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Harshita Rathi

Project Manager, Dalberg Advisors

Harshita Rathi is a Project Manager at Dalberg Advisor’s Mumbai office. Her work spans gender, education, employment, water and sanitation, anti-trafficking, and humanitarian assistance sectors. She led the ADB engagement with Dalberg which looked at how private financing can be catalyzed…

   Topic(s): Economics, Water
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

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

Jazlyn Lee

Southeast Asia EPR Regional Coordinator, WWF Malaysia

Jazlyn Lee drives WWF's initiative on 'No Plastic in Nature by 2030' and is responsible for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) engagement with businesses and governments in six countries in SEA to build collective action and systemic approach to addressing plastic pollution.

   Topic(s): Economics, Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Jessica Coria

Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Gothenburg

Jessica's main research interest is the optimal design of environmental policies. She does both theoretical and applied work on modeling environmental regulation. She has analyzed the effects of the choice of policy instruments on the adoption of new technologies and incentives to comply…

   Topic(s): Economics, Environment
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land

Kate Vyborny

Associate Director, Duke University

Kate Vyborny is a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Economics at Duke University. She holds a D.Phil. (Ph.D.) in Economics from the University of Oxford. Previously, she worked on research and policy outreach on foreign aid, trade and development at the Center for Global Development and…

   Topic(s): Economics, Gender Equality, Poverty, Transport
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 15: Life on Land

Katerina Kimmorley

Co-founder, Pollinate Energy-India

Kimmorley is a renewable energy expert and a social entrepreneur. Founding the UN award-winning Pollinate Energy, she is a leading voice in the development of renewable energy in Australia and India. She spoke at the UNFCCC COP 19 and has been recognized by the Financial Review as one of Australia’…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Economics, Energy
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Madhu Khanna

Professor in Environmental Economics, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Khanna obtained her PhD and MS from the University of California, Berkeley. For research, she has worked on diverse topics ranging from technology adoption and agro-environmental policy analysis, voluntary approaches to environmental protection and the land use, market and greenhouse gas…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Economics
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Mahua Acharya

Assistant Director-General and Head of Investment and Policy Solutions, Global Green Growth Institute

In her current capacity, Acharya drives GGGI’s Green Investment Advisory Services to support GGGI member countries develop and seek financing for green investment projects, conceptualize knowledge products that build a strong theoretical and empirical base for green growth, build capacity for green…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Environment, Economics
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land

Marc Anthony Cruz Cox

Director for Stakeholder Relations, Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines, Inc

Atty. Marc Anthony Cruz Cox (Marc) is the Director for Stakeholder Relations of Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines, Inc. (CCBPI). In this role, Marc is responsible for managing and developing strategic partnerships with key stakeholders, including industry groups and foreign chambers, NGOs, local…

   Topic(s): Economics, Environment
   SDG: Goal 15: Life on Land

Mark Laska

Founder and President, Great Ecology

Mark Laska is one of the United States foremost authorities on ecological restoration, environmental strategies, wetland mitigation and conservation banking, natural resource damage evaluation and restoration, and is an ecologist and entrepreneur with more than 25 years of experience. Laska is an…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Economics, Environment, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land