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R.H.W.A. Kumarasiri is the Director General of the Department of National Planning Ministry of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies in Sri Lanka.
Topic(s): Economics, Education
SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Rezaul is the Project Director for the Third Urban Governance and Infrastructure Improvement (Sector) Project (UGIIP-3) in Bangladesh, which is financed by the Asian Development Bank. He has been involved in urban development executive roles for more than 16 years, covering procurement of works,…
Topic(s): Water
SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
Aape Pohjavirta is the Founder and President of Funzi, a mobile learning service. Funzi gives the world’s billions of mobile users access to motivating and useful learning. An opportunity to develop skills to build a better tomorrow. High quality, relevant courses delivered with a combination of…
Topic(s): Economics, Education, ICT
SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Abdul Abiad oversees the ADB’s flagship publication, the Asian Development Outlook. From 2000 to 2015, he was with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington DC, where he worked on the IMF’s World Economic Outlook. His research areas include financial sector development and international…
Topic(s): Economics
SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
Abdul Malik Sadat Idris is the Director for Irrigation and Water Resources of Ministry of National Development Planning/BAPPE, Indonesia.
Mr. Idris was a Panelist at the Resilient Infrastructure Recovery and Building Back Better by JICA, Japan, 2020. He was a Speaker at the Japan Exposure…
Topic(s): Water
SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
Abdul Salam is passionate about development and humanitarian work. He has more than 10 years of experience field of water sanitation and habitat and is a continuous learner. Through combining the competencies, skills, upgrade information and field experience he regularly contemplates the new…
Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Water
SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
Abhijit Banerjee was educated at the University of Calcutta, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and Harvard University. He is currently the Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics at MIT. Banerjee is a past president of the Bureau for Research in the Economic Analysis of Development, a…
Topic(s): Economics
SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
Abhisek is a Civil Engineer cum Urban Manager with a B. Tech. in Civil Engineering and an MBA in Urban Management and Governance. He is a KPMG Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certified personnel and a multi-dextrous professional with multi-disciplinary core competencies in engineering and management…
Topic(s): Urban Development, Water
SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Abhishek built and leads The Council’s practices on energy access, rural livelihoods, and sustainable food systems. He is directing 'Powering Livelihoods', a $3 million initiative to transform India's rural economy with clean energy solutions. He co-conceptualized and leads CEEW’s flagship…
Topic(s): Energy, Environment, Water
SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
Abishek is a water and sanitation researcher for development and humanitarian aid. He is currently pursuing his PhD on the topic of planning citywide inclusive sanitation (CWIS). His experience includes assignments with the World Bank and the 100 Resilient Cities of the Rockefeller Foundation…
Topic(s): Water
SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation