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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

Mara Warwick

Country Director, World Bank

Mara K. Warwick is the World Bank Country Director for Brunei, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand. Trained as an environmental engineer, she has expertise in flood management, urban development, urban environmental services and disaster risk management. She manages a portfolio of more than US$ 3…

   Topic(s): Disaster Risk Management, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 13: Climate Action

Margaret Arnold

Senior Social Development Specialist, World Bank

Margaret Arnold is the Global Lead on the Social Dimensions of Climate Change and a Senior Social Development Specialist with the World Bank. Margaret has been with the World Bank since 1995, and currently leads work on social resilience, inclusive approaches to climate and disaster risk management…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Margarete SachsIsrael

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

Margrieta Langins

Nursing and Midwifery Policy Adviser, WHO Europe Office

Margrieta (Maggie) Langins is the new nursing and midwifery policy advisor to the WHO Regional Office for Europe in Copenhagen Denmark. Maggie is a Latvian born, Canadian trained nurse. She has a Bachelor's degree from McGill University and her nursing degree from the University of Toronto.

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

Maria Cecilia Alcantara

President, Coca Cola Foundation Philippines, Inc.

Maria Cecilia Alcantara is Vice-Chair of League of Corporate Foundations and President of Coca-Cola Foundation Philippines. She is a trustee of the Association of Foundations, Philippine Council for NGO Certification, and the Associate Missionaries of the Assumption Foundation. She holds a degree…

   Topic(s): Disaster Risk Management, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Maria Fe VillamejorMendoza

Professor and former Dean, National College of Public Administration and Governance, University of the Philippines-Diliman

Maria Fe Villamejor-Mendoza is a Professor of Public Administration and Public Policy and former Dean at the National College of Public Administration and Governance, University of the Philippines. She has written and edited/co-edited studies and books on regulatory governance, competition and…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Education, Governance and Public Sector Management
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Maria Moita

Senior Emergency and Post-Conflict Specialist, International Organization for Migration (IOM)

Maria Moita is Senior Emergency and Post-Conflict Specialist in International Organization for Migration’s Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific based in Bangkok, covering over 30 countries. Maria supports prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery programs in countries across the region,…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Maria Pia Ancora

Senior Urban Development Specialist, ADB

For the past twenty years, Maria Pia has designed and implemented integrated, climate-resilient urban development programs while leading environmental policy advisory across Asia—including China, India, Mongolia, and Pakistan—focused on water and air pollution and, more recently, the circular…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 13: Climate Action

Maria Theresa M Castro

Assistant Professor, University of the Philippines, Los Banos

Maria Theresa Medina Castro is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Cooperatives and Bio-Enterprise Development (ICOPED), College of Economics and Management, University of the Philippines Los Banos. She finished her Master’s degree in Development Studies with Distinction at Victoria…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action