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Ing Kantha Phavi

Minister of Women’s Affairs, Cambodia

Since 2004, Ing Kantha Phavi, has been serving as the Minister for Women’s Affairs, where she is responsible for its management and leadership. In addition to her ministerial post, she has been the Chairwoman of the Cambodian National Council for Women since 2004. Prior to becoming Minister, Dr.…

   Topic(s): ICT, Industry and Trade, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

James Spurgeon

Founder/Director, Ecosystem Valuation Specialist, Sustain Value

James Spurgeon is the founder and director of Sustain Value, a consultancy firm he established in 2011 to advise financial institutions, investors, multi-national companies and governments on natural capital, multi-capitals and the blue economy. He is an environmental economist with 30 years…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Environment, Finance
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water

Jane Parry

Health Analyst, Parry, Frow & Associates Ltd

Jane Parry is a health analyst and communications specialist. She has been a consultant with ADB since 2014, and has extensive experience working with multilateral development agencies, the UN system, and the private sector. She has multi-sectoral expertise, including social determinants of health…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Health
   SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Jane Romero

Technical Assistance Officer, The Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility

Jane Romero is a Technical Assistance Officer in the Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility (PRIF). Jane has an engineering and economics background and has worked in various aspects of infrastructure development in many countries in Asia and the Pacific for over 15 years. In her present role in…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Environment, Private Sector, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Jerry Skees

Executive Director, Global Parametrics

Jerry Skees is the Executive Director of Global Parametrics and is also the primary founder and visionary behind Global Parametrics. With a career of 35 years as a professor of agricultural economics at the University of Kentucky, Jerry, and his previous firm, GlobalAgRisk, were at the forefront of…

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

Jim Hall

Professor, University of Oxford

Professor Jim Hall FREng is a Professor of Climate and Environmental Risks at the University of Oxford. His research focuses on the management of climate-related risks in infrastructure systems. He leads the UK Infrastructure Transitions Research Consortium, which has developed the world’s first…

   Topic(s): Disaster Risk Management, Climate Change, Water
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Johannes Hunink

Climate Change and Climate Data Expert, FutureWater.

Johannes Hunink (PhD) is a water resources and climate change expert with international experience in research and advisory support for development projects. He is experienced in the use of  simulation models and remote sensing for the assessment of water-related ecosystem services.…

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

Johannes Vogel

Energy Specialist, ADB

Johannes Vogel is Energy Specialist in the ADB Central West Asia Energy Division with over ten years of international experience in the field of renewable energies, e-mobility, and sustainable development. He has been working in with different development-related organizations and private sector…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Energy, ICT
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

John Bachmann

Vice President for Urban Planning (Southeast), AECOM

Urban policy and planning specialist exploring innovative ways to integrate spatial planning and infrastructure to make vibrant, low-carbon cities for people.

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

John Beirne

Vice-Chair of Research and a Senior Research Fellow, ADBI

John Beirne is Vice-Chair of Research and a Senior Research Fellow at the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI). In this role, he co-heads ADBI’s Research Department, leading research workstreams on macroeconomics, finance, and infrastructure. He was previously a research fellow at the ADBI and…

   Topic(s): Energy, Finance, ICT
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities