Resource Speakers
Amir is an Economist at the Asian Development Bank with expertise in project design, development, and evaluation. Jilani has over seven years of experience in international development, focusing on social protection, women's empowerment and human development. He routinely utilizes a range of skills including statistical, econometric, and cost-benefit analysis to identify rigorous, evidence-based solutions for advancing gender equality and achieving lasting gains in poverty reduction and human development.
Topic(s): Evaluation
Artur Andrysiak has been with ADB for almost 10 years. He previously worked for the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, the UN Economic Commission for Europe, and the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Topic(s): Evaluation, Finance, Governance and Public Sector Management
Topic(s): Environment, Evaluation
My main career goal is to help international development investment make more of a difference. To do so, my work is intended to help improve the logic and evidence that underpins program strategy, selection and design, especially in the sectors that matter most to the poor - agriculture, natural resources, the environment and climate change. My 14 years of experience have focused on quantification of achieved and potential impacts of development investments using novel approaches that draw on tools from different disciplines.
Topic(s): Economics, Environment, Evaluation, Health
Elie Chamoun has been Safeguards Assessments officer (Governance, Audit, Risk Management) at the IMF since 2011. Prior to joining the IMF, he worked at Risk Dynamics, European Central Bank, Bank of Canada, and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu.
Topic(s): Evaluation, Finance
Ms. Tadevosyan has about 20 years of practical experience in social development field. She has joined ADB in 2014. Her role is to ensure that the urban and social sectors’ projects in East Asia Department are socially inclusive, human-centered, and sustainable. Prior to joining ADB, she worked as an Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology, Yerevan State University, Armenia. She was one of the leading specialists in the field of applied social researches and analysis. Parallel to her teaching Ms.
Topic(s): Evaluation, Urban Development
Topic(s): Evaluation, ICT
Topic(s): Evaluation, Finance
Kevin Lane has 25 years’ international experience in various technical and managerial roles in energy efficiency, especially focussing on lights and appliances. He has successfully contributed to over a dozen European energy end-use studies commissioned as preparation for EU product policy (e.g. EU labeling, minimum efficiency standards, and voluntary agreements), including UK impact assessments. He has supported the development of standards and labels in various other countries (including EU, People's Republic of China, US, Australia, and Viet Nam).
Topic(s): Evaluation
Michael Diza has been with ADB for more than 10 years. Prior to joining ADB, he worked at the Philippine Institute for Development Studies. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of the Philippines and a master’s degree in Economics from De La Salle University.
Topic(s): Evaluation, ICT, Knowledge Management
Rhia Dee has more than 16 years of experience in human resource management and development.
Topic(s): Evaluation, Finance, Social Development and Protection
Topic(s): Evaluation
Topic(s): Evaluation, Transport
Topic(s): Evaluation
Andrew Wang is an Audit Specialist of ADB’s Office of the Auditor General, in charge of the audit of Treasury and Non-Sovereign Operations. Prior to joining ADB, he was the Treasurer of Chinatrust Bank USA, located in Taipei. He is a Charter holder of Chartered Financial Analyst and a Financial Risk Manager. He is currently providing advisory services on Continuous Monitoring of Treasury Funding and Payment Transaction Processing and Treasury Investment Transactions to ADB.
Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Evaluation