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Areeporn Asawinpongphan

Research Fellow on Energy Policy, Thailand Development Research Institute

Dr. Areeporn Asawinpongphan holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the National Institute of Development Administration and a Master’s degree from Southampton University. She specializes in Development Economics, Energy Policy, and Management Consulting. Her career includes ExxonMobil, Banpu Public…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Energy, Knowledge Management
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Asier Larretxea

International Expert on Energy Transition, Smart Mobility and Sustainability, Spain

Mr. Asier Larretxea is an international senior consultant with over 15 years of expertise in energy, sustainability, smart mobility, and technology innovation. His work spans both private and public sectors, including notable clients like ING Real Estate, Eneco Energy Utility, and the EU…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Energy, Knowledge Management
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Fiza Farhan

Advisor and Member, UN High-Level Panel on Women's Economic Empowerment

Fiza Farhan is a Pakistan-based entrepreneur and development expert, featured in the US Magazine Forbes “30 Under 30 List of Social Entrepreneurs” for 2015 and again in Forbes Asia List of” 30 Under 30 Social Entrepreneurs in 2016”. She represents Pakistan on the United Nation's Secretary…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy, Environment, Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

José Aguado

Head of the Electrical Engineering Department, University of Malaga

José A. Aguado got his Industrial (major in power systems) Engineering degree and PhD from the University of Málaga in 1997 and 2001, respectively. He is a full professor and department head of the Electrical Engineering Department at the University of Málaga in Spain. He is Director of the  “…

   Topic(s): Energy, Environment, Knowledge Management
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Kalpana Sankar

Co-Founder and Chairperson, Hand in Hand Inclusive Development and Services, India

Dr. Kalpana Sankar, a pioneering impactpreneur and nuclear physicist turned social entrepreneur, has reshaped social impact over the past three decades. As the Managing Director of Belstar Microfinance Ltd. and the co-founder and Chairperson of Hand in Hand India, she has empowered 10 million rural…

   Topic(s): Energy, Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Lars Sørgard

Director, Bergen Center for Competition Law and Economics

Prof. Dr. Lars Sørgard is a distinguished Professor at the Department of Economics at the Norwegian School of Economics in Bergen, Norway, and Director of the Bergen Center for Competition Law and Economics. His primary expertise is in the areas of competitive strategy and competition policy. He…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Energy, Knowledge Management
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Leigh Hancher

Director of the Energy Union Law Area, Florence School of Regulation, European University Institute

Prof. Dr. Leigh Hancher is a renowned European competition and regulatory law expert with an extensive background in energy market regulation and sectoral policy reforms. She is the Director and Professor of the Energy Union Law Area at the Florence School of Regulation, Visiting Professor of…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Energy, Knowledge Management
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Tuul Badarch

Senior Project Officer (infrastructure), ADB

Tuul has worked in various sectors of ADB’s operation in Mongolia, including transport, energy and social protection. Currently, she is responsible for the urban development sector and manages several ADB-financed projects aimed to improve utility services and management in provincial towns. Prior…

   Topic(s): Energy, Finance, Social Development and Protection, Transport, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals, Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Xia Li

Founder, Shenzhen Power-Solution Ind. Co., Ltd.

Xia Li obtained her Master’s degree in Business Administration from Ursuline College. She is a young entrepreneur and the Founder of Shenzhen Power-Solution Ind. Co., Ltd., a solar company dedicated to supplying the bottom of the pyramid (BoP) people with high-quality and affordable solar solutions…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy, Environment, Poverty
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Yoojung Jang

Social Development Specialist, Energy Division, South Asia Department, ADB

Yoojung is a Social Development Specialist in South Asia DepartmentofADB and working on energy sector projects in terms of social safeguards and gender. She has 15years of professional experience in environmental and social management. Before joining ADB, she worked for the Export-Import Bank of…

   Topic(s): Energy, Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities