Sarah Kemmitt leads the Secretariat for the Net Zero Banking Alliance. Her early career focussed on ecological conservation and research into carbon and nitrogen cycling in agroecosystems, with degrees in environmental science and environmental forestry, and a PhD & post-doctoral research in soil microbial ecology & biogeochemistry. She then moved to the British Library, supporting its digital scientific information transition at a crucial period for the institution.  Following the financial crisis, Sarah took the opportunity to move into financial regulation when the UK Financial Service Authority sought out staff with a science background. From there, moving to roles within the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Bank of England. In recent years she brought her environmental expertise to bear on her supervisory work at the Bank, contributing to the UK regulation and supervision of the risks from climate change.
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Jasper is currently the Head of Construction and Infrastructure, Sector Solutions Group for UOB. He has strategic coverage focusing on developing sector-specific solutions in the construction, infrastructure and renewable energy segment, leveraging industry insights, data analytics and value-chain analyses across UOB’s wholesale banking business.

Before taking up this role, Jasper was the Head of Infrastructure & Project Finance for Asia in UOB. He has over 25 years extensive project and structured finance experience in the region focusing on power, renewables, oil and gas, petrochemical, infrastructure and telecoms financing.

Prior to joining UOB, Jasper worked in the transportation industry as the director of Structured Finance Asia for Bombardier Transportation.
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A champion of sustainable built environments, Prashant Kapoor, is a passionate advocate for sustainable solutions that align the interests of businesses, financial institutions, governments and civil society.

As an Industry Specialist, he guides the IFC’s global investments in the built environment with a particular focus on financing low carbon developments and sustainable cities.

He is the entrepreneur who created EDGE (“Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies”) to mainstream resource-efficient buildings in emerging markets. EDGE is free software, a green building standard, and an international green building certification system. More than 60 million m2 of floor space has been EDGE certified globally. Under his leadership, IFC has created a green building investment portfolio of commercial and residential buildings that totals more than US$8.6 billion, both directly and through financial intermediaries.

Prashant is currently leading the APEX Green Cities Program that supports cities to transition to low-carbon and resource-efficient growth pathways. As a part of the Program, he has developed the APEX online app that allows cities to map out different action plans and evaluate their impact and financing options that the City can adopt to achieve its climate action goals.
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