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Tran Dai Nghia

Head, Department of Natural Resource and Environmental Economic Studies

Dr. Tran Dai Nghia is the head of the Department of Natural Resource and Environmental Economic Studies, the head Climate Change and REDD+ research group at IPSARD, a member of the NDC and NAP task force and also the head of technical advisory group to the COP 26 implementation taskforce and…

   Topic(s): Environment, Health, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 13: Climate Action

Tsung-Yi Lee

President, THI Consultants, Inc.

Tsung-Yi Lee is President of THI Consultants Inc. He is a transportation modeling expert who has lectured at several universities in Taiwan. With more than 21-year hands-on experiences in transportation modeling and policy making, he has participated in manifold comprehensive transportation…

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

Tuul Badarch

Senior Project Officer (infrastructure), ADB

Tuul has worked in various sectors of ADB’s operation in Mongolia, including transport, energy and social protection. Currently, she is responsible for the urban development sector and manages several ADB-financed projects aimed to improve utility services and management in provincial towns. Prior…

   Topic(s): Energy, Finance, Social Development and Protection, Transport, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals, Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Tyrrell Duncan

Economist and Policy Adviser, Former Head of Transport Sector, ADB

Tyrrell Duncan has over 30 years of experience in international development. As a technical advisor of ADB’s Transport Sector Group, he previously led the bank’s work on transport, which accounts for about a third of ADB lending. Previously he was transport director for East Asia, and bank-wide…

   Topic(s): Transport, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Umesh Madhavan

Research Director , The Circulate Initiative

Umesh is Research Director at The Circulate Initiative, a nonprofit organization committed to solving the ocean plastic pollution challenge and advancing the circular economy in emerging economies. In his role, Umesh leads The Circulate Initiative’s research strategy, with a focus on data and…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Environment, Finance, 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

Utkarsh Mishra

Deputy Project Director, Jharkhand Urban Water Supply Improvement Project

Utkarsh Mishra is the Deputy Project Director at JUIDCO (Urban Development & Housing Department), Government of Jharkhand, based in Ranchi. With over six years of experience in this role, he oversees the Externally Aided Project Management Unit for World Bank and ADB-funded Urban Infrastructure…

   Topic(s): Industry and Trade, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Vanisa Surapipith

Deputy Director, Thailand’s Hub of Talents on Air Pollution and Climate (HTAPC)

Vanisa is currently the Deputy Director of Thailand’s Hub of Talents on Air Pollution and Climate (HTAPC). She is also an air Modeling Consultant working on the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model coupled with Chemistry for the assessment of PM2.5 Mitigation measures across Thailand. This…

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

Vijay Padmanabhan

Director, ADB

An Engineer-Urban Planner, Vijay is the Operations Director for urban development and water in the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Southeast Asia Region and manages a $3 billion portfolio. With 23 years of professional experience, he has led multi-sector teams in designing and delivering large and…

   Topic(s): Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Wang Qi

Chief Researcher, Chinese Academy of Environmental Sciences

•Director / chief researcher, Institute of solid waste pollution control technology, Chinese Academy of Environmental Sciences (2 001) •Chairman of Expert Committee of industrial solid waste and hazardous waste treatment professional committee of China Urban Environmental Hygiene Association (2017…

   Topic(s): Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Yana Waldman

Assistant Deputy Director of Capital Projects, San Francisco County Transportation Authority

Yana used to work with Arup as its Senior Consultant. She now works as Assistant Deputy Director of Capital Projects for the San Francisco County Transportation Authority. 

   Topic(s): Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure