• Email: aristeidis.tsakiris@un.org
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Aristeidis Tsakiris is a Mechanical Engineer with over ten years of experience driving energy efficiency initiatives globally. With an MSc in Sustainable Energy from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), he combines technical expertise with a deep understanding of policy and digital systems to support sustainable development in emerging and developing economies.

At the UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre (UNEP-CCC), he leads the development of Monitoring & Evaluation systems, digital dashboards, and web-based Knowledge Management Systems (KMS). His work enhances data-driven decision-making and supports the dissemination of best practices through webinars, podcasts, and e-learning platforms, while also contributing to project development, reporting, and stakeholder engagement.

Previously, Aristeidis held key roles at the Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency (C2E2), where he managed digital tools, coordinated over 100 webinars, and supported international workshops and publications. His early career in research and consultancy focused on energy-efficient buildings and transport, laying a strong foundation for his current impact in global energy transition efforts.

• Email: steven.fawkes@energyproltd.com
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Dr Steven Fawkes has over 30 years’ experience in the energy efficiency sector and is recognised as a leading advisor and expert in the development, application and communication of new techniques in energy efficiency and energy efficiency finance.

Throughout his career Steven has been an energy efficiency pioneer. He has worked hard to improve practice and promote greater levels of energy efficiency and has initiated energy efficiency programmes in Europe Asia and North America.

Through over 260 publications including books such as, “Outsourcing Energy Management” (2007), “Energy Efficiency” (2013) and “Best Practices and Case Studies for Improving Industrial Energy Efficiency” (2016), as well as his own influential blog - onlyeleventpercent.com, he has sought to share knowledge and insight for the good of the efficiency industry. He has also made more than 130 presentations around the world including invited keynotes in Europe, Africa, Asia and the US, giving insight into the critical matters of energy efficiency financing and investment.

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Corinne Figueredo is the strategy and finance lead for the IFC’s Green Building Market Transformation Program, which was established in 2013. The Program has catalyzed over $3 billion in green building investment to date with IFC’s borrowers, which include housing developers, offices, schools, hospitals, hotels, retail chains and banks who offer construction finance and green mortgages. The Program’s success has been largely due to the EDGE (Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies) free software application which has made green design more accessible to about 9,000 users and has enabled the certification of 1.7 million m2 of green floor space. IFC is currently working with the public and private sector on green building policy and voluntary certification in developing countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe. Corinne has worked in climate related finance since 2003, when she launched IFC’s first early stage cleantech investment program. Since joining IFC in 1992, her investment work has spanned energy, transport, waste, water, financial institutions and general manufacturing.
IFC is the private sector arm of the World Bank Group.

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Having worked for over fifteen years in corporate and public finance and banking, Marko Markov is a financial expert with extensive experience in developing, implementing and coordinating international and European energy efficiency (EE) and renewable energy (RE) projects. When serving as the deputy executive director of the Bulgaria Energy Efficiency Fund, he was responsible for assessing loan applications, making risk analyses and structuring EE-project transactions, selecting appropriate financial instruments and maintaining a constructive relationship with the various entities in the EE sector of Bulgaria; as a result, he gained strong expertise in developing and launching financial EE and RE products.

Over the years, he has gained much international experience as a result of having worked in a number of countries in Europe, Africa, Asia, South America and the Caribbean to help implement EE projects or programs led or financed by United Nations agencies and major multilateral development banks, such as the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the European Investment Bank, the African Development Bank and the World Bank. He has also worked with bilateral development organizations, such as KfW and AFD.