Armin has worked in a multi-national asset management sphere. Starting his career in India then traveling
across United States of America, Luxembourg, and now Singapore. Armin has over 21 years asset
management industry experience starting off with audits of investment funds under US and International
auditing standards, along with knowledge of Indian, Hong Kong, Canadian, US, Luxembourg and International
Financial Reporting Standards relevant to funds industry.
Armin leads PwC’s Asian Investment Fund Centre and its Asia Pacific Asset and Wealth Management Research
Institute based in Singapore. His key areas of focus include: market entry, funds distribution strategies,
operational due diligence, target operating model, sustainable investments – reporting, strategy, policies,
regulatory aspects etc. , product development, policy initiatives, performance measurement and verification,
product rationalisation and operational efficiency of the asset and wealth management business.
Armin was the project leader of a new legal entity type legislation to be introduced in Singapore – Singapore
Variable Capital Company (VCC). Armin was the main author of the white paper to the Monetary Authority of
Singapore (MAS) to introduce "Open-ended Investment Company" law in Singapore. This white paper led to a
conducted a detailed study on the feasibility of introducing such a legal entity form in Singapore.
Vesi is Associate Director with the Sustainability and Stewardship group at Temasek. She is responsible for
integrating sustainability and ESG considerations in Temasek’s investment process. She also supports the
design and implementation of climate related strategies and tools for the institution and portfolio.
Prior to joining Temasek, Vesi spent 2 years with LGT Impact Ventures as investment manager for Southeast
Asia, evaluating and managing a portfolio of growth companies with positive environmental and social impact
beyond financial return. Previously, she was with the equity investment team at the Norwegian Sovereign
Wealth (NBIM) for 7 years as a research analyst and subsequently as a portfolio manager covering European
and Asian markets.
Vesi received a MBA degree from INSEAD in Singapore and a graduate degree from the University of St. Gallen
in Switzerland. She is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of
Singapore. She has been a judge at the annual Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge since 2015.
Sahil is a Senior Manager in the Sustainability & Climate Change team at PwC Singapore. He has over 11 years
of experience in the area of ESG and Sustainable Development. He works closely with Private Equity
companies to perform ESG due diligence on potential targets; develop ESG policies and strategies and support
performance measurement on ESG metrics.
Sahil also assists clients from diverse industries on their sustainability journey, including sustainability strategy,
net zero decarbonisation, climate risk assessments, SDG prioritisation, impact assessment and ESG reporting.
He has worked on projects for the Singapore Government on the issues of carbon tax and food waste.
Prior to PwC, Sahil worked in Austria with the United Nations and India with a think tank focussing on climate
change and energy. Sahil has a MBA from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and a BSc in Economics
from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), UK.
Tias is the managing director of Steward Redqueen’s Singapore office and has over ten years of experience in
the field ESG management and impact measurement. He has a long track record advising clients on
integrating sustainability, local sourcing activities and impact into strategy and operations, mainly in the
extractive, food & beverage and financial sectors.
Tias worked with over 30 multinationals and international organisations all over the world. He knows how to
manoeuvre in an environment with many stakeholders and facilitates that accordingly. He dedicates most of
his time on the design and development of impact and E&S measurement systems, including the underlying
methodologies for data collection and analysis. With his sound knowledge of economic modelling and strong
analytical skills, Tias provides clients with practical solutions to complex issues around impact measurement
and management.
Tias is the author of various publications on impact measurement and development economics. He holds a
Master’s degree in Economics from Tilburg University with a focus on Resource, Development & Growth
economics.