Resource Speakers
Aanchal Kumar is an officer at Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) and a Future Energy Leader at the World Energy Council. She has over 8 years of experience in the field of sustainability and energy efficiency. She has been a pivotal member in the implementation of the globally-lauded Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All program. She has also worked on research studies in the field of clean energy in collaboration with the World Resource Institute, UNFCCC, World Bank, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and AEEE.
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Energy, Environment
Mr. Abdur Rouf Talukder joined the Bangladesh Civil Service in February 1988 (BCS 1985 batch). He worked in a wide range of government positions in his long illustrious career but his specialization in public finance and economic management has brought him back to Finance Division at almost every rank of his career. He worked more than 18 years in Finance Division before elevating to the position of Finance Secretary on 17 July 2018.
Topic(s): Finance
Abdur Rahim Siddiqui assumed duties as Representative and Country Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Sri Lanka in April 2021, overseeing the management of WFP’s operations in the country. Mr. Siddiqui brings extensive knowledge from the fields of food and nutrition security with a strong background in emergency operations.
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Social Development and Protection
Ir. Abi Prabowo, MP earned a bachelor's degree in agricultural technology (majoring in Agricultural Mechanization, majoring in Soil Preservation and Water Management Engineering) in 1983 from Gadjah Mada University. Master's education (majoring in Agricultural Mechanization, majoring in Water Management Engineering) at Gadjah Mada University in 1992.
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources
Dr. Abeysinghe is a Senior Researcher and Environmental Lawyer at International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), London. Her interests are in the equity and fairness issues in international climate change negotiations, adaptation to climate change, and finance for climate change adaptation.
Topic(s): Governance and Public Sector Management
Adrian Torres is the Chief of ADB's Public-Private Partnership thematic group. Prior to this position, he was the Associate Director of ANZ and Societe Generale.
He graduated from RMIT University with a degree in Business Administration and received his Master of Finance and Economics from the University of Sydney. He is also a graduate of Harvard Business School.
Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Finance, Public-Private Partnership
Agnes Surry joined the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) in September 2022 and is Deputy Head of Capacity Building and Training and Senior Economist.
Her areas of interest include development and public finance, aid effectiveness, climate change adaptation, gender equality, social policies, fiscal policies, public debt sustainability, resource mobilization, and country risk analysis.
Topic(s): Capacity Development, Climate Change, Finance, Governance and Public Sector Management
Dr. Agus Prabowo as the chairman at LKPP (the Indonesian National Public Procurement Agency). He advocates the effectiveness in the public procurement process of healthcare products as well as the outcomes from e-catalogue implementation in Indonesia.
Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Health, Public-Private Partnership
Ahsan was associated with ADB for over 26 years, with 11 years at the field offices in Sri Lanka and Pakistan. His working experience included developing and managing projects, primarily in agriculture and rural development in South Asia, South East Asia, and Central West Regions.
Earlier in his career, he worked with the United Nations Office for Project Services as a Portfolio Manager and was responsible for a range of rural development initiatives in Pakistan, Lao PDR, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Philippines, and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources
Mr. Samyal is a seasoned professional with over 17 years of experience at the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Currently serving as an Associate Project Officer (Procurement) in India since March 2022, he brings expertise in project administration and finance. With dual master's degrees in Business Administration with a focus on Finance (MBA-Finance) and Computer Application (MCA), Mr. Samyal has accumulated over 19 years of experience in multinational and multilateral organizations.
Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance
Akmal is a natural resource economist with extensive experience in sustainable development. In his 22-year career at ADB, Akmal has prepared a number of development projects and contributed to country strategies in several countries in the Asia and the Pacific. He has promoted creative project interventions in water resources management, horticulture and dairy value chains, animal disease control, and forest plantations. He has successfully led important policy dialogues with high-level government officials.
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources
Topic(s): Economics, Governance and Public Sector Management
Alex specializes in international cooperation programs; program appraisal, implementation,and management; technical mission project appraisal, implementation and management; outbound investment and trade promotion; international marketing; and auditing.
His recent experience includes serving as Adviser to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and Auditor General for Taiwan ICDF. He handled various positions in the Technical Cooperation Department of Taiwan ICDF including the Director, Deputy Director, and Division Chief.
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Public-Private Partnership
At ADB’s Office of Public-Private Partnerships, Alexander Jett helps manage the Asia Pacific Project Preparation Facility, established to prepare PPP projects. He also supports transaction advisory services for South Commuter Railway in the Philippines. Prior to joining ADB, Mr. Jett worked at the World Bank’s PPP unit in Singapore and the Financial Solutions Unit in Washington DC. He managed the World Bank’s Private Participation in Infrastructure database and helped screen and structure transport and energy PPPs.
Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Public-Private Partnership, Transport
Pamela is a Senior Transport Specialist from the Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department at ADB. She is an experienced team leader with 20 years of international experience in the development and management of transport projects including urban transit systems, railways, seaports, airports, roads, cross-border transport, and regional connectivity. She has collaborated with academia, industry experts, and practitioners on various research, tools, and best practice guidance for developed and developing countries to support infrastructure investment decisions.
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Capacity Development, Environment, Transport
Alison is a Project Director for DT Global in the Asia Pacific Sustainable Infrastructure team. She has corporate responsibility for leading business priorities which includes developing client relationships, framing business strategy, and delivering quality project outcomes. Passionate about the leading conversation in innovative and practical infrastructure delivery, Alison focuses on developing strong collaborative partnerships with donors, executing agencies, stakeholders, private companies, government organizations, and civil society.
Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Urban Development
Alvaro Lario is part of the Executive Management Committee and is responsible for the design and implementation of the financial strategies and policies at IFAD, including oversight of the Treasury, Controller and Financial Management divisions. Before joining the Fund in early 2018, Lario served as Treasury Capital Markets Lead and Principal Portfolio Officer at the International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank Group. His earlier positions include various roles in the private sector asset management industry and in academia, including public and business schools.
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources
Amar Bhattacharya is Senior Fellow at the Global Economy and Development Program at Brookings Institution. His focus areas are the global economy, development finance, global governance, and the links between climate and development.
Topic(s): Capacity Development, Public-Private Partnership, Regional Cooperation and Integration
Amarjit has more than five years of experience in agribusiness. He is a specialist in the development of residue free pesticides and fertilizer. He handles all farmers who work under Green Horizon as well as issues related to the overall operation including the cultivation process, pre- and post-harvest management, possessing, and packaging.
He completed his Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from the Agriculture College of Solapur and Agri Business Management from Mitcon Pune.
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources
Amin is a Senior Procurement Officer at the Asian Development Bank (ADB). He coordinates procurement strategy, planning, implementation-related support, and capacity development for ADB-financed projects in Fiji, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and Niue. Before joining ADB in 2021, he worked for the Australian Government, World Bank, and the United Nations. Amin holds a Master's in Logistics and Supply Chain Management and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply MCIPS.
Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance
Before becoming the United Nations (UN) deputy secretary-general in early 2017, Amina J. Mohammed was the Minister of Environment of Nigeria. Prior to this, she supported the UN Secretary-General as special adviser on post-2015 development planning, where she was instrumental in bringing about the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy, Environment
Amit is a solar engineer, with a Ph.D. in solar energy and Fulbright Scholarship from NREL, USA and Chevening Fellow at King’s College, London. He loves to shares real-life stories on how solar energy is transforming people’s lives across health, transport, water, and agriculture sector.
He works with the World Bank and is leading a $2 billion renewables portfolio in India, Bangladesh, and the Maldives. He is leading the world’s largest energy access program in Bangladesh and solar program in India.
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Energy, Environment, Health
Amitabh Kant is India’s G20 Sherpa. The G20 or the Group of 20 is a forum where policymakers of industrialized and developing economies meet to discuss key issues in the global economy.
Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy, Environment
An Notenbaert is Coordinator and Researcher at CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security based in Kenya.
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources
Mr. Pettersson, Principal Portfolio Management Specialist, Central and West Asia Department, worked with procurement on ADB funded projects for 14 years including all CWRD DMCs, PR China, Mongolia, Viet Nam and the Pacific and has held portfolio management positions in the ADB Mongolia Resident Mission and the East Asia Sustainable Infrastructure Division on Transport and Energy sectors. He is ADB Procurement Accredited and holds a master’s degree in business administration.
Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance