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Markus Wächter

Managing Director, TUM Asia

Dr. Markus Wächter is the Managing Director of TUM Asia, the subsidiary of the Technische Universität München (Technical University of Munich, TUM) in Singapore. Dr. Wächter has over 15 years of experience heading the institute, which was set up as the first German academic venture abroad in 2002.…

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

Marla GarinAlvarez

Vice President for Sustainability, BDO Unibank, Inc.

Garin-Alvarez joins as vice-president for sustainability reporting at BDO, Unibank after 11 years at Thomson Reuters, where she built and led the news and business information services provider’s strategies on gender inclusion, social impact, and corporate social responsibility first in Asia,…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Marla Spivack

Research Fellow, CID’s Building State Capability program

Marla Spivack is a Research Fellow at CID’s Building State Capability program, and the Research Manager of the Research on Improving Systems of Education (RISE) program. She leads an array of research activities focused on synthesizing the findings of RISE country team work. Prior to joining CID,…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Education
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education

Marong Phadoongsidhi

Assistant to the President for Management of Asset, Finance and Property, KMUTT

Marong Phadoongsidhi is an assistant professor of Computer Engineering at the King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT). He also holds a management position as an Assistant to the President for Management of Asset, Finance, and Information.

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

Matti Mäkelä

Chair , Union of the Baltic Cities Task Force

Matti Mäkelä has a lot of experience in leading broad development projects, which have frequently dealt with the themes such as STEAM, the Finnish Youth Guarantee, and the development and transfer of innovations. He has also been a speaker in various Youth Guarantee and innovation transfer seminars…

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

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 Fung

Deputy Chief Executive (Industry), Chief Human Resource Officer, and Chief Data Officer, SkillsFuture Singapore

As the Deputy Chief Executive (Industry), Chief Human Resource Officer, and Chief Data Officer at SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG), Mr. Fung is responsible for industry development of the continuing education and training landscape in Singapore, through managing policies, funding and contractual…

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

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

Mika Luimula

Research Group Leader, Turku University of Applied Sciences

Dr. Mika Luimula is working as a Principal Lecturer in game development for Turku University of Applied Sciences. He also holds the position of Adjunct Professor at the University of Turku. He holds a Ph.D. in Information Processing Sciences and an MSc in Mathematics. Dr. Luimula is a Research…

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

Mitzi Borromeo

Multimedia Communications Consultant and Former Correspondent and News Anchor, CNN Philippines

Mitzi Borromeo has over two decades of media and communications experience specializing in conservation, sustainability, and popular education. She began her career in broadcasting on the ABS-CBN News Channel as news anchor, producer, and morning show presenter. She went on to do communications…

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