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Irfan Qureshi

Economist, ADB

Irfan A. Qureshi is an Economist in the Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department at ADB, where he contributes to macroeconomic surveillance, monitoring, and research while working for ADB’s flagship publication, Asian Development Outlook (ADO). His research has been published in…

   Topic(s): Economics
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Isaac Emery

Founder and Principal Consultant, Informed Sustainability Consulting

With a decade of life cycle assessment (LCA) experience and a lifelong commitment to improving humanity’s relationship with planet Earth, Isaac founded Informed Sustainability Consulting in 2019 to help organizations act on their environmental commitments. Isaac brings deep knowledge of…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Isaac Kofi Bimpong

Plant Breeder / Geneticist, Department of Nuclear Science and Applications (Austria)

Name: Isaac Kofi Bimpong Designation: Plant Breeder / Geneticist Organization: Plant Breeding and Genetics Section | Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture| Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications | Vienna, Austria | He obtained both his MSc and PhD at the…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Iskandar Abdullaev

Deputy Director, CAREC Institute

Dr. Abdullaev holds MSc and PhD degrees from Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agriculture Mechanization Engineers, Uzbekistan. Part of his PhD work was at Iowa State University, USA. He has intensive training and education programmes in Israel (1996-1997), USA (1999), Netherlands (2000), and…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Itgel Lonjid

Senior Social Sector Officer, ADB

Itgel Lonjid is a Senior Social Sector Officer at the ADB Mongolia Resident Mission (MNRM). She designs and administers projects in the education and social protection sectors and supports portfolio administration at MNRM. Before joining ADB, she worked with local and international non-government…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Finance
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Jacobus Veerman

Senior Water Resources Specialist, ADB

Jacob Veerman is a national of the Netherlands. He is an internationally experienced diplomat specializing in economic and strategic development, change, and project management. Jacob has a broad knowledge and experience in the field of water management and infrastructure. He completed his master’s…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Jaemin Nam

Sector Project Administration Unit Head, ADB

Jaemin Nam is a Sector Project Administration Unit Head ‒ East, Central and West Asia Team at ADB’s Water and Urban Development (WUD) Sector Office. Over the past 25 years, he has processed and implemented WUD projects in South, Southeast, and Central West Asia within and outside ADB. His areas of…

   Topic(s): Urban Development, Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Jalil Pirzada

Director, Ministry of Agriculture, Tajikistan

From 1986 to 2003 he worked at the Research Institute of Economics and Organization of Agricultural Production of the Tajik Academy of Agricultural Sciences; 2003 to 2007 as the Dean of the Faculty of Economics of the Tajik Agrarian University; 2007 to 2011 as Director of the Research Institute of…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Economics
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger

James Anderson

Principal Urban Development Specialist, ADB

Jim Anderson is the international senior business development consultant for the Private Sector Operations Department of the Asian Development Bank’s East Asia Regional Department. He is responsible for accelerating the amount of the Bank’s financing to commercially viable private sector projects…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

James Lynch

Former Director General, East Asia Department, Asian Development Bank

James Lynch was the Director General of the East Asia Department of Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Manila, Philippines. He assumed office in February 2020. Mr. Lynch managed ADB’s sovereign operations in the People’s Republic of China and Mongolia across multiple sectors and thematic areas,…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action