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Pierre Passin

Deputy Director General, ADB

Pierre Passin is the Deputy Director General of Asian Development Bank’s Information Technology Department (ITD). Mr. Passin is responsible for IT infrastructure, platforms, technology innovation and cyber-defense. Mr. Passin, a national of France, has 20 years of multilateral development banks…

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

Piet van Asten

Head Sustainable Production Systems Coffee, Olam Food Ingredients (ofi)

Transforming agriculture to (re-)build, rather than exhaust, livelihoods and nature requires knowledge, resources and motivation from farmers. Piet focuses on innovating the sustainability of production systems at Olam Food Ingredients (ofi) and is based in Singapore. In early 2017, he joined Olam…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Environment
   SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Pisi Seleganiu

Director of Works, Ministry of Public Works, Infrastructure Development and Water

      

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Industry and Trade, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Piyasiri Wickramasekara

Vice-President (former ILO Migration Specialist), Global Migration Policy Association

Piyasiri Wickramasekara is Vice-President of Global Migration Policy Associates; he is an internationally recognized expert in development, migration, and employment issues. He obtained his PhD in Economics from the University of Cambridge (UK). He joined the International Labour Organization in…

   Topic(s): Civil Society, Poverty, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

PK Joshi

Former Head, International Food Policy Research Institute

Dr. P K Joshi superannuated as the Director-South Asia, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington DC. Prior to this he was holding the positions of the Director, ICAR-National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, and the Director of the ICAR-National Centre of Agricultural…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger

Poolad Karimi

Senior Irrigation Specialist , World Bank

Dr. Poolad Karimi is a water resources & irrigation engineer with more than 10 years international experience in Asia and Africa. He works at UNESCO-IHE as a senior lecturer/researcher in irrigation management. He has worked on a range of issues related to water resources and agricultural water…

   Topic(s): Finance
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Prabhjot Khan

Social Development Specialist (Gender and Development), ADB

Prabhjot works in ADB's Gender Equity Thematic Group and provides support for the implementation, monitoring and reporting of the ADB Policy on Gender and Development and Strategy 2030’s Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Operational Plan, 2019-2024. She has many years of experience in…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Pradeep Srivastava

Former Country Director, Tajikistan, ADB

Pradeep Srivastava was the Tajikistan Country Director for the Asian Development Bank. Prior to joining the ADB, Mr. Srivastava worked at Harvard University as a lecturer and associate in the Harvard Institute for International Development, following which he worked at the World Bank’s Africa…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty

Pragya Misra

Lead, Public Policy and Partnerships, OpenAI

Pragya leads Public Policy & Partnerships for OpenAI to shape AI policy and explore partnerships that amplify voices from the Global South. Before OpenAI, Pragya spearheaded Public Affairs at Truecaller, the leading caller identification app, where she cultivated key relationships across…

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

Prakash Gaudel

Assistant Manager, Environment and Social Studies Department, Nepal Electricity Authority

Prakash has more than 10 years of experience in environmental assessment (IEE/EIA) of a variety of energy development projects, ranging from storage type to RoR hydropower projects, high voltage transmission lines, project access road, and camp facilities. He is currently engaged in cumulative…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Capacity Development, Environment, Governance and Public Sector Management, Transport
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 15: Life on Land