Management

	JUAN CARLOS GARCÍA CANIZARES  [New York]   • Juan Carlos is an investment banker with a 15-year experience in corporate strategy and M&A. During his career he's executed more than US$15 billion in M&A primarily in emerging markets and acquisition financing. He previously co-founded a leading Latin American strategic/financial and M&A advisory firm, where he served as senior partner from 1992 to 2000. He is a member of the boards of directors of Bavaria, S.A. and is chairman of Crystal Associates LLC, a fund of hedge funds.
	KAJ HAGROS  [London]   • During the past 15 years, Kaj has worked in the UK, Finland, Sweden, Germany, France and Singapore driving the development of new telecommunications and mobile data services. As the head of strategy & business development at Nokia Networks, Kaj guided the long term solution portfolio and partnerships of 3G and mobile internet applications. As the General Manager for First Hop in Asia-Pacific, Kaj helped mobile operators in Singapore, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia to apply new technologies to accelerate the development of wireless data.
	STEPHEN LUCAS  [Sydney]   • As the CEO of Dimidium Group, Stephen has acquired, developed and managed real estate for the mining industry. Stephen has also held various management and finance roles with the IBM Software Group and KPMG. Throughout his career, Stephen has had broad responsibilities across the globe with particular focus in the Asia Pacific and US (Silicon Valley) markets. He is currently Chairman for Hope Development Agency Australia, a not for profit agency undertaking clean water supply and micro-financing projects to under-developed nations. He lived much of his younger life in emerging markets across the globe.
	ADAM ROGERS  [New York]   • Adam has had more than 25 years experience working on international environment, development and financial issues in 120 countries, including more than 12 years with the United Nations Capital Development Fund focusing on the world’s least developed countries (LDCs), supporting human and institutional capacity at local and national levels via local development and microfinance practice areas. Adam also has worked as an SME financial advisor (Omni Financial), an e-commerce entrepreneur (InterWorld Corporation), as Director of Information and UN Programmes for Together Networks, and as the editor-in-chief of Earth News.  His published books include The Earth Summit: A Planetary Reckoning and Taking Action: An Environmental Guide for You and Your Community.
	SCARLETTE TONG THORNE  [Hong Kong]   • Scarlette has over 15 years of private equity and public listing experience in Greater China, Asia Pacific as well as in the US and the UK. With Capital Venture China (Shanghai), PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Services based (Hong Kong) and Arthur Andersen Asia Pacific, Scarlette has held senior executive roles with infrastructure, energy and environment sectors and major multinational companies including Lucent, Cable & Wireless and the Financial Times of London.