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David Shrier

Founder and Managing Director, Visionary Future LLC

David Shrier is a futurist and innovation catalyst with expertise in artificial intelligence, data/analytics, fintech, digital identity, cybersecurity, and collaborative innovation. He is the CEO of Esme Learning Solutions, an AI-enabled digital learning company that works with top…

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

David Simmons

Senior Director, Disaster Risk Finance, WTW

David Simmons has over 40 year’s re/insurance experience focusing upon catastrophic hazards. He has a mathematics degree from the University of Bristol and is a Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute and a Vice-President of the London Insurance Institute.  He was a pioneer in…

   Topic(s): Disaster Risk Management, Finance
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

David Tan

Founder and CEO , CrowdFarmX, Singapore

A serial entrepreneur with over 28 years of experience in IT, Control Engineering and FMCG Supply Chain  Management, David was responsible for optimizing the McDonald’s and KFC cold chains, as well as Global Distribution for the Jardines Group. He was also a dotcom…

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

David von Hippel

Climate Resilient Energy System Expert - Consultant, Independent

David’s work for the Asian Development Bank since 2013 has focused on climate resilience assessments and other analyses of energy systems and infrastructure under a changing climate. As an independent consultant based in Eugene, Oregon, David works and has worked for many agencies, including ADB,…

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

Debora Utami

Program Manager, YAKKUM Emergency Unit Indonesia

Debora Dian Utami or Amie is currently the Program Manager of YAKKUM Emergency Unit (YEU) Indonesia—an NGO that was established in 2001 and has mandates on inclusive emergency response, disaster risk reduction (DRR), and climate change adaptation. Amie graduated with a degree in communication…

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

Dechen Tsering

Director , UNEP Asia Pacific Regional Office

Dechen Tsering has held management and leadership positions with the United Nations and has over 30 years of experience in national government and intergovernmental organizations. She comes to UNEP from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) secretariat where she served…

   Topic(s): Environment
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Deepa Joshi

Gender, Youth and Inclusion Lead, Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) and International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

Deepa Joshi is the Gender, Youth and Inclusion Lead at WLE and International Water Management Institutes (IWMI). A feminist political ecologist by training, her research has analysed shifts in environmental policies and how these restructure contextually complex intersections of gender, poverty,…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Deepak Taneja

Principal Treasury Specialist, ADB

Deepak Taneja manages capacity building and borrower outreach programs in the area of ADB’s financial products, sovereign debt management and FX reserves management. He also handles major currencies hedging transactions for borrowers. He has over 35 years of experience in the field of treasury,…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Finance
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Deepanshu Agarwal

Consultant, ​​​​​​​LocationMind Inc.,

Deepanshu is a consultant at LocationMind Inc. His interests include utilizing mobility data to address socio-economic challenges and enable data-driven decision-making. He previously served as a research associate in the Capacity Building and Training Department of the Asian Development Bank…

   Topic(s): ICT
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Denise Andres

Project Manager and Policy Advisor, GIZ

Denise Andres is a project manager and policy advisor with GIZ since 2015, focusing on climate-friendly and energy-efficient technologies and frameworks. Her experience outside Germany focuses mostly on Southeast Asia, specifically Thailand, Vietnam, and Indonesia. She is currently based in Bangkok…

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