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Kanupriya Gupta

Senior Economist, ADB

Kanupriya Gupta is an economist at the Public Management, Financial Sector, and Trade Division of the South Asia Department. Her work focuses on strengthening micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises; infrastructure development; skills development; social protection; and enhancing labour…

   Topic(s): Economics, Finance, Industry and Trade
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Kijin Kim

Economist, Regional Cooperation and Integration, ADB

Kijin KIM is Economist in the Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department, Asian Development Bank. Since he joined the ADB in 2017, he has been working on trade, trade facilitation, and trade finance within the context of regional cooperation and integration (RCI). He contributed to ADB’s…

   Topic(s): Economics, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Komal Sinha

Senior Director, Plastics and Sustainable Development Policy and Markets, Verra

​As the demand for Verra’s Climate, Community & Biodiversity Standards, Plastic Waste Reduction Standard, and Sustainable Development Verified Impact Standard grows, Komal leads on Verra’s policy engagement and market development related to these programs. Komal is a climate…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Environment, Regional Cooperation and Integration, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Laure Beaufils

British Ambassador to the Philippines and Palau, United Kingdom

Her Majesty’s Ambassador Laure Beaufils is currently the British Ambassador to the Philippines and Palau. She was the Deputy Director for the Middle East and North Africa of the Department of International Development from 2019 to 2021 and the Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria from 2017 to 2019.…

   Topic(s): Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Le The Phuc

Viet Nam Focal Point, ASEAN Coordinating Committee on E-commerce, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Viet Nam

Mr. Le The Phuc is currently working for the International Cooperation Division under the E-commerce and Digital Economy Agency, Viet Nam Ministry of Industry and Trade. At the current position, Mr. Phuc is responsible for e-commerce and digital trade related matters in ASEAN region as well as in…

   Topic(s): Economics
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Liu Jianguo

Professor of School of Environment, Tsinghua University

• The main research directions are domestic waste classification and treatment technology and management system, solid waste energy/building materials utilization technology, etc. • Presided over a number of important research topics such as the National Key R&D Program, Science and Technology…

   Topic(s): Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Ludovica De Santis

Project Manager, Disal Consulting

Ludovica De Santis is a young economist with an international profile. She holds an MSc in Economics and Strategy for Business from Imperial College Business School, and a BSc in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Royal Holloway University, London. After gaining some valuable experience in the…

   Topic(s): Economics, Education
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Luis Gonzales

General Manager, Power Industry Aboitiz Data Innovation

Luis has 24 years of experience leading and developing AI solutions, enterprise software and digital transformation initiatives of industrial enterprises with the development and implementation of ERP, Control, Analytics, Historians, GIS and Machine/Deep Learning AI platform solutions. Luis has…

   Topic(s): Social Development and Protection, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Lyndsay Chapple

International Environment and Solid Waste management Specialist, Individual consultant

He has over forty years’ experience as an engineer, team leader and project director, predominantly involved with environmental engineering projects and particularly solid waste management projects and programs. He spent a decade with the Environment Department in Queensland and then 23 years with…

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

Maimunah Mohd Sharif

Executive Director, United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)

Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif of Malaysia is the Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN‐Habitat), appointed by the Secretary‐General, following an election by the General Assembly on 22 December 2017.  She succeeds Joan Clos of Spain to whom the Secretary-…

   Topic(s): Regional Cooperation and Integration, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals