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Rowena Candice Ruiz

Executive Director, Government Procurement Policy Board, Philippines

Rowena Candice Ruiz is an expert on digital transformation and public procurement. Her leadership has led to innovative reforms, focusing on data-driven policies, capacity building, and technology solutions for efficiency and transparency. She secured the Philippines' observer status in the World…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Governance and Public Sector Management, ICT
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

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

Shri Nilambuj Sharan

Senior Economic Advisor, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), India

Shri Nilambuj Sharan is currently working as Senior Economic Advisor, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE). He is Indian Economic Service officer of 1993 batch. He is in the rank of Additional Secretary to the Government of India. During close to three decades as member of…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Education
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

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

Stanley Lee

Senior Director and International Programs Lead, Temasek Foundation

Stanley is senior director and lead for the international team at Temasek Foundation. He drives programmes to deliver the mission, mandate and impact of the foundation in South-east, Asia and beyond to develop programmes on capability-building in education, health, urban design and governance.

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Education
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, 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

Vanndy Hem

Under Secretary of State, Ministry of Economy and Finance , Royal Government of Cambodia

H.E. Vanndy Hem has been serving as Under Secretary of State in the Ministry of Economy and Finance since September 2013. He is also a current member of the Supreme National Economic Council (SNEC). H.E. Vanndy graduated from the National Institute of Management, Cambodia with a bachelor’s degree…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Finance, Governance and Public Sector Management
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals