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Jean Monson

Director, Head of Infrastructure, Project Finance Asia

MUFG Bank

Jean Monson joined MUFG in 2019 and is based in Singapore. Jean is the Head of Infrastructure of Project Finance Asia at MUFG Bank Ltd.

Jean is an experienced UK-qualified lawyer and investment banker having advised clients in the UK and Asia Pacific over the last 17 years. Jean is a market leading debt infrastructure professional in the international debt capital markets and private bank market.

At MUFG, Jean has advised, originated and executed numerous award-winning transactions in energy and infrastructure. Prior to MUFG, Jean was a debt originator in Barclays Capital’s Debt Capital Markets team in London and Singapore. Before moving into investment banking, Jean started her career in Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (London) as a lawyer.

Jean is a renown thought leader in Energy, Infrastructure and ESG. She is a regular speaker and contributor to international platforms, including the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Asia Pacific Loan Market Association (APLMA), IJ Global, Project Finance International (PFI), Moody’s, International Project Finance Association (IPFA), W.Media and has curated podcasts at MUFG. Jean is an APAC judge for the IJ Global Awards 2025. Jean is also an alumni of Bloomberg New Voices, a global database of senior female experts in business and finance across Bloomberg’s media platforms.

Jean is a qualified Solicitor of England and Wales and holds a Masters in Law from Brasenose College, the University of Oxford (United Kingdom) and 1st class honours in Law (LLB) from Bristol University (United Kingdom). Jean has completed the University of Cambridge Sustainable Finance course and holds a CFA Certification in ESG: Investing in ESG. Jean is the Chairperson of the IPFA Asia Council. Jean is a contributor and guest speaker for universities, IPFA and Green Finance courses.

Speakers at CETA Summit Include:

Trung Ghi
Partner and Head of Energy & Utilities Practice
Arthur D. Little Southeast Asia
Azril Zainal
Malaysia Energy, Water and Resources Leader
Arup
Nick Ash
Southeast Asia Energy Advisory Leader
Arup
Patrick Tan
Head of Wider Asia, APAC
Aurora Energy Research
Henry Eu
Head of Policy & Development (Singapore & Malaysia), Asia Clean Energy Coalition (ACEC)
Asia Clean Energy Coalition (ACEC)
Bas Van Der Wal
Chief Executive Officer
Basis Bay Data Centres
Shu-Jia Ma
Head of Strategy & Portfolio
Blueleaf Energy
SK Wong
Council Member of Climate Governance Malaysia; Advisor
Carbon GPT
Pearl Lai
Director, Corporate Affairs & Sustainability
Carlsberg Malaysia
Jacques Borremans
Director of CharIN Asia
CharIN Asia
Launne Sieh
Group Chief Sustainability Officer
CIMB
Dr. Azrudi Mastapha
Inventor : Managing Director
Clean Energy Xpeditions (CENERGY)
Andy Yap
Finance Sector Lead, S&EA (Singapore)
Climate Smart Ventures
Raja Dato (Dr) Abdul Aziz Raja Adnan
Principal Advisor
eCEOs
⁠⁠Arina Kok
Asia Pacific Climate Change Advisory Leader, ASEAN Climate Change and Sustainability Services Co-Leader, Malaysia Climate Change and Sustainability Services (CCaSS), and Partner
Ernst & Young Consulting Sdn Bhd
Chetna Haresh
Associate Partner, Malaysia Climate Change and Sustainability Services (CCaSS)
Ernst & Young Consulting Sdn Bhd
Subrata Bhattacharyya
Chairman & CEO
Farmdo India Pvt Ltd
Frank TSAI
Vice President, Senior Customer Finance Advisor, South East Asia, Australia and New Zealand - Treasury, Hitachi Energy
Hitachi Energy
Dev Archan
Regional Lead
IB VOGT
Puteri Sarah Karina Binti Abdul Aziz
Head of Sustainability & Data Protection
IHH Healthcare Malaysia
Suppan Saravanamuth
Director - Head of Design & Construction - Asia Pacific
Iron Mountains Data Centers
Nicholas Yeoh
Regional Head – SEA
i-charging
Ts. Nizmar Mohd Nazar
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
MARii
Jim Bullock
Managing Director, Power Utilities & Energy Transition
Microsoft
Jean Monson
Director, Head of Infrastructure, Project Finance Asia
MUFG Bank
Aishah Daniyal
Founder, MyZEVA
MyZEVA
Stanley Ng
Global Partnership Director
New Energy Nexus
Teoh Shi Sheng
Vice President, Sustainable Finance
OCBC Bank Sdn Bhd
Jarod Ho Hao Qin
Head of Sustainability
Pos Malaysia Berhad
Yusri Yusuf
Senior Director of Corporate Strategy
PROTON
Dieter Billen
Partner
Roland Berger
Elaine Ong
Managing Director, Seraya Kitari, Seraya Partners
Seraya Partners
Frederic Thielland
Industry Sales Developer, Digital Industries
Siemens Malaysia
Mahmudur Erash
Director and CEO
TCS Automation & Security Sdn Bhd
Pras Ganesh
Executive Vice President, CISO
UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd
Mohd Shamsor Mohd Zain
Executive Director
UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd
Aernie Othman
General Manager
UEM Lestra Berhad
Stewart McKee
Managing Director, e-Mobility
Ventum Associate
Nicolas Leong
Energy Business Director, North & Southeast Asia
Wärtsilä Energy