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Nithya Sharma

Director of Global Strategy , Women’s World Banking

Nithya Sharma is the Director of Global Strategy at Women’s World Banking where she is responsible for driving the development and implementation of the organization’s 10-year strategy to reach 100 million women, as well as country strategies in each of Women’s World Banking’s priority markets. She…

   Topic(s): Finance, Gender Equality, Private Sector
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Nuzhat Nueary

Programme Officer, Oxfam

Nuzhat Nueary is a mid-career development professional who has spent the last six years advocating for the rights of climate-affected women and youth. She is currently employed by Oxfam, an organization dedicated to fighting poverty and inequality. In line with her organization's mission, she like…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Gender Equality, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Ozoda Parpiboyeva

Chairperson, Committee of Family and Women, Republic of Uzbekistan

Ozoda Parpiboyeva has been heading the Committee of Family and Women of the Republic of Uzbekistan since the beginning of 2023. The Committee is entrusted with the tasks of protecting the rights and legitimate interests of women and ensuring guarantees of gender equality. Led by Ozoda Parpiboeva,…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality

Padma Shri Reema Nanavaty

Former General Secretary, Self-Employed Women's Association

Reema Nanavaty is former General Secretary of the Self Employed Women's Association in India. She has worked with SEWA for more than 35 years expanding its membership to over 1.7 million members, making it the single largest union of informal sector women workers. 

   Topic(s): Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality

Pallab Chakma

Executive Director, Kapaeeng Foundation, Bangladesh

Currently, he is working as Executive Director of Kapaeeng Foundation (KF), a leading indigenous peoples’ organization in Bangladesh that works for the promotion and protection of the rights of indigenous peoples. Pallab has been working for indigenous peoples’ land rights for the last 14 years. He…

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

Parimita Mohanty

Programme Management Officer, Renewable Energy, Asia and the Pacific Office, UNEP

Parimita Mohanty has more than 18 years of experience in sustainable energy, women’s economic empowerment and climate change and has worked on evidence-driven, gender inclusive policies and strategies, technology transfer and climate action plans in more than 15 countries. She has worked…

   Topic(s): Energy, Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality

Patricia Bunye

Founding President, Diwata-Women in Resource Development

Patricia Bunye is a Senior Partner and Deputy Managing Partner for Administration of Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia. She heads its Mining and Natural Resources Department and Energy practice group and is also a partner in its Intellectual Property Department. She is also the Founding President of…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality

Patricia Mariano

Advisor and Project Manager (PH) , GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit)

Patricia has 8 years of experience in transport, first with the Philippines' Department of Transportation (DOTr) and then with the German development cooperation (GIZ). She works on sustainable transport policy and the role of technology in improving urban mobility, and has experience with airport…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality, Transport
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Petra Butler

Professor of Law, Victoria University of Wellington

Petra specializes in domestic and international human rights, public and private comparative law, and international commercial law with an emphasis on international commercial contracts and dispute resolution. She has published extensively in those areas (including together with Andrew Butler, The…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality, Governance and Public Sector Management, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Pisey Khun

CEO and Founder, Workingna

Pisey Khun is the CEO and Founder of Workingna, an executive search specifically in the Financial Industry but not limited to Fintech, Banking, Payment Service Provider and Insurance. With 7 years plus hands-on experience in Sales and Marketing, they ensuring to deliver the potential pool of…

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