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Aiming Zhou

Deputy Country Director, ADB

Aiming has over 25 years of professional experience, including more than 13 years in ADB. Prior to his current position, he was Senior Advisor to the Vice-President (Operations 1). He also served as Principal Energy Specialist for South Asia, secretary of ADB’s Energy Community of Practice, and…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Energy
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

Asad Ali Zafar

Senior Project Officer (Water Resources), Pakistan Resident Mission, ADB

Asad has been working with the Asian Development Bank for the last about 15 years in water resources management, portfolio administration and post-disaster response investments. Before ADB he has worked as consultants with national firms as well as government organizations. He has a master’s degree…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Water
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

James Marape

Prime Minister , Parliament of PNG

Hon. James Marape has been a member of parliament since 2007. Prior to becoming Prime  Minister in 2019, he was Minister of Education from 2008-2011 and Minister of Finance from  2012-2019. He was re-elected to the 11th National Parliament in the 2022 National General …

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

Jie Tang

Practice Manager, Energy and Extractive Global Practice East Asia and Pacific Region, The World Bank

Jie Tang, Practice Manager for the Energy and Extractive Global Practice of the World Bank, is in charge of the Bank’s energy programs covering 26 countries in East Asia and the Pacific Region. He joined the World Bank in 2001 as a Young Professional and has recently held the positions of Lead…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Energy
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

Joonho Hwang

Director, Energy Division, Asian Development Bank

Joonho Hwang assumed the role of Director, the Energy Division, Central and West Asia Department (CWRD) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on 20 August 2020. He will also cover the Energy Division, East Asia Department from 30 June 2023. He has over 23 years of work experience including more than…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Energy
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

Martino Pelli

Martino Pelli Senior Economist, Economic Research and Development Impact Department, ADB

Martino Pelli is an applied economist with expertise in environmental, energy, and development economics. His work focuses on the impact of rural energy use, significant transport infrastructure investments, and the economic consequences of natural disasters. His research has been published in…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Economics, Energy, Environment
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land

Stephane Bessadi

Senior Procurement Specialist, ADB

As part of ADB's Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department (PPFD), Stephane Bessadi strategically supports infrastructure project design and procurement in Asia and the Pacific, focusing on sustainability, operations and maintenance, and low carbon technologies. He is based in the…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Stephen Blaik

Principal Urban Development Specialist, PARD, Asian Development Bank

Steve Blaik is a Principal Urban Development Specialist with ADB’s Pacific Department. He is a civil engineer by trade and spent most of his 37-year career working on urban and water sector activities in the Pacific including the past 17 years as ADB staff.

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Urban Development, Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Tim Stats

Design and Construction Professional , Pacific Regional Infrastructure Facility (PRIF)

Tim Stats is a design and construction professional specializing in the delivery of resilient infrastructure in the Pacific. He has been working as a Technical Assistance Officer for the Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility, based in Suva, for the last three years coordinating work on Local…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure