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Abdurrahim Siddiqui

Representative and Country Director, WFP, Sri Lanka

Abdur Rahim Siddiqui assumed duties as Representative and Country Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Sri Lanka in April 2021, overseeing the management of WFP’s operations in the country. Mr. Siddiqui brings extensive knowledge from the fields of food and nutrition security…

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

Alison McKechnie

Project Director, DT Global

Alison is a Project Director for DT Global in the Asia Pacific Sustainable Infrastructure team. She has corporate responsibility for leading business priorities which includes developing client relationships, framing business strategy, and delivering quality project outcomes. Passionate about the…

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

Arnaud Heckmann

Country Operation Head, ADB

Arnaud Heckmann is the Country Operation Head at the Asian Development Bank’s Nepal Resident Mission. He was formerly Principal Urban Development Specialist at ADB’s East Asia Urban and Social Sectors Division. He has extensive experience designing, processing, and administering integrated economic…

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

Aude Demontesquiou

FinEquity Facilitator / Team Lead, CGAP

Aude de Montesquiou is FinEquity Community of Practice Facilitator at CGAP. Aude worked at CGAP from 2005 to 2017, last as Financial Sector Development Specialist, leading CGAP’s Graduating the Poorest and Vulnerable Segments work. She oversaw the implementation of the CGAP-Ford Foundation…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Poverty, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Benita Ainabe

Financial Sector Specialist (Capital Markets), ADB

Benita Ainabe is a Financial Sector Specialist (Capital Markets) in the Public Management, Financial Sector, and Trade Division of the Southeast Asia Department at Asian Development Bank. She specializes in financial sector development, capital markets, innovative financing mechanisms, and…

   Topic(s): Finance, Industry and Trade, Private Sector, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Bijal Brahmbhatt

India Director , Mahila Housing Trust

Bijal Brahmbhatt is the Director of Mahila Housing Trust in India.  Her work of over 20 years in cities has been in the areas of formal, informal, and invisible governance for housing and habitat. Her programs have helped women participate in city-level initiatives, a small step to make cities…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty

Carlos Estévez Reyes

Economist, Global Information and Early Warning System, FAO

Works as an Economist at the Global Information and Early Warning System of FAO since 2018. He monitors food markets in West Africa, providing analyses that reflect the trends of food security at the national and subregional levels. He also participates in flagship publications such as the Global…

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

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

Christopher Morris

Former Principal Social Development Specialist,, ADB

Chris Morris formerly heads ADB’s NGO and Civil Society Center and oversees the planning, implementation, and monitoring of ADB’s overall engagement with civil society organizations, as well as the design and implementation of the CSO program at the ADB Annual Meetings. Before joining ADB,…

   Topic(s): Civil Society, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Cristina Coslet

Economist, Global Information and Early Warning System, FAO

Works as an Economist at the Global Information and Early Warning System of FAO since 2012. She is responsible for monitoring the food supply/demand and food security situation in Asia and the Pacific, covering a vast set of 27 countries stretching from Pakistan to Papua New Guinea. She regularly…

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