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Joanna Rogers

Disability Inclusion Expert, ADB

Joanna Rogers holds an MSc in Social Work from Ersta Skondal University College in Stockholm and has over 30 years of experience in disability inclusion, social protection policy and programmes, social services development and social service workforce strengthening as well as child protection and…

   Topic(s): Transport, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Junsoo Ahn

Deputy Director, Sidewalk Management Team, Seoul Metropolitan Government

Junsoo started his career as Deputy Director at the Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) in 2010. He served in the Engineering Review Division, Urban Planning Division, Urban Management Division, River Management Division before he went to the US to pursue his graduate studies in urban planning. He…

   Topic(s): Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 15: Life on Land

Junyi Zhang

Professor, Hiroshima University, Japan

Professor Junyi Zhang is a professor at Mobilities and Urban Policy Lab of Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University, Japan. He is also the Director of  Center of Asian Sustainable Mobility Research at Hiroshima University, Japan. Prof. Zhang’s research fields…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Environment, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land

Kasio Kembo Mida Jr

Chief Executive Officer, Chuuk Public Utility Corporation, FSM

Kembo Mida is the CEO of the Chuuk Public Corporation for the past 6 years. He is also the inteirm CEO for the Association of Micronesia Utlities. He is a partner in the Ramp & Mida Law Firm and owns a hotel and restraunt (L5 Hotel) in Chuuk State. Since becoming the CEO, CPUC’s grant funding…

   Topic(s): Urban Development, Water
   SDG: Goal 14: Life Below Water

Katherine Miles

Gender Consultant, InsuResilience Centre of Excellence on Gender-Smart Solutions

Katherine Miles is the gender consultant to the InsuResilience Gender Working Group and a technical expert on the gender dimensions of climate and disaster risk finance and insurance. Katherine co-authored research and guidance including Integrating Gender Considerations into Different Models of…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Kirsten McDonald

Associate Principal, International Development, Arup

Kirsten McDonald is an associate principal with Arup’s International Development team in the Australasian region. Kirsten has 28 years’ experience scoping, planning, designing and delivering programs and projects that maximise impact throughout Asia, Australia, and the Pacific for organisations…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 13: Climate Action

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

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