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Ioannis Fourniadis

Consultant, Geophysical Hazard Data Expert

Yannis Fourniadis (PhD) is a disaster risk consultant with 17 years of experience in identifying and mitigating geophysical and climate risks for infrastructure and building projects worldwide. A geotechnical engineer by training, he has experience in the area of climate and disaster risk…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action

Iqrar Ahmad Khan

Vice-Chancellor, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad-Pakistan

Prof. Dr. Iqrar Ahmad Khan is the Vice Chancellor, University of Agriculture Faisalabad. An agricultural scientist and a professor of Horticulture, Dr. Khan is foreign qualified teacher. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of California, Riverside where he was placed on the Honour Rolls. Dr.…

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

Isaac Anthony

Chief Executive Officer, CCRIF SPC (formerly Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility)

Isaac Anthony was appointed Chief Executive Officer of CCRIF  SPC in January 2013. Previously, he served as Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Finance, Economic Affairs & National Development in the Government of Saint Lucia. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Accounting…

   Topic(s): Disaster Risk Management, Finance
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Iwan Syahril

Director General for Teachers and Education Personnel, Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology Republic of Indonesia

Iwan Syahril is the Director General for Teachers and Education Personnel at the Indonesian Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology. He oversees the management, recruitment, and professional development of around 3 million teachers in Indonesia. Prior to taking up the position in…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Education
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education

Jaiganesh Murugesan

Disaster Risk Management Specialist, ADB

Jaiganesh Murugesan is working as a Disaster Risk Management Specialist / TA Coordinator (Consultant), managing the implementation of ADB’s Technical Assistance “Strengthening Climate and Disaster Resilience of Myanmar Communities” project based in Myanmar. Among others, he is closely involved in…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action

James Buchan

Healthcare Policy and Analysis, WHO Collaborating Centre

Prof Buchan has specialized in healthcare workforce policy analysis throughout his career. His background includes working at the national level in the National Health Service in Scotland, his home country, and as a  specialist adviser to  Health Workforce Australia, a federal government…

   Topic(s): Education, Health
   SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 4: Quality Education

James Harland

Director, STEM Digital Innovation Centre , RMIT University

James Harland is a Professor at RMIT, where he has been teaching a variety of subjects at RMIT since 1994. Prof. Harland was awarded a Carrick Citation for Outstanding Contribution Student Learning in 2007, and in 2019 was admitted as a Senior Fellow in the Higher Education Academy of the UK. He…

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

James Spurgeon

Founder/Director, Ecosystem Valuation Specialist, Sustain Value

James Spurgeon is the founder and director of Sustain Value, a consultancy firm he established in 2011 to advise financial institutions, investors, multi-national companies and governments on natural capital, multi-capitals and the blue economy. He is an environmental economist with 30 years…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Environment, Finance
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water

Jane Parry

Health Analyst, Parry, Frow & Associates Ltd

Jane Parry is a health analyst and communications specialist. She has been a consultant with ADB since 2014, and has extensive experience working with multilateral development agencies, the UN system, and the private sector. She has multi-sectoral expertise, including social determinants of health…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Health
   SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Jane Romero

Technical Assistance Officer, The Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility

Jane Romero is a Technical Assistance Officer in the Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility (PRIF). Jane has an engineering and economics background and has worked in various aspects of infrastructure development in many countries in Asia and the Pacific for over 15 years. In her present role in…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Environment, Private Sector, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals