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Iqrar Ahmad Khan

Vice-Chancellor, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad-Pakistan

Prof. Dr. Iqrar Ahmad Khan is the Vice Chancellor, University of Agriculture Faisalabad. An agricultural scientist and a professor of Horticulture, Dr. Khan is foreign qualified teacher. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of California, Riverside where he was placed on the Honour Rolls. Dr.…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Education
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Iwan Syahril

Director General for Teachers and Education Personnel, Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology Republic of Indonesia

Iwan Syahril is the Director General for Teachers and Education Personnel at the Indonesian Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology. He oversees the management, recruitment, and professional development of around 3 million teachers in Indonesia. Prior to taking up the position in…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Education
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education

Jamela Alindogan

Journalist, Al Jazeera Media Network

Jamela is a correspondent with Al Jazeera English and has fearlessly reported on conflicts in many parts of the Philippines despite being on the receiving end of death threats. A recipient of the 2018 Ten Outstanding Young Filipinos Award and President of the Foreign Press Club of the Philippines,…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

James Buchan

Healthcare Policy and Analysis, WHO Collaborating Centre

Prof Buchan has specialized in healthcare workforce policy analysis throughout his career. His background includes working at the national level in the National Health Service in Scotland, his home country, and as a  specialist adviser to  Health Workforce Australia, a federal government…

   Topic(s): Education, Health
   SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 4: Quality Education

James Harland

Director, STEM Digital Innovation Centre , RMIT University

James Harland is a Professor at RMIT, where he has been teaching a variety of subjects at RMIT since 1994. Prof. Harland was awarded a Carrick Citation for Outstanding Contribution Student Learning in 2007, and in 2019 was admitted as a Senior Fellow in the Higher Education Academy of the UK. He…

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

Janine Teo

CEO, Solve Education!

Janine Teo is the CEO of Solve Education!, an education technology not-for-profit with the mission of delivering quality education to everyone, focusing on the BOP (Bottom of Pyramid) demographic. She is the first Asian to receive the International Intellectual Benefits to Society Award by Mensa…

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

Jason Rush

Principal Operations Communications Specialist, Southeast Asia Regional Department, ADB

Jason is ADB’s Team Leader for Communication, Knowledge and External Partnerships in Southeast Asia. He leads the department’s knowledge management work, and provides strategic communications guidance for complex projects.

   Topic(s): Economics, Knowledge Management, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Jayati Ghosh

Professor of Economics, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA

Jayati  Ghosh  taught  economics  at  Jawaharlal  Nehru  University,  New  Delhi for  nearly  35  years.  She  is currently Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, USA.  She has authored and/or…

   Topic(s): Economics, Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Jayson Koh

Director, EcoLabs Centre of Innovation for Energy

Dr. Jayson Koh is Director at EcoLabs Centre of Innovation for Energy. He focuses on developing co-innovation and test-bedding projects with start-ups, SMEs, government agencies, and large enterprises. Jayson has wide experience in early-stage technology development, open innovation, tech…

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

Jekuk Chang

Vice President, Dongseo University

Prof. Dr. Jekuk Chang has been President of Korea’s Dongseo University since 2013. This University maintains close ties with Lithuania and actively cooperates with Mykolas Romeris University. The two universities have implemented a joint Bachelor’s Degree studies programme and also have established…

   Topic(s): Education
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals