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Shirin Hamid

Former CIO and Director General, ADB

Shirin Hamid has more than 20 years of executive leadership in digital transformation and innovative use of information management and technologies for complex, large multinational and multi-dimensional organizations at an international scale.  As CIO of the ADB, Shirin was responsible…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, ICT
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

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

Shruti Mehta

Postgraduate Researcher Sport for Development, ADB

Previously worked on youth development at the Asian Development Bank and through this experience, I have been able to appreciate the power of sport to be an agent of change. I spearheaded a project on the potential to leverage sport as tool for socio-economic development in Afghanistan and will…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Health, ICT, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Siddharth Hande

Founder and CEO, Kabadiwalla Connect

Siddharth Hande is a development sector specialist based in Chennai, India. He is a GIS expert, experienced in delivering high-quality data-driven research. He has held leadership roles in varied projects related to Urban Governance, Sustainability and the Environment. He is the founder and current…

   Topic(s): Environment, ICT
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 15: Life on Land

Simone Pfau

Scientist in Wind Field Modeling, GEO-NET

Simone Pfau has been working in the wind industry since 2022 and is currently a scientist in Hannover. She studied physics at the Leibniz University in Hannover. After her studies, she spent three years at the Institute for Meteorology and Climatology of Leibniz University and has been involved in…

   Topic(s): Energy, ICT

Siro Kim

Deputy Director, Asean-Korea Cooperation Fund

   

   Topic(s): ICT
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Sol Cummings

Computer Vision Developer, PASCO Corporation

Sol Cummings is a Computer Vision Developer at PASCO Corporation’s AI Solutions Department, where he develops solutions that utilize satellite and aerial imageries. He specializes in developing AI that detects and classifies areas that have changed between several images, which has been utilized…

   Topic(s): ICT, Private Sector
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Soomi Ro

Director, Division of Administration, UNESCAP

Ms. Soomi Ro is the Director of Administration, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP). She has over 20 years of experience in logistics services, procurement, project management and corporate infrastructure support services with the United Nations as well…

   Topic(s): ICT
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Sopheap Im

Executive Director of Impact Programs, Digital Divide Data

Sopheap Im serves as an innovative social enterprise that enables talent from underserved populations to access sustainable training and professional opportunities and earn lasting higher income, including youth from low-income families in developing countries. She supports a workforce of over 1000…

   Topic(s): ICT
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

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