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Ian Munt

Independent Consultant, World Bank

Ian Munt is a UK Chartered Urban Planner and graduated from the University of Reading, UK with a Masters in Environmental Planning and a BA in Geography from the University of Kent, UK. Over 25 years he has worked with national, regional, and local governments in Asia-Pacific, Africa, Europe, and…

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

Jane Romero

Technical Assistance Officer, The Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility

Jane Romero is a Technical Assistance Officer in the Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility (PRIF). Jane has an engineering and economics background and has worked in various aspects of infrastructure development in many countries in Asia and the Pacific for over 15 years. In her present role in…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Environment, Private Sector, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Jeremiah Paua

Senior Policy Officer, Department of National Planning & Monitoring, Papua New Guinea

   

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

Jian Peng

Technical Advisor, KZO Seafarm

Dr. Jian Peng is the technical advisor for KZO Seafarm, a pioneering seafarm promoting sustainable marine aquaculture.

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy, Environment, Water
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Jindra Samson

Senior Economist, ADB

Jindra is a senior economics officer at ERCD of ADB, where she contributes to various analytical research on agricultural and natural resources, climate change and low-carbon growth, economic analyses of investment projects, and country diagnostic studies. Before ADB, she was an assistant scientist…

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

Kijoon Kim

Independent Consultant, ADB

Mr. Kim has over 30 years of professional experience and academic research in the transport sector in Koreas and United Kingdom and has worked with public and private institutions on various transport and urban transport projects. He is currently working in ADB. Since joining ADB in 2010, he has…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Transport, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 15: Life on Land

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

Laxmi Sharma

Unit Head, ADB

Laxmi Sharma is the Unit Head of Project Administration, Water and Urban Development Sector Office at Asian Development Bank. An engineer with over 25 years of experience in integrated urban planning and development, water and sanitation, solid waste management, inclusive city development, urban…

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

Mark Laska

Founder and President, Great Ecology

Mark Laska is one of the United States foremost authorities on ecological restoration, environmental strategies, wetland mitigation and conservation banking, natural resource damage evaluation and restoration, and is an ecologist and entrepreneur with more than 25 years of experience. Laska is an…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Economics, Environment, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land

Michael Kremer

Gates Professor of Developing Societies, Department of Economics, Harvard University

Michael Kremer is the Gates Professor of Developing Societies in the Department of Economics at Harvard University. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship and a Presidential Faculty Fellowship, and was named a Young Global Leader by the…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Economics, Education, Health, Water
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation