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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

Caterina Meloni

Founder and Gender Finance Advisor, Connecting Founders

Caterina is a gender finance specialist with 25 years of experience working at the crossroads of finance. She supports international finance institutions, development partners, and government bodies in integrating a gender and climate lens across finance and infrastructure programs in a way that is…

   Topic(s): Environment, Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land

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

Fiza Farhan

Advisor and Member, UN High-Level Panel on Women's Economic Empowerment

Fiza Farhan is a Pakistan-based entrepreneur and development expert, featured in the US Magazine Forbes “30 Under 30 List of Social Entrepreneurs” for 2015 and again in Forbes Asia List of” 30 Under 30 Social Entrepreneurs in 2016”. She represents Pakistan on the United Nation's Secretary…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy, Environment, Gender Equality
   SDG: 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 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Genevieve Mary O'Farrell

Senior Environment Specialist (Safeguards), ADB

Genevieve O’Farrell has close to 20 years of experience working on environmental assessment and management of development projects, sustainability appraisal, climate risk management, capacity building, and delivery of country-orientated solutions for diverse clients across a range of sectors.…

   Topic(s): Environment, Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land

Kate Vyborny

Associate Director, Duke University

Kate Vyborny is a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Economics at Duke University. She holds a D.Phil. (Ph.D.) in Economics from the University of Oxford. Previously, she worked on research and policy outreach on foreign aid, trade and development at the Center for Global Development and…

   Topic(s): Economics, Gender Equality, Poverty, Transport
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 15: Life on Land

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

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

Nidup Tshering

Consultant, ADB

Nidup Tshering works as a Social Development Consultant (GAD) for ADB in Bhutan. With a background in Development Management, he has been working with ADB for the last twelve years designing and implementing social projects. His recent works include the development of technical and vocational…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality, Poverty
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 1: No Poverty