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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

Qingchan Yu

Program Manager of Climate Change, Global Environmental Institute

Insistence on research and talent for building strong international and domestic collaborations guide Ms. Qingchan Yu’s approach to addressing climate change. Serving as the Program Manager of Climate Change at the Global Environmental Institute (GEI), she has led a Chinese and American team to…

   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

Queentries Regar

Director, PT Radiasi Karya Timur

Queentries is a gender and business specialist. She co-founded RAKARU utilizing her solid project management skills with women participation and empowerment in the economy as her forte. She has expertise in working with businesses, government, consulting firms, NGOs in entrepreneurship programs for…

   Topic(s): Energy, Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Raekwon Chung

Adviser, Hanki Industrial Co.

Ambassador Raekwon Chung is an adviser for Hanki Industrial Co., Board Director for Ban Ki-Moon Foundation, the first Climate Change Ambassador for Korea, and Chairman of New Climate Innovation Center, Tashkent State University of Economics, Uzbekistan.  H.E. Mr. Chung Professor is also a…

   Topic(s): Energy, Environment
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Rafal Chomik

Senior Research Fellow, University of New South Wales

Rafal Chomik is an economist specialising in social policy, poverty, and population ageing. He is also an expert in data visualisation and policy-oriented research translation. Mr. Chomik has previously worked for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the British…

   Topic(s): Poverty
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities