Greener Horizons: Bridging Sustainability Industry and Finance

Adam Schwarz is the Founder and CEO of Asia Group Advisors (AGA), a strategic consultancy for businesses, philanthropies, non-profits, and development institutions in Southeast Asia. He has tackled various sustainability challenges in the region, including combating illegal fishing, enhancing regulatory incentives for renewable energy, developing blended finance solutions for the early retirement of coal-fired power plants, securing carbon credits for deforestation prevention, and promoting reduced plastic use. Adam has been engaged in environmental and climate change issues in Southeast Asia since the late 1980s. As an environmental correspondent for the Far Eastern Economic Review during the 1980s and 1990s, he reported on sustainability challenges in Indonesia's palm oil, sawmill, plywood, and forestry sectors and covered the first Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. He is the author of the acclaimed A Nation in Waiting: Indonesia’s Search for Stability.

Sekar Banjaran Aji is an environmental lawyer from Indonesia who believes that climate litigation is pivotal in defending the future of humanity. Sekar now works as a Forest Campaigner for Greenpeace Indonesia and serves as the Coordinator of the Public Interest Lawyer Network (PIL-Net) Indonesia for the 2023-2026 period. She has been involved in legal efforts to protect forests in Papua. One of her iconic campaigns includes defending the Auyu People, an indigenous tribe from the southern part of the region, which went viral with the hashtag #AllEyesOnPapua. In addition to advocacy work, Sekar likes to read books and visit old trees.

Sekar Banjaran Aji adalah seorang pengacara lingkungan dari Indonesia yang percaya bahwa litigasi iklim memiliki peran penting dalam melindungi masa depan umat manusia. Sekar kini bekerja sebagai Forest Campaigner untuk Greenpeace Indonesia dan menjabat sebagai Koordinator Public Interest Lawyer Network (PIL-Net) Indonesia periode 2023-2026. Ia terlibat dalam berbagai upaya hukum untuk melindungi hutan-hutan di Papua. Salah satu kampanye ikonik yang ia lakukan adalah membela Masyarakat Auyu, suku asli dari wilayah selatan Papua, yang menjadi viral dengan tagar #AllEyesOnPapua. Selain melakukan advokasi, Sekar juga gemar membaca buku dan mengunjungi pohon-pohon tua.

Steve Stine is an American storyteller, mythologist, and writer. His love affair with nature began in childhood, shaping his life and guiding his work. I, Enoch is an imaginative compendium of the author’s experiences as a student of Eastern traditions, the great outdoors, mythology, and depth psychology. He is a longtime practitioner in developing people and leaders and firmly believes that balancing the scientific with the metaphysical is essential for humanity to reach its potential. He contends that story-based narratives are pathways to this possibility. Steve divides his time between the United States and Bali, Indonesia, where he cherishes his long-time marriage and is blessed with two extraordinary daughters.