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A Kumarasiri

Director General, National Planning Department (Sri Lanka)

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

Ashish Dhawan

Founder and Chairperson , Central Square Foundation

Ashish Dhawan is one of India’s leading philanthropists and a key voice for system reform in the country. Ashish is the Founder and CEO of Central Square Foundation (CSF) with the mission to improve the quality of school education for all students (especially from low-income communities) through…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Education, ICT
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals, Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

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

Chutima Waisarayutt

Associate Dean of Corporate Relationship, Kasetsart University, Thailand

Chutima Waisarayutt has graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy in Food Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2002. She started her career in the field of Agricultural and Food Safety and Quality Management in Supply Chain with risk management principles. Since 2014, She has extended…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Education
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Clarissa Delgado

Co-Founder and CEO, Teach for the Philippines

Selected out of over 21,000 applications from 191 countries, Clarissa is a member of the inaugural 2018 class of Obama Foundation Fellows. Clarissa is also a 2019 recipient of the national The Outstanding Women in the Nation’s Service Award (TOWNS) and the Ten Outstanding Young Men and Women Award…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Education
   SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Danielle Wood

Chief Executive Officer, Grattan Institute

Danielle is the CEO of the Grattan Institute. She believes in the power of public policy to make Australia a better place. Danielle has published extensively on economic reform priorities, budget policy, tax reform, generational inequality, and reforming political institutions. She is a sought-…

   Topic(s): Education, Health, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Don Pomb Polye

Minister, Ministry of Higher Education of Papua New Guinea

The Honourable Don Pomb Polye hails from Wabag in the Enga Province, within the Kandep Electorate. He did his Primary and High School in the Western Highlands Province from 1975 (Grades 1-6) to 1984 (Grades 7-10). Minister Polye was selected to do his Secondary Education at the Passam National High…

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

Eduardo Klein

Regional Director, HelpAge International

Eduardo Klein is Regional Director of HelpAge International, Asia Pacific Regional Offi ce. He oversees programs in collaboration with HelpAge network partners throughout the region. For the past 15 years, he has held various positions in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic , Viet Nam, and in…

   Topic(s): Education, Health
   SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Fernando Reimers

Ford Foundation Professor, Harvard Graduate School of Education

Fernando Reimers is the Ford Foundation Professor of International Education and Director of the Global Education Innovation Initiative at Harvard University. An elected member of both the US National Academy of Education and the International Academy of Education, he is a leading authority in…

   Topic(s): Education, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Hettige Don Karunaratne

Vice Chancellor, University of Colombo

Professor Karunaratne earned his Ph.D. in Economics from the Graduate School of International Development (GSID) of Nagoya University, Japan in 2000. He also holds MA in Economic Policy from Nagoya City University, Japan (1997), an MA in Economics from the Department of Economics from the…

   Topic(s): Education
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities