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Mailene Radstake

Principal Social Development Specialist (Safeguards), ADB

Mailene Radstake is the Principal Social Development Specialist for Safeguards at ADB. 

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Mark Holmes

Head of Membership and Development, National Skills Academy for Rail (NSAR), UK

Mark has worked in the public and private sectors for more than 40 years, including 10 years in the Middle East and Asia, with experience across a wide range of sectors including transport, manufacturing, finance and health managing large workforces and complex contracts. Mark’s expertise is in…

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

Martin Harper

Chief Executive Officer, BirdLife International

Martin Harper is the new CEO of BirdLife International. As an experienced advocate and communicator, with 27 years of experience in senior conservation roles, Martin works with his leadership team to implement a new, ambitious BirdLife strategy. A biologist by training, Martin has 27 years’…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Regional Cooperation and Integration, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Matthew Barrie

Former Founder and CEO, Solu Philippines

Matthew is the former founder & CEO of Solu. He launched Solu in 2018 in Manila, Philippines, and led the company to its acquisition 14 months later in May 2019. He grew the company from an idea in a notebook to 22 people and 4 integrated tech products with the overarching ambition to…

   Topic(s): ICT, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Meredith Wyse

Senior Social Development Specialist, ADB

Meredith Wyse is a Senior Social Development Specialist – Aging and Care, Human and Social Development Sector, Sectors Group at the Asian Development Bank.  She has nearly 20 years experience working in the Asia-Pacific region on issues related to adaptations to population aging and older…

   Topic(s): Health, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Michael W Hodin

CEO, Global Coalition on Aging

Michael W. Hodin, Ph.D. is CEO of the Global Coalition on Aging, Managing Partner at High Lantern Group, and a Fellow at Oxford University’s Harris Manchester College. He has spoken internationally on the topic of aging, including at G20, APEC, Davos, and the World Knowledge Forum (WKF). He is also…

   Topic(s): Health, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Michiko Suga

Deputy Representative, ADB

Ms. Suga joined ADB in 2004 and worked in the Southeast Asia (SERD) and Pacific Regional Department (PARD) including a two-year assignment to the Lao Resident Mission. She also worked for the European Investment Bank (EIB) where she led the process of drafting and introducing EIB’s first social…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Mukhtar Ahmad

TA Team Leader and Social Protection and Cash Transfer Specialist, ADB

An ex-civil servant with over 30 years of experience in public policy formulation and implementation with focus on public sector management, social protection, public health and economic diplomacy; within that, well-honed skills in institutional development, administration, development planning,…

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

N Varaprasad

Founder and Partner, Singapore Education Consulting Group

Dr. N Varaprasad has been dedicated to the field of education and leadership for 40 years and has made many significant contributions to public service and education in Singapore. He started his career as a lecturer in Industrial and Systems Engineering, with his Ph.D. in Urban Transport modeling.…

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

Norma Masor

Director, Social Wellbeing Research Centre, University of Malaya

Professor Norma Mansor is the Director of Social Wellbeing Research Centre (SWRC) at the Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya, a position she holds since 2013. She is a professor at the Department of Administrative Studies and Politics at the Faculty, where she served as…

   Topic(s): Governance and Public Sector Management, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals, Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions