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Anshuman Varma

Economic Affairs Officer, Environment and Development Division, ESCAP

Mr. Anshuman Varma is currently the Deputy Head of the Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization (CSAM), a regional institution of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) in Beijing. In this role, he oversees the implementation of a wide range of…

   Topic(s): Environment, Urban Development
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 15: Life on Land

Anson Tagtag

OIC Chief, Caves, Wetlands and Other Ecosystems Division, Department of Environment and Natural Resources

Mr. Anson Tagtag served as Chief of the Wildlife Conservation Section of the Wildlife Resources Division of BMB prior to his current role. With more than 25 years of service in DENR, he had led and is leading various projects and programs on biodiversity conservation such as, the Philippine…

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

Anthony Grasso

Chief Technology Officer, Cyber Toa

Before joining Cyber Toa, Tony was Head of Engineering and R&D at a sensitive government agency and prior to that the Cyber Lead at Department of Internal Affairs. His technical background and expertise comes from a career in the UK and New Zealand, including leading R…

   Topic(s): ICT
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Anthony Harold Cumberland Thomas (A.H.C.T.) Gates

Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Fiji

Anthony Harold Cumberland Thomas Gates CF was the chief justice of Fiji from 2008 to 2019.[1] Justice Gates is best known for his decision in Chandrika Prasad v. Att-Gen of Fiji [2000] 2 FLR 89; Prasad v. Republic of Fiji & Another [2001] 1 LRC 665; [2001] NZAR 21 in which he held that the…

   Topic(s): Capacity Development, Finance, Industry and Trade, Public-Private Partnership
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Anthony Kenneth McDonald

Executive Director, Board of Directors, ADB

Anthony Kenneth (Tony) McDonald has been elected as Executive Director of the Asian  Development Bank Board of Directors representing Australia; Azerbaijan; Cambodia; Georgia,  Hong Kong, China; Kiribati; Federated States of Micronesia; Nauru; Palau; Solomon Islands; and…

   Topic(s): ADB Administration and Governance
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga

President, National Resilience Council, Philippines

Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga or Toni is the President of the National Resilience Council (NRC), a science and technology-based public-private partnership aimed at the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the Sustainable Development Goals, and the Paris Climate Agreement. She…

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

Antonio Separovic

Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder, Oradian

Antonio is a financial technology expert with more than 20 years of experience in technology and online businesses, including ten years in the microfinance sector. He specializes in using disruptive technology to drive financial inclusion in Asia, Latin America, and Africa. Antonio also served as a…

   Topic(s): Finance, ICT
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Antony Lewis

Crypto investing at Temasek | Author & occasional blogger, R3 Worldwide and Temasek

Antony works in Temasek's blockchain venture building and investment team. He builds game-changing commercial businesses using decentralized technologies, and invest in these technologies too. Current ventures are in the areas of digital identity, digital assets, and digital money. Previously…

   Topic(s): Finance, ICT
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Ariana Sutton-Grier

Climate Research & Development Program, US Geological Survey (Ecosystem Mission Area)

Dr. Ariana Sutton-Grier is an ecosystem ecologist with expertise in wetland ecology and restoration, biodiversity, biogeochemistry, climate change, and ecosystem services. She enjoys seeking and discovering innovative opportunities to combine science and policy to solve environmental problems…

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

Arjen Vrielink

Director, Satelligence

Arjen Vrielink (1977) is a graduate of Wageningen University and holds MSc degrees in both 'Natural Resource Management in the Tropics' and 'Geo-information Science'. Arjen has extensive experience in (Linux) system engineering, satellite image processing, spatial analysis, web development and…

   Topic(s): ICT
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure