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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

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

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

Kimarli Fernando

Chairperson, Sri Lanka Tourism

Kimarli is the Chairperson of Sri Lanka Tourism, heading the Government’s four main Tourism entities; Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority, Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau, Sri Lanka Conventions Bureau, and Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management. This is the first time that one…

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

Miguela Ramirez

Supervising Environmental Management Specialist, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, PENRO of Bataan Province

Ms. Miguela Ramirez is currently the Supervising Environmental Management Specialist of the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources of Bataan, Philippines. She leads/co-leads efforts in engaging provincial stakeholders toward stronger participation in nature conservation efforts and building…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Environment, Governance and Public Sector Management
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Moekti Handajani Soejachmoen

Executive Director, Indonesia Research Institute for Decarbonization

Moekti Handajani Soejachmoen (Kuki Soejachmoen) is currently the Executive Director of IRID and one of the Co-founders. She has been working on climate change since the early 1990s. Her first area in this issue was scientific and modeling, especially in relation to the energy-based sector. She then…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Climate Change, Governance and Public Sector Management
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 13: Climate Action

Pattama Domrongphol

Environmentalist (Senior Professional Level), Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning

Pattama Domrongphol is an Environmentalist (Senior Professional Level) at the Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Thailand.

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Environment, Governance and Public Sector Management
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land