Displaying 261 - 270 of 446
Markus Mutz is CEO and co-founder of OpenSC (Open Supply Chains). OpenSC is an impact start-up redefining what it means to VERIFY low-carbon and sustainable food production at the source.
Backed by and leveraging the knowledge and networks of WWF, The Boston Consulting Group, and Ebay founder…
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Environment
SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 13: Climate Action
Martien was appointed Global Director for the Agriculture and Food Global Practice in the World Bank’s Sustainable Development Practice Group on July 1, 2019. As Global Director, Martien provides leadership to the formulation and implementation of the Bank’s strategy and knowledge in…
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources
SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Martin Harper is the new CEO of BirdLife International. As an experienced advocate and communicator, with 27 years of experience in senior conservation roles, Martin works with his leadership team to implement a new, ambitious BirdLife strategy.
A biologist by training, Martin has 27 years’…
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Regional Cooperation and Integration, Social Development and Protection
SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Martin Lemoine is the Unit Head, Agribusiness at the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Martin has 20 years of professional experience, including 15 years of impact-oriented investment in Asia. Martin has led more than 50 equity and debt investments of a total value of around $10 billion in the…
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Environment
SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action
Mary Ruckelshaus (she/her) oversees all work of the Natural Capital Project partnership including strategy, coordination, fundraising, communications, and hiring. She is based in Seattle, WA, where she previously led the Ecosystem Science Program at NOAA’s NW Fisheries Science Center. Prior to that…
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Urban Development
SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Marzia has more than 20 years of professional experience in project, program and portfolio related work in the development field, including extensive field work. After working with consulting firms (in Salvador and Eritrea), NGOs and the United Nations (in North Korea), Marzia joined ADB in 2000.…
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources
SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Masahiro Nishimura is Unit Head, Project Administration in Transport Sector Group of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). He is responsible for administering transport projects and programs in the Central and West Asia and East Asia Regions. Dr. Nishimura previously worked with the Ministry of…
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources
SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger
Masako Wada is a Research Officer in veterinary epidemiology at EpiCentre, School of Veterinary Science, Massey University, New Zealand. Growing up in Japan, she developed a passion for veterinary medicine and obtained her DVM from Hokkaido University, Sapporo. She continued her academic journey…
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources
SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger
Mateusz Urbańczyk is a Software Architect at Quantitative Engineering Design (QED.ai), a mission-driven company working in global health and food security. He specializes in complex systems and end-to-end data processing pipelines for geospatial and medical data with over 7 years of experience. He…
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources
SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger
Matthew is IRRI’s director general with decades of leadership experience driven by a passion for scientific excellence, an understanding of private-public partnerships, a sound capacity for stakeholder engagement, protection of intellectual property, and people engagement skills. Matthew is the…
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources
SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities