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Jerry Skees is the Executive Director of Global Parametrics and is also the primary founder and visionary behind Global Parametrics. With a career of 35 years as a professor of agricultural economics at the University of Kentucky, Jerry, and his previous firm, GlobalAgRisk, were at the forefront of…
Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management
SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action
Joel Joseph Marciano Jr. was appointed as the first Director-General of the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) in January 2020. Immediately prior to the PhilSA, he served as the Director of the Advanced Science and Technology Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-ASTI).
He has…
Topic(s): Governance and Public Sector Management, ICT, Regional Cooperation and Integration
SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
John Taylor is an urban planner and serves as the Chief Technical Advisor for FAO's Dhaka Food System Project in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management
SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action
Mr. Fagan is an e-procurement consultant for the ADB and WB assisting with their efforts in the assessment, development, implementation, and promotion of electronic procurement systems.
Mr. Fagan was one of the contributing authors of the ADB e-GP Handbook and the World Bank Global Public…
Topic(s): Governance and Public Sector Management, ICT
SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Julia Angela Mae Collado is the OIC-Chief of the Technical Assistance Division at the Environmental, Land Use and Urban Planning and Development Bureau, Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development, Philippines. She is an environmental planner and an agricultural engineer. She started her…
Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management
SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action
Julien Oliver currently leads the development and implementation of consultancies and digital solutions supporting hydro-meteorological disaster risk analysis and management at DHI. He has more than 16 years of experience in hydrological and hydraulic modelling, IT system development, extreme value…
Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management
SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 13: Climate Action
Julija Kuklyte Polycarp is a Climate Change Specialist at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, where she is leading the Bank’s climate adaptation policy and strategy, as well as overseeing its adaptation investment portfolio. She is responsible for ensuring climate resilience-related…
Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management
SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Karolis manages Open Contracting Partnership's programs in the EU & the Balkans. Before joining the OCP, he contributed to global open government efforts, working with Transparency International Lithuania, Open Government Partnership, the Epsi platform, Open Knowledge International,…
Topic(s): Governance and Public Sector Management, ICT
SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Katherine Miles is the gender consultant to the InsuResilience Gender Working Group and a technical expert on the gender dimensions of climate and disaster risk finance and insurance. Katherine co-authored research and guidance including Integrating Gender Considerations into Different Models of…
Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Urban Development
SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action
As a consultant on innovation and governance, Kaushal Jhalla works on cross institutional team to leverage technology and communities built around transparency, accountability and access to information. Before joining the World Bank in 2010, he was a Senior Business Analyst at Wells Fargo. He…
Topic(s): Finance, Governance and Public Sector Management, ICT
SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions