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Abul Kalam Azad

former Director, Ministry of Health, Bangladesh

Abul Kalam has long experience and excellent skills in the following fields: Planning, implementing, managing, supervising, and monitoring national scale health services with effective ICT-based tools and systems. Experience in working with small to large domestic and international teams and…

   Topic(s): Governance and Public Sector Management, Health
   SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being

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

Baykham Khattiya

Minister, Ministry of Health, Lao PDR

Baykham Khattiya is an experienced Lao government official currently serving as the Minister of Health. With over 25 years in public service, she has held several key leadership roles, including Minister and Vice Minister of Labour and Social Welfare and Member of Parliament. Her career reflects…

   Topic(s): Governance and Public Sector Management, Health
   SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being

Beverly Lorraine Ho

Director of the Health Promotion Bureau and Disease Prevention and Control Bureau, Philippines Department of Health

Beverly Lorraine Ho is the concurrent Director of the Health Promotion Bureau and Disease Prevention and Control Bureau at the Department of Health - Philippines. As HPB Director, she leads risk communication and community engagement, and demand generation for COVID-19 vaccines. As DPCB Director,…

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

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

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

Gene de Guzman

Country Manager, Bot MD

Gene C. De Guzman is the Country Manager of Bot MD Philippines and the Regional Head of Customer Success for Asia-Pacific, leading the implementation of AI-enabled health technology solutions across the region. With a career spanning entrepreneurship, government service, and IT project leadership,…

   Topic(s): Governance and Public Sector Management, Health
   SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being

Jean Munro

Senior Manager for Gender Equality, Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance

Jean Munro is the Senior Manager for Gender Equality with Gavi – the Vaccine Alliance.  She supports Gavi in implementing its revised gender policy, ensuring gender equality is mainstreamed in Gavi programs, and supporting countries to develop gender-responsive and transformative immunization…

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

Maria Neira

Director of Department of Environment, Climate Change and Health, World Health Organization

María P. Neira (born 1962) is a Spanish physician, international civil servant, and diplomat, who has since 2005, served as the Director of the Public Health, Environment and Social Determinants of Health Department (PHE) of the World Health Organization (WHO). María P.…

   Topic(s): Governance and Public Sector Management, Health
   SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Michael Kremer

Gates Professor of Developing Societies, Department of Economics, Harvard University

Michael Kremer is the Gates Professor of Developing Societies in the Department of Economics at Harvard University. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship and a Presidential Faculty Fellowship, and was named a Young Global Leader by the…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Economics, Education, Health, Water
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation