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Agnes Surry

Deputy Head of Capacity Building and Training and Senior Economist, ADBI

Agnes Surry joined the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) in September 2022 and is Deputy Head of Capacity Building and Training and Senior Economist. Her areas of interest include development and public finance, aid effectiveness, climate change adaptation, gender equality, social policies,…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Climate Change, Finance, Governance and Public Sector Management
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Aiyaz SayedKhaiyum

Acting Prime Minister of Fiji and Minister for Economy and Minister responsible for Climate Change, Fiji, Minister for Economy, Public Enterprises, Civil Service, and Communications, Fiji

Mr. Sayed-Khaiyum is the Fijian Attorney-General and the Minister for Economy, Public Enterprises, Civil Service, and Communications, and the minister responsible for climate change. He is the second-ranking elected official in the country. Mr. Sayed-Khaiyum oversaw the creation of a climate change…

   Topic(s): Environment, Governance and Public Sector Management
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land

Amit Bhatt

Executive Director, World Resources Institute

Amit is the Executive Director of Integrated Urban Transport, WRI India. He is based in Delhi and provides vision and leadership to all transport initiatives across WRI India, managing relationships with partners and stakeholders. Amit has around 20 years of experience in the field of urban…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Governance and Public Sector Management, Transport, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land

Anne Orquiza

Senior Public Management Officer (Disaster Risk Management), Asian Development Bank

Anne Orquiza is a Senior Public Management Officer (Disaster Risk Management) in the Asian Development Bank. She works across ADB supporting disaster-resilient development and post-disaster recovery. Before joining ADB in 2020, she worked for over a decade with the Australian Department of Foreign…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Governance and Public Sector Management, Knowledge Management
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Byounggun Kim

Director, KIP

Dr. Byounggun Kim is currently the Director of Strategic Public Procurement Research Division of the Korea Institute of Procurement (KIP). Mr. Kim has been a dedicated researcher with a decade of experience at the KIP, specializing in leveraging public procurement for the advancement of government…

   Topic(s): Governance and Public Sector Management
   SDG: Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Christopher Knowles

Head of Climate Change and Environment Division, European Investment Bank

Knowles joined EIB in 1982 and has held a number of positions inside and outside Europe. Since January 2006 he has been part of an initiative by EIB to reinforce its activity in sectors of high policy priority for the EU and in which the EIB seeks to develop innovative approaches. In this capacity…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Economics, Energy, Governance and Public Sector Management
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Dong Joo Park

Assistant Director, PPS

Park Dong Joo is currently the Assistant Director of Fair Evaluation Management Team of the Public Procurement Service (PPS). Prior to being a public officer in PPS, he played multiple roles as an IBM Informix DBMS engineer, billing system manager, billing database administrator, flight…

   Topic(s): Finance, Governance and Public Sector Management
   SDG: Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Erna Witoelar

Honorary President, Eastern Regional Organization for Planning and Housing (EAROPH)

Erna is the former UN Special Ambassador for MDGs in the Asia Pacific (2003-2007); Indonesian Minister of Human Settlements and Regional Development (1999-2001), and President of the Consumers International (1991-1997). She was a member of the Commission on Developing Countries and Global Changes (…

   Topic(s): Economics, Environment, Governance and Public Sector Management
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Gon Kim

Deputy Director, Construction Work Bureau

Gon Kim is currently the Deputy Director of the Construction Cost Management Division of the Construction Work Bureau. Prior to his appointment as deputy director in 2021, he served as Assistant Deputy Director of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Division, Construction Works Bureau in 2010.…

   Topic(s): Governance and Public Sector Management
   SDG: Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Gyeasoo Jo

Chief Consultant, Korea Overseas Development and Consulting

Dr. Gyeasoo Jo is a Strategic Planning and M&E Specialist. She is currently a Chief Consultant of the Korea Overseas Development and Consulting (Korea) and at the same time Affiliate Professor of the Department of International Studies of Hanguk University of Foreign Studies. Among others, she…

   Topic(s): Governance and Public Sector Management
   SDG: Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals