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Isaac Kofi Bimpong

Plant Breeder / Geneticist, Department of Nuclear Science and Applications (Austria)

Name: Isaac Kofi Bimpong Designation: Plant Breeder / Geneticist Organization: Plant Breeding and Genetics Section | Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture| Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications | Vienna, Austria | He obtained both his MSc and PhD at the…

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

Isabelle Decitre

Founder and CEO, ID Capital

Isabelle is the Founder & CEO of ID Capital, a company incorporated in Singapore in 2012 and specialized in VC investments in agrifoodtech in Asia Pacific. In 2016, to accelerate the development of this nascent ecosystem, it launched the Future Food Asia Award, the 1st-of-its-kind regional…

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

Ittipol Pawarmart

Head of Automotive Emission Laboratory, Air Quality and Noise Management Division, Pollution Control Department (PCD), Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment

   

   Topic(s): Environment, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land

Jackie Surtani

Director, Infrastructure Finance (East Asia, Southeast Asia & The Pacific), ADB

Jackie Surtani has over 25 years of successful experience in Asian infrastructure lending and advisory experience. He has a strong credit philosophy and sector experience across the entire energy chain (i.e. power generation, renewable energy, LNG, petrochemicals), infrastructure and…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy, Environment
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land

Jackie Thomas

Coral Triangle Program Leader, WWF

Ms. Thomas joined WWF’s Coral Triangle Program in 2008 as a Pacific Policy Officer based in Fiji, and in 2014, became Program Leader. Ms. Thomas has lived and worked in the Pacific region since 2003, when she relocated from Australia to work for WWF in the Solomon Islands. Before that, she worked…

   Topic(s): Environment
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land

Jaejak Nam

Agricultural Environment Researcher, National Academy of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration (RDA)

Dr. Nam Jae-jak worked as an agricultural environment researcher at the National Academy of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration(RDA) and later supported agricultural startups at the Korea Agricultural Technology Promotion Agency.  After working as an agricultural ODA expert…

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

Jalil Pirzada

Director, Ministry of Agriculture, Tajikistan

From 1986 to 2003 he worked at the Research Institute of Economics and Organization of Agricultural Production of the Tajik Academy of Agricultural Sciences; 2003 to 2007 as the Dean of the Faculty of Economics of the Tajik Agrarian University; 2007 to 2011 as Director of the Research Institute of…

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

James Alden

Head of Regional and Investor Engagement, Canopy

James focuses on catalyzing the scaling of 10 million metric tons of alternative fiber capacity in India. He has 20 years of experience in agricultural technology, energy efficiency, clean technology, and business sustainability, and has been involved in the build, growth, and sale of multiple…

   Topic(s): Environment
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land

James Greevy

Business Development and Product Manager, Herdwatch

  

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Economics
   SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

James Lynch

Former Director General, East Asia Department, Asian Development Bank

James Lynch was the Director General of the East Asia Department of Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Manila, Philippines. He assumed office in February 2020. Mr. Lynch managed ADB’s sovereign operations in the People’s Republic of China and Mongolia across multiple sectors and thematic areas,…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action