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Russell Bishop

Principal Economist, EBRD

Russell Bishop is a Principal Economist in the Economics, Policy and Governance department at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). He works on policy dialogue, country diagnostics and project assessment to support the implementation of the Bank’s Green Economy Transition…

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

Ruth Briones

President/CEO, Greenergy Solutions Inc.

Ruth Briones is a climate engineer and sustainability regulatory legal expert. She has helped the development of a total capacity of 1400.0 MW Renewable Energy projects in the Philippines and some ASIAN countries, 1200.0 MW of which are solar energy, 100.0 MW Waste-to-energy/Biomass and Hydro…

   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

Ruth Stewart

Director of the Africa Centre for Evidence, University of London

Experienced academic, knowledge translator and public servant with a demonstrated history of working across public policy to ensure that research evidence is both useful and used. Leads the Africa Centre for Evidence and chairs the Africa Evidence Network. Holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) focused…

   Topic(s): Education, ICT
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education

Ruth YuOwen

President and CEO, PhilCarbon

Ms. Ruth Yu-Owen has almost 20 years of experience in the field of renewable energy, developing wind power, hydropower, and solar projects. Ms. Yu-Owen is the President of the Upgrade Energy Philippines, Inc., a joint venture between her own company PhilCarbon, Inc. and Upgrade Belgium. Together,…

   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

Ryan Jihong Kim

Investment Analyst Manager, INFOBANK

Mr. Ryan Jihong Kim is an investment analyst manager at INFOBANK I Accel, Investment Business Team. Before he joined INFOBANK, Ryan was a HR director at U-Forest, supply chain management operation specialist at Samsung SDS. He was also CEO of a venture company.  Ryan earned a bachelor’s degree…

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

Ryosuke Shibasaki

​​​​​​​Professor, University of Tokyo

Prof. Ryosuke Shibasaki​​​​​​​ obtained a Ph.D. in remote sensing/GIS from the University of Tokyo in 1986. His working experiences include Research engineer at Public Works Research Institute, Ministry of Construction, Japan (1982-1988), Associate Professor at the Department of Civil…

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

Ryotaro Hayashi

Social Sector Specialist, South Asia Regional Department, ADB

Ryotaro works on improving the education sector in South Asia, particularly Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India and Nepal. Before joining ADB as a Young Professional in 2015, he has worked for 10 years in international development organizations like the World Bank, the Japan International Cooperation…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Economics, Education, ICT
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

S M Nazrul Islam

Executive Engineer, Local Government Engineering Department (LGED), Bangladesh

S.M. Nazrul Islam has been working for about 30 years at different levels in the Local Government Engineering Department in Bangladesh, dealing with the improvement of livelihood, living conditions, and communication for the people/communities especially poor and women through interventions of…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Saad Paracha

Senior Regional Cooperation Specialist, ADB

Mr. Saad Paracha supports regional cooperation initiatives as part of Asian Development Bank’s operations covering the Central West Region that covers Central Asia, Afghanistan and Pakistan. He is the Unit Head of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) program since February 2020…

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

Sabra Ibrahim Noordeen

President’s Special Envoy for Climate Change, President’s Office of the Maldives

Ms. Sabra Ibrahim Noordeen currently serves as the President’s Special Envoy for Climate Change at the President’s Office of the Maldives. She was appointed in June 2021. Prior to her current role, Ms. Noordeen was the Secretary, Foreign Relations at the President’s Office from November 2018. She…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality