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Shohei Sonoda

First Secretary Head of Economic and Development Corporation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan

Shohei Sonoda serves as an official at the International Safety and Security Cooperation Division in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan.

Topic(s): Governance and Public Sector Management, Regional Cooperation and Integration

SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

A leader in international development and humanitarian response, Sofía brings over 25 years of experience of working at CARE. She spearheaded CARE’s first program strategy and was integral to placing gender equality at the very heart of CARE’s worldwide work. In CARE’s 75-year history, her…

Topic(s): Gender Equality, Governance and Public Sector Management, Regional Cooperation and Integration, Social Development and Protection

SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Sri Widowati

Country Director, ADB

Ms. Sri Widowati is the former Country Director for ADB Sri Lanka. She retired in 2019.

Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Regional Cooperation and Integration

SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Steven Schipani

Unit Head, Project Administration, Viet Nam Resident Mission, ADB

Steven Schipani is based in the Asian Development Bank’s Viet Nam Resident Mission. He manages a portfolio of more than 50 public investment projects worth about USD 6.9 billion, covering transport, urban development, agriculture and natural resources, energy, and the education and health sectors.…

Topic(s): Regional Cooperation and Integration, Urban Development

SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Sunniya DurraniJamal

Country Director, ADB

Ms. Sunniya Durrani-Jamal is currently the Country Director for the Asian Development Bank in Cambodia. She manages ADB’s portfolio of approximately $1.57b, and $40m TA and grants, delivered by a team of 47 staff and consultants. Her main responsibilities include managing relationships with key…

Topic(s): Public-Private Partnership, Regional Cooperation and Integration

SDG: Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Susanne Becken

Professor of Sustainable Tourism, Griffith University, Australia

Susanne Becken is a Professor of Sustainable Tourism at Griffith University in Australia and the Principal Science Investment Advisor (Visitor) in the Department of Conservation, New Zealand. She is also a Vice-Chancellor Research Fellow at the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom. Susanne is…

Topic(s): Industry and Trade, Regional Cooperation and Integration

SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Sweta Dixit

Project Coordinator, Youth for Asia

Sweta is the current Youth Project Coordinator of ADB Youth for Asia (YfA) Bagmati Project.

Topic(s): Civil Society, Gender Equality

SDG: Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Tahira Rehman Gunjial

Gender Specialist (Consultant) , ADB

Gender Specialist with a Ph.D. in Sociology and specialization in Gender and Social Development with over 24 years of professional expertise in gender and social planning, development and management as a government counterpart as well as national consultant with the multilateral development banks (…

Topic(s): Gender Equality, Social Development and Protection

SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Thiam Hee Ng

Director, SARD, ADB

Thiam Hee (Bernard) Ng is a Director in Regional Cooperation and Operations Coordination Division, South Asia Department with the Asian Development Bank. He leads ADB's regional cooperation activities in South Asia and also manages ADB operations in the Maldives. Prior to this role, he carried out…

Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Regional Cooperation and Integration

SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Truong Hoa Binh

First Deputy Prime Minister , Government of Viet Nam

Trương Hòa Bình is a Vietnamese politician and the current First Deputy Prime Minister of The Socialist Republic of Vietnam. He is considered to be one of the more promising members' of the Vietnamese Government, having previously served as Chief Justice of the Supreme People's…

Topic(s): Governance and Public Sector Management, Regional Cooperation and Integration

SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals