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Otini Mpinganjira

Program Lead, PxD

Otini Mpinganjira is PxD’s Programme Lead in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Otini holds a Master in Public Policy degree from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore. Prior to joining PxD, he worked with One Acre Fund as its Malawi Systems Lead.

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger

Patricia Zurita

Chief Executive Officer, BirdLife International

Patricia leads BirdLife International, the world’s largest nature conservation partnership, bringing together over 100 organisations worldwide to conserve birds, their habitats and global biodiversity, working with people towards sustainability in the use of natural resources. An economist by…

   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, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno

Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Indonesia

Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno is an Indonesian businessman. He was appointed as Indonesia’s Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy on 23 December 2020. Sandiaga has a passion for empowering young entrepreneurs, supporting small-and-medium enterprises (SMEs), and enhancing access to finance in Indonesia…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality, 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

Shohei Sonoda

First Secretary Head of Economic and Development Corporation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan

Shohei Sonoda serves as an official at the International Safety and Security Cooperation Division in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan. 

   Topic(s): Governance and Public Sector Management, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Sofia Sprechmann Sineiro

Secretary General, CARE International

A leader in international development and humanitarian response, Sofía brings over 25 years of experience of working at CARE. She spearheaded CARE’s first program strategy and was integral to placing gender equality at the very heart of CARE’s worldwide work. In CARE’s 75-year history, her…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality, Governance and Public Sector Management, Regional Cooperation and Integration, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Sri Widowati

Country Director, ADB

Ms. Sri Widowati is the former Country Director for ADB Sri Lanka. She retired in 2019. 

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Taichi Minamitani

Director of the Disaster Risk Reduction Division, Japan International Cooperation Agency

Mr. Minamitani Taichi sis the Director of the Disaster Risk Reduction Division 1, Global Environment Department, Japany International Cooperation Agency (JICA). He joined JICA in 2007. His division is in charge of JICA's flood and landslide projects globally. This includes JICA's operations for the…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Thiam Hee Ng

Director, SARD, ADB

Thiam Hee (Bernard) Ng is a Director in Regional Cooperation and Operations Coordination Division, South Asia Department with the Asian Development Bank. He leads ADB's regional cooperation activities in South Asia and also manages ADB operations in the Maldives. Prior to this role, he carried out…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Truong Hoa Binh

First Deputy Prime Minister , Government of Viet Nam

Trương Hòa Bình is a Vietnamese politician and the current First Deputy Prime Minister of The Socialist Republic of Vietnam. He is considered to be one of the more promising members' of the Vietnamese Government, having previously served as Chief Justice of the Supreme People's…

   Topic(s): Governance and Public Sector Management, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Youngsook Nam

Secretary-General , World Smart Sustainable Cities Organization

Dr. Young-sook Nam is the Secretary-General of WeGO (World Smart Sustainable Cities Organization), an international organization of 122 cities and 5 national ICT institutions dedicated to pursuing smart sustainable cities for all. Prior to joining WeGO, she was a Professor at Ewha Woman's…

   Topic(s): Economics, Gender Equality, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities