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Paul Featherstone

Director of International Sales, In-tend Limited

Paul leads the In-tend approaches into new and existing markets, focusing on the provision of a class-leading e-procurement platform to its expanding global community of users, working with the entire user base from small private sector entities through national government users and into large…

   Topic(s): Governance and Public Sector Management, ICT
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Pia Bernadette Roman Tayag

Managing Director, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

Ms. Pia Bernadette Roman Tayag is the Director of the Office of the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA). In this role, Pia leads the team that supports the work of Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands as the UNSGSA. Prior to…

   Topic(s): Finance, ICT, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Pratibha Kurnool

APAC Lead & Strategic Partnerships Lead for Social Impact Outreach, Cognizant

Pratibha Kurnool leads Outreach, Cognizant’s employee volunteering program, in Asia-Pacific and is also the Outreach lead for driving collaborative impact with strategic technology partners. She is based in Singapore.

   Topic(s): ICT
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Pratima Amonkar

Chair for D&I and Accessibility, Microsoft APAC

As Microsoft's APAC Leader for Cloud and AI business strategy, Pratima spearheads the work Microsoft does to empower customers, partners, governments, and citizens to digitally transform their businesses and lives with the power of Cloud and AI. She leads the strategy, planning, and programs to…

   Topic(s): Education, ICT, Industry and Trade, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Ramanathan Somasundaram

Individual consultant, eGP Consultant​

Ramanathan Somasundaram Ramanathan is an International e-GP consultant for the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank. He has researched Diffusion of e-Government Procurement (e-GP) for his Doctoral thesis work in Denmark (2001 - 2004). Since then, he has actively worked in…

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

Raul Katz

President, Telecom Advisory Services

Raul Katz is president of Telecom Advisory Services (www.teleadvs.com), which advises private and public sector organizations in strategy, regulation, and business development. He is also Director of Business Strategy Research at the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information at the Columbia Business…

   Topic(s): ICT, Industry and Trade
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Richard Jones

Senior Scientific Officer, Met Office Hadley Centre

Prof. Richard Jones holds a PhD in Numerical Analysis (1984-1988) and a BSc in Mathematics (1980-1983) from Imperial College, United Kingdom. He was a post-doctoral research scientist at Oxford University from 1987 to 1990. Richard has been working at the Met Office since 1990. He has been a…

   Topic(s): ICT, Knowledge Management
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 15: Life on Land

Rosa Maria Clemente

Deputy Executive Director, PHILGEPS

Ms. Rosa Maria M. Clemente is currently the Deputy Executive Director of the PS-Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PS-PhilGEPS). Her career in government started back at the Information Technology Service of the Department of Budget and Management where she handled various…

   Topic(s): Finance, ICT
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Ryotaro Hayashi

Social Sector Specialist, South Asia Regional Department, ADB

Ryotaro works on improving the education sector in South Asia, particularly Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India and Nepal. Before joining ADB as a Young Professional in 2015, he has worked for 10 years in international development organizations like the World Bank, the Japan International Cooperation…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Economics, Education, ICT
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Saimoni Veramu

Head, Fiji Procurement Office, Ministry of Finance, Economy and National Planning

Saimoni Veramu is the Head of Procurement at the Fiji Procurement Office, Ministry of Finance, Economy and National Planning. He has over 20 years of combined experience in the private and public sectors, with a focus on procurement, transformation projects, and logistics management. He began his…

   Topic(s): ICT
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth