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Rosa Maria Clemente

Deputy Executive Director, PHILGEPS

Ms. Rosa Maria M. Clemente is currently the Deputy Executive Director of the PS-Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PS-PhilGEPS). Her career in government started back at the Information Technology Service of the Department of Budget and Management where she handled various…

   Topic(s): Finance, ICT
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

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, Governance and Public Sector Management, 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

Ruth Stewart

Director of the Africa Centre for Evidence, University of London

Experienced academic, knowledge translator and public servant with a demonstrated history of working across public policy to ensure that research evidence is both useful and used. Leads the Africa Centre for Evidence and chairs the Africa Evidence Network. Holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) focused…

   Topic(s): Education, ICT
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education

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

Ryotaro Hayashi

Social Sector Specialist, South Asia Regional Department, ADB

Ryotaro works on improving the education sector in South Asia, particularly Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India and Nepal. Before joining ADB as a Young Professional in 2015, he has worked for 10 years in international development organizations like the World Bank, the Japan International Cooperation…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Economics, Education, ICT
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

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