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Eline Boelee

Senior researcher and advisor, Deltares

Dr. Eline Boelee, senior researcher and advisor for water-environment-health interlinkages at Deltares, discussed how an integrated approach contributes to the understanding of health risks in water systems. She focused mainly on freshwater systems, looking at drivers, pressures, state, impact, and…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Health, Water
   SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Elizabeth Burges-Sims

Former Senior Social Development Specialist, ADB

Elizabeth Burges-Sims was a Senior Social Development Specialist of the Southeast Asia Department at ADB.  She left ADB in June 2021.

   Topic(s): Gender Equality, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Emiko Usui

Associate Professor, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University

Emiko Usui is an associate professor at Hitotsubashi University, Japan. She received her B.A. in economics from the University of Tokyo and her Ph.D. in Economics from Northwestern University. Her research interests are in the area of labor economics, and include gender issues, compensating…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Emily Pindilli

Director of the Science and Decisions Center and Chief Economist, U.S. Geological Survey

As a PhD environmental economist, Emily focuses on a diverse portfolio of environmental and informational economics research topics including the value of scientific information, ecosystem services assessment and valuation, methods to integrate multi-disciplinary analyses to support…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Economics, Environment
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land

Esperanza Cabral

Chairperson, Board of Trustees, Health Care Without Harm SE Asia

Dr. Cabral served as Secretary of the Department of Health in the Philippines. Before her appointment as Secretary of Health, she was previously the Secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development. Dr. Cabral, a cardiologist, and clinical pharmacologist graduated from medical school…

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

Evan Tanotogono

CEO and Co-Founder, Rey.id

CEO & Co-Founder of Rey.id, ex-BCG, ex-Tokopedia, QCRO certified. Occasional musician, song composer, oil painter, and home chef.

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

Farida Alijonovna Djumabaeva

Gender and Social Development Officer, Asian Development Bank

Farida Alijonovna Djumabaeva is currently holding ADB Uzbekistan resident mission post as a gender and social development officer.

   Topic(s): Gender Equality, Health, ICT
   SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being

Farouk Meralli

Founder and CEO, SwipeRx

Farouk Meralli is the Founder and CEO of SwipeRx, a pioneering healthtech platform that connects over 50,000 pharmacies and 300,000 pharmacy professionals across Southeast Asia, collectively serving more than 150 million patients. Prior to founding SwipeRx, he held senior roles at Pfizer, Sanofi,…

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

Faryal Khan

Team Lead, UNESCO Asia-Pacific Regional Bureau for Education

Faryal Khan, Ed. D., is the Programme Specialist for Education at the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific and leads the Quality team, focusing on NEQMAP, Global Citizenship Education, and Education for Sustainable Development amongst other areas. Dr. Khan earned her doctorate in…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Farzana Muhib

Asia Team Lead, Vaccine Implementation, PATH

Ms. Farzana Muhib is the Asia Team Lead for Vaccine Implementation, PATH’s Center for Vaccine Innovation and Access. Ms. Muhib brings 20 years of experience in a range of public health disciplines, including disease surveillance, epidemiology, vaccine demand forecasting, vaccine impact and cost-…

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