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Agus Prabowo

Deputy Chairman for Human Resources Development, NPPA (National Public Procurement Agency)

Dr. Agus Prabowo as the chairman at LKPP (the Indonesian National Public Procurement Agency). He advocates the effectiveness in the public procurement process of healthcare products as well as the outcomes from e-catalogue implementation in Indonesia.

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Health, Public-Private Partnership
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being

Amit Jain

Senior Energy Specialist, World Bank

Amit is a solar engineer, with a Ph.D. in solar energy and Fulbright Scholarship from NREL, USA and Chevening Fellow at King’s College, London. He loves to shares real-life stories on how solar energy is transforming people’s lives across health, transport, water, and agriculture sector. He works…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Energy, Environment, Health
   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, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being

Danielle Wood

Chief Executive Officer, Grattan Institute

Danielle is the CEO of the Grattan Institute. She believes in the power of public policy to make Australia a better place. Danielle has published extensively on economic reform priorities, budget policy, tax reform, generational inequality, and reforming political institutions. She is a sought-…

   Topic(s): Education, Health, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

David Evans

Senior Fellow, World Health Organization

David Evans is a senior fellow at the Center for Global Development, working on education, health, and social safety nets. Previously he was at the World Bank, where he co-authored the World Development Report 2018, Learning to Realize Education’s Promise, coordinated impact evaluation work for sub…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Education, Health
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Dinar Dana Kharisma

Senior Policy Planner, Coordinator for Social Assistance, Ministry of National Development Planning

Dinar Dana Kharisma currently works at the Directorate of Poverty Alleviation and Community Empowerment, Ministry of National Development Planning (BAPPENAS). Since 2008, he has participated in the designing and evaluation process of various national social protection programs, including the…

   Topic(s): Health, Poverty
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Elene Machaidze

former Intern, ADB

Elene Machaidze was an Intern at ADB’s East Asia Department (Urban and Social Sectors Division) in 2021. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Urban Planning and Policy Design at Politecnico Di Milano in Italy. She is part of a dual degree programme with Tongji University, Shanghai. She…

   Topic(s): Health, Regional Cooperation and Integration, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Jittima Rodsawad

Public Health Technical Officer, Health Impact Assessment Division, Department of Health, Ministry of Public Health (Thailand)

Jittima is the Public Health Technical Officer in the Health Impact Assessment Division at the Department of Health. Since 2002, she has experience with HIA applications for public parks in the Yala municipality in Thailand. She is also responsible for developing HIA training courses for…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Environment, Health
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being

Kirthi Ramesh

Social Sector Specialist, ADB

Kirthi works on health and social protection projects in ADB’s Central and West Asia region. She is particularly interested in the quality of care, improving health governance to strengthen health systems, how digital health can transform health care, and social protection. Kirthi’s …

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Health
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being

Lan Mercado

Regional Director, Oxfam International Secretariat Asia

Lan Mercado is the Regional Director for Oxfam in Asia. Lan is an activist and development worker, with over 30 years of experience working with civil society coalitions, environmental movements, and international women's rights organizations. Since 1999, she’s been with Oxfam, starting as a…

   Topic(s): Economics, Gender Equality, Health, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Michael Kremer

Gates Professor of Developing Societies, Department of Economics, Harvard University

Michael Kremer is the Gates Professor of Developing Societies in the Department of Economics at Harvard University. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship and a Presidential Faculty Fellowship, and was named a Young Global Leader by the…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Economics, Education, Health, Water
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation