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Barrister Ali Asgher Khan

Owner/Founder, Ali Khan Law Associates

Barrister Ali Asgher Khan (Mr. Ali Khan) is an Advocate of the High Court and a Barrister-at-Law. Mr. Ali Khan has obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania, a Post Graduate Diploma in Law from the College of Law (England) and was called to the Bar of England…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Barry Charles Peddle

Founding Director, TAFE Directors Australia and World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics

He is a former Australian TAFE CEO who led the country’s largest TAFE Institute with over 78,000 students and 4,500 staff. He was also a founding Director of the World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics (WFCAP) and Chair of the Australian TAFE Directors Association (TDA). In those capacities,…

   Topic(s): Education, Knowledge Management
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education

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

Beau Damen

Natural Resources Officer, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

Beau is the Natural Resource Officer – Climate Change and Climate Finance – for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. Over the past 19 years Beau has worked as a natural resource management specialist focused on promoting equitable,…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Bernard Woods

Principal Director, ADB

Bernard Woods is the Principal Director of the Department of Communications (DOC), responsible for leading the external relations and communication strategies of ADB with stakeholders including donors and developing member countries. He is concurrently the Director of the Results Management and Aid…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Knowledge Management
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals, Goal 4: Quality Education

Billy Fairburn

Senior Manager, Communities and Livelihoods, BirdLife International

Mr. Billy Fairburn leads the management and development of BirdLife’sCommunities and Livelihoods work-stream. He supports the Regional Flyway Initiative as a technical expert in capacity needs assessment. Billy has a strong track record in capacity assessment, strategic planning, and…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Environment
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, 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

Bishwa Nath Oli

Adjunct Professor, Agriculture and Forestry University of Nepal

Dr. Oli has more than three decades experience in biodiversity, environment and climate change sectors working with the Government of Nepal in different capacities. He has worked as a national consultant with various development partners including the Food and Agriculture Organization. He has…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Environment, Governance and Public Sector Management, Transport
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 15: Life on Land

Brenda Horrigan

Executive Director, Herbert Smith Freehills

Brenda Horrigan, the firm’s Head of International Arbitration, Australia, began her tenure leading ACICA on 15 April, almost a year after she was elected an Executive Director of the Centre’s Board. Ms Horrigan, a US-qualified lawyer, has nearly 20 years’ experience in international arbitration and…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Finance, Industry and Trade, Knowledge Management
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Britta Schumacher

Senior Nutritionist, UN World Food Programme

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