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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
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
Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific took office on 1 November 2018. Ms. Alisjahbana was a Professor of Economics at Universitas Padjadjaran and was Minister of National Development Planning and the Head of the…
Topic(s): Governance and Public Sector Management, ICT, Industry and Trade, Regional Cooperation and Integration
SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Mr. Cao Đức Phát is currently a Member of the Central Council for Theoretic Studies, Vice-Chair of the Board of Trustees of Vietnam Agriculture University, and Vice-Chair of the Board of Trustees of the International Rice Research Institute.
From 2016 to 2021, he was the Permanent Deputy Chair of…
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Regional Cooperation and Integration
SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Dr. Ding Li Yong is passionate about biodiversity (especially migratory species, wetlands and rainforests) and its protection, and how conservation practice can be reconciled with human development. He works with culturally diverse teams across Asia to create, drive, and scale-up projects that…
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Civil Society, Climate Change, Environment, Regional Cooperation and Integration
SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land
Don is Director of Corporate Affairs at Pinduoduo. He has prior experience in international affairs and is a graduate of Sciences Po, HEC Paris, and the University of Oxford.
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Regional Cooperation and Integration
SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger
He is responsible for developing and managing the operations that IFAD supports through its loans and grants. He oversees the program of work of the department, which is undertaken by five Regional Divisions and the Operational Policy and Results Division.
Brown previously worked at the United…
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Regional Cooperation and Integration
SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Duncan is a Senior Environment Specialist at ADB in the Environment Group of CCRE, CCSD where he provides advisory and compliance support to operational departments as well as working on thought leadership work within the environment sector. His current work involves development of ADB’s long-term…
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Environment, Regional Cooperation and Integration
SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land
Elene Machaidze was an Intern at ADB’s East Asia Department (Urban and Social Sectors Division) in 2021. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Urban Planning and Policy Design at Politecnico Di Milano in Italy. She is part of a dual degree programme with Tongji University, Shanghai. She…
Topic(s): Health, Regional Cooperation and Integration, Social Development and Protection
SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Francesca has over 12 years of experience in video production, having worked in advertising, journalism and corporate communications. Formerly an on-camera correspondent, she interviewed all sorts of colorful personalities ranging from Hong Kong's tycoons to Los Angeles' gangsters, before finally…
Topic(s): Knowledge Management, Regional Cooperation and Integration
SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production