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Piyasiri Wickramasekara

Vice-President (former ILO Migration Specialist), Global Migration Policy Association

Piyasiri Wickramasekara is Vice-President of Global Migration Policy Associates; he is an internationally recognized expert in development, migration, and employment issues. He obtained his PhD in Economics from the University of Cambridge (UK). He joined the International Labour Organization in…

   Topic(s): Civil Society, Poverty, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Pooja Sharma

Energy Theme Lead, South Asia Regional Office, Practical Action

Pooja Sharma is an engineering graduate from Delhi College of Engineering, India. She has more than 12 years of work experience and has been embedded in the principles of equality and accessibility of energy services for people living under energy poverty conditions. Energy solutions through…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy, Environment
   SDG: 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

Pooja Singh

Manager/Lead, Economics of Development and Inclusion, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

Pooja is the Manager/Lead, Economics of Development and Inclusion for PwC. She received her MsC degree in Development Studies from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

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

Prabhjot Khan

Social Development Specialist (Gender and Development), ADB

Prabhjot works in ADB's Gender Equity Thematic Group and provides support for the implementation, monitoring and reporting of the ADB Policy on Gender and Development and Strategy 2030’s Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Operational Plan, 2019-2024. She has many years of experience in…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Pradeep Tharakan

Director, ADB

Mr. Pradeep Tharakan has over 17 years of experience focused on global energy and environmental issues. Mr. Tharakan has worked for the ADB since 2010. His primary expertise is in the origination, financing, and delivery of large-scale clean energy investment programs in the public…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy, Environment
   SDG: 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

Pratibha Kurnool

APAC Lead & Strategic Partnerships Lead for Social Impact Outreach, Cognizant

Pratibha Kurnool leads Outreach, Cognizant’s employee volunteering program, in Asia-Pacific and is also the Outreach lead for driving collaborative impact with strategic technology partners. She is based in Singapore.

   Topic(s): ICT
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Pratima Amonkar

Chair for D&I and Accessibility, Microsoft APAC

As Microsoft's APAC Leader for Cloud and AI business strategy, Pratima spearheads the work Microsoft does to empower customers, partners, governments, and citizens to digitally transform their businesses and lives with the power of Cloud and AI. She leads the strategy, planning, and programs to…

   Topic(s): Education, ICT, Industry and Trade, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Priyantha Wijayatunga

Chief of Energy Sector Group, ADB

Priyantha is currently the Chief of the Energy Sector Group in the Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Priyantha has over 30 years of professional experience including 13+ years in ADB. He joined ADB in April 2008 and was appointed Director,…

   Topic(s): Energy
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Protap Mukherjee

Senior Research Manager, Young Lives India

Protap Mukherjee is a Quantitative Research Coordinator at Young Lives India and works on education, child labor, and poverty. He obtained his master's degree in Geography from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi and a masters degree in Population Studies from the International Institute for…

   Topic(s): Environment, Poverty
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Pushkar Manandhar

Senior Project Officer (Energy), ADB

Pushkar is ADB's Senior Project Officer in Energy. He graduated with a master's degree in MSc in Sustainable Energy System and Management from the Europa-Universität Flensburg.   

   Topic(s): Energy, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy