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Paul Voutier

Senior Advisor, Innovation, Grow Asia

Paul is Senior Advisor, Innovation at Grow Asia, a multi-stakeholder partnership platform that catalyzes action on inclusive agricultural development in South East Asia. Grow Asia was established by the World Economic Forum in collaboration with the ASEAN Secretariat.    Paul supports the…

   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

Pavit Ramachandran

Country Director, Mongolia Resident Mission, ADB

Mr. Ramachandran serves as the Country Director at the Mongolia Resident Mission with the Asian Development Bank. He is responsible for overall country program, operational portfolio and knowledge management. Leads operations in Mongolia managing an active portfolio of around $2 billion. Supervises…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Energy, Environment, Water
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land

Peter Droogers

Expert on Integrated Water Resources Management, Kestrel Group Limited New Zealand

Dr. Peter Droogers is an expert on integrated water resources management at different spatial scales with an emphasis on climate change. His current activities include climate risk assessment for ADB and World Bank projects, focusing on assessing climate risks and analyzing potential adaptation…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Disaster Risk Management, Climate Change, Energy, Environment
   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

Peter Thomson

Special Envoy for the Ocean, United Nations

Peter Thomson is a Fijian diplomat who is currently serving as the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean – the first person to be appointed to this position. He held the office of President of the General Assembly of the United Nations from September 2016 until September…

   Topic(s): Environment, Finance
   SDG: Goal 14: Life Below Water

Petero Manufolau

Chief Executive Officer, Tourism Authority of Kiribati (TAK)

Petero Manufolau is the Chief Executive Officer of the Tourism Authority of Kiribati (TAK), the organization responsible for the sustainable development and promotion of tourism in Kiribati. Since taking on the role in June 2019, Petero has helped establish a network of circular economy advocates…

   Topic(s): Environment, Finance
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water

Purdie Bowden

Assistant Director, Private Finance for Climate and Development, DFAT

Formerly a lead negotiator for Australia at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, including for the Paris Agreement negotiations, Purdie is an experienced policy advisor at the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. She has expertise in climate change and…

   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

Qing Xu

Climate Change and Innovative Finance Specialist, Regional Bureau in Asia and Pacific, UNDP

Dr. Qing provides policy advisory and technical support to countries in the Asia and Pacific region to strengthen countries’ capacity to enhance public finance effectiveness and leverage innovative finance for climate change. Qing has 10 years of experience in international cooperation with…

   Topic(s): Environment, Finance
   SDG: Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land

Rida Mulyana

Director General of Electricity, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of the Republic of Indonesia

Rida Mulyana is the current Director-General of the Electricity Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Indonesia. 

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Energy, Environment
   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

Sameer Narula

Managing Director, AugustOne

Sameer is the managing partner of August One, a private investment firm with a mission to Invest in Good. For Good. Through its Singapore and Europe based funds, August One invests in companies that can help transform the way we live and work. Working closely with governments, corporates,…

   Topic(s): Finance
   SDG: Goal 14: Life Below Water

Sarah Jehaan Khan

Award Winning Filmmaker and Student, Oxford University

Sarah Jehaan Khan is an environmental filmmaker from Pakistan and an undergraduate at Oxford University. Her work focuses on the nexus between climate change and women’s rights, and documents indigenous, local adaptation methods to climate change. Her films have won over 18…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Environment
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land