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Aape Pohjavirta

Founder and President, Funzi

Aape Pohjavirta is the Founder and President of Funzi, a mobile learning service. Funzi gives the world’s billions of mobile users access to motivating and useful learning. An opportunity to develop skills to build a better tomorrow. High quality, relevant courses delivered with a combination of…

   Topic(s): Economics, Education, ICT
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Ashish Dhawan

Founder and Chairperson , Central Square Foundation

Ashish Dhawan is one of India’s leading philanthropists and a key voice for system reform in the country. Ashish is the Founder and CEO of Central Square Foundation (CSF) with the mission to improve the quality of school education for all students (especially from low-income communities) through…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Education, ICT
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals, Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Bae Taegoan

CEO, Oyster Able

Taegoan Bae is the CEO of Oyster Able, a circular economy startup providing a collection device and a reward mobile application to local governments and private companies to make reusables and recyclables circulation well in their space and area. Oyster Able drives various projects…

   Topic(s): Economics, Environment, ICT, Private Sector
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water

Bowden Percival

Digital Development Asia Regional Manager, Plan International

Sitting at the junction of technology and development, Bo Percival is a self-proclaimed ‘giant nerd’. Bo has worked extensively in digital development internationally in Education, HIV, LGBT rights, Youth Development and WASH. Bo has a Ba. in economics and marketing and is currently completing a…

   Topic(s): Education, ICT
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education

Etienne Drouet

Regional Manager South East Asia, Managing Director , Tractebel Engineering Ltd.

Etienne Drouet is a managing director of Tractebel the company that provides a full range of services throughout the life cycle of its clients’ projects. As one of the world’s largest engineering consultancy companies and with more than 150 years of experience, Tractebel is able to offer our…

   Topic(s): Energy, ICT, Urban Development, Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

Eunjin Oh

Vice President, Korean Women's Development Institute

Eunjin Oh is the Vice President and Senior Research Fellow at the Korean Women's Development Institute (KWDI). Prior to her position at KDWI, she was a lecturer at Sogang University, Sungshin University, Ajou University, and Dongduk Women's University. She also worked with Korea Research…

   Topic(s): Education, Gender Equality, ICT
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Faisal Hossain

Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington

Faisal Hossain’s research interests are hydrologic remote sensing, sustainable water resources engineering, transboundary water resources management and engineering education. He received his PhD in Environmental Engineering from The University of Connecticut, his master’s degree in Civil…

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

Hiroki Yoshida

Deputry Director, Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Strategy Office, ANRE, METI, Japan

Since 2002, he has a lot of policy-making experiences in METI for various sectors: Space Industry, Semiconductor, Metal Stamping/Die&Modl/Foundry/Heat Treatment, SME, International Standard, Protecting know-how, Energy, and International cooperation.

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy, ICT, Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Karunn Kandoi

Unknown, Extramarks

A dynamic entrepreneur with a vision for Extramarks, Mr. Kandoi has as B.E. (BIT) and MBA from the University of Washington. Having held senior managerial positions in Microsoft Corporation, Philips, and G.E. Medical Systems, his zeal for education led him to start Shree Eduserve, a vocational…

   Topic(s): Education, ICT
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education

Manisha Dogra

Vice President, Telenor Group

Manisha Dogra is senior business sustainability professional with extensive operational and strategic experience in Asia.   Manisha is currently the Vice President, Head of Sustainability Asia at Telenor Group. Prior to this, she was heading Telenor Group’s Supply Chain Sustainability and…

   Topic(s): Education, ICT
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities