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MeenakshiRaman'sCurriculumVitae
 SheiscurrentlylegaladvisortotheThirdWorldNetwork(TWN).
 SheiscoordinatoroftheclimatechangeprogrammeofTWNandisanexpertonthe
UNFCCCnegotiations.
 TheThirdWorldNetwork(TWN)isanindependentnon‐profitinternationalnetworkof
organisationsandindividualsinvolvedinissuesrelatingtoclimatechange,sustainable
developmentetcandisheadquarteredinPenang,Malaysia.
 From2004toNovember2008,sheservedastheChairofFriendsoftheEarth
International,whichisaninternationalorganizationwith72membergroupsaroundthe
world.ShecurrentlyisanelectedmemberoftheExecutiveCommitteeofFOEI.
 ShegraduatedfromtheFacultyofLaw,UniversityMalayain1982withLLB(Hons)and
waspreviouslyapracticingpublicinterestandenvironmentallawyer.
 Sheiscurrentlyveryactivelyengagedonclimatechangeandclimatejusticeissuesand
isactivelyengagedintheUNFCCCnegotiationsandhasparticipatedintheCOP/CMP
meetingssinceBali.
BrandonChi‐fongWu
 CurrentlySeniorPolicyAnalystatActionAidUSA,anaffiliateofActionAidInternational.
ActionAidisanonprofitdevelopmentandanti‐povertyorganizationheadquarteredin
Johannesburg,SouthAfricawithofficesinover45countries.
 LeadsActionAidUSA’sworkoninternationalclimatefinanceandcontributesto
ActionAidInternational’sworkonadaptationandclimatejustice.
 AlsoleadsActionAidUSA’sworkontaxjustice,advocatingforsolutionstotaxdodging
bymultinationalcorporationsindevelopingcountries.
 From2005‐2010,servedasaresearcher,policyanalystandgrantwriterforPublic
Citizen’sGlobalTradeWatch,focusedonWTOandbilateraltradepolicies,andpriorto
thatservedasapolicyanalystandlobbyistfortheU.S.PublicInterestResearchGroup,
focusedondomesticpoint‐sourceairpollutionissues.
 HoldsaMasterinPublicPolicydegreefromtheUniversityofMinnesota’sHumphrey
SchoolofPublicAffairs,andaB.A.inSociologyfromYaleUniversity.
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AbydKarmali
AbydKarmaliisManagingDirectorandGlobalHeadofCarbonMarketsatBankof
AmericaMerrillLynch.Heisthecompany'spointpersonforcarbonbusinessopportunitiesand
servesonBankofAmerica'sEnvironmentCouncilwhichsteersthebank'sUSD50billion
environmentalbusinessinitiative.Mr.Karmalihasworkedformorethantwentyyearson
climatechange,carbonmarkets,andclimatefinance.HeiscurrentlySpecialAdvisortothe
ClimateMarketsandInvestmentAssociationafterservingasCMIA'selectedPresidentfrom
2008‐2013andisalsobankingrepresentativeonUNEP'sClimateChangeAdvisoryGroup.Over
thepastsixyears,histeamshavewonseveralawardsfromtheFinancialTimes,Environmental
Finance,andTheBankerforavarietyofinnovativeclimatefinancetransactions.Hisvoluntary
sectoractivityincludeschairingJustEnergy,anOxfamseededsocialenterprisefocusedon
energyaccess,andadvisingConservationStrategyFund,whichisfocusedonenhancingnatural
capitalsuchasbiodiversityandecosystemservices.Mr.Karmaliwaspreviouslyemployedwith
managementconsultantsICFInternationalandtheUnitedNationsEnvironmentProgramme.He
holdsaMSinTechnologyandPolicyfromMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.
GwenAndrews
GwenAndrewswasappointedtothepositionofVicePresident,Powerand
EnvironmentalPolicyAustralia/Asia,inAlstomPowerSystemsinJune2008.Sheisresponsible
forworkingwithgovernmentsinAustralia/NZandSouthEastAsiatorepresentthecompany’s
viewsonmattersofenvironmentalpolicyandregulation.Ahighrankingbureaucratinthe
AustralianGovernment,GwenwasthefirstChiefExecutiveoftheAustralianGreenhouseOffice
(nowsubsumedintheDepartmentofClimateChange)from1998to2002.Priortothat,shehad
beenGeneralManager,Budget,fortheDepartmentofFinanceandAdministration,andheld
severalotherseniorpostsintheAustralianpublicservice.SheleftAustraliain2002tomoveto
theUK,wheresheheadedupalocalcouncilinHampshireforfiveyears,returningtoAustralia
inearly2008.GwenisaCanadianbybirthandspentherearlycareerintheCanadianpublic
service.Herexperienceworkinginthreedifferentpublicservices,andnowintheprivatesector,
onenvironmental,financialandmanagementissues,givesherabroadperspectiveonsomeof
thekeychallengesfacingindustryandgovernmenttoday.GwenisaGraduateMemberofthe
AustralianInstituteofCompanyDirectors.