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Shingo Kimura

Senior Natural Resources and Agriculture Specialist, East Asia, Asian Development Bank

Shingo is responsible for ADB’s operation on sustainable rural development and food security in East Asia. Prior to joining ADB, he was Economist and Agricultural Policy Analyst at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris, where he conducted a series of policy…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Environment
   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

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

Siddharth Hande

Founder and CEO, Kabadiwalla Connect

Siddharth Hande is a development sector specialist based in Chennai, India. He is a GIS expert, experienced in delivering high-quality data-driven research. He has held leadership roles in varied projects related to Urban Governance, Sustainability and the Environment. He is the founder and current…

   Topic(s): Environment, ICT
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 15: Life on Land

Sithisakdi Apichatthanapath

Deputy Regional Manager for Asia, U.S. Trade and Development Agency

Sithisakdi Apichatthanapath (“Seng”) is the Deputy Regional Manager for Asia at the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), based in Bangkok, Thailand. There, he is responsible for managing USTDA’s activities in Southeast Asia and the Pacific, directing business development efforts, coordinating…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy, Environment
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Smita Rawoot

Urban Resilience Lead, World Resources Institute (WRI)

Smita Rawoot is the Urban Resilience lead at World Resources Institute (WRI). She leads a team of researchers and urban development professionals who are focused on helping cities manage and adapt to their climate risks while advancing human & environmental health, economic opportunity, and…

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

Sri Mulyani Indrawati

Minister of Finance, Indonesia

Sri Mulyani Indrawati is the Minister of Finance of Indonesia, currently on her second term—having first been appointed in 2016 and then re-appointed in 2019—under the administration of Indonesia President Joko Widodo. She also served as Indonesia’s coordinating minister of economic affairs in 2008…

   Topic(s): Energy, Environment, Finance
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

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

Stephen Cairns

Director, Future Cities Laboratory Singapore

Stephen Cairns completed an undergraduate degree in anthropology and classical studies at the University of Otago. He trained in architecture at the University of Auckland, and practiced as an architect in New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific, designing the award-​winning Headquarters for the…

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

Steven Wade

Technical Director, Atkins

An experienced consultant operating as Project Director, technical expert, reviewer, trainer and facilitator in UK water resources and international development. Highlights include roles as technical lead for the UK Climate Change Risk Assessment, strategic water resources planning for London,…

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

Sudarno Sumarto

Policy Advisor, National Team for Acceleration of Poverty Reduction, Indonesia

Sudarno is an economist and the first director of The SMERU Research Institute. His current position as a policy adviser at the National Team for the Acceleration of Poverty Reduction (TNP2K), Office of the Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia shows his strong linkages to Indonesian…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Economics, Poverty
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 13: Climate Action