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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

Rafid Shidqi

Youth Project Designer for the Atoll Youth Climate Project, ADB

Rafid's career aspiration is to work on the intersection of the marine ecosystem and protect the community's livelihoods. He is currently working as a Project Leader in a local NGO, Thresher Shark Indonesia. Their goal is to protect the declining and endangered thresher shark population in one of…

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

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

Reena Suri

Executive Director, India Smart Grid Forum

Reena Suri, Executive Director with India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF) since 2013, brings over 21 years of experience in the Energy Sector. She is responsible for the research projects, advisory services, business development, training and capacity building programs, customer outreach activities,…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy, ICT
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Rhea B Penaflor

Assistant Secretary for Specialized Programs, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Philippines

Rhea Baladjay Peñaflor is a Bachelor of Laws graduate and a humanitarian and development worker currently in the role of Assistant Secretary for Specialized Programs at the Philippines’ Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Prior to her appointment to DSWD, she was appointed by the…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Rhea Katsanakis

Programme Management Officer, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction

Rhea is a Programme Management Officer at the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Headquarters in Geneva. She is currently the Project Lead for the UN Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction. She previously worked as a Tsunami Officer and Programme Officer in the…

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

Richard Poulter

Chief Risk Officer, Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance Company

Richard Poulter is a disaster risk finance and insurance specialist with expertise in the design and implementation of financial strategies to build resilience against the effects of natural disasters in low and middle income countries. Richard is a qualified Fellow of the Institute & Faculty…

   Topic(s): Disaster Risk Management, Finance
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

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

Robert Rout

Irrigation and Water Resource Management Specialist - Consultant, ADB

Bob Rout is an Irrigation and Water Resources Management specialist with more than 30 years of experience in developing countries, including countries in South Asia, South-East Asia, Central Asia, East Africa and Middle East. His irrigated agriculture experience includes work on community-based…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Disaster Risk Management
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Roger Fairclough

Founder, Neo Leaf Global Limited

Roger Fairclough has 40 years of experience in infrastructure design, construction and government policy. This includes being a member of the Expert Panel for the National Climate Change Risk Assessment Framework for New Zealand, working for the National Infrastructure Unit within New Zealand…

   Topic(s): Disaster Risk Management, Governance and Public Sector Management, Transport, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities