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A K Kalesh Kumar

Procurement Hub Coordinator, World Bank

A K Kalesh Kumar (Kalesh), is World Bank Lead Procurement Specialist and Procurement Hub Coordinator for Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand based out of Hanoi, Vietnam. Kalesh has an extensive background, having worked in public procurement for 25 years in World Bank, UNICEF, UK DFID,…

   Topic(s): Finance
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

A K Saxena

Senior Fellow and Senior Director, Electricity and Fuels Division, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), India

At TERI, A K Saxena’s profile includes managing the work on energy transitions in the India power sector to develop a roadmap for low-carbon pathways. This includes work on demand forecasting, studying economic feasibility of supply side options and technical challenges of grid integration of…

   Topic(s): Environment
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

A Kumarasiri

Director General, National Planning Department (Sri Lanka)

R.H.W.A. Kumarasiri is the Director General of the Department of National Planning Ministry of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies in Sri Lanka.

   Topic(s): Economics, Education
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

A Lin Goodwin

Professor and Dean, Boston College

A. Lin Goodwin (葛文林) is the Thomas More Brennan Chair of Education at the Lynch School of Education and Human Development. Prior to joining Boston College, she was Dean of the Faculty(School) of Education at the University of Hong Kong (2017-2022) and Vice Dean at Teachers College, Columbia…

   Topic(s): Education, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Aage Jorgensen

Program Manager, Nordic Development Fund (NDF)

Aage Jorgensen has for the past decade been Program Manager at the Nordic Development Fund (NDF) where he has helped build up a portfolio of climate change projects. He works with community-based adaptation, climate-resilient infrastructure, and urban development and is responsible for the NDF…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Environment, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action

Aakash Parekh

Vice President - EU & SEA, CropIn Technology

Aakash is the Chief Commercial Officer Pixxel, a space data company, building a constellation of hyperspectral earth imaging microsatellites and the analytical tools to mine insights from that data. Prior to this, he was the Vice President of CropIn Technology, a cloud-based platform enabling…

   Topic(s): ICT
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Aalok Kumar

Corporate Officer & Sr. VP, Global Smart City

  

   Topic(s): ICT
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Aamir Riaz

Programme Officer, International Telecommunication Union

Aamir Riaz is a Programme Officer in International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and is currently part of the team at its Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific.  In line with the Global Objectives of ITU and Regional Initiatives of the Asia-Pacific region, he has been working on the…

   Topic(s): ICT
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Aanchal Kumar

Environment Officer, Energy Efficiency Services Limited

Aanchal Kumar is an officer at Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) and a Future Energy Leader at the World Energy Council. She has over 8 years of experience in the field of sustainability and energy efficiency. She has been a pivotal member in the implementation of the globally-lauded Unnat…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Energy, Environment
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land

Aape Pohjavirta

Founder and President, Funzi

Aape Pohjavirta is the Founder and President of Funzi, a mobile learning service. Funzi gives the world’s billions of mobile users access to motivating and useful learning. An opportunity to develop skills to build a better tomorrow. High quality, relevant courses delivered with a combination of…

   Topic(s): Economics, Education, ICT
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure