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Angela Kastner

Director Procurement Strategy, Procurement Group United Nations Office for Project Services

Angela is a passionate procurement professional, believing that buying decisions made by governments, funders and implementers in the development sector have long term impacts and by supporting the sector to improve procurement outcomes we can affect real change. With 20 years’ experience in…

   Topic(s): Finance, Private Sector
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty

Anjum Ahmad

Ex-Senior Energy Specialist, World Bank

Mr. Anjum Ahmad is an Energy, Private Sector Development, and SME Professional. He previously worked with the World Bank, SMEDA, USAID, IRG, PepsiCo, Descon, Glaxo, and Libyan Electricity Corporation.  · Freelance.

   Topic(s): Energy, Private Sector
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

Bansari Saha

Senior Director, ICF

Dr. Bansari Saha, a Senior Director at ICF, is an economist by training and supports public and private sector clients understand the economic effects of public policy decision-making. His expertise lies in the intersection of energy and environmental issues and studying the economic and…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Environment, Governance and Public Sector Management, Private Sector
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Benita Ainabe

Financial Sector Specialist (Capital Markets), ADB

Benita Ainabe is a Financial Sector Specialist (Capital Markets) in the Public Management, Financial Sector, and Trade Division of the Southeast Asia Department at Asian Development Bank. She specializes in financial sector development, capital markets, innovative financing mechanisms, and…

   Topic(s): Finance, Industry and Trade, Private Sector, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Desiree Zhou

Investment Specialist, ADB

Desiree Zhou is an Investment Specialist in ADB’s Private Sector Operations Department. She joined ADB in January 2018 and has since worked extensively with privately-held and state-sponsored companies to promote renewable energy development in East Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Prior to…

   Topic(s): Energy, Private Sector
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

Douglas Sabo

Chief Sustainability Officer, Visa

Douglas Sabo is chief sustainability officer at Visa Inc. In this role, Sabo leads development and oversight of Visa’s global environmental, social and governance (ESG) efforts, including Visa’s ESG strategy, framework, reporting and stakeholder engagement. Sabo also leads Visa’s initiatives in…

   Topic(s): Energy, Environment, Private Sector
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Ichiro Aoki

Senior PPP Specialist, ADB

Ichiro Aoki is the manager of a trust fund called Asia Pacific Project Preparation Facility (AP3F) out of ADB’s Office of Public-Private Partnership (OPPP). Through AP3F, he offers technical assistance to the governments of ADB’s Developing Member Countries for them to establish a PPP-enabling…

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

Joseph Bergin

Advisor, PSOD and Head, Equity Investment Unit, ADB

Joseph Bergin is the Advisor, PSOD, and Head, of the Equity Investment Unit of ADB’s Private Sector Operations Department handling the Bank’s direct equity investments. He joined ADB in June 2020. Prior to joining ADB, Mr. Bergin was Head of M&A at McBride plc and was Chief Investment Officer…

   Topic(s): Private Sector
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Kevin Newe

ssistant Director - Illicit Finance Threat lead, Fraud Investigation Service, United Kingdom HM Revenue & Customs

Involved in financial intelligence, investigation and asset recovery work since 2008, including policy and operational roles before taking on my current strategy role earlier in 2018. Significant highlights include: - Representing HMRC as part of the UK’s recent FATF 4th Mutual Evaluation Review,…

   Topic(s): Finance, Industry and Trade, Private Sector
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Lida PetSoede

Marine Unit Leader, PT Hatfield Indonesia

Lida is a senior strategic conservation and fisheries management professional with practical, policy, technical and management skills. She is a leader in developing new programs, initiating multi-partner platforms and a strong and effective motivator for the related required organizational change.…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Environment, Private Sector
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, 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