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Lan Mercado is the Regional Director for Oxfam in Asia.
Lan is an activist and development worker, with over 30 years of experience working with civil society coalitions, environmental movements, and international women's rights organizations. Since 1999, she’s been with Oxfam, starting as a…
Topic(s): Economics, Gender Equality, Health, Social Development and Protection
SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Laura is part of M-Pesa Africa’s Product team responsible for designing and rolling out platforms which the 7 M-Pesa markets can commercialise. Her focus within the team is to develop the product strategy, set the commercial priorities, drive thought leadership and specify the features and…
Topic(s): Gender Equality
SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality
SHE Investments (Support Her Enterprise Co. Ltd.) is a social enterprise that delivers the first and only gender-focused and culturally tailored business incubator and accelerator programs for women entrepreneurs in Cambodia.
Topic(s): Gender Equality
SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities
Lily coordinates the Cool Coalition, a new initiative that was an official outcome of the Energy Transition Track of the UN Climate Action Summit in 2019. The Coalition supports governments’ transition to efficient, climate-friendly cooling through a holistic approach to meet the goals of the Paris…
Topic(s): Energy, Gender Equality
SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality
Global leader passionate about human rights, inclusion, and sustainable development, with over three decades providing strategic contributions to national and international policies. Leading inclusive collaboration with government counterparts, UN agencies, international organizations, and civil…
Topic(s): Gender Equality
SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality
Lusia Sefo Leau is the CEO of PWWA and has held this role since late 2016; she helped establish PWWA as a permanent regional organization for Pacific water and wastewater in Samoa. She has held senior leadership roles in a number of government Ministries, including CEO of the Ministry for Revenue,…
Topic(s): Gender Equality, Water
SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
M. V. Lee Badgett's new book is "The Economic Case for LGBT Equality: Why Fairness and Equality Benefit Us All" from Beacon Press. Her research focuses on economic inequality for LGBT people, including wage gaps, employment discrimination, and poverty, and on the global cost of homophobia and…
Topic(s): Gender Equality
SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality
Malika works in ADB's Gender Equity Thematic Group. She has many years of experience in mainstreaming gender into programs and projects in transport, urban infrastructure, energy, education and health. Before joining ADB she worked as consultant in the Central and East Asia Countries,…
Topic(s): Gender Equality
SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality
Dr. Maneesh Mishra is the Executive Vice President of Strategy, the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC). He focuses on initiatives and good practices in promoting the social inclusion of social identity groups and poverty reduction.
Dr. Maneesh spoke about how inclusive design of…
Topic(s): Gender Equality, Social Development and Protection
SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Maria Vassilakou, MSc, founder and CEO of Vassilakou Urban Consulting GmbH - Vienna Solutions, works worldwide as an advisor to cities, organizations, NGOs and corporations sharing know-how on green and fair urban transformation strategies and transition management. She also serves as a…
Topic(s): Gender Equality
SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality