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Rebecca Stapleton

Senior Transport Specialist, ADB

Working in ADB’s Transport Sector Office, Sectors Group, Rebecca has a background in transport economics, road safety, and human-centered design. Rebecca is responsible for policy dialogue, capacity development, and project and program implementation with a focus on sustainable transport as part of…

   Topic(s): Environment, Transport, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Richard Beck

Chief Strategy Officer, Nibertex Pte Ltd (Singapore/Philippines)

Richard serves as the Chief Strategy Officer at Nibertex. He possesses a PhD in Materials Engineering and brings 25 years of extensive experience in the functional fabrics and apparel industry, along with a proven track record in regional leadership roles within large multinational corporations.…

   Topic(s): Environment, Finance, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Rodney van der Ree

National Technical Executive in Ecology, WSP Australia

Rodney has international recognition for his expertise in urban ecology and transportation ecology and has worked across Australia and internationally, including Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas. He published the international award-winning “Handbook of Road Ecology” (Wiley, 2015), with 63…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Environment, Transport
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 15: Life on Land

Samyuktha Sriram

Head of Business Development, Clear Robotics Ltd (Hong Kong)

Samyuktha Sriram is the Head of Business Development at Clearbot. This marine technology company develops intelligent, electric boats for marine services, including collecting marine plastic and pollution from coastal and inland waters. With a strong foundation in Business Management…

   Topic(s): Environment, ICT, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Sara Basart

Scientific Officer, World Meteorological Organization

Since 2023, Dr. Sara Basart has been a scientific officer at the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) programme in charge of atmospheric composition and air quality modeling activities. Her main research interests range from the study of the variability induced by…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Environment
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land

Sarath Guttikunda

Director, Urban Emissions

Dr. Sarath Guttikunda is a chemical engineer, atmospheric scientist, TED fellow, founder of Urban Emissions (India) and also serves as an adjunct faculty at IIT-Delhi’s TRIP center. His main research interest is air quality analysis and finding ways to bridge the gap between science and policy,…

   Topic(s): Environment, Transport, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land

Satomi Sakaguchi

Senior Transport Specialist, ADB

Satomi Sakaguchi is a Transport Specialist under the Railway/Logistics, Transport Sector Group of the Asian Development Bank. She has 10 years of experience in planning and managing transport infrastructure projects such as railways, metros and roads, in the Philippines, Bangladesh and India at ADB…

   Topic(s): Environment, Transport, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 13: Climate Action

Shankar Rai

Lead Trainer, independent consultant

Shankar Rai is the Lead Trainer. He is a bio-engineering practitioner with 32 years of professional experience in assessment, design, implementation and supervision of slope protection and erosion control works of roadside slope and watershed adopting bioengineering techniques in Nepal, Timor‐Leste…

   Topic(s): Environment
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Shantanoo Bhattacharyya

Independent Consultant, Public Works Department, Government of Assam, India

Shantanoo has progressed to becoming Senior Consultant to the Public Works Department after serving it as Additional Chief Engineer (Mechanical). Fully committed to environmental protection and management, he is pioneering bio-engineering in the field of erosion control and waste management. He…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Environment, Transport
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 15: Life on Land

Shuva Sharma

(Team Leader), CEO, S.W. Nepal PVT. Ltd.

Shuva Sharma leads the expert team for this project. He is an infrastructure development professional with focus on participatory and green development nature-based solutions, bioengineering approach, working closely with the local government institutions and professionals. He comes with…

   Topic(s): Energy, Environment
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure