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Abhinav Madan is the co-founder and CEO of Gran Tarang Employability Services. Prior to this, he was a Business Planning Manager at Hewlett-Packard and Business Analyst at GE.
He had an MBA from the Xavier Institute of Management.
Topic(s): Capacity Development, Education
SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
Because youth and youth-led organizations are important members of civil society, ADB started the Youth Initiative—now called ADB Youth for Asia or YfA—in 2013, to support young people in contributing effectively to development. It is a program managed by ADB’s NGO and Civil Society Center to…
Topic(s): Capacity Development, Education
SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
Dr. Alisa DiCaprio is the Chief Economist at R3 in New York City. In this role she oversees R3’s research and market intelligence functions. This includes providing economic advice on developments in digital assets, CBDC, trade and payments as well as contributing to R3 interactions with the public…
Topic(s): Finance, Private Sector
SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
Amina Hassan is the Business Group Head of Khushhali Microfinance Bank in Pakistan. She has over 20 years of service sector experience focused on managing grassroots initiatives for socioeconomically vulnerable groups. Amina joined KMBL at inception as a branch manager and has progressed to become…
Topic(s): Finance, Gender Equality, Private Sector
SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
Born and raised in Manila, Armie Jarin-Bennett started her professional career as a radio newscaster for three local stations, before moving to Atlanta in 1996 to intern at CNN’s main headquarters. She became a production assistant at Headline News in 1997 and quickly moved up to writer and…
Topic(s): Private Sector, Social Development and Protection
SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities
Ashish Dhawan is one of India’s leading philanthropists and a key voice for system reform in the country. Ashish is the Founder and CEO of Central Square Foundation (CSF) with the mission to improve the quality of school education for all students (especially from low-income communities) through…
Topic(s): Capacity Development, Education, ICT
SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals, Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Ben Brock joined TRAFFIC in 2019 as Wildlife Crime Analyst, before this he was an Inspector within the UK’s National Crime Agency and built over 15 years’ experience in tackling a range of transnational organised crime. He maintained financial intelligence qualifications throughout his career and…
Topic(s): Finance, Private Sector
SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Benita Ainabe is a Financial Sector Specialist (Capital Markets) in the Public Management, Financial Sector, and Trade Division of the Southeast Asia Department at Asian Development Bank. She specializes in financial sector development, capital markets, innovative financing mechanisms, and…
Topic(s): Finance, Industry and Trade, Private Sector, Social Development and Protection
SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Bernhard Bartels is Group Managing Director within Scope Group, Europe’s leading rating agency. On behalf of Scope Group, he acts as Head of ESG and oversees the analytical work at Scope ESG Analysis GmbH, including ESG ratings, reviews, second-party opinions, and climate…
Topic(s): Finance, Gender Equality, Private Sector
SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
Boonwara Sumano Chenphuengpawn is Research Fellow Sectoral Economics Program (SEP) at the Thailand Development Research Institute. Some of her recent publication were Human Rights are becoming part of Trade Standard (12 October 2016); Let’s Demand more from Donations (10 Agusut 2016); Plugging the…
Topic(s): Capacity Development, Education
SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals