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Karishma Banga

International Trade Consultant Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department, ADB

Karishma Banga is an Economist with a focus on international trade, digitalization, and development. She works as a Research Fellow in the Digital and Technology Cluster at IDS. Karishma’s ongoing research examines upgrading in Global Value Chains (GVCs), digitalization and labor markets, and…

   Topic(s): Economics, Industry and Trade, Knowledge Management
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Karolis Granickas

Manager, Open Contracting Partnership

Karolis manages Open Contracting Partnership's programs in the EU & the Balkans.  Before joining the OCP, he contributed to global open government efforts, working with Transparency International Lithuania, Open Government Partnership, the Epsi platform, Open Knowledge International,…

   Topic(s): Governance and Public Sector Management, ICT
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Karsten Loffler

Managing Director , Green and Sustainable Finance Cluster Germany

Karsten Löffler has headed the Frankfurt School UNEP Centre for Climate & Sustainable Energy Finance since 2017. He is also Managing Director of the Green and Sustainable Finance Cluster Germany, was a member of the Platform on Sustainable Finance of the EU Commission and Chairman of the…

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

Kasio “Kembo” Mida Jr.

Chief Executive Officer, Chuuk Public Utility Corporation, FSM

Kembo Mida is the CEO of the Chuuk Public Corporation for the past 6 years. He is also the inteirm CEO for the Association of Micronesia Utlities. He is a partner in the Ramp & Mida Law Firm and owns a hotel and restraunt (L5 Hotel) in Chuuk State. Since becoming the CEO, CPUC’s grant funding…

   Topic(s): Urban Development, Water
   SDG: Goal 14: Life Below Water

Kate Vyborny

Associate Director, Duke University

Kate Vyborny is a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Economics at Duke University. She holds a D.Phil. (Ph.D.) in Economics from the University of Oxford. Previously, she worked on research and policy outreach on foreign aid, trade and development at the Center for Global Development and…

   Topic(s): Economics, Gender Equality, Poverty, Transport
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 15: Life on Land

Katerina Kimmorley

Co-founder, Pollinate Energy-India

Kimmorley is a renewable energy expert and a social entrepreneur. Founding the UN award-winning Pollinate Energy, she is a leading voice in the development of renewable energy in Australia and India. She spoke at the UNFCCC COP 19 and has been recognized by the Financial Review as one of Australia’…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Economics, Energy
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Kathleen O Leary

Client Director, Delio Ltd

Kathleen O'Leary is a Director at Delio, a digital solutions provider for private market investments. She works with clients to democratise access for investors, drive growth for entrepreneurs and empower asset managers in scaling their private markets propositions.  Based near Geneva,…

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

Katinka Weinberger

Chief of Environment and Development Policy Section (EDPS), UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

Katinka Weinberger is the Chief of Environment and Development Policy Section (EDPS) in UNESCAP. As Chief of EDPS, she is responsible for planning, coordinating, directing, and implementing ESCAP’s work program in the area of environment, especially on climate change, water and oceans and provides…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Environment, Water
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land

Katja Freiwald

Lead, UN Women Regional Office for Asia and Pacific

Katja Freiwald leads the UN Women Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) and Migration portfolios in Asia and the Pacific. She oversees UN Women’s work on gender-inclusive entrepreneurship, transformative work on the care-economy and works towards strengthening gender-responsive business conduct…

   Topic(s): ICT
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Keiko Koiso

Senior Procurement Specialist, ADB

Ms. Koiso is a Senior Procurement Specialist at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) since 2012. She provides procurement planning and implementation support to the ADB’s energy sector projects. Earlier, she was outposted to the ADB Indonesia resident mission, where she assisted government agencies in…

   Topic(s): Finance
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals