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Jost Wagner

Managing Director, The Change Initiative Co. Ltd.

Jost Wagner is the Managing Director of The Change Initiative Co. Ltd. and the Chief Navigator of the Asia-Pacific Futures Network (APFN). In the last 15 years Jost has advised and facilitated more than 450 workshops and conferences worldwide for organizations such as the United Nations and the…

   Topic(s): Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Joy Elamon

Director General, Kerala Institute of Local Administration

Presently the Director General of Kerala Institute of Local Administration (KILA). He is a medical doctor with Masters in Public Health (MPH) and MBBS. His areas of interest and expertise include Decentralisation and local governance, participatory planning, monitoring and evaluation, climate…

   Topic(s): Economics, Governance and Public Sector Management
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Jutta Urpilainen

Commissioner for International Partnerships, European Commission

As European Commissioner for International Partnerships, Ms Jutta Urpilainen oversees the European Commission’s work on international cooperation and sustainable development. She is a strong advocate for gender equality, social justice and youth participation. Before joining the Commission, Ms…

   Topic(s): Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Kaelen Onusko

Public Managemnet Specialist(Taxation), ADB

Kaelen is an international tax integrity expert. Prior to her secondment at ADB, shewas a Tax Policy Advisor at the Global Forum on Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes at the OECD in Paris. In this role, Kaelen supported member jurisdiction with the implementation of the international…

   Topic(s): Finance, Governance and Public Sector Management
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Kailash Rai

Researcher, Martin Chautari

Kailash Rai is a researcher at Martin Chautari, where she has worked for over a decade. Her work focuses on gender, feminism, sexuality and social justice along with intersectional lens. She is the author of Indigenous Women’s Institution, Movement and Writing (2017) and the editor of In Search of…

   Topic(s): Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Karin Schelzig

Director, ADB

Dr. Karin Schelzig is a poverty and social protection specialist with more than 25 years of multidisciplinary human and social development (HSD) experience in East and Southeast Asia and the Pacific, including 20 years with the Asian Development Bank. Karin manages a regional HSD team that designed…

   Topic(s): Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Karma Wangdi

Chief Procurement Officer, Department of National Properties Ministry of Finance, Bhutan

Karma Wangdi started as an accountant climbing up as Chief Procurement Officer is a lifetime achievement with accounting experience and now as a procurement professional. Equipped with dual experience is an edge given the current fierce competitive world of employment. He graduated with Honors…

   Topic(s): Finance, Governance and Public Sector Management
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Karolis Granickas

Manager, Open Contracting Partnership

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 Hughes

Principal Climate Change Specialist, ADB

Kate has 20 years of experience working on climate change and sustainable development policy, financing, and technology projects across the Asia Pacific region. Kate is a Principal Climate Change Specialist at ADB where she leads the mitigation team and focuses on climate policy and financing,…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Finance, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Kaushal Jhalla

Consultant, Innovation and Governance, World Bank Group

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