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Vignesh Nandakumar

Partner, Aspada Investments

An electrical engineer from IIT Madras, with a Masters in Electrical Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis and an MBA from the Indian School of Business in Hyderabad, Vignesh has significant experience in technology development and renewable energy, in initiating, sustaining and…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Energy, Environment
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, 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

Vijay Jagannathan

Secretary General, CityNet

Vijay Jagannathan comes from the World Bank where he was Sector Manager for infrastructure in the East Asia and Pacific region. He was responsible for an annual lending program of about $5 billion in the urban, water, transport and energy sectors. Mr. Jagannathan has been also …

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Environment, Urban Development
   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

Vikas Gaba

Partner, KPMG

Vikas Gaba is the Partner, Power & Utilities, KPMG in India. He has over 14 years of experience working across the South Asia region with leading donor agencies and public sector institutes in designing power markets and policy & regulatory reforms. His expertise includes renewable energy,…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy, Environment
   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

Vinayagan Dharmarajah

Regional Director (Asia), BirdLife International

Vina is the Regional Director (Asia) of BirdLife International and has been in post since January 2017. BirdLife International is a Partnership of about 120 local organizations globally and supports conservation in 15 countries in Asia. Prior to joining BirdLife, Vina worked for the business school…

   Topic(s): Environment
   SDG: Goal 14: Life Below Water

Vincent Aloysius

Team Lead, SEURECA

Dr. Vincent Aloysius is the Team Lead of the Technical Assistance project: “Promoting Action on Plastic Pollution from Source to Sea in Asia and the Pacific.” This project delivered city action plans and recommendations to shift towards plastic circularity in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam…

   Topic(s): Environment, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land

Virginia NewtonLewis

Director of Policy and Advocacy, WaterAid Sweden

Virginia specializes in water security as it relates to WASH. She has worked on a wide range of water issues including food security, irrigation, water resources management, and flood risk management. She holds a PhD from the University of East Anglia, where she explored the topic of agricultural-…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Water
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Virinder Sharma

Senior Consultant and former Principal Urban Development Specialist, ADB

Mr. Sharma takes a lead role in managing delivery, maintaining strategic relationships, providing technical and advisory support to the ADB and to the UK Department for International Development (DFID), leading a team of 10 technical professionals and managing the implementation of 50 projects…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Energy, Environment, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land

Vita Sanderson​

Structural Engineer, Arup

Vita is a chartered structural engineer who currently works at Arup where she supports development clients on the implementation of infrastructure, particularly in health and education. She is currently also the Chair of the board at the Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors without Borders)…

   Topic(s): Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Wahyuningsih Darajati

Primary Planner, Ministry of National Development Planning, Indonesia

Wahyu Darajati serves as Primary Planner, supporting the Deputy Minister for Natural Resources and Maritime, particularly for the implementation of the sustainable development goals (SDGs). She joined the Ministry of National Development Planning/National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) 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

Wanli Fang

Senior Investment Officer, Urban, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

Dr. Wanli Fang is a Senior Investment Officer with the Infrastructure Investment Department Region 1 at the AIIB, where she manages infrastructure investment projects in Urban and Water sectors in South Asia and Southeast Asia. She has over 15 years of experience in sustainable urban development,…

   Topic(s): Urban Development, Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation