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Anoja Wickramasinghe

Senior Technical Expert, Gender & Ecosystems, Slycan Trust

Dr Anoja Wickramasinghe is an Emeritus Professor of Geography, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. She has significantly contributed to the field of energy, forestry, resource management, rural development, poverty, and also as a policy and institutional analyst, gender activist, community…

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

Anoop Kumar

Principal Secretary for Marketing Department, Maharashtra, India

After serving as Divisional Commissioner for four and half years, Anoop, a senior IAS officer of 1990-batch has been shifted as Principal Secretary Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries (ADF).  Anoop who has served in Vidarbha for past many years is known for his passion for…

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

Ansgar Gabrielsen

former Member and Minister, Norwegian Parliament and Government of Norway

Ansgar Gabrielsen is a former Minister of Trade and Industry and a former Minister of Health and Care Services in Norway. He is an insurance agent by education and worked in this field prior to entering politics. He was elected to the Parliament of Norway in 1993 and was re-…

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

Anthea Webb

Deputy Regional Director, WFP Asia & the Pacific

Anthea Webb is the Deputy Regional Director for the Asia and Pacific Region of the United Nations World Food Programme, spanning operations valued at US $3 billion to assist 30 million people. Previously, Webb was Representative of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) in Indonesia, focused on food…

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

Antonique Koning

Senior Financial Sector Specialist, CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor)

Antonique Koning has more than 20 years of experience working on a range of topics related to microfinance and financial inclusion and currently serves as CGAP’s Gender Lead. Antonique has expertise in consumer protection and responsible finance, customer centricity and empowerment. She is also…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality

Anu Madgavkar

Partner, McKinsey Global Institute

Anu Madgavkar is a partner at the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), the global business and economics research arm of McKinsey & Company. Over her two decades at McKinsey, Anu has built deep insights on global labor markets, growth and inequality, and the economic impact of digital technologies…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality

Aphivath Keat

CEO and Founder, Thyrada Co., Ltd.

Aphivath Keat is the CEO and Founder, Thyrada Co., Ltd. She is from Battambang province and came to live in Phnom Penh in 2002. She was raised in a low-income household. Her father passed away when she was 18 months old, so her mother had to play the role of mother and father.

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

Arjun Bhattarai

Deputy Secretary General , NGO Federation of Nepal

Arjun Bhattarai obtained a Master’s Degree in Rural Development from the Tribhuvan University of Nepal in 2006, a Master’s Degree in Social Work–Comparative Perspective (MSW) from University of Nord, Norway, and an MPhil Degree in Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship from the University of Oslo,…

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

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

Arvind Kumar

Director, South Asia Regional Centre, International Rice Research Institute, India

Arvind is a fellow of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences since 2015. As a senior scientist and plant breeder at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), he brings with him over 25 years of work experience in the agriculture sector including his current role as the Director of…

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