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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

Mohammad Naim Bin Yaakub

Deputy Director of the Malaysian Research, Institute for Vocational Education and Training

Dato’ Ts. Dr. Mohammad Naim Bin Yaakub held the position of Director-General, Colombo Plan Staff College (CPSC) for Technical Education in Manila from 2011 to 2015. He is a Committee Member of the Building Innovation and Learning Project in TVET (BILT) at UNESCO-UNEVOC, Bonn, Germany. His previous…

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

Monzur Hossain

Monzur Hossain obtained his Ph.D. in International Economics, an M.A. in Public Policy (Economics) from the National Graduate Institute for Policy studies (GRIPS), Tokyo, Japan. He has participated and served as team leader in numerous professional research projects. He served as consultant for the…

   Topic(s): Education, ICT
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

N Varaprasad

Founder and Partner, Singapore Education Consulting Group

Dr. N Varaprasad has been dedicated to the field of education and leadership for 40 years and has made many significant contributions to public service and education in Singapore. He started his career as a lecturer in Industrial and Systems Engineering, with his Ph.D. in Urban Transport modeling.…

   Topic(s): Education, Regional Cooperation and Integration, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Najma Rajah

Director and Chief Economist, Global Public Policy, Netflix

Najma is the Chief Economist in the Global Public Policy team at Netflix. Prior to working for Netflix, she was Chief Economist at the UK public service broadcaster for over thirteen years. She has also worked in the UK government and as an economic consultant.  She started her career working as a…

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

Namrata Saraogi

Social Sector Specialist, ADB

Namrata Saraogi is a Social Sector Specialist working with the Education Practice Team of the Asian Development Bank. Her focus is on strengthening education systems across the Asia and Pacific region. Prior to ADB, she worked with several national and international organizations like UNICEF, World…

   Topic(s): Education, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Nandita Ganapathy

Partner and Head, Kaizenvest

Ms. Nandita Ganapathy serves as Partner & Head, Investor Relations at Kaizenvest. Prior to joining Kaizenvest, Nandita spent nine years at Northern Arc Capital. Nandita has twenty years of experience in financial services with global and Indian Financial Institutions such as ICICI Bank and…

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

Nathan Hart

Foundation and Corporate Relations Manager, Sustainable Conservation

Nathan Hart has more than 10 years of experience coordinating skills training projects in Asia-Pacific countries for the private sector and UN agencies. He was Program Manager at Sinergi in Indonesia. He holds postgraduate degrees from the IOE - UCL's Faculty of Education and Society and the…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Education
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth