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Before FAO, Li He was working at the China Agricultural University as Associate Professor from the end of 2007 to the beginning of 2016. She has been working on water resources management, ecosystems, and biodiversity related works and projects. She initiated, developed and implements the Eco-…
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Environment, Regional Cooperation and Integration
SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land
As Vice-President, Global Technical Services and Chief Technical Advisor at Nutrition International, Mandana oversees the technical quality of Nutrition International’s programming in 10 countries and leads a team of experts to address the most challenging gaps in evidence and practice in order to…
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Health
SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being
Over the last 15 years, Mekhala’s research, publications, policy and professional engagements have involved work within and across a range of field sites and subjects, including women's courts and dispute resolution, community health workers and public health systems, agriculture and agricultural…
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Capacity Development, Gender Equality
SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities
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
Ian is a circular economy and biotechnology professional specializing in the valorization of waste biomass to address climate change and sustainable development goals.
He has a wide range of practical experience in microbial biotechnology in food and agriculture, aquaculture, water and wastewater,…
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Environment
SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Petter has been involved in CoST since its origins and he has led CoST International since 2011. As Executive Director, he has overall responsibility for CoST policy, strategy and programme delivery.
In addition to his role in CoST, Petter is Executive Director of Engineers Against Poverty, an…
Topic(s): Capacity Development, Governance and Public Sector Management, Knowledge Management
SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
Seung-sik Hwang is a professor of epidemiology from the School of Public Health, Seoul National University. He is a member of the Korean Society on Epidemiology's consultation committee on COVID-19 response. He served during the 2015 MERS outbreak as the field…
Topic(s): Disaster Risk Management, Health, ICT, Knowledge Management
SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 13: Climate Action
Mr. Shai Wade is the head of Stephenson Harwood LLP’s Upstream Oil and Gas Disputes Team and a partner in the firm’s International Arbitration Group. He enjoys more than 20 years of experience serving both as counsel and arbitrator in many large scale complex disputes arising in the oil and gas,…
Topic(s): Capacity Development, Finance, Industry and Trade, Knowledge Management, Private Sector
SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being
Varun Deshpande serves as Managing Director at the Good Food Institute Asia, where he is focused on building the future of food by working with scientists, foundations, governments, entrepreneurs, and corporations to build the alternative protein sector across the continent. As the son of a cancer…
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Health
SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being
Dr. Victor Owino is a Nutrition Specialist in the International Atomic Energy Agency’s, Nutritional and Health-Related Environmental Studies Section. His work focuses on supporting the Member States to apply stable isotope techniques to design and evaluate nutrition interventions that target all…
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Health
SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being