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Abdurrahim Siddiqui

Representative and Country Director, WFP, Sri Lanka

Abdur Rahim Siddiqui assumed duties as Representative and Country Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Sri Lanka in April 2021, overseeing the management of WFP’s operations in the country. Mr. Siddiqui brings extensive knowledge from the fields of food and nutrition security…

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

Adrienne Heinrich

Head, AI and Innovation Center of Excellence Aboitiz Data Innovation

Prior to joining UnionBank, Adrienne led AI and Machine Learning use cases for personal health and connected care products and services at Royal Philips from 2012 to 2020. In 2020, she was appointed head of the AI Center of Excellence at UnionBank of the Philippines and has been instrumental in…

   Topic(s): ICT, Regional Cooperation and Integration, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Alan Shaw

Chief Executive Officer, Calysta

Alan Shaw, Ph.D., is President, Chief Executive Officer and CoFounder of Calysta, and a member of the Board of Directors. He joined in 2012. Dr. Shaw is a veteran biotechnology entrepreneur and chemical industry executive, with more than 25 years of experience building and leading technology…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Environment, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Anano Tsintsabadze

Homelessness Policy Project Coordinator, Open Society Georgia Foundation

Before joining the Open Society Georgia Foundation in 2016, Anano Tsintsabadze most recently worked as a legal consultant at GNT Service LLC and a Project Coordinator in Social Rights Program of the Human Rights Education and Monitoring Center. She completed her law degree at the Ivane…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Governance and Public Sector Management, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Benita Ainabe

Financial Sector Specialist (Capital Markets), ADB

Benita Ainabe is a Financial Sector Specialist (Capital Markets) in the Public Management, Financial Sector, and Trade Division of the Southeast Asia Department at Asian Development Bank. She specializes in financial sector development, capital markets, innovative financing mechanisms, and…

   Topic(s): Finance, Industry and Trade, Private Sector, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Carlos Estévez Reyes

Economist, Global Information and Early Warning System, FAO

Works as an Economist at the Global Information and Early Warning System of FAO since 2018. He monitors food markets in West Africa, providing analyses that reflect the trends of food security at the national and subregional levels. He also participates in flagship publications such as the Global…

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

Chansouk Insouvanh

Social Development Specialist/Gender Advisor , World Bank Vientiane Office

Chansouk Insouvanh (Souky) is a member of Khmu ethnic group from Lao PDR and a Senior Social Safeguards Consultant, who works part-time as a Social Development Specialist/Gender Advisor for the World Bank Vientiane Office. She holds a Master of Sciences in Environmental Policy and Planning, and a…

   Topic(s): Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Clare Rewcastle Brown

Founder, Sarawak Report and Radio Free Sarawak

Clare Rewcastle Brown is a multiple award-winning British journalist and the founder and editor of the website Sarawak Report, which has come to prominence for challenging wide-scale political corruption in Malaysia and its impact on civil and indigenous rights as well as on the…

   Topic(s): Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Cristina Coslet

Economist, Global Information and Early Warning System, FAO

Works as an Economist at the Global Information and Early Warning System of FAO since 2012. She is responsible for monitoring the food supply/demand and food security situation in Asia and the Pacific, covering a vast set of 27 countries stretching from Pakistan to Papua New Guinea. She regularly…

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

Danielle Wood

Chief Executive Officer, Grattan Institute

Danielle is the CEO of the Grattan Institute. She believes in the power of public policy to make Australia a better place. Danielle has published extensively on economic reform priorities, budget policy, tax reform, generational inequality, and reforming political institutions. She is a sought-…

   Topic(s): Education, Health, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions