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Madhumita Gupta

Principal Social Development Specialist (Safeguards), ADB

Madhumita Gupta is a Principal Safeguard Specialist at the Asian Development Bank. She attended the Delhi School of Economics, where she obtained here master's degree in sociology.

   Topic(s): Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Mahfuzuddin Ahmed

Agriculture Specialist (Consultant), Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department, ADB

Mahfuzuddin Ahmed is a Finance, Rural Development, Agriculture, and Natural Resources Specialist with over 30 years of experience on agriculture, food security, rural development and climate change initiatives covering more than 30developing countries in Asia, Africa and the Pacific. Dr. Ahmed has…

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

Mandana Arabi

Vice President, Nutrition International

As Vice-President, Global Technical Services and Chief Technical Advisor at Nutrition International, Mandana oversees the technical quality of Nutrition International’s programming in 10 countries and leads a team of experts to address the most challenging gaps in evidence and practice in order to…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Health
   SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being

Marco Leidel

Environmental and Social Specialist, KfW

Marco Leidel works as an expert for environmental and social due diligence for projects of the KfW development bank and the KfW IPEX Bank. Prior to joining KfW, he was a Natural Resources Specialist at ADB, where he was responsible for the environmental due diligence of projects in the natural…

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

Marco Silvestri

Deputy Head/Program Officer, UN ESCAP

Marco Silvestri is currently the Deputy Head of the Center for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization (CSAM) of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), where he has worked since 2019, mainly on regional standards for testing of agricultural machinery,…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Environment
   SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger

Marco Wopereis

Director General, World Vegetable Center

Marco joined the World Vegetable Center as Director General in April 2016 and is based in Taiwan. He is an agronomist with global expertise in agricultural science and management. He previously served as Deputy Director General and Director of Research for Development of the Africa Rice Center (…

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

Maria Lorena Cleto

Senior Safeguards Specialist (Social), ADB

Maria is an Indigenous Ibaloi who has worked extensively with Indigenous-led movements advocating for land rights, equal participation, and environmental and cultural protection in her youth. As a Senior Social Safeguards Specialist in ADB, she currently handles involuntary resettlement and…

   Topic(s): Environment, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Maria Tran

Senior Project Officer (Urban Development), ADB

Maria is an engineer with over ten years' experience working with regional, rural, and vulnerable communities to access critical services such as water and sanitation. Her recent work in Nauru working in the water, sanitation, and solid waste management sectors particularly highlights the unique…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change
   SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Mariano da Costa Alves

Coffee Farmer, Timor Leste

Mariano decided to go back farming from being a barista to educate coffee farmers. He worked  with them to increase the quality and improve the production of coffee. His motivation is to help farmers compete in a high-specialty market so they can get a sustainable price for their produce.

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

Mark Lyndsell

CEO Global English Region, Transcom

Mark joined Transcom in 2009 as Senior Director for UK & European Accounts based in the Philippines. More recently, Mark was Country Manager for UK & Asia Pacific Accounts with responsibility for both the operation delivery and client relationship management of major UK, Australian and New…

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