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Simon Bernard

CEO and Co-founder, Plastic Odyssey

Simon Bernard is the Co-founder and CEO of Plastic Odyssey, a pioneering global expedition focused on tackling plastic pollution. With a background in the Merchant Navy, Simon brings a unique blend of maritime expertise and environmental passion. Under his leadership, the…

   Topic(s): Environment
   SDG: Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land

Simon Young

SimonYoung Co-Head: Disaster Risk Finance / Parametrics Climate and Resilience Hub, Will Towers Watson

Simon is a Senior Director in Willis Towers Watson’s Climate and Resilience Hub, leading work in the innovative collection, modeling, and use of hazard and risk data in risk management tools and risk financing instruments to bring greater resilience to sovereigns, other public institutions, and the…

   Topic(s): Environment, Finance
   SDG: Goal 15: Life on Land

Sing Terry Cho

Senior Urban Development Specialist (Waste Management), ADB

Terry is the Senior Urban Development Specialist (Waste Management) of the Asia Development Bank (ADB). He joined ADB from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the World Bank, where he was employed as the Senior Water and Sanitation Specialist at the World Bank (WB) and the Senior…

   Topic(s): Environment, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land

Somesh Kumar

Leader - Power and Utilities, Ernst & Young

Somesh has been involved in managing large-scale power and utilities transformation programs for over 20 years. Prior to EY, Somesh was associated with Tata Power Company Limited and Accenture. He has been extensively associated with the development of smart/ digital grids (IoT) including…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy, Environment
   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

Stefano Barchiesi

Ecosystem Services Officer, BirdLife International

Dr. Stefano Barchiesi has a PhD from the University of Florida for which he studied the trade-offs in ecosystem services at a Ramsar Site in Costa Rica. Prior to that, he worked for 10 years with the IUCN Global Water Programme on several projects on the different elements of nature-based…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Economics, Environment
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land

Sudatta Ray

Assistant Professor, Council on Energy, Environment & Water

I am an Assistant Professor at the Environmental Studies Department at Yale-NUS College in Singapore. I received my PhD from the Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources (E-IPER) at Stanford University. I study the unintended consequences of different electrification strategies…

   Topic(s): Environment
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land

Supawan Saelim

Renewable Energy Policy Specialist, USAID Clean Power Asia Program

Dr. Supawan Saelim is currently a Renewable Energy Policy Specialist for USAID Clean Power Asia program, which encourages power sector investments in environmentally-friendly, grid-connected renewable energy sources. Dr. Saelim has focused primarily on activities to provide technical assistance to…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy, Environment
   SDG: 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

Suresh Baral

Assistant Professor, School of Engineering, Pokhara University

Suresh Baral is an Assistant Professor in School of Engineering, Pokhara University, Nepal. He earned his Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering at Pusan National University, South Korea. His teaching and research are in the areas of renewable energy and design of thermal systems. Recently, he has…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy, Environment
   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

Susan Roxas

Fisheries and Finance Lead, WWF Coral Triangle Program

15 years with WWF, currently lead for fisheries and finance of WWF’s Coral Triangle Program working with the SEA and Pacific countries towards sustainable fisheries management strategies to maximize conservation and socio-economic impacts on the ground, building human and ecological systems’…

   Topic(s): Environment, Finance
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land

Sushil Babu Dhakal

Project Director, Project Directorate (ADB), Department of Roads

Sushil Babu is a Gazetted First Class Officer with over 15 years of experience in the construction and management of roads and bridges. He has completed a Master of Science in Transportation Engineering and is an staunch proponent of sustainable transportation planning. He has…

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