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Rowena Candice Ruiz

Executive Director, Government Procurement Policy Board, Philippines

Rowena Candice Ruiz is an expert on digital transformation and public procurement. Her leadership has led to innovative reforms, focusing on data-driven policies, capacity building, and technology solutions for efficiency and transparency. She secured the Philippines' observer status in the World…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Governance and Public Sector Management, ICT
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Rubina Shaheen

Principal Procurement Specialist, ADB

Ms. Shaheen is Principal Procurement Specialist - Procurement, Portfolio and Financial Management Department (PPFD), and assigned as Procurement Sector Lead to support Water and Urban Development portfolio of ADB. She has 30 years of experience working in public procurement on various…

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

Rukmini Banerji

Chief Executive Officer, Pratham Education Foundation

Rukmini Banerji is Chief Executive Officer of Pratham Education Foundation and has been with Pratham since 1996. She became CEO in 2015. Rukmini has extensive experience in program design and implementation and has led many of Pratham’s partnerships with state governments.  Rukmini also led Pratham…

   Topic(s): Education, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Russell Ong

Associate Asia Investment, SUSI Energy Partners

Investment professional at SUSI Partners with a demonstrated track record in investing in renewable energy projects in South East Asia Closed SUSI Partners’ first few transactions in the region with a focus on microgrids and energy efficiency Background in M&A and corporate finance

   Topic(s): Energy, Finance
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Russell Thompson

Faculty of Engineering & IT, University of Melbourne

  

   Topic(s): Energy
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Rustamkhon Azizov

First Deputy Director General, Strategic Development Agency of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Rustamkhon Azizov was formerly Non-Sovereign Operations Coordinator at ADB. His also worked for Surkhan Global Trade LLC, the Municipality of Tashkent City, Ipak Yuli Bank, and the Ministry of Finance of Uzbekistan. He holds postgraduate degrees from the University of Manchester and Tashkent…

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

Rusudan Baratashvili

Head of SME Value Added Services, Bank of Georgia

Rusudan Baratashvili is Head of SME Value Added Services at Bank of Georgia, the leading retail bank in Georgia.  In her role, Rusudan is responsible for identifying SMEs needs and innovating through product design and outreach to address these needs.  

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

Ruth Farrant

Director, Financial Management, ADB

Ruth is responsible for risk-based assessments on project design and supervision/implementation support, developing approaches to promote the use of country FM systems in developing member countries. She has designed and implemented sweeping project financial management reforms that changed the way…

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

Ryotaro Hayashi

Social Sector Specialist, South Asia Regional Department, ADB

Ryotaro works on improving the education sector in South Asia, particularly Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India and Nepal. Before joining ADB as a Young Professional in 2015, he has worked for 10 years in international development organizations like the World Bank, the Japan International Cooperation…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Economics, Education, ICT
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Ryuichi Kaga

Head, Office of Public-Private Partnership, ADB

Mr. Kaga currently leads ADB’s PPP operations, including transaction advisory services, at the Office of Public-Private Partnership, which was established on 1 September 2014. Previously, he was a senior advisor at ADB's South Asia Department, heading PPP operations in the region since 2012. Before…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Transport, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals