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David Cadman

President, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability

David Cadman is the president of ICLEI, and the Deputy Mayor of Vancouver. He is a three-term Vancouver City Councilor, who was first elected in 2002. A social and environmental activist, Cadman is a member of the Coalition of Progressive Electors.  ICLEI is a growing association of local…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

David Fairman

Managing Director, Consensus Building Institute

David Fairman is Managing Director at the Consensus Building Institute and Associate Director of the MIT-Harvard Public Disputes Program. For 28 years, he has built consensus and enhanced collaboration capacity on complex public and organizational issues internationally and in the U.S. His primary…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Social Development and Protection, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Don Pomb Polye

Minister, Ministry of Higher Education of Papua New Guinea

The Honourable Don Pomb Polye hails from Wabag in the Enga Province, within the Kandep Electorate. He did his Primary and High School in the Western Highlands Province from 1975 (Grades 1-6) to 1984 (Grades 7-10). Minister Polye was selected to do his Secondary Education at the Passam National High…

   Topic(s): Education, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Dristy Shrestha

Senior Social Development Specialist, The World Bank

Dristy provides technical assistance to governments, multilateral institutions, and NGOs in contextualizing and adopting the Graduation approach and economic inclusion programs worldwide. Her key areas of expertise include social protection, financial inclusion, and gender empowerment through…

   Topic(s): Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Edmon Monteverde

OIC-Director IV, DSWD SLP-NPMO (Philippines)

Director IV Edmon B. Monteverde graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy from Manuel L. Quezon University. Prior to being appointed as the OIC-Director IV and National Program Manager of the Sustainable Livelihood Programon CY 2022, he worked with Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Poverty, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Elene Machaidze

former Intern, ADB

Elene Machaidze was an Intern at ADB’s East Asia Department (Urban and Social Sectors Division) in 2021. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Urban Planning and Policy Design at Politecnico Di Milano in Italy. She is part of a dual degree programme with Tongji University, Shanghai. She…

   Topic(s): Health, Regional Cooperation and Integration, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

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

Fatima Yasmin

Vice-President (Sectors and Themes), ADB

Fatima Yasmin is the Vice-President for Sectors and Themes of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). She assumed the position on 1 September 2023. Ms. Yasmin is responsible for management of the Sectors Group and the Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department under ADB’s new operating model.…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Fayyaz Ali Khan

Project Officer , ADB

Fayyaz Khan has around 20 years of experience in the education sector with a focus on the delivery of technical assistance for education sector reforms, education sector plans, and education management information systems, as well as technical and vocational training, including for Afghan refugees…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Fernando Reimers

Ford Foundation Professor, Harvard Graduate School of Education

Fernando Reimers is the Ford Foundation Professor of International Education and Director of the Global Education Innovation Initiative at Harvard University. An elected member of both the US National Academy of Education and the International Academy of Education, he is a leading authority in…

   Topic(s): Education, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals