Ms. Ariesta Ningrum has over twenty years of professional experience in the fields of climate change, environment and energy, of which the last fifteen years with the UNFCCC Climate Change secretariat in Bonn, Germany. Graduated as a chemical engineer, her career includes working with an Indonesian government agency in assessing and applying technologies, a non-profit organization advising the development of renewable energy potential, and a consulting firm developing portfolio of the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism projects.

Most recently, Ariesta worked as the Manager of Technology subdivision at the UNFCCC, leading the Technology Executive Committee team to support intergovernmental process on climate technology development and transfer and the implementation of climate technology action under Paris Agreement, and spearheading collaboration and partnerships on technology with wider climate stakeholders.

Nima is an MBA in International Management, with extensive experience in management reporting (implementation, revenue, cash flow etc.). She joined CTCN’s Finance and Administrative team since the beginning of its operation i.e., in February 2014. She works closely with the CTCN Director and other colleagues to ensure effective functioning, coordination, planning and monitoring of various activities and projects, including Finance (budgeting, reporting), Grants Management (Agreements with Partners, UN to UN Agreements).

Bibiana supports the Climate Technology Centre’s financial and administrative team, ensuring effective functioning, coordination, planning and monitoring of the Centre’s activities and operations, including administrative activities related to meetings and forums, human resources, procurement and grants management. Bibiana has an Master of Science in Environmental Engineering from the Technical University of Denmark. In addition, she has a Master Certificate in Human Resources from Cornell University. Before joining the Centre, Bibiana worked for the World Health Organization and UNICEF Supply Division.

Julia supports the CTCN in its resource mobilization, donor engagement and outreach. She previously worked as Head of External Partnerships with WFP in Iraq and has furthermore worked in Somalia, Afghanistan and Ukraine for the UN and EU. Julia has an MBA from the Vienna Business University and an MSc in Global Environment and Sustainability at the University of London.

Isabel Hagbrink is a Swedish national who joins us from South Pole, a private climate strategy and solutions company, where she was the Director of Communications for four years, responsible for strategic communications, branding, stakeholder engagement and advocacy efforts. Before that, Isabel was responsible for carbon and climate finance communications at the World Bank in Washington DC for ten years. Previous to the World Bank, Isabel was the Vice President for voluntary carbon markets at MGM International, originating GHG ER projects in the US and responsible for the relationship with US clients and Morgan Stanley, its main shareholder. Before working at MGM International, Isabel spent nine years at the Inter-American Development Bank, where she worked with project finance as well as outreach and corporate communications.

Dr. Woojin Han brings extensive experience in science and technology policy. As Senior Advisor and Climate Specialist at the CTCN based in Copenhagen, Denmark, he leads the Centre’s capacity-building and network engagement activities, and provides strategic advice on the operations of the CTCN Partnership and Liaison Office (PALO) in Incheon, Korea.
Prior to joining the Centre in 2023, he served in the Korean Government for over 15 years, contributing to national R&D and RD&D policies, programs, and projects across sectors such as bio, energy and climate technology. His work supported the development of long-term strategies, promotion of international cooperation, and advancement of innovation-driven policy initiatives. As Director of the Climate Change R&D Team at the Ministry of Science and ICT, Korea’s NDE, he oversaw R&D programs and climate-related initiatives, including CTCN pro bono projects.
Dr. Han holds a Ph.D. in Science and Technology Policy from Chungnam National University, Korea; a Master of Public Administration from Syracuse University, USA; and a bachelor's degree in Chemical & Biological Engineering from Seoul National University, Korea.

Thanh Thanh Tranova holds Master’s degrees in Business and Development Studies from Copenhagen Business School and in Leadership for Sustainability from Malmö University. She brings experience in project management, stakeholder engagement, and sustainability consulting, with a background spanning international organisations, academia, and the non-profit sector. Most recently, Thanh Thanh worked at the World Climate Foundation as Project Manager for the Climate Network, where she managed institutional partnerships and led the planning and execution of high-level conferences at global climate weeks and UNFCCC COPs. She has also contributed to sustainability research at CBS, advised impact-driven organisations through 180 Degrees Consulting, and collaborated with diverse stakeholders on projects in climate, energy transition, and sustainable development. As the Network Specialist in the Capacity Building and Network Engagement team at CTCN, she primarily focuses on network engagement activities, including network membership management, leading webinars, and other engagement initiatives.

Jeawon Kim (PhD) develops and implements capacity building and network engagement programmes of the CTCN to enhance partnership and technical assistance impact globally. Her approach combines psychological science and marketing to co-create a change-advocating value that all stakeholders pursue. She previously worked at the National Institute of Green Technology Center (NIGT) as a Postdoc Research Fellow to provide policy advice on climate governance, technology R&D, and finance. Prior to this, Jeawon conducted evidence-based research in the area of behaviour and social change for numerous climate-change-related social issues at Social Marketing @ Griffith, the world’s largest behaviour change research centre located in Brisbane. Her work has been published in journals on behaviour science, consumer research, and environmental management. Jeawon holds a PhD in Social Marketing (Behaviour change for social good); 1st class Honours degree in Social Marketing; and a dual degree in Marketing and Psychological Science from Griffith University, Australia.

Nadege is supporting the design and implementation of CTCN technical assistance and capacity building activities. She has 12 years of experience on climate change including climate finance, mitigation through the design of roadmaps and low carbon strategies, NDCs implementation as well as climate change adaptation with deep expertise of climate change vulnerability assessments at territory level (municipalities, cities, regions or countries). With a background in international affairs and a master in renewable energy, Nadege has been working within the scope of the UNFCCC since 2006 where she started as part of the National Designated Authority (NDA) team in Morocco.

I am coordinating communications and knowledge management for the Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator (AFCIA). My main tasks will include developing stories and communication products, launching a new AFCIA website, and building a Community of Practice to improve learning and innovation among the Fund’s grantees

I’ve been managing communications and knowledge management for UNEP’s Climate Adaptation Unit for the last 8 years. Before that, my background was in environmental journalism and documentary filmmaking. My climate-related articles have been published The Guardian and The Independent, while some of my award-winning documentaries have reached over 4 million views on YouTube.

I am supporting the Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator (AFCIA) as Strategic Advisor, focusing in particular on scaling up solutions, building regional innovation hubs and supporting the implementing entities on coordination, joint collaboration and knowledge sharing. I will also be working to bring in additional support to the grantees and the programme more widely, particularly from the private sector, to help the projects achieve the scale needed for transformational impact.

I've been working in the field of climate change and international development for nearly 20 years, across a range of public, private and non-profit organisations. Most recently, I led adaptation-focused innovation programming for the international climate innovation agency Climate-KIC, oversaw city investment programmes with C40 Cities, and, alongside my role with AFCIA, am also the Climate Finance lead for the developing country-focused climate finance consultancy Mineral Springs Inc.

Tomo leads the engagement with the Green Climate Fund (GCF), financing entities, MDBs, and relevant stakeholders to scale up the work of CTCN.

Tomo has over 20 years of professional experience in responsible finance, energy transition, energy security, circular economy, and resource efficiency. Prior to joining the CTCN, Tomo served as Principal Green Economy Specialist at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in London, where she led the integration of climate, environmental and social risk management, and advanced climate investment in the financial intermediary sector across more than 30 countries and emerging economies in Europe, Central Asia, and Africa. From 2005 to 2023, she worked for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in New York, Accra, and Bangkok, and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna. In those roles, she managed regional and global programmes on climate change mitigation and adaptation, as well as chemicals and waste management, and provided policy and technical advice to over 60 developing countries across Asia and the Pacific, Africa, and Europe and Central Asia.

Tomo holds a Master of Public Policy from the University of Chicago and a Master of Science in Renewable Energy Systems from the Technical University of Vienna.

Since September 2004, Suil Kang has worked at the international Environmental Research Institute(IERI), Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology(GIST), Republic of Korea. In the IERI, Suil conducted many activities including international R&D collaboration, operation of capacity-building programs such as international internship and training workshops, policy works on Climate Change including IPCC, ASEAN, and APEC and several international development projects including CTCN Technical Assistance and Korea-UNDP. Suil was on secondment to the Climate Technology Cooperation Team in the Ministry of Science and ICT(MSIT) as an expert advisor from July 2016 to December 2018 and contributed to the collaboration with CTCN and facilitation of domestic climate technology cooperation. Suil was also on secondment to the National Institute of Green Technology Center(NIGT) as a Director of the International Strategy Division in 2019. Suil served as a Technology Executive Committee(TEC) member under the UNFCCC from 2018 to 2022. Suil holds a bachelor, master, and Ph.D. in Agricultural Chemistry from Seoul National University, Republic of Korea, and had post-doctoral experience at Michigan State University, USA from 2000 to 2004.

Hoyoung Jo is a professional in climate technology and finance. With experience in the international development and climate sectors, his expertise spans the full lifecycle of projects, ranging from project design and implementation to scaling and financing. At the CTCN, Hoyoung manages a global portfolio of technical assistance projects aimed at accelerating technology transfer and enhancing climate resilience in developing countries with a regional focus in Asia and the Pacific. He has led the development and implementation of TA projects, overseen collaborative RD&D projects, and facilitated linkages between technology and finance mechanisms under the UNFCCC. Previously at the GCF, Hoyoung played a role in managing a portfolio of funded activities, processed in Readiness support, and contributed to the quality assurance and results monitoring frameworks for the Fund's global operations. He has also supported country programming efforts within the Asia and Pacific region.

Hoyoung holds a Master of Arts with a major in International Development and Cooperation from Korea University in Seoul and a Master of Science in Public Management from Fudan University in Shanghai.

Sebin provides project, administrative, and operational support to the CTCN Liaison Office, contributing to the planning and delivery of activities in line with CTCN’s workplan. His responsibilities include programme-related support, contract administration, grant management, and operational coordination. Prior to joining CTCN, Sebin worked with the Green Climate Fund (GCF), the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), and the Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI), supporting governance processes, logistical planning, and international cooperation on climate and polar research initiatives.

Robinson Mugo has over 14 years of professional experience in research and program management in the fields of remote sensing, GIS and machine learning models, and design and deployment of climate services. He graduated with a PhD in Satellite Oceanography from Hokkaido University in 2011, and his post-doctoral career focused on research in the use of Earth Observation (EO) and machine learning modelling for habitat predictions under a changing climate. Most recently, Robinson worked as the Project Manager of the SERVIR Eastern and Southern Africa Project, an initiative of USAID and NASA, which aimed to avail data, products and tools derived from EO, to developing countries, to improve development decision making. Technically, he oversaw the design, testing and deployment of various climate services technologies in four main service areas: agriculture and food security, land use and land cover change, water and water-related disasters, and weather and climate. Programmatically, under Robinson’s leadership, SERVIR provided climate services to over 10 countries in eastern and southern Africa, to foster improved decision making at various levels. At CTCN, Robinson is supporting design and implementation of technical assistance to countries in Africa.

Molly is a seasoned Climate Technology Specialist with over 5 years of experience in climate change adaptation and mitigation, climate finance, and environmental and social safeguards, particularly in developing nations. In her current role at the United Nations Climate Technology Centre and Network, she supports the design and implementation of technical assistance in developing countries as well as overseeing CTCN's work on Gender and Technology Needs Assessments. She obtained her Bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and a Master's in Sustainable Environment and Energy Systems both from Middle East Technical University in Turkey.

Valentin is coordinating the mitigation portfolio of CTCN technical assistances and capacity building activities in Africa and West & Central Asia. Prior to the CTCN, he worked at a Berlin-based technology start-up as a product manager where he developed technology solutions to measure, report and reduce GHG emissions across supply chains. Valentin holds a double master's degree in Strategic Management from Berlin School of Economics and Law, Germany and in Entrepreneurship & Innovation from ESCE International Business School in Paris, France.

Ramiro has almost 9 years of experience at the climate change science-policy interface, including in the assessment of various aspects of environmental and natural resources management within the context of programmes and projects dealing with sustainable development, mitigation and adaptation to climate change technologies. Through his work in international organizations and the private sector, he has achieved broad expertise in multi-country initiatives. Ramiro liaises and supports the Centre's technical assistance, capacity building and networking activities in Latin America and the Caribbean.