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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…
Topic(s): Economics, Health
SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being
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…
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Energy, Environment, Health
SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being
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…
Topic(s): Economics, Health
SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
Ms. Britta Schumacher is the UN World Food Program’s Senior Regional Nutrition Advisor for Asia & Pacific.
She has over 20 years of work experience in evidence -based policy and programming for nutrition & food security, covering development and humanitarian contexts in Asia, East and West…
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Health
SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being
Graduate from Agricultural Academy of Belorussia (1973-1982); Harvard University (1992-1995).
Director General of the Department of Policy, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam (1995-1998).
Vice Minister of Agriculture and Rural…
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources
SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being
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…
Topic(s): Economics, Environment, Evaluation, Health
SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
Dr. Eline Boelee, senior researcher and advisor for water-environment-health interlinkages at Deltares, discussed how an integrated approach contributes to the understanding of health risks in water systems. She focused mainly on freshwater systems, looking at drivers, pressures, state, impact, and…
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Health, Water
SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
Jittima is the Public Health Technical Officer in the Health Impact Assessment Division at the Department of Health. Since 2002, she has experience with HIA applications for public parks in the Yala municipality in Thailand. She is also responsible for developing HIA training courses for…
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Environment, Health
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, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being
Dr. Kaz Maruyama is President and Representative Director of DSM Japan K.K., Japanese arm of Royal DSM, a global purposeled science-based company in Health, Nutrition and Bioscience. He is overseeing DSM’s all business operations in Japan as well as making efforts in advocacy on Food Systems…
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Health
SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being
Kazuko joined ADB as nutrition specialist. Before taking this position, she worked for Japanese food manufacturer, Ajinomoto, and has a wide range of experience from R&D to scientific communication in nutrition field. She has Ph.D in chemistry from Osaka University, Japan.
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Health
SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities