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Alan Kendall Clark

Irrigation Specialist and Principal (co-owner) , NHC Ltd.

Alan Clark is a Principal of Northwest Hydraulic Consultants and has over 30 years’ experience in preparing and implementing both small and large irrigation scheme developments in Asia and Africa as Team Leader and/ or irrigation specialist. He completed his MSc in Irrigation Engineering at…

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

Altaf Iqbal

M&E Specialist/Economist/Financial Analyst, ACE Pvt Limited

Dr. Altaf Iqbal is an economist with over 35 years of international consulting experience across diverse projects, including agriculture, water management, and infrastructure development. He has excelled in developing policies, conducting institutional reforms, and performing economic evaluations.…

   Topic(s): Disaster Risk Management, Finance
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Anand Ramesh Kumar

Social Development Specialist, ADB

Anand Ramesh Kumar is a Social Development Specialist – (focusing on social protection) working with ADB’s Human and Social Development Sector Office. His focus areas include digital social protection and services, and adaptive and shock responsive social protection. Previously, he worked as an…

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

Armie JarinBennett

President, CNN Philippines

Born and raised in Manila, Armie Jarin-Bennett started her professional career as a radio newscaster for three local stations, before moving to Atlanta in 1996 to intern at CNN’s main headquarters. She became a production assistant at Headline News in 1997 and quickly moved up to writer and…

   Topic(s): Private Sector, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Aude Demontesquiou

FinEquity Facilitator / Team Lead, CGAP

Aude de Montesquiou is FinEquity Community of Practice Facilitator at CGAP. Aude worked at CGAP from 2005 to 2017, last as Financial Sector Development Specialist, leading CGAP’s Graduating the Poorest and Vulnerable Segments work. She oversaw the implementation of the CGAP-Ford Foundation…

   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

Beau Damen

Natural Resources Officer, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

Beau is the Natural Resource Officer – Climate Change and Climate Finance – for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. Over the past 19 years Beau has worked as a natural resource management specialist focused on promoting equitable,…

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

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

Betty Wilkinson

Formern Director, Public Management, Finance, and Trade, Central and West Asia Department, ADB

Effective innovative leader producing transformational development results. Work longer-term in developing countries with multinational teams. Inaugural Chair of the nine member Financial Sector Deepening Network across Africa. Recognized in 2015 by Asian Development Bank for tripling program to $2…

   Topic(s): Finance, Gender Equality, Governance and Public Sector Management, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Carolina de Miranda

Social and Livelihood Promotion Director, Fundación Capital

International development professional with over 10 years of experience. Focus on social protection systems, particularly with regards to poverty reduction policy and programming, livelihoods promotion, and women's empowerment. Extensive experience coordinating economic inclusion programs at the…

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

Christian Wertli

Head of Infrastructure Solutions, SwissRe

​Christian Wertli is Head of Infrastructure Solutions and part of the Swiss Re Public Sector Solutions (PSS) team. The PSS team is dedicated to helping governments, government agencies as well as international organizations at all levels to strengthen their resilience strategies. In his role,…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Environment, Private Sector
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals