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Jungwook Lim

Deputy Minister, Ministry of SMEs & Startups (MSS), South Korea , Startup Alliance

Formerly a career journalist, Lim served as the head of web portal operator Lycos and global business in Daum Communications, which later merged with Kakao. “Lim’s vast experience and network in the Korean startup ecosystem will be able to generate vigor to our portfolio companies,” TBT CEO Lee Ram…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, ICT, Industry and Trade
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Junichi Fujino

Senior Researcher, Center for Social and Environmental Systems Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies

Junichi Fujino has developed Sustainable Low-Carbon Society scenarios and implemented country-level and city-level projects in Japan and Asia. He is an advisory committee member of Japan’s “FutureCity Initiatives” and committee member of the Urban Planning and Sustainability Commission under the…

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

Junko Sagara

Water Resources Specialist, ADB

Junko Sagara is a Water Resources Specialist in Southeast Asia Department. She works on water resources management, irrigation, and flood risk management projects. Prior to joining ADB, Junko was with an engineering consulting firm for over 14 years and worked on various projects in water resources…

   Topic(s): Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Junyi Zhang

Professor, Hiroshima University, Japan

Professor Junyi Zhang is a professor at Mobilities and Urban Policy Lab of Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University, Japan. He is also the Director of  Center of Asian Sustainable Mobility Research at Hiroshima University, Japan. Prof. Zhang’s research fields…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Environment, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land

Jyoti Parikh

Executive Director, Integrated Research and Action for Development

Jyoti Parikh is a Member of the Prime Minister’s Council on Climate Change –India and is a recipient of Nobel Peace Prize awarded to IPCC authors in 2007. She served as the senior professor and Acting Director of Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR), Mumbai 1986-2003. IIASA…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Energy, Environment, Industry and Trade
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, 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 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Kabindra Pudasaini

Beacon Project Lead, WaterAid Nepal

Kabindra has 15 years work experience in WASH sector, and managing many projects in Nepal. He is a Master Trainer on Water Safety plan. He has working experience with the government; with a World Bank Project as team leader; with WHO as leader of capacity building programmes from private…

   Topic(s): Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Kaisa Standish

Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Finland to Kazakhstan

Ms. Kaisa Standish is the Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Finland in Kazakhstan. As part of her position, she covers trade and political issues, public diplomacy, development and cultural matters. She also works as the Embassy’s Team Finland Coordinator, assisting Finnish companies…

   Topic(s): Industry and Trade
   SDG: Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Kakhramon Djumaboev

Researcher, International Water Management Institute

Kakhramon Djumaboev is a researcher at the Central Asian Regional Representative Office of the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) in Tashkent.

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Water
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Kakuko Nagatani-Yoshida

Global Coordinator of Chemicals and Pollution Action Subprogramme, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Ms. Kakuko Yoshida is Global Coordinator of Chemicals and Pollution Action Subprogramme of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Until 31st October 2021, she was the Chief Technical Advisor to the project CounterMEASURE II for Plastic Free Rivers in Asia and the Pacific. With experience…

   Topic(s): Environment
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action

Kamal Krishnan Gounder

Manager/Coordinator, Infrastructure Sector, Government of Fiji

Mr. Kamal Gounder has over 15 years of professional experience with the Ministry of Economy in public financial management as well as in the planning, development, implementation and management of policy initiatives in the infrastructure sector.  Mr. Gounder is one of the key drafters of Fiji’…

   Topic(s): Environment
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities