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Deepa Ahluwalia

Gender and Social Development Specialist, India Resident Mission, ADB

Deepa Ahluwalia is the Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) focal point at the ADB India Resident Mission. She is involved in the coordination, management, and operations of projects and programs for effective implementation of gender/GESI mainstreaming strategies in ADB operations in…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality

Elizabeth BurgesSims

Former Senior Social Development Specialist, ADB

Elizabeth Burges-Sims was a Senior Social Development Specialist of the Southeast Asia Department at ADB.  She left ADB in June 2021.

   Topic(s): Gender Equality, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Ermira Lubani

Regional Project Manager, UN Women

Mrs. Ernira Lubani is Gender-Responsive Budgeting Technical Advisor and Regional Project Manager for the Promoting Gender-Responsive Policies in Southeast Europe and the Republic of Moldova of UN Women.  She has 15 years of professional experience in international development working with…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality, Governance and Public Sector Management, Social Development and Protection, Transport, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Fermin Adriano

Undersecretary for Policy, Planning and Research, Department of Agriculture, Government of Philippines

Dr. Fermin D. Adriano is a highly accomplished academician, scholar, writer and policy adviser to key government officials. He once served as Information Director of the UP System, and Vice-Chancellor of UP Los Banos, where he took early retirement with the rank of Professor. He was a Board Member…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger

Francesco Tornieri

Principal Social Development Specialist (Social Inclusion), ADB

Francesco is currently the Principal Social Development Specialist (Social Inclusion). He promotes the visibility of gender equality, women's empowerment, and social inclusion in the design, implementation, and monitoring of ADB operations in South Asia. Prior to ADB, Francesco worked as a Social…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Gender Equality, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Hanaa SingerHamdy

UN Resident Coordinator, UNCT, Sri Lanka

Ms. Hanaa Singer-Hamdy is the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka and leads the UN Country Team of 22 Resident and Non-Resident UN Agencies. She is the representative of the UN Secretary-General in Sri Lanka. Ms. Singer-Hamdy has over three decades of experience with the UN, having…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger

James Lang

Senior Gender Specialist, ADB

James Lang is the Senior Specialist on Gender-based Violence for the Gender Equality Division at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) where he provides leadership for preventing gender-based violence across ADB operations and knowledge work. James has over 25 years of experience promoting gender…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Lan Mercado

Regional Director, Oxfam International Secretariat Asia

Lan Mercado is the Regional Director for Oxfam in Asia. Lan is an activist and development worker, with over 30 years of experience working with civil society coalitions, environmental movements, and international women's rights organizations. Since 1999, she’s been with Oxfam, starting as a…

   Topic(s): Economics, Gender Equality, Health, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Maneesh Mishra

Executive Vice President, Strategy National Skill Development Corporation, Government of India

Dr. Maneesh Mishra is the Executive Vice President of Strategy, the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC). He focuses on initiatives and good practices in promoting the social inclusion of social identity groups and poverty reduction. Dr. Maneesh spoke about how inclusive design of…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Mark Sutton

Environmental Physicist, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Professor Mark Sutton is an environmental physicist based at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH), in Edinburgh. An expert on atmospheric ammonia, he leads international research activities on nitrogen at the science–policy interface. He is a former chair of the International Nitrogen…

   Topic(s): Environment, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land