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Karibaiti Taoaba is the Pacific Regional Director for the Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF). Based in Suva, Fiji, she has been in this role, strengthening democratic local governments to support sustainable development across 10 Pacific Islands Countries, since 2009. Before joining CLGF,…
Topic(s): Public-Private Partnership
SDG: Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Dr. Karin Schelzig is a poverty and social protection specialist with more than 25 years of multidisciplinary human and social development (HSD) experience in East and Southeast Asia and the Pacific, including 20 years with the Asian Development Bank. Karin manages a regional HSD team that designed…
Topic(s): Social Development and Protection
SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Nograles hails from Davao City, Philippines, and has served as Congressman in the First District since 2010. He is currently the Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations for the 17th Congress. He is member of both the Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption (GOPAC) and the…
Topic(s): Public-Private Partnership
SDG: Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Karma Wangdi started as an accountant climbing up as Chief Procurement Officer is a lifetime achievement with accounting experience and now as a procurement professional. Equipped with dual experience is an edge given the current fierce competitive world of employment.
He graduated with Honors…
Topic(s): Finance, Governance and Public Sector Management
SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Kate Brandt serves as Google’s Chief Sustainability Officer and leads sustainability across Google’s worldwide operations, products, and supply chains. In this role, Kate partners with Google’s data centers, real estate, supply chain, and product teams to ensure the company is capitalizing on…
Topic(s): Climate Change, Environment, ICT, Regional Cooperation and Integration
SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Kathleen Dematera Contreras leads the Sustainable Transport initiatives of Clean Air Asia. Her work focuses on the areas of clean fuels and vehicles, fuel economy, low emission urban development, active transportation, electric mobility, and green freight and logistics. Kathleen establishes…
Topic(s): Transport
SDG: Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Kavinda Gunasekara is working as COO, Global Water & Sanitation Center, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in Thailand. Over the past 15 years, he had involved in implementing geospatial-related projects in South, Southeast, and Central Asian countries. He led UNEP CounterMEASURE Phase I…
Topic(s): Environment, Social Development and Protection, Water
SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Kavita Iyengar is Country Economist at ADB’s Timor-Leste Resident Mission. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Clark University, Worcester, MA. She has varied international experience in the areas of teaching, environment, and publishing before she joined ADB’s India Country Office in 2008.
Topic(s): Regional Cooperation and Integration
SDG: Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Kayla McCauley is an atmospheric scientist in the EPA’s Office of Air Quality and Planning Standards working at the intersection of climate and air quality. Engaging on initiatives both in the U.S. and internationally, her work includes leading U.S. emissions reporting for the UN Convention on Long…
Topic(s): Environment
SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Ms. Koiso is a Senior Procurement Specialist at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) since 2012. She provides procurement planning and implementation support to the ADB’s energy sector projects. Earlier, she was outposted to the ADB Indonesia resident mission, where she assisted government agencies in…
Topic(s): Finance
SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals