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Claire Charamnac

Social Development Specialist, ADB

Claire Charamnac is a Social Development Specialist (Gender and Development) in the Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department at the Asian Development Bank. In this role she focuses on gender and transport, health and water and urban development. She has over a decade of experience in…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality, Social Development and Protection, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Dawit Mekonnen

Senior Research Staff, International Food Policy Research Institute

Dawit Mekonnen is a Research Fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in the Environment and Production Technology Division. He completed his PhD in Agricultural and Applied Economics at the University of Georgia. He holds M.Sc. and B.A. degrees in Economics from Addis…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Urban Development, Water
   SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Edward Glaeser

Professor of Economics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University

Edward Glaeser is the Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University, where he has taught since 1992.  He teaches urban and social economics and microeconomic theory. He has published dozens of papers on cities, economic growth, and…

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

Edward Leman

President , Chreod Ltd.

Edward Leman established Chreod in 1985 and has led the Group’s consulting and research activity in more than 110 cities. Consulting assignments led by Mr. Leman include: design of an approach to measure city risks from multiple natural hazards (including from climate change) and testing in Bangkok…

   Topic(s): Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Elodie Vitalis

Representative to Fiji, Agence Française de Développement (AFD)

Ms. Elodie VITALIS is a graduate of Sciences Po Bordeaux and holds a Master's degree in Public Affairs (2006). She is currently the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Group Representative to Fiji (AFD/Expertise France). She joined AFD headquarters in Paris in 2013 as a policy officer for…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Economics, Industry and Trade, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Gloria Kraus

Chief Executive Officer, Hollbium

Gloria is a German Sustainability Scientist who moved to Sweden in 2020. In 2021 she was recognized as Sweden’s Top Leader in Impact and Sustainability under 35 by Nova111. She has worked as a banker, as a trainee in the European Commission and coordinated international EU-research projects; on…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Gohar Tadevosyan

Senior Social Development Specialist (Safeguards), ADB

Ms. Tadevosyan has about 20 years of practical experience in social development field. She has joined ADB in 2014. Her role is to ensure that the urban and social sectors’ projects in East Asia Department are socially inclusive, human-centered, and sustainable. Prior to joining ADB, she worked as…

   Topic(s): Evaluation, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Gulzar Nataran

Senior Managing Director, Global Innovation Fund

Gulzar Natarajan is a Senior Managing Director at GIF. He is a member of the Indian Administrative Service, the elite tier of the Indian bureaucracy, and was, before joining GIF, working in the Office of the Prime Minister of India. He has previously held leadership positions as municipal…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Hikaru Shoji

Unit Head, ADB

Hikaru Shoji is the Unit Head of Portfolio Management Water and Urban Development Sector Office in ADB. He is a professional civil engineer specializing in water supply and sanitation, urban development, water resources development, and climate change adaptation. He led various development…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Urban Development, Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Hiroshi Komiyama

Unknown, University of Tokyo, Platinum Society Network, Mitsubishi Research Institute

Hiroshi Komiyama became Chairman of the Institute of Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc., President Emeritus at the University of Tokyo in April 2009, after completing four-year presidency at the University of Tokyo.  In addition to these roles of his positions, he is actively engaged in…

   Topic(s): Economics, Governance and Public Sector Management, Private Sector, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth