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Masahiro Nishimura

Unit Head, ADB

Masahiro Nishimura is Unit Head, Project Administration in Transport Sector Group of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). He is responsible for administering transport projects and programs in the Central and West Asia and East Asia Regions. Dr. Nishimura previously worked with the Ministry of…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger

Matthew Morrel

Director General, International Rice Research Institute

Matthew is IRRI’s director general with decades of leadership experience driven by a passion for scientific excellence, an understanding of private-public partnerships, a sound capacity for stakeholder engagement, protection of intellectual property, and people engagement skills. Matthew is the…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Matthias Leitner

Natural Resources and Agriculture Economist Officer, ADB

Matthias joined the Environment, Natural Resources, and Agriculture Division of Southeast Asia in late 2018. As an Agriculture Economist, he focuses on project design and preparation for agri-business, value-chain and water resource projects. His particular interest lies in climate-smart…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Md Abul Basher

Natural Resources and Agriculture Specialist, ADB

Abul works on food security and rural development issues, contributes to ADB’s agenda of sustainable development, and supports the ADB-wide knowledge management process on food security and sustainability. Before joining ADB, he taught economics at Willamette University, USA, worked as an economist…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Michael Barrientos

Business Change Management Trainer, ADB

Michael Barrientos works as a consultant at ADB. 

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty

Michael Kremer

Gates Professor of Developing Societies, Department of Economics, Harvard University

Michael Kremer is the Gates Professor of Developing Societies in the Department of Economics at Harvard University. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship and a Presidential Faculty Fellowship, and was named a Young Global Leader by the…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Economics, Education, Health, Water
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Michael Satin

Director Of The Clean Energy And Environment Office, USAID India

Michael Satin is the Director of the Clean Energy and Environment Office in USAID/India. Mr. Satin joined the Foreign Service in 2005 and is trained as an ecologist at San Francisco State University and applied economist at the University of West Virginia. He speaks French and Wolof, served in…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Environment
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land

Michael Walsh

Senior Procurement Specialist, ADB

Michael is a Senior Procurement Specialist at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Manila, where he is involved in the establishment, harmonization, and improvement of ADBs procurement policies and procedures, consistent with effective project management for ADB financed projects. He is also…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Finance
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Michiko Suga

Deputy Representative, ADB

Ms. Suga joined ADB in 2004 and worked in the Southeast Asia (SERD) and Pacific Regional Department (PARD) including a two-year assignment to the Lao Resident Mission. She also worked for the European Investment Bank (EIB) where she led the process of drafting and introducing EIB’s first social…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Miguela Ramirez

Supervising Environmental Management Specialist, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, PENRO of Bataan Province

Ms. Miguela Ramirez is currently the Supervising Environmental Management Specialist of the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources of Bataan, Philippines. She leads/co-leads efforts in engaging provincial stakeholders toward stronger participation in nature conservation efforts and building…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Environment, Governance and Public Sector Management
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals