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A. Kumarasiri

Director General, National Planning Department (Sri Lanka)

R.H.W.A. Kumarasiri is the Director General of the Department of National Planning Ministry of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies in Sri Lanka.

   Topic(s): Economics, Education
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

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

Albert Park

Chief Economist, ADB

Dr. Park is the chief spokesperson for ADB on economic issues. He leads the Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department (ERCD), which publishes key knowledge products such as the Asian Development Outlook, Asian Economic Integration Report, Asia Bond Monitor, and Key Indicators for Asia…

   Topic(s): Economics, Industry and Trade
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

B.V. Phani

Head of Department, Department of Industrial Management & Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

B. V. Phani is the head of the Department of Industrial & Management Engineering at IIT Kanpur.  His research interests are financial intermediaries, credit risk modeling, entrepreneurial finance, innovation, entrepreneurial ecosystems, market micro-structure and valuation, and …

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

Bruce Chapman

Professor and Economist, Australian National University

Professor Bruce Chapman is an economist and has worked at The Australian National University since 1984. He has extensive experience in public policy, including the motivation and design of the Higher Education Contribution Scheme (the first national income-contingent loan scheme using the income…

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

Daniel Longhurst

Social Protection and Cash Based Transfers Adviser WFP Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific, World Food Programme

Daniel is WFP’s social protection and cash adviser for Asia Pacific. He has over a decade of operational and analytical experience with WFP and other UN agencies, academia, think tanks, and development organizations in social protection, resilience, DRM and climate adaptation. He has previously…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Economics, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Ehtisham Ahmad

Professor,Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, London School of Economics and Political Science

Professor Ehtisham Ahmad has been Directing a Project on Sustainable Transitions in China and Mexico, at the Grantham Research Institute at the LSE over the past three years. He also worked with the ADB to provide recommendations for consideration for the 14th Five Year Plan. During the past decade…

   Topic(s): Economics, Poverty
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Emily Pindilli

Director of the Science and Decisions Center and Chief Economist, U.S. Geological Survey

As a PhD environmental economist, Emily focuses on a diverse portfolio of environmental and informational economics research topics including the value of scientific information, ecosystem services assessment and valuation, methods to integrate multi-disciplinary analyses to support…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Economics, Environment
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land

Genevieve Lim

Engagement Manager, AlphaBeta

Economics and strategy consultant; former public servant managing the development of smart and sustainable districts in Singapore. Passionate about leveraging my experiences in consulting and the public sector to promote positive socio-economic outcomes in the Asia Pacific region. Key areas of…

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

Jason Rush

Principal Operations Communications Specialist, Southeast Asia Regional Department, ADB

Jason is ADB’s Team Leader for Communication, Knowledge and External Partnerships in Southeast Asia. He leads the department’s knowledge management work, and provides strategic communications guidance for complex projects.

   Topic(s): Economics, Knowledge Management, Regional Cooperation and Integration
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals