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David Nguyen

Associate Professor, Tohoku University

Dr. David N. Nguyen is an Associate Professor of Tohoku University's International Research Institute for Disaster Science in Japan, as well as a researcher at Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention. Dr. Nguyen is originally from the United States and…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Environment
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

David Simmons

Senior Director, Disaster Risk Finance, WTW

David Simmons has over 40 year’s re/insurance experience focusing upon catastrophic hazards. He has a mathematics degree from the University of Bristol and is a Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute and a Vice-President of the London Insurance Institute.  He was a pioneer in…

   Topic(s): Disaster Risk Management, Finance
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

David Still

Wind Energy Associate, NLAI Ltd

With over 30 years of experience, David Still has been a driving force in the UK wind industry. His experience covers development and manufacturing as well as operations. David developed the UK’s first offshore wind farm and the development of a 10MW offshore wind turbine for Clipper Windpower UK.…

   Topic(s): Energy
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

David Tan

Founder and CEO , CrowdFarmX, Singapore

A serial entrepreneur with over 28 years of experience in IT, Control Engineering and FMCG Supply Chain  Management, David was responsible for optimizing the McDonald’s and KFC cold chains, as well as Global Distribution for the Jardines Group. He was also a dotcom…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

David Turk

Deputy Secretary Department of Energy, United States

Prior to his nomination as deputy secretary, David Turk was the  deputy executive director of the International Energy Agency, where he focused on helping countries around the world tackle their clean energy transitions. He also directed reports on the digitalization of energy systems, the future…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy, Environment
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

David von Hippel

Climate Resilient Energy System Expert - Consultant, Independent

David’s work for the Asian Development Bank since 2013 has focused on climate resilience assessments and other analyses of energy systems and infrastructure under a changing climate. As an independent consultant based in Eugene, Oregon, David works and has worked for many agencies, including ADB,…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Energy
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Dawa Bhuti

Head, Corporate Affairs Department , Druk Green Power Corporation Ltd.

Dawa Bhuti is Head of the Corporate Planning & Strategy Division at Druk Green Power Corporation Ltd. Prior to this assignment, she was Deputy Executive Engineer. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Malaviya National Institute of Technology and a master’s degree in…

   Topic(s): Energy
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

Dawa Chhoedron

Chief Engineer, Department of Energy

Dawa Chhoedron works for the Royal Government of Bhutan as the Chief Engineer in Power Systems and Market Division under the Department of Energy in the  Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources. She also serves on the board of Druk Green Power Corporation Limited. With over 19 years of…

   Topic(s): Energy
   SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

Dawa Choki

Procurement Specialist, ADB

Dawa Choki is Procurement Specialist at the Procurement, Portfolio and Financial Management Department of the Asian Development Bank. Dawa has promoted and applied the principles of sustainable procurement in designing, processing and implementing multiple urban and water sector projects in South…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance, Finance
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Debora Utami

Program Manager, YAKKUM Emergency Unit Indonesia

Debora Dian Utami or Amie is currently the Program Manager of YAKKUM Emergency Unit (YEU) Indonesia—an NGO that was established in 2001 and has mandates on inclusive emergency response, disaster risk reduction (DRR), and climate change adaptation. Amie graduated with a degree in communication…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action