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Abhishek is an entrepreneur who has had many successful ventures under his belt. He has been a pioneer in the New Space industry in India.
Topic(s): ICT, Private Sector
SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Aditya Handa is the founder and managing director of Abellon Group. Abellon is engaged in finding sustainable development-led solutions to India's most difficult problems, such as climate change, waste management, energy security, food security, and realizing untapped human…
Topic(s): Energy, Environment, Regional Cooperation and Integration, Social Development and Protection, Urban Development
SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Prior to joining UnionBank, Adrienne led AI and Machine Learning use cases for personal health and connected care products and services at Royal Philips from 2012 to 2020. In 2020, she was appointed head of the AI Center of Excellence at UnionBank of the Philippines and has been instrumental in…
Topic(s): ICT, Regional Cooperation and Integration, Social Development and Protection
SDG: Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Educational Background:
1981 Bachelor of Laws, The University of Tokyo
1983 Master of Philosophy (Development Studies), University of Sussex
1988 Doctor of Philosophy, University of Sussex
Fields of Research:
Contemporary Chinese Politics, International Relations in East Asia
Career Background:…
Topic(s): Regional Cooperation and Integration
SDG: Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Alex is a Senior Manager at Skycatch and has been with the company for 7 years. At Skycatch, Alex has managed prototyping and manufacturing of the Skycatch drones as well as the deployment of Skycatch technology to several clients.
Topic(s): ICT, Private Sector
SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Dr. Alisa DiCaprio is the Chief Economist at R3 in New York City. In this role she oversees R3’s research and market intelligence functions. This includes providing economic advice on developments in digital assets, CBDC, trade and payments as well as contributing to R3 interactions with the public…
Topic(s): Finance, Private Sector
SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
Alvin Ng was the Vice President of Digital Solutions, APAC, Johnson Controls. In this position, he is responsible for driving the digital and sustainability growth strategy for Asia Pacific region, which includes driving and executing initiatives that increase market penetration, providing relevant…
Topic(s): Knowledge Management, Regional Cooperation and Integration
SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Amar Bhattacharya is Senior Fellow at the Global Economy and Development Program at Brookings Institution. His focus areas are the global economy, development finance, global governance, and the links between climate and development.
From April 2007 until September 2014 he was Director of the…
Topic(s): Capacity Development, Public-Private Partnership, Regional Cooperation and Integration
SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Amina Hassan is the Business Group Head of Khushhali Microfinance Bank in Pakistan. She has over 20 years of service sector experience focused on managing grassroots initiatives for socioeconomically vulnerable groups. Amina joined KMBL at inception as a branch manager and has progressed to become…
Topic(s): Finance, Gender Equality, Private Sector
SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
As President APAC, Andrea Della Mattea is responsible for leading Microsoft’s overall business, accelerating the digital transformation journeys of our customers and partners and driving the company’s mission of empowering every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.
She has…
Topic(s): ICT, Regional Cooperation and Integration
SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals