legacy industrial operations and the future of decarbonization. Drawing on a global career with Honeywell UOP and his experience accelerating innovative startups, he is uniquely positioned to spearhead the delivery of Mitico’s affordable, simple, and green solutions across international markets

Francis leads the PPA & Energy Offtake business at ib Vogt covering the APAC region, with a strong focus on markets including Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand and South Korea. He is responsible for the full PPA lifecycle - from origination and commercial optimisation to contract negotiation, bankability, stakeholder management, and deal closure. His clients span a wide spectrum including the US technology firms, chemical, chemical, F&B and FMCG.

Prior to joining ib Vogt, Francis was a core founding member of CLP's PPA team and also worked with Deloitte and Advisian. Originally from Hong Kong, he was educated in the UK and is now based in Singapore."

Sonya is a Partner in the Energy group.
Dual qualified in England & Wales and Ontario, Canada, Sonya is a seasoned legal expert known for delivering impactful results across diverse legal landscapes. With over two decades of experience, she is a trusted advisor to start-ups, multinational corporations, financial institutions, state-owned enterprises and private equity clients, guiding them through complex global transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity, project finance, strategic alliances, corporate governance and regulatory and compliance matters, including ESG.

Recognised for her strategic insight and dedication to client service, Sonya has built a reputation for excellence particularly in the energy and infrastructure sectors across Asia and internationally. Her deep industry knowledge and innovative, pragmatic, and commercially minded legal advice make her a leader in her field.

Consistently ranked as a leading corporate lawyer in Chambers Asia Pacific and Legal 500 Asia Pacific, Sonya is celebrated for her leadership and collaborative approach. Clients praise her as “a great commercially minded lawyer” with “in-depth knowledge that gets the deal done” underscoring her reputation as a leader in her field.

Christopher leads the go-to-market strategy and enterprise partnerships for renewable energy attribution in Southeast Asian manufacturing. Work with Fortune 500 brands and their suppliers to solve Scope 3 emissions verification challenges through blockchain-backed Energy Attribute Certificates (EACs).

Suthiket Thatpitak-Kul graduated with an MSc in Engineering Business Management from the University of Warwick and a Master of Engineering from Chulalongkorn University. His area of specialization encompasses industrial promotion, strategic planning, and international investment cooperation, supported by his technical background in chemical engineering. He has overseen major investment matters, managed investment promotion for key industrial sectors. He has worked with the Board of Investment (BOI) for over 30 years. Currently serving as the Deputy Secretary-General, he supervises multiple investment promotion divisions and overseas economic offices

Eric Miller is Head of Investments Thailand at Berde Renewables, an I Squared Capital platform developing utility-scale solar and BESS solutions purpose-built for data center customers. With 30 years of energy investment experience across Asia, he has founded and led renewable energy platforms totaling over 3,000 MW and closed transactions exceeding $5 billion across 12 countries.

Dhanawat Mokmongkolkul is a technology and digital infrastructure professional with experience in data center strategy, resiliency standards, and regional engagement across Southeast Asia. He focuses on sustainable digital infrastructure, operational resilience, and industry best practices. He contributes thought leadership on data center standards and uptime, and has moderated executive forums, supporting discussions among stakeholders to promote resilient, future-ready digital ecosystems.

Albert's expertise is on sustainability and carbon management with an aim to advance sustainable practices and develop future leaders in carbon governance and energy systems integration. 
 

At Chungwah Telecom, he has led initiatives in smart manufacturing, digital transformation, and negative carbon solutions since 2016. He specialises in embedding CDR projects into existing corporate energy, processing, and governance systems to enable trackable, scalable, and long-term carbon reduction aligned with net-zero strategies.

Kailash Nichani is the CFO of Hydroleap, a growing green tech company revolutionising the water treatment industry through cutting-edge electrochemical technology. At Hydroleap, he leads finance, strategy, and growth initiatives, supporting the company’s expansion and growth plans. His career spans both high-growth startups and established multinational corporations, giving him deep expertise in scaling businesses, building financial resilience, and forging strong investor and stakeholder relationships.