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Ugyen Thaye

Chief Engineer, Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources

Mr. Ugyen Thaye is the Chief Engineer of the Energy Resource Development Division (ERDD), Department of Energy, Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, Royal Government of Bhutan. He had been working as a Chief Engineer since 2019. In addition to the Chief Engineer, he also serves as the Project…

   Topic(s): Energy
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

Uma Mahadevan

Additional Chief Secretary & Development Commissioner, Government of Karnataka

Uma Mahadevan, Additional Chief Secretary, Government of Karnataka, India, is a senior IAS officer and pioneering public administrator with over 30 years in service. As former Principal Secretary, Women and Child Development, she led critical reforms in Karnataka’s Integrated Child Development…

   Topic(s): Health
   SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being

Uzma Hoque

Principal Social Sector Specialist, SARD, Asian Development Bank

Uzma leads overall coordination, management and operational support to different sector divisions to integrate gender considerations in the department's overall programs and projects. Prior to joining ADB, Ms. Hoque spent 15 years working on women’ rights and economic empowerment, child protection…

   Topic(s): Education, Health
   SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 4: Quality Education

V. V. Janeth

Deputy General Manager, Ceylon Electricity Board

V V Janeth is a Deputy General Manager (Comm. & Corp.) Dist. Division 4 at the Ceylon Electricity Board. He has experience with Hydro Power plants projects, operation and maintenance of Thermal Power Plants, instrumentation and controls, renewable energy procurement and integration and…

   Topic(s): Energy
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

Vandana Gombar

Editor, BloombergNEF

Vandana Gombar is an Editor at BloombergNEF, tracking the exciting transition of the energy sector globally. She believes the energy miracle is in the quiet dazzle of the sun.

   Topic(s): Energy
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Vanita Suneja

Regional Advocacy Manager, WaterAid South Asia

Vanita has over 25 years of experience in the development sector. She has been working on a wide range of issues including water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), small holder agriculture, forest governance, rural livelihoods, women’s land rights, renewable energy, climate change, extractives and…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy, Environment, Water
   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, Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Varun Deshpande

Managing Director, The Good Food Institute

Varun Deshpande serves as Managing Director at the Good Food Institute Asia, where he is focused on building the future of food by working with scientists, foundations, governments, entrepreneurs, and corporations to build the alternative protein sector across the continent. As the son of a cancer…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Health
   SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being

Varun Srivastava

Manager, Accenture Development Partnerships' Global Health

Varun Srivastava is a Manager at Accenture Development Partnerships' Global Health team, based in Bengaluru, India. With over eight years of experience in the development sector, Varun has deep expertise in public health, including immunization, public health supply chains, surveillance, and health…

   Topic(s): Health
   SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being

Vegard Skirbekk

Professor, Norwegian Institute of Public Health and Columbia University

Vegard Skirbekk is a Professor of Population and Family Health at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, and a Professor at Columbia University’s Columbia Aging Center. His research focuses on understanding the links between aging, health, and worker productivity in countries undergoing…

   Topic(s): Health, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Venkat Rajaraman

CEO, Cygni Energy Pvt Ltd

Venkat is the Founder and CEO of Cygni and an Advisory Committee member of National Center for Photovoltaic Research and Education (NCPRE), India. He has over 20 years of experience in Product Design and Engineering Management. Prior to that, he was the CEO of Solarsis and Su-Kam Power Systems, a…

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