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William Dar

Secretary, Department of Agriculture (Philippines)

Dr. William D. Dar is a champion of the poor especially the small farmers, fisherfolks and agripreneurs. His servant leadership, guided by solid and enunciated principles of food security, has bestowed laurels such as the “Lifetime Achievers Award” during the Asia Leaders Award 2020, “Lifetime…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

William Wu

Director and Co-Founder, QED

Dr. William Wu is CEO of Quantitative Engineering Design (QED.ai), a mission-driven firm working in global health and food security. He brings +15 years of experience with data systems and A.I. to help partners scale their operations. Example projects include land cover mapping in Africa and Asia,…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources
   SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger

Wim Bastiaanssen

Professor Earth Observations, Earth Observations, Hydrosat

Wim Bastiaanssen is an expert in satellite measurements of land, water, and atmospheric processes. He specializes in agricultural water management. His interest is in the computation of bio-physical processes in the crop environment including irrigation scheduling, crop production, and soil carbon…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources
   SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger

Xia Li

Founder, Shenzhen Power-Solution Ind. Co., Ltd.

Xia Li obtained her Master’s degree in Business Administration from Ursuline College. She is a young entrepreneur and the Founder of Shenzhen Power-Solution Ind. Co., Ltd., a solar company dedicated to supplying the bottom of the pyramid (BoP) people with high-quality and affordable solar solutions…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy, Environment, Poverty
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Yannick Hughes

Secretary, Tender Boards Office, Ministry of Finance and Economic Management, Vanuatu

Yannick works as Secretary for the Tenders Boards Office of Vanuatu Government's Ministry of Finance and Economic Management.  Prior to this, he was the Procurement & Assets Sales Officer. 

   Topic(s): Governance and Public Sector Management
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Yasmin Siddiqi

Director, Central and West Asia Regional Department, ADB

Ms. Yasmin Siddiqi is a chartered civil engineer (UK) and has a post graduate degree in irrigation engineering (UK). She has over 20 years of experience in water resources management, irrigation, knowledge management and leading teams at Asian Development Bank (ADB). She is currently the…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Water
   SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger

Yidan Luo

Young Professional/Transport Specialist, ADB

Yidan Luo has over ten years of professional experience in infrastructure development. She joined ADB as a Young Professional (YP) in July 2020, initially with the transport sector in the Southeast Asia Regional Department. In 2022, Yidan moved to OPPP, where she works as a YP focused on…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Public-Private Partnership, Transport
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Yixin Yao

Senior Research Fellow, ADBI

Yixin Yao joined the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) as a Senior Research Fellow in September 2021. Before joining ADBI, she worked at the Ministry of Finance (MOF) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in various capacities, most recently as Director, Division of Finance and Project…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Finance
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Yoonee Jeong

Senior Digital Technology Specialist, ADB

Yoonee Jeong is a Senior Digital Technology Specialist with the Digital Technology for Development Unit at ADB. She is a digital technology public policy professional with nearly 20 years of international experience. Before joining ADB, Yoonee was the Director of Public and Regulatory Affairs with…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Capacity Development, Environment, Transport
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Yorkin Alimov

Senior Procurement Officer, ADB

    

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