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Indra is a farmer from West Java Indonesia. During his study in agricultural businesses diploma of Padjadjaran University in Bandung Indonesia, he worked as an apprentice in a mushroom farming. After completing his study, he worked in a manufacturing industry in Japan for three years before…
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources
SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
She was educated at Raffles Institution in Singapore, and read law at the National University of Singapore. She was admitted to the Singapore Bar in 1987 and began practice with Freshfields as a legal associate. In 1988, she joined the Litigation Department of Drew & Napier. She was appointed…
Topic(s): Governance and Public Sector Management, Regional Cooperation and Integration
SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Since 2004, Ing Kantha Phavi, has been serving as the Minister for Women’s Affairs, where she is responsible for its management and leadership. In addition to her ministerial post, she has been the Chairwoman of the Cambodian National Council for Women since 2004. Prior to becoming Minister, Dr.…
Topic(s): ICT, Industry and Trade, Regional Cooperation and Integration
SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Irfan A. Qureshi is an Economist in the Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department at ADB, where he contributes to macroeconomic surveillance, monitoring, and research while working for ADB’s flagship publication, Asian Development Outlook (ADO). His research has been published in…
Topic(s): Economics
SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
With a decade of life cycle assessment (LCA) experience and a lifelong commitment to improving humanity’s relationship with planet Earth, Isaac founded Informed Sustainability Consulting in 2019 to help organizations act on their environmental commitments. Isaac brings deep knowledge of…
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources
SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Name: Isaac Kofi Bimpong
Designation: Plant Breeder / Geneticist
Organization: Plant Breeding and Genetics Section | Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture| Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications | Vienna, Austria |
He obtained both his MSc and PhD at the…
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources
SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Isabelle is the Founder & CEO of ID Capital, a company incorporated in Singapore in 2012 and specialized in VC investments in agrifoodtech in Asia Pacific. In 2016, to accelerate the development of this nascent ecosystem, it launched the Future Food Asia Award, the 1st-of-its-kind regional…
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources
SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger
Itgel Lonjid is a Senior Social Sector Officer at the ADB Mongolia Resident Mission (MNRM). She designs and administers projects in the education and social protection sectors and supports portfolio administration at MNRM. Before joining ADB, she worked with local and international non-government…
Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Finance
SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
Dr. Nam Jae-jak worked as an agricultural environment researcher at the National Academy of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration(RDA) and later supported agricultural startups at the Korea Agricultural Technology Promotion Agency. After working as an agricultural ODA expert…
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources
SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger
From 1986 to 2003 he worked at the Research Institute of Economics and Organization of Agricultural Production of the Tajik Academy of Agricultural Sciences; 2003 to 2007 as the Dean of the Faculty of Economics of the Tajik Agrarian University; 2007 to 2011 as Director of the Research Institute of…
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Economics
SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger