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Amit Jain

Senior Energy Specialist, World Bank

Amit is a solar engineer, with a Ph.D. in solar energy and Fulbright Scholarship from NREL, USA and Chevening Fellow at King’s College, London. He loves to shares real-life stories on how solar energy is transforming people’s lives across health, transport, water, and agriculture sector. He works…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Energy, Environment, Health
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being

Amit Mishra

Vice President, Vassar Labs

Amit serves as the Vice President, Marketing at Vassar Labs. With his 14+ years of technology experience, he believes in working for a sustainable future. He has done a PG Course from University of Florida on Sustainable Agriculture and Land Management. Apart from that he has a degree in…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Urban Development, Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Amitabh Kant

G20 Sherpa, India

Amitabh Kant is India’s G20 Sherpa. The G20 or the Group of 20 is a forum where policymakers of industrialized and developing economies meet to discuss key issues in the global economy. Kant is a governance reformer and a public policy change agent for India, having driven key reforms and…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy, Environment
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Amy Leung

Deputy Director General concurrently Chief Thematic Officer, ADB

Leung has over 20 years of experience in water and urban development. She was chair of ADB’s in-house Water Community of Practice from 2008 to 2014. Her expertise includes urban planning, water and sustainable development, public-private partnerships, and green cities. Leung’s work in ADB allowed…

   Topic(s): Urban Development, Water
   SDG: Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

An Maria Omer Notenbaert

Coordinator Tropical Forages Africa, CIAT

An Notenbaert is Coordinator and Researcher at CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security based in Kenya.

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

Ana I K M Ake

ADB Tonga National Consultant, Community Engagement Specialist & Research Analyst, SLAP

Ana is a research and policy analyst with more than a decade’s experience in local-based research across education, community participatory planning, and environment, social and economic impact. With qualifications in Political Science, Climate Change and Disaster Management, Ana uses her skills in…

   Topic(s): Climate Change
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Anders Pettersson

Principal Operations Specialist, ADB

Mr. Pettersson, Principal Portfolio Management Specialist, Central and West Asia Department, worked with procurement on ADB funded projects for 14 years including all CWRD DMCs, PR China, Mongolia, Viet Nam and the Pacific and has held portfolio management positions in the ADB Mongolia Resident…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Andrea Della Mattea

President, Asia Pacific, Microsoft

As President APAC, Andrea Della Mattea is responsible for leading Microsoft’s overall business, accelerating the digital transformation journeys of our customers and partners and driving the company’s mission of empowering every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. She has…

   Topic(s): ICT, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Andreas Thermann

Environmental Finance and Partnership Specialist, ADB

Mr. Andreas Thermann is an Environmental Finance and Partnership Specialist in ADB’s Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department (SDCC). He is currently overseeing the Ocean Finance flagship program of ADB’s Healthy Oceans Action Plan and working on new financing instruments like bonds…

   Topic(s): Environment
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Andres Lorenzo Pinga

Founder, Earthbeat Farms, Philippines

Andres is the founder of Earthbeat Farms, an organic farm in San Pablo, Laguna, growing high-value and specialty crops, that served the Manila market. He actively looks to grow the food movement and to create a more sustainable food system in the Philippines.   Andres is…

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