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Athifa Ibrahim

GESI Expert (Consultant ) for Maldives, ADB

Athifa is an experienced Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) expert with over 18 years of professional experience in the development landscape of the Maldives. Currently, she works with ADB’s, South Asia Department, as a GESI consultant for the Maldives. She has provided technical…

   Topic(s): Energy, Environment, Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 13: Climate Action

Elizabeth Burges-Sims

Former Senior Social Development Specialist, ADB

Elizabeth Burges-Sims was a Senior Social Development Specialist of the Southeast Asia Department at ADB.  She left ADB in June 2021.

   Topic(s): Gender Equality, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Ellen Joyce Suficiencia

Director, Center for Learning and Inclusion Advocacy (CLIA), Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

As the Director of the Financial Inclusion Group – Center for Learning and Inclusion Advocacy (CLIA) of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), Joyce is deeply involved in various initiatives to drive the BSP’s financial inclusion agenda forward. She handles policy development and advocacy work with…

   Topic(s): Finance, Gender Equality, ICT
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Eunjin Oh

Vice President, Korean Women's Development Institute

Eunjin Oh is the Vice President and Senior Research Fellow at the Korean Women's Development Institute (KWDI). Prior to her position at KDWI, she was a lecturer at Sogang University, Sungshin University, Ajou University, and Dongduk Women's University. She also worked with Korea Research…

   Topic(s): Education, Gender Equality, ICT
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Giulia Zaratti

Consultant, Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

Giulia has extensive experience in financial inclusion, women’s economic empowerment, gender equality and sustainable development, acquired by working for various UN agencies, international organizations, governments and management consulting companies, such as the UN Capital Development Fund, the…

   Topic(s): Finance, Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Keiko Nowacka

Senior Social Development Specialist , ADB

Keiko Nowacka is a Senior Social Development Specialist (Gender and Development) in the Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department at the Asian Development Bank. In this role she focuses, in particular, on women’s entrepreneurship and promoting the ADB’s gender mainstreaming mandate,…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality, Governance and Public Sector Management
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Khalid Hassan

Director, International Labour Organization

Mr. Khalid Hassan is the Director of the ILO Country Office for the Philippines. Mr. Hassan has an extensive background on fundamental principles and rights at work, rural development and primary education. Prior to the Philippines, he served for 17 years in ILO Country Offices for…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Lan Mercado

Regional Director, Oxfam International Secretariat Asia

Lan Mercado is the Regional Director for Oxfam in Asia. Lan is an activist and development worker, with over 30 years of experience working with civil society coalitions, environmental movements, and international women's rights organizations. Since 1999, she’s been with Oxfam, starting as a…

   Topic(s): Economics, Gender Equality, Health, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Nandini Harihareswara

Senior Advisor, Inclusive Digital Economies , UNCDF

Nandini Harihareswara is a Senior Advisor on Inclusive Digital Economies, Gender Equality and Women’s Economic Empowerment. Formerly, she served as the Digital Finance Regional Technical Specialist, responsible for the creation & implementation of the United Nations Capital Development Fund…

   Topic(s): Finance, Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Nasheeba Selim

Senior Social Development Specialist (Gender), Bangladesh Resident Mission, ADB

Ms. Nasheeba Selim is currently working as the Social Development and Gender Specialist in the Bangladesh Resident Mission, ADB. In the past, she has worked with UNDP Bangladesh and been directly involved in the administration of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Facility where she worked…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions