Kavita Gandhi has an extensive background in environment and developmental sector spanning over last 20 years. Kavita has been involved in multi-dimensional projects like United States Asia Environmental Partnership (US-AEP) and was Instrumental in setting up of Clean Technology Environmental Management Centre (CTEM) in the Singapore Manufacturer’s Association. She has experience working with environmental sector startups and SMEs in her capacity as a manager of the Singapore Association for Environmental Companies (SAFECO). Kavita was one of the key personnel involved in setting up the Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore and securing a grant from SPRING Singapore to run programs in the area of local enterprise development, market development and training & conferences for clean energy industry. She also represents the association in various government and non-government committees related to clean energy. She was instrumental in developing and managing some unique programs like the SME Energy Efficiency outreach as well cleantech incubator. Kavita has an MSc in Environmental Management from Wye College, University of London.
Kavita is also representing SEAS on the following:
• Environment & Resource Standards Committee (ERSC), ESG
• Co-convener Renewable Energy Standards (RECs) working group, ESG
• TC for Energy, ESG
• SCEM Steering Committee, NEA
• Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) committee, ADB
• Advisory Board: EcoLabs Centre of Innovation for Energy, NTU

Meet Vinod Kesava. Co Founder & CEO of Climate Resources Exchange (CRX) who has 20 years of experience in the global carbon markets will shed light on the untapped additional value of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency projects. He will share proven CRX successes where RE installations can be integrated with environmental attributes from carbon credits/renewable energy certificates resulting in a full sales cycle consisting of additional revenue streams from carbon assets and environmental attributes.

Vinod Kesava is also a council member of SEAS.

Mr Rueban Manokara is Assistant Director (Global Partnerships) from the National Climate
Change Secretariat in the Strategy Group, Prime Minister’s Office, Singapore. He is Singapore’s lead negotiator for Article 6 at the UNFCCC and coordinates Singapore’s international strategy on climate change. Prior to that, Rueban has served in the Singapore Armed Forces, as well as the Ministry of Defence.

Christopher is an Associate in our Commodities team in our Singapore office with a focus on commodities, carbon markets and climate finance.

Christopher has experience advising a wide range of international clients on primary and secondary emissions reduction purchase agreements, prepayment structures, Article 6 markets under the Paris Agreement, CORSIA, the EU ETS and environmental product derivatives (including ISDA documentation and exchange-traded derivatives). Christopher also has experience advising on LNG sale and purchase documentation, trade finance, and a wide range of commodities trading matters.

Christopher obtained a Bachelor of Laws (with highest honours) from the Singapore Management University and a Master of Laws (with highest honours) from Columbia University in New York.

With more than 22 years of practicing as a transactional lawyer in the UK, EU, and Asia, Peter has developed broad base of experience which allows his practice to be multi-faceted. He has practiced as a partner for 12 years and regularly draws on his experience to help guide, support, and collaborate with his clients to enable them to achieve their commercial objectives.

Peter firmly applies the mantras “variety is the spice of life” and “there is no such thing as bad experience” to embrace work opportunities as they present themselves for his clients. The breadth of his practice covers transactional and regulatory work in respect of commodity products and derivatives, derivatives and structured products and carbon finance.

He is a recognised name in the commodity, climate finance and derivatives markets and is familiar name in the legal directories including Chambers and Partners UK and Global, Legal 500 UK, Who’s Who Legal: Environment, PLC’s WhichLawyer, London Super Lawyers List for Energy and Natural Resources and Winner of the Client Choice Awards for Singapore Derivatives (2018).

Peter was invited to join the IIF Task force on scaling voluntary carbon markets initiated by Mark Carney in his capacity as UN Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance Advisor to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson for COP26.

His clients include industry leading names who are commodity merchants, miners, utilities, investment banks, multilateral development institutions, corporates and fund managers.