Tomas Anker Christensen is Denmark’s newly appointed Climate Ambassador. He has been Head of Department for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Center for Global Challenges, where he was at the head of the establishment of the 3GF – an international partnership for green transition. Subsequently, he was employed by the UN Secretary-General’s Cabinet, where he for a period was head of the climate team with responsibility for preparing and conducting
the 2014 UN Climate Summit. In the period 2015-2017, he was head of cabinet for the president of the General Assembly (Mogens Lykketoft and Peter Thomson, respectively) with particular focus on implementation of the Paris Agreement and the UN Sustainable 

Development Goals. Thereafter, Tomas Anker Christensen was appointed special advisor to the UN’s special envoy on climate, Michael Bloomberg.

Ambassador Berit Basse (born 1964) assumed her role as Consul General to Denmark In New
York on September 1st, 2020. From 2012 to 2016, Ambassador Basse served as Denmark’s Ambassador to Singapore and Brunei, overseeing key commercial and diplomatic relationships
between Denmark and the two States. She has also served as First Secretary at the Embassy
of Denmark in Uganda and Consul General of Denmark in Munich, Germany. From 1992 to 1996, the Ambassador worked on several development projects for the United Nations Development Programme in Senegal. Prior to her New York posting, Ambassador Basse led the Danish Ministry
of Foreign Affairs’ department in charge of client relations and global commercial opportunities. Berit holds a Master of Science, International Business & Politics and Intercultural Communication and Languages from Copenhagen Business School and a Global Executive Master of Business Administration, also from Copenhagen Business School.

Leila leads strategy and engagement for P4G, the Partnering for Green Growth and Global
Goals 2030 initiative. P4G brings together business, government, and civic organizations to
incubate and accelerate innovative public-private partnerships in five key areas: food/agriculture, water, energy, cities, and circular economy. In this capacity, Leila is responsible for engaging partner countries, businesses, financiers, and civil society to
support the goals of P4G, including through P4G’s country platforms, partnerships, Board of
Directors, and global summits.

Tuyen D. Nguyen is IFC Asia Regional Lead for Manufacturing Advisory, based in Hanoi, Vietnam. Previously, he was the IFC Resident Representative for Mongolia and Head of Office for Ho Chi Minh City where he led investments for IFC’s Manufacturing, Agribusiness and Services (MAS) department in the Mekong (Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand and Vietnam). Prior to IFC, Tuyen worked in the private sector unit of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), based in Manila, Philippines covering investments in financial institutions throughout Asia. He holds a BA from Yale, and an MBA-MA from the Wharton-SAIS program.

Simone Colombo heads the Corporate Sustainability work at OVS, the leading Italian fashion retailer. After his studies in Business Statistics, he has been working for more than a decade in Risk Management and Internal Auditing, both for primary consulting firms and for fashion companies. Throughout the years, Simone has worked with environmental and social

compliance and moved from a “risk management” approach to a strategic approach integrating key sustainability indicators into OVS’ business strategy, improving social and environmental impacts, and looking ahead to a regenerative business model.

Shujaat Alavi heads commercial operations in the MEA region at Novozymes, a Danish company that is a world leader in biological solutions. Novozymes develops environmentally friendly enzyme
solutions for textile mills and laundries, which replace harmful chemicals while at the same time
reducing water, time and energy use. With a Master in Textile, Fiber & Polymer Science from
Clemson University and twenty years of experience in the textile industry, twelve of them at Novozymes, Shujaat has developed an in-depth applicable knowledge and a passion for innovation, helping him understand the challenges the industry face. Moreover, it has allowed him to support translating these challenges into innovation opportunities that supports Novozymes in delivering sustainable solutions for the industry.