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Kalpana Sankar

Co-Founder and Chairperson, Hand in Hand Inclusive Development and Services, India

Dr. Kalpana Sankar, a pioneering impactpreneur and nuclear physicist turned social entrepreneur, has reshaped social impact over the past three decades. As the Managing Director of Belstar Microfinance Ltd. and the co-founder and Chairperson of Hand in Hand India, she has empowered 10 million rural…

   Topic(s): Energy, Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Kanika Chakraborty

Gender Specialist (Gender-based violence), ADB

Kanika Chakraborty is the Specialist on Gender-based Violence for the Gender Equality Thematic Group at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) where she provides leadership for preventing Sexual Exploitation Abuse and Harassment (SEAH) and GBV ADB operations and knowledge work. Kanika is a seasoned…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality

Karthik Muralidharan

Professor, University of California, San Diego – Evidence-driven EdTech

Karthik Muralidharan is the Tata Chancellor’s Professor of Economics at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). Born and raised in India, Prof. Muralidharan earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Harvard University (summa cum laude), an M.Phil. in economics from Cambridge University (…

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

Karunn Kandoi

Unknown, Extramarks

A dynamic entrepreneur with a vision for Extramarks, Mr. Kandoi has as B.E. (BIT) and MBA from the University of Washington. Having held senior managerial positions in Microsoft Corporation, Philips, and G.E. Medical Systems, his zeal for education led him to start Shree Eduserve, a vocational…

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

Kate Behncken

Vice President and Lead, Microsoft Philanthropies

Ms. Behncken is the Vice President and Lead of Microsoft Philanthropies. Previously, she led the Microsoft Philanthropies Global Community Engagement team and was Associate General Counsel at Microsoft where she led the Office of the President team and served as Chief of Staff to company…

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

Kate Vyborny

Associate Director, Duke University

Kate Vyborny is a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Economics at Duke University. She holds a D.Phil. (Ph.D.) in Economics from the University of Oxford. Previously, she worked on research and policy outreach on foreign aid, trade and development at the Center for Global Development and…

   Topic(s): Economics, Gender Equality, Poverty, Transport
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 15: Life on Land

Kathy Mulville

Business Partnerships Director , Investing in Women

Kathy Mulville is the Business Partnerships Director at Investing in Women and is responsible for the establishment and continuing development of the Business Coalitions (BC) in the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia and Myanmar. The BCs support business leaders in the four countries to drive gender…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality

Kati Anttalainen

Senior Specialist, Ministry of Education and Culture, Finland

Ms. Anttalainen has 15 years of experience in the coordination of multilateral affairs, especially in the field of education. She has followed extensively the work on promoting 2030 Agenda within the Ministry’s branches of administration. She acts as the focal point of Finland in UNESCO’s global…

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

Keiko Nowacka

Senior Social Development Specialist , ADB

Keiko Nowacka is a Senior Social Development Specialist (Gender and Development) in the Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department at the Asian Development Bank. In this role she focuses, in particular, on women’s entrepreneurship and promoting the ADB’s gender mainstreaming mandate,…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality, Governance and Public Sector Management
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Kelera Kolivuso-Ravono

Manager, Social Services Sector

Kelera Kolivuso-Ravono works at the Ministry of Economy under the Budget and Planning Division as a team leader for the Social Services sector. She is involved in the coordination of policies, planning and budgeting of the Education, Health, Housing, Youth and Sports, Women and Social Protection…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality