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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

Elma Zahir

Geo-Enabling initiative for Monitoring and Supervision, World Bank

Elma Zahir brings with her more than 10 years of extensive background in managing high-impact operational initiatives. She leads the Geo-Enabling initiative for Monitoring and Supervision (GEMS)’s engagement in South Asia as well as its Communications and Knowledge Management agenda. Before joining…

   Topic(s): Economics, Poverty
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

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

Hooi Ling Tan

Cofounder , Grab

Hooi Ling Tan is the cofounder of Grab, Southeast Asia's leading "superapp" that offers a wide range of on-demand services, including mobility, food, package and grocery delivery services, mobile payments, and financial services to millions of Southeast Asians. Based in Singapore, she oversees…

   Topic(s): Regional Cooperation and Integration, Transport, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Idris Azim

Independent consultant, Independent consultant

Idris Azim is an early-career strategy consultant and practitioner with a background in history, public policy and youth skills development. He has co-facilitated several workshops on Futures, including one at the Asia Pacific Futures Network Conference 2018. Idris has been involved with local…

   Topic(s): Regional Cooperation and Integration, Transport
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Ilyaz Koya

Head of Broking, Insurance Holdings (Pacific)

Ilyaz has spent over 20 years in the Insurance industry and has extensive experience in the placement and management of Insurance programs for Corporate clients in Fiji and globally. He has a Diploma of Financial Services (Insurance Broking) from the Australian and New Zealand Institute of…

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

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