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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

Ryuichi Kaga

Head, Office of Public-Private Partnership, ADB

Mr. Kaga currently leads ADB’s PPP operations, including transaction advisory services, at the Office of Public-Private Partnership, which was established on 1 September 2014. Previously, he was a senior advisor at ADB's South Asia Department, heading PPP operations in the region since 2012. Before…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Transport, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

S S Mantha

Chancellor, KL University

Dr. S S Mantha, former Chairman of the National Regulator (AICTE), implemented several e-governance initiatives and facilitating regulations. Earlier, a Professor of Robotics, Control theory and AI at VJTI, he now occupies the Emeritus Chair. He has more than 280 publications in National and…

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

S.K. Jason Chang

Professor, National Taiwan University

Dr. Chang is a professor at National Taiwan University. He has served as advisor to the Mayor of Taipei City since 1994. His research focuses on public transport, transport economics, advanced public transit and ITS. Professor Chang is one of the pioneers promoting green mobility in developing…

   Topic(s): Transport, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Saad Paracha

Senior Regional Cooperation Specialist, ADB

Mr. Saad Paracha supports regional cooperation initiatives as part of Asian Development Bank’s operations covering the Central West Region that covers Central Asia, Afghanistan and Pakistan. He is the Unit Head of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) program since February 2020…

   Topic(s): ICT
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Saalim Koomar

Jigsaw Consult, EdTech Hub

Saalim Koomar is involved in both research and engagement work at the Hub. He supports the building and uptake of evidence to support effective decision-making. He has recently been involved in projects concerning teacher professional development, country scoping studies, and various Helpdesk…

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

Sabyasachi Mitra

Director, ADB

Sabyasachi (Saby) Mitra is the Director of Public Management, Financial Sector & Trade Division of the South Asia Department of Asian Development Bank. He has been with ADB for 15 years and specializes mainly in development finance, policy planning, regional cooperation and institutional…

   Topic(s): Economics, Finance
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Sajid Pareeth

SeniorLecturer/researcher (Agricultural Water Management and remote sensing), IHE Delft

Dr. Sajid Pareeth is a researcher/lecturer in remote sensing for land and water use monitoring with more than ten years of international experience. His main research focus in recent years has been to develop crop monitoring systems by satellite based estimation of water use and water…

   Topic(s): Education, Water
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Sakiko Tanaka

Principal Social Sector Specialist, Southeast Asia Department, Asian Development Bank

akiko's role is to provide technical support to operational departments on economic analysis of social sector projects, impact evaluations as well as country diagnostic studies in Asia and Pacific regions.

   Topic(s): Education, Health
   SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 4: Quality Education

Sam Adlen

Co-CEO, Space Solar

Sam is co-CEO of Space Solar, creating an era-defining new solar energy source from space.  Following a PhD working on a NASA Mars mission, Sam joined VEGA as a consultant focusing on satellite applications. From there, he held senior space sector strategy roles in Finmeccanica (now Leonardo…

   Topic(s): Energy, ICT
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure