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Asad Ali Zafar

Senior Project Officer (Water Resources), Pakistan Resident Mission, ADB

Asad has been working with the Asian Development Bank for the last about 15 years in water resources management, portfolio administration and post-disaster response investments. Before ADB he has worked as consultants with national firms as well as government organizations. He has a master’s degree…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Water
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Bernard Woods

Principal Director, ADB

Bernard Woods is the Principal Director of the Department of Communications (DOC), responsible for leading the external relations and communication strategies of ADB with stakeholders including donors and developing member countries. He is concurrently the Director of the Results Management and Aid…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Knowledge Management
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals, Goal 4: Quality Education

Eisuke Tajima

Principal Education Specialist, Asian Development Bank

Mr. Tajima is responsible for processing and administering projects and technical assistance in the education sector in Uzbekistan, Pakistan, and Georgia.  He joined Asian Development Bank in 2008 and has worked on projects and technical assistance in the People’s Republic of China, Mongolia,…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Education
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 4: Quality Education

Iwan Syahril

Director General for Teachers and Education Personnel, Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology Republic of Indonesia

Iwan Syahril is the Director General for Teachers and Education Personnel at the Indonesian Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology. He oversees the management, recruitment, and professional development of around 3 million teachers in Indonesia. Prior to taking up the position in…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Education
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education

Ryotaro Hayashi

Social Sector Specialist, South Asia Regional Department, ADB

Ryotaro works on improving the education sector in South Asia, particularly Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India and Nepal. Before joining ADB as a Young Professional in 2015, he has worked for 10 years in international development organizations like the World Bank, the Japan International Cooperation…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Economics, Education, ICT
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Stephane Bessadi

Senior Procurement Specialist, ADB

As part of ADB's Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department (PPFD), Stephane Bessadi strategically supports infrastructure project design and procurement in Asia and the Pacific, focusing on sustainability, operations and maintenance, and low carbon technologies. He is based in the…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Stephen Blaik

Principal Urban Development Specialist, PARD, Asian Development Bank

Steve Blaik is a Principal Urban Development Specialist with ADB’s Pacific Department. He is a civil engineer by trade and spent most of his 37-year career working on urban and water sector activities in the Pacific including the past 17 years as ADB staff.

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Urban Development, Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Tim Stats

Design and Construction Professional , Pacific Regional Infrastructure Facility (PRIF)

Tim Stats is a design and construction professional specializing in the delivery of resilient infrastructure in the Pacific. He has been working as a Technical Assistance Officer for the Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility, based in Suva, for the last three years coordinating work on Local…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure