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Martino Pelli is an applied economist with expertise in environmental, energy, and development economics. His work focuses on the impact of rural energy use, significant transport infrastructure investments, and the economic consequences of natural disasters. His research has been published in…
Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Economics, Energy, Environment
SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land
Michael Kremer is the Gates Professor of Developing Societies in the Department of Economics at Harvard University. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship and a Presidential Faculty Fellowship, and was named a Young Global Leader by the…
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Economics, Education, Health, Water
SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
Michiko Katagami is Principal Natural Resources and Agriculture Specialist and responsible for advising on food security, agriculture and natural resources issues and supporting ADB’s food security engagement both at the country and regional levels. She has over 15 years of the sector investment…
Topic(s): Economics, Energy
SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
Dr Minhaj Mahmud is Senior Economist, ADB Economic Analysis and Operational Support Division, Economic Research and Development Impact Department. Minhaj’s research areas include behavioral economics, development economics and health economics, with a focus on field experiments and impact…
Topic(s): Economics
SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Professor Stern is the IG Patel Professor of Economics and Government, Chairman of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, and Head of the India Observatory at the London School of Economics. President of the British Academy, July 2013 – 2017, and was elected Fellow…
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Economics, Energy, Environment
SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land
Nick is the Program Manager for the EPA AgSTAR Program and serves as the Co-Chair of the Global Methane Initiative Biogas Subcommittee. In his role as Program Manager for AgSTAR, Nick works with the U.S. livestock industry, state and federal agencies, and biogas industry stakeholders to advance the…
Topic(s): Economics, Energy, Environment
SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Juan co-founded ECHOstore in 2008 and has since won many awards like Entrepreneur of the Year in 2011 (for social enterprise) by Ernst and Young, Social Entrepreneur of the Year by GO Negosyo, and Bossing award by PLDT/Smart. She also chairs the Women’s Business Council of the Philippines, an…
Topic(s): Economics, Energy, Environment
SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land
Robert is a Polish national with over 25 years of experience in ESG issues, with a focus on industry, manufacturing, services, and the power sector, notably renewable energy. He also has years of experience in impact investing and capital market transactions. He has been working for over 25 years…
Topic(s): Economics, Energy, Industry and Trade
SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Tom is the founder and director of Except, and the visionary force behind its development. Tom founded Except at the age of 19 in 1999 with a mission to find systemic solutions for our societal challenges by combining science, business, design, and communication. In the past decades, he has…
Topic(s): Economics, Energy, ICT
SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
Country: Lithuania
Vidmantas Jankauskas studied at the Vilnius University and worked for twenty years at the Lithuanian Energy Institute, researching energy economics. During that period he received his doctorate and doctor habilitation scientific degrees, published more than 100 scientific…
Topic(s): Climate Change, Economics, Energy, Environment
SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land