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Ko Sakamoto

Principal Transport Specialist, ADB

Ko Sakamoto serves the countries of Asia and the Pacific in his role as Principal Transport Specialist at the Asian Development Bank (ADB). His current focus is on Central and West Asia, involved in investment and technical assistance projects in Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia,…

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

Kosintr Puongsophol

Financial Sector Specialist, ADB

Kosintr is a member of the ADB secretariat, which supports the ASEAN+3 Asian Bond Markets Initiative (ABMI), which was established by the ASEAN+3 governments. Kosintr currently leads the ABMI's sustainable finance initiatives. Prior to joining ADB, Kosintr worked at Thailand's Securities and…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Economics, Finance
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Kwanho Shin

Professor, Korea University

Kwanho Shin is Professor of Economics at Korea University. He received his B.A. and M.A. in economics from Seoul National University and his Ph.D. in economics from UCLA. He was an Assistant Professor at the University of Kansas for four years and occasionally taught at UCLA, Claremont Graduate…

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

Kyaw Phyo Aung

Senior Advisor, Pearl Consulting

Kyaw Phyo Aung was Technical Lead for Inclusive and Responsible Business at the DaNa Facility and consultant at the Asian Development Bank. He holds an associate degree from Indiana University Bloomington and a master's degree in Public Policy Analysis from the University of Kentucky.

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

KyuYong Lee

Director, Employment Policy Research Division, Korea Labor Institute

Kyu-Yong Lee is the Director of the Korea Labor Institute.

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

Lakshman Nagraj Rao

Statistician, Economics Research and Regional Cooperation Department, ADB

Nagraj focuses on agricultural statistics, impact evaluation, poverty measurement and analysis, and methodological research on survey technology. Before joining ADB, he worked with the National Statistics Office in Liberia, and spearheaded Liberia’s first Household Income and Expenditure Survey. He…

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

Lakshmi Boojoo

Director, Economic Policy and Competitiveness Research Center, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Lakshmi Boojoo is a PhD candidate at the National University of Mongolia and holds a master degree in Economics from the University of Applied Sciences Berlin (Germany). Lakshmi has more than 10 years of professional working experience in private and non-governmental organizations in Mongolia.…

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

Lan Mercado

Regional Director, Oxfam International Secretariat Asia

Lan Mercado is the Regional Director for Oxfam in Asia. Lan is an activist and development worker, with over 30 years of experience working with civil society coalitions, environmental movements, and international women's rights organizations. Since 1999, she’s been with Oxfam, starting as a…

   Topic(s): Economics, Gender Equality, Health, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Lana Zaman

Associate Economic Affairs Officer, UNESCAP

Lana Zaman is an energy professional with over a decade of experience in energy, sustainability, and economic analysis. Ms. Zaman is currently an Associate Economic Affairs Officer to the Energy Division of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, a division that…

   Topic(s): Economics, Energy
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Laura Phelps

Principal Consultant Shock Responsive Social Protection, Oxford Policy Management

Laura is a shock responsive social protection specialist with over 22 years-experience, working across the nexus from complex protracted crisis and into development. Her programme and policy experience in LMIC across Africa, SE Asia and Central Asia has focused on socio economic vulnerability to…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Economics
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 13: Climate Action