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Amit Jain

Senior Energy Specialist, World Bank

Amit is a solar engineer, with a Ph.D. in solar energy and Fulbright Scholarship from NREL, USA and Chevening Fellow at King’s College, London. He loves to shares real-life stories on how solar energy is transforming people’s lives across health, transport, water, and agriculture sector. He works…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Energy, Environment, Health
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, 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 3: Good Health and Well-being

Amy Leung

Deputy Director General concurrently Chief Thematic Officer, ADB

Leung has over 20 years of experience in water and urban development. She was chair of ADB’s in-house Water Community of Practice from 2008 to 2014. Her expertise includes urban planning, water and sustainable development, public-private partnerships, and green cities. Leung’s work in ADB allowed…

   Topic(s): Urban Development, Water
   SDG: Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

An Maria Omer Notenbaert

Coordinator Tropical Forages Africa, CIAT

An Notenbaert is Coordinator and Researcher at CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security based in Kenya.

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

Andre Steele

Associate Director, IMC Worldwide

Ten years of experience in engineering, international development and humanitarian response, with focus on the water sector including water supply, sanitation and water resource management. Andre Steele heads up IMC’s growing water sector. He is a Chartered Civil Engineer with the UK Institute of…

   Topic(s): Water
   SDG: Goal 14: Life Below Water

Andreea Strachinescu

Head of Blue Growth, European Union

Andreea Strachinescu, Head of Unit Maritime Innovation, Marine Knowledge and Investment in the Directorate General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, is responsible for promoting innovative and emerging technologies and solutions, and ensuring broad dissemination of marine knowledge and research.…

   Topic(s): Environment, Finance
   SDG: Goal 14: Life Below Water

Andres Lorenzo Pinga

Founder, Earthbeat Farms, Philippines

Andres is the founder of Earthbeat Farms, an organic farm in San Pablo, Laguna, growing high-value and specialty crops, that served the Manila market. He actively looks to grow the food movement and to create a more sustainable food system in the Philippines.   Andres is…

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

Aneta Nikolova

Environmental Affairs Officer, UNESCAP

Aneta Nikolova is an Environmental Affairs Officer and Engineer in the Environment and Development Policy Section of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP). She has rich professional experience in sustainable development policy analysis, development,…

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

Anh Tuan Nguyen

Division of Science and International Cooperation, ISPONRE, Viet Nam 

Nguyen Anh Tuan holds a Master of Science (MSc.) in Climate change and development from Vietnam–Japan University (VJU), focusing his research on sustainable development, climate change mitigation/adaptation, net-zero and low-carbon transition. In charge of international cooperation activities at…

   Topic(s): Environment
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land

Anirudh Keny

Director of Business Development & Partnerships, Boomitra

Anirudh Keny is a Director of Business Development & Partnerships, APAC & Africa at Boomitra, an Indian company. Anirudh previously worked as an Israel Asia Leaders Fellow at the Israel-Asia Center, where they gained insights into how the Israeli Agricultural Industry has managed to prosper…

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

Anita Mahat

Economic Growth Specialist, USAID

Anita Mahat Rana is an economist engaged in initiatives that foster economic growth, enterprise development, access to finance, and policy reform. She has a Master’s in Development Economics from the Institute of Social Studies in the Netherlands and a Bachelor’s in Biology and Economics from…

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