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Kavita Wankhade

Senior Lead, Indian Institute of Human Settlements (IIHS

Kavita Wankhade works at the Indian Institute of Human Settlements (IIHS), a national education institution committed to the equitable, sustainable, and efficient transformation of Indian settlements. IIHS work spans across urban sectors including housing, land, water and sanitation, economic…

   Topic(s): Urban Development, Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Kerrie Burge

Project Manager, RISE Program/Monash University

Kerrie joined MSDI in November 2020 to continue her work on the Revitalising Informal Settlements and their Environments (RISE) program. Kerrie is Project Manager for the co-design and build component of RISE in Indonesia as well as playing a key role in the delivery of the co-design and design…

   Topic(s): Disaster Risk Management, Urban Development, Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Kitiya Vongkamjan

CEO and Co-founder, UniFAHs Co. Ltd. (Bangkok)

Dr. Kitiya Vongkamjan, CEO and Co-founder of UniFAHS, is a Cornell-trained scientist and entrepreneur with over 15 years of expertise in bacteriophage research and biotechnology. She leads UniFAHS in transforming phage innovations into scalable business solutions, driving growth, partnerships, and…

   Topic(s): Environment, Finance, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Knut Oberhagemann

Principal, Overseas Projects, Northwest Hydraulic Consultants, Canada

Since joining NHC in 2001, Knut has worked mostly in Bangladesh and India on long-term multidisciplinary studies and in implementing water resource projects. His main focus has been developing riverbank protection solutions for the extensive flooding of the Brahmaputra River in Assam and…

   Topic(s): Urban Development, Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Komal Sinha

Senior Director, Plastics and Sustainable Development Policy and Markets, Verra

​As the demand for Verra’s Climate, Community & Biodiversity Standards, Plastic Waste Reduction Standard, and Sustainable Development Verified Impact Standard grows, Komal leads on Verra’s policy engagement and market development related to these programs. Komal is a climate…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Environment, Regional Cooperation and Integration, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Laure Beaufils

British Ambassador to the Philippines and Palau, United Kingdom

Her Majesty’s Ambassador Laure Beaufils is currently the British Ambassador to the Philippines and Palau. She was the Deputy Director for the Middle East and North Africa of the Department of International Development from 2019 to 2021 and the Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria from 2017 to 2019.…

   Topic(s): Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Lee Baumgartner

Executive Director - Gulbali Research Institute, Charles Sturt University

Professor Baumgartner designs, supervises and undertakes research into various aspects of the biology and ecology of freshwater fish and systems. His interests are fish passage and fish migration, the impact of human disturbance on aquatic ecosystems, developing solutions to global challenges in…

   Topic(s): Urban Development, Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Leo Kre

General Manager, Customer Services and Business Development, Water PNG Ltd.

Mr. Kre has been with Water PNG for the last 15 years attached to Operations Division and now Commercial Division. His experience encompasses business management, strategic/tactical planning, resource utilization, revenue growth, cost reduction, and general administration of business centers. He…

   Topic(s): Urban Development, Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Liu Jianguo

Professor of School of Environment, Tsinghua University

• The main research directions are domestic waste classification and treatment technology and management system, solid waste energy/building materials utilization technology, etc. • Presided over a number of important research topics such as the National Key R&D Program, Science and Technology…

   Topic(s): Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Lopeti Tufui

Principal Hydrogeologist, Tonga Water Board

Lopeti Tufui is the principal hydrogeologist with the Tonga Water Board (TWB). He also serves as the Laboratory Manager for the newly established TWB Water Quality Laboratory, where he oversees analytical operations, data quality assurance, and method development to support groundwater monitoring…

   Topic(s): Urban Development, Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation