Displaying 41 - 50 of 50

Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno

Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Indonesia

Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno is an Indonesian businessman. He was appointed as Indonesia’s Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy on 23 December 2020. Sandiaga has a passion for empowering young entrepreneurs, supporting small-and-medium enterprises (SMEs), and enhancing access to finance in Indonesia…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality, Governance and Public Sector Management, ICT, Industry and Trade, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Sergey Poleshchuk

General Director, Ergonomics Ltd.

Country: The Republic of Kazakhstan   Sergey Vasilyevich Poleshchuk was born in 1969 in Shakhtinsk. He graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Precision Mechanics and Optics (Thermal Physics Engineer, 1992) and the Themis Law Academy (Lawyer, 2002). He started his working career in 1992 at…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Knowledge Management
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Shona Fitzgerald

Water Supply and Sanitation Specialist , World Bank

Shona is a water supply and sanitation specialist at the World Bank working on projects in the Pacific Islands since 2019. Shona is a water and wastewater treatment process engineer by training. She worked for 6 years at Australia’s largest water utility, Sydney Water, in a range of roles,…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality, Water
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 14: Life Below Water

Sofia Sprechmann Sineiro

Secretary General, CARE International

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

Sudarshana Anojan

Social Development Officer (Gender), ADB

Sudarshana Anojan is the Social Development and Gender Specialist in ADB’s Sri Lanka Country Office. He carries over 13 years of experience in the international development field; working with diverse non-government, bilateral and multilateral agencies. His area of expertise includes community…

   Topic(s): Education, Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Sumaya Saluja

Inclusive Governance Specialist, The Asia Foundation

Ms Sumaya Saluja is the Inclusive Governance Specialist for the Regional Governance Team. She has over 10 years of experience in South and Southeast Asia, Egypt and the United States working with local and international organizations on governance, peace and security, and gender equality. She has…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality, Governance and Public Sector Management, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Tanu Priya Uteng

Senior Research Planner, Norwegian Centre for Transport Research

Tanu Priya Uteng (Ph.D.), senior researcher at the Institute of Transport Economics (TOI) in Oslo, Norway, holds a PhD degree in Transport Planning and has worked extensively across a host of cross-cutting issues in the field of urban and transport planning in the past 18 years. Her areas of…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 5: Gender Equality

Yoojung Jang

Social Development Specialist, Energy Division, South Asia Department, ADB

Yoojung is a Social Development Specialist in South Asia DepartmentofADB and working on energy sector projects in terms of social safeguards and gender. She has 15years of professional experience in environmental and social management. Before joining ADB, she worked for the Export-Import Bank of…

   Topic(s): Energy, Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Youngsook Nam

Secretary-General , World Smart Sustainable Cities Organization

Dr. Young-sook Nam is the Secretary-General of WeGO (World Smart Sustainable Cities Organization), an international organization of 122 cities and 5 national ICT institutions dedicated to pursuing smart sustainable cities for all. Prior to joining WeGO, she was a Professor at Ewha Woman's…

   Topic(s): Economics, Gender Equality, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Youngsup Choi

Professor, Korea University of Technology and Education

Professor Youngsup Choi received his Doctor of Philosophy in economics (labor economics major) in 1996 from Korea University. During the foreign exchange crisis, Professor Choi was specially appointed as a statistics officer at the Korea National Statistical Office where he was in charge of…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Education, Knowledge Management
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities