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Asad Ali Zafar

Senior Project Officer (Water Resources), Pakistan Resident Mission, ADB

Asad has been working with the Asian Development Bank for the last about 15 years in water resources management, portfolio administration and post-disaster response investments. Before ADB he has worked as consultants with national firms as well as government organizations. He has a master’s degree…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Water
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Bae Taegoan

CEO, Oyster Able

Taegoan Bae is the CEO of Oyster Able, a circular economy startup providing a collection device and a reward mobile application to local governments and private companies to make reusables and recyclables circulation well in their space and area. Oyster Able drives various projects…

   Topic(s): Economics, Environment, ICT, Private Sector
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water

Stephane Bessadi

Senior Procurement Specialist, ADB

As part of ADB's Procurement, Portfolio, and Financial Management Department (PPFD), Stephane Bessadi strategically supports infrastructure project design and procurement in Asia and the Pacific, focusing on sustainability, operations and maintenance, and low carbon technologies. He is based in the…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Stephen Blaik

Principal Urban Development Specialist, PARD, Asian Development Bank

Steve Blaik is a Principal Urban Development Specialist with ADB’s Pacific Department. He is a civil engineer by trade and spent most of his 37-year career working on urban and water sector activities in the Pacific including the past 17 years as ADB staff.

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Urban Development, Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Tim Stats

Design and Construction Professional , Pacific Regional Infrastructure Facility (PRIF)

Tim Stats is a design and construction professional specializing in the delivery of resilient infrastructure in the Pacific. He has been working as a Technical Assistance Officer for the Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility, based in Suva, for the last three years coordinating work on Local…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Water
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Yi Jiang

Principal Economist, Asian Development Bank

Yi’s research focuses on urbanization, infrastructure and economic development. He received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Maryland, College Park, and his bachelor's degree in economics and finance from Zhejiang University, PRC.

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Environment, Health, Private Sector, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals