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Irina Novikova

Principal Safeguards Specialist (Social), OSFG, ADB

Irina possess nineteen years of professional experience in social development, including social impact assessment, environmental and social (E&S) safeguards policy, and impact evaluation. Irina has worked across all major sectors and modalities of development projects primarily in Central and…

   Topic(s): Environment, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Iskandar Abdullaev

Deputy Director, CAREC Institute

Dr. Abdullaev holds MSc and PhD degrees from Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agriculture Mechanization Engineers, Uzbekistan. Part of his PhD work was at Iowa State University, USA. He has intensive training and education programmes in Israel (1996-1997), USA (1999), Netherlands (2000), and…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Ittipol Pawarmart

Head of Automotive Emission Laboratory, Air Quality and Noise Management Division, Pollution Control Department (PCD), Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment

   

   Topic(s): Environment, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land

Jackie Surtani

Director, Infrastructure Finance (East Asia, Southeast Asia & The Pacific), ADB

Jackie Surtani has over 25 years of successful experience in Asian infrastructure lending and advisory experience. He has a strong credit philosophy and sector experience across the entire energy chain (i.e. power generation, renewable energy, LNG, petrochemicals), infrastructure and…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy, Environment
   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

Jackie Thomas

Coral Triangle Program Leader, WWF

Ms. Thomas joined WWF’s Coral Triangle Program in 2008 as a Pacific Policy Officer based in Fiji, and in 2014, became Program Leader. Ms. Thomas has lived and worked in the Pacific region since 2003, when she relocated from Australia to work for WWF in the Solomon Islands. Before that, she worked…

   Topic(s): Environment
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land

Jacobus Veerman

Senior Water Resources Specialist, ADB

Jacob Veerman is a national of the Netherlands. He is an internationally experienced diplomat specializing in economic and strategic development, change, and project management. Jacob has a broad knowledge and experience in the field of water management and infrastructure. He completed his master’s…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Jamaluddin Jompa

Fellow of the Indonesian Academy of Sciences (AIPI) , Chair of Task Force 2 of Science20

Prof. Dr. Jamaluddin Jompa is a Fellow of the Indonesian Academy of Sciences (AIPI) and Chair of Task Force 2 of S20, Indonesian Academy of Sciences (AIPI). He is a professor at Hasanuddin University, where he currently serves as Rector and the Chairman of Center of Excellence for Marine Resilience…

   Topic(s): Environment
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

James Lynch

Former Director General, East Asia Department, Asian Development Bank

James Lynch was the Director General of the East Asia Department of Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Manila, Philippines. He assumed office in February 2020. Mr. Lynch managed ADB’s sovereign operations in the People’s Republic of China and Mongolia across multiple sectors and thematic areas,…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

James Scott

Executive Director Global, Thai - TerraCycle Global Foundation

Having experienced the impacts of waste on coral reefs and marine areas firsthand on his diving trips around the world, He decided that it was time to become part of the solution. James has embraced the challenge of dealing with the massive volume of plastics and waste in Bangkok’s heavily polluted…

   Topic(s): Economics, Energy, Environment
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 15: Life on Land

James Spurgeon

Founder/Director, Ecosystem Valuation Specialist, Sustain Value

James Spurgeon is the founder and director of Sustain Value, a consultancy firm he established in 2011 to advise financial institutions, investors, multi-national companies and governments on natural capital, multi-capitals and the blue economy. He is an environmental economist with 30 years…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Environment, Finance
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water