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Bowden Percival

Digital Development Asia Regional Manager, Plan International

Sitting at the junction of technology and development, Bo Percival is a self-proclaimed ‘giant nerd’. Bo has worked extensively in digital development internationally in Education, HIV, LGBT rights, Youth Development and WASH. Bo has a Ba. in economics and marketing and is currently completing a…

   Topic(s): Education, ICT
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education

Brajesh Panth

Chief of Education Sector Group, ADB

Brajesh Panth is the Chief of Education Sector Group at the Asian Development Bank(ADB). He provides technical leadership to the education sector group (EdSG) in ADB, leads the preparation of the Ed SG work plan, and facilitates collaboration across the sector and thematic groups in ADB and…

   Topic(s): Education
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education

Bruce Chapman

Professor and Economist, Australian National University

Professor Bruce Chapman is an economist and has worked at The Australian National University since 1984. He has extensive experience in public policy, including the motivation and design of the Higher Education Contribution Scheme (the first national income-contingent loan scheme using the income…

   Topic(s): Economics, Education
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education

Bui Thanh Hang

Officer in charge, Innovation Communication and International Cooperation Manager National Agency for Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Development (NATEC)

Bui Thanh Hang has been working in the Ministry of Science and Technology for over 3 years in the field of startup and innovation ecosystem development and 10 years of experience in communication and public relation management for development organizations, including Winrock International,…

   Topic(s): Education
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education

BV Phani

Head of Department, Department of Industrial Management & Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

B. V. Phani is the head of the Department of Industrial & Management Engineering at IIT Kanpur.  His research interests are financial intermediaries, credit risk modeling, entrepreneurial finance, innovation, entrepreneurial ecosystems, market micro-structure and valuation, and …

   Topic(s): Economics, Education, Industry and Trade
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Carlos Vasquez

Chief of WASH, UNICEF PNG

Carlos Vasquez designs and builds schools in the context of emergency. He also supports governments in the development of design norms and standards. He advocates with partners and stakeholders on the improvement of learning environments.

   Topic(s): Education, Water
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Carmela Oracion

Director, Ateneo Center for Educational Development

Dr. Carmela C Oracion is currently the Director of the Ateneo Center for Educational Development. She completed her Doctorate degree in Education, a dual award program, from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and the University of London. In her present post, she is deeply involved in the…

   Topic(s): Education
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education

Carmen Strigel

Director of Technology for Education and Training, Research Triangle Institute

Dr. Carmen Strigel is the Director of the Technology for Education & Training team at RTI International. Her technical work focuses on building capacity, fostering stakeholder collaboration, and facilitating information-based decision-making and policy reforms. Carmen’s passion lies in…

   Topic(s): Education
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education

Carol Dweck

Professor, Stanford University

Dr. Dweck is the Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology at Stanford University. She is the originator of theory and research  on fixed and growth mindsets. Her research examines the origins of these mindsets, their role in motivation, and their impact on achievement and well-being.…

   Topic(s): Education
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education

Catherine Mary Schooling

Associate Professor and Cluster Leader (Non-communicable Diseases in Global Health), The University of Hong Kong

Dr. Mary Schooling joined the School of Public Health at HKU in 2002 as a part-time teaching assistant after obtaining a Ph.D. in Epidemiology from University College London (UK) following a career in IT and Operations Research starting at IBM. Dr. Schooling is also a Professor at CUNY Graduate…

   Topic(s): Education
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals