ZAKARIAS, Christy

Christy has spent 10+ years at the intersection of sustainable finance, climate risk, public policy, and strategic communications across EMEA and APAC. Currently, she is the Head of Sustainability Transition Advisory at Equatorise, a boutique strategy consultancy and Indonesia market specialist. As part of this role, Christy serves as the Head of Secretariat of the ASEAN Alliance on Carbon Markets (AACM), which aims to promote the scaling of voluntary carbon markets and support the implementation of compliance markets across ASEAN.

Prior to Equatorise, Christy was a Sustainable Finance Consultant at Systemiq London, and a VP/AVP across Climate Risk, ESG Investor Relations, and Principal Investments at Barclays Bank PLC. Christy holds a BSc in Neuroscience from University College London, and is certified in Sustainability and Climate Risk by the Global Association of Risk Professionals.