Green Accelerator

Our team

Leadership

Dr. MA Jun

Chairman

President of the Institute of Finance and Sustainability; Chairman of the Green Finance Committee of the China Society for Finance and Banking, the Hong Kong Green Finance Association, CASI and the Sprinkles Charity Foundation. Formerly Co-Chair of the G20 Sustainable Finance Working Group and Chief Economist of the People’s Bank of China, with senior roles at Deutsche Bank, the World Bank and the IMF. Dr. Ma led the drafting of China’s first green finance guidelines and standards.

Philip Ng

Chief Technology Officer

Vice Chairman & General Manager of the Green Technology Centre of the Green Development Institute, and Chair of the Greentech Working Group of the GBA Green Finance Alliance. Over 30 years experience in advising companies at various growth stages. Extensive experience in building technology ecosystems across greentech, autotech, retailtech and fintech. Formerly a Partner at KPMG China and National Head of its Technology Sector.

Tracy Wong HARRIS

Chief Investment Officer & Head of Asia Team

Mission-driven sustainable finance executive with 20+ years across Asia and Europe, mobilising institutional capital into bankable portfolios. Advisor to the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) on private-capital mobilisation and Executive Vice President of the Hong Kong Green Finance Association. Former Managing Director and Head of Sustainable Finance for Asia at Standard Chartered, building execution in 21 markets covering renewables, green buildings, aviation, shipping and industrial decarbonisation. Earlier roles in London and Hong Kong at JPMorgan and other investment banks in structured credit and securitised products. She serves on the Hong Kong Green Building Council board and the FSDC Policy Research Committee.

Rongrong HUO

Chief Sustainability Officer & Head of Africa Team

Over 20 years in international asset management and investment banking, most recently Managing Director and Head of International Business at Ninety One plc. Previously spent 12 years at HSBC, co-founding its Green Finance initiative, co-leading its first green bond, and serving as one of its initial Global Co-Heads of Sustainable Finance. Chairs the international workstream of the City of London’s Green Finance Initiative.

LI Qun

Chief Green Agriculture Specialist

Around 30 years of World Bank experience in agricultural, water and rural development across Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia, including climate-smart agriculture. Former focal point for World Bank–China agricultural cooperation.

Specialists

ZHAO Lijian

Senior Green Tech Specialist

Director of the Greentech Research & Investment Center at IFS, with over 20 years across energy, climate and greentech incubation. Initiated and manages the Bluetech Carbon Neutrality Awards; former China Country Director of the Carbon Trust.

LIU Feng

Senior Energy & Carbon Markets Specialist

Led the registration of China’s first CDM projects and the development of hundreds of CDM, VCS and CCER projects. Adviser on carbon assets and energy efficiency to the World Bank, ADB, KfW and leading multinationals.

Dr. WEI Anning

Senior Agribusiness Specialist

13 years in international banking — World Bank, Rabobank, and CEO of Fortis Bank China — followed by 15+ years in senior leadership at agricultural groups including New Hope and Dacheng Foods. Leads the Guwang agriculture and food fund.

Richard CALLAND

Senior Africa & Sustainability Expert

30 years in law, politics and sustainability. Emeritus Associate Professor at the University of Cape Town and Director of CISL Africa. Co-chaired a UN Secretary-General-appointed task team on international climate finance.

Malik Abdulrahman NKOBA

Africa Expert

Manager at Axum, advising governments and the private sector across Africa and the Middle East on agriculture, food systems, financial inclusion and climate policy, including carbon trading regulation in Tanzania.

Shelley LYU

Head of Partnership

Specialist in green technology ecosystem development and supply chain decarbonization, with experience building and operating green technology platforms and initiatives for leading enterprises.

Wei Lily LIU

Head of Office

Specialist in green finance, climate policy and the delivery of large-scale international sustainable development initiatives, with deep experience in multilateral secretariat leadership, cross-border collaboration and policy research.

Krysten SONG

ESG Specialist

Specialist in green finance, transition finance and ESG frameworks, with research contributions to the G20 Sustainable Finance Working Group and Asian voluntary carbon markets. Holds a Master’s from Imperial College London.

Xiaoshu WANG

Chief Representative, ASEAN Rep Office

Specialist in ESG, climate risk and sustainable finance, with extensive experience in ESG research, sustainable investment and regulatory engagement across APAC. Former Executive Director and Head of APAC ESG & Climate Research at MSCI.

Jackson HUANG

Research Analyst

Jackson Huang specializes in governance, institutional risk analysis, and sustainable policy design, with a particular focus on ESG frameworks and public policy. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Political Science at the University of Hong Kong and holds an MSc from the University of Oxford.

Technology solutions

Food & agriculture

Climate-resilient seeds

Drought-, salt- and heat-tolerant seeds for wheat, corn and barley, developed through whole-genome selection, gene editing and precision seed coating — delivering 30–40% water savings and around 15% higher crop yields.