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John Bachmann

Vice President for Urban Planning (Southeast), AECOM

Urban policy and planning specialist exploring innovative ways to integrate spatial planning and infrastructure to make vibrant, low-carbon cities for people.

   Topic(s): Disaster Risk Management, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

John Dora

Director, Climate Sense Global United Kingdom

John Dora has thirty-nine years’ experience in managing infrastructure, including flood risk management and asset management of railway structures. He is a recognized international expert on climate change adaptation and standards, and his clients include or have included the UN, the UK Met Office…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

John Taylor

Chief Technical Adviser, Dhaka Food System Project, Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)

John Taylor is an urban planner and serves as the Chief Technical Advisor for FAO's Dhaka Food System Project in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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

Jon Barnett

Australian Research Council Laureate Professor in the School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Melbourne University

Jon Barnett is a political geographer whose research investigates social impacts and responses to environmental change. He has over twenty years of experience conducting field-based research on social vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in Australia, China, Timor-Leste, and Pacific…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Environment
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action

Jose Luis Syquia

Principal Public Management Specialist Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department, ADB

Jose Luis Syquia is a Principal Public Management Specialist at the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department (SDCC), where he focuses on governance assessments and reforms, and the mainstreaming of citizen engagement in the areas of public accountability…

   Topic(s): Private Sector
   SDG: Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Jose Palma

President and Chief Executive Officer, WWF Philippines

Palma graduated with a BS Fisheries (major in Inland Fisheries) degree from the University of the Philippines in 1984. Before joining WWF, Palma led the sea turtle conservation project of the Department of the Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) of the Philippines. After years of work in Tawi-…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Private Sector
   SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 15: Life on Land

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

Joseph Simms

Assistant Attaché, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)

Joseph Simms was selected as the Assistant Attaché for Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in Hong Kong in August 2019.  As the Assistant Attaché, he provides investigative and programmatic support for HSI’s mission in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. Prior to his current assignment, Mr. Simms…

   Topic(s): Finance, Private Sector
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Josh Ling

Climate Change Specialist / ACliFF Fund Manager, ADB

Josh Ling is a Climate Change Specialist at Asian Development Bank. He joined ADB in April 2020 as the Fund Manager of Asia-Pacific Climate Finance Fund (ACliFF). Josh has experience working on the topics of disaster risk financing and financial inclusion through roles with World Food Programme,…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action

Jothiganesh Sundaram

Anticipatory Action/climate risk information, World Food Programme

Jothiganesh Sundaram (Jothi), is Regional Technical Lead on Climate and Weather-related risk and PRISM, at United Nations World Food Programme Regional Office for Asia-Pacific at Bangkok. At WFP, he focuses on strengthening capacity of Government systems in the Asia-Pacific region on climate risk…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Economics
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 13: Climate Action