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Ryotaro Hayashi

Social Sector Specialist, South Asia Regional Department, ADB

Ryotaro works on improving the education sector in South Asia, particularly Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India and Nepal. Before joining ADB as a Young Professional in 2015, he has worked for 10 years in international development organizations like the World Bank, the Japan International Cooperation…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Economics, Education, ICT
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Sabyasachi Mitra

Director, ADB

Sabyasachi (Saby) Mitra is the Director of Public Management, Financial Sector & Trade Division of the South Asia Department of Asian Development Bank. He has been with ADB for 15 years and specializes mainly in development finance, policy planning, regional cooperation and institutional…

   Topic(s): Economics, Finance
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Said Zaidansyah

Deputy Country Director, ADB Indonesia Resident Mission, ADB

Said Zaidansyah, an Indonesian national, is the Country Director for Papua New Guinea  at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) since 1 August 2023. In this position, he leads ADB’s entire operations in Papua New Guinea including managing ADB’s relationship  with the government and…

   Topic(s): Economics, Governance and Public Sector Management
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Sameer Khatiwada

Senior Public Management Economist, ADB

Sameer is an economist who leads preparation and implementation of ADB loans and technical assistance projects in public resource management. Prior to joining Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office in Sectors Group, he was with the Southeast Asia Department where he prepared ADB’s…

   Topic(s): Economics, ICT
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Samuel Mark Nicholls

Interns, Asian Development Bank

Samuel Mark Nicholls worked in the ADB's Governance Thematic Group as part of the LKYSPP-ADB internship program.

   Topic(s): Economics
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

SangHyop Lee

Professor and Chair, Department of Economics, University of Hawaii

Dr. Sang-Hyop Lee is Professor and Chair in the Department of Economics at the University of Hawaii and Senior Fellow at the East-West Center. He has served as Chair of the National Transfer Accounts (NTA) project, which includes research teams in more than 90 countries. His studies have focused on…

   Topic(s): Economics
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Sanjay Grover

PPP Specialist, PPP Thematic Group Secretariat, ADB

Sanjay Grover brings over 18 years of extensive PPP policy and transaction experience, both from a grantor and a sponsor’s perspective.  At the PPP Thematic Group Secretariat, Sanjay is leading the Creating Investable Cities initiative to help cities in Asia-Pacific find the “most efficient…

   Topic(s): Economics
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Sarwat Jahan

Resident Representative for Sri Lanka, International Monetary Fund

Sarwat Jahan, a Bangladeshi national, joined the IMF in 2009 in the Strategy, Policy, and Review Department before moving to the Asia and Pacific Department in 2016. Since joining the IMF, she has worked in a range of countries including China, the Dominican Republic, Myanmar, the Philippines, Sri…

   Topic(s): Economics, Finance, Industry and Trade
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Satoshi Shimizutani

Executive Senior Research Fellow, JICA Ogata Sadako Research Institute for Peace and Development

Satoshi Shimizutani is an Executive Senior research Fellow at JICA Ogata Research Institute. Prior to the current position, he worked for the Japanese government and conducted economic research at several research institutes. His primary interest is empirical research with a focus on policy…

   Topic(s): Economics
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Sayed Ikram Afzali

Executive Director, Integrity Watch Afghanistan

Sayed Ikram Afzali has been the Executive Director of Integrity Watch Afghanistan (www.integritywatch.org) since 2014. He has also served as the Chief Information Commissioner of Afghanistan between 2015–2018. He has worked in the area of governance with a focus on civil society and anti‐corruption…

   Topic(s): Economics, Governance and Public Sector Management
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals