Unveiling 4 must-attend Climate Tech and ESG Summit sessions

By Team DealStreetAsia

July 23, 2025

Join day two of the Asia PE-VC Summit 2025 in Singapore (Sept 10-11) to get insights from nearly 15 prominent leaders representing venture capital, DFIs, LPs and climate sector enterprises.

We present 4 sessions focused on sustainability-based investing, balancing impact with returns, energy transition, cross-border collaboration, capital allocations and more.

Register now to be on top of climate and impact investing trends in Asia.
  • Kean Ng, Senior Investment Officer, responsAbility
  • Fay Chetnakarnkul, Regional Director (Asia), Norfund
  • Marat Zapparov, Chief Executive Officer, Pentagreen Capital
  • Nishant Kumar, Head of Asia Coverage, PIDG
  • Michelle Teo, Managing Editor, DealStreetAsia [Moderator]
  • Krishna Kumar, Partner, India-Japan Fund, National Infrastructure Investment Fund
  • In conversation with Kavitha Nair, Senior Reporter, DealStreetAsia
  • Deepa Hingorani, Partner, Novo Holdings Asia
  • Melvyn Yeo, Managing Partner, TRIREC
  • Sebastien Guillaud, Co-founder and Managing Partner, Shift4Good
  • Namrata Singh, Investments Principal, Clime Capital
  • Katrina Bianca Cuaresma, Correspondent, DealStreetAsia [Moderator]

Impact investing as an investment thesis has grown to become a key strategy for financing solutions to solve some of the world’s biggest challenges in climate action and development, particularly in emerging markets. From economic and gender empowerment and inclusion to climate resilience and security, how have the different strategies generated returns for investors?
  • Linda Mok, Director of Investment, Sarona Fund Management
  • Mahesh Joshi, Head of Asia Private Equity, BlueOrchard Finance
  • Leslie Zambelli, Impact Investment Director, Schneider Electric Energy Access Asia
  • Ngoc Nguyen, Deputy Editor (Vietnam), DealStreetAsia [Moderator]

Singapore Reporter/s

In Singapore, we are looking to double our reporting team by this year-end to comprehensively cover the fast-moving world of funded startups and VC, PE & M&A deals. We want reporters who can tell our readers what is really happening in these sectors and why it matters to markets, companies and consumers. The ability to write precisely and urgently is crucial for these roles. Ideal candidates must have to ability to work in a collaborative, dynamic, and fast-changing environment. We want our new hires to be digitally savvy and ready to experiment with new forms of storytelling. Most importantly, we are looking for hard-hitting reporters who work well in a team. Collaboration and collegiality are a must.

Following vacancies can be applied for (only in Singapore).

Following vacancies can be applied for (only in Singapore).   

  • A reporter to track companies/startups that have raised private capital, and have the potential to become unicorns. SEA currently has over 40 companies with a valuation of over $100 million and under $1 billion.
  • A reporter who can get behind the scenes and reveal how funding rounds are put together, or why they’ve failed to materialise. She/he in this role will largely focus on long-format stories. 
  • A journalist to track special situations funds, distressed debt and private credit (from the PE angle) across Asia.
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Singapore Reporter/s

In Singapore, we are looking to double our reporting team by this year-end to comprehensively cover the fast-moving world of funded startups and VC, PE & M&A deals. We want reporters who can tell our readers what is really happening in these sectors and why it matters to markets, companies and consumers. The ability to write precisely and urgently is crucial for these roles. Ideal candidates must have to ability to work in a collaborative, dynamic, and fast-changing environment. We want our new hires to be digitally savvy and ready to experiment with new forms of storytelling. Most importantly, we are looking for hard-hitting reporters who work well in a team. Collaboration and collegiality are a must.

Following vacancies can be applied for (only in Singapore).

Following vacancies can be applied for (only in Singapore).   

  • A reporter to track companies/startups that have raised private capital, and have the potential to become unicorns. SEA currently has over 40 companies with a valuation of over $100 million and under $1 billion.
  • A reporter who can get behind the scenes and reveal how funding rounds are put together, or why they’ve failed to materialise. She/he in this role will largely focus on long-format stories. 
  • A journalist to track special situations funds, distressed debt and private credit (from the PE angle) across Asia.
APPLY NOW