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Sidhartha Gupta

Co-Founder, Smart Joules

Sidhartha leads the Central Resources team including Finance, Operations & Administration functions at Smart Joules, a company that he co-founded. He was responsible for single handedly managing the maiden $5 Million fundraising round for the company in 2021 & is currently involved in…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy, Finance
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Simon Baptist

Chief Economist and Managing Director,, Economist Intelligence Unit

Baptist is responsible for providing intellectual leadership for the EIU’s coverage, for ensuring that our economic and political analysis and forecasts are the best available for international decision-makers, and for managing a global team of economists, consultants and editors. As Managing…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Economics
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Simon Bernard

CEO and Co-founder, Plastic Odyssey

Simon Bernard is the Co-founder and CEO of Plastic Odyssey, a pioneering global expedition focused on tackling plastic pollution. With a background in the Merchant Navy, Simon brings a unique blend of maritime expertise and environmental passion. Under his leadership, the…

   Topic(s): Environment
   SDG: Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land

Simon Olsen

Consultant, ADB

Simon is an international sustainable development expert with over 13 years of experience in sustainable development and environmental governance ranging from policy research to project design and management. His recent work has involved supporting governments in the Asia-Pacific region strengthen…

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

Sin Yong Loh

Director (Trade), Infocomm Media Development Authority

As the Director for Trade of the Sectoral Transformation Group in Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), Sin Yong Loh is responsible for transforming trade (Wholesale Trade, Trade Finance, and Logistics) sectors using ICM technologies to enhance the sectors’ competitiveness in the global…

   Topic(s): Industry and Trade
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Sing Terry Cho

Senior Urban Development Specialist (Waste Management), ADB

Terry is the Senior Urban Development Specialist (Waste Management) of the Asia Development Bank (ADB). He joined ADB from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the World Bank, where he was employed as the Senior Water and Sanitation Specialist at the World Bank (WB) and the Senior…

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

Smita Rawoot

Urban Resilience Lead, World Resources Institute (WRI)

Smita Rawoot is the Urban Resilience lead at World Resources Institute (WRI). She leads a team of researchers and urban development professionals who are focused on helping cities manage and adapt to their climate risks while advancing human & environmental health, economic opportunity, and…

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

Somesh Kumar

Leader - Power and Utilities, Ernst & Young

Somesh has been involved in managing large-scale power and utilities transformation programs for over 20 years. Prior to EY, Somesh was associated with Tata Power Company Limited and Accenture. He has been extensively associated with the development of smart/ digital grids (IoT) including…

   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

Somnath Basu

Senior Advisor, OPEC Fund for International Development

Dr Somnath Basu previously worked in Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) as Principal Social Development Officer. 

   Topic(s): Economics, Governance and Public Sector Management
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Sonia Chand Sandhu

Principal Evaluation Specialist, ADB

Sonia leads Evaluation Capacity Development at IED covering developing member countries and ADB staff.  She brings 30 years of international development experience from ADB, World Bank and the private sector in infrastructure operations across sectors. She has been with ADB since 2011, holding…

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