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Lan Mercado

Regional Director, Oxfam International Secretariat Asia

Lan Mercado is the Regional Director for Oxfam in Asia. Lan is an activist and development worker, with over 30 years of experience working with civil society coalitions, environmental movements, and international women's rights organizations. Since 1999, she’s been with Oxfam, starting as a…

   Topic(s): Economics, Gender Equality, Health, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Lara Jean Salaysay

Youth Project Designer (Consultant), ADB

Lara is a professional teacher who specializes in education for sustainable development particularly climate change education. Over the past 6 years, she supported learners and teachers for their meaningful engagement in sustainable development and climate action by serving as a private high school…

   Topic(s): Civil Society, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Lars Sørgard

Director, Bergen Center for Competition Law and Economics

Prof. Dr. Lars Sørgard is a distinguished Professor at the Department of Economics at the Norwegian School of Economics in Bergen, Norway, and Director of the Bergen Center for Competition Law and Economics. His primary expertise is in the areas of competitive strategy and competition policy. He…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Energy, Knowledge Management
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Lasse Leponiemi

Executive Director & Co-founder, HundrED

Lasse Leponiemi is a Partner and the Head of Operations at HundrED, a company focusing on educational innovations. He is also supporting Idealist Group as the Head of Operations. Lasse has been working with youth education and career planning since 2003. In 2008, he founded an e-student counseling…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Education, Health
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals, Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being

Laure Beaufils

British Ambassador to the Philippines and Palau, United Kingdom

Her Majesty’s Ambassador Laure Beaufils is currently the British Ambassador to the Philippines and Palau. She was the Deputy Director for the Middle East and North Africa of the Department of International Development from 2019 to 2021 and the Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria from 2017 to 2019.…

   Topic(s): Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Lavanya Vijayasingham

Research Fellow (Global Health), United Nations University International Institute for Global Health

Dr. Lavanya Vijayasingham is an interdisciplinary global health research professional from Malaysia. She’s just completed her post-doctoral fellowship at the United Nations University International Institute for Global Health, where she worked on gender and health policy, programming, and research…

   Topic(s): Health
   SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Lawrence CHIU

Chief International Liaison and Training Officer of ICAC Hong Kong, Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) Hongkong

   

   Topic(s): Capacity Development
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Le The ` Phuc

Focal Point, ASEAN Coordinating Committee on E-commerce, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Viet Nam

Mr. Le The Phuc is currently working for the International Cooperation Division under the E-commerce and Digital Economy Agency, Viet Nam Ministry of Industry and Trade. At the current position, Mr. Phuc is responsible for e-commerce and digital trade related matters in ASEAN region as well as in…

   Topic(s): Industry and Trade
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Le The Phuc

Viet Nam Focal Point, ASEAN Coordinating Committee on E-commerce, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Viet Nam

Mr. Le The Phuc is currently working for the International Cooperation Division under the E-commerce and Digital Economy Agency, Viet Nam Ministry of Industry and Trade. At the current position, Mr. Phuc is responsible for e-commerce and digital trade related matters in ASEAN region as well as in…

   Topic(s): Economics
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Leah Gutierrez

Director General, ADB

Ms. Leah Gutierrez is the Director General of the Pacific Department (PARD) at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Manila, Philippines. Ms. Gutierrez is a national of the Philippines. She holds a doctorate degree in economics from the University of Pennsylvania, USA and a bachelor's degree in…

   Topic(s): Governance and Public Sector Management
   SDG: Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals