Jessica Hanafi, Ph.D established PT Life Cycle Indonesia (LCI), a consulting firm with a team of experts in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and sustainability, to accommodate the growing interest in Life Cycle Assessment and Sustainable practices in the industry. LCI is the Indonesian network partner for SimaPro, a leading LCA Software. She is passionate about teaching and research on life cycle assessment, waste management, reverse logistics, collection strategies, sustainable manufacturing and sustainable supply chain management. She is working as an expert for the Ministry of Environment and Forestry in promoting Life Cycle Assessment in Indonesia. She drafted the adoption of ISO 14040/44 on Life Cycle Assessment to Indonesian National Standard (SNI). In 2017, she was appointed as Technical Expert for ISO TC 207 as the national mirror committee and as an expert on Life Cycle Assessment in the ISO TC 207 Steering Committee 5 in the international forum since 2018. ​Since 2019, she worked in multiple LCA projects to provide input to policy development for the Ministry of Development and Planning/BAPPENAS together with national/ international organizations such as Indonesia Climate Change Trust Fund (ICCTF), World Resource Institute (WRI), and UN Environment Programme. She continues to assists various companies and industrial associations from agricultural sectors, oil and gas, power plants, manufacturing, to pharmaceutical companies in implementing LCA in their industries and help them in pursuing sustainable activities. In early 2021, together with fellow LCA practitioners, she established the Indonesian Association of Life Cycle Assessment and Sustainability Professional (Pro-LCAS) to accommodate the needs of credible LCA practitioners in Indonesia.

Sebastiaan Stiller (linkedin.com/in/stillersf) is the CEO of EPD International AB, the owner of the International EPD System (www.environdec.com), and board member of ECO Platform. EPD International AB is the inventor of the EPD and one of the largest, well-known EPD programmes globally. Sebastiaan is an experienced (+15 yrs.) senior sustainability manager with an international corporate and consulting background in the Environmental Services, Energy/Infrastructure and Manufacturing Industry. He holds an MBA in Sustainability Management from the Leuphana University.

Mr Kevin Monteiro is Director and Chief Financial Officer of Japfa Pte Ltd, appointed to the board since April 2014. He oversees the Group’s financial operations, capital structure, and funding strategy, ensuring data integrity and fiscal resilience. Mr Monteiro joined PT Japfa Comfeed Indonesia Tbk in 1999 as Head of Corporate Finance, overseeing the capital structure and managing equity-related matters, including investor relations and IDX-compliance. Between 1995 and 1999, he served as a financial advisor to an IDX-listed company and prior to that, he was a partner in a chartered accountancy practice in Australia. Mr Monteiro holds a Bachelor of Economics from Monash University and has been a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia since 1982. In 2025, Mr Monteiro was appointed as co-chair of the Accounting for Sustainability (A4S) CFO Leadership Network - Asia Pacific Chapter, to promote ESG integration in global finance.

Prof. Dr. Matthias Finkbeiner is currently Chair of Sustainable Engineering and Managing Director of the Department of Environmental Technology at Technical University Berlin. He was Chair of the ISO-Committee TC207/SC5 for Life Cycle Assessment for nine years and is currently Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. He is a Steering Committee member of the Social LCA Alliance. Earlier in his career, he was Manager for Life Cycle Engineering at the De-sign-for-Environment Department for Mercedes-Benz Cars at Daimler AG.

She currently serves as Regional Program Implementation Manager (ASEAN) at the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), bringing over 25 years of experience in sustainability and development across Southeast Asia. At GRI, she leads sustainability reporting capacity‑building in Indonesia, and the broader ASEAN region, including work to advance human rights due diligence and strengthen disclosure practices among MNC, large companies and SMEs. Previously, she worked with the United Nations on SDG governance, health governance and access to medicine, gender equality, and protection standards addressing violence against women, children, and human trafficking.

Hafiz leads DBS Bank’s sustainable finance engagement efforts with clients across various industries including Food & Agri, Technology, and Consumer Products. He has extensive experience in structuring and executing landmark sustainable finance transactions across the Asia Pacific region. Prior to DBS, he held various corporate banking roles at international banks including SMBC and RBS.

Prof. Dr. Marzia Traverso, full professor and head of Chair and Institute of Sustainability in Civil Engineering in RWTH Aachen since 2017. PhD of Environmental Technical Physics of University of Palermo, and environmental engineer, working in the field of Life Cycle Assessment and sustainability performance of building and transport sector and strategic environmental assessment to the transportation urban systems. In 2020 nominated expert and member of: - Technical Advisory Board on Environmental Footprint’ (Expert group E03710), PEF EU. - Rapporteur of the Technical Working Group of the European Commission’s Platform on Sustainable Finance. - Convener and Project leader of the ISO 14075 on social life cycle assessment

Mr. Salil Dutt is currently the Chief Technical Adviser (CTA) at the UNIDO Jakarta office since 2018. He has 25+ years of cross-functional experience and vast exposure in the area of energy and environmental management, focusing on the implementation of programs and projects, conceptualizing and implementing consulting/ technology development/ transfer/commercialization projects, setting up new business entities and business operations in south-east Asia and North Africa, strategic business planning and management, policy analysis and capacity building. He completed his Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), the University of Delhi, after a Master of Technology (M. Tech) in Energy & Environment Management from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, after attaining B. Tech (Mechanical Engineering) from G. B. Pant University Pantnagar in India.

Fitrian has more than 24 years working experience and l eading the works in the field of sustainability, especially related to natural resource management, commodities and supply chains, climate change, energy, circular economy, and climate financing (with i nvestment related to agriculture, forestry, aquaculture, fishery, and renewable energy). His geographical coverage of works includes areas inside I ndonesia, Australia and the Asia Pacific. He has also written and published more than 100 articles in reputable academic journals and media. He received awards that i nclude Australian Leadership Award, Allison Sudradjat Award, and The Distinguished Humphrey Fellowship in Climate Change from the US Government in 2022.

Sonia has served as the Scientific Director of the World Resources Forum since 2014, leading initiatives in sustainable recycling industries and life cycle sustainability. In 2016, she also joined Leuphana Universität Lüneburg as an Honorary Professor, affiliated with the Faculty of Sustainability and the Institute of Environmental and Sustainability Communication (INFU). Throughout her career, Sonia has collaborated with leading international organizations such as UNITAR, the NACEC, and the Mexican Institute of Ecology (INE). Her extensive background also includes roles as a GIZ coordinator and a Programme Officer at UNEP, where she led the Secretariat of the UNEP/SETAC Life Cycle Initiative. Sonia holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Management and Policies from the Technical University of Karlsruhe (KIT) and has an academic background in Industrial Engineering. She is a co-author of numerous influential publications in the field, including ISO IWA 19 and several UNEP guidelines and reports on social life cycle assessment, life cycle assessment, sustainability, and the circular economy.

Claudia Giacovelli has been part of the Life Cycle Initiative team in Paris since January 2020, where she serves as a Programme Officer. Previously, she was based at UNEP’s International Environmental Technology Centre (IETC) in Osaka from 2016, contributing to initiatives that supported developing countries in implementing sustainable solutions to environmental and climate challenges, with a particular emphasis on waste management. Earlier in her career, Claudia worked for over five years with UNIDO in South Africa, where she played a key role in fostering strategic partnerships and mobilizing funds for climate mitigation initiatives and helping accelerate the shift toward energy-efficient and low-carbon economy. She has an academic background in development economics and social sciences, which underpins her work in advancing sustainability and inclusive development.