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Lauren Whitehead

Director of Technical Assistance, BRAC Ultra-Poor Graduation Initiative

Lauren manages a talented technical team to design and deliver high-quality technical assistance, advisory services, and policy advocacy to governments and an array of partners including development banks, UN agencies, bilateral and multilateral institutions, and international NGOs. As a Graduation…

   Topic(s): Industry and Trade, Poverty
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Lyaziza Sabyrova

Regional Head, Regional Cooperation and Integration, CWRD, ADB

Ms. Sabyrova, a national of Kazakhstan, holds a Doctorate and Master’s degree in Economics from Indiana University, United States. She also holds a Diploma in Political Economy from Kazakh State University, Kazakhstan.   Ms. Sabyrova has 27 years of professional experience, including 18 years…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Poverty
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Nidup Tshering

Consultant, ADB

Nidup Tshering works as a Social Development Consultant (GAD) for ADB in Bhutan. With a background in Development Management, he has been working with ADB for the last twelve years designing and implementing social projects. His recent works include the development of technical and vocational…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality, Poverty
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 1: No Poverty

Paul Jasper

Principal Consultant and Data Innovation Lead, Oxford Policy Management

Paul Jasper is a Principal Consultant in the Research and Evidence practice at OPM and leads the Data Innovation team. He is an Economist with extensive experience in data analytics, data management, quantitative research, experimental and quasi-experimental quantitative evaluation methodologies,…

   Topic(s): Economics, Poverty
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Piyasiri Wickramasekara

Vice-President (former ILO Migration Specialist), Global Migration Policy Association

Piyasiri Wickramasekara is Vice-President of Global Migration Policy Associates; he is an internationally recognized expert in development, migration, and employment issues. He obtained his PhD in Economics from the University of Cambridge (UK). He joined the International Labour Organization in…

   Topic(s): Civil Society, Poverty, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Protap Mukherjee

Senior Research Manager, Young Lives India

Protap Mukherjee is a Quantitative Research Coordinator at Young Lives India and works on education, child labor, and poverty. He obtained his master's degree in Geography from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi and a masters degree in Population Studies from the International Institute for…

   Topic(s): Environment, Poverty
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Rafal Chomik

Senior Research Fellow, University of New South Wales

Rafal Chomik is an economist specialising in social policy, poverty, and population ageing. He is also an expert in data visualisation and policy-oriented research translation. Mr. Chomik has previously worked for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the British…

   Topic(s): Poverty
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Robyn Layton

Former Judge, Supreme Court of South Australia

The Hon. Justice Robyn Layton is a former Supreme Court judge of South Australia (SA) and was the fourth female to have been so appointed. Prior to her Supreme Court appointment, she was a barrister practising across many jurisdictions, the third female to be appointed a silk in…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Gender Equality, Poverty
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 1: No Poverty

Shu Cai

Associate Professor, Jinan University

Shu Cai is an Associate Professor in Economics of the Institute for Economic and Social Research at Jinan University (Guangzhou, China). His research areas include Development Economics, Labor Economics, and Applied Microeconomics, with particular interests on investigating migration, poverty…

   Topic(s): Poverty
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Sudarno Sumarto

Policy Advisor, National Team for Acceleration of Poverty Reduction, Indonesia

Sudarno is an economist and the first director of The SMERU Research Institute. His current position as a policy adviser at the National Team for the Acceleration of Poverty Reduction (TNP2K), Office of the Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia shows his strong linkages to Indonesian…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Economics, Poverty
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 13: Climate Action