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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

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

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

Leigh Hancher

Director of the Energy Union Law Area, Florence School of Regulation, European University Institute

Prof. Dr. Leigh Hancher is a renowned European competition and regulatory law expert with an extensive background in energy market regulation and sectoral policy reforms. She is the Director and Professor of the Energy Union Law Area at the Florence School of Regulation, Visiting Professor of…

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

Leki Tshering

Chief Procurement Officer, Procurement Management and Development Division, Ministry of Finance, Bhutan

Mr. Leki Tshering is the Procurement Management and Development Division's Chief Procurement Officer at the Ministry of Finance of the Royal Government of Bhutan. Before entering the procurement field in April 2010, he served as a finance officer at a local government agency. He holds an MBA from…

   Topic(s): Finance, Governance and Public Sector Management
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Lewis Hawke

Head, Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability Secretariat

Lewis Hawke has headed the PEFA Secretariat since November 2014, leading the upgrade of the PEFA framework. PEFA is a global, multi-donor initiative for assessing PFM performance and national and sub-national levels which has been used in more than 150 countries.  Prior to his current position…

   Topic(s): Finance, Governance and Public Sector Management, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Lilian De Leon

Assistant Secretary for International Relations, Department of the Interior and Local Government, Republic of the Philippines

Lilian De Leon, a strong advocate of good governance in the country, has held various management positions in local and national government agencies. She remains committed to advising LGUs in transformational leadership on governance, sustainability, and institutionalization. Known as The Woman of…

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

Lingling Ding

Principal Trade Specialist, ADB

Lingling works at ADB as Principal Trade Specialist. 

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Industry and Trade
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Liviana Zorzi

Programme Officer, United Nations

Liviana Zorzi has been working as a Programme Officer in the Effective Governance and Peace building Team at UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub since 2014. She provides support to country offices in the Asia Pacific region with providing access to knowledge, building partnerships and promoting regional…

   Topic(s): Governance and Public Sector Management, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Maneesh Mishra

Executive Vice President, Strategy National Skill Development Corporation, Government of India

Dr. Maneesh Mishra is the Executive Vice President of Strategy, the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC). He focuses on initiatives and good practices in promoting the social inclusion of social identity groups and poverty reduction. Dr. Maneesh spoke about how inclusive design of…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions