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Wesley Ryan De Witt

Geo-Enabling initiative for Monitoring and Supervision, World Bank

Wesley De Witt is a Geographer and founding member of the World Bank's Geo-Enabling Initiative for Monitoring and Supervision (GEMS).  He leads the GEMS engagement in the East Asia & Pacific Region and heads a team of geographers, developers, and technical specialists dedicated to…

   Topic(s): Economics, Poverty
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Wilhelm van Butselaar

Area Manager Energy Storage and Integration, Wärtsilä Corporation

Wilhelm has over 25 years of experience in sales, renewable energies, and storage applications with a strong background in leadership and management, motivating teams in a target-oriented work style. The combination of multi-language skills, a track record of exceeding targets as well as work with…

   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

William Dar

Secretary, Department of Agriculture (Philippines)

Dr. William D. Dar is a champion of the poor especially the small farmers, fisherfolks and agripreneurs. His servant leadership, guided by solid and enunciated principles of food security, has bestowed laurels such as the “Lifetime Achievers Award” during the Asia Leaders Award 2020, “Lifetime…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

William Lucht

Youth Project Designer, Youth for Asia, ADB

William Lucht is the Youth Project Designer in Agriculture, Natural Resources, Rural Development and Climate Change at Youth for Asia, where he supports the environmental program by creating and designing sustainable innovative solutions for youth inclusion in environment-focused ADB projects.

   Topic(s): Climate Change
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Winnie Lau

Senior Manager (Preventing Ocean Plastics), The Pew Charitable Trusts

Winnie Lau has 15 years of experience integrating science, international policy, resource management, and development to conserve the oceans and people. She has a master’s degree and a PhD in Oceanography from the University of Washington.

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

Winnie Lewis

Head, Disability Inclusion, Employment & Employability, SG Enable

Winnie Lewis heads the Disability Inclusion team at SG Enable that provides advisory and consultancy support to organizations keen to employ persons with disabilities. The employer consultants on the team work closely with employers to integrate persons with disabilities at the workplace,…

   Topic(s): ICT
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Witoon Tawisook

Principal Transport Specialist, ADB

Witoon Tawisook is a principal transport specialist of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) with civil engineering background specialized in structures and bridges. He has extensive international work experience in several Asian countries namely Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, India, Nepal, Bangladesh,…

   Topic(s): Transport
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Wiwandari Handayani

Head of Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Universitas Diponegoro

Wiwi is a distinguished expert in urban and regional planning, currently serving as the Head of the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at Universitas Diponegoro. With over 15 years of experience, Wiwi has been actively involved in urban sustainability and resilience projects. She has led…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Won Kuk Lee

Deputy Director, Geographic Information Institute

  

   Topic(s): ICT
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Woochong Um

Managing Director General, ADB

Woochong Um is ADB’s Managing Director General. He assumed the position on 22 February 2021. Mr. Um is responsible for ensuring bank-wide coherence of key initiatives and issues. He provides oversight to the Department of Communications, the Office of Professional Conduct, and the Office of the…

   Topic(s): Climate Change
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action