SPEAKERS
Ulf Moslener is Professor for Sustainable Energy Finance at the Frankfurt School and Head of Research of the UNEP Collaborating Centre for Climate and Sustainable Energy Finance. He has represented Germany in the UN Standing Committee on Climate Finance and currently serves as Vice Chair of the Green and Sustainable Finance Cluster Germany (GSFCG). He has also worked at the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim, Germany and at the KfW Development Bank on issues relevant to climate finance. Ulf holds a Diploma in Physics and a PhD in economics from the University of Heidelberg.
Ailun Yang manages all international initiatives for the Climate & Environment portfolio at Bloomberg Philanthropies, with a focus on energy transition, air pollution and sustainable finance. Leveraging a background rooted in finance and advocacy, Ailun uses her unique skillset to mobilize environmental activism, deploy data-driven strategies, and build high-profile partnerships to help move the world to a low-carbon economy. Ailun has worked for the ClimateWorks Foundation as the China Strategist where she advised major foundations on their grant making strategies in China. Aliun also worked at the World Resources Institute where she led research efforts to build the evidence base for low-carbon development in major development countries such as China and India. Aliun holds a Master's degree in Sociology from Goldsmiths College, University of London