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Leena Krokfors

Professor, University of Helsinki (Finland)

Dr. Leena Krokfors is a full Professor of Education (2004-) in the Department of Teacher Education, University of Helsinki, Finland. She is also a Vice Dean of Academic Affairs at the Faculty of Behavioral Sciences (2010-). Professor Krokfors has been active in the international research community…

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

Leki Tshering

Chief Procurement Officer, Procurement Management and Development Division, Ministry of Finance, Bhutan

Mr. Leki Tshering is the Procurement Management and Development Division's Chief Procurement Officer at the Ministry of Finance of the Royal Government of Bhutan. Before entering the procurement field in April 2010, he served as a finance officer at a local government agency. He holds an MBA from…

   Topic(s): Finance, Governance and Public Sector Management
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Lenke Balint

Head, Partnership, Capacity & Communities Department, BirdLife International

Lenke leads two global programmes of capacity development, research, advocacy and conservation action focused on strengthening grassroots conservation organisations and on the linkages between biodiversity, well-being and human rights. She has responsibility, among others, for building the capacity…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Civil Society, Climate Change, Environment, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land

Lennart Larsson

Energy System Planning Expert, Deregulation of Energy Markets

Country: Sweden Dr Lennart Larsson is an internationally well known expert on Energy system planning and on Deregulation of Energy Markets. He took his Masters Degree in 1976 with focus on Thermal Engineering and Energy Planning and he got his Doctors Degree at the University of Lund in 1983 with…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Knowledge Management
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals, Goal 4: Quality Education

Leotes Lugo Helin

Education Manager, UNICEF Learning Innovation Hub, UNICEF

Leotes has over 15 years of professional experience in the field of Education, including 10+ years working with UNICEF Regional Offices, and Country Offices as Chief of Education and with UNESCO Institute of Statistics/UNESCO Asia-Pacific Regional Bureau in Bangkok. Leotes brings strong expertise…

   Topic(s): Education
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education

Lerwen Liu

Associate Professor, Nanyang Technological University (NTU)

Lerwen is a passionate educator and entrepreneur in driving sustainability transformation. She adopts a convergence approach to promote trans-disciplinary collaborative efforts (the STEAM approach) in developing scalable solutions using life cycle thinking mindset, STEM knowledge and…

   Topic(s): Education
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education

Li He

Natural Resources Officer (water), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

Before FAO, Li He was working at the China Agricultural University as Associate Professor from the end of 2007 to the beginning of 2016. She has been working on water resources management, ecosystems, and biodiversity related works and projects. She initiated, developed and implements the Eco-…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Environment, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land

Libby Paholski

Functional General Manager, SMEC International’s Environment and Social Development Group

Libby Paholski is currently the Functional General Manager for SMEC International’s Environment and Social Development Group in the South East Asia & Pacific Division. She brings over 25 years of professional expertise in community development projects from planning, policy development,  …

   Topic(s): Economics, Public-Private Partnership
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Lida PetSoede

Marine Unit Leader, PT Hatfield Indonesia

Lida is a senior strategic conservation and fisheries management professional with practical, policy, technical and management skills. She is a leader in developing new programs, initiating multi-partner platforms and a strong and effective motivator for the related required organizational change.…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Environment, Private Sector
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Liesbet Steer

Director, Education Comission

Dr. Liesbet Steer is the Director of the Education Commission, chaired by former UK Prime Minister and UN Special Envoy for Global Education, Gordon Brown. She was the director of the Commission’s report The Learning Generation: Investing in Education for a Changing World, and now oversees the…

   Topic(s): Education
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education