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Aya Suzuki

Professor, University of Tokyo

Aya Suzuki is a development economist and an associate professor at the University of Tokyo. Upon obtaining her Ph.D. from the University of California, Davis, she worked at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies in Japan before the current position. Her research focuses on analyzing…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Economics
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Ayumi Konishi

Formerly Special Senior Advisor to the President, ADB

Mr. Konishi joined ADB in 1988 and served in various capacities, including as Director General for the East Asia Regional Department, Deputy Director General for the Pacific, Senior Advisor to the Strategy Policy Department, and Country Director for Viet Nam. Prior to ADB, he worked for the UN in…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Gender Equality, Water
   SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Aziz Elbehri

Senior Economist and Stream Leader, FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

Aziz Elbehri is a senior economist at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) since 2008. Currently, he leads the socio-economic development and policy group at the FAO AsiaPacific Regional office in Bangkok. Aziz specializes in climate and food systems interactions, agricultural…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Economics
   SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Badri Narayanan Gopalakrishnan

Co-Founder and Partner, Infinite Sum Modelling LLC

Dr. Badri Narayanan Gopalakrishnan is an affiliate faculty member and senior economist with the School of Environmental and Forestry Sciences, University of Washington-Seattle. Furthermore, he co-founded Infinite Sum Modelling LLC, with offices in Canada, the USA, India, China, and Hong Kong, and…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Economics, Environment
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land

Bansari Saha

Senior Director, ICF

Dr. Bansari Saha, a Senior Director at ICF, is an economist by training and supports public and private sector clients understand the economic effects of public policy decision-making. His expertise lies in the intersection of energy and environmental issues and studying the economic and…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Environment, Governance and Public Sector Management, Private Sector
   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 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Bashu Aryal

Country Programme Officer, Asia and the Pacific Division,, IFAD

Mr. Aryal is a Country Programme Officer in Nepal since 2007. Prior to this position, Mr. Aryal entered into the development field as a Banker, for about a decade, in managing agricultural credit in a national development bank. Afterwards, Mr. Aryal  worked with a number of UN and other…

   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

Biranchi Kumar Choudhury

Project Implementation Advisor, Rice-SDP

Biranchi Kumar Choudhury hold two Master degrees, one in Agriculture (Agronomy) and another in Sustainable Development (Climate Change). He is currently working in Cambodia and supporting the Ministry of Economy and Finance as Program Implementation Advisor to implement the Climate Resilient Rice…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources
   SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger

Bruce Dunn

Director, Safeguards Division, Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department, ADB

Bruce Dunn is the Director of Safeguards in ADB’s Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department, where he leads a team dedicated to ensuring the implementation of environmental and social safeguard policy principles and good practices in ADB operations. Bruce’s current role build on more…

   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

Buddhi Marambe

Senior Professor of Crop Science, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

  Professor Buddhi Marambe is a Senior Professor of Crop Science at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, with extensive expertise in agricultural sciences, climate-smart agriculture, and food security. A respected academic and policy advisor, he has contributed significantly to national…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Environment
   SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Cao Đức Phát

Vice Chair, Board of Trustees, International Rice Research Institute

Mr. Cao Đức Phát is currently a Member of the Central Council for Theoretic Studies, Vice-Chair of the Board of Trustees of Vietnam Agriculture University, and Vice-Chair of the Board of Trustees of the International Rice Research Institute. From 2016 to 2021, he was the Permanent Deputy Chair of…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals