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Joel Joseph Marciano Jr

Director General, Philippine Space Agency

Joel Joseph Marciano Jr. was appointed as the first Director-General of the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) in January 2020. Immediately prior to the PhilSA, he served as the Director of the Advanced Science and Technology Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-ASTI). He has…

   Topic(s): Governance and Public Sector Management, ICT, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Karen English

Director International Procurement and Trade, New Zealand Government Procurement Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

Karen is the Director of International Procurement and Trade with the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment. She is responsible for New Zealand's international commitments and engagements relating to government procurement. This includes leading on New Zealand's participation in the World…

   Topic(s): Finance, Industry and Trade, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Kate Brandt

Chief Sustainability Officer, Google

Kate Brandt serves as Google’s Chief Sustainability Officer and leads sustainability across Google’s worldwide operations, products, and supply chains. In this role, Kate partners with Google’s data centers, real estate, supply chain, and product teams to ensure the company is capitalizing on…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Environment, ICT, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Komal Sinha

Senior Director, Plastics and Sustainable Development Policy and Markets, Verra

​As the demand for Verra’s Climate, Community & Biodiversity Standards, Plastic Waste Reduction Standard, and Sustainable Development Verified Impact Standard grows, Komal leads on Verra’s policy engagement and market development related to these programs. Komal is a climate…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Environment, Regional Cooperation and Integration, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Maimunah Mohd Sharif

Executive Director, United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)

Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif of Malaysia is the Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN‐Habitat), appointed by the Secretary‐General, following an election by the General Assembly on 22 December 2017.  She succeeds Joan Clos of Spain to whom the Secretary-…

   Topic(s): Regional Cooperation and Integration, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes

Director, Macao Government Tourism Office; Executive Board Member, Pacific Asia Travel Association

Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes came aboard in 1988 to engage in organizing various marketing and promotional activities at the Department of Marketing of Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO). In 1998, she became Deputy Director, carrying on her dedication to destination marketing, and was…

   Topic(s): Finance, Industry and Trade, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Michael Diza

Senior Evaluation Officer, ADB

Michael Diza has been with ADB for more than 10 years. Prior to joining ADB, he worked at the Philippine Institute for Development Studies. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of the Philippines and a master’s degree in Economics from De La Salle University.

   Topic(s): Evaluation, ICT, Knowledge Management
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Mochamad Ridwan Kamil

Governor of West Java, Indonesia

Mochamad Ridwan Kamil, ST. MUD is the Mayor of Bandung from 2013 to 2018. He is an architect, lecturer, and social activist. He graduated with an architecture degree from the Bandung Institute of Technology and received his master’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley. After…

   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

Montira Horayangura Unakul

Cultural Heritage Specialist, United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization

Montira Horayangura Unakul is a culture program officer at UNESCO Bangkok. She has managed various UNESCO programs within the Asia-Pacific region related to the safeguarding and sustainable development of cultural heritage, with a focus on world heritage. She has developed capacity-building…

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