Mr. George S. Tahija

Commissioner
PT. Austindo Nusantara Jaya (ANJ)

George Tahija is a Commissioner and Chairman of the Risk Management Committee of PT Austindo Nusantara Jaya Tbk (ANJ), an Indonesian company that has been publicly listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange since May 2013.

With his family in 1990, Mr. Tahija co-founded the Tahija Foundation to execute philanthropic endeavors in Indonesia.  With his wife, Laurel, he is a founding member of the Perkumpulan Mandiri K-12 School (“SPM”) in Jakarta.

Mr. Tahija serves as Emeritus Trustee of the Darden School Foundation Board of Trustees and the Global Advisory Council of the Darden Graduate School of Business at the University of Virginia. He is a co-founder and Chairman of the Coral Triangle Center (CTC).  Since 1990 Mr. Tahija has served as a member of The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Indonesia Chapter’s Advisory Board.  Presently Mr. Tahija is the Chairman of Yayasan Konservasi Alam Indonesia, TNC’s Indonesian foundation, and Vice Chairman of TNC Asia Pacific Council. He is a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) Indonesia Gold Chapter.

Mr. Tahija has been a member of the Asia Business Council since April 2002 and served on the Board of Trustees from March 2007 – March 2013.

He is an author of A Walk in the Clouds (2005) and photographer for Land of Water, Vol. 1 From Bali to Komodo (2006).  In the past five years, Mr. Tahija has summited Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania; Carstensz Pyramid, Indonesia and Mr. Elbrus, Russia.

Mr. Tahija holds a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Trisakti University, Indonesia, and an M.B.A. from the Darden Graduate School of Business at the University of Virginia, USA.

Mr. George S. Tahija

Commissioner
PT. Austindo Nusantara Jaya (ANJ)

George Tahija is a Commissioner and Chairman of the Risk Management Committee of PT Austindo Nusantara Jaya Tbk (ANJ), an Indonesian company that has been publicly listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange since May 2013.

With his family in 1990, Mr. Tahija co-founded the Tahija Foundation to execute philanthropic endeavors in Indonesia.  With his wife, Laurel, he is a founding member of the Perkumpulan Mandiri K-12 School (“SPM”) in Jakarta.

Mr. Tahija serves as Emeritus Trustee of the Darden School Foundation Board of Trustees and the Global Advisory Council of the Darden Graduate School of Business at the University of Virginia. He is a co-founder and Chairman of the Coral Triangle Center (CTC).  Since 1990 Mr. Tahija has served as a member of The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Indonesia Chapter’s Advisory Board.  Presently Mr. Tahija is the Chairman of Yayasan Konservasi Alam Indonesia, TNC’s Indonesian foundation, and Vice Chairman of TNC Asia Pacific Council. He is a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) Indonesia Gold Chapter.

Mr. Tahija has been a member of the Asia Business Council since April 2002 and served on the Board of Trustees from March 2007 – March 2013.

He is an author of A Walk in the Clouds (2005) and photographer for Land of Water, Vol. 1 From Bali to Komodo (2006).  In the past five years, Mr. Tahija has summited Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania; Carstensz Pyramid, Indonesia and Mr. Elbrus, Russia.

Mr. Tahija holds a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Trisakti University, Indonesia, and an M.B.A. from the Darden Graduate School of Business at the University of Virginia, USA.

Mr. Rod Taylor

Global Director, Forests
World Resources Institute, Washington DC

Rod is the Global Director of the Forests Program, with oversight of Global Forest Watch, the Forest Legality Initiative and the Global Restoration Initiative. He is responsible for the Forests Program’s overall leadership, management, outreach, and fundraising.

Before joining WRI, Rod worked as the Forests Director at WWF International. In earlier roles at WWF, he coordinated the World Bank/WWF Forest Alliance and led WWF’s forest work in the Asia Pacific region. Prior to his time with WWF, Rod worked as a forest policy adviser in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.

Rod began his career as a lawyer in Australia and has a Master’s Degree in Environmental Law from the Australian National University.

Rod likes getting outdoors and is a keen surfer, snowboarder and cyclist.

Mr. Rod Taylor

Global Director, Forests
World Resources Institute, Washington DC

Rod is the Global Director of the Forests Program, with oversight of Global Forest Watch, the Forest Legality Initiative and the Global Restoration Initiative. He is responsible for the Forests Program’s overall leadership, management, outreach, and fundraising.

Before joining WRI, Rod worked as the Forests Director at WWF International. In earlier roles at WWF, he coordinated the World Bank/WWF Forest Alliance and led WWF’s forest work in the Asia Pacific region. Prior to his time with WWF, Rod worked as a forest policy adviser in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.

Rod began his career as a lawyer in Australia and has a Master’s Degree in Environmental Law from the Australian National University.

Rod likes getting outdoors and is a keen surfer, snowboarder and cyclist.

Dr. Petra Meekers

Global Head Sustainable Procurement
Unilever Singapore

Petra Meekers has a background in Biochemistry, with international experience in quality management consultancy including environmental and social impact assessments. Based in Asia since 1998, she has been involved in implementation of environmental systems and social frameworks for different sectors including food, energy and agriculture.

Petra is the Global Head of Sustainable Sourcing for Unilever involved in the development, review and implementation of the Sustainable Sourcing policies of Unilever, a global Consumer Goods Company with a range of more than 400 brands.

Prior to joining Unilever Petra worked for Musim Mas- a global palm oil corporation with operations spanning the entire palm oil supply chain- as the Director of CSR and Sustainable Development. And before she worked as the Group Sustainability Manager of New Britain Plantation Services in Singapore and Papua New Guinea- a large scale integrated, industrial producer of sustainable palm oil in Australasia including domestic sugar and beef production. NBPOL is a subsidiary of Sime Darby Plantations since 2015.

Dr. Nigel Sizer

Chief Program Officer
Rainforest Alliance

Nigel Sizer served for two years as president of the Rainforest Alliance until January 2018. He helped lead the successful merger with the leading Dutch-based non-profit UTZ and following the merger shifted to his current role as Chief Program Officer role, continuing to be based in New York.

As the former global director of the Forests Program at the World Resources Institute, Sizer led a hundred-person team across Africa, Asia, and Latin America and launched path-breaking partnerships including the award-winning Global Forest Watch and the Global Restoration Initiative.

Sizer also served as vice president for Asia-Pacific with Rare, where he developed grassroots efforts to link impoverished communities in Indonesia to global carbon markets and pioneered community-based fisheries and marine protected areas efforts. In 2008, he served as lead advisor on climate change and energy issues in Asia to former US President Bill Clinton and the Clinton Global Initiative. He has also worked with the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) in Nairobi and established The Nature Conservancy’s Asia-Pacific Forest Program. He also founded and co-chaired The Forests Dialogue, and helped establish and lead the Asia Forest Partnership.

A globally-recognized authority on forests, ecology, climate change and development, Sizer holds Bachelors, Masters, and Doctoral degrees in natural sciences and tropical forest ecology from the University of Cambridge. He has lived and worked in Brazil, Africa, and spent ten years in Indonesia. He has served on numerous boards and advisory groups including the Tropical Forest Alliance, the Rainforest Foundation, the Amazon Alliance, the Global Forest Foundation, and the Andean Center for Sustainable Development. He has been a frequent commentator on environment and development issues for the BBC, CNN, and Al Jazeera. He is a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and the United States.

Dr. Tengfei Wang

Economic Affairs Officer, Trade, Investment and Innovation Division
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)

Tengfei Wang has been an Economic Affairs Officer at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) since 2008. His work has been focused on promoting development of trade and transport facilitations, logistics, regional integration, technology and innovation, and sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific. He has extensive experience in working with countries in Asia and the Pacific through implementing projects, providing technical advice and capacity building, and supporting inter-governmental meetings and negotiations.

He is the author of nearly 100 publications including the official background documents for inter-governmental meetings, study reports, policy briefs and academic research papers. Prior to joining the UNESCAP, he worked in the United Kingdom first as a research fellow at the Newcastle University and subsequently as a senior lecturer (Associate Professor) at the University of Plymouth. He earned his PhD from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Mr. Rubens Marques

President-Director
PT Louis Dreyfus Company, Indonesia

Bpk. Jarot Winarno

Bupati of Sintang
West Kalimantan

Jarot finished elementary and secondary school in Jakarta. He graduated from high school studies at SMA Negeri 8 Jakarta in 1977. Then, he continued his studies at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, graduating in 1985. While further studies he completed at the National University of Singapore and graduated in 1995.

Before becoming regent, Jarot had served in several agencies, including [1] [5] :

• Head of Puskesmas in Ng. Ketungau, Kota Baru, Sui Durian (1986-1993)
• Head of Sintang Health Service (1993-1997)
• Head of West Kalimantan Health Service (2001-2004)
• Deputy Regent of Sintang (2006-2011)
• Head of Hospital. Dr. Soedarso (2010)
• Daily Chair of Persista (Sintang Football Association) Sintang
• Persipon Daily Chairperson (Pontianak Football Association)
• General Chair of the Combined Bridge of Pontianak

Ms. Anne Rosenbarger

Southeast Asia Commodities Manager, Forests Program
World Resources Institute

Anne Rosenbarger is a Fellow for Project POTICO in the People and Ecosystems Program at WRI. Based in Bali, Indonesia, Anne works on research related to the sustainability of the oil palm industry in Indonesia. Specifically, she focuses on issues related to the utilization of degraded lands, land use planning, community rights, and conservation of forests and high conservation value areas. She is involved in research and product development, coordination of field activities, and engagement with the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) as well as other stakeholders.

Prior to joining WRI, Anne worked in the field of tropical ecology, assisting with research related to seed dispersal and recruitment patterns of tropical tree species in the Amazonian rainforest as well as impacts of ambient CO2 levels on plant growth in Southeast United States. She has also worked in product traceability for “eco-friendly” garment design.

Anne holds a B.A. from Duke University and a M.E.M. from the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University. Her graduate thesis focused on community based forestry management in Kalimantan, Indonesia. Anne spends her spare time painting, collecting textiles and vintage clothing, and exploring the natural wonders of Indonesia.