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Alexandra Pamela Chiang

Senior Transport Specialist, ADB

Pamela is a Senior Transport Specialist from the Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department at ADB. She is an experienced team leader with 20 years of international experience in the development and management of transport projects including urban transit systems, railways, seaports,…

   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

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

Clara Grilo

Ecological Expert, University of Lisbon

Dr. Clara Grilo is a researcher at Center for Marine and Environment Studies at the University of Lisbon in Portugal. Her research involves ecological modelling and studying the effects of anthropogenic activities on landscapes and wildlife. Her work…

   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

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

Hiroaki Yamaguchi

Director, Transport and Communications Division, Southeast Department (SETC), ADB

Hiroaki Yamaguchi has 25-year experience of in relevant professional works in transport policy/planning and engineering both in public and private sectors, including 17 years with ADB in South and Southeast Asian countries.  He served as Director, Transport and Communications Division in…

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

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

Kim Thi Thuy Ngoc

Project Manager, Institute of Strategy on Natural Resources and Environment (ISPONRE), Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment

Ms. Kim Thi Thuy Ngoc is working at the Institute of Strategy on Natural Resources and Environment (ISPONRE), Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE). She graduated at Ha Noi National University in 1994 with a major in biodiversity. She also earned her Master of Science at the Asian…

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

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