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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

Paul Kent

Economist, KPMG Services Pte Ltd. (Singapore)

Paul is an economist with over 18 years of experience in Australia, the Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. He has previously worked as an economist with the Australian Government and also been based in Beijing between 2000 and 2004 and Hong Kong, China from 2008 to 2012. He is currently…

   Topic(s): Economics, Public Sector Management and Governance, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Roger Joseph (Rocky) Guzman

International Governance, Legal and Policy Specialist , ADB

Rocky is an environmental lawyer and policy specialist with extensive background on oceans issues. He has held positions in various non-profits and international organizations where he led projects from marine conservation and plastic pollution to fisheries management and strengthening…

   Topic(s): Environment, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Romny Om

Secretary of State, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, Cambodia

Dr. Romny OM currently serves as the Secretary of State, MOEYS, and a honorary director of ITC. Got “Ingénieur’s degree” in 1988, M.Eng in EEE in 1996 and Dr.Eng in 2002 from Japan. He learned French at Paulvalérie University (Fr), Japanese at Hokkaido University, and got trained in technology…

   Topic(s): Public Sector Management and Governance, Regional Cooperation and Integration, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Rukmini Banerji

Chief Executive Officer, Pratham Education Foundation

Rukmini Banerji is Chief Executive Officer of Pratham Education Foundation and has been with Pratham since 1996. She became CEO in 2015. Rukmini has extensive experience in program design and implementation and has led many of Pratham’s partnerships with state governments.  Rukmini also led Pratham…

   Topic(s): Education, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, 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, Public Sector Management and Governance, 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

Sarah Barron

Environment Manager, Mid-West Ports Authority

Sarah Barron is an experienced environment and sustainability professional with more than 20 years’ experience across ports, resources, and government. She is currently the Environment Manager at Mid-West Ports Authority, where she leads environmental management, sustainability strategy, and…

   Topic(s): Regional Cooperation and Integration, Transport
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Simon Jeon

Manager, Global Business Department of the Korea Land and Geospatial InformatiX Corporation

Simon Jeon is a manager of Global Business Department of LX. He is in charge of various capacity building projects in the field of land administration and geospatial information and has participated in Digital Twin Project of LX. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Actuarial and Financial…

   Topic(s): Public-Private Partnership, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

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, Public Sector Management and Governance, 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

Steven Schipani

Unit Head, Project Administration, Viet Nam Resident Mission, ADB

Steven Schipani is based in the Asian Development Bank’s Viet Nam Resident Mission. He manages a portfolio of more than 50 public investment projects worth about USD 6.9 billion, covering transport, urban development, agriculture and natural resources, energy, and the education and health sectors.…

   Topic(s): Regional Cooperation and Integration, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals