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Md Abul Basher

Natural Resources and Agriculture Specialist, ADB

Abul works on food security and rural development issues, contributes to ADB’s agenda of sustainable development, and supports the ADB-wide knowledge management process on food security and sustainability. Before joining ADB, he taught economics at Willamette University, USA, worked as an economist…

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

Md Saidur Rahman

Professor and Director, Bangladesh Agricultural University

Professor Mohammad Saidur Rahman holds PhD in Agricultural Economics from the Bangladesh Agricultural University in collaboration with IRRI, Philippines and Purdue University, USA. He completed MSc on Development and Resource Economics from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. His…

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

Meekyung Shin

Education Specialist , ADB

Meekyung Shin is Education Specialist at Education Sector Group, Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department, Asian Development Bank. She is specialized in the innovation and internationalization of higher education. Before she joined ADB, she worked for higher…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Education
   SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Mekhala Krishnamurthy

Head of the Department, Sociology/Anthropology, Ashoka University

Over the last 15 years, Mekhala’s research, publications, policy and professional engagements have involved work within and across a range of field sites and subjects, including women's courts and dispute resolution, community health workers and public health systems, agriculture and agricultural…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Capacity Development, Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Michael Iyanro

CEO, AgIQ (Agpreneur)

Michael Iyanro is the visionary CEO and co-founder of Agpreneur, a pioneering agritech platform dedicated to empowering smallholder farmers in aquaculture and horticulture. With a rich background in agritech entrepreneurship and a personal connection to smallholder farming, Michael brings a wealth…

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

Michael Kremer

Gates Professor of Developing Societies, Department of Economics, Harvard University

Michael Kremer is the Gates Professor of Developing Societies in the Department of Economics at Harvard University. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship and a Presidential Faculty Fellowship, and was named a Young Global Leader by the…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Economics, Education, Health, Water
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Michael Satin

Director Of The Clean Energy And Environment Office, USAID India

Michael Satin is the Director of the Clean Energy and Environment Office in USAID/India. Mr. Satin joined the Foreign Service in 2005 and is trained as an ecologist at San Francisco State University and applied economist at the University of West Virginia. He speaks French and Wolof, served in…

   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

Mikell OMealy

Consultant, ADB

Mikell leads projects and supports partners working on climate change, clean energy, climate-smart agriculture, and resilience in the Asia and Pacific region. She has more than 20 years of experience building capacity and cooperation at international, regional, and local levels, with proven skills…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Min Baek

Head of New Growth Initiative, Greenlabs

Min is Head of the New Growth Initiative at Greenlabs, a Korean AgTech startup digitizing the farming lifecycle and food value chain in Asia. Based in Seoul, Min brings over thirteen years of consulting and banking experience in the financial/tech industries in New York and the healthcare/…

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

Mio Oka

Director, ADB

Mio Oka is currently the Director of the Environment, Natural Resources, and Agriculture Division in the South Asia Department of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Since 2015, she has been responsible in administering several climate adaptation projects including flood and coastal management, water…

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