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Adrian Banie Lasimbang

Senator, National Government of Malaysia

In 2018, Adrian Banie Lasimbang became a senator for the national government of Malaysia, representing the state of Sabah. With extensive experience in participatory mapping, conducting community awareness workshops, enrichment planting, gravity water supply systems, and designing community-based…

   Topic(s): Urban Development, Water
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Al Orolfo

Director, Foreign-Assisted and Special Projects Service, Philippine Department of Environment and Natural Resources

With nearly four decades of experience at the forefront of environmental protection, Dr. Al Oga Orolfo is more than a public servant—he is a visionary for eco-governance. As the current Director of the FASPS at the DENR, he helped transform international environmental agreements into tangible…

   Topic(s): Disaster Risk Management, Environment, Urban Development, Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Alain Morel

Unit Head Project Administration, ADB

Alain Morel is a Principal Urban Development Specialist and Project Administration Unit Head with the ADB Water and Urban Development Sector Group, with over 33 years of experience in project design, management, and implementation. He previously served as the Philippines Country Operations Head for…

   Topic(s): Finance, Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Albrecht Weerts

Hydrology and Forecasting Expert, Deltares

Albrecht Weerts is an expert on data model integration and hydrological forecasting at Deltares. He has been leading research and development projects on data assimilation techniques for improving flood forecasting system. He is also a Professor of Hydrologic Predictability at Wageningen University…

   Topic(s): Disaster Risk Management, ICT, Water
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Annemieke Nijhof

Managing Director, Deltares

Nijhof has extensive experience in the worlds of both government and business. As the Director-General of Water at the Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management (now Infrastructure and Water Management), she was responsible for water policy in the Netherlands. She then turned her…

   Topic(s): Disaster Risk Management, Environment, Urban Development, Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 15: Life on Land

Asad Ali Zafar

Senior Project Officer (Water Resources), Pakistan Resident Mission, ADB

Asad has been working with the Asian Development Bank for the last about 15 years in water resources management, portfolio administration and post-disaster response investments. Before ADB he has worked as consultants with national firms as well as government organizations. He has a master’s degree…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Water
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Avni Kumar

Research Consultant, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney

Avni Kumar specialises in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), with a cross-cutting focus on gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) and climate resilience in WASH. She has a background in development economics and has worked in various capacities with government, civil society, private sector…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality, Water
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 14: Life Below Water

Blair Spendelow

Senior Coastal and Marine Specialist, ADB

Blair Spendelow is a Senior Coastal and Marine Specialist at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in the Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office. He leads projects that strengthen coastal resilience, safeguard marine ecosystems, and support strategic adaptation planning across…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 13: Climate Action

Carmine Piantedosi

Chief Executive Officer, Nauru Utilities Corporation, Fiji

Carmine is the CEO of Nauru Utilities Corporation in Fiji. Prior to this, he was the CEO of the Land Transportation Authority in Fiji. He also worked as a Manager of Regulation and Pricing at Goulburn-Murray Water. He has a Bachelor of Engineering from the University of South Australia and a…

   Topic(s): Urban Development, Water
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Faisal Hossain

Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington

Faisal Hossain’s research interests are hydrologic remote sensing, sustainable water resources engineering, transboundary water resources management and engineering education. He received his PhD in Environmental Engineering from The University of Connecticut, his master’s degree in Civil…

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