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Aditya Handa is the founder and managing director of Abellon Group. Abellon is engaged in finding sustainable development-led solutions to India's most difficult problems, such as climate change, waste management, energy security, food security, and realizing untapped human…
Topic(s): Energy, Environment, Regional Cooperation and Integration, Social Development and Protection, Urban Development
SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Dr Amit Chanan is an experienced senior executive with a career spanning over two decades within the international water industry and infrastructure services.
Amit is currently appointed as the Chief Executive Officer for the Water Authority of Fiji (WAF). Before this role, Amit was the Director of…
Topic(s): Urban Development, Water
SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, Goal 13: Climate Action
Leung has over 20 years of experience in water and urban development. She was chair of ADB’s in-house Water Community of Practice from 2008 to 2014. Her expertise includes urban planning, water and sustainable development, public-private partnerships, and green cities. Leung’s work in ADB allowed…
Topic(s): Urban Development, Water
SDG: Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
Arnaud Heckmann is the Country Operation Head at the Asian Development Bank’s Nepal Resident Mission. He was formerly Principal Urban Development Specialist at ADB’s East Asia Urban and Social Sectors Division. He has extensive experience designing, processing, and administering integrated economic…
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Urban Development
SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Arnold Tukker is a Professor of Industrial Ecology and the Scientific Director of the Institute of Environmental Sciences at Leiden University. He also serves as a senior researcher at TNO, a large Dutch not-for-profit research organization. Arnold has set up prominent EU projects in the field…
Topic(s): Environment, Urban Development
SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, Goal 15: Life on Land
Ben is the founding CEO of Water Sensitive Cities Australia, continuing his work from his time as CEO of the Cooperative Research Centre for Water Sensitive Cities (CRCWSC), where he also served as the Chief Operating and Finance Officer. He leads multidisciplinary projects on water-sensitive city…
Topic(s): Environment, Urban Development, Water
SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land
Cecile is president of Coca-Cola Foundation Philippines, the social investment arm of the Philippines Coca-Cola System. She began her career in Human Resources at Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines and was part of the pioneer Corporate Communications team.
She has served on the boards of NGO networks…
Topic(s): Environment, Urban Development
SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land
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
Dian is the dynamic force steering the ship at Tridi Oasis Group and ALBA Tridi Plastics Recycling Indonesia. Armed with a dual background in Engineering and Management, she leverages over 8 years of global business consulting experience across diverse industries. In 2016, Dian embarked on her…
Topic(s): Environment, Urban Development
SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land
Professor Elvis Au, BBS, is currently an Adjunct Professor at the University of Hong Kong, teaching circular economy, sustainable waste management, and carbon neutrality, among others. He is the former Deputy Director of the Environmental Protection Department of the HKSAR Government and the former…
Topic(s): Environment, Urban Development
SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water