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Ann Thomas

Chief of WASH, UNICEF Indonesia

Ann Thomas is a senior WASH expert and has worked within the UN, research agencies, nongovernment organizations, and humanitarian assistance. She obtained her Master of Science in Environmental Engineering degree from The Johns Hopkins University.

   Topic(s): Health, Urban Development, Water
   SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

David Evans

Senior Fellow, World Health Organization

David Evans is a senior fellow at the Center for Global Development, working on education, health, and social safety nets. Previously he was at the World Bank, where he co-authored the World Development Report 2018, Learning to Realize Education’s Promise, coordinated impact evaluation work for sub…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Education, Health
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Francesco Checchi

Anti-Corruption Regional Adviser for Southeast Asia, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

Prior to working at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Francesco Checchi was a Public Accountability and Anti-Corruption Specialist at UNDP. He has master’s degrees in International Organizations from Université Paris-Sorbonne and in Political Science from the…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Governance and Public Sector Management
   SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Lasse Leponiemi

Executive Director & Co-founder, HundrED

Lasse Leponiemi is a Partner and the Head of Operations at HundrED, a company focusing on educational innovations. He is also supporting Idealist Group as the Head of Operations. Lasse has been working with youth education and career planning since 2003. In 2008, he founded an e-student counseling…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Education, Health
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals, Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being

Mahabir Pun

Chairperson, Annapurna Dhaulagiri Community Eco-trekking Development and Promotion Organization

Dr. Mahabir Pun is a well-known social entrepreneur. He has been involved for 27 years in rural community development projects covering many fields such as education, health, nature conservation, income generation, and tourism. He is widely known for introducing broadband Internet using WiFi…

   Topic(s): Education, Health, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Mara Warwick

Country Director, World Bank

Mara K. Warwick is the World Bank Country Director for Brunei, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand. Trained as an environmental engineer, she has expertise in flood management, urban development, urban environmental services and disaster risk management. She manages a portfolio of more than US$ 3…

   Topic(s): Disaster Risk Management, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 13: Climate Action

Nutta Taneepanichsku

Associate Professor, College of Public Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University

Dr. Nutta Taneepanichskul is an Associate Professor at the College of Public Health Sciences (CPHS), Chulalongkorn University, where she leads urban health and environmental health. She was a visiting scientist at Epidemiology in the US and Community and Global Health in Japan. Her primary research…

   Topic(s): Environment, Health, Social Development and Protection, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 13: Climate Action

Peter Matthews

Executive Director, CoST – the Infrastructure Transparency Initiative

Petter has been involved in CoST since its origins and he has led CoST International since 2011. As Executive Director, he has overall responsibility for CoST policy, strategy and programme delivery. In addition to his role in CoST, Petter is Executive Director of Engineers Against Poverty, an…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Governance and Public Sector Management, Knowledge Management
   SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Sean Wihera

Vice President, Business Development and Partnerships, Clarity Movement

Mr. Sean Wihera is the Director of Business Development with Clarity Movement, a California-based startup providing next-generation air quality management solutions to cities around the world. Since joining Clarity Movement in 2017, Sean has led Clarity's network deployments into 75…

   Topic(s): Environment, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Shai Wade

Head, Upstream Oil and Gas Disputes Team; and Partner, International Arbitration Group, Stephenson Harwood LLP

Mr. Shai Wade is the head of Stephenson Harwood LLP’s Upstream Oil and Gas Disputes Team and a partner in the firm’s International Arbitration Group. He enjoys more than 20 years of experience serving both as counsel and arbitrator in many large scale complex disputes arising in the oil and gas,…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Finance, Industry and Trade, Knowledge Management, Private Sector
   SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being