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Alan Shaw

Chief Executive Officer, Calysta

Alan Shaw, Ph.D., is President, Chief Executive Officer and CoFounder of Calysta, and a member of the Board of Directors. He joined in 2012. Dr. Shaw is a veteran biotechnology entrepreneur and chemical industry executive, with more than 25 years of experience building and leading technology…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Environment, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Benita Ainabe

Financial Sector Specialist (Capital Markets), ADB

Benita Ainabe is a Financial Sector Specialist (Capital Markets) in the Public Management, Financial Sector, and Trade Division of the Southeast Asia Department at Asian Development Bank. She specializes in financial sector development, capital markets, innovative financing mechanisms, and…

   Topic(s): Finance, Industry and Trade, Private Sector, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Catherine Holloway

Co-founder & Academic Director, Global Disability Innovation Hub

Cathy is co-founder & Academic Director of GDI Hub. Cathy leads the Innovation Cluster and the Data and Evidence cluster of the flagship AT2030 programme. Cathy leads the innovation work of GDI hub, including the imagination and initiation of Innovate Now and the AT Impact Fund. Cathy…

   Topic(s): Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Danielle Wood

Chief Executive Officer, Grattan Institute

Danielle is the CEO of the Grattan Institute. She believes in the power of public policy to make Australia a better place. Danielle has published extensively on economic reform priorities, budget policy, tax reform, generational inequality, and reforming political institutions. She is a sought-…

   Topic(s): Education, Health, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Dinesh Arora

Principal Health Specialist, ADB

Dr Dinesh is a medical doctor with specialisation in public health and economics and is currently the Principal Health Specialist of the Health Sectors Group of the Asian Development Bank. He has over 20 years of experience leading transformational public sector projects in South Asia, the Middle…

   Topic(s): Education, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Elizabeth King

Non-resident Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution

Elizabeth M. King is a nonresident Senior Fellow at Brookings Institution, editor of Journal of Development Effectiveness, and Adjunct Professor at Georgetown and University of the Philippines. She was the World Bank's Global Director for Education and Vice-President for Human Development…

   Topic(s): Education, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Fernando Reimers

Ford Foundation Professor, Harvard Graduate School of Education

Fernando Reimers is the Ford Foundation Professor of International Education and Director of the Global Education Innovation Initiative at Harvard University. An elected member of both the US National Academy of Education and the International Academy of Education, he is a leading authority in…

   Topic(s): Education, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Gordon Prain

Independent Consultant, Global Partnership on Sustainable Urban Agriculture and Food Security

Gordon Prain is a social anthropologist and independent consultant who advises Consultative Group on International Agriculture Research (CGIAR) Centers on issues related to urban and rural food systems and food security, gender, and agricultural change processes. Most recently he has been advising…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Social Development and Protection, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Jasmine Boehm

Consultant, USAID Engendering Utilities Program

Jasmine Boehm is a sustainability and diversity manager with almost 20 years of professional experience supporting private sector companies, regional governments, and international organizations. She has a long track record in developing and leading social innovation programs for multiple…

   Topic(s): Environment, Poverty, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Lizzie Collins

Vice President of Engineering, Build Change

Lizzie Blaisdell Collins is the Vice President of Engineering for Build Change, a non-profit social enterprise with a critical mission of preventing housing losses caused by disasters. After working early in her career with a private sector earthquake engineering firm in San Francisco, USA, Lizzie…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Social Development and Protection, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action