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Manjula Hettiarachchi

Additional Director General, Ministry of Finance, Sri Lanka

Manjula Hettiarachchi is the Additional Director General, Department of Development Finance, Ministry of Finance, Sri Lanka. In addition, he is covering the duties of the Chief Executive Officer, National Insurance Trust Fund Board. Further, he has been working as the Project Director of Small and…

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

Maria Delia Cristina Valdez

Supervising Environmental Management Specialist, Environmental Management Bureau, DENR, Philippines

Delia Valdez has been with the Environmental Management Bureau or EMB since 1996. She is currently the Supervising Environmental Management Specialist at the Office of the Assistant Director, and is the interim head, of the EPR Review Committee, at National Ecology Center. Ma’am Del was the former…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Environment, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land

Maria Hughes

Associate Program Management Officer , UNEP COBSEA Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

Maria Hughes is an Associate Programme Management Officer at the UNEP Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. In her work, she focuses on accelerating circularity and sustainable consumption and production in collaboration with regional and global partners. Before joining UNEP, Maria gained…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Environment, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land

Mario Hardy

Chief Executive Officer, Pacific Asia Travel Association

Dr. Mario Hardy was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), the not-for-profit membership association that catalyzes on the responsible development of travel and tourism within the Asia Pacific region, in November 2014. He is the past Chairman of the…

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

Marlon Apanada

Southeast Asia Engagement Lead for Energy & Climate, World Resources Institute

Marlon Apanada is the Southeast Asia Engagement Lead for Energy & Climate at the World Resources Institute (WRI). He brings 15 years' in-depth experience in the clean energy space, which includes leading the business development of successfully commissioned renewable energy projects along with…

   Topic(s): Energy, Environment
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Martino Pelli

Martino Pelli Senior Economist, Economic Research and Development Impact Department, ADB

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

Matthias Helble

Senior Economist, Asian Development Bank

Matthias' research interests include health, international trade, and development economics. He has co-edited eleven books, including with Oxford University Press. Matthias' research has appeared in flagship publications of international organizations as well as in books and scientific journals.…

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

Md Mafizur Rahman

Managing Director, Small and Medium Industries Foundation

Md. Mafizur Rahman is the Managing Director of the Small and Medium Industries Foundation. He is a Former Additional Secretary of the Government of Bangladesh. Md. Mafizur Rahman joined as the Managing Director (MD) of Small and Medium Industries Foundation (SMEF) on 28 December 2020. Prior to…

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

Melanie Slade

Senior Programme Manager, International Energy Agency

Melanie Slade has spent thirty years in energy efficiency policy development and implementation in many parts of the world. She started out working in the UK Government on industrial and appliance energy efficiency and has worked with many other governments to establish similar programmes, perhaps…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy, Environment
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Miko Cosep

Air Quality Specialist, Clean Air Asia

Enrique “Miko” Cosep plays a key role in the development, implementation and review of Clean Air Asia projects. Miko is a licensed chemist, holding a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from the University of the Philippines and a Master’s degree in Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering from the…

   Topic(s): Environment, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action