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Maimunah Mohd Sharif

Executive Director, United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)

Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif of Malaysia is the Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN‐Habitat), appointed by the Secretary‐General, following an election by the General Assembly on 22 December 2017.  She succeeds Joan Clos of Spain to whom the Secretary-…

   Topic(s): Regional Cooperation and Integration, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Manasa Tusulu

Manager, Strategic Planning Unit / Executive Officer, Institutional Reform Unit, Water Authority of Fiji

Manasa Tusulu is the Manager of the Strategic Planning Unit and also the Executive Officer in the Institutional Reform Unit. He joined the Water Authority of Fiji in 2012 and has over 9 years of experience working in the water sector. He is today leading a team of in-house business analysts and…

   Topic(s): Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Manasbek Zhakshybaev

former Business Analyst, ADB

Manasbek is currently working as Public Procurement Trainer Company Nunder the Ministry of Finance of Kyrgyz Republic. He was former business analyst at ADB.

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

Mani Kishore Vajipeyajula

Co-Founder and CEO, Banyan Nation

Mani Vajipey is the Co-Founder and CEO of Banyan Nation, a technology-driven recycling company. Banyan’s clients and partners include Unilever, Reckitt, L’Oreal, Tata Motors, Shell, and other multi-national companies. Banyan’s recycled plastic for mainstream product manufacturing such as shampoo…

   Topic(s): Environment, ICT
   SDG: Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Manjula Amerasinghe

Unit Head, ADB

Manjula Amerasinghe, Unit Head, Portfolio Management, AFNRD sector group is a civil engineer by training with Masters degrees from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA and Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, and Bachelors from University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. She has over 25 years of…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Agriculture and Natural Resources
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Manohari Gunawardhena

Financial Sector Specialist, ADB

Manohari is Financial Sector Specialist in the South Asia Department of the Asian Development Bank. She is currently working for lending and technical assistance projects in Sri Lanka, Bhutan and India, in the areas of MSME finance, financial market development and industrial development. Earlier,…

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

Manoj Silwal

Deputy Managing Director , Nepal Electricity Authority

Manoj Silwal is the Deputy Managing Director of the Nepal Electricity Authority, which is the focal agency of the government of Nepal for planning and developing energy projects. He leads the Project Management Directorate that manages ADB-supported projects. He holds a master of science…

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

Manuela Prina

Head, Skills Identification and Development Unit, European Training Foundation

Since 01 January 2020 she is the Head of Skills Identification and Development Unit, within the Knowledge Hub department of the ETF. As Head of Unit, Manuela is responsible for steering ETF’s work in the area of skills relevance and anticipation, development of skills and validation, leading the…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Education
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Margrieta Langins

Nursing and Midwifery Policy Adviser, WHO Europe Office

Margrieta (Maggie) Langins is the new nursing and midwifery policy advisor to the WHO Regional Office for Europe in Copenhagen Denmark. Maggie is a Latvian born, Canadian trained nurse. She has a Bachelor's degree from McGill University and her nursing degree from the University of Toronto.

   Topic(s): Education
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Maria Goravanchi

Regional Managing Director, Lower Mekong, U.S. Development Finance Corporation (DFC)

Maria Goravanchi is a Managing Director at the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation’s (DFC), formerly the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC). As DFC’s regional representative based in Bangkok, she is responsible for business development in the Lower Mekong, specifically…

   Topic(s): Energy, Finance
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals