Keynote Speakers
Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary is a Professor of Economics and Finance at Tokai University, Japan. He also serves as Chief Economist of Climate Finance Asia and is the Vice President and Co-founder of the International Society for Energy Transition Studies (ISETS).
Previously, he held Assistant Professor positions at Keio University and Waseda University. He has been a visiting professor, scholar, or fellow at numerous universities and research institutions worldwide, including Keio University (Japan), Chiang Mai University (Thailand), University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), UCSI University (Malaysia), the Institute of Energy Economics of Japan (IEEJ), the Credit Risk Database (CRD) Association of Japan, the Graduate School of Economics at the University of Tokyo, Griffith University (Australia), the University of Tasmania (Australia).
In 2022, he was named a Highly Cited Researcher™ by Clarivate. His leadership in green and climate finance has been recognized through multiple bibliometric studies published in Renewable Energy and Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews (Elsevier).
On April 19, 2023, he received the Medal and Commendation for Science and Technology from the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology of Japan, recognizing his outstanding contributions to renewable energy financing, particularly his work on the design of green credit guarantee schemes. In 2024, he was among only 11 scientists across all disciplines in Japan to receive the Clarivate Japan Research Front Award for his exceptional research achievements in energy economics and finance.
Dr. Taghizadeh-Hesary’s research spans energy economics and policy, green and climate finance, SME finance, Asian economics, and the contemporary Japanese economy.
He is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (World Scientific) and serves as an associate editor or editorial board member for several journals, including Economic Analysis and Policy, Energy Efficiency, Singapore Economic Review, Global Finance Journal, Financial Innovation, Journal of Risk Finance, Review of Accounting and Finance, and China Financial Review International.
Dr. Taghizadeh-Hesary has led and contributed to numerous research, capacity-building and training and consulting projects for international organizations and institutions in the fields of energy, economics, and finance. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Keio University, Japan.
Previously, he held Assistant Professor positions at Keio University and Waseda University. He has been a visiting professor, scholar, or fellow at numerous universities and research institutions worldwide, including Keio University (Japan), Chiang Mai University (Thailand), University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), UCSI University (Malaysia), the Institute of Energy Economics of Japan (IEEJ), the Credit Risk Database (CRD) Association of Japan, the Graduate School of Economics at the University of Tokyo, Griffith University (Australia), the University of Tasmania (Australia).
In 2022, he was named a Highly Cited Researcher™ by Clarivate. His leadership in green and climate finance has been recognized through multiple bibliometric studies published in Renewable Energy and Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews (Elsevier).
On April 19, 2023, he received the Medal and Commendation for Science and Technology from the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology of Japan, recognizing his outstanding contributions to renewable energy financing, particularly his work on the design of green credit guarantee schemes. In 2024, he was among only 11 scientists across all disciplines in Japan to receive the Clarivate Japan Research Front Award for his exceptional research achievements in energy economics and finance.
Dr. Taghizadeh-Hesary’s research spans energy economics and policy, green and climate finance, SME finance, Asian economics, and the contemporary Japanese economy.
He is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (World Scientific) and serves as an associate editor or editorial board member for several journals, including Economic Analysis and Policy, Energy Efficiency, Singapore Economic Review, Global Finance Journal, Financial Innovation, Journal of Risk Finance, Review of Accounting and Finance, and China Financial Review International.
Dr. Taghizadeh-Hesary has led and contributed to numerous research, capacity-building and training and consulting projects for international organizations and institutions in the fields of energy, economics, and finance. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Keio University, Japan.
Prof. Irwan Trinugroho is a Full Professor of Finance at the Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Sebelas Maret (FEB UNS), Indonesia since November 2021 when he was 37 years old. Until now, he holds the title of the youngest professor ever appointed by UNS. Currently, he is also the Vice Rector for Planning, Partnership, International, and Information. He was the founder of the Center for Fintech and Banking UNS. Irwan was the UNS best lecturer in 2015 and 2018 as well as the finalist of national best lecturer in 2018. In 2022, he was awarded as the National Academic Leader granted by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology, a prestigious award at the national level. Irwan graduated with a PhD degree in Economics, major in banking and finance from the University of Limoges, France. He has done some research services to the Indonesia Financial Services Authority (OJK), the Indonesia Deposit Insurance Corporation (IDIC), World Bank, USAID, and Bank Indonesia. Irwan has published a number of papers in reputed journals including Journal of Financial Stability, Economic Modelling, Economics Letters, Finance Research Letters, Global Finance Journal, British Accounting Review, Economic Systems, Research in International Business and Finance, Economic Analysis and Policy, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, Borsa Istanbul Review, International Economics, Journal of Economic Policy Reform, Economics Bulletin, Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, Studies in Economics and Finance, and Singapore Economic Review. He currently also serves as a risk oversight committee member of a financial firm in Indonesia.