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Young Uck Kang

Communications Specialist (Knowledge Management), ADB

Young Uck Kang currently leads the Development Asia project at ADB. His areas of expertise are strategic leadership, policy-making process, microeconomics, economic analysis, statistics/econometrics, economic and social development policy, public finance and income distribution, governance, and…

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

Yuanyuan Fu

Associate Professor, Beijing Normal University

Yuanyuan Fu is an associate professor in the School of Social Development and Public Policy, Beijing Normal University. She is also a research fellow of Sau Po Centre on Ageing, The University of Hong Kong. She earned her Ph.D. from the Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The…

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

Yukiko Ito

Principal Social Development Specialist, ADB

Yukiko Ito promotes the implementation of ADB's social development agenda through her work on community-driven development, social protection, inclusive business, sustainable livelihood, social analysis, and graduation approach for the poor and the vulnerable. She is the co-team leader of…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Poverty, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Yumiko Tamura

Representative, Japanese Representative Office (JRO), ADB

As ADB’s Representative in Japan, she is responsible for outreach to various partners and stakeholders, including government offices at the central and subnational levels, local private sector, media, academic and educational institutions, and multilateral and bilateral development agencies,…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Finance
   SDG: Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Yunji Tak

Assistant Director, Public Procurement International Cooperation Division, Public Procurement Service (PPS), Republic of Korea

Ms. Yunji Tak is the Assistant Director of the Public Procurement International Cooperation Division, PPS, Korea. Before her appointment in this position, she was an intern of the International Development Project Team of World 2022 –2023. Ms. Tak completed her Bachelor’s degree in English and…

   Topic(s): Finance
   SDG: Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Yuriko Koike

Governor of Tokyo, Japan

Yuriko Koike is a Japanese politician who currently serves as the Governor of Tokyo. She graduated from the American University in Cairo (B.A. in Sociology) as the top student in 1976 and was a member of the House of Representatives of Japan from 1993 until 2016 when…

   Topic(s): Governance and Public Sector Management, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Yutaka Arai

Vice-Minister for International Affairs, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Government of Japan

Yutaka used to be the Vice-Minister for International Affairs, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Japan. She joined it in April 1987. Some of the positions she held was detailed below: • April 1987 Joined Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries(MAFF) • October 2006…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Governance and Public Sector Management, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Zairil Khir Johari

State Executive Councilor for Infrastructure and Transport, Penang State Government; State Assemblyman, Tanjong Bunga, Government of Malaysia

Zairil Khir Johari is the State Executive Councilor for Infrastructure and Transport in the Penang State Government. He is also the State Assemblyman for Tanjong Bunga, a seat he won in the 14th General Election in 2018. From 2013 to 2018, Zairil was the Member of Parliament for Bukit Bendera,…

   Topic(s): Governance and Public Sector Management, Industry and Trade, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Zhenglian Wang

Senior Research Fellow of CPDRC and Senior Research Scientist of DuPPR, China Population and Development Research Center (CPDRC) and Center for Population Health and Aging of Population Research Institute at Duke University (DuPRI)

Dr. Zhenglian Wang, received PhD degree in Health Science (Medical Demography) of Medical School of University of Southern Denmark in 2001, and graduated from Department of computer science of Peking University in 1982. She is currently a Senior Research Fellow at China Population and Development…

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

Zhu Yong

President, Hualing Smart Elderly Care Industry Development Center

Yong is the president of Hualing Smart Elderly Care Industry Development Center. He has served as a member and deputy director of the party group in the office of the National Working Committee on Aging, vice chairman of the general research group on the strategy of national response to population…

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