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Ayumi Konishi

Formerly Special Senior Advisor to the President, ADB

Mr. Konishi joined ADB in 1988 and served in various capacities, including as Director General for the East Asia Regional Department, Deputy Director General for the Pacific, Senior Advisor to the Strategy Policy Department, and Country Director for Viet Nam. Prior to ADB, he worked for the UN in…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Gender Equality, Water
   SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Christina Kwauk

Research Director, Unbounded Associates

Christina Kwauk is a gender, education, and climate specialist. She is co-editor of Curriculum and Learning for Climate Action: Toward an SDG 4.7 Roadmap for Systems Change and co-author of “The new green learning agenda: Approaches to quality education for climate empowerment.”  

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Education, Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

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

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

Mekhala Krishnamurthy

Head of the Department, Sociology/Anthropology, Ashoka University

Over the last 15 years, Mekhala’s research, publications, policy and professional engagements have involved work within and across a range of field sites and subjects, including women's courts and dispute resolution, community health workers and public health systems, agriculture and agricultural…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Capacity Development, Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Shona Fitzgerald

Water Supply and Sanitation Specialist , World Bank

Shona is a water supply and sanitation specialist at the World Bank working on projects in the Pacific Islands since 2019. Shona is a water and wastewater treatment process engineer by training. She worked for 6 years at Australia’s largest water utility, Sydney Water, in a range of roles,…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality, Water
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 14: Life Below Water

Sudarshana Anojan

Social Development Officer (Gender), ADB

Sudarshana Anojan is the Social Development and Gender Specialist in ADB’s Sri Lanka Country Office. He carries over 13 years of experience in the international development field; working with diverse non-government, bilateral and multilateral agencies. His area of expertise includes community…

   Topic(s): Education, Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Sulakshana Jayawardena

Director (Development), Ministry of Power and Renewable Energy

Experienced Director Of Development with a demonstrated history of working in the oil & energy industry. Skilled in Microsoft Excel, Customer Service, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, and Management. Strong community and social services professional with a Bachelor’s Degree focused in Science…

   Topic(s): Energy, Gender Equality, Poverty, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

Tanu Priya Uteng

Senior Research Planner, Norwegian Centre for Transport Research

Tanu Priya Uteng (Ph.D.), senior researcher at the Institute of Transport Economics (TOI) in Oslo, Norway, holds a PhD degree in Transport Planning and has worked extensively across a host of cross-cutting issues in the field of urban and transport planning in the past 18 years. Her areas of…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 5: Gender Equality