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Bart Édes

Director, Regional and Sustainable Development Department, ADB

Mr. Édes is a Distinguished Fellow at the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, and non-resident Senior Associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. He specializes in the analysis of international development and trade policy issues, Asia's transformation, and major trends…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Economics, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Ben Furmage

Chief Executive Officer, Water Sensitive Cities Australia

Ben is the founding CEO of Water Sensitive Cities Australia, continuing his work from his time as CEO of the Cooperative Research Centre for Water Sensitive Cities (CRCWSC), where he also served as the Chief Operating and Finance Officer. He leads multidisciplinary projects on water-sensitive city…

   Topic(s): Environment, Urban Development, Water
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land

Ben StewartKoster

Senior Research Fellow, International Water Centre, Griffith University

Ben is a quantitative ecologist with expertise in statistical modelling for ecological applications. He works on basic and applied research in aquatic systems from local to global scales collaborating with researchers, managers and farmers on projects across Europe, Asia, the USA and Australia.…

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

Bernadia Irawati Tjandradewi

Secretary-General, United Cities and Local Governments Asia Pacific

Dr. Bernadia is the first woman Secretary-General of UCLG’s regional section. She has been working in urban development and related fields for more than 15 years. Beginning her career at Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and afterward CITYNET in Yokohama, Dr. Bernadia is also a visiting…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Governance and Public Sector Management, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Bernard Obika

Senior Technical Director, High Volume Transport Applied Research, IMC Worldwide

Bernard is currently undertaking the role of Team Leader for the High Volume Transport (HVT) Applied Research Programme. Prior to joining the HVT Team,  he was the Managing Director at Roughton Group.  Bernard has over 30 years of experience in transportation and infrastructure finance.…

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

Bert Fabian

Coordinator, EANET

Bert Fabian is the Coordinator of the Secretariat for the Acid Deposition Monitoring Network in East Asia (EANET). EANET is an intergovernmental initiative established in 2001 to create a common understanding on the state of acid deposition problems in East Asia, provide useful inputs for decision…

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

Bertrand Goalou

Principal Transport Specialist, ADB

Bertrand GOALOU is leading urban transport and railways initiatives in the Transport Sector Office at the Asian Development Bank, with a focus on Emerging Areas in the context of decarbonization of Transport. With more than 24 years of experience in the sector, Bertrand’s expertise covers all…

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

BolorErdene Battsengel

Chair, Communications and Information Technology Authority

Bolor-Erdene Battsengel is the chairwoman of the Government of Mongolia's Communication and Information Technology Authority, the youngest and first female to hold this position. As the youngest leader in the current Cabinet, she crafted the five-year plan to transform Mongolia into a "digital…

   Topic(s): ICT
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Bregje van Wesenbeeck

Advisor, Deltares Netherlands

Dr. Bregje van Wesenbeeck is an expert advisor on nature-based solutions and ecosystem-based adaptation at Deltares. She provides advice on flood risk reduction, erosion mitigation, and climate change adaptation in amongst others Indonesia, Tonga, Kiribati, the Philippines, the Netherlands, and the…

   Topic(s): Environment, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Brita Staal

Senior Advisor at Nordic Sustainability, Nordic Sustainability

Brita works on building sustainability strategies in private and public sector organizations, both within the Nordic countries as well as in South Asia. Her area of specialization is climate risk &resilience. Based in Norway and Sweden, Brita holds an MSc in Development Management from UN…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action