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Rithesh Shetty

Partner, Boston Consulting Group

Rithesh is a Partner at BCG's Singapore office and a core member of the BCG X practice. As an accomplished leader in innovation, product strategy, and digital transformation, he brings 20 years of experience delivering impactful results for Fortune 500 companies. His work focuses on enhancing…

   Topic(s): ICT
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Ron Lester Durante

Consultant, ADB

Ron is currently working as a consultant at the Asian Development Bank, focusing on the application of machine learning algorithms for the compilation of socioeconomic indicators. Prior to ADB, he was a Science Research Specialist at the Philippine Department of Energy’s Renewable Energy Management…

   Topic(s): ICT
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Rose Sagun

Education Specialist, ADB

  Rose is an Education Specialist at the Education Practice Team, Sector Group, Asian Development Bank. Before joining ADB, she worked at the Education Commission in Washington D.C., which was co-convened by the former Director-General of UNESCO and the UN Special Envoy for Global…

   Topic(s): ICT
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Rowena Candice Ruiz

Executive Director, Government Procurement Policy Board, Philippines

Rowena Candice Ruiz is an expert on digital transformation and public procurement. Her leadership has led to innovative reforms, focusing on data-driven policies, capacity building, and technology solutions for efficiency and transparency. She secured the Philippines' observer status in the World…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Public Sector Management and Governance, ICT
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Royce Wee

Director, Alibaba Group

Royce Wee is Director, Head of Global Public Policy, at the Alibaba Group.  His current focus areas include international developments in data protection policy, laws and regulations, AI governance and ethics, and promoting an organisational culture of trust, safety, security and…

   Topic(s): ICT
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Rusmir Musić

Operations Officer, IFC Climate Business Department

Rusmir has been the Climate Anchor for IFC’s Upstream program, working on a number of cross-cutting initiatives including green affordable housing, smart cities, decarbonization, and climate adaptation. Rusmir joined IFC in 2011 where he initially worked as Strategy Officer for the Climate Business…

   Topic(s): ICT
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Ryan Jihong Kim

Investment Analyst Manager, INFOBANK

Mr. Ryan Jihong Kim is an investment analyst manager at INFOBANK I Accel, Investment Business Team. Before he joined INFOBANK, Ryan was a HR director at U-Forest, supply chain management operation specialist at Samsung SDS. He was also CEO of a venture company.  Ryan earned a bachelor’s degree…

   Topic(s): ICT
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Ryosuke Shibasaki

​​​​​​​Professor, University of Tokyo

Prof. Ryosuke Shibasaki​​​​​​​ obtained a Ph.D. in remote sensing/GIS from the University of Tokyo in 1986. His working experiences include Research engineer at Public Works Research Institute, Ministry of Construction, Japan (1982-1988), Associate Professor at the Department of Civil…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, ICT
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Saad Paracha

Senior Regional Cooperation Specialist, ADB

Mr. Saad Paracha supports regional cooperation initiatives as part of Asian Development Bank’s operations covering the Central West Region that covers Central Asia, Afghanistan and Pakistan. He is the Unit Head of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) program since February 2020…

   Topic(s): ICT
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Sam Adlen

Co-CEO, Space Solar

Sam is co-CEO of Space Solar, creating an era-defining new solar energy source from space.  Following a PhD working on a NASA Mars mission, Sam joined VEGA as a consultant focusing on satellite applications. From there, he held senior space sector strategy roles in Finmeccanica (now Leonardo…

   Topic(s): Energy, ICT
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure