South Korea
High-level policy makers and officials exchanged ideas with ADB counterparts at the Asia Leadership Program 2016.
The fourth annual program highlighted co-learning between Asian Development Bank staff and 23 participants, three of which are Executive-Level Policy Makers while the other 20 are Senior-Level Management officials. The program focused on the following sectors and areas:
- Energy: Renewable energy, energy efficiency and microgrids;
- Transport: Road safety, safety audit, bus rapid transit, sustainable urban transport, and IT systems;
- Urban development: Smart cities, urban governance, urban infrastructure and services; and
- Water: Water sanitation, flood management, and water resources management.
Session / Activity | Title | Speaker(s) |
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Welcome and Introduction to the Program | Introduction of Speakers and Program Facilitator | Naoki Sakai |
Welcome Remarks | Nessim J. Ahmad | |
Opening Remarks | Hong Tack Chun | |
Keynote Address | Soogil Young | |
Global and Regional Challenges in Sustainable Development and Climate Change | Multi-disciplined Sustainable Development Examples from the Water-Energy Nexus | Nitin Pandit |
Open Discussions | Warren Evans | |
Modalities of Leadership and Partnerships in Overcoming Sustainable Development and Climate Change Challenges | Collaborate Climate Change Leadership Success Stories | Anthony Tan |
Indonesian Leadership Experience on Climate Actions and SD goals | Amanda Katili Niode | |
Interactive Discussions | Matthias Gelber | |
Overview of Sector Group Breakout Sessions | Structure, Mechanics and Schedule of the Sector Group Breakout Sessions | Naoki Sakai and Young Uck Kang |
Sustainable Urban Development: Integrating across Sectors
Ramola Naik-Singru discusses how to integrate sustainable urban development across sectors
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Ramola Naik-Singru |
Session / Activity | Title | Speaker(s) |
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Sector Group Presentations and Study Tours | Energy Group | Priyantha Wijayatunga and Pil-Bae Song |
Transport and Urban Groups | Ki-Joon Kim, Jang Ho Yun, Ramola Naik Singru, and Allison Woodruff | |
Water Group | Jaemin Nam and Frank Radstake |
Session / Activity | Title | Speaker(s) |
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Sector Group Presentations and Study Tours | Energy Group | Priyantha Wijayatunga and Pil-Bae Song |
Urban Group | Ramola Naik Singru and Allison Woodruff | |
Transport Group | Ki-Joon Kim and Jang Ho Yun, | |
Water Group | Jaemin Nam and Frank Radstake |
Session / Activity | Title | Speaker(s) |
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Case Analysis | Structure and Mechanics of Case Analysis | Young Uck Kang and Zack Lee |
Group 1: Workshop and Preparation of Presentation | Priyantha Wijayatunga | |
Group 2: Workshop and Preparation of Presentation | Daniele Ponzi | |
Group 3: Workshop and Preparation of Presentation | Ki-Joon Kim | |
Group 4: Workshop and Preparation of Presentation | Ramola Naik Singru | |
Group 5: Workshop and Preparation of Presentation | Jang Ho Yun | |
Group 6: Workshop and Preparation of Presentation | Frank Radstake | |
Presentation of Case Analysis Results | Panel Discussion | Lawrence MacDonald, Jeongho Kim, Bokhwan Yu, Amy Leung and Matthias Gelber |
Continued - Integrated Perspective: The Transformation of Seoul Across Sectors | Introduction of Speakers and Program Facilitator | Young Uck Kang |
Lessons, Experiences and Implications from New Town Development: Seoul Metropolitan Area (SMA) | Bumhyun Lee | |
Lessons from Urban Development Experience in Seoul | Chang Yi | |
Guidance on the Preparation of Individual Action Plans | Action Planning – Identifying Ways to Apply Lessons, Insights and Learnings | Victor You, Daniele Ponzi and Leah Arboleda |
Asia Leadership Program – Next Steps | Asia Leadership Program – Knowledge Sharing and Learning Activities | Victor You, Daniele Ponzi and Leah Arboleda |
Launch of the Community of Leaders Demonstration: Asia Leadership Program Website and Learning Management System |
Session / Activity | Title | Speaker(s) |
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Welcome and Introduction to the Program | Introduction of Speakers and Program Facilitator | Victor You |
Welcome Remarks | Bambang Susantono | |
Key Address | Hoesung Lee | |
Country and Regional Experiences-Issues and Actions Moving Forward | Reflections and Insights | Senior-Level Participants |
Issues and Actions | Executive-Level Participants | |
Introduction to Speaker | Young Uck Kang | |
Lunch Address | Han Seung-Soo | |
The Role of Leadership, Innovation, and Partnerships in Achieving Sustainable Development | Beyond Paris and the SDGs: Leadership, Innovation, Partnerships | Lawrence MacDonald |
Financing Sustainable Development and Climate Change Initiatives | Open Discussions | Yumiko Noda, Tae Yong Jung, Ben Cotton and Ousseynou Nakoulima |
Leveraging ADB Knowledge to Deliver Actions for Change | Panel Discussion | Amy Leung, Robert Guild, Priyantha Wijayatunga and Laurel McFarland |
Closing | Closing Remarks | Ryu Fukui and Hong Tack Chun |
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Event Coordinator/s
- Victor Lee You
- Young Uck Kang
ADB Organizer/s
- Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department
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