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Puan Sri Maimon Arif Patail

Director, Malaysian Mosaics Sdn. Bhd.

Arif Patail is also a Council Member of the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) and within FMM, she is the Chairman of Malaysian Ceramic Industrial Group and the Chairman of the Energy Management Committee. Additionally, she is also a trustee of the National Heart Institute Foundation. Arif…

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

Rafaella Potestades

Co-Executive Director for Programs, BAYI, Inc.

Rafaella Potestades is currently the Co-Executive Director for Programs of BAYI, Inc and National Co-Convener of the Philippine Anti-Discrimination Alliance of Youth Leaders (PANTAY). She is part of various gender-transformative programs focused on women's political participation and decision-…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land

Richard Carson

Professor, University of California

Richard T. Carson is a Professor at the University of California, San Diego. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in French and Political Science from Mississippi State University in Mississippi State, MS, USA and a Master of Science degree in the School of Public and International Affairs at The…

   Topic(s): Economics, Environment
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water

Robyn Layton

Former Judge, Supreme Court of South Australia

The Hon. Justice Robyn Layton is a former Supreme Court judge of South Australia (SA) and was the fourth female to have been so appointed. Prior to her Supreme Court appointment, she was a barrister practising across many jurisdictions, the third female to be appointed a silk in…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Gender Equality, Poverty
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 1: No Poverty

Shaila Sahid

Environmental Lawyer and Advisory Board, Tomorrow's Cities and The Urban Disaster Risk Hub

Shaila Shahid, an environmental lawyer from Dhaka, Bangladesh, serves on the advisory board for Tomorrow's Cities, the Urban Disaster Risk Hub, tackling climate and disaster risks for the urban poor. She also advances gender inclusivity in climate action as a GenderCC - Women for Climate Justice…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Environment, Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 13: Climate Action

Sharmind Neelormi

Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Jahangirnagar University

Sharmind Neelormi is a leading expert on climate and gender justice in Bangladesh. Her areas of expertise include climate adaptation, with a particular focus on community-based activities, disaster risk reduction and the gender aspects of adaptation and mitigation. She is a member of the Steering…

   Topic(s): Disaster Risk Management, Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 13: Climate Action

Simon Baptist

Chief Economist and Managing Director,, Economist Intelligence Unit

Baptist is responsible for providing intellectual leadership for the EIU’s coverage, for ensuring that our economic and political analysis and forecasts are the best available for international decision-makers, and for managing a global team of economists, consultants and editors. As Managing…

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

Somnath Basu

Senior Advisor, OPEC Fund for International Development

Dr Somnath Basu previously worked in Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) as Principal Social Development Officer. 

   Topic(s): Economics, Governance and Public Sector Management
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Stefano Barchiesi

Ecosystem Services Officer, BirdLife International

Dr. Stefano Barchiesi has a PhD from the University of Florida for which he studied the trade-offs in ecosystem services at a Ramsar Site in Costa Rica. Prior to that, he worked for 10 years with the IUCN Global Water Programme on several projects on the different elements of nature-based…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Economics, Environment
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land

Sudarno Sumarto

Policy Advisor, National Team for Acceleration of Poverty Reduction, Indonesia

Sudarno is an economist and the first director of The SMERU Research Institute. His current position as a policy adviser at the National Team for the Acceleration of Poverty Reduction (TNP2K), Office of the Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia shows his strong linkages to Indonesian…

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