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Meherban Khan

Head of Utility Companies, Agra Khan Rural Support Program

Meherban Khan is the Head of Utility Companies at Agra Khan Rural Support Program in northern Pakistan. He has more than 17 years of experience in the development sector and is skilled in project and program planning, implementation, management, financial budgeting, and community-based enterprises…

   Topic(s): Economics, Finance
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Michael Barrow

Former Director General, ADB

Barrow was also the co-chair of ADB’s Water Community of Practice. Prior to joining ADB, he worked for the Deutsche Bank group over the course of 15 years in London, Tokyo and Singapore, lastly as both Director of Project Finance and Transportation with a project finance and PPP focus. Mr Barrow…

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

Michael Kremer

Gates Professor of Developing Societies, Department of Economics, Harvard University

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

Principal Natural Resources and Agriculture Specialist, SDTC-AR, ADB

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

Milan Thomas

Young Professional (Economist), ADB

Milan joined the ADB in September 2020. He has a decade of experience in the design, implementation, and evaluation of development innovations from previous positions at USAID and Results for Development Institute (Washington D.C.). His work includes agriculture, development finance, education,…

   Topic(s): Economics, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Ming Tan

Founding Executive Director, Tech for Good Institute

Dr Ming Tan is the founding Executive Director of the Tech for Good Institute. She is concurrently a Senior Fellow at the Centre for Governance and Sustainability at the National University of Singapore. Her research interests lie at the intersection of technology, business, and society, including…

   Topic(s): Economics, Industry and Trade
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Minhaj Mahmud

Senior Economist, ADB

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

Montserrat López Jerez

Lecturer in Global Economic History, School of History, University of St. Andrews

Montserrat holds a Ph.D. in Economic History (2015, Lund University, Sweden) and is currently a lecturer in Global Economic History, with focus on Asia, at the University of St Andrews (UK).   Montserrat has been associated to the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies at Lund…

   Topic(s): Economics
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Nadia J Seth

General Manager, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority

Nadia J. Seth is the General Manager of Policy and Planning Division of Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA). Highly motivated, results driven research & policy analyst with over 19 years of development experience. A graduate of Kinnaird College, Lahore, Nadia obtained her…

   Topic(s): Economics, Private Sector
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Nana Oishi

Associate Professor, University of Melbourne

Nana Oishi is Associate Professor in Japanese Studies at the University of Melbourne. Prveviously, she was Professor of Sociology at Sophia University in Tokyo and Policy Analyst at the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Geneva. She holds a PhD in Sociology from Harvard University and a…

   Topic(s): Economics, Governance and Public Sector Management, Regional Cooperation and Integration, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities