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Asha Rajvanshi

Environmental Expert and a Former Head, Environmental Impact Assessment Cell at Wildlife Institute of India

Dr. AshaRajvanshi is an Environmental expert and a former head of the Environmental Impact Assessment Cell at Wildlife Institute of India. She has over three decades of professional standing as a teacher, trainer, researcher and impact assessment practitioner. She has played the lead role in…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Environment
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land

Ashok Gulati

Infosys Chair Professor for Agriculture, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)

Ashok Gulati is a Distinguished Professor at Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER). He was Chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP, GoI; 2011-14);  Director at the International Food Policy Research Institute (2001-11); NABARD Chair…

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

Atsushi Kaneko

Former Principal Project Management Specialist, ADB

Prior to joining ADB in 2009, Atsushi Kaneko was Director and Chief Representative at the Japan International Cooperation Agency, Chief Representative at the Japan Bank for International Cooperation, and Engineer at Pacific Consultants International. He holds a PhD in Environmental Engineering from…

   Topic(s): Urban Development, Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 15: Life on Land

Audrey Tan

Science Communications and Outreach Lead, National University of Singapore’s Centre for Nature-based Climate Solutions and Tropical Marine Science Institute

​Ms. Audrey Tan was previously an assistant news editor and environment correspondent at The Straits Times, Singapore’s national broadsheet, where she covered environmental issues and climate change for about a decade. Audrey holds a master’s degree in climate science and policy from the Scripps…

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

Aurora Soriano

Founder & CEO, PinoyTravel

Founder of Pinoytravel.com.ph, an online booking aggregator for long distance buses and ferries in the Philippines. More than 20 years of marketing and business development experience in the mobile telecommunications industry.

   Topic(s): Environment, Industry and Trade
   SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 15: Life on Land

Aya Suzuki

Professor, University of Tokyo

Aya Suzuki is a development economist and an associate professor at the University of Tokyo. Upon obtaining her Ph.D. from the University of California, Davis, she worked at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies in Japan before the current position. Her research focuses on analyzing…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Economics
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

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

Aziz Elbehri

Senior Economist and Stream Leader, FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

Aziz Elbehri is a senior economist at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) since 2008. Currently, he leads the socio-economic development and policy group at the FAO AsiaPacific Regional office in Bangkok. Aziz specializes in climate and food systems interactions, agricultural…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Economics
   SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Baburam Lamichhane

In-charge of the Biodiversity Conservation Center – Chitwan, National Trust for Nature Conservation, Nepal

Babu Ram completed environmental sciences from the Tri-Chandra College in Kathmandu and master’s degree in Natural Resources Management and Rural Development at the Tribhuvan University, Institute of Forestry in Pokhara (Nepal). He has been involved in various wildlife conservation and research…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Environment, Transport
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 15: Life on Land

Badri Narayanan Gopalakrishnan

Co-Founder and Partner, Infinite Sum Modelling LLC

Dr. Badri Narayanan Gopalakrishnan is an affiliate faculty member and senior economist with the School of Environmental and Forestry Sciences, University of Washington-Seattle. Furthermore, he co-founded Infinite Sum Modelling LLC, with offices in Canada, the USA, India, China, and Hong Kong, and…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Economics, Environment
   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