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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

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

Jayati Ghosh

Professor of Economics, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA

Jayati  Ghosh  taught  economics  at  Jawaharlal  Nehru  University,  New  Delhi for  nearly  35  years.  She  is currently Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, USA.  She has authored and/or…

   Topic(s): Economics, Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Kate Vyborny

Associate Director, Duke University

Kate Vyborny is a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Economics at Duke University. She holds a D.Phil. (Ph.D.) in Economics from the University of Oxford. Previously, she worked on research and policy outreach on foreign aid, trade and development at the Center for Global Development and…

   Topic(s): Economics, Gender Equality, Poverty, Transport
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 15: Life on Land

Lan Mercado

Regional Director, Oxfam International Secretariat Asia

Lan Mercado is the Regional Director for Oxfam in Asia. Lan is an activist and development worker, with over 30 years of experience working with civil society coalitions, environmental movements, and international women's rights organizations. Since 1999, she’s been with Oxfam, starting as a…

   Topic(s): Economics, Gender Equality, Health, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Masanobu Kii

Associate Professor, Kagawa University, Japan

Masanobu Kii is Associte Professor of Urban and Transportation Planning in the Faculty of Engineering, Kagawa University in Japan. He is the co-chair of the SIG F1: “Transport and Spatial Development” of the World Conference of Transport Research Society (WCTRS), and has worked at the Institute for…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Economics, Transport, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality

Nana Oishi

Associate Professor, University of Melbourne

Nana Oishi is Associate Professor in Japanese Studies at the University of Melbourne. Prveviously, she was Professor of Sociology at Sophia University in Tokyo and Policy Analyst at the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Geneva. She holds a PhD in Sociology from Harvard University and a…

   Topic(s): Economics, Governance and Public Sector Management, Regional Cooperation and Integration, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Sucharita Mukherjee

CEO and Co-Founder, Kaleidofin Private Limited, India

Sucharita is passionate about good finance for all. She is the co-founder and CEO of Kaleidofin, a neo-bank that provides intuitive and tailored financial solutions to over a million underbanked customers in India. Prior to this, she co-founded the IFMR group and most recently was the group CEO of…

   Topic(s): Economics, Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality