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Arndt Husar

Senior Public Management Specialist (Digital Transformation), ADB

As a senior public management specialist in ADB’s Digital Technology for Development Division, Arndt facilitates the effective use of digital technology, advising ADB clients, regional departments, as well as sector and thematic groups on digital transformation.   Arndt provides technical…

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

Artessa SaldivarSali

Senior Municipal Engineer, World Bank

Artessa works in the East Asia & Pacific Region of the World Bank, where she leads a number of projects on disaster risk management, seismic risk reduction, and urban resilience. Prior to joining the World Bank in 2010, she worked in the Office of the President of the Philippines, and was also…

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

Arthur Chan

CEO & Director, Compathnion Tecnhology Ltd.

Mr. Arthur Chan, CEO & Director of Compathnion Tecnhology Ltd., an award-winning company specializes in innovative location-based services and research development. One major product One of its major innovation is the smart indoor positioning, Wherami, using a fusion of signals, such as Wi-Fi,…

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

Ashish Dhawan

Founder and Chairperson , Central Square Foundation

Ashish Dhawan is one of India’s leading philanthropists and a key voice for system reform in the country. Ashish is the Founder and CEO of Central Square Foundation (CSF) with the mission to improve the quality of school education for all students (especially from low-income communities) through…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Education, ICT
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals, Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Atsuko Okuda

Regional Director, ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

Ms. Atsuko Okuda was appointed as the Regional Director in April 2020. Prior to the new assignment, she was the Chief of the ICT and Development Section of the ICT and Disaster Risk Reduction Division of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), in Bangkok…

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

Atsumasa Sakai

Senior Energy Specialist, ADB

Atsumasa Sakai joined ADB in 2016 and have worked on energy sector operation in the East, Central, and West Asia since then. Before joining ADB, he had worked for the World Bank responsible for power development projects in Sub-Saharan Africa, and for the power utility in Metropolitan Tokyo…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Energy
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Bagus Mudiantoro

Co-Director for Policy Mentari, Castlerock Constulting

I am a climate change economist. Climate change, energy, and project management are my area of interest. As co-director for Policy under the MENTARI, policy and regulatory reform is one of the prominent agendas to accelerate the penetration of the renewable energy in Indonesia. My education…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy, Environment, ICT
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Bapon Fakhruddin

Technical Director - Disaster Risk and Climate Resilience, Tonkin + Taylor International

Dr Fakhruddin is an eminent hydro-meteorologist and disaster risk assessor with 20 years’ global experience in hydro-meteorology and climate resilience projects. His key areas of expertise are hazards forecasting, climate and multi-hazard risk assessments and coastal community resilience. His most…

   Topic(s): Disaster Risk Management, Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Ben Milligan

Chair of Global Ocean Accounts Partnership, University of New South Wales

Ben is a Scientia Fellow based at the Environmental Law Cluster, Centre for Applied Economic Research, and Centre for Ecosystem Science. His interdisciplinary research, teaching and advisory work focus on energy policy, renewable energy. 

   Topic(s): Disaster Risk Management, Energy, Environment
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

BolorErdene Battsengel

Chair, Communications and Information Technology Authority

Bolor-Erdene Battsengel is the chairwoman of the Government of Mongolia's Communication and Information Technology Authority, the youngest and first female to hold this position. As the youngest leader in the current Cabinet, she crafted the five-year plan to transform Mongolia into a "digital…

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