Ms. Sitompul is a senior researcher of the Research Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Policy and Management, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), with over 20 years of experience in solutions-driven technical research, project leading, and team management. Ms. Sitompul’s research focuses on energy policy, renewable energy studies, energy related CO2 emissions, community development and regional innovation studies. She has experience researching various industries within Indonesia, and has a firm understanding of the local contexts in which she works. She has conducted research on community development studies. energy microfinancing, and promoting regional innovation in Indonesia, and has experience working with the World Bank, the Danish Government, the UN Development Program, USAID and the Asian and Pacific Development Centre. Ms. Sitompul received her PhD degree from the School Economics, the University of New South Wales.