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Mahabir Pun

Chairperson, Annapurna Dhaulagiri Community Eco-trekking Development and Promotion Organization

Dr. Mahabir Pun is a well-known social entrepreneur. He has been involved for 27 years in rural community development projects covering many fields such as education, health, nature conservation, income generation, and tourism. He is widely known for introducing broadband Internet using WiFi…

   Topic(s): Education, Health, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Manisha Dogra

Vice President, Telenor Group

Manisha Dogra is senior business sustainability professional with extensive operational and strategic experience in Asia.   Manisha is currently the Vice President, Head of Sustainability Asia at Telenor Group. Prior to this, she was heading Telenor Group’s Supply Chain Sustainability and…

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

Michael Kremer

Gates Professor of Developing Societies, Department of Economics, Harvard University

Michael Kremer is the Gates Professor of Developing Societies in the Department of Economics at Harvard University. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship and a Presidential Faculty Fellowship, and was named a Young Global Leader by the…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Economics, Education, Health, Water
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Monzur Hossain

Monzur Hossain obtained his Ph.D. in International Economics, an M.A. in Public Policy (Economics) from the National Graduate Institute for Policy studies (GRIPS), Tokyo, Japan. He has participated and served as team leader in numerous professional research projects. He served as consultant for the…

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

N Varaprasad

Founder and Partner, Singapore Education Consulting Group

Dr. N Varaprasad has been dedicated to the field of education and leadership for 40 years and has made many significant contributions to public service and education in Singapore. He started his career as a lecturer in Industrial and Systems Engineering, with his Ph.D. in Urban Transport modeling.…

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

Niina Salonen

STEAM Turku Coordinator, Development Services, City of Turku

Niina Salonen is the STEAM Turku Coordinator for Development Services, City of Turku.

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

Nisha Arunatilake

Nisha Arunatilake is the Director of Research and a fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) of Sri Lanka. She has considerable post-doctoral experience in conducting policy related economic research in labour market analysis, education, public finance and health. Her work is published in…

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

Pankaj Mahalle

Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder, GramHeet

Pankaj is the Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer at GramHeet, which aims to increases smallholder farmers’ income by providing integrated post-harvest services through a digital platform. Earlier, Pankaj served for three years in the CSR department at Tata Steel, where he worked with tribal…

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

Pratima Amonkar

Chair for D&I and Accessibility, Microsoft APAC

As Microsoft's APAC Leader for Cloud and AI business strategy, Pratima spearheads the work Microsoft does to empower customers, partners, governments, and citizens to digitally transform their businesses and lives with the power of Cloud and AI. She leads the strategy, planning, and programs to…

   Topic(s): Education, ICT, Industry and Trade, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Robert Guild

Team Leader , PRIF

Robert is the Team Leader for the Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility. Prior to joining PRIF, Robert held a number of senior roles with the Asian Development Bank. He also spent four years as the Economic Infrastructure Adviser at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat in Fiji and served two…

   Topic(s): Education, Energy, Finance, Health, Transport
   SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals