Leaders or Laggards? Corporate leadership in low-carbon post-pandemic recovery

Ms Alison Campbell is the UK’s Deputy COP26 Envoy for the United Kingdom. Prior to this role, Alison was a Deputy Director in the Department for International Development, leading on the United Nations Climate Action Summit (UNCAS). Alison was previously the Head of the Modern Slavery team, overseeing modern slavery policy and programming. She also previously worked as a UK negotiator for the Paris Agreement.

Ken O’Flaherty is the COP26 Regional Ambassador for South Asia and the Asia-Pacific region. He has recently returned from a posting in Rome, where he worked closely with the Italian government ahead of our joint bid for the UK to host COP26.

He has experience in a number of Foreign Office Departments, and has previously served in the British embassies in Tokyo and Paris as well as the

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Mr. Federico R. Lopez is Chairman and CEO of First Philippine Holdings Corporation (FPH), a diversified holding company with principal interests in power, real estate, construction and manufacturing. He is also the Chairman and CEO of First Gen Corporation, a leading power generation company at the forefront of clean and renewable energy development.

He is likewise Chairman and CEO of Lopez Holdings Corporation, Vice Chairman of Rockwell Land, and a board member of ABS-CBN Corporation, which are all publiclylisted companies. Mr. Lopez is the Chairman of the Oscar M. Lopez Center for Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Management Foundation (OML Center), a non-profit private sector-led initiative supporting research and innovative solutions to build climate-resilient communities.

He is the Chairman of Sikat Solar Challenge Foundation, which focuses on bringing clean energy solutions to rural communities. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Forest Foundation Philippines, the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation, the ABS-CBN Lingkod Kapamilya Foundation, and the Eugenio Lopez Foundation. He is the President of Ang Misyon, an El Sistema-inspired advocacy committed to igniting social change and youth development through the formation of the Orchestra of the Filipino Youth.

Mr. Lopez is a member of the New York Philharmonic International Advisory Board, Asia Business Council, World Presidents Organization, Chief Executives Organization, ASEAN Business Club, Management Association of the Philippines, Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, and Makati Business Club.

He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1983 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree, Double Major in Economics and International Relations (cum laude).

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Mr Joseph Teo was appointedSingapore’s Chief Negotiator for Climate Change on 2 July 2018.

Prior to his currentappointment, Mr Teo has held various overseas assignments in the Ministry ofForeign Affairs (MFA). He was Singapore’s Deputy Permanent Representative tothe United Nations in New York (2015-2018), Deputy Chief of Mission at theSingapore Embassy in Belgium (2005-2008), and First Secretary at the PermanentMission of Singapore to the United Nations and the World Trade Organisation inGeneva (1995-1998), where he was concurrently appointed Singapore’s Consul inSwitzerland.

Mr Teo also held variedappointments at MFA HQ in Singapore, including as Deputy Director-General,Americas Directorate. Mr Teo was also Singapore’s Deputy Chief Negotiator forClimate Change from 2012-2014, when he helped to coordinate the work of theInter-Ministry Negotiating Team on all issues relating to the internationalclimate change negotiations.

Alastair Totty is the Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Manila. After starting with the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in 1988 he has been posted in Abu Dhabi, Jerusalem, Rangoon, Baghdad, Washington and New York.

He has worked on Security Policy, Climate Change and Energy, the Middle East, East Asia and Europe. During a career break from 2010- 2012, he served as Executive Director of the Atlantic Partnership. Before moving to Manila he was Deputy Head of the Climate Change and Energy Department and subsequently for the Counter-Terrorism Department in the FCO.

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Ludwig Federigan is a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Engineering at Don Bosco Technical College (Philippines) as top five of the graduating class and as president of the college student council. He completed his Masters in Business Administration (MBA) at the University of San Carlos (Philippines), topping the USC Graduate School Comprehensive Examinations and as president of the graduate students’ organization.

He finished his Strategic Business Economics Program (SBEP), graduating with merit, at the University of Asia & the Pacific (Philippines). In 2008, he completed his Diploma in Supply Chain Management under the Business & Training Linkage Program of the PUM Entrepreneurs for Entrepreneurs (The Hague Netherlands). In the same year, he was awarded the ACE Chairman Scholarship to attend the ACE Ashridge Executive Development Program at the Ashridge Business School (United Kingdom). He is currently taking up his Executive Master in Disaster Risk and Crisis Management at the Asian Institute of Management. ‍

TG Limcaoco is a Senior Managing Director of Ayala Corporation and is its Chief Finance Officer, Chief Risk Officer, and Chief Sustainability Officer.  He is a director of Globe Telecom, Inc., Integrated Micro-Electronics, Inc, and Bank of the Philippine Islands. He is an independent director of SSI Group, Inc. He is the President and CEO of AC Ventures Holdings, Inc, Inc. and is a member of the board of various Ayala group companies including its energy, infrastructure, healthcare and industrial technologies subsidiaries.

He joined Ayala Corporation as a Managing Director in 1998. Prior to his appointment as CFO in April 2015, he held various responsibilities including President of BPI Family Savings Bank, President of BPI Capital Corporation, President of BPI Securities Corporation, Officer-in-Charge for Ayala Life Assurance, Inc. and Ayala Plans, Inc., Trustee and Treasurer of Ayala Foundation, Inc., President of myAyala.com, and CFO of Azalea Technology Investments, Inc.

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Prior to taking the helm at Eco-Business Philippines office, Ping was a correspondent who followed the exciting developments of responsible business in her country. She was mainly responsible for publishing top-level stories for the Daily Digest that goes out to over 130,000 high-level and unique subscribers worldwide.

Ping has a decade of experience in journalism with a particular expertise in sustainable development and climate change. She is a Climate Tracker fellow, the biggest international hub for journalists reporting on climate change, and has followed international climate policy at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Bonn, Germany. Ping has completed a course on Climate Change Science, Action, and Communication from Cornell University in 2016.

Ping’s passion for sustainable development and purposeful journalism, and how this can positively transform the Philippine society and benefit the lives of Filipinos, is what excites her about her new role.