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Bimbika Sijapati Basnett

Gender Specialist, CCSD, ADB

At ADB, Bimbika coordinates and contributes to the mainstreaming of gender in ADB operations in the Central West Asia region, focusing on Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the South Caucasus. Before joining the ADB in January 2024, she worked as the Head of Gender and Social Inclusion at the Australia-…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Biswanath Debnath

Consultant, Southeast Asia Department, Asian Development Bank

Biswanath Debnath is a resettlement specialist currently working as a consultant for ADB, where was previously a Principal Social Development Specialist (Safeguards). He obtained his master’s degree and PhD in Anthropology from the State University of New York at Stony Brook.

   Topic(s): Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Chandy Chea

Gender and Development Specialist, ADB

Ms. Chandy Chea has close to 20 years of experience working on gender and development, gender-based violence, HIV/AIDS awareness, capacity-building programs, and advocacy with various organizations including ADB, United Nations, non-governmental organizations (NGO), and community-based…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Chansouk Insouvanh

Social Development Specialist/Gender Advisor , World Bank Vientiane Office

Chansouk Insouvanh (Souky) is a member of Khmu ethnic group from Lao PDR and a Senior Social Safeguards Consultant, who works part-time as a Social Development Specialist/Gender Advisor for the World Bank Vientiane Office. She holds a Master of Sciences in Environmental Policy and Planning, and a…

   Topic(s): Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Charles Petrie

Independent Consultant, ADB

Charles Petrie is a retired diplomate and now works as an independent consultant. He has also worked with the UN that involved working in a number of conflict situations including Afghanistan, Myanmar and countries in Africa. He co-authored OECD report on FCAS. His presentation will provide…

   Topic(s): Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Chettiyappan Visvanathan

Professor, Mahidol University, Thailand

Dr. Chettiyappan Visvanathan, is an Emeritus  Professor of Asian Institute of Technology.  Currently he is working with  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of  Mahidol University. He has a Ph.D. (Chemical /Environmental Engineering) from Institute National…

   Topic(s): Environment, Regional Cooperation and Integration, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Chhaya Jha

Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Specialist, Consultant

Ms. Jha’s field of specialization includes Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) Training, Analysis and Mainstreaming, Conflict Analysis, Project Design, Evaluation, Assessment Studies, and Facilitation/Moderation. She has been responsible for the design and implementation of GESI…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Clares Loren Jalocon

Head-Corporate Planning and Communications, Philippine Electricity Market Corporation

Clares Loren Jalocon is a Registered Electrical Engineer (REE), holds a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of the Philippines, with more than ten (10) years of working experience under PEMC, and has been involved in PEMC’s developmental…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy, ICT, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Cristelle Pratt

Assistant Secretary General, Environment and Climate Action Organization of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States

Cristelle Pratt has thirty years of policy practice experience in various settings and is currently OACPS’ Assistant Secretary General for Environment and Climate Action. Prior to, she was the Pacific Islands Forum’s Deputy Secretary General. She has consulted on climate change, risk resilience and…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Daniel Longhurst

Social Protection and Cash Based Transfers Adviser WFP Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific, World Food Programme

Daniel is WFP’s social protection and cash adviser for Asia Pacific. He has over a decade of operational and analytical experience with WFP and other UN agencies, academia, think tanks, and development organizations in social protection, resilience, DRM and climate adaptation. He has previously…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Economics, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities