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​Steve Pollard

Independent Consultant, ADB

​Steve Pollard spent the first 10 years of his career, from 1973 to 1982, working as an agricultural economist throughout the developing world. He was Chief Planning Officer with the Government of Kiribati from 1983 to 1986. He worked with the Asian Development Bank from 1996 to 2011 employed in…

   Topic(s): Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Sukhadeo Thorat

Chairperson, Indian Institute of Dalit Studies

Dr. Sukodeo Thorat is Professor Emeritus at the Centre for the Study of Regional Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University, K.R. Narayanan Chair for Human Rights & Social Justice at Mahatma Gandhi University, Chairman at Indian Institute of Dalit Studies and Institute of Social and Economic…

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

Sumaya Saluja

Inclusive Governance Specialist, The Asia Foundation

Ms Sumaya Saluja is the Inclusive Governance Specialist for the Regional Governance Team. She has over 10 years of experience in South and Southeast Asia, Egypt and the United States working with local and international organizations on governance, peace and security, and gender equality. She has…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality, Public Sector Management and Governance, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Susan Ferguson

Country Representative, UN Women, India

       

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

Tahira Rehman Gunjial

Gender Specialist (Consultant) , ADB

Gender Specialist with a Ph.D. in Sociology and specialization in Gender and Social Development with over 24 years of professional expertise in gender and social planning, development and management as a government counterpart as well as national consultant with the multilateral development banks (…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Takahiro Yasui

Executive Director for Japan ADB, Board of Directors, ADB

Takahiro Yasui has been the Deputy Vice Minister for International Tax Policy of the Ministry of Finance, Japan since July 2018. He is responsible for the policies on international taxation in the Ministry. He also served as Vice Chair of the OECD’s Committee on Fiscal Affairs and was a member of…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Gender Equality, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Tshering Dolkar

Executive Director, RENEW Bhutan

Tshering is the Executive Director for RENEW Bhutan.

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

Tshewang Lhamo

Senior Program Officer, National Commission for Women and Children, RGOB

     

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

Victoria Austin

CEO, Global Disability Innovation Hub

In 2016, Victoria Austin co-founded and is now the CEO of the Global Disability Innovation Hub. She works with over 70 partners in more than 41 countries on programs that total about £50m. She is also an Associate Professor of Social Justice and Innovation at UCL Engineering. She is also…

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

Victoria Tauli-Corpuz

Former United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples , Human Rights Council

Victoria Tauli-Corpuz was appointed as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples by the Human Rights Council in 2014 and served until April 2020. She is an indigenous leader from the Kankana-ey Igorot people of the Cordillera Region in the Philippines. As an…

   Topic(s): Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities