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Shantanu Mitra

Director’s Advisor, ADB Board of Director for Austria, Germany, Luxembourg, Türkiye and United Kingdom

Shantanu Mitra is a Development economist with strategic leadership and management experience. His specialties are economic policy, public finance, health economics, climate change, evaluation, cost-benefit analysis, international aid policy, programme, and people management.

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Climate Change, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Sithisakdi Apichatthanapath

Deputy Regional Manager for Asia, U.S. Trade and Development Agency

Sithisakdi Apichatthanapath (“Seng”) is the Deputy Regional Manager for Asia at the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), based in Bangkok, Thailand. There, he is responsible for managing USTDA’s activities in Southeast Asia and the Pacific, directing business development efforts, coordinating…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy, Environment
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Steven Wade

Technical Director, Atkins

An experienced consultant operating as Project Director, technical expert, reviewer, trainer and facilitator in UK water resources and international development. Highlights include roles as technical lead for the UK Climate Change Risk Assessment, strategic water resources planning for London,…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Environment
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 13: Climate Action

Swati Mitchelle Dsouza

Climate Change Specialist, ADB

Swati Mitchelle Dsouza is a climate change specialist at the Asian Development Bank. Swati’s research interests include just transitions, power and transport sector decarbonization, and supply chain security. She was the India lead analyst for the IEA, a consultant on new strategic initiatives at…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Environment, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 15: Life on Land

Tiffany M Tran

Human Settlements Expert (Consultant), Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department, Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Tiffany Tran is a Vietnamese-American architect and urban designer who is passionate about inclusive and resilient cities. She approaches urban development from a people-centric lens that integrates urban planning, development economics, and environmental justice. Her policy areas of focus include…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Social Development and Protection, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Tillmann von Carnap

Assistant Professor , University of Oslo

Tillmann von Carnap is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics, University of Oslo. He works on the economics of remote rural areas, with a methodological focus on the use of high-frequency satellite imagery. Prior to his current position, he completed his PhD at the Institute for…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Economics, Transport
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Umesh Madhavan

Research Director , The Circulate Initiative

Umesh is Research Director at The Circulate Initiative, a nonprofit organization committed to solving the ocean plastic pollution challenge and advancing the circular economy in emerging economies. In his role, Umesh leads The Circulate Initiative’s research strategy, with a focus on data and…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Environment, Finance, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Vanisa Surapipith

Deputy Director, Thailand’s Hub of Talents on Air Pollution and Climate (HTAPC)

Vanisa is currently the Deputy Director of Thailand’s Hub of Talents on Air Pollution and Climate (HTAPC). She is also an air Modeling Consultant working on the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model coupled with Chemistry for the assessment of PM2.5 Mitigation measures across Thailand. This…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Environment, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Xia Li

Founder, Shenzhen Power-Solution Ind. Co., Ltd.

Xia Li obtained her Master’s degree in Business Administration from Ursuline College. She is a young entrepreneur and the Founder of Shenzhen Power-Solution Ind. Co., Ltd., a solar company dedicated to supplying the bottom of the pyramid (BoP) people with high-quality and affordable solar solutions…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy, Environment, Poverty
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Yu Tack Kim

Principal Researcher, Korea Battery Industry Association

Kim is expert of EV, ESS battery R&D, demonstration and project leader of international standard (IEA, ISO). He is a member of Energy Storage policy maker in MOTIE and KEA. New research areas are battery Reuse, Re-fabrication, Recycling using the end of life-time battery. ADB, W.B consultant of…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy, Environment
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities