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Fiza Farhan

Advisor and Member, UN High-Level Panel on Women's Economic Empowerment

Fiza Farhan is a Pakistan-based entrepreneur and development expert, featured in the US Magazine Forbes “30 Under 30 List of Social Entrepreneurs” for 2015 and again in Forbes Asia List of” 30 Under 30 Social Entrepreneurs in 2016”. She represents Pakistan on the United Nation's Secretary…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy, Environment, Gender Equality
   SDG: 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 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Frances Lynette Sayson

Senior Integrity Officer, Office of Anticorruption and Integrity, ADB

Frances Sayson is a Senior Integrity Officer at ADB’s Office of Anticorruption and Integrity (OAI). She joined OAI in 2016, and has been part of its investigations team, integrity due diligence team, and the Office of the Head, which is OAI’s policy and advisory arm. Prior to joining ADB, Frances…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Francesco Tornieri

Principal Social Development Specialist (Social Inclusion), ADB

Francesco is currently the Principal Social Development Specialist (Social Inclusion). He promotes the visibility of gender equality, women's empowerment, and social inclusion in the design, implementation, and monitoring of ADB operations in South Asia. Prior to ADB, Francesco worked as a Social…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Gender Equality, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

François Derrien

Professor of Finance , HEC Paris

François Derrien is a Professor of Finance at HEC Paris. His research is in corporate finance, with a focus on how the environment of firms affects their financing and investment decisions, and ultimately, their performance and value. In that vein, he has studied the impact of security analysts on…

   Topic(s): Finance
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Fred Chang

Managing Director, Qomo Collboratory

Mr. Chang combines over 25 years of venture capital, intellectual property investing and start-up company experiences in the US and China where he has conducted cross-border investments and helped build the businesses for international VC and intellectual property investment firms, as well as…

   Topic(s): Energy, Finance
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Fred Rowley

Past President, International Actuarial Association

Highly experienced senior manager and actuary in international financial services groups. Effective Chair of boards and committees, including those with multilingual membership. Background in M&A, Strategy, IT, Risk Management, Treasury, Life insurance and Superannuation. Leadership of…

   Topic(s): Finance
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Fridolin Berek

Expert Staff, Corruption Prevention, National Secretariat of Corruption Prevention

Currently he is an expert staff for corruption prevention at the National Secretariat of Corruption Prevention. In this role he coordinates integration of electronic based national planning including beneficial ownership transparency, actively taking part in the development of quantity assurance…

   Topic(s): Governance and Public Sector Management, Private Sector
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Gaelle Demolis

Programme Specialist for Governance, Peace and Security , UN Women

Gaelle Demolis is Programme Specialist for the Governance, Peace and Security Unit at the UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. Gaelle Demolis has worked for UN Women and OHCHR for over 14 years on issues related to Gender Responsive Budgeting, Women's Political Participation, Women…

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

Gareth Tan

Partnerships Lead (Asia-Pacific), Digital Prosperity for Asia Coalition

Gareth Tan is Partnerships Lead for the Asia-Pacific region at the Digital Prosperity for Asia (DPA) Coalition, which aims to promote greater awareness of digital regulations among Asia’s small businesses and startups and provide a platform for them to engage with governments. Gareth is also a…

   Topic(s): ICT, Industry and Trade
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Garrick Lee

Off-grid Lead, USAID PNG Electrification Partnership

Garick Lee is a Senior Off-grid Advisor at the USAID-Papua New Guinea Electrification Partnership Activity (USAID-PEP) where he leads the program’s work on off-grid electrification. He has over 13 years of experience in developing, implementing and managing energy projects and programs in Australia…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy, ICT
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities