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Lewis Hawke

Head, Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability Secretariat

Lewis Hawke has headed the PEFA Secretariat since November 2014, leading the upgrade of the PEFA framework. PEFA is a global, multi-donor initiative for assessing PFM performance and national and sub-national levels which has been used in more than 150 countries.  Prior to his current position…

   Topic(s): Finance, Governance and Public Sector Management, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Lida Loem

Co-founder and Program Manager, SHE Investments

SHE Investments (Support Her Enterprise Co. Ltd.) is a social enterprise that delivers the first and only gender-focused and culturally tailored business incubator and accelerator programs for women entrepreneurs in Cambodia.

   Topic(s): Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Lilian De Leon

Assistant Secretary for International Relations, Department of the Interior and Local Government, Republic of the Philippines

Lilian De Leon, a strong advocate of good governance in the country, has held various management positions in local and national government agencies. She remains committed to advising LGUs in transformational leadership on governance, sustainability, and institutionalization. Known as The Woman of…

   Topic(s): Governance and Public Sector Management
   SDG: Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Lily Riahi

Coordinator, the Cool Coalition

Lily coordinates the Cool Coalition, a new initiative that was an official outcome of the Energy Transition Track of the UN Climate Action Summit in 2019. The Coalition supports governments’ transition to efficient, climate-friendly cooling through a holistic approach to meet the goals of the Paris…

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

Lingling Ding

Principal Trade Specialist, ADB

Lingling works at ADB as Principal Trade Specialist. 

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Industry and Trade
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Liviana Zorzi

Programme Officer, United Nations

Liviana Zorzi has been working as a Programme Officer in the Effective Governance and Peace building Team at UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub since 2014. She provides support to country offices in the Asia Pacific region with providing access to knowledge, building partnerships and promoting regional…

   Topic(s): Governance and Public Sector Management, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Lorena Aguilar

Former Costa Rica Vice-Chancellor, Independent Consultant, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)

Global leader passionate about human rights, inclusion, and sustainable development, with over three decades providing strategic contributions to national and international policies. Leading inclusive collaboration with government counterparts, UN agencies, international organizations, and civil…

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

Lusia Sefo-Leau

CEO, Pacific Water and Wastewater Association

Lusia Sefo Leau is the CEO of PWWA and has held this role since late 2016; she helped establish PWWA as a permanent regional organization for Pacific water and wastewater in Samoa. She has held senior leadership roles in a number of government Ministries, including CEO of the Ministry for Revenue,…

   Topic(s): Gender Equality, Water
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities, Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

M.V. Lee Badgett

Professor of Economics, Williams Institute

M. V. Lee Badgett's new book is "The Economic Case for LGBT Equality: Why Fairness and Equality Benefit Us All" from Beacon Press. Her research focuses on economic inequality for LGBT people, including wage gaps, employment discrimination, and poverty, and on the global cost of homophobia and…

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

Ma Luisa (Lulu) Zuniga-Carmine

Gender Specialist, Consultant, ADB

Ms. Ma Luisa (Lulu) Zuniga-Carmine is a Gender Specialist, who has over 20 years of experience working on poverty, involuntary resettlement, and gender in 14 Pacific countries including Kiribati, Tonga, Samoa, Tuvalu and Fjij. She has also worked in Asia including Sri Lanka, Kyrgyztan, Mongolia and…

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