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Madhav Chavan

Founder and President, Pratham

After obtaining a PhD in chemistry from Ohio State University and serving on the faculty at the University of Houston, Dr. Madhav Chavan returned to India where he worked in the slums of Mumbai as part of the National Literacy Mission. In 1995, as a result of a UNICEF initiative, he co-founded…

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

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

Malika Shagazatova

Social Development Specialist (Gender and Development [GAD]), ADB

 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

Mambetakunov Ulanbek

Vice-President, Kyrgyz Academy of Education, Ministry of Education and Science

Mambetakunov has over 27 years’ experience working in the field of education. His areas of expertise include pedagogy, teaching methods for natural sciences and informatics, as well as information technologies in education.

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

Maneesh Mishra

Executive Vice President, Strategy National Skill Development Corporation, Government of India

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

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

Manisha Vasdev

Marketing Team Lead, Coursera Asia Pacific

Manisha Vasdev is an experienced marketing and technology professional. She leads Coursera’s marketing team in Asia Pacific with a focus on providing the world’s best education to learners across Asia Pacific.  Manisha has almost 10 years of marketing and consulting experience in India,…

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

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

Manzul Kumar Hazarika

Director, GIC, Asian Institute of Technology

Dr. Manzul Kumar Hazarika has assumed charge as Director of AIT’s Geoinformatics Center (GIC).  Dr. Hazarika is responsible for the coordination and administrative responsibilities of GIC. Prior to assuming this position, he was serving as Director (Project Operations) at GIC. A graduate of…

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

Margarete Sachs-Israel

Chief, Inclusive Quality Education, UNESCO Bangkok

Ms. Margarete Sachs-Israel is the Chief of Section for Inclusive Quality Education, UNESCO Bangkok, Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education since June 2021. Ms. Sachs-Israel has over 30 years of experience in education and international development. Before joining UNESCO Bangkok, she was the…

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