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Kitipong Promwong

President, Office of National Higher Education Science Research, and Innovation Policy Council Thailand

Dr. Kitipong Promwong is the President of NXPO. He directly reports to the Prime Minister and the Minister of Higher Education, Science, Research, and Innovation. He oversaw drafting important national policy proposals including, for instance, the proposal on national reform on higher education,…

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

Kitiya Vongkamjan Aurand

Associate Professor, Biotechnology Department, Faculty of Agro-Industry, Kasetsart University

Dr. Kitiya Vongkamjan received a PhD degree from Cornell University. Dr. Kitiya is a global leader in bacteriophage technology and applications. Her passion for employing innovative research to help solve food safety and sustainability issue has led to the founding of UniFAHS, a startup under the…

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

Kiyoshi Taniguchi

Principal Economist, ADB

Dr. Taniguchi is a principal economist overseeing Pakistan and Afghanistan economies in Pakistan. His past careers include an economist at Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department, Private Sector Operations Department, Uzbekistan Resident Mission, and Pacific Department. His career…

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

Konstantin Matthies

Head of Lead Management, Amazon Marketplace Japan

Konstantin heads the New Seller Recruiting Lead Management for Amazon Marketplace Japan. He is an experienced consultant with AlphaBeta based in Singapore. He is also a trained microeconomist and economic theorist with deep experience in economic modelling, analysis, and quantitative methods.…

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

Kotchakorn Vorrakhom

Landscape Architect, LandProcess/ Porous City Network Thailand

Kotchakorn Voraakhom is a landscape architect from Thailand who works on building productive green public space that tackles climate change in urban dense areas and climate-vulnerable communities. Winning a contract to build Bangkok’s first public park in three decades, she created an 11-acre “…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Energy, Environment
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land

Krishal Mishra

McLarens Loss Adjuster, McLarens

Krishal is a qualified Civil Engineer, who joined McLarens as a Loss Adjuster in early 2018 after gaining valuable experience in a highly regarded local engineering firm, working closely with the insurance market. He specialises in Property and Construction and Engineering losses, utilising…

   Topic(s): Disaster Risk Management, Finance
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Lamei Luo

Deputy Director, International College Chongqing University of Education

Ms Lamei graduated from South West University in 2015 and got a Doctor’s degree in Educational Management, and graduated from University of Sheffield in 2017 and got a Masters’ degree in Educational Policies and Practice. Currently she is engaged in research on education internationalization,…

   Topic(s): Education
   SDG: Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Lant Pritchett

Research Director, Research on Improving Systems of Education

Mr. Pritchett is a development economist from Idaho. He graduated from BYU in 1983 and from MIT with a PhD in Economics in 1988. He worked with the World Bank from 1988 to 2007. He taught at the Harvard Kennedy School from 2000 to 2018 (with some leaves) and is now affiliated with Oxford's…

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

Lasse Leponiemi

Executive Director & Co-founder, HundrED

Lasse Leponiemi is a Partner and the Head of Operations at HundrED, a company focusing on educational innovations. He is also supporting Idealist Group as the Head of Operations. Lasse has been working with youth education and career planning since 2003. In 2008, he founded an e-student counseling…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Education, Health
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals, Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being

Laura Phelps

Principal Consultant Shock Responsive Social Protection, Oxford Policy Management

Laura is a shock responsive social protection specialist with over 22 years-experience, working across the nexus from complex protracted crisis and into development. Her programme and policy experience in LMIC across Africa, SE Asia and Central Asia has focused on socio economic vulnerability to…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Economics
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 13: Climate Action