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Piyasiri Wickramasekara

Vice-President (former ILO Migration Specialist), Global Migration Policy Association

Piyasiri Wickramasekara is Vice-President of Global Migration Policy Associates; he is an internationally recognized expert in development, migration, and employment issues. He obtained his PhD in Economics from the University of Cambridge (UK). He joined the International Labour Organization in…

   Topic(s): Civil Society, Poverty, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Pooja Singh

Manager/Lead, Economics of Development and Inclusion, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

Pooja is the Manager/Lead, Economics of Development and Inclusion for PwC. She received her MsC degree in Development Studies from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

   Topic(s): Gender Equality, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Prabhjot Khan

Social Development Specialist (Gender and Development), ADB

Prabhjot works in ADB's Gender Equity Thematic Group and provides support for the implementation, monitoring and reporting of the ADB Policy on Gender and Development and Strategy 2030’s Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Operational Plan, 2019-2024. She has many years of experience in…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Pratibha Kurnool

APAC Lead & Strategic Partnerships Lead for Social Impact Outreach, Cognizant

Pratibha Kurnool leads Outreach, Cognizant’s employee volunteering program, in Asia-Pacific and is also the Outreach lead for driving collaborative impact with strategic technology partners. She is based in Singapore.

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

Pratima Amonkar

Chair for D&I and Accessibility, Microsoft APAC

As Microsoft's APAC Leader for Cloud and AI business strategy, Pratima spearheads the work Microsoft does to empower customers, partners, governments, and citizens to digitally transform their businesses and lives with the power of Cloud and AI. She leads the strategy, planning, and programs to…

   Topic(s): Education, ICT, Industry and Trade, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Protap Mukherjee

Senior Research Manager, Young Lives India

Protap Mukherjee is a Quantitative Research Coordinator at Young Lives India and works on education, child labor, and poverty. He obtained his master's degree in Geography from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi and a masters degree in Population Studies from the International Institute for…

   Topic(s): Environment, Poverty
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Rafal Chomik

Senior Research Fellow, University of New South Wales

Rafal Chomik is an economist specialising in social policy, poverty, and population ageing. He is also an expert in data visualisation and policy-oriented research translation. Mr. Chomik has previously worked for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the British…

   Topic(s): Poverty
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Raneliza Samiano

Senior Social Development Officer (Safeguards), ADB

Raneliza Samiano has been a Senior Social Development Officer at ADB for more than 10 years. She currently works at ADB's Private Sector Operations Department. 

   Topic(s): Private Sector, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Ravi Verma

Regional Director, International Center for Research on Women

Dr. Ravi Verma is the regional director at International Center for Research on Women (ICRW). He leads the local and regional efforts to conduct research, build capacity and partake in policy dialogue on an array of issues, including reproductive health, family planning, preventing domestic…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Richard Highfield

Consultant, Sustainable and Climate Change Department, ADB

Richard Highfield is a highly experienced tax professional, having worked at very senior levels of the Australian Taxation Office and in the fiscal areas of two major international organizations (IMF and OECD). Through his work over the last 25 years, he has acquired extensive knowledge of tax…

   Topic(s): Finance, Governance and Public Sector Management
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities