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Peter Matthews

Executive Director, CoST – the Infrastructure Transparency Initiative

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

Prakash Pillai

Partner, Clyde & Co Clasis Singapore Pte. Ltd.

Mr. Prakash Pillai is a partner at Clyde & Co Clasis Singapore Pte. Ltd.  He focuses on dispute resolution and international commercial arbitration across a multitude of sectors including corporate, commercial, insolvency, trade and commodities, construction and engineering, and employment…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Finance, Industry and Trade, Knowledge Management, Private Sector
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Roshan Shrestha

Deputy Director, Gates Foundation WSH Team, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Dr. Roshan Shrestha is the Deputy Director, Global Growth and Opportunity Division, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WSH) team of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He also led the Urban Sanitation Market Initiative of the WSH that deals with scaling City Wide Inclusive Sanitation and Non-sewered…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Education
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals, Goal 4: Quality Education

Sergey Poleshchuk

General Director, Ergonomics Ltd.

Country: The Republic of Kazakhstan   Sergey Vasilyevich Poleshchuk was born in 1969 in Shakhtinsk. He graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Precision Mechanics and Optics (Thermal Physics Engineer, 1992) and the Themis Law Academy (Lawyer, 2002). He started his working career in 1992 at…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Knowledge Management
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Shanti Jagannathan

Principal Education Specialist, ADB

Shanti Jagannathan is Principal Education Specialist in the Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department of Asian Development Bank. She works on ADB education sector policies and strategies and provides technical advice to ADB’s lending and non-lending education operations in the Asia and…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Education
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals, Goal 4: Quality Education

Shinyoung Jeon

Policy Analyst, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Policy Analyst at the OECD and produce policy analysis and advice that advances economic growth and social progress. My major current work at the OECD Centre for Skills focuses on vocational education and training (VET). The work of the Centre for Skills includes strengthening VET systems to be…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Education
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Srijana Bhattarai

Senior Social Safeguards Advisor, The Asia Foundation

Srijana is a Senior Social Safeguards Advisor at the USAID and Australia Mekong Safeguards Program, implemented by the Asia Foundation. As a social practitioner, she has worked in various sectors with diverse communities leading community engagements, social impact assessments, resettlement and…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Energy, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Steven Gillard

Head of Consulting Services Unit, ADB

Steven Gillard is a Principal Procurement Specialist and the Head of the Consulting Services Unit in the Procurement, Portfolio and Financial Management Department at ADB. Prior to joining ADB in 2017, he was Associate Director and Head of Operations in the Technical Cooperation Department at the…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Finance
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Sunghoon Kris Moon

Urban Development Specialist, Seoul Urban Solutions Agency

As part of ADB’s Urban Sector Group, Kris works to develop innovative urban development solutions that make cities more livable for all city dwellers. Prior to joining ADB, Kris led the Strategic Planning and Partnership team at the Seoul Urban Solutions Agency, working with…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Syed Hashemi

Resource Person, ADB Operations

Syed Hashemi is the Resource Person for Integrating the Graduation approach/economic inclusion into ADB Operations.  Syed concentrates on identifying pro-poor innovations and disseminating best practices related to poverty outreach and impact, including the development of social performance…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Poverty, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals