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Wim Bastiaanssen

Professor Earth Observations, Earth Observations, Hydrosat

Wim Bastiaanssen is an expert in satellite measurements of land, water, and atmospheric processes. He specializes in agricultural water management. His interest is in the computation of bio-physical processes in the crop environment including irrigation scheduling, crop production, and soil carbon…

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

Yasmin Siddiqi

Director, ADB

Yasmin Siddiqi is currently the Director for AFNR covering Central West and South Asia regions. She has over 25 years of work experience including 15 years in ADB.  In ADB, she has led project conceptualization, loan and technical assistance processing, and administration of complex loans. Ms…

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

Yeunil Kim

Professor, Public Procurement Capacity Development Institute

Yeunil Kim is a Professor at the Public Procurement Capacity Development Institute. Prior to this, he worked in Chungbuk Regional Public Procurement Service, Construction Engineering Contract Division, and Seoul Regional Public Procurement Construction Contract Division. Mr. Kim studied real estate…

   Topic(s): Finance, Governance and Public Sector Management
   SDG: Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Yoonee Jeong

Senior Digital Technology Specialist, ADB

Yoonee Jeong is a Senior Digital Technology Specialist with the Digital Technology for Development Unit at ADB. She is a digital technology public policy professional with nearly 20 years of international experience. Before joining ADB, Yoonee was the Director of Public and Regulatory Affairs with…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Capacity Development, Environment, Transport
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Young-Tae Kim

Associate Vice President, Institute for Startup KAIST

Dr. Young-Tae Kim is Associate Vice President of the Institute for Startup KAIST. Before he joined KAIST, he was Director-General of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups in the Republic of Korea and He worked in the government for 20 years. He contributed with his specialty to improve the innovation…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Education
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 4: Quality Education

Yutaka Arai

Vice-Minister for International Affairs, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Government of Japan

Yutaka used to be the Vice-Minister for International Affairs, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Japan. She joined it in April 1987. Some of the positions she held was detailed below: • April 1987 Joined Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries(MAFF) • October 2006…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Governance and Public Sector Management, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Yutian Zheng

Global Relations Project Director, TusStar Business Incubator

Ms. Yutian Zheng is dedicated to serving Chinese local startups' globalization through TusStar's global network, introducing overseas projects to China, and organizing and hosting various international events. Prior to joining TusStar, Ms. Zheng worked at Deloitte Consulting Shanghai and Hong Kong…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Zafar Khashimov

Chief Executive Officer, Korzinka Supermarket Chain, Uzbekistan

Serial successful entrepreneur, a philanthropist, experienced Chief Executive Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the retail industry. Skilled in Marketing Management, Negotiation, Budgeting, Business Planning, Distribution, and Retail. Strong business development professional…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger

Zhainagul Akylbekova

Leading Specialist, Inter-regional Department, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Kyrgyz Republic

Ms. Akylbekova is the Chief specialist of the Interregional Main Department of the Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Kyrgyz Republic. She has been working in the Ministry of Economy (currently The Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Kyrgyz Republic) since 2018. Zhainagul works to support…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance
   SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger

Zichen Deng

Postdoctoral Fellow, Norwegian School of Economics

Zichen Deng is an applied economist working on environmental, health, and development economics. He joined the Department of Economics at NHH in August 2020 and is also affiliated to the Macroeconomics and Natural Resources group.

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Health
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being