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Edward Glaeser

Professor of Economics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University

Edward Glaeser is the Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University, where he has taught since 1992.  He teaches urban and social economics and microeconomic theory. He has published dozens of papers on cities, economic growth, and…

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

Emily Pindilli

Director of the Science and Decisions Center and Chief Economist, U.S. Geological Survey

As a PhD environmental economist, Emily focuses on a diverse portfolio of environmental and informational economics research topics including the value of scientific information, ecosystem services assessment and valuation, methods to integrate multi-disciplinary analyses to support…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Economics, Environment
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land

Emily Scoones

Head of Digital Innovation (Building Services), Ramboll UK

Emily Scoones is the Head of Digital Innovation for Building Services for Ramboll UK and a Chartered Structural Engineer. She is passionate about using technology to aid better collaboration and decision making to develop better outcomes for projects. She has 6+ years’ experience of utilising her…

   Topic(s): Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Eri Honda

Principal Urban Development Specialist, ADB

Prior to joining ADB, Eri worked for the Japan International Cooperation Agency. She studied at the Asian Institute of Technology. She also worked with ADB's Viet Nam Residence Mission.     

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Ermira Lubani

Regional Project Manager, UN Women

Mrs. Ernira Lubani is Gender-Responsive Budgeting Technical Advisor and Regional Project Manager for the Promoting Gender-Responsive Policies in Southeast Europe and the Republic of Moldova of UN Women.  She has 15 years of professional experience in international development working with…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality, Governance and Public Sector Management, Social Development and Protection, Transport, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Faela Sufa

Transport Specialist, ADB

Before her current role at the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Faela Sufa served as the Director of the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) Southeast Asia, where she provided technical assistance on implementing sustainable urban mobility in approximately ten countries and over…

   Topic(s): Environment, Transport, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land

Faisal Mueen Qamer

Group Lead, ICIMOD

Faisal leads the food security and climate services related work at International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD). He is responsible for framing geospatial information based approaches to support decision making process in the agriculture sector and also contribute in…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Climate Change, Urban Development, Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Farshad Ibrahimi

Managing Director, Quantum Leap Advisory

Farshad has 20+ years of public and private sector Asset Management (AM), globally, across Water, Transport and Energy. He is a thought leader, and a high profile and well recognised AM specialist, with track record in utility business transformation, benchmarking, digital transformation, systems…

   Topic(s): Urban Development, Water
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Fayyaz Khan

Chief Executive Officer , TransPeshawar

Fayyaz Khan is the Chief Executive Officer of TransPeshawar since August 2020.

   Topic(s): Transport, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Fred Wurster

Hydrologist (Infrastructure Management Division), National Wildlife Refuge System, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Fred has worked as a wetland hydrologist with more than 20 years of experience developing water management strategies and implementing hydrologic restoration on National Wildlife Refuges in the United States. He has worked in a variety of wetland ecosystems, both inland and coastal, from…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Economics, Environment
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land