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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

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

Dawit. Mekonnen

Senior Research Staff, International Food Policy Research Institute

Dawit Mekonnen is a Research Fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in the Environment and Production Technology Division. He completed his PhD in Agricultural and Applied Economics at the University of Georgia. He holds M.Sc. and B.A. degrees in Economics from Addis…

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

Gloria Kraus

Chief Executive Officer, Hollbium

Gloria is a German Sustainability Scientist who moved to Sweden in 2020. In 2021 she was recognized as Sweden’s Top Leader in Impact and Sustainability under 35 by Nova111. She has worked as a banker, as a trainee in the European Commission and coordinated international EU-research projects; on…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Gulzar Nataran

Senior Managing Director, Global Innovation Fund

Gulzar Natarajan is a Senior Managing Director at GIF. He is a member of the Indian Administrative Service, the elite tier of the Indian bureaucracy, and was, before joining GIF, working in the Office of the Prime Minister of India. He has previously held leadership positions as municipal…

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

Junyi Zhang

Professor, Hiroshima University, Japan

Professor Junyi Zhang is a professor at Mobilities and Urban Policy Lab of Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University, Japan. He is also the Director of  Center of Asian Sustainable Mobility Research at Hiroshima University, Japan. Prof. Zhang’s research fields…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Environment, Urban Development
   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

Khalid Hassan

Director, International Labour Organization

Mr. Khalid Hassan is the Director of the ILO Country Office for the Philippines. Mr. Hassan has an extensive background on fundamental principles and rights at work, rural development and primary education. Prior to the Philippines, he served for 17 years in ILO Country Offices for…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Lyndal Hugo

Co-founder, Orlar

Dr. Lyndal Hugo is the co-founder of Orlar, an innovative Australian agritech company operating in both Australia and Vietnam. With a background in Agricultural Science and a PhD in Agricultural and Environmental Science from the University of Sydney, Dr. Hugo brings deep scientific insight to…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Environment, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Mary Ruckelshaus

Executive Director, Natural Capital Project, Stanford University

Mary Ruckelshaus (she/her) oversees all work of the Natural Capital Project partnership including strategy, coordination, fundraising, communications, and hiring. She is based in Seattle, WA, where she previously led the Ecosystem Science Program at NOAA’s NW Fisheries Science Center. Prior to that…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Mekhala Krishnamurthy

Head of the Department, Sociology/Anthropology, Ashoka University

Over the last 15 years, Mekhala’s research, publications, policy and professional engagements have involved work within and across a range of field sites and subjects, including women's courts and dispute resolution, community health workers and public health systems, agriculture and agricultural…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Capacity Development, Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities