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Raneliza Samiano has been a Senior Social Development Officer at ADB for more than 10 years. She currently works at ADB's Private Sector Operations Department.
Topic(s): Private Sector, Social Development and Protection
SDG: Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities
Dr. Ravi Verma is the regional director at International Center for Research on Women (ICRW). He leads the local and regional efforts to conduct research, build capacity and partake in policy dialogue on an array of issues, including reproductive health, family planning, preventing domestic…
Topic(s): Gender Equality, Social Development and Protection
SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities
Shale Ahmed is the founder and executive director of Bandhu Social Welfare Society and has been a dedicated advocate for the health and human rights of Bangladesh’s transgender community and other marginalized sexual identities. Since he established the Bandhu society in 1996, he has been leading…
Topic(s): Gender Equality, Social Development and Protection
SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities
Shobnam Mushtary Rikta is the Deputy Secretary (NDD & Autism), Ministry of Social Welfare, Government of Bangladesh.
Topic(s): Gender Equality, Social Development and Protection
SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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
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
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, Governance and Public Sector Management, Social Development and Protection
SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Topic(s): Gender Equality, Social Development and Protection
SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities
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 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