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Ben Furmage

Chief Executive Officer, Water Sensitive Cities Australia

Ben is the founding CEO of Water Sensitive Cities Australia, continuing his work from his time as CEO of the Cooperative Research Centre for Water Sensitive Cities (CRCWSC), where he also served as the Chief Operating and Finance Officer. He leads multidisciplinary projects on water-sensitive city…

   Topic(s): Environment, Urban Development, Water
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land

Bénédicte Nolens

Centre Head, Hong Kong Centre, BIS Innovation Hub

Bénédicte is an accomplished senior executive in the financial industry with 20 years of global experience. She has in-depth experience in implementing risk governance frameworks, including leveraging data analytics, Fintech, and Regtech. She has Law and MBA degrees.

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

Benita Ainabe

Financial Sector Specialist (Capital Markets), ADB

Benita Ainabe is a Financial Sector Specialist (Capital Markets) in the Public Management, Financial Sector, and Trade Division of the Southeast Asia Department at Asian Development Bank. She specializes in financial sector development, capital markets, innovative financing mechanisms, and…

   Topic(s): Finance, Industry and Trade, Private Sector, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Benjamin Diokno

Governor, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

Benjamin E. Diokno is the current Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). Prior to his appointment, he served as Budget Secretary from 2016 to 2019, marking his third tour of duty at the Department of Budget and Management. As Budget Secretary, he pursued an expansionary fiscal policy to…

   Topic(s): Governance and Public Sector Management, Industry and Trade, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Bernhard Bartels

Group Managing Director , Scope Group

Bernhard Bartels is Group Managing Director within Scope Group, Europe’s leading rating agency. On behalf of Scope Group, he acts as Head of ESG and oversees the analytical work at Scope ESG Analysis GmbH, including ESG ratings, reviews, second-party opinions, and climate…

   Topic(s): Finance, Gender Equality, Private Sector
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Bernhard Schenk

TA consultant, Municipal solid waste recycling and zero waste city specialist, ADB

Bernhard Schenk is working since almost 20 years as a freelance engineer and senior consultant in projects financed by KfW Development Bank, GIZ, EBRD, World Bank and since May this year in the ADB financed TA on Circular Economy Zero Waste Cities in the PRC, being responsible for Output 2 on Zero…

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

Bertin Medical Waste

Organization, Bertin Medical Waste

Bertin Medical Waste offers innovative solutions for the management of biomedical waste internationally. This includes hospital waste decontamination solutions with microwave technology, instruments for the control of radiological contamination and measurement of ionizing radiation, and expertise…

   Topic(s): Environment
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land

Betty Wilkinson

Formern Director, Public Management, Finance, and Trade, Central and West Asia Department, ADB

Effective innovative leader producing transformational development results. Work longer-term in developing countries with multinational teams. Inaugural Chair of the nine member Financial Sector Deepening Network across Africa. Recognized in 2015 by Asian Development Bank for tripling program to $2…

   Topic(s): Finance, Gender Equality, Governance and Public Sector Management, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Bidyut Saha

Senior Investment Officer, ADB

Mr. Bidyut Kumar Saha possesses over twenty years of experience in investment and development sectors in Bangladesh. He started his career as senior analyst at Equity Valuation Research and Distribution Limited, a merchant bank. Later he joined IDLC Finance Limited, the largest non-bank financial…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Bikash Pandey

Director of Clean Energy, Winrock International

Bikash Pandey is Director of Clean Energy at Winrock International. Winrock’s energy programs bring access to energy for the poor and increase clean electricity on the grid. Modern energy services are used to expand economic opportunity in rural areas and improve health care, education and living…

   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