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Deepa Joshi

Gender, Youth and Inclusion Lead, Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) and International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

Deepa Joshi is the Gender, Youth and Inclusion Lead at WLE and International Water Management Institutes (IWMI). A feminist political ecologist by training, her research has analysed shifts in environmental policies and how these restructure contextually complex intersections of gender, poverty,…

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

Dorothea Netz

Senior Manager Development Cooperation and Public Procurement, Germany Trade and Invest (GTAI)

Dorothea Netz is a senior manager at Germany Trade and Invest (GTAI) in Bonn's Development Cooperation and Public Procurement division. She has 15 years of experience in international cooperation and trade promotion, focusing on sustainability and partnerships between companies and development…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Finance, Industry and Trade
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Ekhosuehi Iyahen

Secretary-General, Insurance Development Forum

Ekhosuehi Iyahen is the Secretary-General of the Insurance Development Forum (IDF), a Public-Private Partnership led by the insurance industry and supported by the World Bank and the United Nations, aiming to enhance the use of insurance to build greater resilience against disasters and to help…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Finance, Private Sector
   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 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Elodie Vitalis

Representative to Fiji, Agence Française de Développement (AFD)

Ms. Elodie VITALIS is a graduate of Sciences Po Bordeaux and holds a Master's degree in Public Affairs (2006). She is currently the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Group Representative to Fiji (AFD/Expertise France). She joined AFD headquarters in Paris in 2013 as a policy officer for…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Economics, Industry and Trade, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Gareth Tan

Partnerships Lead (Asia-Pacific), Digital Prosperity for Asia Coalition

Gareth Tan is Partnerships Lead for the Asia-Pacific region at the Digital Prosperity for Asia (DPA) Coalition, which aims to promote greater awareness of digital regulations among Asia’s small businesses and startups and provide a platform for them to engage with governments. Gareth is also a…

   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

Giovanni Capannelli

Former Country Director of the Kazakhstan Resident Mission, ADB

Giovanni Capannelli left his position in ADB in March 2021. 

   Topic(s): Economics, Industry and Trade, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Gopalakrishna Bhat

Team Leader, Kolkata Flood Forecasting and Early Warning System Project, Taru Leading Edge

Gopalakrishna Bhat is a hydrogeologist. He started his career as a geologist in Ladakh Projects of Geological Survey of India. For over three decades, he has worked on diverse issues including risk assessment, urban climate change resilience, and traditional water technologies such as Qanats &…

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

Gordon Prain

Independent Consultant, Global Partnership on Sustainable Urban Agriculture and Food Security

Gordon Prain is a social anthropologist and independent consultant who advises Consultative Group on International Agriculture Research (CGIAR) Centers on issues related to urban and rural food systems and food security, gender, and agricultural change processes. Most recently he has been advising…

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

Hanna Uusimaa

Senior Climate Change Specialist, PARD, ADB

Hanna graduated from CSF's Economic Tools for Conservation course in 2009. Prior to ADB, she worked on climate and forest conservation at the Inter-American Development Bank.  

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Heiko Aydt

Head of SEC Digital Twin Lab, Singapore-ETH Centre (SEC)

Dr. Heiko Aydt is the founder and head of the Digital Twin Lab at the Singapore-ETH Centre. His focus is developing digital twin infrastructure technology and applications and offering related services for the onboarding and operations of computational models. Since 2017, he has been a lead…

   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