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Durai Jayaraman is the Director of Global Programme at the International Bamboo and Rattan Organisation (INBAR). Durai has designed and managed large-scale bamboo and rattan-based livelihood development and environmental management programmes across Africa, Asia, and Latin America for over two…
Topic(s): Economics, Environment, Finance
SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Mr. Ginting heads ADB country operations in Bangladesh. He manages country relations and looks after a $13 billion portfolio covering energy, transport, urban infrastructure, water supply and sanitation, education, agriculture and natural resources, and finance sectors. He oversees the…
Topic(s): Economics
SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
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
Edward Jacobson is a Vice President in the Payments Advisory Team and is responsible for providing financial crimes compliance advisory to JPMorgan’s Trade Finance business. Edward’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to, advising on trade finance related KYC issues, evaluating…
Topic(s): Finance, Industry and Trade
SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
Mr. Little is Counsellor, Social & Transport Infrastructure at the Australian High Commission in Port Moresby. His portfolio includes activities across transport and social infrastructure sectors, including the Transport Sector Support Program (TSSP), and the Incentive Fund.
Previously, Mr.…
Topic(s): Industry and Trade, Transport
SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
Professor Ehtisham Ahmad has been Directing a Project on Sustainable Transitions in China and Mexico, at the Grantham Research Institute at the LSE over the past three years. He also worked with the ADB to provide recommendations for consideration for the 14th Five Year Plan. During the past decade…
Topic(s): Economics, Poverty
SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities
Elisa is a consulting professional at Arup with over 15 years’ experience in the development of feasibility studies and business cases across a range of social and economic infrastructure projects. Prior to consulting she worked with the Australian Agency for International Development with a…
Topic(s): Economics
SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
Elizabeth “Kelly” McCann has provided guidance on numerous engagements for multinational financial services clients. Kelly has experience on a wide range of projects involving the development of financial crime programs from the ground up or enhancing programs in anti- money laundering, fraud, anti…
Topic(s): Finance, Industry and Trade, Private Sector
SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
Elma Zahir brings with her more than 10 years of extensive background in managing high-impact operational initiatives. She leads the Geo-Enabling initiative for Monitoring and Supervision (GEMS)’s engagement in South Asia as well as its Communications and Knowledge Management agenda. Before joining…
Topic(s): Economics, Poverty
SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Ms. Elodie VITALIS is a graduate of Sciences Po Bordeaux and holds a Master's degree in Public Affairs (2006). She is currently the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Group Representative to Fiji (AFD/Expertise France). She joined AFD headquarters in Paris in 2013 as a policy officer for…
Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Economics, Industry and Trade, Urban Development
SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure