2025 Speakers
Kosintr Puongsophol
Senior Financial Sector Specialist
Asian Development Bank
Kosintr Puongsophol is a senior financial sector specialist at the Economic Research and Development Impact Department of the Asian Development Bank. He is a member of the Secretariat team of the Asian Bond Markets Initiative (ABMI), an initiative established by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the People’s Republic of China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea to develop local currency bond markets in the region.
He is currently leading the ABMI's initiative to develop a sustainable finance ecosystem in ASEAN+3. This includes advising governments and assisting potential sustainable bond issuers and other stakeholders, promoting sustainability disclosures, taxonomies, and local verifiers.
He worked with over 20 sustainable bond issuers, supporting them in raising more than $14 billion in sustainable bonds in local currencies. Furthermore, he is leading the implementation of the ASEAN Green, Social, Sustainable, and Other Labeled (GSS+) Bonds Initiative in Southeast Asia, a program under the ASEAN Catalytic Green Finance Facility.
Before joining ADB, he spent almost 10 years at the Securities and Exchange Commission, Thailand, in charge of corporate finance and international relations. He represented the SEC in various international discussions, including the ASEAN Capital Markets Forum (ACMF).
Speaking At
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11:00–11:40amTue 16 SepSummit StageSummit Stage, (5F), BOT Learning CenterOpenModerator
Others
Financing the Future for People, Planet and Prosperity
Summit StageSummit Stage, (5F), BOT Learning CenterOpenModerator
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Eugene WongChief Executive OfficerSustainable Finance Institute Asia
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Dr. Karin BoonlertvanichExecutive Vice PresidentKASIKORNBANK
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Kosintr PuongsopholSenior Financial Sector SpecialistAsian Development BankModerator
About this session
The green transition needs capital, and ASEAN is answering with fintech-fueled innovation. This discussion unpacks how green bonds, digital platforms, and cross-border standards are driving real climate impact. Hear from the financiers and visionaries from regulators, banks and fintech on road to sustainable future.
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