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Christopher Kelly
Policy Analyst, Natural Resources Canada. As a Policy Analyst at the Office of Energy Research & Development, I conduct quantitative and qualitative research on investment in energy RD&D. I draft reports, briefings, and presentations to inform strategic decisions, enhancing engagement with industry stakeholders focused on breakthrough energy technology development. I also coordinate cross-functional teams to design and implement technology demonstrations and access new markets. Additionally, I monitor political and economic trends in energy, providing timely insights to senior management for program alignment. I am passionate about pursuing innovation programs and policy approaches that support the transition to a low-carbon economy. I have a Bachelor of Business Administration from Trent University, with a focus on Management Skills, Strategic Management, Management Thought, and Business Ethics. I also hold several certifications related to energy programming and evaluations.
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Dymphna van der Lans
Chief Executive Officer, Clean Cooking Alliance. Dymphna van der Lans is the Chief Executive Officer of the Clean Cooking Alliance (CCA). Dymphna brings more than 25 years of experience managing and leading global development, energy, and climate initiatives in the nonprofit and private sectors. Most recently, she led international corporate engagement with the World Wildlife Fund’s Climate & Energy team. Previously, she worked with the Clinton Foundation as CEO of the Clinton Climate Initiative and has served as the senior director for public policy programs at the German Marshall Fund of the United States. Dymphna has also served as the director of global renewables, infrastructure, and energy efficiency at a specialist investment banking firm in London, and for seven years at BP, where her last appointment was as BP Alternative Energy’s director of distributed energy markets.
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Sue-Ern Tan
Head of the IEA Regional Cooperation Centre. Sue-Ern Tan is the Head of the IEA Regional Cooperation Centre established in Singapore at the end of 2024. The Office is the first outside of the IEA’s Paris headquarters in its 50-year history and will provide policy guidance, technical assistance, training and capacity building across areas such as scaling-up the deployment of renewables and other clean energy technologies, increasing cross-border power trade, and improving access to finance for clean energy investment.Prior to joining the IEA, Ms Tan worked at Shell plc in senior climate and energy roles at Shell’s headquarters in London and The Hague and most recently in Singapore as the Head of Policy and Advocacy. Ms Tan practiced as a lawyer, worked as Ministerial adviser on energy in the Australian Government and was the Deputy CEO of a minerals trade association in Australia. She graduated from University of New South Wales in Australia with a Commerce and Law Degree and is an Eise...