He joined the Alliance to End Plastic Waste two years ago, intrigued by the huge challenge of addressing plastic waste, the opportunity for transformation to a plastics circular economy, and bringing together in quite a unique way the full plastics upstream and downstream value chain from brand…
Topic(s): Environment, ICT
SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land
Antonette graduated Cum Laude at University of the Philippines Manila with a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. She is currently finishing her Masters in Community Development at the University of the Philippines Diliman. She has worked for 7 years in the development sector focusing on…
Topic(s): Climate Change, Urban Development, Water
SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Mary Jo Schrade is an Assistant General Counsel and Regional Lead for Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) Asia and is based at Microsoft’s Cyber Security Center in Singapore. She oversees the initiatives, programs and strategies related to Microsoft Asia’s efforts to prevent or disrupt…
Topic(s): ICT
SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Mary Roach is the outgoing energy access program manager at Ceniarth and the incoming head of global partnerships at Loowatt, a waterless toilet company based in the UK. Prior to joining Ceniarth in 2015, she was responsible for the GSMA’s M4D Utilities Innovation Fund supporting…
Topic(s): Energy, Water
SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
Maryam Al Mansoori is the General Manager of Rebound, an alternative supply chain model facilitating the global trade of used plastic for recycling. The UAE government supports the company’s innovative and sustainable solution and is backed by the IHC (International Holding Company) of Abu Dhabi.…
Topic(s): Environment, ICT
SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land
Morita is currently Product marketing & New business head of FUJIFILM Healthcare domain, leading new innovation such as NURA, TB program, Public Private Partnership (PPP) and CT & MRI business innovation in global from Tokyo HQ.
Topic(s): ICT
SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Masatake (Masa) Yamamichi is a Digital Technology Specialist at ADB's Digital Technology for Development Division, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department. He is responsible for cybersecurity and privacy agendas. With the broad expertise and operational experience, he also provides…
Topic(s): ICT, Industry and Trade
SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Mat is the Director of Water Chemistry at Moerk Water Solutions, Asia-Pacific. He has a PhD in Chemistry and has worked for more than a decade designing water treatment solutions for the water, mining, energy and food sectors, both locally and internationally. As well as designing water treatment…
Topic(s): Water
SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
Matteo is the Director of Operations at SecondMuse based in Singapore. He supports the development and implementation of The Incubation Network initiative. He provides technical input to identify and accelerate solutions to prevent ocean plastic pollution in South and Southeast Asia and contributes…
Topic(s): Environment, ICT
SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land
Matthew is the former founder & CEO of Solu. He launched Solu in 2018 in Manila, Philippines, and led the company to its acquisition 14 months later in May 2019. He grew the company from an idea in a notebook to 22 people and 4 integrated tech products with the overarching ambition to…
Topic(s): ICT, Social Development and Protection
SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals