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Mike Crosby

Senior Conservation Officer (Asia), BirdLife International

Mike has more than 30 years’ experience in wildlife conservation and a good understanding of environmental and development issues in Asia. He coordinates the BirdLife Asia Partnership’s programme on Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas, which works for the conservation of the most important sites…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Civil Society, Climate Change, Environment, Knowledge Management
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Muh Ulil Absor

Lecturer, School of Social Work Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Kalijaga (State Islamic University Sunan Kalijaga)

Muh. Ulil Absor obtained his PhD from the School of Demography, The Australian National University. He has been working since 2010 as a lecturer at the School of Social Work, College of Dakwah and Communication, Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta (the State Islamic University…

   Topic(s): Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Nasheeba Selim

Senior Social Development Specialist (Gender), Bangladesh Resident Mission, ADB

Ms. Nasheeba Selim is currently working as the Social Development and Gender Specialist in the Bangladesh Resident Mission, ADB. In the past, she has worked with UNDP Bangladesh and been directly involved in the administration of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Facility where she worked…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Nicholas Murray

Senior Research Fellow, Space-borne Sensor Technology, James Cook University

Dr. Nicholas Murray is an Australia-based scientist with 15+ years experience working in a variety of academic, agency and private sector positions. After positions at the Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science (UQ), the Remote Sensing Research Centre (UQ) and the Centre for…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Environment, Knowledge Management
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Niklas Engbom

Junior Scholar, Princeton University

Niklas Engbom is a Junior Scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. He will serve as an Assistant Professor at the Stern School of Business of New York University from July 2019. His research interests include Macroeconomics and Labor Markets, particularly how labor markets interact with…

   Topic(s): Economics, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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

Norman Emmanuel Ramirez

Program Officer, Ramsar Regional Centre – East Asia

Norman has extensive experience in the fields of training and capacity building and project and organizational development and management. He has worked on a number of projects supported by various international aid and development organizations such as the European Union, World Bank, British…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Environment, Knowledge Management, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Omer Bin Zia

Senior Project Officer (Social Sector), Pakistan Resident Mission, ADB

Omer Bin Zia works with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Pakistan Resident Mission (PRM)  as a Senior Project Officer (Social Sectors). He manages ADB’s social sector portfolio and pipeline in social protection, health, and education sectors in Pakistan. Most recently he has co-led the…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Piyasiri Wickramasekara

Vice-President (former ILO Migration Specialist), Global Migration Policy Association

Piyasiri Wickramasekara is Vice-President of Global Migration Policy Associates; he is an internationally recognized expert in development, migration, and employment issues. He obtained his PhD in Economics from the University of Cambridge (UK). He joined the International Labour Organization in…

   Topic(s): Civil Society, Poverty, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Prabhjot Khan

Social Development Specialist (Gender and Development), ADB

Prabhjot works in ADB's Gender Equity Thematic Group and provides support for the implementation, monitoring and reporting of the ADB Policy on Gender and Development and Strategy 2030’s Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Operational Plan, 2019-2024. She has many years of experience in…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions