Resource Speakers
R.H.W.A. Kumarasiri is the Director General of the Department of National Planning Ministry of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies in Sri Lanka.
Topic(s): Economics, Education
Aape Pohjavirta is the Founder and President of Funzi, a mobile learning service. Funzi gives the world’s billions of mobile users access to motivating and useful learning. An opportunity to develop skills to build a better tomorrow. High quality, relevant courses delivered with a combination of effective pedagogy and an engaging experience
In his role at Funzi, Aape has become a recognized industry leader with a vision of how science, technology, and innovation will contribute to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Topic(s): Economics, Education, ICT
Abdul Abiad oversees the ADB’s flagship publication, the Asian Development Outlook. From 2000 to 2015, he was with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington DC, where he worked on the IMF’s World Economic Outlook. His research areas include financial sector development and international financial integration, fiscal policy, exchange rates and trade, economic resilience, and infrastructure. He has a PhD in Economics from University of Pennsylvania
Topic(s): Economics
Topic(s): Economics, Finance, Industry and Trade, Regional Cooperation and Integration
Abhijit Banerjee was educated at the University of Calcutta, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and Harvard University. He is currently the Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics at MIT. Banerjee is a past president of the Bureau for Research in the Economic Analysis of Development, a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Econometric Society, and has been a Guggenheim Fellow and an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow.
Topic(s): Economics
Abu Farah Md. Nasser is the Deputy Governor of the Bangladesh Bank. He has been Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank since March 2021. He started his career as Central Banker at Bangladesh Bank in October 1988. With over 32 years of experience in different positions in Bangladesh Bank, he supervised the activities of the Banking Regulation and Policy Department, Department of Off-site Supervision, Department of Banking Inspection, Agricultural Credit Department, SME & Special Programmes Department, etc.
Topic(s): Economics, Finance
Adam Triggs is the Director of Research at the Asian Bureau of Economic Research at the Crawford School of Public Policy. Formerly a visiting researcher at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C.
Topic(s): Economics, Finance, Governance and Public Sector Management, Industry and Trade
Dr. Adi Budiarso is the Head of the Climate Change and Multilateral Policy Center of the Fiscal Policy Agency in the Ministry of Finance of Indonesia
He was the Human Capital Advisor to the Secretary-General of the MOF and has acted as Head of the Finance Profession Regulatory Agency and the Deputy of Secretary-General of the Ministry of Finance for Human Capital from 7 January 2019 to 8 July 2019.
Topic(s): Economics, Health
Dr. Park is the chief spokesperson for ADB on economic issues. He leads the Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department (ERCD), which publishes key knowledge products such as the Asian Development Outlook, Asian Economic Integration Report, Asia Bond Monitor, and Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific. Before joining ADB, Dr. Park was Chair Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for Economic Policy at HKUST.
Topic(s): Economics, Industry and Trade
Topic(s): Economics, Governance and Public Sector Management
As a member of the policy and engagement team at the Paul Ramsay Foundation, Alex Fischer leads programs related to thought leadership and strategic research to discover new ideas and integrate learnings into the Foundation’s projects and partnerships. He also works with a cross-Foundation team on the development of a Data Futures initiative. His work seeks to make cycles of advantage and disadvantage visible in new ways and to amplify the Foundation’s and our partners’ ideas of how to overcome complex barriers and enable greater opportunities.
Topic(s): Economics, Environment, Water
Alexander R. Malaket, CITP, CTFP, is the president of OPUS Advisory Services International Inc., established in 2001, focusing on international business, trade, and investment with a specialization in trade finance/supply chain finance. He has undertaken a range of consultancy assignments, from operational and tactical to technology and global strategy, and delivered various training programs for clients around the world.
Topic(s): Economics, Finance
Andrea Camargo is a lawyer specialised in insurance law and international economic law, with more than 20 years’ experience in insurance and 15 years’ experience in inclusive insurance and climate risk insurance. Andrea has experience providing advice to providers, supervisors and policymakers of risk management solutions around the globe to enable the development of innovative risk management approaches.
Topic(s): Economics, Finance
Andrii Gritsevskyi is Unit head in the Planning & Economic Studies Section of International Atomic Energy Agency where his work is focused on developing and providing to Member States analytical tools and information on energy systems issues including nuclear power, sustainable energy development and the role of different energy supply and demand options, with particular emphasis on capacity building in energy-environment planning in developing countries.
Topic(s): Economics, Energy
Anil Kumar Sharma is the Executive Director, Reserve Bank of India. Before taking over as ED, he was headed the Enforcement Department of Reserve Bank of India as Chief General Manager. He has done his Masters in Economics from Doaba College Jalandhar, Punjab and was UGC Fellow at Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune before joining RBI in 1986. He holds a Diploma in Treasury and Risk Management and is a Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers. His experience in the Bank lies in the area of management of currency and banking, rural credit, and supervision.
Topic(s): Economics, Finance
With over 19 years of scientific research in academia and industry, Anna has gained extensive experience in innovation, systems thinking, and cross-disciplinary work. Her life journey has taken her across the globe, adding a strong intercultural perspective and ability to her work.
Topic(s): Economics, Energy, Environment
Experienced Environmental Economist, Director and Team Leader with a demonstrated history of working in the environmental services industry. Skilled in Economic Analysis & Research, and Management. Strong professional with a Master of Science focused in Environmental and Resource Economics from UCL under the late Dr. David Pearce. Working experience in Europe, Asia, the Pacific, and New Zealand. Strong inter-personal skills and fluency in 6 languages.
Topic(s): Economics
Aradhna Aggarwal is Associate Professor in the Department of Business Economics at the University of Delhi. She is also Visiting Professor at the Research Institution of Economics and Business Administration at the University of Kobe.
Topic(s): Economics
Arin Dutta is a Senior Health Specialist at ADB. He is a health economist who has worked extensively on health sector reform and health financing, especially on the scale-up of health insurance schemes. Before ADB, he held lead technical roles while supporting USAID-funded projects across Asia and the Pacific, and sub-Saharan Africa and worked on innovative financing for social protection in Asia. He has experience in health system strengthening, with a focus on primary care and maternal and reproductive health costing and financing.
Topic(s): Economics, Health
Bauer is Principal Economist in ADB’s Sustainable Development Department, a think tank department on sector and cross cutting thematic issues, where he is heading the poverty and inclusive growth team. He also coordinates the Inclusive Business initiative of ADB, in cooperation with ADB’s private sector investment department. Mr. Bauer works with ADB since 1995 in knowledge, strategy, and operations departments. He also managed various poverty funds in ADB. Mr. Bauer, a German national, has a Ph.D. in development economics, a M.A. in Political Economy, and a B.A. in Administrative Science.
Topic(s): Climate Change, Economics
Art works on poverty measurement theory and Sustainable Development Goals indicators. Before joining ADB, he was a Research Fellow at the University of Queensland in Australia, where he also received his PhD in Social Statistics.
Topic(s): Economics
Agrawal heads International Banking at YES BANK, developing business and managing relationship with global financial institutions including banks, multi/bilateral agencies, exchange houses, merchant banks and financial sponsors. Focus of the team is on building strategic relationships in important geographies across the globe, in close coordination with the various product/business/service groups. He also leads the Multinational Corporate Banking team with focus on developing YES BANK as a strong Host Country Bank for MNCs in India. He joined YES BANK in 2005 as the Country Head
Topic(s): Climate Change, Economics, Environment
Asha Sundaram is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Auckland. She has an MPhil in Economics from the University of Oxford, the United Kingdom, and a Ph.D. in Economics from Syracuse University, United States. Her research interests are in the fields of International Trade and Development Economics.
Topic(s): Economics, Industry and Trade
Topic(s): Economics
Avijit Maji is an associate professor, he graduated BS Engineering at Bengal Engineering College (D.U.) now known as Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, India. Master degree at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur and PhD in Engineering at Morgan State University, USAMorgan State University, USA.
Topic(s): Economics, Governance and Public Sector Management, Transport, Urban Development