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Parthasarathi Shome

Chairman, International Tax Research and Analysis Foundation (ITRAF), Bengaluru, India and Visiting Senior Fellow, London School of Economics

Parthasarathi Shome received Brazil’s highest civilian honour, Commander of the Order of the Southern Cross, for his contributions to Brazilian fiscal reform. He was Adviser (Minister of State) to the Indian Finance Minister, and chaired the Tax Administration Reform Commission (TARC). Earlier, he…

   Topic(s): Governance and Public Sector Management
   SDG: Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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

Paul Venton

Independent Consultant, ADB

Dr. Paul Venton specializes in strengthening people’s disaster and climate resilience and is passionate about the protection, restoration and sustainable management of nature. He has 24 years of experience in more than 25 countries and an action-research PhD in improving the sustainability and…

   Topic(s): Disaster Risk Management
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action

Pelagia Makhauri

Governance and Anti-Corruption Specialist and Project Officer, Council of Europe

Pelagia is a Legal professional with 7+ years of experience in anti-corruption law and policy, human rights, public administration, policy development, good governance, civil participation, digital governance, anti-fraud law, and policy and business integrity. She is also…

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

Peter Droogers

Expert on Integrated Water Resources Management, Kestrel Group Limited New Zealand

Dr. Peter Droogers is an expert on integrated water resources management at different spatial scales with an emphasis on climate change. His current activities include climate risk assessment for ADB and World Bank projects, focusing on assessing climate risks and analyzing potential adaptation…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Disaster Risk Management, Climate Change, Energy, Environment
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land

Peter Leonard

Regional Safeguards Adviser, The World Bank

Peter Leonard is presently the World Bank’ Regional Safeguards Adviser for the East and Southern Africa Region. Since 2006 he has held several positions within different departments and management teams of the World Bank Group based in Washington DC and in Beijing, China. Throughout his career, he…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Environment, Governance and Public Sector Management
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

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

Phonethavy Thammavongso

Technical Officer, Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Mr. Phonethavy Thammavongso joined the Disaster Prevention Division of the Social Welfare Department at the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, Lao PDR in 2014. He currently serves as a technical officer responsible for disaster information. He is a graduate of the Faculty of Environmental…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action

Pilar Avello

Programme Manager, Water and Sanitation, Stockholm International Water Institute

Ms. Pilar Avello is a Programme Manager and one of SIWI’s experts on democratic governance and accountability in the water sector. She has more than nine years of experience working in with government agencies and civil society organizations in Latin America, Africa and Europe to strengthen and…

   Topic(s): Governance and Public Sector Management
   SDG: Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Piyush Sharma

Senior Property and Casualty Analytics Solutions Manager, Swiss Re

Piyush Sharma is Senior Property and Casualty Analytics Solutions Manager at Swiss Re, serving clients across South-East Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. Based in Sydney, Australia, he joined Swiss Re in October 2021 to help build and scale analytical solutions which solve business problems.…

   Topic(s): Disaster Risk Management, Environment, Finance
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action