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Manuela Prina

Head, Skills Identification and Development Unit, European Training Foundation

Since 01 January 2020 she is the Head of Skills Identification and Development Unit, within the Knowledge Hub department of the ETF. As Head of Unit, Manuela is responsible for steering ETF’s work in the area of skills relevance and anticipation, development of skills and validation, leading the…

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

Margrieta Langins

Nursing and Midwifery Policy Adviser, WHO Europe Office

Margrieta (Maggie) Langins is the new nursing and midwifery policy advisor to the WHO Regional Office for Europe in Copenhagen Denmark. Maggie is a Latvian born, Canadian trained nurse. She has a Bachelor's degree from McGill University and her nursing degree from the University of Toronto.

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

Maria Goravanchi

Regional Managing Director, Lower Mekong, U.S. Development Finance Corporation (DFC)

Maria Goravanchi is a Managing Director at the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation’s (DFC), formerly the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC). As DFC’s regional representative based in Bangkok, she is responsible for business development in the Lower Mekong, specifically…

   Topic(s): Energy, Finance
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes

Director, Macao Government Tourism Office; Executive Board Member, Pacific Asia Travel Association

Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes came aboard in 1988 to engage in organizing various marketing and promotional activities at the Department of Marketing of Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO). In 1998, she became Deputy Director, carrying on her dedication to destination marketing, and was…

   Topic(s): Finance, Industry and Trade, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Marian GimenoArellano

Risk Management Specialist, ADB

Marian Gimeno-Arellano is a Risk Management Specialist, working at ADB’s Office of Risk Management for over 15 years. She was the Team Leader in the review of ADB’s Capital Adequacy Framework. Before joining ADB, she worked at the Central Bank of the Philippines supervising top commercial…

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

Mark Rathbone

Mark Rathbone is PwC’s Asia Pacific Capital Projects & Infrastructure Leader and is part of the Global CP&I Leadership team. He heads the CP&I team in Singapore and has 20 years' experience advising on a range of transactions across the infrastructure project finance and PPP market,…

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

Masatsugu Asakawa

President, ADB

Masatsugu Asakawa is the President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Chairperson of ADB’s Board of Directors. He was elected President by ADB’s Board of Governors and assumed office on 17 January 2020.   He previously served as Special Advisor to Japan’s Prime Minister and…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Finance
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Matthew Rees

Financial Management Specialist, Papua New Guinea Resident Mission, ADB

Matt Rees is the Financial Management Specialist in ADB’s Papua New Guinea Resident Mission. He is a financial professional with over 16 years of experience, 10 years of which are in developing member countries. As a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and NZ as well as CPA Papua New Guinea,…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Finance
   SDG: Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Meherban Khan

Head of Utility Companies, Agra Khan Rural Support Program

Meherban Khan is the Head of Utility Companies at Agra Khan Rural Support Program in northern Pakistan. He has more than 17 years of experience in the development sector and is skilled in project and program planning, implementation, management, financial budgeting, and community-based enterprises…

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

Mehran Avini

Senior Private Sector Specialist, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

  Mehran Avini is a Senior Investment Officer with AIIB for sovereign and non-sovereign investments, focusing primarily on the transport sector. Prior to AIIB, he worked in the consulting industry, focusing on the transaction and technical advisory for public and private financed…

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